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'''HUMANS: '''For contacts obtained after 2017, roll 1d100. On a 1-90, your contact is human. On a 91-100, it is an alien. From 2017 through 2024, this is a Teuthidoid. From 2025 through 2029, this has a 50% chance of being a Teuthidoid or a Proximan.  For 2030 onwards things get messy.
'''HUMANS: '''For contacts obtained after 2017, roll 1d100. On a 1-90, your contact is human. On a 91-100, it is an alien. From 2017 through 2024, this is a Teuthidoid. From 2025 through 2029, this has a 50% chance of being a Teuthidoid or a Proximan.  For 2030 onwards things get messy.


To determine the type of a contact, roll 2d10+2d4 and consult the table below.  If this looks like a weird dice roll, it is - its designed to be a [https://anydice.com/program/7905 bell curve]] probability.
To determine the type of a contact, roll 2d10+2d4 and consult the table below.  If this looks like a weird dice roll, it is - its designed to be a [https://anydice.com/program/7905 bell curve] probability.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 2d10+2d4 Result
! Contact Type
|-
| 4
| Exotic (CONSULT THE GM)
|-
| 5
| Psionic (1d8-1 Influence PLUS Reroll additional contact type and use highest influence)
|-
| 6
| Media (1d8+1 Influence)
|-
| 7
| Business (1d8+1 Influence)
|-
| 8
| Wilderness (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 9
| Security (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 10
| Scientific (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 11
| Military (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 12
| Medical (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 13
| Computer (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 14
| Technology (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 15
| Legal (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 16
| Blue Collar (1d6-1 Influence)
|-
| 17
| Street (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 18
| Academic (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 19
| Vehicular (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 20
| Journalist (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 21
| Law Enforcement (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 22
| Mercenary (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 23
| Traveling (1d8-1 Influence)
|-
| 24
| Criminal (1d8+1 Influence PLUS Reroll additional contact type and use highest influence)
|-
| 25
| Government (1d8+1 Influence)
|-
| 26
| Entertainment (1d8+1 Influence)
|-
| 27
| Magic (1d8-1 Influence PLUS Reroll additional contact type and use highest influence)
|-
| 28
| Exotic (CONSULT THE GM)
|}

Revision as of 04:26, 16 January 2023

HUMANS: For contacts obtained after 2017, roll 1d100. On a 1-90, your contact is human. On a 91-100, it is an alien. From 2017 through 2024, this is a Teuthidoid. From 2025 through 2029, this has a 50% chance of being a Teuthidoid or a Proximan. For 2030 onwards things get messy.

To determine the type of a contact, roll 2d10+2d4 and consult the table below. If this looks like a weird dice roll, it is - its designed to be a bell curve probability.

2d10+2d4 Result Contact Type
4 Exotic (CONSULT THE GM)
5 Psionic (1d8-1 Influence PLUS Reroll additional contact type and use highest influence)
6 Media (1d8+1 Influence)
7 Business (1d8+1 Influence)
8 Wilderness (1d8-1 Influence)
9 Security (1d8-1 Influence)
10 Scientific (1d8-1 Influence)
11 Military (1d8-1 Influence)
12 Medical (1d8-1 Influence)
13 Computer (1d8-1 Influence)
14 Technology (1d8-1 Influence)
15 Legal (1d8-1 Influence)
16 Blue Collar (1d6-1 Influence)
17 Street (1d8-1 Influence)
18 Academic (1d8-1 Influence)
19 Vehicular (1d8-1 Influence)
20 Journalist (1d8-1 Influence)
21 Law Enforcement (1d8-1 Influence)
22 Mercenary (1d8-1 Influence)
23 Traveling (1d8-1 Influence)
24 Criminal (1d8+1 Influence PLUS Reroll additional contact type and use highest influence)
25 Government (1d8+1 Influence)
26 Entertainment (1d8+1 Influence)
27 Magic (1d8-1 Influence PLUS Reroll additional contact type and use highest influence)
28 Exotic (CONSULT THE GM)