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'''Destructive Harvest'''
 
'''Destructive Harvest'''
There are two types of Destructive Harvest. Sometimes you want to break an object such as a door or a evil artifact, otherwise, you might just want to break or cut down something to harvest some materials for example Wood or Stone. An unattended, immobile object has a Reflex Defense of 5 + its size modifier; an unattended, moving object has a Reflex Defense of 10 + its size modifier. If you hit with an fierce maneuver or weapon, you deal structure loss. If the cumulated structure loss reach the damage threshold the object moves on the condition track just as if he had received enough fatigue loss from one blow to reach the damage threshold. However, an object usually has damage reduction (DR), which means that anything that hits it has its damage reduced by the indicated amount. In both cases you are harvesting Material but if you just breaking something the harvested material has the quality level rubble. If an object reduced to helpless condition with destructive harvest it is destroyed and no further materials can be harvested from it.
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There are two types of Destructive Harvest. Sometimes you want to break an object such as a door or a evil artifact, otherwise, you might just want to break or cut down something to harvest some materials for example Wood or Stone. An unattended, immobile object has a Reflex Defense of 5 + its size modifier; an unattended, moving object has a Reflex Defense of 10 + its size modifier. If you hit with an fierce maneuver or weapon, you deal Fatigue loss just like a standard harvest roll. This is an exception from the rule that objects don't suffer Fatigue loss. If the cumulated fatigue loss reach the damage threshold the object moves on the condition track just as if he had received enough fatigue loss from one blow to reach the damage threshold. However, an object usually has damage reduction (DR), which means that anything that hits it has its damage reduced by the indicated amount. In both cases you are harvesting Material but if you just breaking something the harvested material has the quality level rubble. If an object reduced to helpless condition with destructive harvest it is destroyed and no further materials can be harvested from it.
  
 
'''Held, Carried, or Worn Objects:''' A held, carried, or worn object is much harder to hit than an unattended object and has a Reflex Defense equal to 10 + the object's size modifier + the Reflex Defense of the holder (not counting armor bonus or natural armor bonus, if any).
 
'''Held, Carried, or Worn Objects:''' A held, carried, or worn object is much harder to hit than an unattended object and has a Reflex Defense equal to 10 + the object's size modifier + the Reflex Defense of the holder (not counting armor bonus or natural armor bonus, if any).
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===COVER===
 
===COVER===
  
Creatures and terrain features can provide cover against hazards and some skill uses for example Ranged or Athletics. A creature with cover gains a +2 cover bonus to its Reflex Defense, no matter how many creatures and terrain features are between it and the source of the opposed skill check. Terrain features that provide cover include trees, walls, vehicles, and cargo crates.  
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Creatures and terrain features can provide cover against hazards and some skill uses for example Ranged or Athletics. A creature with cover gains a +5 cover bonus to its Reflex Defense, no matter how many creatures and terrain features are between it and the source of the opposed skill check. Terrain features that provide cover include trees, walls, vehicles, and cargo crates.  
 
To determine whether an someone has cover, choose a corner of starting square where the skill roll is performed. If any line from this corner to any corner of the target's square passes through a barrier or any square occupied by a creature, the target has cover. The target does not have cover if the line runs along or touches the edge of a wall or other square that would otherwise provide cover.
 
To determine whether an someone has cover, choose a corner of starting square where the skill roll is performed. If any line from this corner to any corner of the target's square passes through a barrier or any square occupied by a creature, the target has cover. The target does not have cover if the line runs along or touches the edge of a wall or other square that would otherwise provide cover.
 
Somepony adjacent never has cover.
 
Somepony adjacent never has cover.
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'''Improved Cover'''
 
'''Improved Cover'''
 
In some cases, cover may provide a greater bonus to Reflex Defense. For instance, a character peering around a corner or through a narrow aperture has even better cover than a character standing behind a low wall or a cart.
 
In some cases, cover may provide a greater bonus to Reflex Defense. For instance, a character peering around a corner or through a narrow aperture has even better cover than a character standing behind a low wall or a cart.
In such situations, double the normal cover bonus to Reflex Defense. (+ 4 instead of +2). A creature with improved cover takes no damage from area hazards or spells that fail to hit its Reflex Defense. Furthermore, improved cover provides a +2 bonus on Stealth checks.
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In such situations, double the normal cover bonus to Reflex Defense. (+ 10 instead of +5). A creature with improved cover takes no damage from area hazards or spells that fail to hit its Reflex Defense. Furthermore, improved cover provides a +5 bonus on Stealth checks.
 
The Stablemaster may impose other penalties or restrictions to skill rolls depending on the details of the cover.  
 
The Stablemaster may impose other penalties or restrictions to skill rolls depending on the details of the cover.  
  
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===PRONE TARGETS===
 
===PRONE TARGETS===
 
Various maneuver, talents, feats, and spells can knock a character prone. A prone character takes a -2 penalty on some physical skill rolls such as melee or athletics. Some physical skill rolls made from an adjacted square against a prone character gain a +2 bonus, while physical distant skill rolls made against a prone character take a -2 penalty. Being prone may also give a character total cover instead of normal cover (for example, being prone behind a low wall), subject to the Stablemaster's discretion.
 
Various maneuver, talents, feats, and spells can knock a character prone. A prone character takes a -2 penalty on some physical skill rolls such as melee or athletics. Some physical skill rolls made from an adjacted square against a prone character gain a +2 bonus, while physical distant skill rolls made against a prone character take a -2 penalty. Being prone may also give a character total cover instead of normal cover (for example, being prone behind a low wall), subject to the Stablemaster's discretion.
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REACH
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A creature's reach determines the distance it can reach when making a melee attack. A creature threatens all squares within its reach. Small and Medium characters have a reach of 1 square, which means they can make melee attacks only against targets in adjacent squares. Larger creatures tend to have a greater reach and, consequently, a bigger threatened area.
  
===REACH===
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Bigger Creatures: A creature with greater-than-normal reach (more than 1 square) can still attack opponents directly next to it. A creature with greater than normal reach usually gets an attack of opportunity against an opponent when the opponent approaches it, because the opponent must enter and move within its threatened area before making a melee attack.
A creature's reach determines the distance it can reach when making physical skill Checks or maneuver in in melee range. Small and Medium characters have a reach of 1 square, which means they can make skill Checks or maneuver only against targets in adjacent squares. Larger creatures tend to have a greater reach.
 
  
'''Bigger Creatures:''' A creature with greater-than-normal reach (more than 1 square) can still affect targets directly next to it.  
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Smaller Creatures: A Fine, Diminutive, or Tiny creature must be in your space to attack you; moving into your square provokes an attack of opportunity. You can attack into your own space if you need to with a melee attack (but not a ranged attack), so you can attack very small opponents normally.
  
'''Smaller Creatures:''' A Fine, Diminutive, or Tiny creature must be in the same space to affect targets. You can make physical skill Checks or maneuver into your own space if you need to with a corresponding roll (but not a ranged attempts), so you can affect very small opponents normally.
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SHOOTING OR THROWING INTO A MELEE
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If you shoot a ranged weapon or throw a weapon at an opponent that is adjacent to one or more of your allies, you take a -5 penalty on your attack roll. This penalty accounts for the fact that you're trying not to hit your allies.  
  
===RANGED MANEUVER INTO A MELEE===
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Precise Shot: If you have the Precise Shot feat (page 87), you don't take this penalty.
If you using a ranged maneuver at somepony that is adjacent to one or more non targets, you take a -2 penalty on your attack roll. This penalty accounts for the fact that you're trying not to hit allies or some bystanders.  
 
  
'''Precise Shot:''' If you have the Precise Shot feat (page xxx), you don't take this penalty.
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SPECIAL INITIATIVE ACTIONS
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Usually you act as soon as you can in combat, but sometimes you want to act later, at a better time, or in response to the actions of someone else.
  
===SPECIAL INITIATIVE ACTIONS===
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Delay
Usually you act as soon as you can in a dramatic scene, but sometimes you want to act later, at a better time, or in response to the actions of someone else.
 
 
 
'''Delay'''
 
 
By choosing to delay, you take no action when your turn in the initiative order arrives. Instead, you act normally at whatever later initiative point you decide to act. When you delay, you voluntarily reduce your own initiative count for the rest of the encounter. When your new, lower initiative count comes up later in the same round, you can act normally. You can specify this new initiative result or just wait until some time later in the round and act at that time, thus fixing your new initiative result at that point.
 
By choosing to delay, you take no action when your turn in the initiative order arrives. Instead, you act normally at whatever later initiative point you decide to act. When you delay, you voluntarily reduce your own initiative count for the rest of the encounter. When your new, lower initiative count comes up later in the same round, you can act normally. You can specify this new initiative result or just wait until some time later in the round and act at that time, thus fixing your new initiative result at that point.
Delaying is useful if you need to see what going on before you deciding what is to do. The price you pay is lost initiative. You never get back the time you spend waiting to see what's going to happen.
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Delaying is useful if you need to see what your friends or enemies are going to do before deciding what to do yourself. The price you pay is lost initiative. You never get back the time you spend waiting to see what's going to happen.
  
'''Multiple Characters Delaying:''' If multiple characters delay their actions, the one with the highest Initiative check modifier has the advantage. If two or more delaying characters both want to act on the same initiative count the one with the highest Initiative check modifier gets to go first.
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Multiple Characters Delaying: If multiple characters delay their actions, the one with the highest Initiative check modifier has the advantage. If two or more delaying characters both want to act on the same initiative count the one with the highest Initiative check modifier gets to go first.
  
'''Ready'''
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Ready
 
Readying lets you prepare to take an action later, after your turn is over but before your next turn has begun. You can ready a single standard action or move action. To do so, specify the standard action or move you will take and the circumstances under which you will take it. Then, any time before your next turn, you may take the readied action in response to those circumstances (assuming they occur).
 
Readying lets you prepare to take an action later, after your turn is over but before your next turn has begun. You can ready a single standard action or move action. To do so, specify the standard action or move you will take and the circumstances under which you will take it. Then, any time before your next turn, you may take the readied action in response to those circumstances (assuming they occur).
  
'''Initiative Consequences of Readying:''' The count on which you took your readied action becomes your new initiative result. If you come to your next action and have not yet performed your readied action, you don't get to take the readied action (though you can ready the same action again). lf you take your readied action in the next round, before your regular action, your initiative rises to that new point in the order of the dramatic scene, and you do not get your regular action in that round.
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Initiative Consequences of Readying: The count on which you took your readied action becomes your new initiative result. If you come to your next action and have not yet performed your readied action, you don't get to take the readied action (though you can ready the same action again). lf you take your readied action in the next round, before your regular action, your initiative rises to that new point in the order of battle, and you do not get your regular action in that round.
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SQUEEZING
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Creatures of Large size and bigger can squeeze through small openings and down narrow hallways that are at least half as wide as their fighting space, provided they end their movement in an area that they can normally occupy.
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Creatures of Large size or bigger cannot squeeze past enemies.
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STUNNING
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Sometimes you'd rather knock an enemy unconscious than kill him. That's why many weapons have stun settings and why stun batons and stun grenades are popular with law enforcement agencies throughout the galaxy.
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Various melee weapons and blasters have a stun setting, and switching a weapon to its stun setting (or resetting it to normal damage) is a swift action. Some stun weapons, such as stun grenades, only have a stun setting.
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Unless otherwise noted, the stun setting on a blaster weapon has a maximum range of 6 squares (no range penalties).
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Only creatures can be stunned. Droids, vehicles, and objects are immune to stunning effects.
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When you make a successful attack with a weapon that deals stun damage, subtract half of the stun damage from the target's hit points. Additional effects may occur as well, depending on the amount of damage dealt:
  
===SQUEEZING===
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• If the stun damage reduces the target's current hit points to 0, the target moves -5 steps on the condition track and is knocked unconscious (see
Creatures of Large size and bigger can squeeze through small openings and down narrow hallways that are at least half as wide as their occupied space, provided they end their movement in an area that they can normally occupy.  
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Falling Unconscious, page 147).
Creatures of Large size or bigger cannot squeeze past hostile characters.
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• If the stun damage (before being halved) equals or exceeds the target's damage threshold, the target moves -2 steps on the condition track.
  
===NATURAL ATTACKS===
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A creature knocked unconscious by a stunning effect does not die if it rolls a natural 1 on its Constitution check to regain consciousness or if it fails the check by 5 or more points. It simply remains unconscious.
Attack to damage with bucks, ramming or horn charge is essentially like attacking with a melee weapon. The difference is that most natural attacks don't deal fierce damage (execpt for fangs, claws or some horn attacks).
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A Medium character normally deals ld6 points fatigue loss (plus Strength modifier) with a successful unarmed attack; a Small character deals ld4 points of fatigue loss (plus Strength modifier). Certain talents, feats, or special abilities may increase the damage a character deals with his unarmed attacks.
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UNARMED ATTACKS
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Striking for damage with punches, kicks, and head butts is essentially like attacking with a melee weapon. Unarmed attacks deal normal bludgeoning damage.
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A Medium character normally deals ld4 points of bludgeoning damage (plus Strength modifier) with a successful unarmed attack; a Small character deals ld3 points of bludgeoning damage (plus Strength modifier). Certain talents, feats, or special abilities may increase the damage a character deals
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with his unarmed attacks.
  
 
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===SOCIAL STATUS===
 
===SOCIAL STATUS===
The social status indicates how generally regarded the pony or zebra or Dragon... (...or whatever) in general is. This depends on the experience and from the individual charisma. In addition there are some Talents and Feats which affect the social status. Of course it is clear that for example a buffalo who interacts with people not having the same status as a Pony, or in his home town a well-respected Farmer in the High Society in Canterlot where no one knows him. Therefore, in the table below a list of all modifications to the social status depending on the situation. If a modification is not listed decides the stable master what is appropriate.
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Der Social Status gibt an wie angesehen im allgemeinen das Pony oder Zebra oder Drache... (...oder wie auch immer) im allgemeinen ist. Dieses hängt zum einen von der Erfahrung ab sowie auch von dem persönlichen Charisma. Zusätzlich gibt es noch einige Talente und Feats die sich auf den Social Status auswirken. Natürlich ist klar das z.B. ein Büffel der mit Ponys interagiert nicht den selben Status hat wie z.b. ein Pony oder ein in seiner Stadt angesehener Farmer in der High Society in Canterlot wo ihn niemand kennt. Deswegen ist in der unten stehenen Tabelle eine Auflistung aller Modifikationen auf den Sozial Status je nach Situation. Sollte eine Modifikation nicht aufgelistet sein entscheidet der Spielleiter.
 
 
  
 
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<tr bgcolor=#999999><td><b>Situation</b></td><td><b>Modifier</b></td></tr>
 
<tr bgcolor=#999999><td><b>Situation</b></td><td><b>Modifier</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Stranger on this Location</td><td>-5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Fremd an dem Ort</td><td>-5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Just a few know you here</td><td>-2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Nur wenigen bekannt</td><td>-2</td></tr>
<tr><td>At an event where you do not familiar with the subject (skill rank < 5)</td><td>-2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Auf einer Veranstaltung bei der man sich nicht auskennt (Skill Rank < 5)</td><td>-2</td></tr>
<tr><td>At an event in which one familiar with the subject (skill rank 5-10)</td><td>+2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Auf einer Veranstaltung bei der man sich auskennt (Skill Rank 5-10)</td><td>+2</td></tr>
<tr><td>At an event in which one knows very well with the subject (skill rank > 11)</td><td>+5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Auf einer Veranstaltung bei der man sich sehr gut auskennt (Skill Rank > 11)</td><td>+5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Member of a race that is unknown or deemed to be dangerous</td><td>-10</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Fremder Angehöriger einer Rasse die unbekannt ist oder als gefährlich gilt</td><td>-10</td></tr>
<tr><td>Member of a in this region otherwise not occurring race</td><td>-5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Fremder Angehöriger einer sonst an diesem Ort nicht vorkommenden Rasse</td><td>-5</td></tr>
<tr><td>No member of the prevailing race on this location (for Example a unicorn in Cloudsdale)</td><td>-2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Kein Angehöriger der vorherschenden Rasse (trift z.B. auch bei einem Einhorn in Cloudsdale zu.)</td><td>-2</td></tr>
<tr><td>VIP or Super VIP</td><td>see talents</td></tr>
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<tr><td>VIP oder Super VIP</td><td>siehe Talents</td></tr>
 
</table>
 
</table>
  
 
===USING SOCIAL STATUS===
 
===USING SOCIAL STATUS===
The social status can be used in several ways as it brings various privileges with it to be in a higher status.
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Der Social Status kann auf mehrere Arten genutzt werden da es diverse Privilegien mit sich bringt in einem Höheren Status zu stehen. Wenn z.B. ein Offensives Social Maneuver gegen jemanden durchgeführt wird ist dieses je nach unterschied im Social Status Leichter oder schwieriger. Einige Maneuver können überhaupt nicht gegen jemanden genutzt werden der im Social Status über einen stehen. Aber auch für das Besuchen von Events ist ein Social Status wichtig da man erst ab einem bestimmt Status auf einem solchen Ereignis auch willkommen ist. Dieser Faktor wird als Social Access Rating bezeichnet und hängt von Social Status ab.
For example, if a offensive Social Maneuver is performed against someone  is this depending on the difference of the social status easier or more difficult. Some Maneuver can not be used against someone standing higher in the social status. But also for visiting Events the Social status is important because you are not welcome to such events without the expected status. This factor is known as "social Access Rating", and depends on social status.
 
  
 
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<tr bgcolor=#999999><td><b>Diference im social status</b></td><td><b>Difficulty on maneuver</b></td></tr>
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<tr bgcolor=#999999><td><b>Unterschied im Social Status</b></td><td><b>Erschwernis auf Maneuver</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Same social status</td><td>0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Gleicher Sozial Status</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Target has higher social status</td><td>-2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Höheres Social Rating</td><td>-2</td></tr>
<tr><td>Target has higher social status by 5 or more</td><td>-4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Höheres Social Rating um 5 oder mehr</td><td>-4</td></tr>
<tr><td>Target has higher social status by 10 or more</td><td>-6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Höheres Social Rating um 10 oder mehr</td><td>-6</td></tr>
<tr><td>Target has lower social status</td><td>+2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Kleinerer Sozial Status</td><td>+2</td></tr>
<tr><td>Target has lower social status by 5 or more</td><td>+4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Kleinerer Sozial Status um 5 oder mehr</td><td>+4</td></tr>
<tr><td>Target has lower social status by 5 or more</td><td>+6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Kleinerer Sozial Status um 10 oder mehr</td><td>+6</td></tr>
 
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===SOCIAL ACCESS RATING===
 
===SOCIAL ACCESS RATING===
In contrast to the Social Rating the Social Access rating has no direct impact on Social Maneuvers. Social Access Rating is calculated using the social rating and any bonuses due to fine clothing. In addition, there are a few additional modifications such as an invite or not be invited.
 
  
Normalerweise kann davon ausgegangen werden das wen jemand keine Einladung besitzt er auf einem Event auch nicht willkommen ist wohingegen eigentlich jeder mit einer entsprechenden Einladung auch auf ein Event gelassen wird sofern es keinen vorgeschriebenen Dresscode gibt. Jedoch wenn das Social Access Rating niedriger ist wie das Event Access Rating fühlt man sich normalerweise auf einer entsprechenden Veranstaltung nicht wohl. Dieses stellt sich in sofern da das eine Aura of Discord erzeugt wird die entsprechend der Tabelle Discord Punkte Erzeugt bis sämtliche Harmony Punkte verschwunden sind und nur noch ein Discord Punkt übrig ist. Zusätzlich ist das zu niedrige Social Access Rating ein Argument das gegen einen benutzt werden kann von jemanden der ein ausreichend hohes Social access Rating besitzt. Ein erhöhtes Social Access Rating kann als Kompliment für ein Harmonisches Maneuver benutzt werden und erzeugt eine Stufe 1 Aura of Harmony.
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Im gegensatz zu dem Social Rating hat das Social Access Rating keinerlei direkte auswirkung bei Social Maneuvers. Social Access Rating wird berechnet mit dem Social Rating und eventuelle Bonis aufgrund von Feiner Kleidung. Zusätzlich gibt es noch ein paar zusätzliche Modifikationen wie zum Beispiel eine Einladung oder eben keine. Normalerweise kann davon ausgegangen werden das wen jemand keine Einladung besitzt er auf einem Event auch nicht willkommen ist wohingegen eigentlich jeder mit einer entsprechenden Einladung auch auf ein Event gelassen wird sofern es keinen vorgeschriebenen Dresscode gibt. Jedoch wenn das Social Access Rating niedriger ist wie das Event Access Rating fühlt man sich normalerweise auf einer entsprechenden Veranstaltung nicht wohl. Dieses stellt sich in sofern da das eine Aura of Discord erzeugt wird die entsprechend der Tabelle Discord Punkte Erzeugt bis sämtliche Harmony Punkte verschwunden sind und nur noch ein Discord Punkt übrig ist. Zusätzlich ist das zu niedrige Social Access Rating ein Argument das gegen einen benutzt werden kann von jemanden der ein ausreichend hohes Social access Rating besitzt. Ein erhöhtes Social Access Rating kann als Kompliment für ein Harmonisches Maneuver benutzt werden und erzeugt eine Stufe 1 Aura of Harmony.
  
 
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