The skimboard is a form of personal transport which allows the rider (usually a single character) to hover above the ground. The board utilized a series of inertial fields and microengines to propel the device along at a flight ceiling of around one meter (though with questionable modifications, this could be more than doubled). Though balance was an important key to remaining on the board, the rider was also held in place by adhesive lines of goo called stick-strips. The board was operated via a series of foot controls at the rear, which could be used to regulate the power flow between the engines and fields for maximum maneuverability.
The agility of the board made it popular among sporting enthusiasts, who were nicknamed “slashers” due to their practice of slashing through the air with flips and spins.
Skimboarding could be a dangerous activity, with falls from the board resulting in injuries if the rider wasn’t adequately protected with a crash helmet, elbow pads and knee pads. The device also had a built-in anti-collision system which attempted to automatically angle the board away from obstacles. However, this feature was often abused by slashers in the sport of “going vertical”, a stunt which involved the slasher heading towards a wall at top speed. At the last possible minute, the rider would then bank straight up (aided by the anti-collision system) and shift power to the rear engines, riding up the wall with only the stick-strips to keep the rider from falling. Most slashers could go two-to three-meters up the wall before being overcome by gravity, though the record is five meters.
Cost: 800 Terran Alliance Credits (400 used)
Availability: Common
Medium Ground Vehicle (Speeder)
Initiative +X
Senses: Perception +X
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Defenses
Reflex XX = 10 + 5 (Dex) + 0 (Armor Or Heroic Level) [flat-footed XX = 10 + 0 (Armor Or Heroic Level)]
Fortitude 13 = 10 + 3 (STR)
HP 10/10
DR 5
Damage Threshold 13 (Fort Defense + Size Mod [0])
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Speed: 12 squares (max velocity 280 km/h)
Fighting Space: 1×1
Cover: None
Grapple +4 = 1 (BaseATK) + 3 (STR) + 0 (Size)
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Abilities: Strength 16, Dexterity 20, Constitution -, Intelligence 10
Skills: Initiative +X, Pilot +X
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Crew 1 (Pilot)
Consumables: 1 Hour/Power Pack
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Unused Emplacement Points: 1