Vehicle: Jenny ("Devil Car")

[Susano]

JENNY

Val	CHA	Cost	Notes
3	SIZE	15	2" x 1"; -3" KB; -2 DCV
30	STR	5	Lift 1600 kg; 6d6 HTH Damage
23	DEX	39	OCV: 8/DCV: 8
14	BODY	1
20	INT	10	PER Roll: 13-
15	EGO	10	ECV: 5
10	DEF	24
4	SPD	7	Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12
Total Characteristics Cost: 111

Movement:	Ground: 30"/120"
Swimming: 0"/0"

Cost	Abilities and Equipment
Propulsion Systems
23	Motorized Wheeled Vehicle: Ground Movement +24" (30" total), x4 Noncombat; 
OAF (standard tires; -1 1/2), Only On Appropriate Terrain (-1/4), 1 Continuing Fuel 
Charge (easily obtained fuel; 1 Day [probably longer]; -0)
-2	Ground Vehicle: Swimming -2" (0" total)
4	Puncture-Resistant Tires: (4 DEF, 4 BODY)

Tactical Systems
56	Forward .50 Caliber Machine Gun: RKA 3d6, Autofire (5 shots; +1/2), Increased 
STUN Multiplier (+1/4), 1000 Charges (+); OIF Bulky (-1), Limited Arc Of Fire 
(forward 60 degrees; -1/2), Real Weapon (-1/4) plus +2 OCV; OIF Bulky (-1) plus 
+4 Range Modifier; OIF Bulky (-1)
5	Forward .50 Caliber Machine Guns: 1 more .50 Caliber Machine Gun (total of 2)
18	Forward Rockets: RKA 2d6, Armor Piercing (+1/2), Explosion (+1/2), No Range 
Modifier (+1/2); 6 Charges (-3/4), OIF Bulky (-1), Extra Time (travels at the rate of 120" 
per Segment, taking a minimum of one Extra Segment to reach it's target; -1/2), Limited 
Arc Of Fire (forward hex row, same horizontal level; -1)
28	Side Grenade Launcher: RKA 2d6, Explosion (+1/2), Trigger (5 or 10 Segment 
delay; +1/2); 10 Charges (-1/4), OIF Bulky (-1), Limited Arc Of Fire 
(side 180 degrees; -1/4), Real Weapon (-1/4) plus +4 Range Modifier; OIF Bulky (-1)
5	Side Grenade Launcher: Another Grenade Launcher (total of 2)
33	Rear Flame-thrower: RKA 3d6, Area Of Effect (10" Cone; +1); 12 Charges (-1/4), OIF 
Bulky (-1), Limited Arc Of Fire (rear 60 degrees; -1/2), No Range (-1/2), Real 
Weapon (-1/4) plus RKA 1 point, Continuous (+1), Uncontrolled (lasts until flammable 
material affected by RKA 3d6 is consumed, or a Full Phase is spent putting out the 
flames; +1/2), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Sticky (anyone or anything flammable 
touching victim/target also catches on fire; +1/2); OIF Bulky (-1), Linked (-1/2)

Operation Systems
2	Infrared Filters: Infrared Perception for Sight Group; OIF Bulky (-1)
4	Radio: Radio Perception/Transmission (Radio Group); OIF Bulky (-1), Affected As 
Hearing Group As Well As Radio Group (-1/4)
5	Tinted Windscreen:  Sight Group Flash Defense (10 points); Only Protects Versus 
Exterior Flashes Against Interior Personnel (-1)

Personnel Systems
1	Restraint System: +4 PD (adds to standard seatbelt PD of +4); OIF Bulky (-1), Only 
To Protect Occupants Against Damage From Collisions (-2)

Skills
10	Tactical Computer: +2 with Ranged Combat
8	Superb Handling: +4 with Ground Movement
3	Autopilot: Combat Driving 16-; OIF Bulky (-1)
6	Tracking System: Tracking 16-; OIF Bulky (-1)
209	Total Abilities and Equipment Cost
320	Total Vehicle Cost

Value	Disadvantages
10	Distinctive Features: "Sports" Car (C)
10	Social Limitaition: Vehicle (F, M)
20	Total Disadvantage Points
60	Total Cost (300/5)

Description:

Jenny is found on the Roger Zelazny short story "Devil Car." She was built for one Sam Murdock so he could hunt down the black Cadillac (the devil car in the title) that killed his brother. Jenny is a sports car, bright red in color, said to be a "carefree Swinger sedan." She is well armed and armored, and equipped with a sophisticed artifical intellegence allowing her to converse with Murdock, drive by herself, and make tactical decisions.

 

Designer's Notes:

"Devil Car" looks to be part of a trilogy of sorts in which Zelazny describes a post-nuclear war world. The other two stories are "Auto-de-Fé" and "Last of the Wild Ones" (a direct sequel to "Devil Car"). "Devil Car" mentions a "fused Plain" and background radiation, while "Auto-de-Fé" describes a world that is slowly descending into what seems to be a more primitive state in which technology is being forgotten.

 

Jenny is built using the optional rule for giving vehicles INT and EGO described on page 15-16 of "The Ultimate Vehicle." This seemed to work best for simulating her computer brain, rather than build a whole seperate Computer character sheet.