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Chapter 2: Starship Combat / Boarding / Resolving a Boarding Party / Resolving with Starship Actions

Security Modifier

Source Starship Operations Manual pg. 41
Starships often incorporate security features that stymie invaders. A starship’s BR has a base security modifier of +0, modified by the following security features (rounded up). Antipersonnel weapons provide their BR modifier only against the first boarding attack attempted against the starship, after which the weapon exhausts its ammunition and must be reloaded as an open crew action.

Security	Security Bonus
Antipersonnel weapon	1/3 × weapon level
Antipersonnel weapon, heavy	2 + 1/3 × weapon level
Biometric locks	1
Computer countermeasures	1/3 × number of countermeasures

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