Warning!
Violence and War
The fictional World of RECON® is closely based on the Vietnam Conflict and is violent, brutal and
deadly. Combat, war, weapons, drugs and politics are all elements of this book.
Some parents may find the violence and other elements of the game inappropriate for young readers/play
ers. We suggest parental discretion.
Please note that none of us at Palladium Books® condone or encourage war, genocide, the use of drugs,
or violence.
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The cover is by Kevin Fales and depicts a squad of soldiers being "inserted" into the bush.
First Printing -
March, 1999
Copyright 1982, 1986, 1987 & 1999 Palladium Books Inc. & Kevin Siembieda
All rights reserved, worldwide, under the Universal Copyright Convention. No part of this book may be reproduced in part
or whole, in any form or by any means, without permission from the publisher, except for brief quotes for use in reviews. All
incidents, situations, institutions, governments and people are fictional and any similarity, without satiric intent, of characters
or persons living or dead, is strictly coincidental.
RECON®, Palladium Books®, and Megaverse® are registered trademarks owned and licensed by Kevin Siembieda and
Palladium Books Inc. Ninjas & Superspies, Mystic China, and other names, titles, character names and character likenesses
are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc.
Palladium On-Line: www.palladiumbooks.com
Deluxe Revised RECON® is published by Palladium Books Inc., 12455 Universal Drive, Taylor, MI
48180. Printed in the USA.
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Additional Text & Concepts: Kevin Siembieda
Matthew Balent
Maryann Siembieda
Original Concepts & Rules: Joe F. Martin
Editors: Alex Marciniszyn
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Cover Painting: Kevin Fales
Michael Gustovich
Wayne Breaux Jr.
Maps: Erick Wujcik
Art Direction & Keylining: Kevin Siembieda
Typography: Maryann Siembieda
Base on the original RECON® RPG & Miniature game and concepts created by Joe F. Martin.
Palladium Books On-Line: www.palladiumbooks.com
Special Thanks to Joe Martin who first launched this venture, to Erick Wujcik who took it to the next
level in role-playing, and to the usual Palladium veterans for their dedication to duty.
- Kevin Siembieda, 1999
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Revised RECON® What is Deluxe Revised RECON® .
Introduction . . . . . . . . . .
Bibliography . . . . . . . .. .
Fantasy Role-Playing Games .
Game Tenns . . . . . .
Creating a Character
Major Characteristics
Strength.
Alertness . . . . . . .
Agility . . . . . .. .
Minor Characteristics .
Military Occupational Specialties.
Skill Selection. . . .
Weapon Skills .. ..
Hand to Hand Skills.
Skill Descriptions ..
Mercenaries . . . . .
Mercenary Skill Descriptions.
Experience Points . . . .
Character Improvement. .
Alignments . . .
Combat System. . . .
Small Arms Fire. . . .
Artillery & Air Strike .
"Hogs" (Helicopters)
RECON® Teams.
Insertion . . .
Extraction . . . . .
Mercenaries. . . .
Sgt. Bull Jacobs' Freelance Military Catalog.
Hardware .. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inside "Red" Dukowski's Backpack
Weapons . . . . . . .
Area Affect Weapons .
Hand Grenades . . .
Incendiary Weapons.
US Mines . . . . . .
Vehicles (US) . . . .
Combat on the Waves.
Helicopter Rules
Helicopters (US) . . . .
AH-IG Cobra . . . . .
HH-3E Jolly Green Giant.
Helicopter Armament Systems
A Few US Aircraft. . . . . . . .
The Viet Cong & North Vietnamese Army.
Creating the Enemy: Quick Roll NPC.
VC RECON® Teams .
VC Weapons . . . . .
Tanks . . . . . . . .
Communist Aircraft .
Booby Traps. . . . .
Disarming The Trap.
Mission Director Section.
Counterinsurgency Warfare.
How to "Role Play" .
The Mission Director . . . . .
Rewards & Punishment . . . . . . .
Maps in RECON® . . . . . . . . .
Designing RECON® Adventures .
Setting Up The Game . . . . .
The Viet Cong & Vietnamese .. .
Vietnamese Names . . . . . . . .
Tables (Encounters & Combat) .
Random Encounter Tables Start .
VC Encounter Table. .
Fire Fights. . . . . . . . . . .
Weather Change Table . . . .
Communications with Radios .
Barbed Wire & Cyclone Fences.
Guard Dogs . . . . . . .
Sentries . . . . . . . . .
Radio Communications
Radio Jargon. . .
Military Time . . . . . .
The U.S. Troops . . . .
Army Organization in 'Nam.
'Nam Game Populations.
Special (NPC) Personnel . .
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . .
Palladium Modifications to RECON® .
Player Background. . . . . . . . . .
The World According to RECON® ..
Buntar . . .
Delancort I .
Sangria . . .
San Isabel.
San Marcos
Tragnarl ..
Stateside (U.S.)
Boorland ..
Chandracia I
Dakali . . .
Grugashan .
Iswandah ..
Southern 'Nam.
People's 'Nam.
Lao . . . . . . .
RECON® Adventures.
A viator in Distress.
Three Stars Down . . . .
Killers by Night . . . . .
VC Stars of Stage & Screen.
Rescue at Phmon Na . . . .
Finding Mama's Favorite ..
Jungle Buster . . . . . . . .
Breaker! Breaker! Stop that Convoy! .
Viet Cong Rescue . . . . . . . .
Stop the Hit Men . . . . . . . .
Bridge over the River Song Tau.
The River Song Tau, Part Two
The Tax man Cometh ..
The Tunnels ofCu Chi . . .
A RECON® Campaign •.
Map of the People's 'Nam.
Mercenary Adventures
Map of Delancort . . . . .
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Character Creation . . . . .
Skill Table for Laos Characters .
RECON® Electronics. . . . . .
Small Unit Tactics . . . . . . .
How To Stay Alive for the Next Game .
Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . .
Communications (hand signals).
Offensive & Defensive Warfare.
Strategy & Tactics. . . . . . . .
Large Unit Combat Resolution.
Combat Resolution Tables . . .
Communist Strategy & Tactics .
The Advanced RECON World
Southern 'Nam. . .. .
People's China . . .. .
The Kingdom of Laos
Maps of the Region . .
Currency . . . . . . . .
The Tripartite Government
The High Cost of Greasing Palms.
Laotian Military. . . . . . . . .
Foreign Agencies & Advisors . .
The OpiumlHeroin Network ..
Heroin Organizations in Laos. .
Air America . . . . . . . . .
Mission Director's Section . . .
Assigning the Characters . . . .
Agency for Development Evaluation (ADE) .
Long-Term Assignment.
Vengalal. . . . .. . . . .. .
Noi Pot District . . . . . . . .
Advanced RECON® Tables.
Terrain Descriptions (Laos) .
Wanted Characters Table . . . .
Adventures . . . . . . . . . ..
Project Boot-Strap: The Spice Scam
The Opium War!
Radio Wars . . . .
The Spider's Web .
Suicide Squad . . .
All about Dominos . . . .
Shaping World Destiny ..
Player Character Failure Table .
Map of Southeast Asia . . . . .
Player Character Success Table.
Alone Against an Army (adventure)
Stirring Up Anti-Heroin Fever . . . .
Notes on the International Situation
The original RECON® Miniature Rules.
Alertness & Suspicion (Sentry) .
Combat Resolution Tables . . .
Communications Call Letters . .
Communications Hand Signals .
Contact Table: Helicopter Combat
Contact Table: Dangerous Animal . . .
Contact Table: Non-Dangerous Animal
Contact Table: Non-combatants . . . .
Contact Table: Random Village . . . .
Contact Table: Random (mixed) Encounters .
Contact Table: Tunnel Systems. .
Contact Table: Tunnels of Cu Chi
Contact Table: Tunnel Contents
Contact Table: Tunnel Hazards . .
Contact Table: Viet Cong. . . . .
Creating the Enemy: Quick Roll NPC
Development Mission Table (adventures)
Developmental Occupational Specialty
Explosives Table . . . . . .
Fire Fight: Terrain Table ..
Fire Fight: Visibility Tables
Glossary .. .. . . . . . . .
Hand to Hand Combat: Reaction Table.
Helicopter Combat Table . . . . . . . .
Hitting Chopper with Weapons . . . . .
Laos Contact Table: Animal Encounters
Laos Contact Table: Communist Encounters .
Laos Contact Table: Communist Traffic . . .
Laos Contact Table: Random Encounters ..
Laos Contact Table: Random Military Missions
Laos Contact Table: Village Events . .
Laos Contact Table: Village Disasters
Laos Contact Table: Wanted Characters
Military Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Modifications for other Palladium RPGs .
Player Character Failure Table .
Player Character Success Table.
Setting Up The Game . . . . . .
Skill Table for Laos Characters .
Terrain Table (General) . . . . .
Terrain Table: HighlandsIMountains .
Terrain Table: Laos . . . . . . . . .
Terrain Table: LowlandslPiedmont . .
Terrain Table: Mekong Delta .
US Military Ranks & Pay.
VC Encounter Tables .
Vietnamese Names ..
Weather Change Table
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