d20SkillCrusher

Gameplay
CriticalFailure
CriticalSuccess
Charactercreation
CharacterSTATs
CharacterRaces
ExoticRaces
Size(SZE)
Speed(SPD)
Lifeevents
Healthpoints(HP)
Powerpoints(POW)
Masterypoints
Trainingperiods
Improvementcosts
Skills
Stealth(SneakingandHiding)
Drive
CombatSkills
Melee(MEL)
Secondarymeleeattacks
Grappling
Ranged(RAG)combatspecifics
Magic(MAG)combatspecifics
Proficiency
BonusesandPenaltiestoCombatSkillchecks
Defense
Combat
Actions
Primaryactions
Secondaryactions
Reactions
Talents
TheFighter'sPath
Ranging
Duelist
TheAssassin'sPath
TheThief'stale
Spiritualist
TheMagesCall
Ironfist
God'sHand
ABardsTale
TransformingAutomaton
Spells
OffensiveSpells
DefensiveSpells
TransformativeSpells
RestorationSpells
SummoningSpells
Illusion
Equipment

WeaponProperties
Firearms
MeleeWeapons
ExoticWeapons
RangedWeapons
Firearms
ExoticFirearms
Armour
Shields
Magicitems:
Otherequipment

Gameplay
D20SkillCrusherisaskillbasedRPGsystembasedond20roles.d20rollsaremadeagainsttargetvalues,
modifiedbybonusesbasedonacharactersskills.

Critical Failure
Criticalfailuresarerollsof1.Onanattackrollof1thetargetgetstomakeafreeattackontheattacker.A
criticalfailureonaskillcheckcausessomethingterribletooccur.

Critical Success
Rollinga20onad20isacriticalsuccess,weapondamageismaximizedonanattackroll,andcriticalona
skillcheckcausesabeneficialchange.

Character creation
CharactersinSkillCrusherareprimarlydefinedbytheirrace,statsandskillranks.
Charactercreationfollowsthefollowingsteps:

1. Beginbyselectingarace
2. DeterminethecharactersStats(STATs),theSTATsdeterminethestartingranksinthevarious
skills,withbonusesdeterminedbyrace.
3. STATsdetermineinitialCombatandNonCombatskillranks.
4. CalculateHP,POWandSPD
5. TogethertheGMandplayercandeterminerelevantbonusesfromthecharacterslifeevents.
6. Theplayercanspendtheirinitial14masterypointsontalentsandspellsthattheircharacterknows
atthebeginningofthegame.
7. Determinearmour,weaponsandotheritems.Typicalstartingequipmentincludesthecheapest
weapontheyareproficientin,thecheapestarmorintheirselectedstyleand250gc(whichcanbe
spentonothergear).

TheNonmagicalTrait
Somecharactersarebornwithoutaconnectiontothegluonfield.Thistraitmustbeselectedatcharacter
creation,itcannotbeselectedafterthecharacterhasbeenplayedandisonlyavailabletotheHuman,
DwarforUrkraces.Constructsarealwaysconsideredtohavethistrait.Thefollowingchangesoccurinthe
characterbasedonthistrait:
Magicskillrankisreducedto0andcanneverbeincreasedexceptbycertainitemsorifthe
characterhastheTechnomagetalent
Defense,RangedorMeleecombatskillsareincreasedby+1atcharactercreation.
Sensitivityisreducedto0,butcanbeincreasedthroughnaturalleveling.
Whenusinganythingelectronic/technologicalskillDCsarereducedby2.

CharacterSTATs
STATsarethefiveattributesthatdefineacharactersphysicalitytheyareStrength(STR),Agility(AGL),
Fortitude(FRT),Intelligence(INT)andPresence(PRS).EachSTAThasavaluebetween110.PCscannot
functionwithastatlessthan3,while10isonlyachievableincertainSTATdependingonyourrace
(exampleElvescanhavea10INT,whileDwarvescanhavea10STR).Atcharactercreationtheplayer
splits31pointsbetweenthese5STATswithonlyone10andnoscorelessthan3.EachSTATprovides
particularbenefitsbothtorollplayingandcombat.All6sisconsideredaverage.

STRdefinesthephysicalprowessofaplayercharacter.Meleeattacksgainabonustodamage
equaltoSTR,andabonustoattackequaltoSTR.Characterscancarrycontinuously
5*STR*SZEkilogramsofweightontheirpersonatalltimes(or10*STR*SZEpounds).Acharacter
canthrowuptoSZE*STRkilograms(2*SZE*STRpounds)upto2d4meters.Acharactercanpress
10*SZE*STRkilograms(20*SZE*STRpounds)forFRTrounds.

AGLdefinesthenaturallimbernessofacharacter.Undernonseverecircumstancesacharacter
canalwaysscrambleupanynonshearsurfaceuptoAGLmetersinheight(rounddown).Under
nonseverecircumstancesacharactercanalwaysjumpagapAGLmeterswide.Rangedattacks
doanadditionalAGLdamageonasuccessfulhit.

FRT:fortituderepresentsacharacter'sabilitytoabsorbdamageandendureextendedperiodsof
exertion.Fortitudealsodeterminesthecharactersmaximumhealthpoints(HP),whereHPequals
(STR+PRS)+FRT*SZE.AtthebeginningofthedayacharacterhasFRTpowerpoints.Under
nonsevereconditionsacharactercanrun4*FRTkmwithoutrestorrunforFRThours.Acharacter
cansustainFRTspellsprovidedtheyarenotinterruptedandthetotalpowerpointsexpendedfor
thecastingsdoesnotexceedtheirFRT.Expendingapowerpointasasecondaryactionhealsa
FRThitpoints

INT:intelligencerepresentshowwellacharacterunderstandstheworkingsoftheworld,either
scientificallyorintuitively.CharactersunderstandINTlanguages.Offensivemagicspellstypically
rollsomemultipleofINTdamage.

PRS:presenceisacharacter'sforceofwill,andhowtheycarrythemselvesinconversationor
combat.Characterscancommandupto0.5*PRSminions,followersorsummons.Theeffectsof
restorationspellsaredeterminedbyPRS.

Mastery points
ThemaincurrencyofcharacterimprovementareMasterypoints,whichwillbehandedoutbytheGM
(Gamemaster)attheendofeachgamesessionbasedonhowmuchthegroupaccomplished.Theruleof
thumbforagamemastershouldbebetween3and7pointsagameforfairlyslow/longtermcampaignsand
35points/combatforafasterprogressiongame.Atcharactercreationcharactershave14masterypointsto
expend.
Masterypointscanbeusedtoadvanceskills,gaintraits/powers,advanceabilitiesandgainskills.Mastery
pointscannotbecarriedforwardbetweengames,theyrepresentspurofthemoment"eureka"momentsfor
thecharacterswhichgivesthemsomenewprofoundunderstandingthathelpsthemmakethemostofthe
"trainingperiod"thatoccursbetweengames.

Training periods
Trainingperiodstypicallyoccurbetweengamessessions,althoughthisisuptotheGM'sdiscretion.During
atrainingperiodplayersspendtheirmasterypointstoincreaseskills,hitpoints,andgaintalentsandspell,
ortheycanincreaseasingleattribute(inplaceofallthoseotheroptions).Onlyonetalentandonespellcan
belearnedperperiod.Asingleskillcanbeincreasedmorethanoncebutatanincreasingcost.
Ifyourgamesessionhappenstoendinacityorlocationwhereatrainingfacility/instructorofsufficientskill
isavailableyoumaybeabletoaffordsupervisedtraining,effectivelyincreasingyourmasterypool.Thecost
istypicallyleast500goldxthemasterypointtotalneededfortheentiretrainingperiod.
Ex/Steve'ssessionjustended,hewasgiven4masterypointstoimmediatelyapplytohis
character,buthewantstogainatalentandtrainsomeskills,thetotalofwhichwillcost6mastery
points.Therefore,hechoosestopayalocalschool3,000gold(aheftysum)forsomesupervised
training.

Improvement costs
Improvement

Pointcost

STAT

IncreaseaSTATby1foracostofthecurrentSTAT*2

Talents

Varies

Spells

Varies

Skillimprovement
Eachskillcanonlybeimproved
oncepertrainingperiod

CurrentrankPointcostfor+1rank
132points
454points
675points
896points

ExoticWeaponProficiency

Varies

CombatProficiency
onlyonenewproficiencycanbe
gainedpertrainingperiod

Proficiencywithanewweapon/armortypecosts2masterypoints

HPTotalImprovement
OnlyoneHPincreasecanbe
madepertrainingperiod

2pointsincreasesHPbyFRT
4pointsincreasesHPbyFRT+5
6pointsincreasesHPby2xFRT

POWImprovement

GainPOWequaltonumberofpointsspent


CharacterRaces
Characterracehasimpactonthebasespeedofthecharacter,sizeofthecharacter,grantssomeadditional
bonusestoselectskillsandsomespecialability.RacealsodetermineswhichSTATscanbea10.
Proficienciesgainedfromracesmustbeappliedbeforeusingmasterypointstoaddadditionalproficiencies.
Additionally,allcharacterscanassignafavoritearmourstyle,light,mediumorheavy.

Standard Races
Theseracesget14masterypointsatcreationtospendontalentsorspells(atcreation,pointscannotbe
spentonskills).**racesmaytaketheNonmagicalTrait.
Name

Stat

SZE SPD

Special

Human**
Basicrace,
*cannothaveSTATs>9,butgains
+1attributepointatcharacter
creation.

None* 2

Gainsproficienciesin2weaponsoftheir
choiceand1shieldstyle.
Gaina+1to3differentskills
Havegreaterprivilegeinmostsocial
circles

Dwarf**
Asturdyandhardyposthuman
speciesfromtheAppalachianswho
prefersthedarkbeneaththe
mountainstotheopenairabove
them.

FRT

Gainsaproficiencywithaxes(includes
throwingaxes)
+1toSurvivalandEndurance
+1defensewhenwearingheavyarmour
Dwarvesareassumedtoalwaysbeabit
drunkormentallydense.

Halffiend
Spawnsofwomenpossessedby
InterdimensionalMoonCreaturesor
beddedbythem.

PRS

Gainsproficiencyinshortblades
+1Summoningmagic
+1defensewhenwieldingashield
KnowsthespellFlame
Halffiendsarerarelytrustedbythe
upperclassbuthaveexceptionalstreet
cred

Elf
Nobleandmysteriousfolkfrom
SouthAsia.

INT

Gainsproficiencywithbowsanda+1
MAG
Knows2additionalpointsworthofspells
atcharactercreation.
+1awareness
Hatedbythelowerclass,butare
respectedinuppersociety

Pixie
Mischievousandflightycreatures
withanaptitudeformagics.Theyare
notallerthan50cm(16)and
typicallytravelbytheflightoftheir
wings.DescendedfromJapanese
GiantHornets.

AGL
or
PRS

0.5

3
Fly6

FlySPDof6,thisisalsothemaximum
heightofflight.
+1inillusionand+1intransformative
magic
Onceperdayapixiecanshrinkasingle
itemtoasizeappropriatefortheiruse,
thisisirreversible
Pixiesareeasilyforgottenbyotherraces

Halflings
Shortandtalkativepeoplewholove
toeat.

AGL

1.5

Gainproficiencyinthrownweaponsand
shortblades
+1Stealth,ThieveryandIntuition
Mostpeoplebelievehaflingscanonlytell
thetruth.

Urk**
Asavageandmonstroushuman
permanentlyalteredbythedrug
URK.

STR

2.5

Gainproficiencyinthreeweaponsof
choice
WhenrunningtowardsanenemySPD
increasesby+3
Typicallyhavepoorbodyodor,which
bothintimidatesanddisgustsother
characters
Theyareassumedtobeverydumband
fearsomebyotherraces

Gnome
Amagicandsecretivepeople
obsessedwithbuildingintricate
works.

INT

+1Logic+Memory
Proficiencyinonefirearmtype
+1DefensiveMagic
Theirsizemakesitdifficulttofindthemin
acrowd

Catlings
Felinepeople

AGL

1.5

Proficientwithunarmedattacksandgain
a+1inillusionmagic
Naturalclaws(1d4)
NopenaltytoSPDwhenclimbing
+2awareness
Canseenormallyindarkness
50%ofthepopulationthinktheyare
adorable

Exotic Races
Theseracesonlyget10masterypointsatcharactercreation,duetotheirgreaterracialabilities.
Gorillo
Largehairyandintelligent
simians

STR

Climbspeedequalto1.5*SPD
Fistsdeal1d6damage
Proficientinunarmedcombat
Communicatesthroughsignlanguageand
grunts.
Naturaldamagereduction2Slash,2Bash
Gorillosareassumedtoalwayshaveakind
andtrustingheart.

Lizardmen
Scallyrivermen,typically
exploiters,raidersandpirates.

AGL

2.5

Canbreathunderwater
Swimspeed=2*SPD
Gainsproficiencyinspears
andimprovisedweapons
+1defensewhenwearingclothornoarmour
Individuallizardmenarealmost
indistinguishablebymostotherraces

Constructs
Ancientspeciesofmetallic
creaturesproducedbyafusion
oftechnologyandmagics.

FRT

0.52.5

MusttakeNonmagicalTrait
Canwieldconstructweaponsandarmour
Damagereduction4bash/Slash/Pierce
TakesdoubledamagefromEnergy
Sizeischosenatcreation
Proficientinautomaticlongguns
Constructshavenolegalrights,andalso
assumedtofollowcommandsgiventothem

Houyhnhnm
Ahighlyintelligentpsychic
speciesthatappearsvisually
similartoahorse

INT
and
FRT

Naturalweapons:Kick1d8,Bite1d6
Canonlywearhorsearmour
Quadrupedal
Gainsproficiencyinany2magics
Telepathicrange:lineofsight
CanHoverupto1mandmoveatSPD
NoonebelievesHouyhnhnmexist,andthey
naturallyaffectthemindsaroundthemto
accepttheirpresenceinaroom.

Size (SZE)
Sizeisdecidedbytheraceofthecharacter,andisapproximatelytheheightofthecharacterinmeters.SZE
rangesfrom0.5to3forplayerscharacters,althoughNPCscanbemuchlarger.SZEimpactsthebonusfor
meleeandrangedattacks,andtheHPofcharacters.
SZE1characterscannotuseheavyweaponsonehanded.
SZE3characterstreatheavyonehandedweaponsaslight(i.e.canbeusedin2weapon
fighting).

Speed (SPD)
Characterspeedisdeterminedbycharacterrace,butadditionalspeedisgainedifthecharacterhasahigh
enoughAGL.AGLof14reducesSPDby1,AGLof57hasnoeffectonSPD,whileAGLof89adds+1to
SPDandAGLof10adds+2toSPD.

Life events
Lifeeventstellthestoryofacharacterbeforetheyjoinedthecurrentstory,grantingcertainbenefitsto
particularskillsorgainingvariousproficiencies.Acharactergains10lifeeventsatcharactercreation,each
adds+1toanuntrainedskill,oraproficiency.Aspartofthisprocesstheplayerisrequiredtodescribe
importanteventsoftheircharacterslifetotheGM,thentogethertheydecidehowtheymayrelatetoaskill
increaseoradditionalproficiency.E.g.StevescharacterVestuliandescribeshowwhenVestulianwasa
childhegrewuponthestreetsstealingfromshops,thisishowcomehehasasuperiortraininginathletics,
thieveryandstealth,aswellashowhegainedaproficiencyindaggersandswords.

Health points (HP)

HPrepresentsacharactersabilitytoabsorbdamagebeforetheybecomeineffectiveincombat.HPis
determinedinitiallyas(STR+PRS)+FRT*SZE.Whentakingdamagefromattackscharactersfirstremove
anydamagereduction,thenreducetheirHPbytheremainingdamage.CreatureswhoseHPisreducedto
halftheirmaximumvalueareconsidereddebilitated,creatureswhoreach0HParecrippled,andbelowtheir
SZE*FRTinHPtheyaredead,seebelow.
Crippledcreaturesmaychoosetopassoutfor1d4rounds,andgainFRTHP.CreaturesbelowFRT*SZE
healthpointsaredead.Healthpointsforcrippledcharactersaregainedasifthecharacterwasat0HP.
HPlevel

Condition

Effect

FullHP

Normal

None

<FRTHP

Debilitated

SPD1,attacks1

<0HP

Crippled

SPD=1,attacks2,Deal
halfdamage

<SZE*FRTHP

Dead

Noactions,cannotact.

Healing:HPcanbehealedbyexpending2powerpointsasaprimaryaction,healing+FRTHP.Thiscan
onlybedonewhilethecharacterisnotcrippled.Crippledordeadcreaturescanonlybehealedbytimeor
powerfulmagicspells.
Healskillchecks:Thehealskillcanbeusedtohealcrippledordebilitatedcharactersoutsideofcombat.
HealchecksondebilitatedcharactersmustexceedaDC15check,andtake2d4hours.Crippledcharacters
canonlybehealedwithaDC20checkandtakes4d4hours.
IncreasingHP:CreaturescangainapermanentincreaseinHPbyusingmasterypoints.
2pointsincreasesHPbyFRT
4pointsincreasesHPbyFRT+5
6pointsincreasesHPby2xFRT

Powerpoints(POW)
Powerpointsareanexertionofwillthatallowsforthecastingofspells,healinghealthpointsorperforming
specialtalents.AcharactersinitialPOWpoolisequaltotheirFRT.
RegainingPOW:2d6POWisregainedaftereachhourofrest,ornonexhaustingactivity.
Meditation:Regain1d6POWasa1actionincombat.
IncreasingPOW:POWcanbeincreasedthroughtheexpenditureofmasterypoints,theamountofpossible
POWgainedisdeterminedbytheamountofpointsspent.Thenumberofpointsspentequalsthenumberof
pointspermanentlygained.

Skills
Naturallyskillscanhavearankbetween110,thisrepresentsthebonusappliedtoskillchecks.Initiallyat
charactercreationskillranksareequaltotheassociatedSTAT,rounddown(minimum1).

Skill

Starting
rank

Description

Athletics

STR

Anyfeatsofstrengthordexteritysuchaswalkinga
tightrope,doingaflip,swingingonarope,liftingaheavy
object,jumpingagap.

Awareness

INT

Animportantskillfordetermininghowintuneyouare
withyoursurroundings,includingsearchingforhidden
objectsandhearinghiddenactivities.

Drive

AGL

Abilitytocontrolvehicles.

Deception

PRS

Attemptingtolieormislead.

Diplomacy

PRS

Usedtomakeanallianceattemptorencourageyour
alliestorally.

Endurance

FRT

Abilitytoendureextendedperiodsofexertionorpoisons
andongoingdamageeffects.

Heal

INT

Providingfirstaid.

Intimidate

PRS

Frighteninganenemy.

Intuition

PRS

Understandingwhenpeoplearelying,ormakingawild
guess.

Logic

INT

Solvingpuzzles,scientificproblems,devisingplans.

Memory

INT

Recallingimportantdetails

Sensitivity

PRS

Relativesensitivitytothearcane,unnaturalandwierd.

Survival

FRT

Skillusedtodeterminetheabilitytosurviveinthe
wilderness

Stealth

AGL

Abilitytohidefromsightandmovequietly

Thievery

AGL

Abilitytosneakthingsawayanddisabledevices.

Stealth (Sneaking and Hiding)

CharactershavefullcoverwhenanobstaclethatisatleastaswideastheirSZE(inmetersroundeddown)
standsbetweenthemandtheenemy,(i.e.SZE2creaturesmuststandbehinda2mwideobjecttobe
protected,SZE:1.5creaturesneed1mofcover).Creatureswithcoversmallerthanfullhavepartialcover.
Fullcoverincreasesthedefenseofthehiddencharacterby5,partialcoverby2.Ifthecreaturehas
covertheycanusea1actiontohide,gainingabonusontheirnextattack.

Hide
Ifacharacterhasfullcovertheycantakeaprimaryactiontoattempttohide.Thiscountsasaskill
check,thereforetheplayercanonlymoveSPD.Thehidecheckismodifiedby2ifthereare
enemieswithineyesightwhoisactivelylookingforthecharacter.

Condition

Modificationofcheck

Brightarea(noshadows)

Dimlight

+0

Completedarkness

+1

Alertenemies,activelysearchingforhiding
character

Sneak
Sneakingallowsacharactertoslipbyunseenandisaccomplishedthroughasneakcheckmodified
bytheamountoflight,awareenemiesandenvironment(seeabovetable).Enemiesarealertifthey
areawakeandactivelysearchingfortargetse.g.guardsmenoutsideaprisonarealert,whileastore
ownerchattingwithacustomerisnot(bothareawakebutonlyoneissearchingfortrouble).
ChallengingenvironmentsaredefinedbytheGM,theymaybesimplyasqueakyfloororaroom
withanalarm.

Drive
Drivingacart,carorothervehicleusestheDriveskill,whileRidingananimalusestheknowledge(nature)
skill.SkillchecksareonlymadewhenchangingspeedsbymorethanasingleSPDincrementanddoing
tricks.Creatures/vehiclesinitiallystartmovingattheirbasespeed(SPD),aftereachskillcheckthespeed
increasesby+SPDuptoamaximumspeed.Dicetargetsforthesechecksareasfollows:

Action

DiceTarget(DC)

Drivecautiously/safely

10(ornocheck)

Changespeedbymorethan1SPDcategory

10+5/SPDincrease

PerformasuddenbrakingfromaSPDof2ormore

15

DefensiveDrive(increasesACofpassengersand
vehicle)

20

Combat Skills
Combatskillsareaspecialtypeofskill,sincetheirproperusedependsonhavingaproficiencyintheitem
usedwiththeskill.ThesefourbasicskillsareMeleecombat,Rangedcombat,MagicandDefense.Each
combatskillhasmanydifferentproficiencies,allowingthemtobeusedincombinationwithdifferentitems
(seebelow),withoutproficiencythecharactermustmakecheckswiththeseskillswitharawd20roll(no
bonuses).
Meleecombat:isusedtodeterminesuccesswithattacksmadewithnonrangedweapons.
Rangedcombat:isusedtodeterminesuccesswithvariousrangedweapons.
Defense:usedtocounterareaeffects,magicspellsortoblock.

Skill

Startingrank

Proficiencies

Meleecombat

STRorAGL
(Lowest)

Unarmed
Clubs
Axes
Shortblades
Longblades
Spears
Polearms

Rangedcombat

AGLorINT
(Lowest)

Thrownweapons
Bows
Crossbows/spearguns
smallarms
longguns
automaticsmallarms
automaticlongguns

Defense

FRTorAGL
(Lowest)

Heavyarmour
Mediumarmour
Lightarmour
Heavyshields
MediumShields
Lightshields

Proficiencies
Proficienciesaregainedthroughtheuseofmasterypoints.Thefirstproficiencyinanyofthefourcategories
costs2points,eachadditionalproficiencycostsan4points.Withoutproficiencythecheckismadeata2.
Allcharactersstartwithproficiencyinonearmourstyle,additionalstylescost4points.Addingashield
proficiencyinthesamestyleyouareproficientcosts2points.

ImprovingSkills
Skillscanbeimprovedbyspendingamasterypoints.Itcostsanumberofmasterypointsequaltothe
characterscurrentranktoincreaseanuntrainedskillby1,orrank+2foratrainedskill.

Meleeandrangedattacksaremadeagainstthetargetdefenseoftheirtargettheirrollmustbeequaltoor
greaterthanthetargetsdefenseafterallbonusesandpenaltiesaretallied.

Melee (MEL)
MeleecombatreferstocombatnotmadeatrangeandemploystheMeleecombatskill.Charactersinmelee
combatcannotleavetherangeoftheirenemywithoutprovokingafreeattackfromthem.
Attackrollsmadewithameleeweaponwithwhichthecharacterisproficientaremodifiedbythemelee

combatskill(initiallybasedonSTRorAGL,usingthelowerSTAT)anddamageisequaltothedamage
dieoftheweaponusedplusSTR.

Secondary melee attacks

Secondarymeleeattacksfollowthesamerulesasprimarymeleeattacks,butcannotusethesameweapon
(unlessitisadoubleweapon).Characterscancarrytwoweaponsatthesametimebuttheymustbothbe
identicalintypeanddamagedie,usingonefortheirprimary,andonefortheirsecondarymeleeattacks.
Secondaryattacksdealdamageequaltotheweapondamage(noSTRbonus).

Grappling
Grapplingisaprimaryunarmedmeleecombatattackwhichdoesntdealanydamageandignorespenalties
fromSZEdifferencesoflessthan2.Onasuccessfulgrapplethetargetisconsideredrestrained.Restrained
characterscannotmoveandcanonlymakeunarmedattacksorlightmeleeattacks.Therestrained
charactersdefenseisreducedby2.Theattackingcharactercanstillmakesecondaryattacksafter
completingthegrapple,successfulsecondaryattacksarealwaysconsideredacritical.Continuingthe
grappleinfollowingroundsrequiresexpendingaprimaryactiononagrappleattack.
Breakingfromagrapplerequiresasuccessfulopposeddefensecheck(atthepreviouslymentioned1
penalty).CharacterswithaSZE2rankslowerthanthegrapplerignorethepenaltyforescapechecks.
Unarmedmeleeattacksorattackswithlightweaponscanstillbemadewhilegrappled,althoughwiththe1
penalty.

Ranged (RAG) combat specifics

RangedcombatattacksaremadeusingrangedweaponsandemploytheRangedcombatskillthisskillis
initiallyequaltothelowerofAGLorINT.Rangedattacksmadewithinthemeleerangeofanenemy
provokeafreemeleeattackfromtheenemy.Secondaryrangedattackscanonlybemadeifbothranged
weaponsusedarelight.Rangedattackswithproficientweaponsgainabonusequaltotherangedcombat
skillanddealdamageequaltotheweaponsdamagedieplusAGL.

Magic (MAG) combat skill

MagicspellsarecastbyexpendingpowerpointsandMagicspellsareautomaticallycastwhenthe
powerpointsareexpended.
ThemagicskillisequaltothelowerofeitherINTorPRS.ThisrankinMAGisthensplitamongst
thetypesforwhichtheyareproficient(e.g.a6inMAGcouldbea6inoffensivemagicand0inall
othersor3inoffensiveanda3indefensive).
Characterscanonlycastspellswhichtheyhavelearnedthroughtraining,asrepresentedbythe
expenditureofmasterypoints.Eachschoolofmagicoperatesslightlydifferently.
Damagedependsonthetypeofspellbeingattempted,buttypicaldealssomemultipleofthe
castersINT,PRSorFRT.Castinganyspellwhileinmeleecombatprovokesanattackfromthe
adjacentenemies,blastingspellsthatoriginatefromthebodyareexemptfromthisrule.
Swiftspellscanbecastassecondaryactions.

BonusesandPenaltiestoCombatSkillchecks
Therearemanythingsthatmakeasituationworse,andfewthatmakethembetter.

BeneficialCondition

Effect

PenalizingConditions

Effect

Inmeleethenumberofallies
attackingatargetoutnumbers
theenemies

+1

Inmeleethenumberofadjacentenemies
outnumbersthenumberofadjacentallies

Attackinganunarmed
creatureinmelee

+1

Attemptingarangedattackwhileinmelee
rangeofanenemy

Enemyishelpless

+5

Attackerisblindedorrestrained

Attackingasmallercreaturein
Melee*

+1

Attackingasmallertargetatrange*

Attackingalargercreatureat
range*

+1

Attackingalargertargetatmelee*

Attackeriscompletelyhidden
fromthetarget*

+2

Attackingtargetwithcover*

Targetiscompletelyhidden

*ignoredbymagic

Defense
DefenseisrepresentedbyanArmourcheck(AC)whichisdictatedaseither8+Defenseskill+anyarmour
bonusoraflatvaluedeterminedbythetypeofarmour.Thisvaluemustbeexceededwithanattackrollto
dealdamage/effects.ThedefenseskillisinitiallyequaltoeitherFRTorPRS.

Combat
Charactersbegincombatthroughroleplay.Typicallycombatisbegunbyeitheranenemyoroneofthe
players.Theplayersmostdirectlyinvolvedincombatrollanawarenesscheck,theplayerwiththehighest
checkgoesfirst.

Playersnotinvolvedintheinitiationofcombatcanjoininbyoneofthreeways.
1. Attacked:Ifanoncombatingplayerisattacked,theyhavetheopportunitytojoincombatafterthe
resolutionoftheattackersturn.
2. Invitationbyapartymember:Ifapartymemberisalreadyincombattheycaninviteanotherplayer
tojoininimmediatelyaftertheirtargetsnextturn.
3. Endofround:ifnotinvitedorattacked,theplayercanwaittilltheendoftheroundtojoinin.Ifthere
aremultiplepartymembersoutofcombatwhowanttojoinin,theymaydecidetheordertheyjoin
amongthemselves,orcompareawarenesschecks.
Combattakesplaceinroundsof10secondblocksofingametime,duringwhicheachcharacterincombat
getstoact.

Actions
Actionsperround:acharactergetstomakeaprimaryandsecondaryactionduringtheirturn.Noteonly
certainactionsallowacharactertomove.

Primaryactions
Theseareactionsthatconsumethemajorityofyourconcentrationtoperform.Theyconsistofthefollowing
options:
1. Attack:MoveuptoyourSPDandmakeanappropriateattackrollagainstatarget.
2. Castaspell:MoveuptoyourSPDandcastaspellusingtherequiredspellroll.
3. Useskill:MoveuptohalfyourSPDandperformaskillrolltocompleteacomplicatedaction.Ex/
disarmatrap,unlockasafe,engageinabattleofwits,attempttohide.
4. Run:moveanumberofmetersequaltoyourstrength(STR)+SPD.
5. Heal:moveuptohalfyourSPDandhealHPequaltoFRTatthecostof2powerpoints(POW).
6. Meditate:Donotmoveandregain1d6POW
7. Setupreaction:MoveuptoyourSPDandEndyourturntosetupaspecificactionthatoccurs
whenaspecificeventoccurs.

Secondaryactions
Theseareactionsthatcanbeperformedwithyouroffhandorwithlittlethought.
1. Stowanddraw:performtwoshortactions,suchasstowinganobject/weapon,pullingoutan
object/weapon,usinganitem,drawingandarrowandloadingabow,etc.Thiscanbedoneduring
anymovementgrantedbyyour1action.
2. Command:giveanNPCminion/allyacommandtoperformanaction
3. Defensivestance:Retreatawayfromanenemyby1mandgeta+2toyournext
defense/block/dodgecheck.
4. Secondaryattack:attackwitheitheranaturalattack(headbut,kick,shove)orwithasecondweapon
heldintheoffhand(mustbealightmeleeweapon,lightrangedweaponorlightshield).Thereisno
STRorAGLbonustotheseattacks.
5. Swiftspell:castaspellwiththeswiftkeyword,attheexpenseofyourpowerpoints.
6. Hustle:moveSPD.

Reactions
Outsideoftheirturnacharactercanreactoncetotheactionsoftheotherplayers.
1. DefendRolladefensecheck,ifitexceedstheattackerscheckdamageishalved(magicdefense
rollsdonotcountasareaction).
2. AssistAplayercanexpendtheirreactiontogiveanallywithwhomtheycaneasilycommunicate
assistance.AssistingplayerrollsaDC10skillcheck,onasuccesstheplayertheyareassisting
gainsa+2ontheirroll.
3. Setup:Useanactionthatwassetupduringtheplayersearliersetofactions.

Talents
Talentsareoptionsthatgivecharactersadditionaltraitstogivethemmoreoptionsincombatorroleplaying.
Theyareboundtothecharactersrankinparticularskillsandrelatedtosomethemeorpath.Eachtalenthas
aname,prerequisite,masterypointcostandbenefit.Charactersarenotrequiredtofollowasinglepath,and
maychosepowersfromotherpathsatanytime,providedtheyhavetheprerequisites.
Acharactercanonlybuyonetalent/training.Atcharactercreationcharactersgain14masterypointsto
spendoneithertalents,spells,skills,POW,etc.

TheFighter'sPath

Talent

Point
Cost

Prerequisite

Benefit

Cleave

Meleecombat4
Powerattack

Whenyoudownanenemywithameleeattackwithatwohandedweapon,
gainafreeattackonanenemywithinreach.Youmayuseanyremaining
moveactiontocompletethesecondattack.

Powerattack

Meleecombat4

Chooseanumber,subtractthatnumberfromyournextmeleeattackand
adddealequaldamage.

Sunder

Cleave
Powerattack

Oncepercombatencounteryoucanchoosetoignorethetargetsdamage
reductionwhenwieldingatwohandedweapon.Ifthetargetisnotwearing
mediumorheavyarmourdealmaximumdamage.

Combat
Focus

DirtyPool
Meleecombat5

STRisconsidereda12forthesakeofdeterminingSTRdamagebonus.

DirtyPool

Charge

OnasuccessfulMeleecombatattackwitheitheratwohandedweaponor
whilewieldingashieldyoucanchoosetoconvertyourSTRdamageinto
meterspushed.

Charge

None

AsaprimaryactionmoveuptoyourSPDandmakeameleeattack,witha
bonusof+1,onasuccessdeal+2damage.Thisactioncanbeyouronly
actionthatround.

The
Mountain
maneuver

meleecombat5

Onceperencounter,Ifyouarewieldingonlyasingleweaponanddon't
move,yougainoneextraattackata+2toattack..

Extraattack

CombatFocus
Mountain
maneuver
MeleeSkill6

Whenwieldingasingleweapon,gainanextraattackaction.Thisattackis
madeasa2rollanddealsregularweapondamage+STR.

Shield
master

Defence4

Mustbewieldingashield.Wheneveryoudon'tuseyoursecondaryaction
gaina+1todefense.

Shieldfighter

Shieldmaster

Whenwieldingashieldinonehandyoucanmakesecondaryattackswith
theshield,deals1d6bludgeoningdamage.

Ranging
Talent

Point
cost

Prerequisite

Benefit

Longshot

none

Doublerangeoftactileandthrownweapons

Close
combat
shooter

Defense5

Firingrangedweaponinmeleecombatdoesn'tprovokeattackofopportunity

Splitthe
arrow

Rangedcombat
3

Ifyoudon'tmoveyoucantargetasecondenemywithin5moftheoriginal
target.Dealequaldamagetobothenemies.

Curvethe
toss

Rangedcombat
4

Ignorecoverwiththrownweapons.

Extra
ranged
attack

Rangedcombat
4

Asyouronlyactionmaketwoattackswithasingletwohandedrangedlong
gunorbow,eachattackismadeat2penalty.

Supression

Rangedcombat
5

Afteranysuccessfulrangedattackonatargetthetargettakesa2onattacks
untiltheendoftheirturn.

Quickload

Rangedcombat
2

Loadingnonautomaticrangedweaponsnevercostanaction.

Knock
downshot

Spray&Pray

Dealhalfdamage,targetmustmakeanendurancecheckDC15orfallprone.

Spray&
Pray

RangedCombat
4

Targeteitheralineorareawithatotalareaof6m2,eachadditionaltarget
penalizestheattackrollby1.

Duelist

Talent

Point
Cost

Prerequisite

Benefit

Twoweapon
professional

Meleecombat3

Whendualwieldtheweaponsuseddonotneedtomatchbuttheymust
bothberangeorbothbemelee

Versatiledueler

Twoweapon
professional

Wieldarangedweaponandameleeweaponsimultaneously

Ambidextrous

Meleecombat3

Wieldanyonetwohandedmeleeweaponasaonehandedweapon

Swiftkick

Meleecombat2

Ifbothattackshit,whenusingtwomeleeweapons,gainafreeunarmed
attack.

Flourish

Ambidextrous

Whilewieldingtwomeleeweaponsandoutnumberedinmeleecombat,
dealSTRtooneuntargetedadjacentenemywitheverysuccessful
attackonatargetedenemy.

Rend

SwiftKick
Meleecombat5

Onceperencounter,whenattackingwithtwoweapons,ifbothattacks
hitanddodamagetothesametarget,dealanadditional2Wdamage
(nomodifiers).

TheAssassin'sPath
Talent

Point
Cost

Prerequisite

Benefit

Stealthy

None

+1tostealth

Stalker

Stealth4

Whenmakingastealthcheck,moveuptoyourAGL,insteadofSPD.

Master
hider

Stealthy

Gainabilitytohideinonelesssquare,SZE01.5characterscanhideinthe
openwhentheyareprone.

Ghost
step

Masterhider

Onceperencounteryoucanturninvisibleatthebeginningofamove,
becomingvisibleattheendofthemove.

Smoke
bomb

Stealth4

Onceperencounterasanoffhandactionyoucanreleaseasmokecloud
creatinga2x2mcubeofimpenetrablecover,cloudlastsfor1d4rounds.

Sneak
attack

Masterhider
Sneak3

Whenattackingfromhiddendealanadditional2d6damage.

Coupde
gras

Sneakattack,
Sneak4

Onceperencounter,forgoasneakattackopportunity(i.e.noadditional2d6)
anddealmaximumdamage.

TheThief'stale
Talent

Point
Cost

Prerequisite

Benefit

Trapping

Logic2

Charactergainstheabilitytobuildtraps.Trapdeals2d6damage.Traps
occupya1msquarewithina3x3marea,trapsrequireaDC15awareness
checktofindandDC15Logicchecktodisarm.

Improved
Traps

Thievery5
Trapping

Basetrapdeals3d8andrestrainsthetarget.

Quick
swipe

Thievery4

IncombatgaintheabilitytostealanyitemasaprimaryactionwithaDC20
thieverycheck.Itemcanbenolargerthan30cmwideandnotactivelyheldor
protected(inpocket,onbeltetc).

Stealthe
shirtoff
theirback

Thievery4
Quickswipe

InoroutofcombatstealANYsingleitemoffanenemy'spersonwitha
primaryactionandasuccessfulthieverycheckDC25.

Masterthief

Thievery3

Unlockanyunenchanteddoororchestasasecondaryaction(insteadofa
primary).

GlyphTrap

ImprovedTraps

Embedanyoffensivespellyouknowintothetrapyoucreated.Takesrounds
equaltothespellsPOWcosttocreate.

Thieving

none

+1tothievery.

Spiritualist

Talent

Point
Cost

Prerequisite

Benefit

Feral
instincts

Intuition3
Trans.Magic2

Alwaysactinsurpriserounds.
+1awareness

BearClaw 3

Transformative
Magic3

Gaintheabilitytotransformoneofyourhandsintoabearpaw,deals1d8
damage.Changingbackandforthisaprimaryactionandexpends4POW
eachtime.

Animal
form

Bearclaw
Trans.Magic2

Asaprimaryactionexpend4POWandtransformyourselfandyourgear
intoananimalwiththesamestatsasyourcharacterexceptthefollowing
changes:SPD:10,SZE:0.5.Inanimalformyoucannotuseyourweapons,
althoughyouhaveanaturalattack1d4.

Beast
form

AnimalForm
Trans.Magic4

Asaprimaryactionexpend6POWandtransformyourselfandyourgear
intoananimalwiththesamestatsasyourcharacterexceptthefollowing
changes:SPD:7SZE:3.Inanimalformyoucannotuseyourweapons,but
yougainatwonaturalmeleeweaponsdealing1d8.Ifyourcharacter
becomesdebilitatedyoureturntoyouroriginalform.

Terror
form

Beastform
Trans.Magic4

Asastandardactionexpend8POWandtransformyourselfandyourgear
intoahorrificwingedcreaturewiththesamestatsasyourcharacterexcept
thefollowingchanges:SPD:8(Fly)SZE:4STR:12.Inyourterrorformyou
cannotuseyourweapons,althoughyougainnaturalweapons,withwhich
youareproficient,thatdeal1d12damage.Youalsogainanauraofterror,
creaturesthatcanseeyoumustmakesuccessfulendurancecheck(DC15)
orspendtheirnextactionmovingtheirmaximumspeedawayfromyou.

Speakto
Animals

Intuition3

Gaintheabilitytoconversewithanimalsattheexpenditureof1POWper
discussion.Thisdoesnotguaranteetheanimalswilllistenorhave
interestingthingstosay.

Convene
with
Nature

SpeaktoAnimals
Sensitivity2

Conversingwithanimalsimbuesthemwithsufficientintelligencetoperform
asimpletaskforyou.

Familiar

ConvenewithNature
Sensitivity3

FormalifepactwithananimalofSZE2orsmaller.Thispacttakes7days
and7nightsaloneinnaturetoperform,afterwhichpointthecreature
becomesselfawareandintelligentenoughtoperformmoderatetasks
withinitscapabilities.Creaturehas20HP,anddeals1d8damage,its
meleecombatskillisequaltothecaster.
Eachroundofcombatthecreaturehasoneaction.Itcanalsobedirectedto
takeanadditionalmoveactionattheexpenseoftheplayersownsecondary
action.Uponthecreaturesdeaththeplayer'sHPishalvedfor1d4days,
duringwhichtimetheycannotgainanotherfamiliar.

Celestial
Familiar

Familiar
SummoningMagic
3

FamiliarSZEincreasesto3(butanimaltypedoesnotchange).HPare
doubledandanynaturalweaponsincreasedamagediesizeto1d10.Once
perdaycreaturecanemitradiantlightfromitsbodyblindingallenemiesin
a10mradius.

TheMagesCall
Magicbasedcharacterswilltypicallydependonspells,buttherearesometalentsthatmagescangain
accesstothatdon'tuseuptheirspellslots.

Talent

Point
Cost

Prerequisite

Benefit

Sensitive

none

+1sensitivity

MageBlock

Def.Magic>3

Usemagicskillforblockingweaponattacks.

Enhanced
magic

Offensive
Magic5

ExpendadditionalPOWpointswhencastingaspelltodealanextra1d4
damageper2pointsspent.

Magic
weapon

Summoning
Magic4

Onceperencounter:conjureamagicblade,deals1d12weapondamage,this
damagecannotbemodifiedthroughtalentsorspells.Ifthemageloses
physicalcontactwiththebladeitvanishes.Mageisalwaysproficientinthis
weapon.

Magebolt
focus

Offensive
Magic4

Mageboltrequiresonly1powerpointstocast.Rangeis15manditdeals
INT+1d4damage.(mustknowtheMageboltspelltogainthisbenefit).

Power
caster

Offensive
Magic6

Onceperencounterdoubledamageofanoffensivespellsifthisistheonly
actionthisturn(includingnotmoving).

Splitthebolt

Offensive
magic5

Ifyoudon'tuseyoursecondaryactionyoucancastaspelltwice,bothattacks
aremadewitha2penalty.Thetwoincidentsofthespellcannottargetthe
samecreatureoroverlap(ifareaeffects).DoesnotstackwithPowerCaster.

Improved
magebolt

Mageboltfocus

Whencastingmagebolt1d4boltsarecreatedonasinglecasting.Allbolts
mustattackthesametarget,onasuccessfulcastingthespelldealsINTplus
anadditional1d6damageperboltcreated.(Supercedesbonusfrommage
bolt).

Phasestep

MageBlock
Defensive
magic6

Onceperencounterwhenanenemysuccessfullyattacksyou,asanreaction
teleport4metersandtakenodamage.

Close
combat
wizardry

MageBlock
Defensive
magic4

Castingspellsinmeleecombatdoesnotprovokeattacksofopportunity.

Ironfist
Thispathfocusesoncombiningaknowledgeoftransformativemagicincombinationwithunarmedattacks.

Talent

Point
Cost

Prerequisite

Benefit

Steelcore

Trans.magic2

Gain4Bashing4Piercingdamageresistancewhennotwearingarmour
and+1AC

IronFist

Combatmelee3
Transformative
magic2

Unarmedattacksaretreatedasifmadewithweaponsthatdeal1d6
damage.Ifyoualreadyhavenaturalweapons,damageincreasesone
dicesize.

FlyingKick

IronFist

Whenattackingunarmed,youcanmakeaflyingkickattack.Thisprimary
actionisprecededbyafreejumpactioncoveringadistanceequalto
twicethecharactersSPD,followedbyameleeattackthatignoresarmour
damagereduction.Thisactionalwaysendsyourturn.

Flurry

IronFist
Combatmelee3
Transformative
magic4

Successfullymakingtwounarmedattacksonasingletargetdealsan
additional1d12damage.

Flamefist

IronFist
Transformative
magic4

Onceperencounterafterdealingdamagewithanunarmedattackyour
fistsigniteinflames,allsubsequentunarmedattacksdeal+1d6fire
damage.Theflamesendifyoudonotattackduringaround.

Windwalk

Transformative
magic3

Whenyouleavethegroundyourlegsbecomemist,allowingyoutomove
uptoyourSPDhorizontally,withoutfalling.

Thunderfoot

IronFist
Transformative
magic5

Onceperencounter,asaprimaryactionmakeastompattack.All
creatureswithina2mradiusmustmakeanathleticscheckDC15orfall
prone.

Icebreath

Transformative
magic4

Onceperencounter,asaprimaryactionexpend3POWandmakea
Magicattackroll,yourbreathbecomesiceandenemiesina4mlinein
frontofyoumustmakeanendurancecheckwithDC10orbedazed
(helpless)for1round.

God'sHand
ThispathfocusesonMagic(Restoration)andDiplomacy.
Talent

Point
Cost

Prerequisite

Benefit

Healing
touch

Restoration
magic3

+1d4HPwheneveryouhealanally.

Handof
Peace

Diplomacy5

+1todiplomacy

Healer

Healingtouch
Restoration
magic1.

Heal(ifknown)becomesapermanentspell,andcanbecastasasecondary
actionfor1POW.

Farreach

Restoration
magic3

Touchrestorationspellscanbecastatarangeof5m.

Charming

HandofPeace
Diplomacy5

Onceperdayasanreactiontoanenemyattacking,thecharactercanmake
adiplomacycheck(DC15),onasuccessthecreaturebecomesanallyfor
1d4roundsandthecharactertakesnodamage.

Cureillness

Restoration
magic4

Allhealingspellscurethetargetofsickness,hungerorthirstinsteadofHP.

Cureall

Cureillness
Restoration
magic6

Allhealingspellsalsocurecurses,hexesandeffects.

ABardsTale
Focusedonbeingaversatileandflexibleallywhoalwayshasasongintheirheart.

Talent

Point
Cost

Prerequisite

Benefit

Logical

none

+1Logic

Steeltrap

none

+1Memory

Callofthe
Bard

Deception4
Sensitivity4

Performancesandentertainmentarenothingmorethanharmless
deceptions.Wheneveryouattempttoentertainsomeoneyoucanapplyyour
deceptionskill.

Swordof
songs

Callofthebard

Youcanmakemusicusinganyobject,includingthesingingsongofa
vibratingblade.+1deception.

Calltoarms

Callofthebard

Withaninstrumentinyourhandyoucansummonstrengthineventhemost
downtroddenally.Byspendinga1actiontomakeaperformanceskillcheck
allallieswithinsightofyougaina+1toattacksand+CHA(bards)hitpoints
untiltheendoftheencounter.

Prescience

Calltoarms

Duringacalltoarmsthereisa25%chanceofthebardviewingthefuture.
Rolla1d4,ona4thebardsnextrollistreatedasa20.

Charming

Deception6
Callofthebard

Wheneveramusicalinstrumentisavailablealldeceptionaremadeata+1.

Transforming Automaton
ApaththatisonlyaccessibletoConstructs,thisallowsthemtoupgradetheirfirmwareprovidedtheyhave
gatheredspecificskillsduringtheiradventures.

Talent

Point
Cost

Prerequisite

Benefit

Recycle

Logic5

Consumeanynumberofitemstoproduceonesmalleritemwithavalue
equalorlessthanthesumoftheitemsvalue.Itemsmustbemadeofsimilar
materials,takes2d4hours.Crafteditemisnotmadetoorder,anditsorigins
cannotbedisguised(i.e.itlookskindofmakeshift)butfunctionsasthereal
thing.Tocraft,rollaKnowledge(Science)checkandachievemoresuccesses
thanthenumberofobjectsbeingcombined.

Minicon

Technomagic
Technomage
Summoning
magic5

Spend4POWandrollamagiccheckDC15,onasuccessejectaSZE:1
constructfromyourchest.CreaturehasaSPD:8.Itcanmovewheneveryou
takea1action,andasyour2actionitcanbemadetoattackatargetwithin
3m,usingyourmeleeorrangedskill.Onahititdeals2d6slashingorbashing
weapondamage(chooseone)(noSTR/AGLdamagebonus)

Techno
magic

none

Constructgainstheabilitytointerfacewithtechnologythrougha
technomagicallink.ThisallowstheConstructtointeractwithcomputersand
otherelectronicdevicesthroughsimplecontact.Theseinteractionsare
controlledbytheLogicskill.

Techno
mage

Technomagic
Trans.magic3

Gaintheabilitytocastspellsfromanyspelltypeyouareproficient,cannot
castspellsintypesforwhichyoudonthaveproficiency.

Transform

Technomage
Prof.magic
Trans.magic>4

MakeaMagiccheckDC15andexpend3POW,onasuccesstransforminto
avehicleSZE+2.SPDdoublesanddefenseincreasesby+2.Whileinthis
modeyoucannottakesecondaryactions.Meleeattacksuseyourbodyasa
weaponandmustbemadeaspartofamove,dealing3d6weapondamage
onasuccess(noSTRbonus).

Spells
Spellscanbelearnedbyexchangingmasterypoints.Withoutproficiencyinaschoolofmagicspellsinthat
schoolcost+2masterypointstolearn,and+1pointstocast.
Sustain:Spelleffectsoftenlastforacertainnumberofrounds(dependingonthespell)afterwhichtime
theydisappear.Theeffectsof"sustainable"spellscanbeextendedforanadditionalroundifthecaster
expendsasecondaryactionsustaining,thiscanbedoneindefinitelyuntiltheendofcombat.Sustainable
spellscanbesustainedoutsideofcombat,butthecastercannotactduringthefirstroundofanycombat
thatoccurswhiletheyaresustainingthespell,norcanthecompleteanyphysicalexertionsoutofcombat.

Offensive Spells
Offensivespellsarecastautomatically,butthetargetsgetadefensecheckagainstthebasedodgeDC+
off.magic.
Name

POW
Cost

Mastery
Point
Cost

Base
Dodge
DC

Effect

Flame

10

Range:1mcubewithin5m
Defensefail:DealsfiredamageequaltoPRS.
Defensesuccess:0damage
Special:Canbepreparedandsustainedinhandasasecondaryaction,
actingasalight,illuminatinga30mradius.

Flame
Burst

12

MustknowFlametolearn.
Range:Firefillsa3mcubewithin1m.
Defensefail:Deals2xPRSfiredamage
Defensesuccess:Takehalfdamage.

MageBolt

Range:10m
Defensefail:Deals1xFRTdamagetoasingletarget.
Defensesuccess:0damage

Fireball

14

MustknowFlameburst
Range:Producesa2mcubeupto20mfromcaster.
Defensefail:Deals3xPRSfiredamage
Defensesuccess:Take0damage.

Lightning
bolt

12

Mustknowmagebolt
Range:lightningstrikesatargetin15m.
Defensefail:DealsINTlightningdamageandtargetisimmobilizedfor2
rounds.
Defensesuccess:Targetisimmobilizedtilltheendoftheirnextturn.

Coneof
cold

14

Range:Icefillsa5mcubeadjacenttocaster.
Defensefail:DealsINTicedamageandtargettakesdoubledamagetill
theendoftheirnextturn.Theyareimmobilizedfor1d6rounds.
Defensesuccess:Takes0damageandtargetisimmobilizedtilltheendof
theirnextturn.

Firestorm

16

Range:Firefillsa6mcubesurroundingthecaster.
Defensefail:Deals4xINTfiredamage,targetsaresetonfireandtake5
damageatthebeginningofeachoftheirturnsuntiltheyextinguishthe
flames.
Defensesuccess:Take0damage,targetsareonfireandtake5damageat
thebeginningofeachturnuntiltheyextinguishtheflames.

Kickback
Curse

12

Range:10m
Effect:OnahitthetargetcursedforFRTrounds,reducingtheirSPDby1.
Whilecursed,anytimethetargetfailsanattacktheymustrolldamageon
themselves.CursecanbeliftedwithasuccessfulMAGroll.

DefensiveSpells
Focusesondefendingcharactersfromdamage.NonoffensivespellsarerolledagainstaDC18check,with
therollmodifiedbytheirDef.Magiclevel.

Name

POW
Cost

Mastery
Point
Cost

Base
Dodge
DC

Effect

Arcaneblock

Special:Iscastasareactiontoasuccessfulmeleeattack.
Effect:Halvedamageofattack.

MageShield

Special:Swiftspell.
Effect:Shimmeringmagicsurroundsthecaster,defenseDC
changesto18.Laststilltheendofthenextencounter.

Protection

Target:Allcreatureswithin3m.
Effect:Targetsgain+1defense
Duration:4rounds.

Aura

Special:Iscastasareactiontoasuccessfulareaattack.
Effect:Halvesdamageoftheattackforalltargetshit.

WallofForce

Effect:Createsawall1mthickand5mtallbetweenallofyourallies
andyourenemies.Wallmustfollowtheshortestroutethatdivides
thetwoforces,andthenextendsanadditional10moneachend
pastthefarthestallieswithinview,withamaximumlengthof200m.
Enemiesstandingonthesquareswherethewallisformedareslide
back1m.Wallisindestructible,exceptbydisruptmagicor
disintegrate.
Duration:2d4rounds

Sleep

15

Range:5mx5mblast(cubeadjacenttocaster)
Fail:Creaturesfallasleepfor2d4rounds.
Success:Creaturesarepushedback1square.

Invulnerability

Effect:Targetwithin1misinvulnerabletodamagefor1d4rounds.

TransformativeSpells
Thesespellsareonesthatcancausetransformationsofobjectsorcreatures.Tocastoffensive
transformativespellsthetargetmustrolladefensecheckagainstthetargetDC+thecastersTrans.Magic
level.FornonoffensivespellsarerolledagainstaDC18check,withtherollmodifiedbytheirTrans.Magic
level.

Name

POW
Cost

Mastery
Point
Cost

Base
Dodge
DC

Effect

Breath
nonoff.

Success:Touchedcreaturegainstheabilitytobreathaspecifictypeofgas
orliquid.Thisdoesnotgrantthemimmunitytothegasorliquid,onlythe
abilitytobreathit.
Fail:creaturegainsabilitytobreathparticulargasorliquid,butcannolonger
breathairandmustbreaththedesignatedgasorliquiduntilthespellends.
Duration:1d4hours.Sustainable.

Shrink
nonoff.

Effect:Unattendedobjectnolargerthan3mx3misshrunkdownto1mx1m.
Duration:1hr.Sustainable.

Shrink
(Creature)

12

Range:1m
Fail:SZEisreducedby2.Shrunkencreature'sHPisreducedtoandthey
areconsidereddisabledwhileunderthespellseffects.
Success:creatureisdisabledfor1round.
Duration:FRTrounds.Sustainable

Enlarge

10

Range:1m
Fail:Creaturewithin1misenlargedtoSZE+2,allgearincreaseswiththem.
EnlargedcreatureeffectivelyhasaSTRof20,andSPD+2.
Success:nothinghappens.
Duration:FRTrounds.
Special:Targetcanchoosetonotresist.

CreatePit

10

Range:Creates2x2mpitwithdepthof10m,adjacenttocaster.
Fail:Creaturesfallinpitandtake2d6damage.
Success:Creatureisshiftedtothesideofthepit.Duration:FRT

Create
Canyon

(must
know
CreatePit)

14

Range:Createsa50mdeepcanyonover16m,(anyshape)adjacentto
caster.
Fail:Creaturesfallinpitandtake5d6damage.
Success:Creatureisshiftedtothesideofthepit.
Duration:FRTrounds,ifcreaturedontexitpittheyareburiedatwhenspell
ends.
Special:Castingmorethanonceperencountermaycauseanearthquake
(30%chance/casting).

Meltmetal
nonoff.

Effect:Asinglemetalobject,nomorethan6cubicmetersinvolume
becomesacoldliquid.
Duration:INTrounds.Attheendoftheeffectthemetalbecomessolidinits
newshape.

Polymorph

12

Effect:Creatureswithin2mwhofailtheirmagicdefensecheckarechanged
intoaSZE:1animalofthecasterschoice.
Duration:INTrounds.Sustainable

RestorationSpells
Restorationspellsareeasytocast,buttherequirementstolearnthemaremorestringentthanforother
schoolsofmagic.
Spell

POW
cost

Point
cost

Min.Res.
level

Effect

Heal

Effect:AtouchednondebilitatedcreatureorselfhealsPRS(Caster)hit
points.

Mend
(req.Heal)

Effect:Creatureswithin1morselfhealsPRShitpoints,healsthe
debilitated.

Cure
(req.Mend)

Effect:Removeoneongoingeffectfromacreaturewithin5m.Heal2x
PRShitpointstononcrippledtarget.

Haste
Swift

Effect:Grantacreaturewithin5morselfwithanextrasecondaryaction.
Duration:PRSrounds.

Speed
Swift

Effect:Targetwithin10mgains+PRStospeed.Duration:SPDreduces
by1everyrounduntilitreturnstoitsinitialvalue.

Hover
Swift

Effect:TargetobjectorcreatureofSZE3rises1moffthegroundand
remainsthatheightforINTrounds.Targetsweightisreducedtobeing
essentiallynegligible.

Glide
(req.Hover)

Effect:TargetcreatureSZE3candescendfromanyheighttoaspot
equallyasfarawaywithouttakingdamage.Requiresathleticcheckto
makethedescentinunfavorableconditions.

Flight(req.
Glide)

Effect:TargetcreatureSZE3gainsaflightspeedequaltotheirSPD.
Duringflighttheycanonlycarrytheirregularcarryingcapacity.

Blindsight
Swift

Effect:Allallieswithin5mgaintheabilitytoseeinabsolutedarkness.
Special:Castingmultipletimesonthesamecharacterinasingledaymay
causepermanentblindness(+30%chance/additionalcasting).Duration:
PRShours,Sustainable.

Healmass
(req.Heal)

Effect:Allnoncrippledcreatures(allyorfoe)within10mhealPRSHP.

Healparty
(req.Heal
Mass)

Effect:Allnoncrippledallieswithinlineofsightgain2xPRSHP.

Mendall
(req.Heal
Party)

Effect:Allcrippledcharacterswithinsightgain2xPRSHP.

Resurrection
(requ.Cure,
Mend,Heal)

POW

10

Effect:ExpendallPOWpointsandreducemaximumPOWbyhalf
permanently.Targetcreatureisresurrectedfromthedead.TargetsHPare
permanentlyreducedtohalftheiroriginaltotal.Thecastermustmakea
magiccheckDC20onafailalleffectsstilloccurandcharacterbutthe
targetisresurrectedasthelivingdead.Creaturemustnowconsumeliving
fleshforsustenanceandtakesa1totheirattackswhenindirectsunlight.

SummoningSpells
Summoningspellsarefocusedoncreationfromnothing.Summonedcreatureshave0HPandvanishupon
beingdamaged,unlessthecasterchoosestotakethedamageinstead.AmagecanhavePRSsummons
atagiventime.Summonscanbedismissedasasecondaryaction.Castingsummoningmagicisacheived
byrollingagainstatargetDCwithabonusequaltothecastersmagicskill.

Spell

POW
cost

Point
cost

Cast
DC

Effect

Summon
familiar

14

Effect:SummonaSZE0.5creaturetoyourside.Thecreatureismadeof
eitherlifeornecroticenergy.Itcannotbetargetedwithattacks.Itcancarry
oneobject<3kg.Thecreaturelastsuntilthecasterdiesoritisdismissed.The
creaturemaybedetonatedupondismissal.Detonationofalifecreatureheals
adjacentcreatures10HPdetonationofanecroticcreature(magiccheck)
deals10damageoneadjacentcreature.Creaturecanonlybesummoned
onceperday,andcannotbemorethan10mfromthesummonerorit
vanishes.

Explosive
Familiar

16

Effect:Asummonedfamiliarcanbevigorouslyexplodedcausing2d6damage
tocreatureswithin3mand4d6damagetononlivingobjectswithin1m.
(targetsrollagainstspellDC).
Bonus:Familiarrangepermanentlyincreasesto15mbylearningthisspell.

Prayer
Swift

10

Range:1targetwithinearshot.
Effect:+2onnextskillcheck.Cannotbecastmorethanonceperdaybya
singlecharacter.

Roots

12

Range:10mx10mareawithin10mfillswithrootsandvines.
Fail:Creatureswhomovethroughtheareaandfailtheirchecktake1d6
damage/1mtravelled.Creatureswhostarttheirturnintherootandfailtheir
checkareimmobilizedtilltheirnextturn.
Duration:FRTrounds.Sustainable.

Shadow
stead

14

Effect:AmassiveSZE:4horsemadeofshadowappearsadjacenttoyou.
ThehorsehasAC:14,SPD:12.
Duration:PRSdays.Sustainable.

Animate
Dead

12+2/
corpse

Effect:Reanimateacorpse.Corpseshave8HP,AC:10,SPD:4,DEF:+0,
MEL:+2anddeal2d4damageonahit(naturalweapons,noSTR).Duration:
PRSdays,Sustainable.Special:eachadditionalcorpsesummmonincreases
theDCby2.

Summon
Elemental

16

Effect:SummonaSZE:3elementalcreaturemadeofFire,Iceorlightning.
CreaturehasSPDof7,ACof14and+2DEF.Theyhavearanged5m
elementalattack(RAG+3)andanaturalmeleeattack(MEL+4)whichdeal
2d6elementaldamageonahit,aswellas5damagetoenemiesadjacentto
theirtarget.Duration:PRSrounds.Sustainable.

Calltool
Swift

10

Effect:Summonasimpletool(twoorlessmovingparts)intocreation.
Duration:INThours.Sustainable

Elemental
weapon

12

Effect:Summonamelee+1weaponmadeofcold,fire,orlightning.Weapon
iseithermediumorlightanddeals2d8elementaldamage(doesnotgaina
STRbonustodamage).Weaponmustbeusedtoattackopponents.Duration:
weaponvanishesattheendofanyroundwhereitisnotusedtomakeamelee
attack.

CallDeity

16

Effect:Summonadeityandaskitonequestion.Thedeityalwaysappearsbut
onafailedsummoncheckthedeitydoesnothavetoanswerexplicitlyor
completelytruthfully.


Illusion
Illusionbasedspellsarefocusedonmanipulatinglight,soundandsmelltodeceive.Castbyrollingagainsta
DC18skillcheck.
Spell

POW
cost

Point
cost

Min.illusion
level

Effect

Disguise

Range:touch
Effect:Castorortouchedallychangestheirappearancetothatofa
anothercreatureofthesameSZE.Characterretainsthisappearancefor
1hrpersuccessandgains+2onalldeceptionchecks.

CreateFog

Range:1m
Effect:Animpenetrablefogfillsa30mx30mx30mcube,conceallingall
targetswithin.Duration:INTrounds.Sustainable.

Silence

Effect:asphereofsilenceemitsfromatouchedobjectforINTrounds
witharadiusof10m.

Shadowstep

Range:touch
Effect:whileundertheeffectsofthisspell,acreaturewithcoveris
effectivelyinvisible.Spellendswhencreatureleavescoverormakes
themselvesknowntoanother,suchasattackinganenemy.

Minor
Invisibility

Range:touch
Effect:Targetbecomesinvisibleuntiltheymove,orattack.
Duration:INTrounds.

Invisibility
(req.minor
invisibility)

Range:touch
Effect:targetbecomesinvisibletoallsenses(touch,sight,sound,smell,
taste),untiltheycastaspellormakeanattack.Duration:1round.
Sustainable

Equipment
Typicalstartingequipmentincludesthecheapestweapontheyareproficientin,thecheapestarmorintheir
selectedstyleand250gc(whichcanbespentonothergear).

WeaponProperties
Damage:weaponsdealdamageofacertaindicetype.Additionaldiceofthissizearerolled
whenevertheexceedthetargetinnumberofsuccesses.
Range:usingarangedweaponwithinitsrangeoccursnopenalty,buteachincrementbeyondthe
givenrangedecreasestheattackrollby1.
WeaponProficiency:withoutproficiencyinaweaponclass,attacksaremadeata2.
Weapondamage:theproficiencyoftheweapondescribesthetypeofdamagetheyinflict.
Weaponswithmorethanonedamagetypeareonlyaffectedbythetargetslowestdamage
reductionforthosetypes.
Weapontypes:weaponshaveafewbasicpropertiesthatformtheircategorization
Melee
Unarmed
Clubs
Axes
Shortblades
Longblades
Spears
Polearms
Ranged
Thrownweapons
Bows
Crossbows/spearguns
smallarms
longguns
automaticsmallarms
automaticlongguns
SZE1characterscannotuseheavyweaponsonehanded.
SZE3characterstreatheavyonehandedweaponsaslight(i.e.canbeusedin2weapon
fighting).
Versatile:thispropertyallowstheusertouseitaseitheraonehandedortwohandedweapon.
Usingittwohandedincreasesthedamagediceasindicated.
Twohanded:weaponcanonlybeusedwithtwohandsonitatalltimes.Cannotbeusedin
combinationwithashield.
Doubleended:weaponhasasecondaryend,whichcanbeusedforsecondaryattacks.Eachend
mayrequiredifferentproficienciestobeusedeffectively.
Specializationbonus:Exoticweaponsrequirethecharactertospendmasterypointslearningto
usethem,buttheyoftencomewithaspecializationbonus,whichincreasestheattackbonuswhile
usingtheseweaponsbyanadditional+1.

Weightandcarryingcapacity
Characterscanonlycarryacertainamountofitemsreasonablybeforetheyareoverburdened.
CharacterscancarrytheirSZEintwohandedweapons(rounddown)and3*SZEonehandedweapons
(roundup).Asinglelargeweaponslotcanbeexchangedfor2lightweaponsslotsforcarryingcapacity
purposes.Thisassumesthecharacterhaspockets/holsters/pouchesetc.thatcanholdeachweapon.
Food/tools/etctypicallycountasasmallweapon

Itemswhichcannotbestoredonthepersoncanstillbecarried,youcancarry10*SZE*STRatanytime,lift
40*SZE*STRforashorttimeandpress50*STRindirestraights

Firearms
Firearmsdealpiercingdamageandfollowspecialreloadingrules.Everytimeafirearmisfiredthereisarisk
thatthosearethelastbulletsinthegun.Wheneverthereisacriticalfailure(rollof1)afirearmmustbe
reloaded.
Firearmsalsohavespecialproperties:
Flamer:Thisweapondealsfiredamage.
AntiArmour:WhenusedaSZE4orlargeritignoredamagereductionanddealsdoubledamage.
WhentargetingSZE3takea2toattack.
Automatic:Asaprimaryactionmakearangedattackthattargetsa3x3squareata2penalty.
Aftertheattackyourweaponisemptyandmustbereloaded(eveniftheattackfails).
LowCapacity:Youmustreloadthisweapononanyattackrollwherea1or2isrolled.
Bayonet:Thisweaponallowsyoutoattachanymeleeweapontoit.Firearmswithabayonet
attachedtakea1penaltytorangedattackrolls.Attachingorremovingabayonetisasecondary
action.
Concealable:Thissmallfirearmcanbeconcealedundernormalclothing.
ShortRange:Thesefirearmstakea2penaltytoattacksintheirsecondrangeincrement,instead
oftheusual1.
CloseQuarters:Add+2damagetodamagewhenattackingtargetsinyourfirsthalfofyourfirst
rangeincrement.
Controllable:Whenchoosingtomakeanautomaticfireattackyoudon'ttakeapenaltyonyour
attackrolls.
BeltFeed:Thisweaponneverrequiresreloading.Eachweaponwiththispropertyhasit'sammo
supplymeasuredinroundsoffiringavailable.
HeavyWeapon:Thisweaponusesacharacter'sSTRbonustodamage,insteadofAGL.
Tripod:WeaponswiththeTripodpropertymustbemountedonatripodorfixedfiringpositiontobe
usednormal.Settingupatripodrequiresacharactertospendastandardactionandlieprone.
BreakingdownatripodisaStandardAction.UsingaTripodweaponthatisn'tsetupproperly
incursa5toattacks.
Versatile:+2damageiftheweaponisheldintwohands.

MeleeWeapons

Name

Type

damage

Damage

Reach/
Range

Price

Special

Unarmed

Unarmed

Bash

1m

Canbeusedtoinitiateagrapple

BrassKnuckles

Unarmed

Bash

+2

1m

55gc

Onehanded

Club

Club

Bash

1d4

1m

3gc

Onehanded

Dirk

Shortblade

Pierce

1d4

1m

5gc

Onehanded

WoodAxe

Axe

Slash

1d6

1m

35gc

Twohanded

Pitchfork

Spear

Pierce

1d6

1m

30gc

Twohanded

GreatClub

Club

Bash

1d6

1m

20gc

Twohanded

Bat

Club

Bash

1d8

1m

30gc

Onehanded

ShortSword,
bayonet

ShortBlade

Slash

1d6

1m

20gc

Onehanded

Mace

Club

Bash

1d8

1m

5gc

Versatile(1d10)

Sickle

ShortBlade

Slash

1d6

1m

2gc

Onehanded

HandAxe

Axe

Slash

1d6

1m/5m

12gc

Onehanded,

Javelin

Spear

Pierce

1d8

1m/20m

7gc

Versatile(1d10)

Throwingknives

Thrown
weapon
ShortBlade

Slash
Pierce

1d4

1m/8m

0.5gc

Onehanded

Quarterstaff

Polearm

Bash

1d8
1d8

2m

10gc

Twohanded
doubleended

LongSword

LongBlade

Slash

1d8

1m

15gc

Onehanded

Trident

Spear

Pierce

1d10

2m

10gc

Twohanded

Warhammer

Club

Bash

1d10
1d6

1m

20gc

Twohanded
Doubleended

Morningstar

Club

Pierce
Bash

1d8

1m

8gc

Onehanded

Glaive

Polearm

Slash

1d10

2m

25gc

Twohanded

Greataxe

Axe

Slash

1d12

1m

30gc

Twohanded

Bastardsword

LongBlade

Slash

1d10
1d4

1m

40gc

Versatile(1d12)
Doubleended

Twinflail

Club

Pierce
Bash

1d8
1d8

1m

80gc

Twohanded
Doubleended

ExoticWeapons
Theseuniqueweaponsrequirespecialtrainingtouse,requiringtheexpenditureofmasterypointstolearn
theirintricacies.Whenmasterypointsarespenttolearntheseweaponstheyareaddedtoyourlistof
weaponproficiencies.
Name

Mastery
point
cost

Attack
bonus

Damage

Damage
Type

Range

Cost
(gc)

Special

Maul

+1

2d6b1

Bashing

1m

500

Twohanded,dealsdoubledamageto
unattainedobjects.Onacriticalhitit
destroysarmourorshields.

Whip

+2

1d6

Piercing

3m

10

Onasuccessfulhitthetargetmustmakean
athleticscheck(DCequaltoattackroll)or
berestrained.

Chakram

+0

1d8

Slashing

10m
(thrown)

80

Onahit,targetasecondenemywithin10m
offirst,makearangedcombatroll2
penalty.OnasuccessChakramdeals
damageandbouncestoanothertarget,
eachsuccessiveattackincreasespenalty
by2.Uponacheckfailurechakramreturns
toattacker.

Rapier

+1

1d8

Piercing
Slashing

1m

100

Ignoreshighestpiercingdamagereduction.

Garrot/
noose

+2

Special

Bashing

1m

Adds1d6damagetoasuccessfulgrapple
check.Dealsdamageautomaticallyeach
roundthegrappleisheld,withdamage
increasingby+1d6witheachround.While
grappledbyagarrot,youcannotvocalize.

Chainknifes

+1

2d4b1

Slashing

1m

600

Ignores4pointsofdamagereduction.Loud.

Chainsword

+0

2d6b1

Slashing

2m

1600

Twohanded
Ignoresalldamagereduction.Loud.

Bowieknife

+1

1d6

Slashing

1m

40

+1tointimidatewhilewielding

Shuriken

+1

1d4

Piercing

5m

100/3

Shurikensarethrown3atatimeandmay
targetanythreetargetswithin5m.Attackis
rolledonceandmustexceedeach
individualtargetsAC.

RangedWeapons
Name

Type

Damage

Range

Price

Special

Sling

Thrownweapon

1d4

5m

10gc

DealsBashingdamage

Atlatl

Thrownweapon

1d8

30m

50gc

Secondaryactionreload
DealsPiercingDamage

Dart

Thrownweapon

1d4

15m

5gc

Dealspiercingdamage

Shortbow

Bow

1d8

10m

300gc

Freeactionreload
Dealspiercingdamage

Longbow

Bow

1d10

15m

500gc

Freeactionreload
Dealspiercingdamage

CompoundBow

Bow

1d12

20m

2500gc

FreeActionReload
Dealspiercingdamage

Handcrossbow

Crossbow

1d6

10m

1000gc

Secondaryactionload
onehanded.
Dealspiercingdamage

Militarycrossbow

Crossbow

1d12

15m

2000gc

Secondaryactionload
Dealspiercingdamage

Firearms

Weapon

Dam.

Type

Range

Cost(gc)

Properties

AutoPistol

1d8

AutomaticSmall
arms

10

200

2reload
ShortRange,
Versatile
Concealable

Revolver

1d10

SmallArms

15

800

1reload
LowCapacity,
Versatile,
Concealable

BattleRifle[T]

1d12

Longgun

20

1200

2reload
LowCapacity.
Bayonet

SMG[T]

1d12

Automaticlong
gun

20

800

2reload
Automatic,Short
Range

Shotgun[T]

2d6

Longgun

15

650

1reload
ShortRange,
Bayonet

[T]=Twohanded

ExoticFirearms
Name

Mastery
point
cost

Damage

Attack
bonus

Required
Proficiency

Range

Cost
(gc)

Special

Sawedoff
Shotgun[T]

2d6

+1

Longgun

15

500

Dealsbashing/piercingdmg
2reload

ASRSniper
Rifle[T]

1d12

+1

Longgun

40

7000

LowCapacity,1reload,
ignoresDR,Cannotbeused
at<10mrange.

SIGPistol

1d8

+1

smallarms

10

500

Brual1,ShortRange,Versatile,
Concealable,freereload

M14Rifle[T]

1d12

+1

Longgun

20

1200

Brual1,Bayonet,2reload

KlobbSMG
[T]

1d12

+0

Automatic
Longgun

20

700

Brual1,Automatic,Short
Range,Controllable,freereload

AK47[T]

1d12

+0

Automatic
Longgun

25

1150

Brual2,Automatic,2reload

Magnum

1d10

+1

Smallarms

20

700

Brual1,LowCapacity,
Versatile,Concealable,2
reload

[T]twohanded

HeavyExoticWeapons:Theseweaponsdonotgainabonustoattackbutdodealdevestatinglevelsofdamage.

Name

Mastery
point
cost

Damage

Required
Proficiency

Range

Cost(gc)

Special

LightMachine
Gun[T]

1d12

Automaticlong
gun

50

700

Automatic,Controllable,
Tripod,BeltFeed,
HeavyWeapon

HeavyMachine
Gun[T]

2d12

Automaticlong
gun

30

1500

Automatic,Controllable,
Tripod,BeltFeed,
HeavyWeapon

AntiArmor
Rocket[T]

2d12

None

50
Burst2x2

200

AntiArmor,oneshot,
Firedamage

FlameThrower
[T]

2d6

None

Blast3x3

400

Flamer,HeavyWeapon,
1reload,Firedamage

FragGrenade

2d6

Thrown

STR
Burst2x2

30

Oneshot

Hammer
Grenade

2d8

Thrown

STR
Burst2x2

35

Oneshot

Armour
Armourgrantsyoudamagereduction,andalsoboostsyourdefensebonus(demonstratedasa+x),or
changesyourDefenseACtoadifferentvalue(avaluebetween12and20).Everycharacterbeginswiththe
onearmourstyleofchoice,additionalstylescountasproficienciesandcost4masterypoints.
ACiscalculatedas8+Defense+anyarmorbonus

Lightarmourhasthebenefitofneverlookinglikearmor.

Armour

Style

Defense
bonus

Cloth

Light

+1

Padded

Light

Leather

Damage
reduction

Special

50

+1

200

2Slashing

Light

+2

350

4Slashing,2Bashing

Studded

Light

AC:16

250

6Slashing,4Bashing,2Piercing

Vest

Light

+2

500

4Slashing,2Bashing,4Piercing

Concealable

Hide

Medium

AC:16

150

2Slashing,2Bashing

Scalemail/
bodyarmour

Medium

+2

550

2Slashing,4Piercing,4Bashing

Stealth1

Chainmail

Medium

AC:17

600

6Slashing,4Piercing,2Bashing

SPD1,Stealth2

Flackjacket

Medium

+3

1000

6Piercing,2Bashing,2Slashing

Camouflaged
Stealth+2

Splint

Heavy

+2

700

4Slashing,4Piercing,4Bashing

Stealth2

Halfplate

Heavy

AC:17

1050

6Slashing,2Piercing,6Bashing

SPD1,Stealth2

Fullplate

Heavy

AC:19

3700

8Slashing,4Piercing,8Bashing

SPD2,Stealth3

Ballisticvest

Heavy

+2

1500

8Piercing,2Bashing,4Slashing

Camouflaged

Cost(gc)

Shields
Charactersmustexpend2masterypointtolearntouseashieldinthesameweightclassastheirarmor
style,or4pointstolearnoneoutsideoftheirstyle.
Charactersholdingashieldhavetheoptiontolettheirshieldabsorbthedamageofanincomingattack.
ShieldshaveaspecificnumberofShieldPoints(SP)thatarereducedbydamageinsteadofthecharacters
HP.IftheplayersSPisreducedto0theshieldisdestroyedandleftunrepairable.Damagedshieldswith
morethan0SPcanberepairedbyaprofessionaltotheirfullvalue,orinthefieldbyaplayercharacter
usingaLogicskill.
Shieldsalsohaveabreakpoint,thisisacriticalamountofdamagethatwillcausetheshieldtoinstantly
break.Whentheshieldbreaksthecharacterholdingtheshieldtakesanydamageabovethebreakpointto
theirHPtotal.
Shield

Style

DefenseSkill

ShieldPoints(SP)

Breakpoint

Cost

Buckler

Light

15

10

100

Woodenshield

Light

25

15

75

Steelshield

Medium

30

20

250

Largeshield

Medium

35

25

300

MediumBallistic
Shield

Medium

40

30

500

Greatshield

Heavy

35

30

350

TowerShield

Heavy

40

35

550

LargeBallistic
Shield

Heavy

45

30

1000

Magic items:

Item

MPcost

Cost

Benefit

Spellfocusingstick

100

Doublestherangeofyourspellsorthesize

SpellhardeningOrb

500

Adds+2damagetoINTbasedspells

Undercovervest

500

ImprovepiercingDRby+5addstootherarmours

AlloyKnuckles(pair)

400

makefistsdeal1d10damage

FlashbangSmoke

100

Grenadeproducesa3mradiussphereofsmokethatblindsall
enemieswithin.Enemieswhofailtheirsaves(DC14)areblinded
anddeafenedregardlessofthesmoke.Effectsofgrenade
dissipatein1d4rounds.

MagicEnchantments
Enchantmentscanbeimbuedonspecificweapontypestoimproveitscharacteristics.

Enchantment

Weapon
type

Special

Flaming

Blades

Add+1d6firedamagetothedamageoftheweapon

Frost

Blunt

Onattackrollsa1820thetargetispushed1d6meters

Shock

Projectile

Uponsuccessfulhitallenemieswithin3mtake2d4lightning
damage

MinorVorpal

Blades

Everydamagedicerollof1addsanadditionalrolloftheweapon
dice

Bloodthirst

Any
melee

Everysuccessivesuccessfulattackmadewiththisweapon
increasestheweapondamageby+2untilamissoradifferent
weaponisused.

Thundering

Spear

Uponasuccessfulhit,targetispushed1d4m

Reaching

Spearor
axe

Weaponsmeleerangeisdoubled.

Other equipment

Item/Service

Cost

Description

UnskilledLabor

50

Ditchdigger,cropharvester,porter

SkilledLabor

200

Lowlevelmercenary,goodfarmer,welltrainedworker

HighlySkilledLabor

500

Midlevelmercenary,Healer,fixitman

Food:Oneday

10

Enoughfoodtoproperlyfeedanadultforoneday

GoodFood:One
Day

30

Tastyfoodforoneday.

BadassSunglasses

70

Theylookbadass.+5onsavesagainstblindness.

OrdinaryOutfit

10

Clothingandfootwearappropriatetotheclimate.Tatteredandoflow
quality

GoodClothing

50

Wellmade,comfy,highqualityclothing.+2onDiplomacy.

GoodBoots

150

Wellmadehikingbootsingoodcondition.+1movementspeed.

GoodJacket

150

Warmandrainproofjacketwithahood.+10onendurancechecks
againstaharshenvironment.Coldresistance5.

GoodBackpack

100

Carryanadditionallargeweapon,or4moresmallitems

GoodHolster

130

Takesnoactiontodraworstowthatweapon.

GoodBandoleer

100

Wheneveryouneedtoreloadyourweaponrolla1d4,ona1yourgunis
automaticallyreloaded.

GoodKnife

50

Topqualitysurvivalknifeingoodcondition.CountsasaShortSword.
+2onsurvivalchecks.

GoodCampingGear

150

Bivysack,sleepingbagandfoamyallingoodcondition.Allowsyouto
takeanExtendedRestinharshconditions,suchasastormorblizzard.

GoodBinoculars

100

+2onAwarenesschecks.

Fuel(Onegallon)

10

Biodieselorethanol

RidingHorse

500

AC12,HP20,SPD8

Bike

150

Doublesmovementrateandcarryingcapacity,5penaltyonall
defensesandattackswhilemounted.Moveactiontomountor
dismount.

Multitool

100

Usefultool.

Windupflashlight

30

Lightsupto15squaresdistant.

Nutriarations

200

10daysoffoodinasmallpackage.

Phone

1000

Canbeusedtocommunicatelongdistances.

NightVisionGoggles

2000

GrantsuserDarkvisionuptotherangeofnormalsight.