2D10 ROLEPLAYING GAME
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2D10 is a free, fast, action-oriented
roleplaying game. To play, youll need
imagination, friends, and ten-sided dice.
CREATING A HERO
First, brainstorm a concept for your hero
that fits the setting. Who is she? What is his
story? What makes her special?
Second, distribute 14 points among your
heros 3 attributes. Attributes are three broad
descriptors that define a heros overall
physical, mental, and social capacity. Each
begins at 0, cannot have a negative value, and
cannot exceed a maximum of 7 during
character creation.
Prowess represents your heros physical
strength, athleticism, and agility.
Acuteness represents your heros mental
capacity, education, and cleverness.
Magnetism represents your heros
leadership, attractiveness, and gift for gab.
Third, choose an occupation, a
representation of the heros training,
education, and experience. Examples include
soldier, private investigator, starship pilot,
wizard, petty thief, psychologist, librarian, and
hunter. Your heros occupation should match
the setting and be something reasonable and
narrowly defined. For example, the greatest
sorcerer in the world is not a suitable
occupation. If unsure, work with your GM.
Fourth, choose a single feat. A feat is an
offensive, defensive, magical, or superhuman
act or gift. Examples include mighty blow,
natural born mechanic, master of disguise,
golden tongued orator, stone skin,
blinding speed, mind fortress, and fire
breather. Be sure the feat matches the setting
and the feats of other heroes. If in doubt,
consult your GM.
Fifth, choose your hook. In a few words,
describe a flaw, fear, or passion that fuels your
hero. Examples include never leave anyone
behind, find my parents, hates to be called
chicken, settling the score, overthrow the
king, help the weak, defend my honor,
and on the run.
REGINALD: Reginald is a stubborn
farmers son, hunting down the orc band
that took his mother and ravaged his farm.
Prowess: 7, Acuteness: 4, Magnetism: 3.
Occupation: Hunter. Feat: arrow to the
skull. Hook: Orcs are scum.
ACTIONS
Your hero will encounter grave evil, battle
those who aim to do her harm, solve mind-
bending puzzles, win over reluctant allies, and
perform tasks of daring physical and mental
fortitude. These are called actions. Follow the
steps below to resolve such daring actions.
First, describe your heros action. The
more creativity you put into the it, the more
exciting and engaging the story.
Second, select the attribute that closest
matches the action.
Third, roll 2D10. Remember to count a 0
as a zero, giving you a range anywhere from 0
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to 18. Add both dice together then add your
selected attributes value.
Fourth, compare your heros result to the
Difficulty Rating for the action. For most
actions that do not involve an enemy foe, the
DR is 15. If the action involves an opponent,
compare your result to your enemys counter
action. For example, an attack by a hero
might be countered by a defensive maneuver
from his opponent.
Fifth, if your result is higher than the DR or
your opponents result, your action is
victorious. If it is lower, than your action has
failed. If it is a tie, your heros action succeeds
but barely. The GM and players can narrate
the outcome of an action.
Reginald grabs the orc chieftain by the
throat and dangles him off the cliff. He rolls
2d10, gets a total of 9, and adds 7 from his
Prowess. His result is 16, 1 above the DR
of 15, meaning his action is a success. The
chieftain, with a look of fear, soils himself.
OCCUPATIONS
If your heros action involves her
occupation, add your selected attributes
value again. For example, if you hero was
using his Magnetism of 5 in an action with his
occupation of Diplomat, you would add an
additional 5 to your roll. Opponents and
villains may also make us of occupations,
even in counter actions.
FEATS
If your heros action makes use of his
feat, roll an extra D10. Add the two highest
dice results for your action. For example, if
Reginald ambushed an orc party, using his minded hero on a new quest. For players,
feat, arrow to the skull, to take down the
leader warrior, he would roll 3D10. If his result
was 4, 7, and 3, Reginald would add the 4 and
7 together, discarding the 3.
SPECIAL ITEMS
Typical equipment, weapons, and armor
are useful to heroes but have no special use
in play. Magical, sophisticated, or expert-
crafted items do. If your hero obtains one, it
serves as an additional feat but only
applicable to one particular attribute. When
used for its intended purpose as part of an
action, roll an additional D10. Once again, no
matter how many dice you might roll, keep the
two highest results for your action. Example
items should list the particular attribute, like
shield of courage (Prowess), alien repair
tool (Acuteness), or fedora of the
archaeologist (Magnetism).
CONTESTS
Tense battles, persuasive stories, or
psychic duels are examples of contests when
heroes and enemies take turns hitting,
convincing, or scarring each other. When a
contest occurs, each hero and enemy gets
one turn to act. Depending on the type of
contest, the hero or opponent with the highest
applicable attribute goes first until all have
taken an action. If the contest is not revolved,
start another turn. Counter actions do not
count as a turn.
Hand-to-hand combat might use Prowess.
Wizard duels might use Acuteness.
Debates might use Magnetism.
GIVING AND TAKING DAMAGE
If your hero succeeds in harming his
opponent, the amount of damage dealt is
equal to the difference between your heros
result and the difficulty rating. For example, if
your hero had a result of 18 and the DR was
15, the attack would deal 3 damage.
This difference can also be used to define
other effects - how many turns an opponent is
unconscious, how many guards are distracted
by an illusion, or how long it takes to heal.
All heroes can take damage equal to their
Prowess before being Wounded. While
wounded, a hero cannot make use of any
feats. If a wounded hero takes an additional
amount of damage equal to his Prowess, he
becomes unconscious and must eventually be
revived. Heroes get to choose when and
where they die, so if such an epic event fits the
story, the player gets to joyfully describe their
hero going out in a blaze of glory.
HOOKS
In epic, inspiring stories, heroes are
constantly hooked into adventure. For a
GM, hooks are a great tool to help launch a
story with instant drama and action. For
example, one GM could open an adventure
for a hero like Reginald with the discovery of
orc tracks at the edge of a destroyed farm,
more than enough to plunge the revenge-
hooks shape their heros destiny, legend, and
arc. Will they seek to overcome, fulfill, or
embrace it? Once per game, a hero, usually in
a desperate situation, can use his hook to re-
roll an action. The action must connect with
his hook in a significant way. Re-roll all dice,
even if they are from feats or special items.
Reginald curses as his attempt to find the
tracks of the orc band in the blinding rain
meet with failure. Sinking to his knees, he
is ready to give up but feels a rush of
anger well up in him. He clambers back
to his feet. His player decides to invoke
his heros hook and roll again.
GROWING AS A HERO
In between sessions, heroes may grow
by learning new occupations or gaining feats.
Learning a new occupation requires training
with a teacher, professional, or mentor for an
extended period of time. This should happen
only when it makes sense to the ongoing
story of your adventures. Feats are gained
after heroic actions or events that save lives
or greatly alter the setting. In both cases,
players and the GM should suggest moments
in the story when it makes sense for either to
happen, reflecting a heros progress toward
greatness.