Vehicles

AX.GHW.09.08

Transportation in the hidden world is both logistical infrastructure and equipment platform. A vehicle determines how fast a team can reach an incident, how much gear they can carry, and what options they have for rapid exfiltration.

Standard Passenger Vehicle

Cost: $8,000–$30,000 used (street value varies widely) Effect: Standard road transport. No mechanical bonuses. Notes: The baseline. Every hunter team is assumed to have access to at least one vehicle. A vehicle provides: gear transport capacity (firearms, full equipment kit), rapid movement between scenes, a mobile base for changing equipment or brief rest between encounters, and (depending on the vehicle) some cover from weather and observation.

Utility Vehicle / Pickup Truck

Cost: $15,000–$45,000 Effect: Significantly higher cargo capacity; can be used as a platform for heavy equipment transport. 4WD variants access terrain standard vehicles cannot. Notes: The standard field vehicle for serious hunter teams. A full-size pickup with a locked toolbox can carry: full gear for 3–4 hunters, specialized equipment, bulk supplies (salt, rowan, ritual materials), and a secured weapons storage locker that does not trigger casual vehicle searches. Off-road capable variants allow approach to remote supernatural incidents without road access.

Armored Vehicle

Cost: $50,000–$200,000 (Controlled, government procurement or significant black market cost) Effect: Armor Value 3 for occupants (only against attacks that penetrate the vehicle; supernatural attacks that bypass physical matter are unaffected). Ramming capability (Body 5D equivalent for vehicle collision rolls). Notes: Vanguard standard transport. Commercially available armored SUVs exist (executive protection market) but are expensive and attract attention. An armored vehicle in a civilian area generates significant witness interest. Off-road capability varies by specific model.

Motorcycle

Cost: $5,000–$15,000 Effect: Faster than a car in urban environments; can access spaces a car cannot. Speed Save rolls made while operating a motorcycle during active pursuit receive +1D. Notes: Significant cargo limitation, a motorcycle carries the rider and one passenger, with minimal gear. Standard kit for a motorcycle hunter is weapons on-body and a small saddlebag. The speed advantage in urban environments is real; the gear limitation is a significant operational constraint. No protection, a character hit while on a motorcycle and not wearing protective riding gear takes +1 damage.