Sign In Sign-Up

Welcome!

Close

Would you like to make this site your homepage? It's fast and easy...

Yes, Please make this my home page!

No Thanks

  Don't show this to me again.

Close

IMPORTANT STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW

Every FENRIR has one pilot. And each pilot is rated by the following attributes :-

Tests

During these rules we will refer to such things as piloting, focus and bravado tests. To do this you must roll vs the applicable score on a D12. Any score above the target number is a failure, any score below is a success.

Occasionally there is need for a contested test in these cases the highest successful score is the winner.

SEQUENCE OF PLAY

PIKE : City Arena is played in turns. A turn is sub-divided into separate phases. A phase is complete when all players have finished their actions, which are undertaken in an order based on their initiative scores. The type of actions a unit may perform is limited to the relevant phase, thus units can only move in the movement phase or fire weapons/engage in melee in the combat phase. When all phases have been completed the turn ends and a new turn begins.

ACTIVATION PHASE

Initiative

Roll 1d10 for each player. The player with the highest score is the first to move and fight in a round, play then progresses to the player with the next highest score and so on.

Holograms

Players must declare the activation of holograms in this first phase. If the hologram effects all observers then the FOCUS or BRAVERY tests must be made in this phase as well (see HOLOGRAMS and PSYCHOLOGY).

Choose Movement Option

MOVEMENT PHASE

MOVEMENT RATES

TURNING

The larger the FENRIR the less mobile they are.

• Small FENRIR have no trouble moving, they are able to turn with no movement cost.
• MEDIUM FENRIR however are less dexterous, to make a 90 degree turn the FENRIR sacrifices 1 centimeter of movement.

• HEAVY FENRIR turn with even more difficulty, sacrificing 1 movement point allows the FENRIR to make a 45 degree turn.

For the purposes of these rules a movement point and a centimeter are considered to be the same thing (ie - If the rules say lose 2 movement points, the result is you lose 2cms off movement)

BATTLE-GROUND FEATURES

Buildings

• All buildings block line of sight

• Buildings that are shaded gray have a second story, which can only be accessed via ramp ways. It costs 2 movement points to climb (via a ramp) to the second story. Units must be on the same story to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Rubble

• Movement of FENRIR is halved

Gangways

• Gangways are gray areas (see above).
• Gangways link two second story buildings together.
• They may be destroyed by inflicting 20 hits worth of damage.

Walls (half-walls)

• Walls protect any unit behind them by halving the damage done to that unit.
• Critical hits made on a unit behind a wall do normal damage.
• Walls cannot be destroyed.
• Walls may be crossed with no movement penalty.
• Half-walls do not protect units against fire from grey (second-storey) areas.

Reload Stations

• The number of reload stations = number of teams.
• One reload station is placed on each side of the battlefield. At the beginning of the game place a team marker on a reload station. At the start of each turn shift each team marker clockwise to the nearest reload station.
• A FENRIR may only enter a reload station that has their team marker on it.
• Once a FENRIR has entered a station it may spend that turn doing ONE of the following actions.

• Reload ammunition.
• Repair 10 points of structure.

• During the Activation Phase of the following turn the FENRIR is forced to leave the reload station.
• Reload stations and the units inside them CANNOT BE ATTACKED.

COMBAT PHASE

Arc of Fire

The arc of Fire is the area in which targets can be fired at. FENRIR have a 180 degree firing arc based on where they are facing.

Firing

The formula for hitting the enemy is the following :

Targeting refers to the computer targeting score

Hit Results

Bundles

If several weapons of the same type are being fired at the same target make a single hit roll, rather than making a separate roll for each weapon. This temporary weapons configuration is called a "bundle". When figuring out damage, roll for each weapon as you normally would.

WEAPONS

Short = Short range ; Maximum = Maximum range ; Acc = weapon accuracy

Ammunition

All weapons (except for melee weapons) have only two turns worth of ammunition. To get more ammunition the unit has to get to a reload station.

Melee Combat

Hand to hand combat is treated as a normal attack except that the attacks range is only about 5 to 10 meters meaning that units must be in base to base contact with each other.

If an attacker engages another FENRIR before that unit has made its move it may :

When engaged in close combat the participants choose what kind of attack they wish to make.

The combatant with the highest combat score determines the type of close combat encounter that occurs.

Heavy Metal Slugging Matches

FENRIR Close Combat Modifiers

Resulting damage caused depends on this score:

• Person with higher score causes full damage.
• Person with lower score causes half damage.
• If one player doubles the others score then the loser causes no damage.

Grapple – Push Attack

A FENRIR may attempt to push an opponent off the second-story (grey area). Use the close combat formula above. In addition minus 1 from the pushing unit’s score for every 5cm between it and the nearest edge.

If neither combatant gets double score both units (the pusher and the target) go off the edge combatants must make piloting tests (roll equal or under Prowess on d12).

If the piloting test is:

• failed the unit takes normal Impact damage (see below).
• successful the unit takes half Impact damage.

• If one player doubles the other score only the loser goes off the edge.

Jump Attack

A FENRIR on a two story building (a grey area) may attempt to jump on top of a unit below.

To do this the player makes two piloting rolls (rolling two different coloured dice at the same time speeds things up)

First roll (hitting the target):

• If the piloting roll is successful the jumping FENRIR hits their target.
• The jumper causes full Impact + sword damage to the target.
• The target (or the ground) cause half Impact to the jumper.
• If the piloting roll is failed the jumping FENRIR misses their target.

Second Roll (landing safely):

• If the piloting roll is successful the jumping unit lands safely taking no extra damage.
• If the piloting roll is failed the jumping unit takes full Impact damage and falls over (see Impact damage below).

Melee Damage

Impact Damage

• If a critical is caused through Impact damage it causes the unit to fall over.
• A unit that falls over is considered to be PRONE.
• Prone units halve their close combat score.
• Other units may not shoot a prone FENRIR if there is a standing enemy FENRIR within 30cms of the prone unit.

• It takes a prone FENRIR 1 full turn to stand up.

Fighting Multiple Combatants

A unit may engage only one enemy in melee combat per turn. Extra units in combat are assumed to be able to hit the enemy unit for full combat damage. The unit being attacked may reduce this damage by half by making a successful piloting roll.

Firing into Melee

When Firing into melee combat work out if you have hit the target - then roll a die (any will do) on the roll of an evens you have hit your intended target -- on the roll of an odds you have hit their adversary.

DAMAGE

The more attentive of you should have noticed a column on the firing table entitled - Damage -When your attack causes damage to an enemy roll the die indicated by the table now take that amount off the Damage Capacity of the enemy you hit.

Critical hits

If the damage done to a FENRIR in an attack exceed the units Critical score then roll on the following table with a d10.

A unit may also be caused a critical by an exceptionally high hit score (19 +)

Destruction/Deactivation of units

A Fenrir is considered out of the game if the following has happened

• Hits have been reduced to 0
• The pilot has been killed
• A Critical has indicated the destruction of the unit.

PSYCHOLOGY (aka FEAR AND STUPIDITY)

It could be successfully argued that anyone who plays a sport which involves being fired at by live military weapons is neither particularly smart or sane. What ever the case may be, episode after episode has proven that when push comes to shove or TV heroes aren't superhuman - they get scared and they get confused. But then that's what keeps us all watching.

Bravery Check

To make a Bravery check roll against BRAVADO on D12 equal or under to succeed.

A Bravery check is made under the following circumstances :-

• . Engaging an equal or greater enemy in melee.
• . Receiving a critical hit.
• . Witnessing certain holograms.
• . Being jump attacked by a FENRIR that is of a larger size.

These are just are few of the situations where a check is called for. Players may find other circumstances where bravery check might be needed. There is only one guideline. If it is scary in some way, it may require a check. If a bravery check is failed consult the following chart

Focus

Making a FOCUS check is a simple matter of rolling a D12 and checking it against the characters or units FOCUS if the number rolled is greater than the score then consult the following chart.

HOLOGRAMS

ECM with Dirty faces

Only the Sigourney fighting style may use holograms. Before each combat a Sigourney's hologramatic projector is loaded up with two random holograms. During play when a hologram is activated roll on the table below.

Roll D6 and consult chart:

Unless stated otherwise Holograms may only be used once against each opponent

DECEPTIVE :- I'm on your side. This particular holos effects only last one turn during this time enemy units may not fire at you.

JUST PLAIN WEIRD :- Freaky. All viewing must roll against FOCUS.

PERVERTED :- That’s just sick!. All viewing must roll against FOCUS score –1.

SCARY :- Big Slobbering monster. All viewing must roll against BRAVADO.

TERRIFYING :- Oh my god! It’s too horrible. All viewing must roll against BRAVADO score -1.

OTHER :- Ha! Ha Missed me!. The hologram fools enemy computers by placing image of the FENRIR over an enemy unit. A shots fired at the FENRIR are redirected to the nearest enemy unit for that turn.

SETTING-UP A GAME

Picking Teams

The first step is to create a team. Teams are made up of 5 pilots, each with one FENRIR. Each team member chooses one of the following fighting styles. Then choose a marker and make up a name for your team.

Next choose which type of game you wish to play (see Scenarios). Set-up arena. Place your units. Now you are ready to play!

Fighting Styles

The fighting styles are named after movie stars from the late 20^th century. The fighting style chosen determines the pilot’s attributes, the FENRIR they have and any special techniques. Pilots may even try to mimic the appearance of the star whom their style is named after. For ease of play we have provided Fighting style reference cards.

CHANS

Named after the popular Hong Kong action hero Jackie Chan, Chans excel at close quarters combat.

ARNIES

Following the ways of the great master Arnold Swartzenegger, Arnies tend to use heavy FENRIR bristling with weapons. Hasta la vista baby!

SIGOURNEYS

Naming themselves after the famous female action star Sigourney Weaver, Sigourneys use holograms to get an advantage over their opponents. All Sigourneys are or must look female. Men wishing to follow this fighting style have been known to have sex-change operations in order to join!

WOOS

Some of the other fighting styles believe that discipline and training is the key to success. Woos on the other hand believe all problems in life can be solved by twin 30mm FENRIR sized automatic pistols.

Setting Up An Arena

Choose a table or flat surface that is roughly 150 X 90cm (you may use a smaller playing area if you wish). Using battle-field features (available for download at our website) you can set-up an arena. The layout of the arena may depend on the type of game you are playing. Apart from this there are no hard and fast rules when setting up features.

SCENARIOS

3 scenarios are included here. Other scenarios can be found at the PIKE: City Arena website

I’m Invincible

I’m Invincible is played in a titanic maze set in the storm drains underneath the ruined city of Harmony. Each week three lucky viewers are hunted throughout the maze by a crack squad of Arnies. With it’s mix of suspense and fighting-against-hopeless-odds spirit, I’m Invincible has rapidly become the most popular of the real combat events and a firm family favourite.

Objectives: Catchers: to kill the hunted

Rats: to not get killed.

Units: Catchers: 9 Arnies

Rats: 3 Chans (armed with swords only)

Turn Limit: 8

Map

Maze like. Lots and lots of cover and dead ends. Storm drains.

Staring points: Hunters: in all corners

Hunted: in the centre

King of the Castle

Goal : to secure roof tops with friendly forces.

Challenge : the other team who has the same goal.

Solution : to teach as many of the opposing team as possible the true meaning of gravity and the inherent hardness of the ground below.

Objectives: To be the only ones on roof tops at the end of any turn. The first side to have only friendlies on roofs at the end of any turn wins.

Units: Two standard teams (see Picking Teams).

Turn Limit: 5. If after five turns there is no victor the game is a draw.

Map

Lots o buildings. Not too many ramps.

Starting points: Anywhere including roof tops. Players take turns to place one unit at a time.

Convoy

Originally meant as a military exercise to train soldiers for ambush situations, Convoy was quickly adapted as a real combat event. To goad the offensive team into attacking the convoy tv producers place a mortal enemy of the leader of the ambushing team in the vehicle, or alternatively any politician or soapie star.

Objectives: Escort defenceless unit from one side to the other.

Units: Two standard teams (see Picking Teams).

Convoy vehicle: Move: 5cms (10cms in move) Hits: 80

When firing at convoy, defending units may attempt to shield. Same rules as when firing into hand to hand combat.

Turn Limit: 4

Map

Obstacle strewn cityscape with obvious easiest path.

Staring point: Attackers anywhere. Defenders off one end of map