States

One of the most taxing parts of a tabletop wargame is keeping track of the states of various aspects of the game. To bound the complexity of this problem in Jovian Wars, there are three major time windows during which a model may be affected by one or more effects or states:

During an Activation - Something a player chooses to do may apply some effect or state to a model, and this state will disappear at the end of the current model's activation. These effects should be simple enough to keep in players' working memories and should require no physical memory aids.
During a Turn - A model may have an effect that lasts throughout an entire game turn. In this case a Token may be placed next to a model as a memory aid, and most tokens will be removed during a turn's End Phase.
During a Game - Any effect or state that lasts the entirety of a game should be tracked exclusively on a model's Unit Card. This provides for a single source of truth when tracking damage, negative status effects, etc. and will keep the play space uncluttered.

Of course, it's never that simple, and some states and state changes do not fit nicely into the above model, such as In Reserve and Embarked. When possible, however, the rules hold to the above three timing windows.

States generally have requirements to enter a state as well as conditions for cancelling a state.

Assaulting

Requirements	Entering	Cancellation
Exo-Armor	Assault Action	Destroyed,Interception,Return to Base

An Exo-Armor squadron that has successfully completed an Assault action may choose to enter the Assaulting state. The Exo-Armor Squadron is placed in base to base contact with the Capital Ship.

When the Capital Ship under assault next activates, the Assaulting Squadron must either remain in the Assaulting state or voluntarily cancel it and enter the Return to Base state.

Return to Base - The squadron will remain stationary as the Capital Ship moves away.
Assaulting - Once the Capital Ship has completed its movement, the Squadron owner places the Squadron anywhere in base to base with the Capital Ship, avoiding Overlapping.

When activating a model currently Assaulting, the Squadron must either remain in the Assaulting state or voluntarily cancel it. If the state is voluntarily canceled, place the now returning to base Squadron 1" away from the Capital Ship and proceed with its activation normally.

If the model chooses to remain in the Assaulting state, it must declare an Assault action.

Assaulting Exo-Armors may be targeted by weapons with a 0 Macro Rating before Armor is applied or the Engage Point Defense action, but all results are Diminished.

Assaulting Exo-Armors may also be intercepted by a Squadron in their Active turn. This cancels the Assaulting state, the Assaulting Exo-Armor is moved out of base to base contact with the Capital Ship and the Dogfight is resolved normally.

Boarded

Requirements	Entering	Cancellation
Boarded by enemy Marines	Boarding Action	Boarders: 0 or Marines: 0

At the start of of its Activation, a Boarded model must resolve a firefight between the Boarders (enemy Marines) and the defending Marines. Total up the number of Boarded marines--this is the Boarders rating.

Each player chooses one of the following options in secret and reveal their choices simultaneously:

Engage - The Boarders or Marines engage the enemy personnel directly, prioritizing their destruction.
Defend - Available only to the defending Marines, this represents the Marines securing access to vital ship systems.
Sabotage - Available only to the Boarders, this represents the boarded Marines targeting a particular System or System Trait for damage.

If a player chooses Engage, they make an Unopposed Roll with base dice equal to the current Marines or Boarders rating on the Boarded model.

[D] results reduce the opponent's Marine or Boarders rating by 1.
[T] results reduce the opponent's Marine or Boarders rating by 2.
[Q+] results reduce the opponent's Marine or Boarders rating to 0.

Example: Dave has boarded a Jovian Valiant, which has 2 Marine rating remaining. Dave's total Boarder rating from all the ships which contributing boarding personnel is 3. Dave chooses Engage and rolls 3d6, getting a [D] result, reducing the Valiant's Marine rating to 1.

If the boarding player chooses Sabotage and the defending player chooses Engage, resolve the Engage as above. The Sabotage is resolved simultaneously as an Unopposed Roll with base dice equal to the Boarders rating. Apply the Results as if the attack were made by a Precise weapon.

If the boarding player chooses Engage and the defending player chooses Defend, both players resolve simultaneous Unopposed Rolls as if they had both declared Engage. The defending player, however, Diminishes their results.

If the boarding player chooses Sabotage and the defending player chooses Defend, resolve an Opposed Roll with the boarding player as Primary Player and the defending player as the Secondary Player. Any remaining Results for the Primary Player are applied as if the attack were made by a Precise weapon.

If a model's Marines rating is reduced to 0 and there are Boarders remaining on board, the model is now considered Captured.

Captured

Requirements	Entering	Cancellation
Boarded	Marines: 0	Boarding

Control of a Captured model goes to the player who successfully Boarded it, and the Boarders rating becomes the new Marines rating of the ship, to a maximum of the original Marines rating of the ship.

As a Captured model becomes Captured before the original owning player declares moves and attacks or resolves Actions, the new owner may choose whether or not to resolve the chosen action, but may not change the action for this activation.

A Captured model may be subject to a Boarding action by its original owner in attempt to regain control.

A Captured ship is worth 1.5x points for its captor at the end of the game for Victory Points Purposes.
A Captured ship is reduced to Fire Control: 1.
During its activation, a ship may engage in Movement and Attack as normal, taking into account any damage it may have suffered.
A Captured ship may only take the following Actions:
- Repair
- Withdraw

Crippled

Requirements	Entering	Cancellation
Capital Ship	0 Structure	Repair

A Capital Ship with 0 remaining Structure is considered Crippled.

If a Crippled ship remains on the table, i.e. not Dead or Exploded, it obeys the following rules:

A Crippled ship are worth 0 points for Victory Points purposes, unless it successfully Withdraws.
A Crippled ship is reduced to Fire Control: 1.
During its activation, a ship may engage in Movement and Attack as normal, taking into account any damage it may have suffered.
A Crippled ship may only take the following Actions:
- Repair
- Withdraw

While is it not possible under any circumstances for a Capital Ship to cancel the Crippled state by itself, a Capital Ship successfully repaired by a ship with the Dock trait may exit the Crippled state.

Each Crippled ship rolls on the Catastrophic Damage table when:

The ship loses its last Structure and enters the Crippled state for the first time.
You start the Deployment Phase of a turn.
The ship would lose another point of Structure (ships cannot be reduced below zero Structure).

Catastrophic Damage Table

Roll 1d6 + the number of Systems that have been reduced to 0 rating and consult the appropriate line in the table below:

Roll	Result	Effect
1-5	No Effect	See above
6-7	Dead	Destroyed, replace with Wreck
8+	Explode	Destroyed, resolve Explosion

Models that are Embarked on a Dead model are placed within 1" of the Dead model before it is removed. Models Embarked on a model which Explodes are assumed to be lost in the explosion and count as Destroyed.

Explosion

All models within 3" of the exploding ship suffer an AC/AS attack with [Base Pool] equal to the starting Structure rating of the ship +1.
All models within 3" + 1d6" suffer an AC/AS attack with Base Pool equal to half of the ship's starting Structure Rating.

Example: An Uller Capital ship is reduced to 0 Structure rating and Crippled. It has zero point defense and thrusters. The attacker rolls 1D6 and gets a [5]. Adding 2 for the system ratings at zero gives a result of 7 and a result of "Dead". The Ullers owner removes it from the table and replaces it with a 2" diameter Wreck marker.

Destroyed

Requirements	Entering	Cancellation
0 Structure,Dead,or Explode	--

A Squadron with 0 remaining Structure rating is considered Destroyed and is removed from the game.

A Capital Ship that has suffered the Dead or Explode results on the Catastrophic Damage Table is considered Destroyed and is removed from the game.

Destroyed models are worth 0 points for Victory Points purposes.

Disrupted

Requirements	Entering	Cancellation
Squadron	Hit by Particle Cannon	End Phase

A Squadron that has been hit by a Particle Cannon loses one Fire Control rating, to a minimum of 1. Repeated hits by Particle Cannons do not further reduce Fire Control rating. This penalty is removed during a turn's End Phase.

Embarked

Requirements	Entering	Cancellation
--	Land	Launch

Models start the game In Reserve or Embarked.

Squadrons may be Embarked on any model with the Hangers trait. If the scenario allows, Capital Ships may be similarly Embarked on models with the Dock trait.

In both cases, the number of Embarked models may not exceed the limits as specified by the relevant trait.

If the scenario allows, it is possible to have Squadrons Embarked on Capital Ship that is itself Embarked.

As with the Reserve state, models that are Embarked are considered to be off the table until they are placed on the table with a Launch action.

States which apply to Embarked models are tracked normally, e.g. damage persists, any state that would expire at the end of turn expires at that time, etc.

Evading

Requirements	Entering	Cancellation
Thrusters: 1+ or Fuel: 2+	Evade Action	End Phase

An Evading model is considered to have the Evasive trait.
If the model already has the Evasive trait, the trait now functions at Short Sensor Range
The Evading model is considered to have Fire Control: 1.

In Reserve

Requirements	Entering	Cancellation
--	--	Deploying the Model

Models start the game In Reserve or Embarked.

Model In Reserve are placed off the table until they are deployed in a deployment phase. Models that are off the table may not Attack or use Actions. They are considered to be on approach to the area of operations.

Return to Base

Requirement	Entering	Cancellation
Squadron	Assault, Bombing, or Dogfight	Land, End Phase

Squadrons in Return to Base state may only declare the following Actions:

A Squadron Model in Return to Base state must make a Returning to Base move during the End Phase of a turn directly towards the controlling player's table edge or the nearest model with the Hangers trait, owning player's choice.

Returning to Base moves are not subject to Interception.
Squadrons executing a Returning to Base move may spend 1 fuel if available to double their Speed.
The Squadron must move all of their Speed if possible.
If the movement would result in the Squadron moving into base to base contact with a friendly model with the Hangers: X trait, the Squadron may Land.

Cancel this state during the End Phase after making the required move.

It is highly likely that multiple Squadrons will be in the Return to Base state during the End Phase. As the Return to Base mandatory moves are not subject to Interceptions, players may resolve the movements in whatever order they wish, alternating moving Squadrons between players in initiative order.

Stealthed

Requirements	Entering	Cancellation
Defense: 1+, Sensors: 1+, Thrusters: 1+	Silent Running	End Phase, Fire Control Expenditure

This model improves it Stealth trait by 1. If it did not have the Stealth Trait, it gains Stealth: 1.

This state is canceled during the End Phase or if the model expends Fire Control.

Station Keeping

Requirement	Entering	Cancellation
Thrusters: 1+	Station Keep Action	End Phase

Station Keeping sets a ship's Speed to 0" and grants a bonus of one [Flex Die] to all attacks targeting this ship.

Withdrawn

Requirement	Entering	Cancellation
--	Withdraw Action	--

A ship that has successfully executed the Withdraw action enters the Withdrawn state and is removed from play.

For the purposes of Victory Points a Withdrawn ship is worth 0.5x its points.