Location Datafile: Rooftop
Rooftop Battlefield
Distinctions
Perilous Heights Above the City
Vents, Antennas, Skylights, and Water Towers
One Bad Step from Disaster
Power Set: Urban Heights
Precarious Ledges d8
Rooftop Access Routes d6
Environmental Hazards d8
Aerial Views d8
Structural Weak Points d8
SFX
SFX: High-Risk Maneuvers: Step up Rooftop Access Routes or Aerial Views for daring movement, pursuit, or spotting actions.
SFX: Knockback: Step up Environmental Hazards when forcing opponents toward edges, skylights, vents, or unstable surfaces.
SFX: Improvised Use: Spend 1 PP to create a d8 Asset from cables, ladders, loose bricks, antennas, or maintenance equipment.
SFX: Sudden Drop: Spend 1 PP to inflict or step up a fall-based Complication on a target.
Limit: Fragile Roofing: Gain 1 PP when structural damage opens new hazards.
Limit: Exposed Position: Step up Doom when characters have little cover from flyers, snipers, cameras, or long-range attacks.
Limit: Limited Space: Gain 1 PP when tight rooftop terrain restricts movement or puts bystanders nearby at risk.
Stress Tracks
Structure d6–d12
Visibility d6–d12
Chaos d6–d12
If stress steps past d12, the rooftop suffers Trauma: collapse, fire, public exposure, blocked escape routes, or someone going over the edge.
Example Complications
Slippery Surface
High Winds
Exposed Position
Collapsing Skylight
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