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This document provides links to empty character sheets for a roleplaying game called The World of Double Cross. It then provides context about the setting, which involves most of the world being infected by a virus that gives some people superhuman powers. It describes the organization called the Unified Guardian Network that recruits and trains people with powers. The rest of the document outlines how to create a character, including selecting syndromes that determine powers, a work and cover identity, assigning ability scores, choosing powers, and leveling up the character.

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DoubleCrossPrimer PDF

This document provides links to empty character sheets for a roleplaying game called The World of Double Cross. It then provides context about the setting, which involves most of the world being infected by a virus that gives some people superhuman powers. It describes the organization called the Unified Guardian Network that recruits and trains people with powers. The rest of the document outlines how to create a character, including selecting syndromes that determine powers, a work and cover identity, assigning ability scores, choosing powers, and leveling up the character.

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Emptycharactersheetlinks:

CharacterSheet:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?pid=explorer&srcid=0B0o4CqKUlcLqZldTRFhQdF8tSWc&docid
=b281256849d075cedcff98f48108928b%7C3b358d74bf1118c41b577e427948e0b1&chan=EQA
AAGspKgLb9ZqE6UGwx3EGp1OLYt88h8yB7MTFpbZj80UP&a=v&rel=rarr1Character+Sheet_2
nd+Version.pdf
PowersSheet:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?pid=explorer&srcid=0B0o4CqKUlcLqZldTRFhQdF8tSWc&docid
=b281256849d075cedcff98f48108928b%7C3b358d74bf1118c41b577e427948e0b1&chan=EgAA
AEqP54esOMKObLUCrc572%2Bem4tn1JD8a0Jzc20%2BGFwbX&a=v&rel=rarr3Power+Shee
t.pdf
ComboSheet:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?pid=explorer&srcid=0B0o4CqKUlcLqZldTRFhQdF8tSWc&docid
=b281256849d075cedcff98f48108928b%7C3b358d74bf1118c41b577e427948e0b1&chan=EgAA
AEqP54esOMKObLUCrc572%2Bem4tn1JD8a0Jzc20%2BGFwbX&a=v&rel=rarr2Combo+She
et.pdf
RecordSheet:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?pid=explorer&srcid=0B0o4CqKUlcLqZldTRFhQdF8tSWc&docid
=b281256849d075cedcff98f48108928b%7C3b358d74bf1118c41b577e427948e0b1&chan=EgAA
AEqP54esOMKObLUCrc572%2Bem4tn1JD8a0Jzc20%2BGFwbX&a=v&rel=rarr4Record+She
et.pdf

Theworldofdoublecross:

Theworldofdoublecrossisverysimilarfromourmodernworld,withtheexceptionofthe
existenceoftherenegadevirus.Over80%oftheworldisinfectedwiththevirus,butthevirus
onlybecomesactiveinasmallnumberofpeople.Thosepeoplegetsuperhumanpowersand
arereferredtoasOvered.Thoseunabletofightbackthevirusencroachingnaturewouldlose
theirsoulsandturnintoaninsanecreaturethatactsoninstinctscalledGjaums.

InordertofightbackagainsttheGjaumsandtheterroristorganizationthathasOveredagents,
FalseHearts,theUnifiedGuardianNetwork(UGN)wasfoundedbyProfessorCauldwell.
Theprofessorwasabiologistthatwroteathesisonthevirusanddiscoveredthatalltherecent
increaseincrimewasbeingcausedbyFalseHearts.

TheUGNhasahugeinfluenceintheworldandisusingittokeeptheexistenceofOvereds
hiddenfromthepublic.

Setting:
TheUnifiedGuardianNetworkhasbeenfoundedaround15yearsago,butaneasternbranch
hasonlybeensetupseveralyearsago.TheUGNusedtobeabigunifiedorganizationwhose
maingoalwasfindingacureforthevirus,butsincethedisappearanceofitsfounderProfessor
Cauldwelleachbranchhasbecomemoreindependentandmorefocusedonmaintainingthe
orderintheirarea.

TheyfindalmosteveryOveredthatawakenstohis/herpowersandtrainthemtocontroltheir
power.Iftheawakenedpersonisyoungandiseitheranorphanorhasadifficulttocontrol
power,theywillbetakeninandforcedtolivewiththeUGN.TheseUGNChildrenhavealmost
nocontactwiththeoutsideworld.PeoplethatareolderhaveachoicetojointheUGNand
becomeagentsorlivewithoutbeingassociatedwiththeUGN.

ThosepeoplearereferredtobytheUGNasUGNillegals.Illegalsareplacedundersurveillance
tomakesuretheydontabusetheirpowersandeveryillegalcanstillbecalledonbytheUGNto
undertakemissionstodealwithGjaumorOveredrelatedincidents.

AllplayerswillbeeitherUGNchildren,agentsorillegals.

Creatingacharacter(Personality):

Thefollowingthingscaneitherbemadeuporyoucanrollforit.
Origin:Theenvironmentinwhichthecharacterwasborn.
Experience:Thekindoflifeyourcharacterhaslivedoranimportantmomentinhis/herlife.
Awakening:WhatcausedthecharactertobecomeanOvered.
Impulse:Whatnegativevolatileemotionyoufeelwhentherenegadevirusbecomesactive.

Sinceyoudonthaveaccesstotheentirelistofpeoplethisisrollonly.
Encounter:Whatkindofpreexistingyourcharacteryouhavemetbefore.

Loises:
Loisesarerelationshipsyouhavewithotherpeople.YouneedtocreatethreeLoisesatthestart
ofthegame.ALoisconsistsofthefollowing:

Name:Thepersonwithwhoyoushareaconnection
PositiveandNegativeemotion:EachLoishasapositiveandnegativeemotionattachedtoit.
ConsciousandSubconscious:Oneoftheemotionsselectedaboveisconsciousandtheother
oneishiddenaway.

Ifpossible,leaveoneLoisspotopenforthepersonintheEncounterroll.

Creatingacharacter(Stats):

1)Selectabreedandanumberofsyndromesaccordingtoyourbreed.Thesesyndromesdecide
whatsortofpowersyouhave.

Breed:
Purebreed:Acharacterwithasinglesyndrome.Aspecializedcharacterthatreceivesbonuses
tohischosensyndromeashecanlevelupanyskillforhissyndrometothenormalmaxlevel+2
andcanusesyndromespurebredonlyskills.
CrossBreed:Acharacterwithtwosyndromes.Abalancedcharacterthatcanlevelupanyskill
forhischosensyndromestothenormalmaxlevel.
TriBreed:Acharacterwiththreesyndromes.Aversatilecharacterthatcanonlylevelupskills
tothenormalmaxlevel1(Level1onlyskillsarenotaffected).Inaddition,theyareunableto
useskillsthatrequireanencroachmentrateover100%andunabletouseskillsthatrequirean
encroachmentrateover80%forhissubsyndrome.

Syndromes:
AngelHalo:Manipulationoflight.Capableoflaserattacksandillusions
Balor:Controlsgravitythroughtheuseofanevileye.Createsgravitywellsthatcontroltimeand
space.
BlackDog:Controlsinternallyproducedlightning.Ontopoflightningattacks,cybernetic
implantsarepossible.
BramStoker:Usesonesbloodtocreateweapons.Acceleratedhealingisalsopossibleby
manipulatingonesbloodflow.
Chimera:Acquirethepowerofabeast.Gainsuperhumanpowerandspeedbyrestructuring
yourbody.
Exile:Controlstheelasticityofthebody.Usenailsassharpweaponsorrelocatevitalorgans.
Hanuman:Enhancesthenervoussystemandincreasesspeed.Capableofcreatingsound
waves.
Morpheus:Cancreateandmutateitems.Canmanipulatetheresidualdustfromcreation.
Neumann:Enhancesmentalcapabilities.Fasterthinkingandbettermemoryarethissyndromes
weapons.
Orcus:Createsaspecialdomainwheretheusercanmanipulateanyeventthathappensinthe
createdspace.
Salamandra:Allowsonetomanipulateheat.Fireorextremecoldcanbeusedforattacksor
enhancingphysicalcapabilities.
Solaris:Grantstheabilitytocreatechemicals.Cancontrolpeoplethroughpoisonanddrugs.

2)Chooseyourworkandcover.Theworkhastobechosenfromthefollowinglistanditgivesyou
alltheskillslistedwithitaswellasa+1bonustothelistedstat.Thecovercanbeanythingand
doesnotgiveyouastatbonus.

Skillsandwhattheydo:
Body:
Melee:Closecombatfightingproficiency
Dodge:Abilitytoevadeattacks
Ride<>:Abilitytooperatevehicles

Sense:
Ranged:Abilitytouserangedweaponry.
Perception:Usedfordetectingthingsofhidingsomewhere.
Art:<>Proficiencyatacertainartform,suchasdancing,singing,actingetc.

Mind:
RC:RCdetermineshowwellacharactercanusetherenegadevirussupernaturalattacks.
Will:Acharactersmentalfortitudeandabilitytoconcentrate
Knowledge:Howmuchacharacterknowsaboutacertainfield.Forexample:Medicine,
Networking,Renegade

Social:
Negotiate:Howwellyounegotiatewhetherthroughdiplomacyorintimidation.
Procure:Theabilitytoobtainitems.
Info:Theabilitytoobtaininformationfromcertainfieldssuchastheinternet,underworld,
rumors..

3)Stats:
Forpurebreds:Doublethegivenstats
Forcrossbreeds:Addbothstatarrays
Fortribreeds:Onlyaddthestatarraysforyourtwomainsyndromes.
Body Sense Mind Social
AngelHalo: 0310
Balor:0 12 1
BlackDog: 21 1 0
BramStoker: 1 21 0
Chimaera: 3 001
Exile: 210 1
Hanuman: 1 1 1 1
Morpheus: 1 2 01
Neumann: 0 0 3 1
Orcus:01 1 2
Salamandra: 2 01 1
Solaris:0 0 1 3

Youhavethreepointstospendaftergettingyourbasearrayandaddingyourworkbonus.You
canspendthesepointsonanystat,buteverystatmusthaveatleast1pointinthembytheend.

(Body=STR+Con,Sense=Dex/Wis,Mind=Int,Social=CHA)
HP=[Body]*2+[Mind]+20
Initiative=[Sense]*2+[Mind]
StockPoints:[Social]*2+<Procure>*2
Move=Iniative+5meters(*3forspeedinft)

4)Select4differentpowersthatbelongtoyoursyndromesorarecommonpowers.Everyone
gets<Warding>,<Resurrect>and2levelsin<Concentrate>.Youmustselectonesyndrometo
usewith<Concentrate>.

5)Yougettwopointstospendonlevelingupanypoweryouhave.Youcannotacquirenewskills
withthesepoints.

6)Spend5pointstouseonskill.Ride,Art,KnowledgeandInfoareincreasedby2foreverypoint
spend.

7)Obtainitemsbyusingyourstockpoints.Anyunspentpointsgointoyoursavings.Youcanuse
savingstocallinfavorsfromyourconnectionsinascenario.


Mechanics:

Dicerollsindoublecross:
Wheneveryouperformachecktodoanythingyourollanumberofdiceequaltoyourstatthat
belongstotheactionyouwanttoperform.Youtakethehighestvalueofallthedicerolledand
rerollanydicethatcriticaled(Standardona10).Youaddtheresultofthererolledcritdietoyour
finalresult.

Forexample:Youneedtorollabodycheckandyouhavea3inthebodystat.Yourollthreedice
andtheyendup5,10,10.Nowyoucanrerollboth10sandletssayyougetanother10plusa4.
Rerollingthe10againyougeta6.Nowyourfinalscorewouldbe10(Firstcritical)+10(Second
critical,therollthatwas10and4)+6(Thefinalroll)foratotalof26

SkillChecks:
Forskillchecksyouaddyourskillranktoyourfinalresultandincludesituationalbonuses
(Powers,SneakAttacketc).
FormulaforScore=DiceResult+SkillRank+Situationalbonus

Combat:
Thepersonwiththehighestimitativegoesfirst,followedbythe2ndhighestetc(norolls).All
participantsincombatincreasetheirencroachmentby1D10

Onacharactersturnhemayperformaminoractionandamajoraction.Theturnendsafter
themajoraction.

MinorActions:Move,MinorActionpowers.ChangeEquipment,UseItems,RemoveStatus
Effects
MajorAction:Dash,Attack,MajorActionPowers,BreakingAwayfromengagement,UseItems,
RemoveStatusEffects,CoupdeGrace

Engagement:Whenacharacterisinrangetohitanothercharacterwithameleeattack,those
twocharacterareconsideredtobeinanengagement.Movingawayfromacharacteryouare
engagedincombatwithisimpossible,unlessyouusetheBreakAwaymajoraction.Youcant
breakawayfromanengagementintoanotherengagement.

Makinganattack:Selectwhichpowersyouwanttouseandmakeanaccuracycheck,thisis
doneinthesamewayasaskillcheck.Ifapowersaysyoucanrollmainstatcheck,youcanroll
anyskillcheckcorrespondingtothatstatinstead(Example:Youcanroll<Melee>insteadof
<Body>
Thedamageofacomboisequalto1+(AccuracyScore/10)D10andaddallofthosedie
together.YoucanalsoaddanyAttackPowerbonusesobtainedfromyourweaponorskills.

CombiningPowers:Itspossibletocombinemultiplepowersintoasinglecombo.Therestriction
forthisareasfollows:
Bothpowersmusthavethesametiming(Minor,Majoretc)
Bothpowersmustusethesameskill(Body,Melee,Rangedetc.Skillswithacanbe
combinedtogetherandpowersSyndromecanbecombinedwithanyotherpowersfromthe
samesyndrome)
Combinetheencroachmentcostforallskillsandaddittoyourencroachment.Youmusttake
theshortestrangeandtheleastamountoftargets

Defendingagainstanattack:Whentargetedbyanattackyoucandotwothings:
Dodge:Makeaskillcheckusingyourdodgeskill.Ifyoubeattheattackersaccuracyrollyou
dodgetheattack.
Guard:Youdontattempttododgetheattack,butinsteadreducethedamagetheattackdealsby
yourguardstat.Thisstatcanbeincreasedbytheuseofarmorandpowers.

Cover:Atanytimeduringaroundwhereyouhaventtakenanactionyetyoucandeclareyou
wanttocoverforacharacterinthesameengagement.Ifthatcharactergetshit,youtakethe
damageinstead.Youcantdodgethisattackandcanonlyguardagainstit.Ifyoucoveryouforfeit
yourturnforthatround.

Encroachment:

Encroachmentratebonus:

Forchecks
0059+0
6079+1
8099+2
100129+3
130159+4
160199+5
200239+6
240299+7
300++8

Powerlevelbonus:
0099+0
100159+1
159++2

Backtrack:
Attheendofascenario,allPCsmustperformabacktrack.Thestepstobacktrackareas
follows.

1)CountthenumberofLoisesthatdidnotgetturnedintoTituses
2)RollanumberofD10equaltotheamountofloisremainingandaddtheresults.
3)Subtracttheresultingsumfromtheencroachmentrate.

Ifyouarestillabove100%thereareadditionalthingsyoucando.

Loises:
Eachscenarioaplayercanhaveupto7Loises,3ofwhichremainafterthescenario.Duringthe
scenarioaplayercanannouncetheywouldliketoaddaLoiswithacertainpersonandwriteit
downtogetherwiththeassociatedemotions.

Titus:
ALoiscanturnintoaTitusbyeitheraplayerschoiceorbyaneventthatcausestheplayers
relationshipwiththecharactertodramaticallychange.Thiscanincludethingssuchasthe
charactersdeathorbybeingbetrayedbyhim/her.

Atituscanbediscardedtogetbonusesonasingleroll.Seetherecordsheetlinkforwhata
discardedtituscanbeusedfor.

Powerlist:
Abitofinformationabouttermsinthepowerlist:
MainProcess=Theturnofacharacter
Skill:SyndromemeansitmustbecombinedwithapowerfromthesameSyndrome.
Target:Areameansallcharactersintheengagementofwhateveryouaretargetingarehit
Target:Scenemeanseverycharacterinthescenegetshit,ascenecanbeacombat
encounter,buttalkingtopeoplesomewherecouldbeascenetoo.
Range:Viewmeanstherangeisasfarastheusercansee.
Scenario:Equaltoanadventureorcampaign.
Troop:Prettymucheverynonoveredcharacter.
CriticalValue:Lowerstheminimumnumberneededtorollforadicetocrit

PowerswithSP:infrontofthenamearesimplepowersandnormallycannotbeusedinbattle.
Youcantaketwosimplepowersinexchangeforonenormalpower,butcanonlytaketwo
simplepowersatcharcreation.

GeneralPowers(Weakerthansyndromespecificpowers,butcanbetakenbyanysndrome):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdDNRbEFSbmpvSmhMV2gxVT
hjdnJqNGc#gid=0

AngelHalo:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdDZNWWNfcFRsa3BtWmkxO
GM4LUlKb2c&usp=drive_web#gid=0

Balor:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdDRxSGducE92X3VSLXhQSW
R6WnEwLVE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

BlackDog:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdDR1SEdzMWVKLUlXMzBZc
WNZdTB3aUE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

BramStoker:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdGFXMktsZ0FKWlNuT2twczJ5
c0FUWnc#gid=0

Chimaera:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdGtzblE1TDRha0RXNU4yT2Rr
VEpZMUE#gid=0

Exile:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdFlwbnlLbjRmWTZKVHd3d2Fy
Nk1xOEE#gid=0

Hanuman:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdFpKR0RrdkItQloySXdidzIzTH
RCdkE&usp=drive_web#gid=0
Neumann:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdDExVEstR1k4b1ZIc2tjMzF3M2
NhV0E&usp=drive_web#gid=0

Orcus:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdG03eWtFQmxxaDdkYV9rYUZ
qbk9BcEE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

Salamandra:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdFlWUXRDb2JCSElfbC1fVERS
UHkxLXc&usp=drive_web#gid=0

Solaris:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdDdkVzRSZlZSUWFRalY1NFh
VUnFTSkE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

StatusEffects:
Pressure:Acharacterwillfeeltheirmovementsbecomesluggishastheyareovercomebyan
intangibleformofpressure.Pressuredcharacterswillnotbeabletoperformautoactions.
Toheal:Useaminorormajoractionanddeclaretreatment.

Rigor:Acharactercannotstandproperlyorisrestrainedbycertainpowers.Characters
experiencingRigorcannotmoveordash.
Toheal:Useaminorormajoractionanddeclaretreatment.

Taint:Charactersbecometaintedwhenpoisonedbyeithernaturalpoisonsorpowers.Atthe
endofeachround,taintedcharacterswillreceiveHPdamageequalto[LevelofTaint]x3.
Toheal:Usetheproperitemorpowertocureit.

Dazed:Charactersbecomedazedwhenhitwithastrongshockwaveorblow.Adazed
charactersuffersa2dicepenaltytowardsallchecks.
Toheal:Dazedisautomaticallyremovedattheendofeachround.

Berserk:Charactersgoberserkwhentheirimpulsebeginstotakeovertheirconsciousness.
Charactersthathavegoneberserkcannotperformanyreactionchecksorcovers.
Toheal:Useaminorormajoractionanddeclaretreatment.

Hatred:Theaffectedcharacterwillfeelimmensehatredtowardacertaincharacter.Theinflicted
charactermustattackthecharacterhehateswithhisbestattack,nomatterwhatattackitis.
Toheal:Attackthetargetonce.Itdoesntmatteriftheattackhitsormisses.Iftheinflicted
characterhasnowayofattackinghistargetcharacter,theHatredisautomaticallyhealed.
Equipment:
Allbasicitemsyouneedforliving(Clothes,cellphone,food,placetoliveetc)arefree.

Connections:
Youcanhaveaconnectiontoanysortofpersontohelpyouwithaspecific<Info>(Example:A
policeoffertohelpyouwith<Info:Police>)or<Knowledge>(Example:Adoctorfor
<Knowledge:Medicine>check.Usingthisconnectiongivesyoua+2dicebonustothatskillone
perscenario.Thisconnectioncosts1stockpointandcannotbeprocured.

MeleeWeapons:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdDFhRE5WY0xYV21lQVlmREx
SZG51cXc#gid=0

RangedWeapons:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdHVfbzFhMUkwOE5VWl9RMC
1obEZYb1E#gid=0

Armor:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdHg5cTlCdkpZZ0kyd0ZrNzl0dEl
WUGc#gid=0

Misc:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhkRVVL97g8vdHFMT3VsNU1WR3NPVUU0b
GlVeGRPdmc#gid=0

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