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pool. Handling ratings can vary slightly with Storyteller If damage done to a bike in a collision does not ex-
permission. The scores provided here are averages. A tour- ceed its Durability, assume that the rider goes unharmed,
ing motorcycle might be a point lower, for example, while too. So, if a Bike with 2 Durability suffers two damage,
a racing bike might be a point higher. neither bike nor rider is harmed.
Note that Handling bonuses do not apply to all ef- Sports Car: Durability 2, Size 10, Structure 12, Ac-
forts attempted with a vehicle. A sports car might have a celeration 20, Safe Speed 161 (110 mph), Maximum Speed
4 Handling, offering four extra dice on a Drive roll, but 235 (160 mph), Handling 4
those dice aren’t added in an effort to, say, follow some- Compact Car: Durability 3, Size 9, Structure 12,
one subtly. In that case the Storyteller might impose a Acceleration 15, Safe Speed 103 (70 mph), Maximum
penalty to Stealth rolls for your character’s car, because Speed 191 (130 mph), Handling 3
it’s so obvious. Mid-Sized Car (Sedan): Durability 3, Size 12, Struc-
Motorcycle: Durability 2, Size 7, Structure 9, Accel- ture 15, Acceleration 14, Safe Speed 110 (75 mph), Maxi-
eration 22, Safe Speed 132 (90 miles per hour), Maxi- mum Speed 183 (125 mph), Handling 2-3
mum Speed 235 (160 mph), Handling 4-5 Full-Sized Car (Family Vehicle): Durability 3, Size
A motorcycle has no frame; it’s an engine and chassis 14, Structure 17, Acceleration 12, Safe Speed 103 (70
on wheels. Bike and rider take separate damage. Damage mph), Maximum Speed 176 (120 mph), Handling 1
successes rolled are compared to the bike’s Durability to SUV/Pick-up Truck: Durability 3, Size 15, Struc-
see if it suffers harm. Armor worn by the rider is automati- ture 18, Acceleration 13, Safe Speed 103 (70 mph), Maxi-
cally subtracted from damage successes rolled (as opposed mum Speed 169 (115 mph), Handling 0
to being subtracted from the damage dice pool). Say four 18-Wheeler (rig only; no trailer): Durability 3, Size
points of damage are inflicted to bike and rider in a colli- 18, Structure 21, Acceleration 10, Safe Speed 103 (70
sion. The bike has 2 Durability, so it suffers two Structure. mph), Maximum Speed 161 (110 mph), Handling -1
The rider, meanwhile, has armor rated 1. He suffers three Bus: Durability 3, Size 21, Structure 24, Accelera-
Health. tion 10, Safe Speed 88 (60 mph), Maximum Speed 147
(100 mph), Handling -2

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