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Spycraft is a d20-based RPG that deals with superspies and modern action. It was originally published by the Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) in 2002; Spycraft 2.0 was released in 2005. When AEG stopped distributing the game, core authors Alex Flagg, Scott Gearin and Patrick Kapera formed Crafty Games in early 2006 and licensed the line to continue it.

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How does the bite attack from the 'fangs' talent work, with other abilities, actions and features?

The species hybrid—lupine has the special talent fangs that says: Once per round, the agent may declare he is making a bite attack against his opponent as a free action. This attack inflicts 1d4 ...
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What's the order of publication of classic Spycraft products?

While classic Spycraft didn't suffer the same sort of abundant rules replacement that plagued, for example, Dungeons & Dragons 3.5, enough occurs that it bothers me that the books are silent on ...
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How to give a ''secret agent'' feel to a game? [closed]

I am planning a one on one Fate game and I want it to feel and play like a secret agent story (think James Bond, Bourne, Taken, etc. maybe even a hint of heist movies as well, aka Ocean's eleven) My ...
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Is there a better way to conceal armor?

Is there a way to raise the notice/search DC of armor past what is listed in the armor table? As far as I can tell, the only way to make armor hard to notice is to wear armor that is listed "as ...
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Are there any ways to self-inflict stress damage without also taking lethal damage?

I am building a character that will capitalize on the Spookbusters "Prudence" feat chain, but until I get the supremacy feat, I will need a way to self inflict stress damage. Attack gadgets ...
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Do I have to save once or multiple times vs. grades of Shaken?

In Spycraft, the rules state that a Will save is made whenever a character takes stress damage and their current total damage exceeds a certain threshold. I have heard conflicting rulings, however, ...
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Does the Micro-Miniaturized feat give me a free Mechanism pick with each gadget housing?

The micro-miniaturized feat says that whenever I build or request a gadget, I may include one additional mechanism per gadget. Does this mean I get an additional gadget pick, or that I may simply ...
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How does the Hacker's Master Key I ability actually work when creating codes?

When creating a code, the Power Rating is determined by the number of challenges rolled in creating it. But, you can continue to attempt challenges until certain conditions are met. So, the PR isn't ...
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Spycraft 2.0 Damage Mitigation

I am playing in a Spycraft 2.0 campaign. The bulk of my party is not very tough or even combat oriented so it is up to my soldier to draw fire and to steal a term from another game "tank" in many of ...
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What is Mastercraft?

I was a big fan of AEG's Spycraft RPG. Then with Spycraft 2.0 the game was handed off to CraftyGames or something like that. They made FantasyCraft. Now there is talk of Spycraft 3rd Edition. With ...
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