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illght: 20001Merc: 2000 Ref's ScreenTwlllght: 2000 Ref's Screen is fufcts in the Twilight: 2000 system. The

conveniently arranged, stand up sc reen, to conceal the referee's secrets from the players.e Twll ight : 2000 Ref 's Screen comes wrapped around a 16-page booklet containinge mechanics, consolidated small arms and heavy weapons listings (From both Small Arms of theWorld and Heavy Weepons Handbook), rules extensions tu character generation, combat (includingasystem for skill-based fully automatic fire), stilt rnure charts (in a 4-page pull-out section), and optionarules including (among other things) the first treatment of enhanced damage rounds (such as hotlowoints and mercury toads) in the Twilight: 2000 system.The new D20 game mechanics expand the range of possible t ults and increase the speedimplicity and flexibility of the game system, at the Same time bringing a greater sense of realism and

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Twilight: 2000lMerc: 2000 Referee s ScreenErrata Clarfflcations 28 October 199

Conectbns: Delete the paragraph headed mAddiiionalNoteConcerningNPCs.'TheHSDerringer's recoilv lues are unchanged; delete itsline from page6.Unskilled tests are datified on the replacement chartsbebw.Undertheparagraph headed %ado Detonationof Expksives, replacethe sentence T he task isAverage: (CombatEngineeringElectronics) given proper equipment, ifficult(Combat EngineeringElectronics) given improvised equip-ment with he ask is Diffiitt (Combat EngineeringcElec-tronics)+2 given proper equipment, Formidable: (CombatEngineering+Electronics) given improvised equipment.In henextparagraph, replace he sentence Improvising aradiodetonation receiveror transmitter froma normal radio isan Average: (Combat EngineeringlEledronics) ask with thesentence Improvising aradiodetonation eceiver ortransmit-

ter from a normal radio is a Difficult: (Combat Engineering+Electroni)+2 task.Under the bold, in-text heading 'Radii-Detonation Receiver Unit, replace hephrase -(Average: Electronics) witthe phrase '(Difficutt: Eledronics).'D20Clarlficatlon: To convert old task d f l i t l y levels tnew ones, examine theold modifiition of theSkillLevel anapply the same modifii tion to he newsystem. Forexampleplacing an explosive charge under the old system was aEasy ask (roll versus xCombatEngineeringskill). Underth020 system, a 2x roll is an Average d if fi il ty level, therefoplacing a demolitions charge under the D20 system is aAverage task.Please note that combat-related asks are a specialcasand are discussed in the paragraph with the bold, in-teheading Common Task Levels, whiih is under the D2System: Task Difficutly Levels major heading.

The twocharts below were designed to be cut out and pasted over the relevantpage 5charts.

D2 SYSTEM TASK DIFFICULTYLEVELSLevel Roll (1020AverageDiffiutt 5 Skill+AttributeFormidableImpossible

Roundfr ctionsdown.Auto SuccesdAufo fai/ure:A 1D20 rollof1alwayssuccBBds, nda roll of 2 always fails, regardless of skill level(except in fire combat, where 17-20 always fails).Outstanding SuocessDutstanding fai/ure:A 1D20 roll of 10pointsor more below the target number results in nOutstandingSuccess. A 1D20 roll of 10points or more above the target number results is an OutstandingFailure.Effects of these are dedded by the referee.

Unskilled Defaults: Characters may attempt tasks for which theyl ck relevant skill, t one difficulty level higher, rolling against theControlling Attribute abne. Unskilled attempts at Impossible tasks arerolled against one4ghth the Controlling Attribute of the missing skill(round fractions down). Referees should feel free to albw automatic12 +Attribute) success nodierol1required)foreverydaytasksinwhichacharaderhas1'4' (*I1 Attribute) any relevant skill.There is no such thing as automaticsuccess n a taskfor which a PChas no relevant skill.

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Set Radio Charge Diffiutt (Combat Engineering+Electron'ks)+2 Charge ReadiedI

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D e m o l i t l m :SetCharge Average Combat Engineering Charge Readiedlqxovise Radio Detonator Diffiarw (Combat Engineering+Electron*h) Detonator Improvised

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