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 QUICKSTART RULES
WELCOME TO JUDGE DREDD & THE
WORLDS OF 2000 AD!
Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD is the core
rulebook for the whole line of worlds and settings from
the iconic comic, 2000 AD. The core rulebook focuses on
adventures in Mega-City One, but future setting books will
detail other stories from the pages of 2000 AD.
Mega-City One is a futuristic metropolis located in a
post-apocalyptic world stretching all the way down the
Eastern US, and is home to hundreds of millions of civil-
ians. Crime is rampant, unemployment is 85%, law and or-
der is enforced sternly by the Judges – police officers with
the power to arrest and sentence a criminal on the spot.
This Quickstart presents a basic version of the full
ruleset in the Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD
core rulebook, and is designed to help you get started
quickly. We assume that you know what a tabletop role-
playing game is and the basic premise behind it.
This Quickstart assumes you will be playing the starter
adventure, State of the Empire, and that you are using
the four pre-generated character sheets included here:
Judges Sera Devi, Clayton Halsey, Jessica Morris, and
Terence Novak.
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Judge Dredd & The World of 2000 AD uses six-sided
dice. A six-sided die is referred to as a “d6”. Multiple dice use
the format “3d6” where 3 is the number of dice being rolled.
ATTRIBUTE CHECKS
Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD is based around
the attribute check. This involves rolling a number of six-sided
dice (d6) in an attempt to reach a specific target number.
To make an attribute check, you add the dice you get
from an attribute to the dice you get from a skill.
ATTRIBUTES
Each character has ten attributes:
» STRENGTH (STR) used for tasks requiring physical
might, such as lifting a heavy log.
» AGILITY (AGI) used for tasks requiring dexterity,
such as riding a Lawmaster.
» ENDURANCE (END) used for tasks requiring stami-
na, such as running a marathon.
» INTUITION (INT) used for tasks requiring percep-
tion or insight, such as spotting a trap.
» LOGIC (LOG) used for tasks requiring knowledge
and reasoning, such as rewiring a bomb.
» WILLPOWER (WIL) used for resisting psychic con-
trol and other mental tasks.
 » CHARISMA (CHA) used for social tasks like bluffing GM might impose -1d6 to Novak’s climbing check, meaning
or persuading somebody. that he only rolled 3d6, rather than 4d6.
» LUCK (LUC) used when chance is the primary de-
terminant of what happens. You can add any skill to any attribute. Some common
» REPUTATION (REP) denotes your social standing, combinations might include:
rank, and influence.
» PSIONICS (PSI) used to use perform psionic feats.
eXAMPLE tASK aTTRIBUTE (sKILL)
Under each attribute, there are two numbers. The top
number shows the character’s basic attribute score. You can Lifting something heavy STR (carrying)

ignore this number in the Quickstart. The bottom number Climbing a wall AGI (climbing)

shows the number of dice (referred to as “d6”) the character Playing chess LOG (gaming)
gets to roll when making an attribute check. For example, Riding a Lawmaster AGI (riding)
Judge Terrence Novak rolls 3d6 when making a LOGIC check,
Spotting a perp INT (perception)
and he rolls 2d6 when making a STRENGTH check.
Defusing a bomb LOG (explosives)
When a character attempts a task, and their success is in
doubt, the Gamesmaster (GM) asks for an attribute check. Sweet-talking a guard CHA (persuasion)

If Judge Novak were trying to break down a door, the Lying to a Judge CHA (bluffing)
GM might ask for a STRENGTH check. In this case, Novak
would roll 2d6. The GM decides which attribute is applica- Firing a weapon usually uses INTUITION or AGILITY
ble to a given situation. (whichever is higher), while striking with a melee weapon
usually uses AGILITY or STRENGTH.
The GM sets the difficulty of the check. Most tasks re-
quire a roll of 10 or more, while Challenging tasks might re-
quire rolls of 15 or even 20. Extremely difficult tasks might
require 25 or even higher. Here are some examples:
dIFFICULTY
bENCHMARK eXAMPLES
sCORE
Routine 10 Climbing a wall
SKILLS Challenging 15 Picking a lock
Below the character’s attributes you can see a section of Difficult 20
Jumping a canyon
skills. These work in a similar way to attributes, and each on a Lawmaster

skill grants a number of dice which can be added to an at-

tribute check. For example, if Judge Novak were attempt-
ing to climb a wall, the GM would ask for an AGILITY check
(which lets him roll 3d6). He could add the 1d6 he gets
from his climbing skill to roll a total of 4d6 instead.
The GM might impose die penalties (removing one or
more dice from the character’s dice pool) or grant bonuses
(adding one or more dice to their dice pool) based on situ-
ational complications or advantages. If it was raining, the
COMBAT
Combat is a basic application of the attribute check. You
use STR, AGI, and INT to make attribute checks to attack
your foes. But first, the basics!
Rounds. Combat is divided into rounds. Each round, each
player and each NPC or foe takes a turn consisting of two
actions. Those actions can be any two actions – moving,
shooting your Lawgiver, striking a perp with your daystick,
using a psionic power, and so on. You can do two different
actions (such as move and then shoot) or one action twice
(move twice, or shoot at a perp twice).
Initiative. To determine what order the players and
perps take their actions in, combat starts by rolling an INT
attribute check, which is referred to as “rolling initiative”.
All combatants roll an INT check (they may add their tac-
tics skill if they have it) and the GM then lists them in de-
scending order. This is the order in which combatants take
their turns. When you reach the bottom of the list, simply
go back to the start again and repeat until the combat is
over. Note that the pre-generated character sheets have
this roll noted for you: e.g. Novak rolls 4d6.

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 Battlemap. In the full game, combat can be played on a
battlemap, with positioning and cover forming an impor-
tant part of the game. In this Quickstart, we will not be
using a battlemap; the action takes place in the players’
imaginations. It is important that the GM describe the sur-
roundings so that the players have a good idea of what
actions might be appropriate
when it comes to their turn.
// Moving
The character sheet has a
box which notes the character’s
SPEED. This is denoted in terms
of 5-foot squares on the bat-
tlemap, so Novak’s SPEED of 6
means he can move 6 squares (or 30 feet) with one action.
The character sheet also gives some additional, optional
speeds, such as the character’s CLIMB speed.
// Attacking
When you attack you make an attribute check, just like
with any other task. The most common types of attack are:
Ranged attacks which require an AGI or INT check vs
the target’s RANGED DEFENCE.
Melee attacks which require a STR or AGI check vs the
target’s MELEE DEFENCE.
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Psionic attacks which require a PSI check vs the tar-
get’s RANGED or MENTAL DEFENCE (depending on the
nature of the attack).
DEFENCE scores are recorded on the character sheet,
and indicate the number the attacker needs to roll in order
to successfully attack the target.
Some things modify your attack roll:
» If you are at long range (a distance in squares high-
er than the range increment noted on your charac-
ter sheet) you lose one die from your dice pool.
» If your target is in cover, you lose two dice from
your dice pool. A target engaged in melee combat
is also considered to be in cover.
» If you are on higher ground (10’ for ranged attacks, 5’
for melee) you gain one extra dice in your dice pool.
» The pre-generated characters all have the ability to
Aim or Feint. This takes one action, and means that
if you attack with your second action, you gain one
extra dice in your dice pool.
The full rules have some more advanced modifiers, in-
cluding crossfires and other tactical elements, but this
Quickstart just uses those listed above.
You’ll note that the right-hand column, below, has some
notes. These indicate some traits each attack has:
Standard Ex. is the Lawgiver’s default ammunition. It
has no special properties.
 Armour-piercing does half the damage of an SE round,
but it ignores SOAK. It is very useful against highly ar-
moured targets which might resist an SE round.
Hi-explosive (HI-EX) does double damage to robots and
inanimate objects. Also, it is designated as “burst 1” which
means it attacks every target within 1 square (5 feet) of the
target. When you attack, select a target square, roll your attack
roll, and apply that roll to every target within the burst area.
Incendiary sets targets alight. It has the “combust” trait,
which means that if you hit with it, your target is now on
fire and takes 1d6 fire damage at the start of each of its
turns. The fire can be put out by spending one action and
rolling 1d6 - on a roll of 5 or 6, the fire is quenched.
Rubber ricochet is a special round which bounces off sur-
faces. Targets do not get cover against a rubber ricochet bul-
let, but the Judge firing the bullet loses 1d6 from his dice pool
for every surface the bullet must bounce off. Additionally, if
the target is in an enclosed space of 10’ diameter or less (an
elevator, a vehicle, etc.), the shooter gets +2d6 to hit him as
the bullet bounces off all the available surfaces.
Heat-seeker grants +2d6 to hit a target, but the target
must be more than 10 squares (50’) away, and cannot have
an alternative target within 10 feet of it. This only works
against targets which emit heat, including people.
Stun charge is a short range “taser”-like attack. If the
target is reduced to zero HEALTH, it is merely uncon-
scious, rather than dead.
HEALTH
The box on the right of the DEFENCES section tells you
your HEALTH. Every time you are successfully attacked, your
HEALTH is reduced. When it reaches zero you fall unconscious.
In the core rules, you are then in danger of dying, but in this
Quickstart, you merely fall unconscious for five minutes before
waking with 1 HEALTH. NPCs and foes die at zero HEALTH.
The amount by which your HEALTH is reduced after an
attack is called damage. Your character sheet tells you how
much damage each weapon or attack you have available does.
For example, Novak’s boot knife does 2d6+3 piercing damage.
However, your Judge uniform is able to reduce the damage
you take. As noted on Novak’s character sheet above, his uni-
form gives him 5 SOAK. This means than when he takes dam-
age, that damage is reduced by 5. Different types of armour,
and different monsters and foes, all have their own SOAK val-
ues, but a Judge’s uniform and helmet gives SOAK 5.
PSIONICS
Judge Sera Devi, as a Psi-Judge, has a special attack
called a Psi-Blast. This enables her to blast a foe’s mind
with a psionic mental attack. Armour does not reduce the
damage caused by Devi’s Psi-Blast.
As you can see on her character sheet, she rolls 4d6
when making her Psi-Blast attack, and it has a range incre-
ment of 10 squares (50 feet).
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 Devi has 20 Psionic Points. When she uses her Psi-
Blast, it costs her 2 Psionics Points (PP) and does 1d6
damage. However, she can increase the damage by
spending more of her Psionic Points. Each additional
+1d6 of damage costs her 2 PP. She recovers all of her
Psionic Points at the start of each day.
Psi-Blast attacks a target’s MENTAL DEFENCE, rather
than RANGED DEFENCE. Robots are immune to attacks
which target MENTAL DEFENCE.
Devi has some other psionic abilities, but in this
Quickstart we are just using the Psi-Blast. However, if you
wish to include another of her abilities, she is able to au-
tomatically sense strong emotions (love, hate, anger, fear,
etc.) in those she can see.
EXPLOITS
The character sheets in the core rulebook have an-
other page which details exploits (special abilities your
character has) and experience points. These are not
used in this Quickstart.
STEPPING IT UP A NOTCH
If you feel you are comfortable with the core mechanic,
and wish to include some of your Judges’ exploits, here is a
quick selection of simple abilities the pre-generated charac-
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ters can use. These additional exploits, which you will find
on the back of the character sheets in the core rulebook,
are just some of the hundreds of exploits available to char-
acters in Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD.
Judge Sera Devi
Sense Emotion. Devi is able to automatically sense
strong emotions in those she can see.
Inspiring. Devi is able to use an action to inspire an ally with-
in 30’, giving them a +1d6 bonus to their next attribute check.
Voice of the Law. Devi can speak in a commanding voice
which citizens and perps alike respond to. If a citizen or
perp can hear her, she can make an attack using her CHA
attribute (3d6, plus she can add her persuasion skill for a to-
tal of 4d6) vs. her target’s MENTAL DEFENCE. If that attack
is successful, the target will perform one action. The action
cannot be harmful to the target or another individual, but
the target might be ordered to freeze, drop their weapons,
move aside, and so on. However, if Devi fails in this attack,
she cannot ever use this ability on that target again.
Judge Clayton Halsey
On Your Feet! If an ally has taken damage, Halsey can
use two actions to restore 2d6 HEALTH in an adjacent
creature. No creature can benefit from this more than
once per day, however.
Only Knocked Out. One time only, when he would
normally have been knocked unconscious, Halsey is not
knocked out and simply remains at 1 HEALTH. Once he has
used the ability, it is permanently gone.

Judge Jessica Morris

No Collateral Damage. While most perps benefit from
cover if engaged in melee combat, they don’t get that ben-
efit when Morris is shooting. Remember, this only applies
to the cover gained from being engaged in melee combat,
not to other forms of cover.
Cleave. If Morris successfully hits a target with her day-
stick, and there is another target also adjacent to her, she
may make a free bonus attack against the second target.
She rolls one less die (-1d6) when making this bonus attack.

Judge Terrence Novak

Achilles Heel. Novak is able to analyse a target and ig-
nore it’s SOAK (whether caused by armour, or something
else) - but only once. Once he has used this ability on a
creature, he cannot use it again on that creature. He also
has the ability to instead grant that bonus to one ally, who
must use it within one round.
Explosives. Novak can create explosives from common
items and surroundings. This takes him 30 minutes to make,
and the explosive is able to do 3d6 damage to all targets
within 10’ when it explodes. He can store the explosive, but
only for up to two hours, after which it becomes inert.

STATE OF THE EMPIRE

This Quickstart contains a short adventure for the pre-
generated Judge characters. However, if you have the core
rulebook, there are also variations on the adventure pre-
sented for civilian and perp characters.
THE CORE RULEBOOK
The core rulebook contains much more detailed rules
for your Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD game,
including rules on how to create your own characters —
Judges, Civilians, or Perps.
The Core Mechanic
You have some attribute dice pools and some
skill dice pools.
To attempt a task or shoot a perp, you add an
attribute dice pool to a skill dice pool and beat a
target number. This is called an attribute check.
You can combine any attribute with any skill,
with the GM’s permission.
You might get additional dice from high qual-
ity equipment or circumstantial bonuses, or you
might lose dice from complications.

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 JUDGE SERA DEVI
YOUNG INSPIRING HUMAN PSI-JUDGE
CANNOT TELL A LIE.

4 3 4 6 5 7 7 6 4 5
2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 2
law pistols riding light armour clubs clairsentience
20
3 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

telepathy persuasion intuition dodging survival

3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
3

6 2 80lb
3 3
6’/4’ 200lb
2

5d6
2d6+4
half SE
2d6+2
1d6+2
1d6+4
2d6+2
2d6+2
2d6 1d6+3
3d6 2d6+3
2d6 2d6+3
Psi-Blast 4d6 varies 10 1d6 dmg +2 per extra 2PP

Cadet 13
16 18 Judge uniform
& helment 5
Basic Psionics 1
none 20
16 11 none Citizen Manipulation 1

Rookie 1

Psi-Judge 3

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5 5
JUDGE CLAYTON HALSEY
CLUMSY CLONE MED JUDGE
ALWAYS TRIES TO IMPRESS.

4 3 7 7 8 7 5 6 2 0
2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 0
perception climbing conviction law pistols riding
0
3 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1

light armour clubs medicine survival running psychology

1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

genetics dodging

1 1 1 1

6 4 110lb
3 5
6’/4’ 200lb
2

4d6
2d6+4
half SE
2d6+2
1d6+2
1d6+4
2d6+2
2d6+2
2d6 1d6+3
3d6 2d6+3
3d6 2d6+3

Cadet 13
11 14 Judge uniform
& helment 5 Trauma First Aid 1
none 25
10 14 none Hot Dog Run 1

Rookie 1

Med Judge 6

Medical kit

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 JUDGE JESSICA MORRIS
ATHLETIC HUMAN STREET JUDGE
COLLECTS ANTIQUES.

9 5 7 6 4 6 4 6 2 0
3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 1 0
clubs hardy law pistols light armour riding
0
3 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1

tactics fortitude running rifles interrogation

3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

6 4 160lb
5 3
6’/4’ 450lb
2

5d6
2d6+4
half SE
2d6+2
1d6+2
1d6+4
2d6+2
2d6+2
3d6 1d6+3
5d6 3d6+4
3d6 2d6+4

Cadet 13
11 16 Judge uniform
& helment 5 Combat Range 1
none 28
10 16 none
Applied Violence 1

Rookie 1

Street Judge 4

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10
5 5
JUDGE TERENCE NOVAK
26 Y.O. ERUDITE HUMAN TEK JUDGE
LOVES CELEBRITY GOSSIP.

4 7 4 7 9 6 3 9 0 0
2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 0 0
perception

3 2
climbing

1 1
conviction

1 1 3
law

2
pistols

1 1
riding

1 1
0
light armour clubs medicine survival running psychology

1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

genetics dodging

1 1 1 1

6 2 80lb
4 4

14’/4’ 200lb
2

4d6
2d6+3
half SE
2d6+1
1d6+1
1d6+3
2d6+1
2d6+1
3d6 1d6+2
4d6 2d6+3
3d6 2d6+3

Cadet 13
Judge uniform
14 16 & helment
5
Basic Mechanics 1
none 20
14 12 none Advanced Driving School 1

Rookie 1

Tek Judge 5

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 STATE OF THE EMPIRE
State of the Empire is a scenario for a group of inexperi-
enced Judges, citizens or perps. The very first Judge Dredd
story sees the lawman destroy the Whitey gang following
the murder of Judge Alvin. State of the Empire deals with
the aftermath of that story and the fate of the building.
The scenario consists of the following five sections:
CRIME BLOTTER: ‘JUDGE’ WHITEY
This section runs through the original story. It gives enough
information to encounter the Whitey gang, taking Dredd’s
place. There is a brief description of what happens and then
all the details needed to run it in your own campaign.
EMPIRE STATE TASK FORCE
This section deals with the scenario for a group of Judge
Player Characters. It gives the Judges their briefing and
objectives. They will be part of a task force sent to deal
with the criminals found within the old landmark.
CRIMINAL EMPIRE
This section is the introduction to the scenario for a group
of perps. It gives them information they need to enter the
Empire State Building and what they may hope to achieve.
The party will need to complete the scenario in a limited
amount of time; they have heard on the grapevine that the
Judges are coming to clear out the fugitives hiding there.
LITTLE LOST RAY FEY
An introduction for a party of ordinary citizens who find
themselves braving the lower levels of the building. There
they will hope to find a young juve who has wandered off
into the building when no adult was looking.
THE STATE OF THE EMPIRE
This describes the locations within the building. It
also provides information on the inhabitants and their
reactions to intruders.
CRIME BLOTTER: ‘JUDGE’ WHITEY
Within the near-derelict Empire State Building are gangs
of vicious perps, hiding out from the law. One of these,
‘Whitey’, leads his small band in ambushing and killing
Judge Alvin. Whitey returns the body to the Judges with
a mocking note attached to it; the Chief Judge consid-
ers flattening the building using an air strike in response.
However, Judge Dredd persuades him that this is unneces-
sary and goes to deal justice on the perps himself.
Whitey and his henchmen try to ambush Dredd, but he
uses his Lawmaster bike’s automatic setting to fool them.
The gang falls for this ruse, ambushing the bike while
Dredd gets behind them to create his own ambush. When
the perps resist arrest Judge Dredd takes Whitey prisoner
while killing the other two members of the gang.
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Dredd sends Whitey to Devil’s Island, a prison set on
a traffic island. Here the murderer is surrounded by
non-stop traffic, speeding past at hundreds of miles per
hour, serving his life sentence.
// Using Player Character Judges
This encounter is a simple one. For a group of Judges
it is probably better to have Whitey’s gang be more for-
midable, with extra gang members to present a greater
challenge. Also, the gang can be more scattered, leading
to a prolonged firefight with the Judges, with multiple am-
bushes and traps to hinder the party.
ADVENTURE HOOKS
The Empire State Building is a massive skyscraper, so
has potential for different groups to investigate it. The
Judges could be ordered to help to root out all the other
perps from the block and restore law to the place.
Perps could be contacted by a former member of Whitey’s
gang who knows where their loot was kept. Unfortunately,
other perps may have moved into the gang’s old lair and need
to be overcome before the loot can be retrieved.
Citizens might also wish to explore the old building. They
could be part of a Citi-Def exercise or an expedition by a
survivalist group. They may have heard rumours of the
legendary Treasure of Skull Island hidden somewhere in
the building; they might be foolish enough to seek it there,
despite folklore stating that the treasure is cursed…
EMPIRE STATE TASK FORCE (JUDGES)
You move into the briefing room and take your seats;
glancing around at the familiar faces you exchange a few
words with fellow Judges with whom you have worked cas-
es in the past. Judge Stoll, the watch commander, marches
in and takes his position at the podium. At his back the
screen suddenly comes on and shows a live feed of the der-
elict Empire State Building, one of the sector’s eyesores.
‘Three days ago Judge Alvin was ambushed and killed by
one of the gangs hiding out in the old Empire State Building,’
Stoll begins. ‘The perps responsible have been dealt with and
Chief Judge Goodman has ordered the building cleared of all
perp gangs. The Empire State will no longer be a safe refuge.
With that in mind you are all going to be involved in a major
raid on the building. Look at your screens, you will see the
rosters there and which Judges will be part of your team.’
When Stoll comes to your team’s orders you look up with
special interest. ‘Your group will enter at the ground floor
on Soloman Boulevard. There are several retail premises
at street level that need to be cleared before you enter the
building proper. You will be dealing with the lower levels.
These were former offices that were ransacked long ago.
There are numerous perps who we believe may be pre- ‘Judge’ Whitey
sent that you will need to look out for.
// Medium Sentient Human (6D6)
The Y-Empire are a juve gang that has its ‘club house’
somewhere near the entrance, so there are bound to be a Vicious Judge-hating psychopath
few of those creeps in residence. We also have seen Ricki
STR 6 (3d6) AGI 6 (3d6) END 3 (2d6)
Rocco enter at the ground level. A low-level associate of or-
ganised crime; it may be he is a link man between the mob INT 10 (4d6) LOG 6 (3d6) WIL 3 (2d6)
and the juves. Rocco has several known associates that have
disappeared from view recently, they may be holed up with CHA 6 (3d6) LUC 1 (1d6) REP 6 (3d6)
him. Notable among these is Katricia Bung, a suspected for- MELEE RANGED MENTAL VITAL
mer blitz agent. Almost as dangerous is Ronnie Blacktooth, DEFENCE 12 DEFENCE 24 DEFENCE 18 DEFENCE 18
who used to be an armourer for the Colorado syndicate.
SOAK 3
Blacktooth fell out with his boss by stealing a truckload of (padded jacket) VULN none IMMUNITIES none
high end weapons and selling them to a rival mobster.
A number of unidentified individuals are also present INITIATIVE 5d6 PERCEPTION 3d6
in your search area. They may only be vagrants but
could be something more formidable.’ SPEED 6 CLIMB 3 JUMP 12’/6’
Stoll then turns his attention to another team. After
finishing with allocating search zones, he then assigns
HEALTH 18
back-up teams.
CARRY 270lb (max. lift 300lb)
// Any Questions? ACTIONS 2
The Judges will have an opportunity to ask ques-
tions of Stoll at this point. REACH 5’

DO ANY OF THE NAMED PERPS IN THE TARGET

AREA HAVE OUTSTANDING WARRANTS?
Some members of Y-Empire have outstanding warrants
for petty offences. Robbery and tap are the most serious
and there is a good chance that the more serious offend-
ers are lying low in their Empire State headquarters.
Ricki Rocco has no warrants on him at this time, al-
though he has had iso-cube time for possession of an
unlicensed weapon and receiving stolen goods.
Bung is a suspect in several murders and is probably
guilty of a number more. Like most blitzers she had an ex-
plosive implant that should have killed her when faced with
capture. It is thought hers malfunctioned and partially went
off causing a severe injury several years ago. Unfortunately,
she was not killed but has become deadlier as the brain
trauma she received has made her more callous than ever.
WHAT SORT OF RESISTANCE WILL WE FACE?
Chances are Y-Empire will be keen not to be made
homeless, so expect them to put up some sort of fight.
Rocco may come quietly; it depends on what evidence
you find of any crimes he may have committed. The
vagrants should do as they are told, although if any are
drunk or on drugs you may find them belligerent.
Knife 3d6 (2d6+3 piercing damage)
Las Cannon 6d6 (3d6 heat damage; range 14)
SKILLS
hardy 1 (1d6), combat 1 (1d6), perception 3 (2d6),
reactions 1 (1d6), gambling 1 (1d6), intimidation 3
(2d6), local knowledge 1 (1d6), thievery 1 (1d6)
GEAR
las cannon, knife, padded jacket
Aim. Whitey gains a +1d6 bonus to a ranged attack
roll taken in the same turn that he spends an action
aiming.
Dive For Cover. On a missed attack, Whitey can
use a reaction to move SPEED 6 and either get prone
or behind cover.
Panicked Unload. When Whitey fires two shots at
a target and both hit, he gains a bonus third shot
Henchmen
Use the Mob Henchmen statistics.

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 As for any unidentified individuals, again it depends on
what they are doing in the building. If they are just squat-
ting they are likely to leave without a problem. If engaged
in criminal activity they may surrender easily enough or
have an arsenal with them and go down blasting.
ARE THERE ANY FLOOR PLANS?
No, the old building has had so many changes over the
years since it was abandoned we have no idea as to its
layout. It is likely that interior conditions will vary greatly.
Decades of abandonment could see interior partitions re-
moved or major barricades built up.
CRIMINAL EMPIRE (PERPS)
Local hoodlum Mikey ‘Cheese’ Head has contacted you
and your associates and a meet is arranged at Mikey’s shug-
gy hall – The Cheesebowl. You know Mikey from the time he
was a local block daddy, running the rackets in one of the
more decrepit blocks in the sector; he has since move on
and up in the criminal hierarchy and now the word is out on
the street that he is looking for a crew to do a job for him.
You are led into Mikey’s private office by one of his body-
guards, ‘Friendly’ Ryan. Friendly shuts the door behind you
and stands behind you inside the office.
‘I hear you are all on the lookout for some work. Well, I
gotta job that will suit you down to a tee. Word is that the
Judges will be coming down hard on the old Empire State
and I need you to go there to retrieve some of my prop-
erty. Unfortunately, I left it in the care of Ricki Rocco, and
while he ensures me everything is solid I have my doubts.
I want you to find where Rocco is hiding out and get my
stuff back; you don’t need to know what Rocco has, but it
is worth ten large for you all to get it back for me. Should
you succeed I might have more work for you.’
‘I would prefer it if Rocco hands over everything rather
than have any argument. He knows what I want, and owes
me big, so you should have no issues there; but just in
case you might want to go tooled up. Rocco is somewhere
on the lower levels of the building, you should be able to
get some help finding him from the losers living there. No
need to ask them nicely, though.’
‘Bring my stuff back to this place.’ Mikey hands over a
slip of paper with an address on it. ‘It is a low-rise storage
unit where I have a lock-up. Friendly will meet you there
and help you unload the truck; It’s parked out back and
is plenty big enough for you and to put all the gear in the
back. Now go, I got other things to do. Friendly, give them
the keys and show them to their truck.’
‘If you have questions, ask Friendly.’
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// Any Questions?
Friendly knows very little about the job in hand. He will of-
fer his opinion of Ricki Rocco if asked - ‘A straight up guy.’
LITTLE LOST RAY FEY (CIVILIANS)
The Feys are great people. There must be lots of good
folk around, but the Feys make a real effort. They try to
build a community. They help others. In this city that is
something. Now their boy has gone missing, and you are
all out on the streets looking for him. The Judges say
they will help, but they are too busy to properly look for
one more lost child out of thousands.
Then the old drunk says he saw a kid go into the Empire
State. The description he gave was just like Ray, he knew
what he was wearing - even down to the colour of his knee-
pads. Old Sal went to spread the news, but who knows when
others might come back to help the search. And the Judges,
they could take hours to get here, maybe days. No, a little
juvie could be in trouble and you are the only adults around
just now who can help, so it is up to you to save the day!
// Any Questions?
The Player Characters are from the local area, perhaps
living in one of the nearest blocks or in lower rise homes
in the area. They will know the Empire State to be derelict,
dangerous and the haunt for local troublemakers.
The drunken hobo ‘Slim’ is a well known local character
who sometimes lives in the grand old building. If ques-
tioned he might prove a little rambling but sticks to his sto-
ry – the lost juvie went into the Empire State on his own.
If the Player Characters think to ask any of little Ray’s
friends then one of them might admit that they dared
Ray to go into the building. However, it will take time for
them to track down one of his group.
If they try to find others to help the party will find they
are the most able-bodied citizens nearby. The others are
all eldsters or are off searching for Ray elsewhere; some
juves said they saw him playing hide and seek in a nearby
industrial complex. The dangers there might even be more
than in the Empire State so most have gone there first, in-
cluding Ray’s distraught parents.
Ray has been missing since yesterday evening and it is
now early afternoon…
Entering the Building
Entrance to the abandoned businesses at street level
is a simple enough affair. Most have missing windows or
doors and can easily be accessed. Entry to the lower levels
is either through a blocked stairwell (which requires time
to clear it), the unused lift shafts or the sub-basement
garage. The latter is mostly blocked by a barricade of
ancient, destroyed vehicles, rubble and assorted items of
trash. This can be climbed over by individuals on foot.
For the upper floors access is more difficult. The stairways
are blocked, although the barricade manned by Y-Empire
can be cleared the Judges will have to fight their way up-
wards. If they enter this way the perps in the building are
forewarned and have the advantage of higher ground.
Alternatively, the Judges may seek to access these floors
by directly using a hover wagon or by abseiling from a
higher floor. Unfortunately for the Judges they have no
vehicle available assigned to them; the hover vehicles as-
signed to the mission are for Judges entering the upper
floors of the building. It is possible, however, to comman-
deer a civilian vehicle for this purpose.
Entering Ricki Rocco’s level might cause some problems
initially due to the holograms hiding the intact nature of
the floor. They may find themselves bouncing off a window
where they thought there was no glass.
Entering the upper floors either by abseiling or directly from
a hover vehicle will catch the perps by surprise; they will not be
expecting attack from this direction. Instead of facing organ-
ised resistance the Judges will be able to take advantage of
the confused perps, who will be far less formidable.
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
Long neglected and dwarfed by the massive modern
buildings of the Big Meg, the Empire State Building is a
sad shadow of its former self. Many windows are broken or
boarded over, there are cracks visible in the façade and the
nearby sidewalks are strewn with garbage. The fact that it is
still standing is testament to the skills of those who built it.
First Floor
In this building (and all others in the city apart from the
embassy and official buildings of Brit Cit) the ground floor
is referred to as the first floor.
Most of the former business premises on the first floor
are empty. They have been stripped down of their former
fittings and contents and, in almost all cases, are lacking
either their windows or doors. Any premises that has been
boarded over has had some removed while the boards that
remain are plastered with advertising flyers. Apart from
assorted trash that has blown or been dumped into these
areas they are all empty. The exceptions are as follows:
// The Cosmic Taco
The smell of damp and worse things pervades this for-
mer fast food restaurant. Scattered about in this place are
piles of refuse that make up the shelters of the homeless.
Here they can live with a roof over their head while staying
out of sight from the rest of the city. Although the furnish-
ings have long gone the large counter and former kitchen
are still present. A faded menu sign on the back wall still
shows the various delights that were once available here.
The Cosmic Taco is a long defunct chain of fast food
restaurants that proliferated in rundown areas of the city.
Then it was discovered that it was part of an organised
crime money laundering operation; the Judges then shut
down the restaurants. In the case of the Empire State
Building no new business tenants moved in since by then
the old building was in a dreadful condition.
Several vagrants are here, sleeping on old, soiled mat-
tresses. None have seen a child, although one claims a lo-
cal tramp named Smelly Pete said he saw one.
None of the people here will offer any real resistance to in-
truders. They know of the Y-Empire juves and fear them. They
are happy to let the Judges (or anyone else) know where the
Y-Empire juves can be found. They may even mention the gang
have a barricade blocking the stairs that lead to their hangout.
// Synthi Bucks
With peeling paint and a shattered front window that no
one has bothered to board up this former synthi-caf café
is in terrible condition, even worse than its neighbours.
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 At some point vermin must have moved in as there are
the tell-tale signs of their presence in amongst the junk in
this place. A horrible stench gets stronger and stronger
the further in you explore the premises; it is obvious the
source of this smell can be found at the rear.
This café was once part of a much larger chain; this
franchise fell foul of the law as it continued to sell synthi-
caf long after it was banned by the Judges. Once it was
shutdown and the owners, staff and customers were all ar-
rested the place fell into ruin with the rest of the building.
The café is the lair of Stinky Joe, who is no relation to
Smelly Pete. Joe is an obnoxious, violent drunk who will
lunge, swinging, at a Judge (or anyone else) if they should
get too close. Fortunately, he is not much of an opponent
even for a group of citizens.
Use the Vagrant statistics for Stinky Joe.
// Vid Phones U Like
This former store is in better condition than the other
abandoned retail outlets in the building. The main reason
for this is that the entrance door has remained intact. Once
the Judges enter it will seem that the small shop holds little
of real interest. There are empty racks on the walls and a
small counter close to the entrance. A pile of mail sits near
the letterbox. All the envelopes and fliers are dated from
many years ago; the letterbox is now sealed. There are in-
numerable dead insects gathered on the floor next to the
window and door. From the literature on the floor and the
small signs in the shop it is clear it once sold vid-phones.
There is an interior door at the rear of the shop.
This door is closed and leads into a small office with a re-
stroom beyond another door behind it. Unlike the shop noth-
ing has been stripped here, but a long dead corpse sits on a
ruined swivel chair behind the small desk. An opened medical
kit sits on the desk, as does a spit pistol, its magazine half
empty. There are several bullet wounds in the corpse’s chest.
The desiccated corpse has been here for many years;
it will take a detailed examination by a forensics team to
identify the corpse so that a murder enquiry can begin.
A group of Judges should call in support to deal with the
body; they have a more important assignment to finish
first by clearing out the rest of the lower floors of the
building. The spit pistol needs cleaning but is otherwise in
decent condition and a party of perps or citizens may wish
to keep it for their own, later use.
The corpse is that of a former member of an organised
crime outfit. It is up to the GM to decide how to proceed
from here. They can either have the party of Judges inves-
tigate themselves or can assign a senior Judge from the
sector house to take over from here.
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// Foyer 1
This entrance to the building used to hold the elevators that
allowed tourists to visit the observation decks at the top of the
building. The elevators are sealed, with the doors replace with
plasticrete walls. These walls, like the rest of the foyer, are cov-
ered in graffiti and the tags of the Y-Empire juve gang.
There is a makeshift pile of mattresses and old furniture at
the end of the rows of elevator shafts. There is the unpleas-
ant smell of a long unwashed body emanating from this and
the soft sounds of snoring can be heard from the mound.
Smelly Pete lives under his lair. He is quiet and respect-
ful of others (it does not matter who, he fears punishment
having been on the end of a beating from Judges, petty
criminals and citizens alike over the years). When speaking
he will frequently smack his licks/gums when thinking of a
reply or if he needs to pause.
If asked, Pete will confirm he saw the missing child near
the other foyer, the one that leads up to the place the
‘hurting people’ live. If asked to describe the ‘hurting peo-
ple’ he will say they are wild young ones who he will always
hide from and avoid if he can.
FOYER 1 ELEVATOR SHAFTS
If the Judges force their way through the walls blocking
the elevator shafts it will take them some time. To break
through requires the tools to do so, unless the Judges wish
to expend some high explosive rounds.
At the far end of the elevator shafts a fixed ladder, quite re-
cently added, allows an individual to climb up to a hole in the
wall on the fourth floor. This is an emergency escape route for
Ricki Rocco and leads to the basement; this can be used by the
Judges to surprise his gang on their floor. Other than this hole
in the shaft there are no more exits farther up the shaft until
the observation deck at the top of the building is reached.
// Foyer 2
Once the major entrance to the offices and residences
of the Empire State Building, this grand foyer has seen far
better times. There are small piles of rubbish scattered
around and the whole area reeks of the stench of decay.
The doors to the elevator shafts have been welded shut
although the litter strewn stairs do offer a way up. A door
at the rear of the foyer, behind the desk of the building’s
receptionist, is barred and locked from this side.
The bolted and locked door leads to the sub-basement be-
low. A character with the appropriate skills and equipment
can attempt to force it open by unlocking it or use brute force.
Sufficient time and effort (plus a crowbar) will eventually suc-
ceed. A high explosive round from a Lawgiver would also work.
 The sealed elevator doors lead to elevator shafts; these
were long ago scrapped and there are no cables but it
is possible to climb up or down the shafts. The elevator
doors to all but the basement levels below are all welded
shut. The correct equipment can overcome this obstacle,
either cutting tools or a breaching charge.
The main stairway leads upwards to a reception area
above. However, it is blocked by a barricade constructed
by the Y-Empire juve gang who have their clubhouse on
the second floor.
FOYER 2 ELEVATOR SHAFTS
These no longer provide easy access to elsewhere in the
building. A persistent group could use them to get around
the barricade to the stairs or descend to the lower levels.
There are no longer any elevator cables, looters stripped
these from the building for scrap a long time ago.
Forcing a way through any of the welded doors will alert
those on that level that someone is coming. It is possible to
surprise the occupants if using a breaching charge, if the at-
tackers are quick to follow up the explosion. If there is delay
reinforcements with converge at the breaching point and
attempt to create a crossfire to eliminate any intruders.
FOYER 2 STAIRWAY
The Y-Empire juve gang controls access to their level and the
ones above by use of a barricade they have constructed over
the years. This is quite a resilient structure set at the top of the
stairs and is fixed in place. A section swings back like a gate,
allowing the juves and their allies to come and go.
A trio of guards (Juve Gang Members) watch the stairs
and are there to prevent unwanted intruders. These juves will
be boisterous and defiant if anybody appears, their bravery
enhanced by the barricade. However, if one or more are elimi-
nated then any remaining will flee, hoping to rally the rest of
the gang to throw back intruders with their superior numbers.
The barricade is solid enough to provide protection from
attack, granting the standard 2d6 cover penalty to attacks.
Trying to climb over the barrier needs a Routine [10] AGI
(climbing) check and uses 4 squares of movement. Doing so
exposes the climber to fire from the Y-Empire gang members
defending it, giving them a +1d6 bonus to attack the intruder.

Second Floor
The second floor was a series of medium sized offices
that held individual business premises at some point in
time. This floor now holds the gang clubhouse for the
Y-Empire, a group of renegade juves who have banded to-
gether after being thrown out of their homes.
The numbers of the gang within the block depend on the
strength of the party and how they approach the juves. For
a group of Judges looking to tackle the gang and evict them
from the building the gang will be larger. For a party of citi-
zens who approach the gang peacefully there will be fewer
juves. These will, if asked, tell the dumb ‘dults to leave their
territory, and no, they haven’t seen the lost juvie.
For a group of perps, they can be bribed to get a message
to Ricki Rocco who might then let them through. A hundred
credits will be sufficient, or a decent gun with ammunition.

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Y-Empire Statistics
The juves here number between six and a
dozen, being led by Neddy ‘The Ned’ Nederson.
Modify the numbers of gang members to suit
the ability of the Judges.
For the regular gang members use Juve
Gang Member statistics and for Neddy use the
Juve Gang Leader statistics.
// Y-Empire
Y-Empire is a typical juve/punk gang who hide out here,
individually they are more resolute than most gangs but
suffer from a lack of equipment. They have no real area
they control from where they can extort money; this lack
of regular income makes them undertake risky endeavours
and they frequently end up serving time in the juve-cubes.
These losses keep their numbers down and those here
are poorly equipped, having few credits with which to buy
weapons and other useful items.
All this does not stop Y-Empire being a belligerent
group of little thugs. They are bullies and if in a group
will be emboldened. They may try to bully citizens, fight
perps and mouth off at Judges.
The gang has a cordial relationship with Rocco, and he
pays them a few credits to ensure no one approaches his
hideout uninvited. None of the gang has seen Ray Fey.
// Restrooms
These still function, making the place less vile than it
would otherwise be. There are even a couple of working
showers; although the water is far from clean it does allow
the juves to keep some semblance of cleanliness.
// Gang bedrooms
Here the various members of the gang crash. The rooms
are generally filthy and in disarray, although in a few the
occupant has tried to make the place liveable. In these
better rooms posters hang from walls, the walls may have
been painted and/or the room is clean despite the overall
conditions of the area. Some rooms might be occupied if
the party has managed to get this far without being de-
tected. If an alarm has been raised the gang will have con-
gregated elsewhere to fight back against intruders.
// Club Den
This large, open area is a mess and is where the gang
hangs out. The room is full of stolen goods, including
a couple of tri-d sets and a shuggy table. The toughest
members of the gang will be found here if the alarm is not
raised and they will fight to defend their home.
There are boxes of stolen goods (most shoplifted from
nearby stores) and drug paraphernalia scattered in the room.
There is enough evidence of criminality here to lock up the
members of the gang for a considerable length of time.

// Elevator Foyer
The doors to the elevator have been welded shut and it
is difficult to force an entry. The Y-Empire are a little too
secure in their base and do not post a guard in the foyer; if
the doors are swiftly breached the juves will be surprised
and any resistance will be much less organised.

// Empty Offices
Most of the offices are deserted, and full to the roof
with assorted junk from decades ago plus whatever the
Y-Empire have decided to dump there. There is nothing
of interest in any of these areas, although it will take
considerable time to search them. It takes about one
man-hour to search an office, with a maximum limit of
three people to search each office.

// Storerooms
Although quite full these offices are quite organised.
They contain a variety of stolen goods, often boosted from
hijacked trucks by the gang or stolen in raids on shops and
warehouses in the sector. The gang also keep their provi-
sions here, including their food and water.

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Third Floor
The third floor is a series of empty offices. This is a deserted
level where both Y-Empire and Ricki Rocco discard their rub-
bish. There are a couple of booby traps on this level, placed in
rooms that the current residents of the building know to avoid.
Fourth Floor
The fourth floor is the hideout of Ricki Rocco and several
of his associates. Ricki has had this floor repaired and it
now provides decent living quarters.
Ricki, his long-time friend Katricia Bung and four hench-
men are on this level. The rooms are fitted out well; Ricki’s
room is luxurious. There are plenty of illegal goods stored in
various offices and each perp has their own living quarters.
The whole level has the benefit of an electric generator pro-
viding power. Holograms on the windows show the offices
to be deserted and derelict when viewed from outside the
building; this floor appears to be empty of anything of value
and in a worse condition than most of the others.
// Bedrooms
Each of these rooms is too large for the furniture it con-
tains. Each has a sizable bed, a wardrobe, desk, a couple of
comfortable chairs and a set of drawers. A large vidscreen
will dominate one side of the room. Every piece of furni-
ture in this place has come from truck hijackings or raids
on warehouses or shops. Ricki and his associates do not
believe in paying for anything they can steal.
If the party enters this level without alerting the gang-
sters then they are likely to find one or more of the group
in their bedrooms. Otherwise they will be hanging out in
the communal areas most of the time.
// The Bar
Ripped out of a bar from one of the now deserted busi-
ness premises on the ground floor, the bar is in very
good shape, Ricki got some contractors he knew to do
the work. Behind the bar is a mix of (illegally) imported
alcoholic drinks from Oz, Brit-Cit and other megacities.
There are crates of the stuff under the bar and the vari-
ous perps on this floor will help themselves to a drink (or
several) whenever they feel the need.
// Weight Room
To help fill their time and stay fit Ricki has equipped
a weight room for himself and his associates. Various
members of the group can be found here at different times
during the day. There is also a sauna they use to help
relax. Again, all the equipment has been stolen.
// Storage Rooms
Ricki has a large amount of contraband in his hideout. This
is mostly stored in the spare rooms on his floor, with the
items worth a large amount of credits. Should Ricki be cap-
tured by the Judges then they will be able to send him to the
iso-cubes for possession of stolen goods, at the very least.
Some of these items are held for other perps. Ricki might
try to pass on information, letting the Judges know who owns
what, if he thinks he can get a reduced sentence by doing so.
// Garage
Ricki and his gang have a small hover truck with which
they bring stolen items to their hideout. It is stored in this
area – it could provide an opportunity for one of more of
the gang to escape if things go against them.
The truck is well maintained but is otherwise not spe-
cial in any way. The entrance to the garage, like the rest
of the area, is concealed using holograms showing the
ruined façade of the building.
// Cinema Room
Ricki and his associates like to watch the latest movies,
but dare not go to the local cinemas in case there is an
outstanding warrant for any of them. Fortunately, they got
their hands on (stole) the fittings necessary to create a top
of the range private cinema room.
// Lounges
With ample room and decent furnishings these areas are
not used as often as might be expected. The gang prefers to
hang out in other communal rooms, only rarely relaxing here.
// Office
Ricki has a small office, where he can talk to his men pri-
vately on a one-to-one basis or contact the outside world
using his encrypted vidphone system. Again, the room is
well furnished and everything in the room is stolen.
// Robots
A small number of (stolen, obviously) robots are here. These
machines helped Ricki turn this derelict level of the building
into a very comfortable hideaway. Several of the robots are
responsible for maintaining and cleaning the area. There are
also a couple of sex robots, which keep the gang entertained…
None of the robots are dangerous, they still have their
original programming and cannot commit violent acts
against a person. They will give whatever aid they can to
any Judge who requests it.
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 RICKI ROCCO
Ricki Rocco
Ricki has had a long, and moderately successful, career
// Medium sentient humanoid (6d6) of crime behind him. He has spent several years living
in his refurbished headquarters, preparing it soon after
the man with a plan he was last released from the iso-cubes. He is a more
thoughtful criminal than most, carefully weighing the risks
STR 6 (3d6) AGI 6 (3d6) END 3 (2d6) and benefits for any crime he thinks about carrying out.
INT 6 (3d6) LOG 6 (3d6) WIL 6 (3d6) His associates appreciate his caution, allowing them to
have a decent standard of living without attracting the
CHA 6 (3d6) LUC 6 (3d6) REP 6 (3d6) attention of the law. Ricki and most of his gang have size-
MELEE RANGED MENTAL VITAL able stashes of credits squirreled away elsewhere for their
DEFENCE 18 DEFENCE 18 DEFENCE 24 DEFENCE 18 retirement. Unfortunately for them all the rashness of
SOAK 6 VULN none IMMUNITIES none Whitey will shortly bring an end to their comfortable liv-
(kevlar) ing as the Judges plan to crackdown on the Empire State
INITIATIVE 5d6 PERCEPTION 5d6 Building and the perps hiding out there.
Ricki has an escape route through an elevator shaft
SPEED 6 CLIMB 3 JUMP 12’/6’ which leads to the observation deck; if anyone forces
their way through his allies he will flee this way, if pos-
sible. It is up to the GM to decide if he escapes or any
HEALTH 36 Judge Player Characters prevent him from doing so.
CARRY 270lb (max. lift 300lb) The storage rooms include Mickey Head’s stored items.
ACTIONS 2 If a party of perps tries to parlay for these goods Ricki
REACH 5’ will hand them over after calling Mickey on his vidphone.
If they try to use force to get them, some of his men at-
Club 5d6 (3d6+3 blunt damage) tempt to outflank the party – if this fails he may decide to
Spit pistol 5d6 (3d6 ballistic damage; range 9) hand over the items to avoid further losses.
If citizens approach asking about a lost juve, he will be
suspicious, but he is not a total monster. He will state that
SKILLS
hardy 6 (3d6), combat 3 (2d6), perception 3 no juvie has come this way but suggests trying to make
(2d6), tactics 3 (2d6), intimidation 3 (2d6), local their way down to the car parking basement. He would
knowledge 3 (2d6) suggest they go there to look for the child.

GEAR KATRICIA BUNG

club, spit pistol, kevlar vest
Leadership. Ricki can freely donate his LUC (3d6)
dice to allies; he must declare this before dice are
rolled.
Give Orders. Ricki can spend an action to issue
orders. All allies within 30’ can take one immediate
bonus action.
Stone Cold Stare. Ricki has an intimidating pres-
ence and is able to mess with people’s heads. He
can make a 5d6 REP mental attack against a target,
inflicting the Afraid condition on a success.
Katricia has been looking for a way out of the city for a
while and hopes her friend Ricki can help her find it. For
the moment she is happy to provide muscle for Ricki in
return for a fair cut in the proceeds of any crimes. She is
now considering paying for an escape using the services
of a perp runner she knows.
Before leaving she first wishes to track down the mob
surgeon who botched the fitting of her implant and pay
him back for his mistake.
She knows her fate if the Judges catch her so she will
fight to the bitter end if escape is impossible; a lifetime
in the cubes does not appeal and she hopes this will
give her friend time to get away.

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Katricia Bung
Basement – Storage and pipes.
Immediately beneath the first floor is a basement area
// Medium sentient humanoid (6d6) which holds various pieces of decrepit machinery. Many of
these have been partially dismantled for scrap. There are
Former contract killer hiding from the law
plenty of pipes (again much has been stripped by looters) in
STR 6 (3d6) AGI 10 (4d6) END 3 (2d6) the narrow corridors away from the storage areas. Most of
the doors into the various rooms are missing (they can be
INT 6 (3d6) LOG 6 (3d6) WIL 6 (3d6) found piled up in one of the storage rooms).
CHA 6 (3d6) LUC 1 (1d6) REP 6 (3d6) In one of the storage rooms there is a tunnel, created by
MELEE RANGED MENTAL VITAL Ricki Rocco, using a now defunct disintegrator. This leads
DEFENCE 24 DEFENCE 18 DEFENCE 12 DEFENCE 18 to the abandoned basement of a store across the road.
SOAK 6 From here Ricki will hope to escape into the street, beyond
VULN none IMMUNITIES none any enemies’ reach or Judges’ cordon.
(kevlar)
In among the storerooms and pipe strewn corridors lives a
INITIATIVE 6d6 PERCEPTION 5d6 gigantic, mutated toad which has crawled up here from the
Undercity. It survives by eating the huge numbers of rats
SPEED 6 CLIMB 3 JUMP 20’/9’ which infest the place (plus the occasional vagrant).

HEALTH 36 // The Lair

CARRY 270lb (max. lift 300lb)
ACTIONS 2
REACH 5’
Knife 6d6 (3d6+3 piercing damage, bleeding)
SKILLS
hardy 6 (3d6), combat 6 (3d6), perception 3
(2d6), movement 3 (2d6), reactions 6 (3d6),
stealth 4 (2d6), computers 1 (1d6), tracking 3
(2d6), thievery 1 (1d6)
GEAR
kevlar vest, knife
Feint. Katricia gains a +1d6 bonus to a melee at-
tack roll taken in the same turn that she spends an
action feinting.
Achilles Heel. Katricia is adept at finding her vic-
tim’s weak spot. She can bypass SOAK once per foe.
Shiv. When Katricia hits a target with her knife, she
twists it, automatically causing the Bleeding condition.
The Rest of the Gang
For Ricki’s underlings use the Mob Henchmen
statistics. None of them are especially competent
perps; without Ricki or Katricia to lead them they
would quickly flee or surrender.
This storage room looks to have partially collapsed
into the level below. An awful stench pervades the area,
something like the combined odour of swamp water and
rotting flesh.
A pile of detritus dominates the part of the room
away from the collapsed floor. Some bits have slid down
among the rubble but there are bones, assorted scraps
of cloth and other rubbish. The bones appear to be hu-
man and suddenly an immense form comes barrelling
out of the pile of refuse…
Sub-Basement Car parking
The sub basement is a large open area with piles of junk
and rubble scattered across the place. A few, mostly stripped,
car chassis add to the general feel of desolation.
There are several ways to access this level available to a
group of player characters.
» They can climb down the lift shafts with a
Challenging [13] AGI check.
» Gain access through the collapsed floor of the gi-
ant toad’s lair in the basement level.
» Climbing over the barricade that leads to the
streets from the car park.
For a party of citizens this last method of entry might be
completely blocked. This ensures they must explore more of
the building to find Ray Fey and not be able to just go down
to the car park, deal with the mutants and find him.
A small group of mutants can be found on this level and
they have made this their home. They descend via a wide
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 hunt and explore. They more rarely sneak out onto the city
bottom over the barricade on the car ramp. There they steal
and scavenge what they can as quickly as possible, before
they can be spotted and rounded up by the Judges.
These mutants keep an eye out for intruders into their
level. They have a lookout placed on all the entrances to
this level (including the entrance to the Undercity). The
guard will fire their weapon at any intruder before ducking
behind cover and raising the alarm, allowing the others to
hide. The mutants will then call out to the intruders, asking
what they want – if they can avoid bloodshed they will. Of
course, the Player Characters might not be too pleased if
one of them has been injured by the sentry.
Ray Fey can also be found in the car park, having been
found by the group after he crawled through the barricade
leading to the streets and had some rubble collapse on his
legs. He is hurt, but not too seriously, and is a little scared
by the ‘strange men’ (the mutants). He is kept in one of the
makeshift shelters the mutants have put up and will remain
there until fetched, being too fearful to leave on his own.
The hostility of the mutants to any norms they encounter
can vary depending on the GM’s desires. Options include:
» Vicious cannibals looking to serve up Ray as their
next feast.
» Fearful victims of the world only looking to survive.
» A gang of raiders scouting out the area before they
perform a hit and run attack. They will then grab all
they can and then retreat into the Undercity with
their loot, and from there to the Cursed Earth.
A parlay could be possible if the party treat them fairly;
they are likely to flee a superior force if they feel outclassed.
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// Upper Floors
There are, of course, many more floors in the Empire
State Building, but these have been blocked off by Rocco
and his crew (with help from the juve gang). Should the
GM wish it he can have the players explore onwards and
upwards, encountering more desperados hiding out there…
// Beneath the Empire State Building
With the entrance to the Undercity beneath the building
Judges may wish to investigate further. Other player char-
acter groups are unlikely to want to do so.
Other than ensuring the area is secure any Judges
should not look to travel too far. There may be some
dangerous creatures near the entrance; this can be
another giant toad, blind crocodiles or troggies, but any
threat should not be too hazardous. After ensuring there
is no real threat from beneath the area the Judges should
secure the entrance to the Undercity and call in support
to seal it. The civilian construction crew will arrive an
hour later and seal the hole with rockcrete. Sealing such
entrances to the Undercity is a priority in order to prevent
any dangerous creatures from entering the city that way.
// Further Adventures
Judge Player Characters may have several loose ends
to tie up. Ricki Rocco might have escaped and they now
need to track him down. Ronnie Blacktooth was never
found; perhaps there will be a clue to his location in
Ricki’s office. The dead body in the abandoned shop’s of-
fice might require the party to track down who he was
and then try and find his killers. Also, they may wish to
help other Judges with the clearance of the Empire State
Building; there are a lot of levels still unexplored.
For perps they may have a new patron in the form of Mikey
‘Cheese’ Head. By recovering his property, they will have
earned a little gratitude from the mob boss and he might ask
Mr. Friendly to give them another task. Of course, becoming
friends with Mikey might mean rival gangsters or the Judges
might start to look more closely at the Player Characters.
If citizens manage to rescue Ray Fey they will become
heroes to his family, friends and neighbours. Old Mrs.
Glokovic might approach them as a party is thrown in
their honour. She asks them to find little Mitzie, her lit-
tle robopoodle, who ran away last week because those
nasty juves scared her so much…
The Mutants
For the mutants use the Mutant statistics.
The Toad in the Hole Sluggish. Unlike most creatures of its size, the
// Enormous non-sentient amphibian (7d6) cold-blooded toad only gets two actions and only
Horrid monstrosity from beneath the city rolls 1d6 for INITIATIVE.
Monstrous Leap. The toad leaps into the air a
STR 21 (6d6) AGI 6 (3d6) END 21 (6d6) height of 35 feet, making an attack against one foe
INT 6 (3d6) LOG 1 (1d6) WIL 10 (4d6) it can reach while doing so.
CHA 6 (3d6) LUC 1 (1d6) REP 10 (4d6) Quake. The toad slams a tail on the ground,
shaking the area within 4 squares. The creature
MELEE RANGED MENTAL VITAL makes a 5d6 attack against everybody within the
DEFENCE 24 DEFENCE 10 DEFENCE 14 DEFENCE 32
area, knocking targets prone and doing 1d6 damage
VULN to them.
SOAK 14* IMMUNITIES none
2d6 (heat)
Come Here! The toad shoots out its sticky
PERCEPTION 3d6; tongue to grab a victim within 35’ (7 squares). A
INITIATIVE 1d6 darksight
medium-sized or smaller target struck with the
SPEED 4 SWIM +4 CLIMB 2 JUMP 12’/12’ tongue is pulled adjacent to the toad.

HEALTH 105
CARRY 420lb (max. lift 1050lb)
ACTIONS 2
REACH 10’
Bite 7d6 (4d6+6 piercing damage)
Tongue 6d6 (1d6 blunt damage; range 7)
SKILLS
combat 3 (2d6), perception 1 (1d6), reactions 1 (1d6)
GEAR
none
* Remember that the Toad’s natural SOAK does not work against
heat damage, to which it is vulnerable (2d6).

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 FOES
This section includes a selection of statistics from Chapter
HEALTH 9
10 of the Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD core-
book as referenced in the scenario, State of the Empire, pro- CARRY 20lb (max lift 50lb)
viding you with everything you need to play the adventure. REACH 5’
ACTIONS 2
JUVE GANG MEMBER Knife 2d6 (1d6+1 piercing damage)
Antique pistol 3d6 (2d6 ballistic damage; range
// Medium Sentient Humanoid (3d6) 8; sidearm)
SKILLS
Young criminals who act tougher than they are.
combat 1 (1d6), hardy 1 (1d6), movement 3 (2d6),
STR 1 (1d6) AGI 3 (2d6) END 1 (1d6) perception 1 (1d6), reactions 1 (1d6), thievery 1 (1d6)
GEAR
INT 3 (2d6) LOG 3 (2d6) WIL 1 (1d6)
CHA 3 (2d6) LUC 0 (0d6) REP 3 (2d6) knife, antique pistol
MELEE RANGED MENTAL VITAL
DEFENCE 10 DEFENCE 12 DEFENCE 10 DEFENCE 10 Backpedal. When someone misses the Juve Gang
Member with a melee attack, he may use a reaction to step
SOAK 2 VULN none IMMUNE none back 5’ and take a shot.
Dive For Cover. If a ranged attack misses a Juve Gang
INITIATIVE 3d6 PERCEPTION 3d6 Member, they may immediately move half their speed as a
free action and either throw themselves prone or get be-
SPEED 3 CLIMB 2 JUMP 6’/1’ hind cover if it is in range.
JUVE GANG LEADER
// Medium Sentient Humanoid (5d6)
Tougher than their followers but still
more a blowhard than a threat.

STR 3 (2d6) AGI 6 (3d6) END 3 (2d6)

INT 6 (3d6) LOG 6 (3d6) WIL 3 (2d6)
CHA 6 (3d6) LUC 1 (1d6) REP 6 (3d6)
MELEE RANGED MENTAL VITAL
DEFENCE 10 DEFENCE 20 DEFENCE 15 DEFENCE 15
SOAK 3 VULN none IMMUNE none
INITIATIVE 4d6 PERCEPTION 5d6
SPEED 5 CLIMB 3 JUMP 12’/3’

HEALTH 15
CARRY 60lb (max lift 150lb)
REACH 5’
ACTIONS 2
Las-knife 3d6 (2d6+3 heat damage)
Pistol 5d6 (3d6 ballistic damage; range 12; sidearm)
SKILLS
carousing 1 (1d6), combat 1 (1d6), intimidation
1 (1d6), movement 6 (3d6), perception 3 (2d6),
tactics 1 (1d6), thievery 1 (1d6)
GEAR
las-knife, antique pistol, padded jacket

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 Panicked Unload. The Juve Gang Leader fires two shots
HEALTH 35
at a target, and if both hit he gains a third shot.
CARRY 120lb (max lift 300lb)
Perfect Aim. The Juve Gang Leader gets +2d6 from
aiming instead of +1d6. REACH 5’
Stone Cold Stare. Juve Gang Leaders have an intimidat- ACTIONS 2
ing presence and can mess with peoples’ heads. They can Brawling 4d6 (2d6+3 blunt damage)
make a 4d6 REP mental attack against a target within 30’, Laser pistol 4d6 (2d6 heat damage; range 8;
inflicting the Afraid condition on a success. sidearm)

MOB HENCHMAN Mental Attack 3d6 (2d6+3 damage)

SKILLS
// Medium Sentient Humanoid (5d6) combat 1 (1d6), hardy 6 (3d6), intimidation 1 (1d6),
perception 1 (1d6), reactions 1 (1d6), thievery 3 (2d6)
Minor mob associate of little skill.
GEAR
STR 6 (3d6) AGI 3 (2d6) END 6 (3d6) laser pistol, kevlar jacket
INT 3 (2d6) LOG 3 (2d6) WIL 6 (3d6)
CHA 3 (2d6) LUC 1 (1d6) REP 6 (3d6)
It’s Just a Flesh Wound. Henchmen are expected to ig-
MELEE RANGED MENTAL VITAL
DEFENCE 15 DEFENCE 15 DEFENCE 15 DEFENCE 15 nore injury and discomfort when ordered to do something.
Within 30’ of their boss, a henchman gains +3 SOAK.
SOAK 7 VULN none IMMUNE none
Opportunist Stomp. A Henchman can stomp on an adja-
INITIATIVE 3d6 PERCEPTION 3d6 cent prone opponent as a free brawling attack Protector.
Henchmen can take an attack meant for an adjacent ally. If
SPEED 4 CLIMB 2 JUMP 6’/6’
the attack hits their ally, they take the damage instead.

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 aMUTANT RAIDER Mutation. Individual Mutant Raiders can have a wide va-
riety of mutations. Roll 1d6 on the following table:
// Medium Sentient Humanoid (5d6)
Wasteland bandits who scavenge and prey d6 Mutation Effect
on the weak. The Mutant Raider have extra eyes; they might
be on the back of his head, in the palms of his
1 Extra eyes hands, or somewhere else. He gains all-around
vision and cannot be flanked.
STR 6 (3d6) AGI 3 (2d6) END 6 (3d6) The Mutant Raider has more than the normal set
of appendages - extra arms, legs, more than one
INT 3 (2d6) LOG 3 (2d6) WIL 6 (3d6) 2
Extra
nose, or four ears. Arms give her +1d6 STR, legs give
appendage her +1d6 AGI, and noses or ears give her +1d6 INT.
CHA 3 (2d6) LUC 1 (1d6) REP 6 (3d6) However, she has a permanent -1d6 CHA.
The Mutant Raider might look human (almost), but
MELEE RANGED MENTAL VITAL Displaced
his internal organs are all in a different place. He
gains +2 SOAK and is immune to any exploits which
DEFENCE 15 DEFENCE 15 DEFENCE 15 DEFENCE 15 3
Organs rely on the attacker targeting his anatomy for extra
damage. However, anybody attempting medical
assistance on him suffers a -2d6 to their check.
IMMUNE
SOAK 7 VULN none radiation 4 Poison fangs
Just like a poisonous snake, the Mutant Raider can
bite and deliver a venomous toxin. Her unarmed attack
increases by +1d6 and becomes piercing/poison damage.
INITIATIVE 3d6 PERCEPTION 3d6 The Mutant Raider can heal wounds that would kill
a normal man and regrow body parts even if they
5 Regeneration have been severed. As long as he is above 1 HEALTH,
he automatically heals 1d6 HEALTH per hour.
SPEED 4 CLIMB 2 JUMP 6’/6’
The Mutant Raider is covered in a layer of spikes which
protrude through it from her bones. Her natural damage
6 Bone spikes becomes piercing, and anybody who attempts to attack
her unarmed takes 1d6 damage each time they strike.
HEALTH 35
Radiation Resistance. Mutant Raiders are immune to
CARRY 120lb (max lift 300lb)
radiation damage and radiation sickness.
REACH 5’
VAGRANT
ACTIONS 2
// Medium sentient humanoid (4d6)
Knife 4d6 (2d6+3 piercing damage)
Inhabitants of cardboard cities and
Antique automatic rifle 4d6 (2d6 ballistic derelict buildings.
damage; range 8; auto)
SKILLS STR 4 (2d6) AGI 6 (3d6) END 3 (2d6)
INT 6 (3d6) LOG 6 (3d6) WIL 6 (3d6)
carousing 1 (1d6), combat 1 (1d6), disguise 1 (1d6),
driving 2 (1d6), hardy 6 (3d6), intimidation 1 (1d6), CHA 6 (3d6) LUC 1 (1d6) REP 6 (3d6)
perception 1 (1d6), stealth 3 (2d6), survival 3 MELEE RANGED MENTAL VITAL
(2d6), tactics 1 (1d6) DEFENCE 10 DEFENCE 15 DEFENCE 20 DEFENCE 10
GEAR
SOAK 3 VULN none IMMUNE none
knife, antique automatic rifle, thick robes
INITIATIVE 5d6 PERCEPTION 5d6
Ambush! Mutant Raiders are skilled at ambushing oth-
ers in the Cursed Earth. In the ambush turn, they can take SPEED 5 CLIMB 3 JUMP 12’/3’
two full actions rather than just one.

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 HEALTH 15 EXPLODING FROM THE
CARRY 60lb (max lift 150lb)
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REACH 5’
YOUR GAMING TABLE!
ACTIONS 2
Knife 4d6 (2d6+2 piercing damage)
SKILLS
appraisal 3 (2d6), climbing 3 (2d6), dodging 1
(1d6), knives 3 (2d6), local knowledge 6 (3d6),
perception 3 (2d6), reactions 3 (2d6), running 3 ®
(2d6), stealth 6 (3d6), thievery 6 (3d6)
GEAR
knife, rat on a stick

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