No. Each fighting style uses one skill slot. Page 76 states "each fighting style uses one proficiency slot." For clarity's sake, this is changed to "skill slot" in the PDF. When choosing "hand to hand combat" as a skill, the agent must choose one fighting style. Additional fighting styles must be learned using mission points. Fighting styles are an [...]
Each agent token can be used as a marker to represent a player character or an NPC. You can flip the token over to show that the person has been incapacitated or even killed. Due to a printing error, some agent tokens show a different agent's outline when flipped over. This has no effect on gameplay, but embarrassed Jayson to [...]
The vehicle cards can be used with a dry erase marker and will wipe clean. You can write the stats for your vehicle on the card for quick reference. There is a speed track across the top and bottom of each vehicle card. Use the orange sliders that came in the box—or a paper clip or similar item if you [...]
The player mats included with the box set are a player aid, and while not necessary to play Top Secret NWO, they can speed play by making it easier to grab the dice you need during the game. The player mats can be used with a dry erase pen and wiped clean. During the game, write the die types used [...]
The box set for Top Secret: New World Order includes four orange sliders and one blue slider. These are for the vehicle cards and the Administrator's Screen, respectively. The orange sliders are tighter, in order to fit snugly on the vehicle cards. Use them to track the vehicle's speed. The blue slider is sized to fit the Administrator's screen, and [...]
On page 77, under "Ranged Combat," the printed rulebook contains an error. The error has been corrected in the PDF, and is as follows: Die rolls for the defender: If the defender is aware of the attack, they roll reflex + COMBAT + defensive modifiers If the defender is unaware, they roll defensive modifiers only.
When choosing your weak area for tradecraft, if your character already has a d4 in a tradecraft area, it may not be chosen as their weak area.
What happens if the rules call for me to step up a d12, or step down a d4? If you are called upon to step up a d12, you may add an additional die as appropriate. Stepping up one die type (⇧1) would add a d4 to your pool. ⇧2 would add a d6, and so on. If you are told [...]
On page 8, in Character Creation, the text says to choose a pre-generated character from the archetypes list (Appendix A). But Appendix A isn't the archetypes list! This reference was left in from an earlier revision and not removed for the final book. The NPC Archetypes (p. 102) are a chapter, and no longer an appendix. Furthermore, the archetypes should [...]
During their training, ICON agents learn all of the basics of tradecraft, including all the skills and proficiencies listed in the rulebook. "Each field of tradecraft provides the agent a base ability to use any skill related to that field." –Core Rulebook, p. 24 However, agents choose certain areas in which to specialize, which provides them with bonuses when using [...]