Shield Manipulation

Adjust the Shield Frequency to match their lasers!

Description

This is an action any crew member with access to a console can technically do. However, the Science Officer may be best equipped to do this, as it requires the Character to have Knowledge Science.

This roll opposes an enemy's Scan action. If you meet or beat the opposing roll, the following effects can happen.

• This can block Gather Information
• This can increase the DC for a Hacker to stay connected to the hack by 1 +1 for every 4 the opposing roll is beaten, max +5.
• The Sensor roll for Scan Weakness still succeeds, but the bonus given to the Enemy's Battle Pool is reduced by 1 +1 for every 4 the opposing roll is beaten. This cannot go negative.

If the enemy doesn't attempt a Scan, then the DC is equal to 8 + Number of Active Hard Points aimed at your Ship + Weapon's Officer's Dex or Wis Modifier (whichever they are using). If successful, the Player who did the Manipulation may choose to cancel one d10 from the Battle Pool before re-rolls are done. For every 4 the DC is beaten, choose another d10 to cancel.