Grenades and Other Explosives

Name	Description	Fuse	Area Effect	Damage/Effects
High Explosive Fragmentation Grenade	A standard high explosive fragmentation grenade, capable of devastating injury to unarmed targets and can even cause localized hull breaches if deployed next to an exterior bulk head.	1-10 sec	50' radius	3d10W
Smoke Grenade	Often used for signaling air drops, landing zones, or air strikes the smoke grenade can also be used to obscure the vision of targets, although the duration of the smoke cloud will depend on local wind speed and other atmospheric conditions.	1-10 sec	40' radius	-3 steps to perception rolls while within smoke radius.
Incendiary Grenade	Rarely in use thanks to environmental suits, incendiary grenades are more often than not used to cause dangerous fires through a target area and cause area denial.	1-10 sec	30' radius	3d8W for 5 rounds.
Flechette Grenade	Razor-sharp flechettes rake through the area, shredding unarmored flesh and bone. Perfect for ensuring the continued existence of armored friendlies in an area.	1-10 sec	40' radius	5d10W against unarmored only
Singularity Grenade	These extremely rare, illegal, and expensive grenades generate a short-lived miniature black hole. Large and unwieldly, they make the user a priority target on the battlefield.	Contact	8' radius	Functionally infinite damage within area of effect.
Goo Grenade	The premier weapon for nonlethal incapacitation, goo grenades are in heavy use by police forces throughout Terran space.	1-10 sec	10' radius	10d4S. Targets must make a Burst of Strength roll at difficulty = damage to break out of immobilizing goo.
Black Betty Grenade	A popular choice for NEB boarding operatives, the Black Betty is governed by an advanced trigger that always directs its payload downrange from a user's transmitter, allowing boarding parties to rapidly move and safely clear congested hallways- or truly unique feats of explosive trickery.	Contact	30' semicircle	4d8W, always explodes in a direction away from user
Gas Grenade	Chemical warfare has been banned by almost everyone but Top Shelf Agriculture. Nonetheless, gas grenades can still be occasionally used throughout Terran space. Use of them is a sure-fire way to get bounty hunters on your tail... and not always the best choice regardless thanks to tracheal filters and environmental suits.	1-10 sec	40' radius	5d10S for 5 rounds. Targets must make an Endurance roll every round at difficulty = damage or suffer a -2 step penalty to Vitality. If Vitality hits 0, character is KOed.
Varia Charge	Delayed explosives are handy for operatives of all stripes. The Varia Charge allows the greatest variety of options for unparalleled explosive versatility.	1 sec - 20 min, Contact	1-100' radius	1-10d10W; damage cannot exceed explosive radius
Claymore Mine	A directional explosive that requires proper setup and a tripwire. A timeless classic of guerilla warfare.	Tripwire	100' cone	6d10W
Shrike Mini-missile	This direct-fire missile has limited homing capabilities but comes at the expense of a normal grenade's timer and area effect. Excellent for blasting a single large target.	Contact	5' radius	Homing requires an aim action against a single target; if homing can go around corners; 3d10W

Grenade Rules

Most non-utility grenades have an area effect, however, this usually represents their maximum injury blast radius. In the world of Orion Spur, grenades have been standardized to a 15 foot lethal radius, where they deal maximum damage. Every 5 feet outside of this lethal radius reduces the damage by 1 step, to a minimum of d2W damage.

Chunky Salsa Rule

Non-utility grenades launched in an area smaller than their lethal injury blast radius do full, maximized damage if the force of the grenade cannot be channeled away.  If within an area larger than the lethal blast radius of 15 feet but smaller than their maximum injury blast radius, the area effect damage is not reduced.