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Conectbns: Delete the paragraph headed mAddiiional Note Concerning NPCs.' The HS Derringer's recoilvalues are unchanged; delete its line from page 6. Unskilled tests are datified on the replacement charts bebw. Under the paragraph headed %ado Detonationof Expk sives," replace the sentence The task is Average: (Combat EngineeringElectronics) given proper equipment, Difficult (Combat EngineeringElectronics) given improvised equipment" with T h e task is Diffiitt: (Combat EngineeringcElectronics)+2 given proper equipment, Formidable: (Combat Engineering+Electronics) given improvised equipment." In the next paragraph, replacethe sentence 'Improvising a radiodetonation receiveror transmitter from a normal radio is an Average: (Combat EngineeringlEledronics)task" with the sentence 'Improvising a radiodetonationreceiver ortransmit-

ter from a normal radio is a Difficult: (Combat Engineering+Electroni)+2 t a s k . ' Under the bold, in-text heading 'Radii-Detonation Receiver Unit," replacethe phrase -(Average: Electronics)" with the phrase '(Difficutt: Eledronics).' D20 Clarlficatlon: To convert old task dflitly levels to new ones, examine the old modifiition of the Skill Level and apply the same modifiition to the new system. For example, placing an explosive charge under the old system was an Easytask (rollversus 2xCombat Engineeringskill). Under the 020 system, a 2x roll is an Average diffiilty level, therefore placing a demolitions charge under the D20 system is an Average task. Please note that combat-relatedtasks are a special case, and are discussed in the paragraph with the bold, in-text heading "Common Task Levels," whiih is under the 'D20 System: Task Difficutly Levels" major heading.

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