Materials and Equipment.

In Apocalypta you must gain materials to be able to include equipment in your deck. These materials are gained in campaign games. If playing a on going game you will find that you have large amounts of materials at your disposal but at the begining of a campaign or in skirmish games you will have to carefully consider what equipment you can take into battle with you.

There are three materials in the game.

Metal: Metals are used to produce everything from armour, guns and vehicles. Probably the most used and therefore most important material.

Chemicals: Chemicals are used in the production of all guns, as they are needed for the ammunition. Chemicals are also a large component in many special items.

Fuel: Fuels are used in vehicles. Without ample amounts of fuel, your character's will have to move on foot.

In all campaigns or skirmishes you begin with 10 Metal, 5 Chemical and 5 Fuel.

Equipment cards in your deck.

When making your deck make note of the Resource values on equipment cards (bottom left.) You may have as many equipment cards as you want, up to your deck allowance, so long as you have the right resources.

I.e if you have two cards in a skirmish game. One card has 8 Metal, 3 Chemical and 4 Fuel while the other has 2 metal and 2 Chemical, you may include them in your deck as you have not exceeded your resources of 10 Metal 5 Chemical and 5 Fuel.

If you had two cards both of which cost 6 Metal, this would be unallowed because you only have 10 Metal and the total of the cards is 12 Metal.

Playing Equipment

Equipment cards must be played in the appropriate phase of your turn. Characters may carry a number of pieces of equipment equal to their level.

Weapons

Weapons are either 1 or 2 handed (as per their Hands score.) Two one handed weapons may be used in the same turn (so a ranged pistol attack followed by a brass knuckled punch) but if you use a two handed weapon you may not use any other weapons.

Melee weapons only add Damage according to their damage rating, though they may have other special effects written on the card.

Ranged weapons have the stats of Damage, Rate of Fire, Penetration and Knockback.

Damage: The amount of damage this weapon deals per attack.

Rate of Fire (ROF): The amount of times you can attack with this weapon in a turn.

Penetration: This is how much armour can be ignored. It goes on a 1 point of Penetration = 1 point of armour. If the opposition is not wearing armour, ignore this.

Knockback: Few weapons have this, but those that do tend to be big. This is the amount of squares the opposition is knocked back on a successful hit.

Armour

Armour has two scores, Armour Rating and Encumberance.

Armour Rating: The amount you add to your Hits when working out damage taken.

Encumberance: The amount by which your speed is lowered when wearing this armour.

Vehicles

Vehicles have four scores. Speed, Manouvrebility Cover and weight.

Speed: This replaces your character's speed.

Manouvrebility: This replaces your Skill if making a melee attack using your vehicle.

Damage: This replaces your strength score if making a melee attack with your vehicle.

Cover: This adds to any existing armour your character is wearing. It cannot be reduced by penetration.

You make an automatic attack with your vehicle if you drive over the space an opposition is in. After this attack you may continue to move in a straight line. To make a normal melee attack you have to stop moving. If you miss with a run over melee attack, the enemy may make an Advantagous Chance Attack against you.