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SPUGS
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5150: New Beginnings - Alien Doc 001
"Everyone deserves a second chance, but Spugs?"
CURRENT HISTORY
Spugs are definitely Xenoforms. According to the
Alien Studies Institute (ASI) they could be the
distance cousins of the Xenoforms linked to the
Hafer Incident (1) but the Spugs are truly unique.
When allowed to exist in peaceful close proximity
with Basics they will emulate Basic behavior and
desires. This can be both good and bad as the high
number of Spug drunkards to be found in parts of
New Hope City can attest.
The Spugs that one will meet on New Hope are very
different than the ones you meet on the battlefield (2) .
These Spugs are usually Alphas and Omegas with a
streak if independence and experience in
commanding the lower Spugs known as Drones.
When Drones are encountered they will always be
led by an Alpha (1-2) or Omega (3-6).
All Spugs are from specific demi-hives and therefore
are shared larvae. Once they break pupae and
emerge from their cocoon they shared a
commonality that allows for non-verbal
communication between members counting as if
Combat Comm Linked. This also explains why all of
the Spugs found in New Hope City cluster together
in specific areas (3) .
Spugs are usually Mercenaries (1-5) or Gunslingers
(6) and it is often said that if you can’t afford a Grath
at least hire a Spug.
Spugs never retrieve their wounded trusting them to
make it back to the Spug areas where they live.
QRS
(1) The “Hafer incident” refers to the first contact with the
“Gallia 6 Biter”, which resulted in the unfortunate demise
of the Xenoform studies laureate K. Hafer. From this
notable incident has come the informal military tradition of
naming the Xenoform after its first known victim.
(2)Spug military forces are covered in another document
geared for use with 5150: Star Army.
(3) To reflect this clustering Spugs will count a +2 to their
2d6 roll on the How Many Grunts Table (5150: New
Beginnings, page, 118).
REPUTATION
Spugs can be Rep 3 Drones (1-2), Rep 4 Omegas
(3-5) or Rep 5 Alphas (6).
MOTIVATION
Spugs are always Survival motivated when not in the
military.
GENDER
Spugs are always male.
ATTRIBUTES
Spugs have the following Attribute Package.
SPUGS
ATTRIBUTE PACKAGE
Driven: Will never seek cover and when
encountering it will still move their maximum
distance.
Hard as Nails: Once during each Encounter the
character will treat its first Obviously Dead result as
a Knock Down result instead.
Nerves of Steel: Treat Duck Back as if Carry On
and never Outgunned. Not affected by Fear. Counts
a +1d6 when taking the Charge into Melee Test
Short Sighted: Counts a -1d6 when taking the In
Sight Test.
Slow Mover: Normal movement is 6". Will only roll
1d6 when taking the Fast Move Test.
PROFESSIONS
Spugs are limited to the following two Professions:
E4 - Gunslinger
E5 - Mercenary

WEAPONS
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Spugs have access to a wide variety of weapons.
See the Weapons Availability Section (5150: New
Beginnings, page, 17) for more info.
ARMOR
Spugs sometimes will have access to Armored
Jackets based on their Profession. See the section
called Armored Jackets (5150: New Beginnings,
page, 18) for more info.
COM-LINKS
Spugs have access to all types of Com-Links.
2 SPUG GENERATOR
(2d6 added together)
# REP FIT PEP SAV SCI WPN
2 3 3 1 2 0 MP
3 3 3 1 2 0 BAMP
4 3 3 1 2 0 MP
5 3 3 1 2 0 BAMP
6 4 4 2 3 0 MP
7 5 5 3 4 0 BAMP
8 4 4 2 3 0 MP
9 4 4 2 3 0 BAMP
10 4 4 2 3 0 MP
11 4 4 2 3 0 BAMP
12 4 4 2 3 0 MP
PEF RESOLUTION
When including Spugs in your 5150: New
Beginnings games any result of "5" in the LWC
column on the What Are They Table (5150: New
Beginnings, page, 118) is a Spug. This replaces the
Basic result currently listed.
As mentioned previously, be sure to count a +2 to
the 2d6 roll when rolling on the How Many Grunts
Table.
When a Gunslinger is encountered the highest Rep
Spug will be the Gunslinger and the remaining
Spugs will be Mercenaries.
QRS

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5150: New Beginnings - Alien Doc 001
2 SPUGS REACTION TESTS
DUTY MOTIVATED
REASON PASS 2D6 PASS 1D6 PASS 0D6
Received Fire (Ldr) * All:
All:
All:
Carry On
Carry On
Carry On.
Man Down (Ldr) * All:
If group at 1/2 strength or All:
Carry On.
less:
Take Cohesion Test.
Take Cohesion Test.
Otherwise:
Carry On. .
Cohesion Test (Ldr) *
Taken by group
Recover From Knock
Down
Armored allowed to roll 3d6
instead
All:
Carry On.
All:
Stunned. Figure may
not act or react until
having spent one full
turn of activation
doing nothing.
Driver Disabled All:
Vehicle moves
forward 3" and comes
to stop.
2 SPUG GENERATOR
(2d6 added together)
# REP FIT PEP SAV SCI WPN
2 3 3 1 2 0 MP
3 3 3 1 2 0 BAMP
4 3 3 1 2 0 MP
5 3 3 1 2 0 BAMP
6 4 4 2 3 0 MP
7 5 5 3 4 0 BAMP
8 4 4 2 3 0 MP
9 4 4 2 3 0 BAMP
10 4 4 2 3 0 MP
11 4 4 2 3 0 BAMP
12 4 4 2 3 0 MP
QRS
If group at 1/2 strength or
less:
Retire.
Otherwise:
Carry On.
All:
Out of the Fight.
All:
Vehicle moves
forward 3" (1-2), veers
left (3-4) or right (5-6)
and comes to stop.
All:
Retire.
All:
Obviously Dead.
All:
Vehicle moves
forward 6" (1-2), veers
left (3-4) or right (5-6)
and comes to stop.
SPUGS