Derelicts have a way of remembering why they were abandoned. A deck panel goes weak at
the seams, the cross-braces rust through, and the first crew to walk the hall learns what
the previous crew learned. Sometimes the trigger is weight; sometimes it is a shock
that has been waiting years to land. Either way, the room ends up one floor lower, and
anyone still on the panel comes down with it. The tell is a bow, a hairline crack, or a
dust-gust that lifts when no one has walked near it.
Rules Reference
Field
Value
Detect / Dc
15
Detect / Note
Mechanics (DC 14) reads the cross-brace rust; Engineering (DC 14) reads the seam-bow.
Detect / Skill
Perception
Prevented By
Braced panel, Bypassed load path
Reset
Manual; requires new panel and cross-brace.
Save / Dc
16
Save / Note
Acrobatics (DC 16) lets the PC ride the panel down and roll clear on a successful check.
Save / Type
Reflex
Trigger / Detail
Fails on a sustained weight load, on a percussive vibration (heavy footfall), or on a direct hit.
Trigger / Type
weight / vibration / weapon-hit
Category
hazard
Disarm
dc: 18
Field
Value
dc
18
note
Brace the panel with a salvage beam; takes 2 rounds and a tool kit.
skill
Mechanics
dc: 18
Field
Value
dc
18
note
Bypass load to an adjacent beam; riskier than Mechanics.
skill
Engineering
dc: 16
Field
Value
dc
16
note
Walk a light rig across first; if it holds, the crew can follow the rail.
skill
Drone Ops
Effect
description: Fall into the deck below; +1d6 per additional story.
Field
Value
description
Fall into the deck below; +1d6 per additional story.
modifier
-2d6 bludgeoning (per story)
target
hp
description: Lands in debris; standing costs a move action.
Field
Value
description
Lands in debris; standing costs a move action.
modifier
Prone
target
condition
description: Room below is a mess; further deadfalls possible.
Field
Value
description
Room below is a mess; further deadfalls possible.
modifier
Difficult terrain (debris)
target
environment
Mitigation
description: Mechanics brace or Engineering bypass before crossing.
Field
Value
description
Mechanics brace or Engineering bypass before crossing.
description: Distribute weight one at a time across a known-good rail.
Field
Value
description
Distribute weight one at a time across a known-good rail.