Pocket Fantasy RPG: Class Compendium Vol.

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Magic Spell List
Thief  Aid from Beyond: other characters in the party receive a
Cleric
Heroic Reroll for use only during the current encounter.
 Arcane Armor: target of spell makes all Defense Actions at
CS d6 for the duration of the encounter, roll twice and take
the best result.
 Confusion: roll d6-3, minimum of 1, reroll and take the best
result, for the amount of combat actions that a monster
may not move or take Attack Actions, though it may still
take Defense Actions.
 Dark Bolt: CS d6 Ranged Attack Action that may explode,
roll twice and take the best result.
 Rain of Fire: up to 4 targets in close proximity to each
other (PM discretion) are attacked with a CS d6-1 ranged
Attack Action, roll twice and take the best result.
All races allowed  Summon Monster: roll d6-2, minimum of 2, for the amount
Human or Dwarf hp 6 of combat rounds (including the round the spell is cast)
hp 8 CS d6-1 melee and ranged (dagger and bow / leather) that a monster is summoned under the caster's control,
CS d6-1 melee (mace / chain mail) Abilities: and then vanishes at the end of its last combat round. The
Abilities:  Nimble: reroll any task involving agility, take the best monster will not harm itself and can only be directed to
 Righteous Insight: reroll any task involving wisdom, take result. Finds traps/secret doors in room/corridor section attack targets decided by the caster. The monster is
the best result. on a successful agility task roll. Disarms traps on a summoned adjacent to the caster and may move and
 Bind Wounds: heal 2 hp to all characters after encounters, successful agility task roll. Unlocks doors or containers on attack the following round on the caster's initiative.
or to wounded NPCs (non-player characters). a successful agility task roll. Controlling the monster does not take up the caster's
 Holy Light: in combat Heal d6 hp, as a combat action, to  Flank: if attacking an enemy engaged in melee with combat action.
all friendly targets in the area, roll twice and take the best another character, roll Melee Attack Actions twice and Roll a d6
result. take the best result. 1-4: chose a Goblin or Giant Centipede.
 Holy Smite: in combat Cause d6 hp damage (no Defense  Backstab: if foe is completely unaware and not engaged in 5-6: add Orc, Skeleton, Wolf, or Giant Spider to the
Action), as a combat action, to 1 target (or all undead a combat encounter, success at an agility task results in choices of monster summoned.
targets) in the area, roll twice and take the best result. the Thief making 2 Melee Attack Actions, combining both When rolling a 6, reroll, on another 6, may add Minotaur,
Holy Light and Holy Smite may be used a combined total damage into one Attack Action. Expending a Heroic Reroll Ogre, or Troll to the choices of monster summoned.
of 2 times during an encounter (i.e. 2 Holy Lights or 2 Holy rerolls both Attack Actions.
Smites, 1 Holy Light and 1 Holy Smite). Free Form Magic
Expending a Heroic Reroll allows the casting of 1 Wizard Free Form Magic may only be used when out of combat and is
additional Holy Light or Holy Smite per encounter. accomplished by task resolution as decided by the PM based on
complexity, duration and scope of the created spell. Failure results in
Fighter the spell attempt being lost. Free Form Magic examples could be to
conjure food, create a boat, create a rope, create a bridge to pass
over lava, levitate to atop a tower, speak with animals, detect secret
doors, send a telepathic message, breathe underwater, etc. Conjured
items last for 24 hours. The possibilities are up to the creativity,
situation and need of the caster. Free Form Magic is a spell, not an
intelligence task, and may only be rerolled by using a Heroic Reroll.

Starting Equipment
All characters start out with basic adventuring and survival equipment
for wilderness and underground exploration (PM's discretion).
 Backpack
 Bedroll
Human or Elf  Dry Rations, 1 week worth (dried meat, hard bread, etc.)
hp 4  Flint & Steel
CS d6-2 melee and ranged (staff of magic missiles / robes)  Rope, 50'
Abilities:  Torches, 6 (lasts 1 hour)
All races allowed
 Brains: reroll any task involving intelligence, take the best  Water Skin, gallon
hp 10
result. Optional Equipment (PM's discretion)
CS d6 melee and ranged (any weapon / any armor)
 Combat Magic: in combat, may cast 2 spells per  Healing Potion (restores d6-1 hp to the drinker, roll twice
Abilities:
encounter from the Magic Spell List (may cast two and take the best result, minimum of 1 hp)
 Muscle: reroll any task involving strength, take the best
different spells or the same spell twice). Casting a spell in  Holy Water (CS r d6-1 vs. undead, may hit multiple
result.
combat is a combat action. targets, PM discretion)
 Challenge: once per encounter, as a combat action, may
 Free Form Magic: out of combat, may attempt to cast 2  Iron Spikes, 12
challenge an enemy to direct at least 1 of its Attack
Free Form Spells per session.  Lantern (lasts 5 hours)
Actions per combat round, against the Fighter when
Expending a Heroic Reroll allows the casting of 1  Oil flask (CS r d6-2, may hit multiple targets, PM
possible, for the duration of the encounter.
additional combat spell or Free Form Magic spell, in discretion), replenishes lantern
 Combat Master: Melee Attack and Melee Defense Action combat or out of combat, respectively.
rolls may explode.
 Bard
All races allowed
hp 6
CS d6-2 melee and ranged (any 1-handed weapon and bow / leather)
Abilities:
 Charming: reroll any task involving charisma, take the best
result.
 Loremaster: may reroll any non-combat task involving the
recounting of ancient texts, history, geography, poetry,
monster lore and weaknesses, etc., per the PM's
discretion.
 Bardic Music: through the magic that certain ancient
songs posses, the Bard can manifest magical effects.
These songs must be sung for a minimum of 3 combat
rounds before a new song may be sung. The Bard may
perform other actions whilst singing, including combat. All
song targets must be within hearing range for the song's
magic to take effect.
Bardic Songs
 Hymn of the Mighty: all party members do 1 extra point of
damage.
 Lay of Deflection: all party members take 1 less point of
damage.
 Ballad of Legends: all party members get a chance to
attain a Heroic Reroll when they roll a 6 as per the "Rolling
a 6" rule, except they only have to roll a 3 or higher,
instead of a 6, to get a Heroic Reroll.
 Song of Mending: at the end of 3 rounds of singing, all
party members heal 3 points of damage. This song may
only be sung once per encounter.
 Chant of Renewal: at the end of 3 rounds of singing, 3
Heroic Rerolls may be given to any party members as the
Bard sees fit, for use only during the current encounter.
This song may only be sung once per encounter.
 Melody of Madness: all enemies (except undead) must
make a tough task roll or become confused (may not
move or make Attack Actions, but may make Defense
Actions). This lasts for 3 rounds, the duration of the song.
Enemies that have been confused may not become
confused again on repeat singings of this song.
 Shanty of Pain: at the end of 3 rounds of singing, all
enemies must roll a Defense Action versus 3 damage.
Ranger
Human or Elf
hp 10
CS d6-1 melee and ranged (sword and long bow / leather)
Abilities:
 Survivalist: non-combat tasks attempted by the
Ranger may be rerolled while in woodland and
cavern environments (hunting, trapping, fishing,
boating, shelter building, fire building, logging,
woodworking, raft building, tracking, befriending wild
animals, etc.) and take the best result, per the PM's
discretion.
 Alert: the Ranger's party may reroll surprise rolls and
take the best result. While in woodland and cavern
environments, the Ranger may reroll their initiative
roll, taking the best result.
 Ranged Mastery: may make 1 Ranged Attack Action
that may explode, or choose to make 2 Ranged
Attack Actions at 2 different targets, these attacks do
not explode and the targets may reroll Defense
Actions against them, taking the best result.
New Classes
The following are optional classes for Pocket Fantasy RPG.
Several classes allow for the summoning of monsters under
the character's control. The PM should decide the capabilities
of the summoned monsters beyond their stats. The following
monster stats are reprinted here from the monster table. The
PM should adjust the monsters according to their game as well
as which monsters may be summoned.
Summoned Monster List
Bear hp 12 melee CS d6-1 beast strong
Giant Centipede hp 2 melee CS d6-3 beast fast, poison
Giant Crab hp 9 melee CS d6-2 beast aquatic, armored, fast
Giant Rat hp 1 melee CS d6-3 beast disease
Giant Scorpion hp 12 melee CS d6-2 beast armored, fast,
poison
Giant Snake hp 9 melee CS d6-2 beast constrict or poison
Giant Spider hp 5 melee CS d6-3 beast fast, poison
Ghoul hp 5 melee CS d6-2 undead fast, paralysis, undead
Skeleton hp 3 melee/ranged CS d6-2 undead bones, fast
undead
Wolf hp 5 melee CS d6-2 beast fast
Zombie hp 4 melee CS d6-3 undead slow, undead
weakness
Assassin
All races allowed
hp 6
CS d6-1 melee and ranged (dagger, sword and bow / leather)
Abilities:
 Covert: reroll any task involving moving silently, hiding in
shadows, sleight of hand, as well as blending into crowds
or disguising oneself (including changing one's voice).
Poison: apply poison to weapon (once per encounter, in
combat), food or drink (twice per session, out of combat)
as a free action. At the beginning of the following round, if
any damage has been dealt to enemy the previous round
by poisoned weapon, roll a d6 to inflict that much damage
(no Defense Action), reroll and take the best result.
Consuming poison kills beasts or humanoids unless the
PM makes a very difficult task roll. Undead are immune to
poison and multiple poisons do not stack.
 Assassinate: if foe is completely unaware and not
engaged in a combat encounter, success at a Covert task,
results in the Assassin making 2 Melee Attack Actions,
combining both damage into one Attack Action. Expending
a Heroic Reroll rerolls both Attack Actions.
Berserker
Human or Dwarf
hp 10
CS d6 melee (battle axe / any or none)
Abilities:
 Rage: once per encounter make 2 Melee Attack Actions
each combat round that may explode, for d6 rounds, reroll
and choose result. At the end of the encounter, before
healing, must take damage equal to the amount of rounds
of Rage.
 Ignore Wound: ignore all damage from 1 attack each
encounter, including the monster ability of the attack.
 Fury: humanoid enemies that witness Rage must make a
tough task roll or must reroll all Defense Actions against
the Berserker and take the lowest result.
 Commander
All races allowed
hp 8
CS d6-1 melee (sword / chainmail)
Abilities:
 Rally: once per encounter, as an action, heal 1 hp to all
friendly targets in the area (including themselves), as well
as grant them 1 extra point of damage to all attacks for d6-
2 rounds, minimum of 1, reroll and take the best result.
Expending a Heroic Reroll allows for an additional Rally
but may not stack.
 Inspiration: expend a Heroic Reroll to give another friendly
target a reroll.
 Soldiers: command 2 soldiers at the start of session
(swords and bows), that may be given orders to attempt
tasks per PM discretion. CS d6-2 melee and ranged 4hp.
They act on the Commander's action, may use magical
items, count for determining party size and do not roll for
loot.
Druid
Human or Elf
hp 6
CS d6-2 melee (staff / robes)
Abilities:
 Wilderness Lore: reroll all tasks to identify and use natural
plants as well as attempts to calm wild beasts. Once
calmed may make it a Beast Friend.
 Beast Friend: a calmed beast from the Summoned
Monster List may be under the Druid's control for the
remainder of the session, unless killed, acting on the
Druid's action. A new Beast Friend may be acquired by
taking the place of an already calmed Beast Friend.
 Herbalist: twice per session make a potion, out of combat,
that either cures disease, paralysis, poison or heals
(restores d6-1 hp, roll twice and take the best result,
minimum of 1 hp). Expending a Heroic Reroll creates an
additional potion. Potions may be given to others.
Gladiator
All races allowed
hp 10
CS d6 melee (any / any)
Abilities:
 Counter Attack: make 1 free Melee Attack Action to a
target after that target failed to do any damage to the
Gladiator with a Melee Attack Action.
 Battle Forged: each encounter ignore 1 Monster Ability,
from each monster type present, that would directly affect
the Gladiator, those that can be ignored are; breath attack,
constrict, disease, energy drain, paralysis, petrify, poison.
 Glory: twice per encounter, after killing a monster, choose
to roll a d6, if a 6 is rolled, the Gladiator gains a Heroic
Reroll or may give it to a friendly target that is in the same
encounter.
Martial Artist
Human
hp 10
CS d6-1 melee (staff, fists, feet, etc. / robes)
Abilities:
 Dual Strike: make 2 Melee Attack Actions per round.
 Feather Feet: make extraordinary feats of jumping,
leaping, falling, tumbling, wall running, and flipping per the
PM's discretion. If a task roll is required, may reroll and
take the best result.
 Meditation: instead of Binding Wounds, after each
encounter take a moment (time spent is PM's discretion)
to heal the body and soul, restoring d6-2 hp, roll twice and
take the best result, minimum of 1 hp, and gain 1 Heroic
Reroll. This also removes disease and poison.
Necromancer
Human
hp 6
CS d6-2 melee (dagger or staff / robes)
Abilities:
 Drain Life: twice per encounter make a CS d6-2 Ranged
Attack Action against non-undead, reroll and take the best
result. Any damage done may immediately heal the
Necromancer or any other friendly targets in the area, for
the amount of damage dealt. This healing may be split up
between multiple targets. Expending a Heroic Reroll
allows for an additional casting of Drain Life.
 Death Essence: immune to disease, energy drain,
paralysis and poison. Reroll all tests involving identifying
undead and their abilities, as well as information
concerning tombs, crypts or burial rites.
 Undead Minion: take 2 points of damage and touch a
corpse, as an action, to summon an undead ally from the
Summoned Monster List, under the Necromancer's control
for the remainder of the session until dismissed or
destroyed, which allows a new one to be summoned. The
undead acts on the Necromancer's action.
Roll a d6
1-5: choose Skeleton or Zombie
6: add Ghoul to the choices of undead summoned.
Corpse must have flesh to summon a Zombie or Ghoul.
Spellsword
Human or Elf
hp 8
CS d6-1 melee (any / any)
Abilities:
 Arcane Strikes: all Melee Attack Actions are magical, reroll
and take the best result.
 Combat Magic: may cast 1 spell from the Magic Spell List
per encounter, chosen from Arcane Armor, Dark Bolt or
Rain of Fire.
 Free Form Magic: out of combat, may attempt to cast 1
Free Form Spell per session.
Expending a Heroic Reroll allows the casting of 1
additional combat spell or Free Form Magic spell, in
combat or out of combat, respectively.