Game Master Guide

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Bloody Quest Game Master Guide 3.0

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 Contents
Introduction 4 Managing Players 29

The Game Master Role 5 Targeting players and enemy

distribution 29
What is a Game Master? 5
Advancing levels 30
Interacting with the players 5
Awarding Notches 31
Creating atmosphere 6
Distributing rewards 31
Getting ready 8
Within the game 8 The Bestiary 32

Skill Tests 9 Tier Modifier 32

How To Role Play 10
Creating an Encounter 11
What is an Encounter? 11
Building the Encounter framework 12
Roleplay Encounters 12
Combat Encounters 14
Environmental Encounters 15
Puzzle Encounters 16
Combining Encounter types 17
Introducing Creatures to Encounters 18
Traps 20
No plan lasts 21
Hitpoint Entries 32
Special Rules 32
Quick Knife bandits 33
Dracaena Draco 39
The 8th sanctum of suffering 45
Beasts – Plains Hyenas 52
Monsters – Infernum Trolls 54
Mage-craft Gargoyles 56
Legendary monsters 60

Creating a Campaign 22
What is a Campaign? 22
Structuring the Campaign 22
Linking Encounters 23
Player rewards 24
Locations 25
Moving from place to place 25
Adding Detail 26


 Introduction
To be a Game Master in Bloody Quest
is to be a crafter of epic adventures,
director of thrilling combat, and an
engaging actor. Like all role playing
games Bloody Quest requires
someone to take the roll of Game
Master. Game Masters are the pillar
of the game that the players game
parallel to and interact with around
the table.
The role of the Game Master is to
create content for the players to run
through during their sessions, they run
all opposition or friendly interactions
that arise in game. Essentially they are
the Artificial intelligence of a video
game (or just intelligence), but even
better as they can react in real time to
the whims of the players.

Since Bloody Quest tends to resolve
combat and exploration rather swiftly
the Game Masters will have to think
quick on his feet sometimes when
running games, all RPGs have this
in them but even more so in Bloody
Quest.
Remember that as Game Master you
are not there to play against the
players. Nor are you there to crush
and destroy them. You are there to
create fun and challenging content
for the players to enjoy, and seeing
their enthusiasm will be a reward all in
itself.
In this book we will run through how
to create content for the system. This
will include making level appropriate
Encounters (battles), using
Exploration Skills, crafting campaigns
(a string of stories and Encounters),
making engaging NPCs, running the
game between game modes, as well
as handing out rewards and Notches.
By the time you have read this book
you should be ready to run Bloody
Quest for you and your friends to
enjoy.
If you are already familiar with how
to Game Master then most of this
guide can be glanced over, as a lot of
the themes and advice in the earlier
chapters will already be familiar. If
you are new to Game Mastering then
a lot of this will be helpful to getting
started. But at the end of the day
there’s no right way or wrong way
to Game Master, and as you do it
you will develop your own style. Just
remember that the objective is to have
fun with likeminded people.
The Game Master Role
What is a Game
Master?
The Game Master is another
participant in Bloody Quest. Unlike the
players, who have single characters
they control and level up, the Game
Master is responsible for creating
and running the world. Anything
not directly connected to the player
characters is under the management
of the Game Master. This includes
locations like towns and dungeons,
enemy and friendly Creatures, the
occurrence of treasure, and much
more.
It is the Game Masters task to
construct and implement the content
of the game. This can range from from Game Master to Game Master.
quick stand-alone encounters held However, all Game Masters share a
over a few hours, all the way to common interest in delivering a great
campaigns which go on for months. and enjoyable experience for their
They decide on a story for the game, players.
and fill it with people and places to
Being the Game Master is a
bring it to life. What the players can
commitment, but a lot of fun. While
see, hear and do is up to the Game
the success or failure of a game largely
Master.
rests on the Game Master’s shoulders,
While a game is running, the Game it can be extremely rewarding to see
Master is a moderator and arbiter the players interacting and having fun
of the rules. It is their job to assign within a story they have created.
particular tests to players’ actions,
move non-player Creatures, and
generally manage everything that
Interacting with
isn’t the players’ characters. They are the players
also responsible for ensuring that the
Within the game, the Games Master
game progresses, by ensuring that the
is part referee and part guide. Players
players confront and resolve conflicts.
will ask the Game Master questions
People take on the role of Game about their surroundings, other
Master for a number of reasons. They characters and whatever else they
may have a particular story they want feel they need to know. It is the Game
to tell, or they may enjoy planning Master’s role to provide answers to
and designing games. These are these questions, so that players may
just two examples, the reasons vary make decisions on what to do.

 In some cases the Game Masters
responses will be pre-prepared.
Creating
Details pertaining to a question, such atmosphere
as how many guards a cell has, may
One of the ways the Game Master
be in the Game Master’s note. Other
engages the players with the story
questions may not be so straight
is by creating atmosphere. There are
forward, requiring the Game Master
many ways to do this, and each Game
to think on their feet and adlib an
Master will find methods which suit
answer. Either way, the Game Master
them best. When creating content
should provide every player question
the Game Master shouldn’t be afraid
with a reply. Even if it is that the
to try mixing different methods and
players cannot see anything.
experimenting to see what works best
for them and their players.
The most effective, and easiest, way
to create atmosphere is with scene
framing. This is where the Game
Master brings the players right into
the action, and has them making
decisions straight away. It does not
necessarily mean directly into combat,
Players becoming bogged down, and
but instead refers to any situation
the game beginning to drag, can be a
where players are accelerated through
real problem. It is the Game Masters
mundane activities to bring them to
task to make sure that the players
their next interaction.
keep moving forward. This doesn’t
have to be in a literal sense, more that
the Game Master is responsible for
making sure the players are taking
steps towards the next piece of the
story.
Keeping the game flowing is
important. The Game Master may have
to prompt players into action. This can
be done by asking general questions
on what the players would like to do,
or if they appear lost or stuck, more
direct questions about doing certain
actions or going to specific locations.
An example of this would be when
The last, and perhaps most important the players are travelling from a
thing, to know about how a Game village to a farm close by. The Game
Master interacts with players is Master has no intention of the players
The Big Rule. What is The Big Rule? encountering anything until they reach
Simply put, it is that whatever the the farm, and so provides a short
Game Master says, goes. Players are description of the journey. Once at the
welcome to discuss any of the Game farm the players find it burnt down,
Master’s rulings with them. However which is where play is started. This
in the end, to keep the game moving, way players are not being burdened
players must ultimately accept any with having to separate incidental and
decisions the Game Master makes. important details.

Descriptions are a fantastic way to
create mood. Mood informs the
players on how they should be feeling.
A carnival may be fun and joyous,
for example, and so the description
should reflect this. Giving particularly
important or tough non-player
characters appropriate descriptions
will help players to realistically
interact with them.
Any descriptions a Game Master gives
can be as detailed or as simplistic as
needed. Game Masters should create
descriptions that they are comfortable
with. While minute details and
evocative imagery may provide a more
realised world, it can be overdone. Any
descriptions a Game Master provides
should be able to be delivered to
players in a way which doesn’t halt the
flow of the game.
Pacing is an important part of the
Game Master’s arsenal, and can create
suspense and atmosphere. It is the
frequency in which the Game Master is
presenting players with decisions, be
they mundane or life-threatening. This
can be during a single Encounter, or
over several, and is used to make sure
that the players are being constantly
challenged.
Knowing the players and how quickly
they can react to problems is critical
in utilising pacing. For example, if
players are required to make lots of
split-second decisions this can create a
frantic atmosphere. Whereas putting
players in a large area and letting
them casually look around leads to a
relaxed feeling.
Stake setting is used to communicate
to the players what the objectives
are. In the short term this could be
to save a captured person, while in a
Campaign it may be the gradual reveal
of the villains insidious plan.
It is a release of information which
tells the players what the objective
is, and why it is important. Without
a defined focus players may find it
difficult to weigh their options and
decide on their actions. Avoiding
player confusion about goals, and
what they can do to work towards
accomplishing them, is an important
part of being the Game Master.

 Getting ready
For many, being a Game Master is
an exciting prospect, and they want
to jump in immediately. However, it
is a good idea for a Game Master to
prepare themselves before any game.
This will mean creating or reading
content beforehand, as well as having
the required pieces needed to play.
First, the Game Master will need to
decide what kind of game of Bloody
Quest they are playing. This could
be a stand-alone Encounter, or a
fully fledged Campaign. Some pre-
written Encounters and Campaigns
are available. If a Game Master
decides to run one of these, it is a
good idea to read through it first.
This way the Game Master is
prepared, and knows how the
game is supposed to play
out. This stops the game
from grinding to a halt, as
the Game Master hurriedly
reads through the notes
to figure out what is
going on.
If creating
their own
stand-alone
Encounter or
Campaign,
the Game
Master will
need to
prepare all
the relevant
location details
and decide on
what Creatures to
include. Details on
creating Encounters
can be found in
the Creating An
Encounter section,
while details on
Campaigns can be
found in the Creating A
Campaign section.

Whatever game the Game Master
decides to do, they will need to make
sure they have all the relevant maps
or scenery, and miniatures or tokens,
ready and on hand. As well as this,
there are a number of general items
which will probably be needed during
the game. These include:
· Six sided dice
· Pre-generated player characters,
or blank character sheets
· Rulers or measuring tapes (with
inches)
· Pencils and erasers (if using
paper)
· Erasable markers (if using
laminated or sleeved Creature
cards and character sheets)
· Creature statistic cards
· Player character class and
adrenaline cards
· Game Master screen.
A Game Master screen is
recommended. This is a barrier which
stands between the Game Master and
players. This allows the Game Master
to array their notes and cards in front
of them without the players seeing
but is not a necessity.
Within the game
When in the game itself, the Game
Master performs all decisions and rolls
which are not directly associated with
players or their characters. This will
be for all Creatures, friend or foe of
the players, as well as damage which
events like traps may cause. In these
cases the Game Master will roll the
required dice to discern successful
hits, damage, and so on.
The Game Master also informs players
what tests they may need to take in
order to achieve certain actions, their
target number, and any modifiers. For
example, deciding a player needs to
roll for an Athletics Skill Test to jump
over a wall. While the Game Master
decides what test needs to be taken,
and how, it is up to the players to
roll the dice, as it is their character
performing the action.
Of course, there may be certain
circumstances where control usually
performed by the Game Master or
player is taken away from them and
given to another. This can include
spells which dominate Creature’s
minds or spiritual possession. In these
cases, the player or Game Master
who instigated this swap of control is
responsible for rolling dice and making
Action nominations.
against, it should always be between
1-12. This 1 being an automatic pass
and 12 almost impossible in the game’s
mechanics.
Remember that the player’s level is
always relevant and so is their skills
they have available. So if planning a
locked door that the players should be
able to open don’t make it a number
they can beat.
Also when planning out what
adventure and quest you wish to place
some obstacles for the players to use
their skills with makes sure that at
least one of the party has that skill.
There’s no point in having a obstacle
that they can’t tackle properly
Generally when starting a new
game you want to think of numbers
between 2 and 9. 2 being trivial and
9 being impossible. And when players
move up on a title as they progress

Skill Tests it will be wise to take that into

Skill Tests are those that the player
use, all players can attempt to use
skills whenever they like. There is no
negative modifiers for them using
their any skill they just receive a bonus
to ones they have acquired.
When coming up with opposed
numbers for the players to test
consideration when coming up with
numbers to keep things a challenge
for them.
Below is a chart you may want to
follow when coming up with numbers.
It’s good sometimes to break down
the attempt to how hard it is like
below then coming up with a number
for them to beat.

SKILL TEST DIFFICULTY

Novice Champion Hero Lord

Trivial 2 3 4 5
Easy 3 4 5 6
Mild 4 5 6 7
Hard 5 6 7 8
Very hard 6 7 8 9
Difficult 7 8 9 10
Extremely Difficult 8 9 10 11
Impossible 9 10 11 12


 How To Role Play
Role playing is an important aspect of
Game Mastering. When running your
sessions there might be times where
the players or you wish to engage in
dialogue between in game characters.
This is done through impromptu
acting, it might feel a bit strange at
first but once you get it flowing and
let your inhibitions go you will find it’s
a lot of fun.
As a Game master it’s up to you to
wear the different hats of the NPCs
that inhabit your game. From a dwarf
merchant to a squawking avim you
will attempt to talk through them
as needed. This can be at any time
during any situation, from combat
to exploration. You can use dialogue
to try and defuse situations, flow
the story along or even drop enemy
monologues.
For example, the players have just
been waylaid but a band of Shrike
Pirates. The characters have already
been through a lengthy battle, are
wounded, and are now making their
way to safety. So another fight now
could prove fatal. The Game master
tells the players that six Shrike have
them surrounded on the road and in
the air. The pirate leader moves closer
to speak his demands.
(GM) Shrike Pirate Captain: “Squaaak,
We have you surrounded Groundlings,
Squaak. Hand over all your shinnies
now or we attack! Squaaak!”
It’s now the players turn to react, at
this stage the players can talk over
the best course of action amongst
themselves. Obviously they have a few
options available to them, they could
just hand over all their belongings
and let the Shrike leave them in peace
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(not likely). They could just attempt to
attack them all out, or they could use
one of their dialog skills to resolve the
situation.
After talking it out they decide to let
the Barbarian katsai try and intimidate
the birdmen away.
The player says that they let out a
ground shaking roar.
(PC) Ruark the Katsai: “HEAR ME SKY
PIRATES! YOU THINK US EASY PREY
BUT IT IS YOU WHO WILL DIE, SLOWLY
IF YOU DON’T FLEE NOW!”
The player performs an Intimidation
Skill Test, rolling a 5 and adding +2 for
his bonus, for a total of 7. More than
enough for the Captain and the rest
of the Shrike to back away in terror,
leaving the players in peace.
In some instances players may only
feel comfortable declaring what skill
they are using. Not everyone around
the table may be comfortable with
role play, so simply saying what they
are doing and then rolling to beat your
number is enough.
However on occasion it may be
worth granting bonuses on a roleplay
performance that is particularly well
executed. If the player convincingly
tries to intimidate their foe with a
scary role play performance then
granting them an additional +1 to their
dice roll is warranted. Be sure to tell
them why they are receiving a bonus.
It creates a good environment to
encourage players to roleplay.
 Creating an Encounter
What is an The second is as a part of a Campaign.
Campaigns consist of a number of
Encounter? Encounters linked together. These
create a story the players progress
Encounters are the core element
through as their characters increase
around which Bloody Quest is played.
in levels. Quick campaigns may be
An Encounter is any extended event
three or four Encounters, while longer
which the players participate in. It
campaigns will hit double or even
represents a time span in which the
triple digits. For more information
players occupy a location and undergo
on what Campaigns are, and how to
a number of challenges. For example,
make them, refer to the Creating A
the players become involved in a bar
Campaign section.
fight which spills into the streets.
In either approach, the Encounter
is used to frame the events of the
game. In stand-alone Encounters this
is quite self-contained, with players
needing only a broad outline of
what is happening and their goals.
Whereas in a Campaign, Encounters
are used to communicate parts
of the story, introduce important
character or items, and generally build
up the players understanding and
An Encounter can consist of one
involvement with the narrative.
or both Bloody Quest play phases.
Some Encounters will start with an
Exploration Phase, until the players
meet certain criteria and the Combat
Phase is activated. Others may be
reversed, as the players slay all
enemies in the Combat Phase and then
are allowed to examine the area in the
Exploration Phase. An Encounter may
be just one phase, or even a sequence
of Exploration and Combat Phases.
Encounters can be used in two ways.
The first is as a stand-alone event,
where players are almost exclusively
limited to the Encounter area. This is
commonly used for quick games which
are not a part of an overall story, or
as part of an introductory session to
acclimate players to the Bloody Quest
rules.
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 Building the
Encounter
framework
Whether creating a stand-alone
Encounter, or one as part of a
Campaign, the same basic structures
apply to both. The Game Master will
need to create a framework for the
Encounter. This framework can be
as simple or as detailed as they wish.
The aim is to have the key elements
of the Encounter planned, so that the
Game Master has an anchor to create
whatever details the situation may call
for.
As with all stories, an Encounter will
require a beginning, middle and end.
The Game Master will probably have
a rough idea on what they want an
Encounter to be. However, it may
be that during the creation of the
Encounter some of the original ideas
are superseded by others. The Game
Master should never be afraid to
remove a portion of the Encounter
that just isn’t working. They can
always keep it aside, as it may come in
useful for another future Encounter.
The beginning is how the players
enter into the Encounter. This may
be as straight forward as the players
walking through a door. Or it can
be more complicated, requiring the
players to participate in roleplay
to learn the path to a location, for
instance.
What is important is that the Game
Master crafts a suitable lead-in to the
Encounter. This will set the overall
tone of the session, and help the
players to immerse themselves in their
roles.
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The middle portion is where the bulk
of the action happens. This is where
the Game Master will design a location
or locations, populate it with enemy
and friendly Creatures, and generally
build the content with which the
players will interact.
When creating this part it is important
for the Game Master to keep in mind
what kind of an Encounter they are
building. Roleplay Encounters will
likely require more details about
characters and objects. Whereas
Combat encounters commonly centre
round topography, enemy numbers
and character positioning.
Players dislike being pushed down
one avenue, they prefer to approach
situations in a much more organic
way. This means it is important for
the Game Master to ensure that there
is enough variety and freedom in an
Encounter that the players can assess
options and formulate plans.
The end contains the criteria which
signal the conclusion of the Encounter.
It is advised that the Game Master
define this, even if it is just themselves
which knows it. This way the Game
Master can quickly indicate to the
players that the Encounter is over, and
provides a natural point at which to
award notches, level characters and
do any other necessary upkeep.
Roleplay
Encounters
A roleplay Encounter would be where
the players are given the opportunity
to interact for an extended period
within an environment or location.
This can include analysing the area,
talking to non-player characters, or
anything else which the players can do
in the Exploration Phase.

Introducing a roleplay Encounter
allows players to develop and realise
their characters personality. It also
allows the Game Master to deliver
story specific information without it
being overshadowed by concerns of
life-or-death conflict. In this way, a
roleplay Encounter helps the players
to learn about the story and begin to
make their own contribution to it.
When creating a roleplay Encounter,
it is important for the Game Master
to think about what information
and experience they want it to
communicate. What places or objects
will players most likely want to know
about and inspect? Will players past
Encounters inform their reactions,
and can the Game Master use this
to subvert or direct the players’
activities?
Likewise, the Game Master also
needs to have a good idea about any
of the non-player characters in the
Encounter. Knowing something of
their motivations and personality
will help to not only move the game
forward, but engage the players and
give them something to inform their
decisions from.
It is up to the Game Master to
identify the key parts of the roleplay
Encounter, and plan their details
and information accordingly. Game
Masters comfortable with inventing
content on the fly can put together
a rough guideline on the Encounter.
While those less comfortable with
adlibbing may want to put more time
into planning the details.
Getting started with
a role play Encounter
When coming up with a role play
encounter think about what role
the NPC has in the context of the
adventure.
Are the players on the hunt for the
perpetrator of a burglary, and head
to a local petty crime boss to look for
answers? When the players meet the
crime boss he could be surrounded by
goons, so the players know that if they
don’t show him the proper respect,
they might be in for a fight.
You will need to plan ahead what the
boss knows and what he might expect
in return if anything. A cool 100 gold
pieces might help the conversation
start up on good terms. It’s entirely
up to you how you play with the NPC’S
dialogue. All that needs to happen is
a dialogue exchange between party
and NPC, keep it back and forth until
the party either gets the information
they require or some other kind of
resolution is met. Maybe the boss
has a few leads he will be willing to
give up, maybe you might require
a successful Diplomacy Test before
he gives anything up. The important
thing is to make sure that the
conversation remains relevant to the
players cause.
If you feel like the players have done
a great job navigating through a role
play encounter then reward them with
a notch.
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 Combat Getting started with
Encounters a combat Encounter
As with everything it’s important
Overview on what a (mostly) combat
to come up with a context for the
focussed Encounter would contain.
encounter in regards to the player’s
Giving your combat Encounter a focus.
journey. When on the trail of a band
Calculating the players thread points.
of orcs it’ll probably make sense to
A combat Encounter is where players have a band of orcs somewhere in the
utilise their equipment, skills and travels.
teamwork to overcome a series of
Sometimes combat encounters might
foes. This will happen almost entirely
find the players, are the players on a
in the Combat Phase. While a combat
quest to destroy a foul artefact in the
Encounter doesn’t allow for a lot
forge of doom? Are they ambushed
of character or story development,
by a band of sinister Gargoyles who
it does allow the players to work
want to retrieve the item for a silent
together and form a bond between
beneficiary?
both each other and their characters.
When creating a combat Encounter
the Game Master should first consider
the players. How adept are they at
the Bloody Quest system? Will they
find enjoyment in facing wave after
wave of enemies, or should their
opponents be small bands of foes
spaced apart? Do they like to roleplay
while they fight, leaping over tables
It’s a good idea to keep in your mind
and interacting with the environment?
or record where these encounters are
Or are they straight forward, relying
going to take place on their journey,
on a methodical approach with little
so you can make the proper scenery
room for bravado? Once the Game
for it. So is the band of orcs camping
Master understands the players, and
in the forest that the players are
what they find enjoyable, it will inform
exploring? Then make some terrain
the details of the Encounter.
in a forest with a campsite to fight
around.
The more detail you can give to an
Encounter the better, are the orcs
merry making and distracted in the
forest? How much tree line is there
for cover? Do they have a spotter? Are
there tracks. The more detail you put
on your maps and Encounter the more
there is for the players to work with.
Combats Encounters should be crafted
with the help of the Bestiary and the
threat point system found later in this
book. Just remember to try and make
it fun, engaging and relevant to the
players current setting.
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Monster readiness
When creating an Encounter decide
how ready the opposition is. Are they
distracted? Are they sleeping? Are they
ready for the fight? Here is a small list
of possible situations and modifiers:
• If the Creatures Spotter is asleep
they take a -2 to their spot check.
• If the Creatures Spotter is
distracted they take a -1 to the
roll.
• If the Creatures Spotter is on
guard they don’t suffer a penalty
to the roll.
• If there’s a lot of commotion or
the Creatures Spotter is ready for
a fight they gain +1.

Getting started with

Environmental
Encounters
Environmental Encounters are non-
combat Encounters that will require
the players to pass a series of Skill
Tests in order to proceed, on the
other hand if the players fail to many
skill attempts they will fail the whole
encounter, meaning that they suffer
some sort of setback.
When running through an
environmental encounter the players
need to accumulate a series of
successes, you keep a record of how
many fails and passes they make until
they either pass the challenge or fail.
Environmental challenges are great
ways break up combat and let the
players use their imaginations and
skills to do the walking and should not
require combat at all.
an environmental
Encounter
Environmental Encounters can fall
somewhere in the narrative of the
adventure or could just be used as
a random distraction. It could be
a flowing stream that the players
have to try and navigate to continue.
It could be a magical bomb with a
complex set of fuses and runes on it
that needs to be disarmed. It could
be an important locked door, should
the players fail they set off a trap and
permanently lock the door, meaning
the players need to find another route.
Whatever the circumstances are you
need to think up of a binary “what
happens if the players pass” and
“what happens if the players fail”.
There should always be a meaningful
reward or punishment in terms of
plot.
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 After deciding the context it’s time to
decide what main skills are relevant
Puzzle
to success and how difficult the Encounters
task is. The harder the task is the
Puzzle Encounters are an old staple
more successes and fails them have
of the roleplay genre. From answering
work with. You could even use this
a riddle to sorting out a sequence
an environmental encounter in the
of runes. These can overlap with
context of a role play encounter.
Skill Tests, or could be done entirely
There are a few difficulty levels for through dialogue by the players,
environmental encounters which can where they formulate a solution in
be applied using the following chart. real time.
Difficulty Successes Fails Puzzles can be part of a roleplay or
environmental Encounter. It could
Easy 4 2
be a logical mathematical equation
Average 6 3 to open an old tomb full of loot. It
Challenging 8 4 could be a riddle that you always liked
growing up. This is entirely up to you
Hard 12 6
how you craft it and what it is. Just try
to make sure that there’s a reward for
When making an environmental
successfully solving the puzzles.
encounter pick a difficulty, then
pick some skills that are relevant.
So for example trying to
Getting started with
navigate a rushing stream a puzzle Encounter
diplomacy would not Like all Encounters the first step is
be relevant. You need to figure out how the puzzles fit into
to pick three or less the context of the players adventure.
skills that will apply Once you have an idea about this it
to it, for instance will inform what kinds of puzzles are
arcane, athletics suitable. A logical test of the mind?
and survival Perhaps a riddle? Or a lever that
might make incorporates environmental clues.
sense for the Here are some examples of puzzles.
stream example.
But never
block a players
attempt to think
outside the box,
if he can think of
a way to make a
Logic Puzzle
non-related skill
seem plausible to This puzzle has two statues which
work, then let him overlook two closed chests. An
attempt it. inscription says that one chest
contains a treasure, while the other is
If the players pass trapped, and that the adventurers can
the environmental only open one. The party can ask one
Skill Test reward of the two statues a single question.
them with a notch However, one statue always lies and
without fail. one always tells the truth, but the
players don’t know which is which.
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The solution is that the players ask
one of the statues what the other
statue would say, if it was asked which
chest was safe. Whichever chest the
statue indicates, the players choose
the other chest.

Sequence Puzzle
A room contains a sealed door that
blocks the player’s progress. The door
is thick and warded from magic, and
will not open through Skills or Spell.
In the room are five levers, each one
with a different coloured handle. The
colours flow are from left to right:
Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Purple.
In order to open the door they must
switch the levers in the right order.
There will be some sort of wear and
tear, or fingerprints to give clues away
on to what order the chain starts
in. If the players pull a lever out of
the order they immediately reset and
a trap goes off. The trap blankets
the room with razor sharp arrows.
Each Creature in the room takes two
Damage 3 hits with Armour Piercing.
The correct Sequence that the players
need to pull the levers are as follows:
Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple.
Make sure you record each lever pull Bloody Quest works best when an
as they make progress. As soon as Encounter leverages both roleplay
they make a mistake the trap goes and combat approaches. This allows
off again and the levers reset. This for greater flexibility, for both the
continues until they figure out the Game Master and players, to play an
order, die or give up. interesting and entertaining game.
Game Masters shouldn’t be afraid to
Combining mix and match aspects of roleplay and
combat to create their Encounters.
Encounter types Having thugs burst in on the players
Very quickly Game Masters will find as they search a location for clues
that the Encounters which they create can be surprising and unexpected,
rarely stick to just roleplay or combat. providing the players with new
Either the Game Master will find the challenges as they think on their feet.
need to weave multiple Exploration There are no right or wrong ways to
and Combat Phases into an Encounter, build Encounters, as long as the Game
or players will reliably find ways to Master constructing them keeps the
instigate combat in roleplay sections basics behind roleplay and combats
(or vice versa). roles within an Encounter in mind.
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 Introducing
Creatures to
Encounters
What enemies the players face, and
the allies who help the party, play an
important role in the overall game
experience. They are one of the
obstacles the player characters need
to overcome in order to advance the
story, and are the main element of the
Combat Phase.
It is up to the Game Master, when
choosing enemy Creatures, to pick
opponents which they think will
provide the experience they are
aiming for. This could mean populating
an Encounter with a dozen extremely
weak enemies, to give the players the
impression that they are unmatched.
Or including one or two extremely
tough Creatures to provide a challenge
to the players, and give them a chance
to rely on teamwork and tactics.
Whatever feel the Game Master is
going for, it is advised to use the
Threat Points system. Refer to the
player’s characters Threat Point total,
and include a selection of enemies
which suits this total.
Threat Point Conversion
Standard Encounter Threat
Character Level
Point value
1 2
2 2.5
3 3
4 4.5
5 5
6 5.5
7 8
8 8.5
9 9
10 11
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The Game Master should keep in
mind player’s character abilities, such
as how and when their Adrenaline
Rush powers can be activated. Some
Adrenaline Rush abilities will benefit
more from lots of weak enemies, for
example.
Threat Points
The Threat Points system allows the
Game Master to create a balanced
and fair Encounter. In order to use the
system the Game Master will need to
calculate the Enemy Threat Point Total
and then use this to choose enemy
Creatures.
First the Game Master calculates
the Threat Points for each individual
player. Use the values in the Threat
Point Conversion table to do this.
Standard Encounters provide the
players with pretty much even footing
with their enemies. Intense Encounters
are more challenging, as the odds are
slightly against the players.
Each player’s value is added together
to create an Enemy Threat Point Total.
This total is the number of points the
Game Master has to ‘spend’ on enemy
Creatures.
Intense Encounter Threat
Point value
3
3.5
5
5.5
6
8.5
9
9.5
12
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Creatures in Bloody Quest are listed
in the Bestiary with a Threat Point
value of their own. As the Game
Master adds enemy Creatures to the
Encounter they keep a log of the total
Threat Points these come too. In order
to be fair and balanced an Encounter
should not exceed the Enemy Threat
Point Total the Game Master has
calculated.
Allied and NPC
Creatures
The players are not alone in the world.
Apart from them and their enemies,
there are thousands of lay people
going about their lives. Sometimes an
Encounter may call for the inclusion
of Creatures which are not player
controlled or enemies. These fall
into two categories; allied and NPC
Creatures.
An allied Creature is any Creature
which is not one of the player
characters, but will assist the players
in battle. This can include hired
mercenaries, rescued soldiers or even
town guards. They lend their strength
and skill to the players in battle.
When including allies, it is up to the
Game Master’s discretion on how
they are used. The Game Master may
pass control of the allies over to the
players, while in other instances the
Game Master may retain control of the
allies and move them with the players
consultation.
NPCs, on the other hand, are non-
combative individuals which occupy an
Encounter. These are usually civilians,
like peasants or townsfolk, but also
include animals like cows and dogs.
They are included in the Encounter,
but do not assist the players or their
enemies in any way.
Any NPCs in an Encounter are
controlled by the Game Master. When
creating the Encounter, the Game
Master should decide on some basic
responses for the NPCs in certain
situations. Such as, if there is fighting,
that they run and hide.
When setting up the Initiative Order
for an Encounter which includes allies
and NPCs they will be broken up into
warbands by their type. They are
then included in the Initiative Order
generation like ordinary warbands,
non combatant NPCs should have their
turn at the end of the round.
Creature types
makeup
Choosing the different types of
Creatures to include in the Encounter
can be a real challenge. To get you
started, these are some example type
makeups. Use these as a template for
a party of 4 or more players and add
more Creatures to them as needed.
Bandit Gang: 3 Henchmen, 2 Threats, 1
Hero
Goon Squad: 2 Heroes, 3 Henchmen
Horde: 8 Henchmen
Showdown: 2 Henchmen, 1 Lord
Big Guns: 1 monster, 3 Henchman
Monster Mash: 2 Monsters
Legendary: 1 Legendary Monster
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Setting Up Initiative
Order
In Bloody Quest it is up to the Game
Master to tell the players when play
switches from Exploration to Combat.
As soon as the players are presented
with a combat scenario the Game
Master must inform them that combat
has begun.
The first thing you must do is set
up the turn order for the combats
rounds. To do this you must identify
each Warband involved in the combat.
For each Warband present on the
field you roll 1D6 and add that type’s
collective INI bonus.
After this one player needs to roll for
the party’s place in the turn order.
The player adds all the INI bonuses for
their allies to the result. Record the
scores down from highest to lowest.
This is now the turn order Warbands
to flow through until either all the
player characters are Knocked Down,
or the enemies are Killed or routed.
Creatures with multiple turns due to
the Anon special rule are set up the
same way. However after the Action
Phase the Creature gets an additional
turn during the End Phase. For this
bonus turn they can regenerate all
their Actions and Magic Dice as usual.
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Doubling Warbands
If there are double the amount of
one type of Creature to the amount
of players it may be suitable to split
them into two separate Warbands.
Do this by making a note of what is in
each group, and then when generating
the Initiative Order you roll for two
different Warbands of the same name.
For instance if you had 8 Henchman
and 4 players, you could split the 8
henchmen to two separate Warbands,
Henchmen 1 and Henchmen 2.
Recording Damage
Every Creature in game will have a
Creature card that records their Stats
and Damage. The Creature card will
have four brackets of Hitboxes, so one
card can represent up to four of the
same Creature on the field.
When creating Encounters you will
need to have their miniatures/tokens
to represent them and also the
corresponding cards to keep track of
Damage.
Sometimes in the thick of combat
it can be hard to keep track of
everything. The best way to keep
track is to mark the miniatures in
ways that make them distinguishable
from others. So if there are 3 Naga
swordsmen, mark a 1 on one of the
miniatures and the card, a 2 on the
second, etc. Whenever damage is
done immediately record it on their
cards. This shouldn’t be too hard to
do with smaller Encounters, but the
larger they get the more important it
is to keep track of what is happening.
Traps
The terms traps and secret doors
are used as catchalls to describe
elements within an Encounter. Traps
are mechanisms which players can
accidentally, or purposely, activate
which can cause negative effects.
Secret doors, on the other hand, are
mechanisms which can be activated to
cause positive effects.
Traps are usually hidden, and activated
by players triggering the mechanism.
This could be by opening a chest,
stepping on a tile, or even uttering
a certain series of words. Once
activated a trap will spring, resulting
in an effect. This effect is usually
damage dealt to a player, though it
could also be the activation of a curse,
or even a corridor sealing itself off.
Effects of traps, and even how they
are sprung, can vary. For example,
they may target the player who
activated the trap, or they may affect
a certain area of the Encounter.
Depending on the trap, different Skill
or Statistic Tests can be used to detect
and disarm them.
Traps can be so varied, and location
specific, that it would take many pages
to cover them all. Included here are
three examples of traps, to give Game
Masters a feel for how they can work.
Pit Trap: The classic pit trap, a deep
hole into which a player can fall.
It occupies a 1 x 1 inch area on the
map, and activates whenever part
of a player’s token or base moves
over it. When activated a player can
make a modified Dexterity Statistic
Test to jump out of the way. If they
fail, they plummet into the hole and
take a hit for 4 points of unsavable
damage. They can do nothing for one
turn as they climb out. A successful
Perception Skill Test will alert the
player to the trap.
Hidden Arrow: A swift, one shot,
surprise for a player’s character. It
originates from a hidden alcove,
usually part of a wall or other
vertical structure, and fires a single
arrow with deadly speed. The trap
is activated when a player character
passes a certain point on the map, as
they accidentally trigger a tripwire.
An arrow shoots out of a point on
the wall with a shooting skill of a 4,
5 damage. The attack also has the
Armour Piercing special rule. Saves
can be taken as normal.
Poison Gas: A deadly toxic gas fills
the room, suffocating all the players.
This trap activates when all the player
characters have entered the chamber,
and will only effect the one room and
all its occupants. The area seals shut
behind the players, blocking their
escape. Toxic gas fills the room, which
will eventually kill or incapacitate the
player characters. While in the gas
each player character takes 1 hit point
of damage on their light wounds every
round, with no way to save against
it. In order to escape the players will
either need to find a way to block
the vents, disable the trap entirely or
open the sealed door somehow.
No plan lasts
Once an Encounter is created,
there is one important thing
a Game Master should
remember. No matter
how much they plan,
the players will likely
throw a spanner into
the works, throwing
pre-prepared content
into disarray. This
will mean the Game
Master will have to
think on their feet. This
doesn’t make all the
preparation the
Game Master has
done worthless.
On the contrary,
the more the Game
Master has prepared
and understands the
details of the Encounter,
the easier it will be for them
to create something on the fly
which fits the scenario.
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 Creating a Campaign
What is a
Campaign?
Players often enjoy using the same
character over multiple sessions,
building up their skills and equipment
as well as developing their personality.
Rather than throw the players
and their characters into random
Encounters week after week, the
Game Master can tie a whole selection
of Encounters together with a central
story. This is called a Campaign, and it
gives the Game Master a chance to tell
a much more involved story.
In order to create a campaign, it is
easiest for the Game Master to break
it up into parts. We will refer to
these as the Campaign, Chapters and
Encounters.
Encounters you already know about.
These are what Bloody Quest is built
around, and they represent events or
periods of time. During a Campaign
players will likely go through many
Encounters, both large and small.
Chapters are a way to group selections
of Encounters, and break the story
up into parts. Most Campaigns are
likely to be an ongoing commitment,
taking more than one session to play
through. Chapters provide a way
for Game Masters to plan a natural
stopping point for play, one which
can leave players with a particular
experience and a thirst to come back
and play again to learn more.
The Campaign is the overall narrative,
made up of a number of Chapters
and Encounters. Some players may
become attached to their characters,
and use them in several consecutive
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Campaigns. So defining a certain
set of Chapters and Encounters as
a Campaign is important, as the
completion of it lets the players know
when they can try a new character.
Structuring the
Campaign
When creating a Campaign the Game
Master should start with the overall
structure. This will help them to
decide on how many Encounters the
Campaign will contain, and how they
can fit them into Chapters.
There are a number of ways for the
Game Master to approach Campaign
structure. It may be that they have a
basic idea on the story they want to
tell. Or it could be that they have a
series of Encounter ideas. The Game
Master needs to get the elements that
they know they want to include down,
and then start to build the structure
around that.
Basically, what the structure will do is
guide the Game Master in the creation
of the actual content. It will let them
know when to introduce certain
plot points, so that they are used
or resolved in future content. The
structure also lets the Game Master
see the overall game play, and they
can tweak the types of Encounters to
suit the tastes of their players.
This is also where the Game Master
can start to identify the Chapters.
For example, the Campaign may call
for the players to do certain things in
an area, then travel to other areas to
learn more, eventually facing their end
foe.
Each area could be a Chapter,
containing four or five Encounters.
Once the players perform the
necessary tasks and know which area
to travel to, the Chapter (and thus the
game session) could end. Then, when
the play picks up in the next session,
the players can be given another
discrete set of goals to work towards.
In this way the structure helps the
Game Master in planning not only the
game’s story and Encounters, but also
how and when it will be delivered to
players.

Linking
Encounters
A Chapter could have one, or even
dozens of Encounters. The Game
Masters job is to move the players
from Encounter to Encounter. There
are two main ways to do this. The
Game Master can either transition one
Encounter into another, allowing the
players to refresh their once per day
or Encounter abilities but do nothing
else. Or, the players can be given some
respite and allowed to stock up on
supplies, seek out persons of interest,
and generally experience the world.
How the Game Master links
Encounters depends largely on what
kind of momentum they want the
players to have. Moving players
directly from one Encounter to
another can help to harness their
awareness and keep them in a
particular mindset. An escape from
one Encounter in a dungeon and
through another Encounter in a forest
would lose all tension if between
the two the players were given an
opportunity to leisurely browse some
shops.
By the same token, the players being
involved in an Encounter in a pub,
only to suddenly find themselves in
another Encounter raiding a castle,
would be quite jarring without the
proper opportunity to prepare.
How Encounters link is up to the
Game Master’s discretion, but even
when moving directly from one to
another, it is good to give the players
some options. In the escape example,
perhaps the Game Master will let the
player stop and block the dungeon
entrance, but at the cost of a negative
modifier when determining Turn Order
in the next Encounter?
Even with less formal transitions,
where players are free to do what
they wish, the Game Master should
still be mindful that they don’t spend
too much time aimlessly wandering
about. Planning a few options to
nudge players in the direction of the
next Encounter can be a valuable
resource.
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 Player rewards
If players love one thing, it is getting
stuff. There are three basic categories
of player rewards in the Bloody
Quest system; treasure, Notches and
information.
Information is whatever knowledge
the players learn which pertains
to their current quest or overall
Campaign story. This can be a useful
reward, as it gives players a sense of
accomplishment while advancing the
game. It can also have as much impact
on the game play itself as the Game
Master wishes.
Treasure is mainly items and money,
and will be what most players think
of as a reward. Items can be things
which don’t affect game play, like keys
or quest items. Or it can be objects
which affect game play by altering
player character statistics, like better
weapons and armour or a magic item.
As a rule of thumb, players should
each acquire 2-4 magic items,
enchantments or potions per level.
These may be rewards given to or
bought by the players. Introducing
more magic items than this can lead
to the player characters becoming too
powerful too quickly.
Money is an easy reward to give
out, but it can ultimately play a large
part in how the players interact with
the game. Expending money allows
players to purchase better weapons
and armour, two of the quickest and
easiest ways to improve a player
character’s chances in a fight. When
distributing money as a reward the
Game Master should consult the Gold
Distribution Per Encounter table.

Gold Distribution per Encounter

Max total gold per

Character Max gold per player Max gold per player
level, per 4 player
Level per encounter per encounter
party
1 450 1800 10,800
2 500 2000 12,000
3 600 2400 14,400
4 700 2800 16,800
5 800 3200 19,200
6 900 3600 21,600
7 1000 4000 24,000
8 1100 4400 26,400
9 1300 5200 31,200
10 1500 6000 36,000
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Giving Out Notches
Notches are the tally of deeds which
players accrue during play. Once a
character attains a certain number
of Notches they can advance a level.
This makes Notches very valuable, and
the Game Master should award them
sparingly. For more information on
how and when Notches are awarded
check the Awarding Notches entry of
the Managing Players section.
Information and treasure can be
treated in the same basic way. Players
can find either during an Encounter,
both in the Exploration or Combat
Phase, and may be able to instantly
benefit from it. It is recommended
that the Game Master plan what
information and treasure rewards
are available when designing their
Encounters. This way the Game
Master can’t accidentally introduce a
powerful item which would be out of
place.
Locations
The continent of Civitas is filled with
burgeoning civilisations, overgrown
ruins and countless secrets. There
are hundreds of locations for a Game
Master to choose from, and picking
the right places for Campaigns
Encounters can make all the
difference.
Different nations have different
sensibilities and beliefs. For example,
a story focussed on freeing slaves
would likely have Escallon or Malo
characters as antagonists, and so
happen somewhere within their slave
trading routes. The Game Master
should spend some time researching
the different places and people of
Civitas, and seeing which best fit the
story they are trying to tell.
The Game Master shouldn’t be afraid
to revisit locations they have taken
their players too before.
In a practical sense, reusing a location
can be a terrific time saver for the
Game Master. As long as the Game
Master isn’t running the players
through the same basic Encounter in
the same place, players will not bat an
eyelid at returning to a previous area.
Moving from place
to place
Some Campaigns will require players
to travel from one place to another.
This may be a day’s walk to a farm, or
weeks on the road going to another
major city. How travel is handled will
require some creative thinking from
the Game Master.
Short distances, a day or two, can
be quite straight forward. Unless
a specific Encounter or content is
planned for a short trip between
locations, the Game Master can just
transition players straight from one
location to another.
Longer distances can be more
challenging. Transitioning from one
location to another is an option, but
risks the players feeling like they
have missed a large chunk of time.
Roleplaying each day is possible,
but would quickly become tiresome,
especially in travels which take
months.
Some kind of middle ground is the
best solution. The Game Master can
provide the players with details on
that week, and maybe have them
solve a small problem to keep them
engaged. Including an Encounter or
two can also help, illustrating that the
journey was punctuated by one really
eventful moment.
It is recommended that the Game
Master keep the tone and experience
they are aiming for in mind, and plan
how travel is handled accordingly.
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 Adding Detail
It is entirely up to you, the Game
Master, how much detail is added in
areas players explore or while the
characters are traveling. If you wish
to have a game that highly detailed,
you can do so. This part of the guide
will help you run your campaigns with
more detail. As a default these rules
should be expected, but if you choose
to omit them then that’s fine.
When adding detail it’s often a good
idea to assign roles for players in the
party to keep track of. One can be
responsible for managing supplies,
the other keeping track of time. Game
Masters have a lot of responsibilities
already so sharing the load can be a
helpful. Adding details can also be
a great way to include non-combat
situations that players need to think
about, like feeding their characters.
Just be consistent when adding
details and let the players know from
the start of the session anything
particularly important.
Approximate travel speeds
Traveling time Mode of Transport Miles per hour
When figuring how long it will take On foot 2.5
to travel to a location the average
speed for a party on foot is about Running 5
2.5 miles an hour. During travel time Mounted 8
players may do nothing but travel or Cart 6
rest. However you may wish to roll for
random events to take place. Traveling Flying 12
from locations can sometimes be As the Game Master you may wish
dangerous, as not all the roads of to impose a time limit on certain
Civitas run through civilised areas. events and let the players know that
Sometimes there might be other there is some urgency. Maybe they
modes of transportation available, or only have so much time to rescue
the players may wish to run. Bear in the noble woman before she gets
mind if the players are running some sold to Escallon slavers. By adding a
may not be able to keep pace, and Stat timeframe to quests it will make the
Tests or penalties may come into play. players feel like they need to find
the best way to the objective. You
Refer to the Approximate Travel
can even throw in distractions to try
Speeds table for verious modes of
and derail the players. By using time
transport, and their speed.
in your games you can add another
element to your adventures.
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Fatigue
When running a game characters
can only be on their feet for so long.
To determine how long a character
can be active for without suffering a
negative effect you need to reference
their Constitution Stat. If a character
goes over the limit of how many hours
they can stand without rest they
must pass a Constitution Test or be
fatigued.

Constitution Hours active

1 10
2 12
3 14
4 16
5 18
6 21
7 36
When a Creature is fatigued their
Melee Skill, Shooting Skill and
Dexterity are set to 1. Their Damage is
at a -1 penalty also. They have reached
their limit for the day and must
rest. Once rested they are no longer
fatigued.
Resting
A character needs to rest to heal
and no longer be fatigued. When a
character rests they need at least 8
hours of uninterrupted sleep to be
considered to have rested properly.
Should the character be awoken
before this then they are considered
to be still fatigued or injured.
Healing when resting
There are two ways to go about
healing while resting, the default
method is the one detailed in the Core
Rules book. The alternative is that
once a character is rested all Damage
is removed. This is referred to as ‘story
mode’.
Food
When adventuring players will have to
make sure they have enough food for
their travels. Obviously running out
of food and resources is a sure way to
end up dead. So having a player keep
track of how many days of food they
have is a good idea. However if the
players run out of food and water they
don’t immediately starve to death.
But for each 8 hours that passes
without food and water the players
must pass a Constitution Stat
Test. Should they fail they become
malnourished. If a character becomes
malnourished their Power and
Constitution are halved. This is always
rounded down and is cumulative.
If the player character is on a
Constitution of 1 and fails the test they
are considered Killed.
Injuries
When running games your players will
get all sorts of injured arms, busted
legs and fractured skulls. While there
are immediate penalties which can be
applied to characters, these will be
removed once healed. However that
doesn’t mean that there might not be
some sort of lingering side effect that
persists.
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 If you choose to you can add negative
effects to body parts that have been
healed. You can add a length of time
until the effect expires. Or if you’re
feeling inclined, you might consider
adding it permanently, or until some
sort of alternative solution can be
found to fix it.
It’s entirely up to you as to how
limiting or permanent this injury
is. You might feel that a character
falling off a cliff and taking maximum
Damage to their Light Wounds might
warrant a permanent injury to their
legs. In some cases you may wish to
circumvent a player’s death with an
injury.
Refer to the Injury Type table for
a small list of possible injuries or
infections that can be on added to a
character by the Game Master.
Player abilities over
Encounters
Players Characters will possess certain
abilities which are described as Once
per Encounter. These can be used only
once during an Encounter. As a rule
of thumb, when the conditions to end
the Encounter are achieved, and the
Game Master is distributing rewards
like Notches, this is when Once per
Encounter abilities become active again.
Some Encounters may happen in
the same location as the previous
Encounter. Such as the players
breaking into a warehouse in one
Encounter, and then henchmen
showing up to fight them in the
next. The point where one Encounter
becomes another is where the player
abilities would become active again,
and it is up to the Game Master to let
the players knows this is the case.

Injury Type
Injury Effect Healing Time
Sprained ankle -1 Movement 14 Hours
Swollen eye -2 Perception checks 14 Hours
Sprained wrist -1 Melee Skill 14 Hours
Winded -1 Power 14 Hours
Pulled muscle -1 Dexterity 14 Hours
Concussion -1 Intelligence 14 Hours
Cracked ribs -1 Constitution 14 Hours
Infection -1 Damage capacity to Permanent. Needs to be healed
all hit location with magic, medicine or First Aid.
Takes 24 hours after the healing
process has begun.
Broken leg -1 Defence Dice, Move Permanent. Needs to be set for
Stat halved at least a week. Magic or First Aid
can halve this time.
Broken arm Cannot equip anything Permanent. Needs to be set for
on this arm at least a week. Magic or First Aid
can halve this time.
Splintered ribs Constitution is halved Permanent. Needs to be set for
at least a week. Magic or First Aid
can halve this time.
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 Managing Players
Targeting players
and enemy
distribution
When targeting players with enemy
Creatures the important thing for
Game Masters to keep in mind is
to always consider the situation.
Combat in Bloody Quest can be lethal
and unpredictable, so it’s important
to consider the experience and
knowledge of the players. Targeting
the weaker player characters
first, when the players are all still
learning the rules, is a sure way to
prematurely end everything. Likewise,
sending waves of easy targets at an
experienced players combat-built
character will leave little for the other If a Creature needs to choose a player
players to do. character to target, distribute attacks
There are a few simple processes from the toughest player character
which can help the Game Master to to the weakest. Tough characters are
give combat an even flow. The easiest, those which have a high Constitution,
and most visually understandable, lots of Armour, or have relatively
one being that Creatures will attack reliable ways to negate attacks against
the closest enemy. This is a great them. Remember to factor in potential
way for players to plainly understand damage, as some Creatures are less
which enemies are most likely to likely to hit, but when they do they hit
assault them. If using this method hard.
it also provides the players with Consider the Initiative Order which has
tactical options, as they can rearrange been created for the Combat Phase.
positions to maximise opponents, Are the players going first or last,
outnumber enemies in melees, and or somewhere in the middle? Which
generally quite confidently plan their enemies are going to be coming at
strategy. them first? If most of the enemies are
Some Creature’s abilities can be quite activating before the player characters
deadly. When dealing with new players then the players could quickly become
using the Creature abilities sparingly swamped. These occasions allow
is recommended. As the player’s for the Game Master to instil the
confidence and understanding of the enemies with more character, as they
system grows, increase the use and strategically move to support their
variety of Creature abilities. allies, rather than all rush headlong
towards the players.
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 Remember that the Game Masters
job is to challenge the players and
let them have fun, not to smash
them into smithereens. However this
doesn’t mean the Game Master should
go easy. When creating an Encounter
it is important that the Game Master
considers the game knowledge, play
style and character builds of the
players, and inserts enemies which are
suited to their experience. This will
make targeting and distribution a lot
easier.

Stat Tests and Skill

Tests
In the Bloody Quest system Stat Tests
and Skill Tests are intended for use
in certain situations. It is worth the
Game Master keeping in
mind what these tests
correspond too, and
when to call on Advancing levels
players to perform A Player Character advances in a level
them. when a certain number of Notches are
If a player wishes earned. This is usually ten Notches.
their character As a rough rule, players should be
to interact advancing a level approximately every
with the sixth Encounter, including rewards for
environment completed quests.
or other A player can level their character
characters, as soon as they have amassed ten
such as climb a Notches. This will be during the end of
tree, a Skill Test an Encounter, when the Game Master
is performed. is awarding Notches and Once Per
If the player Encounter abilities are renewing.
character is
reacting to or What a character advancing in a
affected by level means for the Game Master is
something, like that the difficulty of the game will
a trap, a Stat likely change. Most characters gain
Test might some Statistic increases or additional
be used abilities when they level up, making
instead. It enemies at their previous level easier
will be up to the GM to defeat. The Game Master should
if the Creature uses have some idea when they are going
its modified Stat to be awarding Notches, and around
or not for a Stat what point player characters are going
Test. to be levelling up, and should design
their Encounters accordingly.
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Awarding Notches Distributing
Overview on when the GM should rewards
award Notches. Planning the standard
There are two methods of distributing
awarding of Notches for Encounters.
treasure rewards to players. The Game
Planning for the awarding of
Master can allocate items to players,
Notches for player actions, for good
or the players can distribute items
sportsmanship or roleplay.
amongst each other.
Rewarding players with Notches is
The Game Master will most likely give
up to the Game Master’s discretion.
treasure to a specific player if they
It is advised to give each player a
search the area where the item is. For
Notch after successfully completing
example, rewarding the player with
an Encounter. Additional Notches
the gold in a chest they have opened.
can also be awarded at this time, for
players who performed particularly If the players wish for a quicker
well, or who have excelled in getting reward resolution, or there is a
into character. common mass of rewards like a
treasure pile, then players may opt to
The Game Master should be aware
allocate rewards between themselves.
of how many Notches a Chapter is
This may mean the Game Master gives
going to award players, and how many
the players a list of what can be found
additional Notches they are giving out
in the area, like if they are searching
If the players complete a important
all the corpses in a room, and the
task or quest give them 2 Notches.
players discuss amongst themselves
If players level up faster than the
who gets what.
opponents in coming Encounters, the
Game Master may have to do some
quick challenge reassessments.
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 The Bestiary
The bestiary is a tome of knowledge,
full of the many beasts and Creatures
Hitpoint Entries
that inhabit Somnium. It’s through In this bestiary each Creature has
the bestiary that you will create your three entries in its Hitpoints section.
encounters. The bestiary will show These are the Critical (C), Vital (V) and
you the Stats of all the Creatures in Light Wounds (L) values.
game and the various ways you can
present them. Each will have a Threat
Point associated with it to help make
balanced Encounters.

Tier Modifier Special Rules

Abilities that have a +tier modifier gain
a bonus according to their tier. Use the Where a Creature uses generic special
following chart to as a reference when rules this will be listed by name. Check
needed. the Special Rules section of the Core
Rule Book for details on how these
Level 1-3 +0 rules work.
Level 4-7 +1 Unique rules, usually associated
level 8-9 +2 with Creature skills or abilities, are
provided with a full description on
Level 10 +3 how they work.

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Quick Knife bandits
Henchmen
Quick knife Raider Henchman | Race: Human | Size: Normal
Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10 Threat
Hitpoints C3, V4, L6 C3, V5, L8 C4, V6, L10 C5, V7, L12 points
INI +1 +2 +3 +3 Level 1 1
Move 4 4 4 4 Level 4-7 3
Melee Skill/Parry 2 6+ 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+
Level 8-9 6
Shooting Skill 1 2 3 4
Level 10 10
Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 6+ 6+ 6+ 6+ 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+
Reductions - - - -

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
- - Armour Piercing Armour Piercing

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 10 Range 10 Range 10 Range 10
Damage 2 Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Vicious Vicious Vicious, Vicious,
Armour Piercing Armour Piercing

Skills and Abilities

Will to live: Can ignore 1 hit point of
Damage from any source once per
Encounter.
Quick Knives: When the Quick Knife
Raider uses its Ranged Attack and
hits, generates an extra Graze on the
target. This can only be used once
per Attack Action.

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 Quick Knife Vagabond Henchman | Race: Human | Size: Normal
Threat Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
points Hitpoints C3, V4, L6 C3, V5, L8 C4, V6, L10 C5, V7, L12
Level 1 1 INI - +1 +2 +2
Level 4-7 3 Move 4 4 4 4
Melee Skill/Parry 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Level 8-9 6
Shooting Skill 3 4 5 6
Level 10 10
Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 4+ 6 3+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 6+ 6+ 6+ 6+ 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+
Reductions - 1 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 20 Range 20 Range 20 Range 20
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Armour Piercing Armour Piercing

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 2 Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Vicious Vicious Vicious, Vicious,
Armour Piercing Armour Piercing

Skills and Abilities

Will to live: Can ignore 1 hit point of
Damage from any source once per
Encounter.
Bulls Eye: Whenever the Vagabond
Archer successfully hits an enemy
with their ranged attack, the next ally
to successfully Roll to Hit against the
same Creature is at +1 Damage with all
hits.

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Threats
Quick Knife Sponsor Threat | Race: Human | Size: Normal
Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10 Threat
Hitpoints C4, V6, L10 C5, V7, L12 C6, V8, L14 C7, V9, L16 points
INI - - +1 +1 Level 1 2
Move 4 4 4 4 Level 4-7 4
Melee Skill/Parry 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+
Level 8-9 7
Shooting Skill 3 4 5 6
Level 10 11
Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 1 - 1 - 2 6+ 2 6+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+
Reductions - 1 2 3

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice 1+ Defence Dice 1+ Defence Dice 1+ Defence Dice 1+
Blocker, Defender Blocker, Defender Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing,
Blocker, Defender Blocker, Defender

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 10 Range 10 Range 10 Range 10
Damage 2 Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5
Attack Dice 1+ Attack Dice 1+ Attack Dice 1+ Attack Dice 1+
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -

Skills and Abilities

Will to live: Can ignore 1 hit point of
Damage from any source once per
Encounter.
Guardian: Whenever the Quick Knife
Sponsor is locked in combat against
the same enemy as an ally they gain a
-1 damage reduction.
Quick Knives: When the Quick Knife
Sponsor uses its Ranged Attack and
hits, generates an extra Graze on the
target. This can only be used once per
Attack Action.

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 Quick Knife Reaper Threat | Race: Human | Size: Normal
Threat Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
points Hitpoints C4, V6, L10 C5, V7, L12 C6, V8, L14 C7, V9, L16
Level 1 2 INI +1 +1 +2 +3
Level 4-7 4 Move 4 4 4 4
Melee Skill/Parry 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+
Level 8-9 7
Shooting Skill 3 4 5 6
Level 10 11 Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 1 - 2 6+ 3 6+ 4 5+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+
Reductions - - 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Great Weapon Great Weapon Great Weapon, Great Weapon,
Armour Piercing Armour Piercing

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 10 Range 10 Range 10 Range 10
Damage 2 Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5
Attack Dice 1+ Attack Dice 1+ Attack Dice 1+ Attack Dice 1+
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Viscous Viscous Viscous Viscous

Skills and Abilities

Will to live: Can ignore 1 hit point of
Damage from any source once per
Encounter.
Hacked to pieces: Whenever quick
knife reaper causes an injury she
immediately does an additional graze
on the same target saves cannot be
made against this attack.
Quick Knives: When the Quick Knife
Reaper uses its Ranged Attack and
hits, generates an extra Graze on the
target. This can only be used once per
Attack Action.

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Heroes
Quick Knife Blade Master Hero | Race: Human | Size: Normal
Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10 Threat
Hitpoints C5, V7, L12 C6, V8, L14 C7, V9, L16 C8, V10, L18 points
INI +2 +2 +3 +3 Level 1 3
Move 4 4 4 4 Level 4-7 5
Melee Skill/Parry 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+
Level 8-9 8
Shooting Skill 3 4 5 6
Level 10 12
Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 6 4+ 6 4+ 7 4+ 8 3+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 5+ 5+ 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+
Reductions - 1 2 3

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice +2 Attack Dice +2 Attack Dice +2 Attack Dice +2
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Viscous, Viscous, Viscous, Viscous,
Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Armour Piercing

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 10 Range 10 Range 10 Range 10
Damage 2 Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5
Attack Dice 2+ Attack Dice 2+ Attack Dice 2+ Attack Dice 2+
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Viscous Viscous Viscous Viscous

Skills and Abilities

Will to live: Can ignore 1 hit point of
Damage from any source once per
Encounter.
Master Quick Knifes: When the quick
knife blade master scores a hit in
melee combat, he can immediately
make a free ranged attack with the
spitfire special rule. This can happen
only once per Attack Action.
Flash cut: Whenever the Quick
sword raider successfully tumbles,
disengages or shifts he may
immediately causes a graze to one
Creature either in combat with him or
who he passes.

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 Lords
Quick Knifelord Lord | Race: Human | Size: Normal
Threat Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
points Hitpoints C6, V8, L14 C7, V9, L16 C8, V10, L18 C9, V11, L20
Level 1 6 INI +2 +2 +3 +4
Level 4-7 7 Move 5 5 5 5
Melee Skill/Parry 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+ 8 3+
Level 8-9 9
Shooting Skill 5 6 7 8
Level 10 13
Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 6 4+ 6 4+ 7 4+ 8 3+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+
Reductions 1 1 2 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice 2+ Attack Dice 2+ Attack Dice 2+ Attack Dice 2+
Defence Dice 1+ Defence Dice 1+ Defence Dice 1+ Defence Dice 1+
Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Armour Piercing

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 10 Range 10 Range 10 Range 10
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice 2+ Attack Dice 2+ Attack Dice 2+ Attack Dice 2+
Defence Dice 1+ Defence Dice 1+ Defence Dice 1+ Defence Dice 1+
Viscous Viscous Viscous Viscous

Skills and Abilities

Anon, Steely Mind, Freedom, Greater
Magic Resistance 4+
Will to live: Can ignore 1 hit point of
Damage from any source once per
Encounter.
Flash cut: On successful tumbles may
Disengage or Shift. Immediately causes
a Graze to one Creature either Locked
in Combat or that is passed.
Lord of Knives: Once per Encounter.
Discharge 8. All allied Quick Knife
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Creatures within range can make a
free Standard Move Action or make
one free Ranged Attack.
Master Quick Knives: When a hit is
caused in Melee Combat the Knifelord
immediately makes a free Ranged Attack
with the Spitfire special rule. This can
happen only once per Attack Action.
Potion of healing: Utility Action. One
use. Remove 1D6 Damage from any
Hitbox area.
Dracaena Draco
Henchmen
Blood Guard Drone Henchman | Race: Gor’wyn | Size: Normal
Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10 Threat
Hitpoints C3, V4, L5 C3, V5, L7 C4, V6, L9 C5, V7, L11 points
INI +1 +2 +3 +3 Level 1 1
Move 5 5 5 5 Level 4-7 3
Melee Skill/Parry 2 6+ 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+
Level 8-9 6
Shooting Skill 2 2 2 2
Power/Damage Level 10 10
4 - 4 - 4 - 4 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
2 +1 2 +1 2 +1 2 +1
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 6+ 6+ 6+ 6+ 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+
Reductions - 1 2 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice 1+ Defence Dice 1+ Defence Dice 1+ Defence Dice 1+
Defender, Blocker Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing,
Defender, Blocker Defender, Blocker Defender, Blocker

Skills and Abilities

The more you suffer: When causing
an enemy to be Knocked Down or
Killed the Blood Guard Drone gains +1
Attack Dice for the remainder of the
Encounter. This can only be done once
per Encounter.
Despise Fa’uwn: All Gor’wyn can reroll
one Roll to Hit against a Fa’uwn once
per turn.
Blood Guard: Whenever a Dracaena
ally within 4 inches is targeted by a
Charge Move Action the Blood Guard
Drone may reroll one failed Defence
Save. This may only be done once per
round.

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 Blood Splinter Drone Henchman | Race: Gor’wyn | Size: Normal
Threat Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
points Hitpoints C3, V4, L 5 C3, V5, L7 C4, V6, L9 C5, V7, L11
Level 1 1 INI +1 +2 +3 +3
Level 4-7 3 Move 5 5 5 5
Melee Skill/Parry 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Level 8-9 6
Shooting Skill 3 4 5 6
Level 10 10
Power/Damage
4 - 4 - 4 - 4 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
2 +1 2 +1 2 +1 2 +1
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 6+ 6+ 6+ 6+ 5+ 5+ 5+ 5+
Reductions - - 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 30 Range 30 Range 30 Range 30
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Armour Piercing Armour Piercing

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Vicious Vicious Vicious Vicious

Skills and Abilities

The more you suffer: When causing
an enemy to be Knocked Down or
Killed the Blood Guard Drone gains +1
Attack Dice for the remainder of the
Encounter. This can only be done once
per Encounter.
Despise Fa’uwn: All Gor’wyn can reroll
one Roll to Hit against a Fa’uwn once
per turn.
Skirmisher: Once per turn when the
Blood Splinter Drone causes Damage
with a Ranged Attack it can make a
single free Move Action.
Blood Shard: When the Blood Splinter
Drone does Damage with a Ranged
Attack select two new targets within
6 inches. Both take a Graze, and
Defence Saves can be made as usual.

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Threats
Berserker Drone Threats | Race: Gor’wyn | Size: Normal
Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10 Threat
Hitpoints C4, V6, L9 C5, V7, L11 C6, V8, L13 C7, V9, L15 points
INI +1 +2 +3 +3 Level 1 2
Move 5 5 5 5 Level 4-7 4
Melee Skill/Parry 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+
Level 8-9 7
Shooting Skill 2 2 2 2
Level 10 11
Power/Damage
4 - 4 - 4 - 4 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
2 +1 2 +1 2 +1 2 +1
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 6+ 6+ 6+ 6+ 5+ 5+ 5+ 5+
Reductions - - 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Bleeding Bleeding Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing,
Bleeding Bleeding

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 10 Range 10 Range 10 Range 10
Damage 2 Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -

Skills and Abilities

The more you suffer: When causing
an enemy to be Knocked Down or
Killed the Blood Guard Drone gains +1
Attack Dice for the remainder of the
Encounter. This can only be done once
per Encounter.
Despise Fa’uwn: All Gor’wyn can reroll
one Roll to Hit against a Fa’uwn once
per turn.
Blood meat: Whenever an allied
Dracaena Gor’wyn is Killed within 6
inches of the Berserker Drone it can
remove 1D3 Damage from any Hitbox.
Wreathe of agony: Whenever the
Berserker Drone deals Damage with
Melee Attack it may target 2 enemy
Creatures within 6 inches of the hit
Creature. These Creatures suffer
a Graze. Defence Saves may be
performed as normal.
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 Bolter Drone Threat | Race: Gor’wyn | Size: Normal
Threat Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
points Hitpoints C4, V6, L9 C5, V7, L11 C6, V8, L13 C7, V9, L15
Level 1 2.5 INI +1 +2 +3 +4
Level 4-7 4.5 Move 5 5 5 5
Melee Skill/Parry 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+
Level 8-9 8
Shooting Skill 4 5 6 7
Level 10 12
Power/Damage
4 - 4 - 4 - 4 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
2 +1 2 +1 2 +1 2 +1
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 5+ 5+ 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+
Reductions - 1 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 30 Range 30 Range 30 Range 30
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Bleeding, Bleeding, Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing,
Great Weapon, Great Weapon, Bleeding, Bleeding,
Steady Aim Steady Aim Great Weapon, Great Weapon,
Steady Aim Steady Aim

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7 Damage 8
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Great Weapon Great Weapon Great Weapon Great Weapon

Skills and Abilities

The more you suffer: When causing
an enemy to be Knocked Down or
Killed the Blood Guard Drone gains +1
Attack Dice for the remainder of the
Encounter. This can only be done once
per Encounter.
Despise Fa’uwn: All Gor’wyn can reroll
one Roll to Hit against a Fa’uwn once
per turn.
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Blood meat: Whenever an allied
Dracaena Gor’wyn is Killed within 6
inches of the Berserker Drone it can
remove 1D3 Damage from any Hitbox.
Blood Bolt: Whenever the Bolter Drone
does Damage with a Ranged Attack
select one new target within 6 inches.
They take a hit for 2+tier modifier
Damage in the Light Wounds area.
Defence Saves can be made as usual.
Heroes
Dracaena Vespidae Hero | Race: Gor’wyn | Size: Normal
Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10 Threat
Hitpoints C5, V7, L11 C6, V8, L13 C6, V9, L15 C8, V9, L17 points
INI +2 +3 +4 +4 Level 1 3.5
Move 5 5 5 5 Level 4-7 6
Melee Skill/Parry 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+ 8 3+
Level 8-9 8.5
Shooting Skill 4 5 6 7
Level 10 11
Power/Damage
4 - 4 - 4 - 4 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
2 +1 2 +1 2 +1 2 +1
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+ 8 3+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+
Reductions - 1 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1
Bleeding, Bleeding, Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing,
Defender, Blocker Defender, Blocker Bleeding, Bleeding,
Defender, Blocker Defender, Blocker

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 20 Range 20 Range 20 Range 20
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -

Skills and Abilities

The more you suffer: When causing an
enemy to be Knocked Down or Killed
the Vespidae gains +1 Attack Dice for
the remainder of the Encounter. This
can only be done once per Encounter.
Despise Fa’uwn: All Gor’wyn can reroll
one Roll to Hit against a Fa’uwn once
per turn.
Blood meat: Whenever an allied
Dracaena Gor’wyn is Killed within 6
inches of the Vespidae it can remove
1D3 Damage from any Hitbox.
Blood strike: Power attack. If this
attack hits it will create an additional
Critical hit at half Damage.
Skirmisher: Once per turn when
the Vespidae causes Damage with a
Ranged Attack it can make a single
free Move Action. 43
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Dracaena Arbre Hive-mind Lord | Race: Gor’wyn | Size: Normal
Threat Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
points Hitpoints C6, V8, L13 C7, V9, L15 C8, V10, L17 C9, V11, L19
Level 1 7 INI +3 +3 +4 +5
Level 4-7 10 Move 5 5 5 5
Melee Skill/Parry 6 4+ 7 4+ 8 3+ 9 3+
Level 8-9 13
Shooting Skill 5 6 7 8
Level 10 17
Power/Damage
4 - 4 - 4 - 4 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
2 +1 2 +1 2 +1 2 +1
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 6 4+ 7 4+ 8 3+ 9 3+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+
Reductions 1 1 1 2
Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7 Damage 8
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice +2 Defence Dice +2 Defence Dice +2 Defence Dice +2
Bleeding, Armour Bleeding, Armour Bleeding, Armour Bane, Bleeding,
Piercing, Blocker, Piercing, Blocker, Piercing, Blocker, Armour Piercing,
Defender Defender Defender Blocker, Defender
Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 20 Range 20 Range 20 Range 20
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1
Great Weapon Great Weapon Great Weapon Great Weapon
Skills and Abilities
Anon, Steely Mind, Freedom, Greater Blood meat: Whenever an allied
Magic Resistance 4+ Dracaena Gor’wyn is Killed within 6
The more you suffer: When causing inches of the Arbre Hive-mind it can
an enemy to be Knocked Down or remove 1D3 Damage from any Hitbox.
Killed the Arbre Hive-mind gains +1 Roots, bloody roots: Whenever a
Attack Dice for the remainder of the Creature takes damage from the Arbre
Encounter. This can only be done once Hive-mind they are Rooted until the
per Encounter. end of their next turn. During the End
Despise Fa’uwn: All Gor’wyn can reroll Phase the Rooted Creature takes 1+tier
one Roll to Hit against a Fa’uwn once modifier points of unsavable Damage,
and the Arbre Hive-mind can remove
44 per turn.
1+tier modifier Damage from any Hitbox.
The 8th sanctum of suffering
Henchmen
Suffer Neonate Henchman | Race: Naga | Size: Normal
Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10 Threat
Hitpoints C,3 V4, L6 C3, V5, L8 C4, V6, L10 C5, V7, L12 points
INI +1 +1 +2 +3 Level 1 1.5
Move 5 5 5 5 Level 4-7 3.5
Melee Skill/Parry 2 6+ 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+
Level 8-9 6.5
Shooting Skill 2 2 2 2
Level 10 10.5
Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 5+ 5+ 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+
Reductions - 1 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Poison 6+ Poison 6+ Poison 5+, Vicious Poison 5+, Vicious

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 20 Range 20 Range 20 Range 20
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -

Skills and Abilities

We are Legion: Whenever the naga
causes an enemy to be Knocked Down
or Killed, immediately roll 1D6. On
a roll of a 6 they summon a Suffer
Neonate. The Suffer Neonate starts
next to the Creature who summoned
it and has its turn at the same time as
the summoner.
Armoured Scales: When performing
Defence Saves the naga may Reroll
one failed save. This Reroll must
be applied to an Armour Save. The
Rerolled save cannot be modified.

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 Suffer Neonate Fang Henchman | Race: Naga | Size: Normal
Threat Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
points Hitpoints C3, V4, L6 C3, V5, L8 C4, V6, L10 C5, V7, L12
Level 1 1.5 INI - +1 +2 +3
Level 4-7 3.5 Move 5 5 5 5
Melee Skill/Parry 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Level 8-9 6.5
Shooting Skill 3 4 5 6
Level 10 10.5 Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 5+ 5+ 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+
Reductions - 1 1 2
Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 30 Range 30 Range 30 Range 30
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Poison 6+, Poison 6+, Poison 5+, Poison 5+,
Steady Aim Steady Aim Steady Aim Steady Aim
Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Defender Defender Defender Defender

Skills and Abilities

We are Legion: Whenever the naga
causes an enemy to be Knocked Down
or Killed, immediately roll 1D6. On
a roll of a 6 they summon a Suffer
Neonate. The Suffer Neonate starts
next to the Creature who summoned
it and has its turn at the same time as
the summoner.
Armoured Scales: When performing
Defence Saves the naga may Reroll
one failed save. This Reroll can be
changed to an Armour Save if it was
not already one. The Rerolled save
46 cannot be modified.
Threats
Suffer Wickedblades Threats | Race: Naga | Size: Normal
Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10 Threat
Hitpoints C4, V6, L10 C5, V7, L12 C6, V8, L14 C7, V9, L16 points
INI - +1 +2 +2 Level 1 2.5
Move 5 5 5 5 Level 4-7 4.5
Melee Skill/Parry 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+
Level 8-9 8
Shooting Skill 3 4 5 6
Level 10 12
Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 5+ 5+ 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+
Reductions - 1 1 2
Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Poison 5+, Poison 4+, Poison 3+, Poison 3+,
Great Weapon Great Weapon Great Weapon Great Weapon
Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 10 Range 10 Range 10 Range 10
Damage 2 Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Skills and Abilities
We are Legion: Whenever the naga Armoured Scales: When performing
causes an enemy to be Knocked Down Defence Saves the naga may Reroll
or Killed, immediately roll 1D6. On one failed save. This Reroll can be
a roll of a 6 they summon a Suffer changed to an Armour Save if it was
Neonate. The Suffer Neonate starts not already one. The Rerolled save
next to the Creature who summoned cannot be modified.
it and has its turn at the same time as
the summoner.

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 Suffer Spite Bow Threat | Race: Naga | Size: Normal
Threat Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
points Hitpoints C4, V6, L10 C5, V7, L12 C6, V8, L14 C7, V9, L16
Level 1 2.5 INI - +1 +2 +2
Level 4-7 4.5 Move 5 5 5 5
Melee Skill/Parry 1 - 2 6+ 3 6+ 4 5+
Level 8-9 8
Shooting Skill 4 - 5 6 7
Level 10 12 Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 5+ 5+ 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+
Reductions - 1 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 30 Range 30 Range 30 Range 30
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Venom, Venom, Venom, Venom,
Steady Aim Steady Aim Steady Aim Steady Aim

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -

Skills and Abilities

We are Legion: Whenever the naga
causes an enemy to be Knocked Down
or Killed, immediately roll 1D6. On
a roll of a 6 they summon a Suffer
Neonate. The Suffer Neonate starts
next to the Creature who summoned
it and has its turn at the same time as
the summoner.
Armoured Scales: When performing
Defence Saves the naga may Reroll
one failed save. This Reroll can be
changed to an Armour Save if it was
not already one. The Rerolled save
cannot be modified.

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Heroes
Suffer Venom Prime Hero | Race: Naga | Size: Normal
Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10 Threat
Hitpoints C, V, L C, V, L C, V, L C, V, L points
INI +1 +2 +3 +4 Level 1 3.5
Move 5 5 5 5 Level 4-7 5.5
Melee Skill/Parry 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+
Level 8-9 8.5
Shooting Skill 4 5 6 7
Level 10 12.5
Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 4+ 6 3+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 5+ 5+ 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+
Reductions - 1 1 2
Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1
Venom, Defender, Venom, Defender, Venom, Defender, Venom, Defender,
Blocker Blocker Blocker Blocker, Bane
Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 30 Range 30 Range 30 Range 30
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Venom, Steady Aim Venom, Steady Aim Venom, Steady Aim Venom, Steady Aim
Skills and Abilities
Magic Resistance 4+ Armoured Scales: When performing
We are Legion: Whenever the naga Defence Saves the naga may Reroll
causes an enemy to be Knocked Down one failed save. This Reroll can be
or Killed, immediately roll 1D6. On changed to an Armour Save if it was
a roll of a 6 they summon a Suffer not already one. The Rerolled save
Neonate. The Suffer Neonate starts cannot be modified.
next to the Creature who summoned Exploding arrow: Power Attack. Once
it and has its turn at the same time as per Encounter the Suffer Venom Prime
the summoner. may use this as a Ranged Attack. The
Exploding arrow has the profile of
Range 30, 4 + tier modifier Damage,
with Explosion and Armour Piercing. 49
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Suffer Manganate Lord | Race: Naga | Size: Normal
Threat Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
points Hitpoints C6, V8, L14 C7, V9, L16 C8, V10, L18 C9, V11, L20
Level 1 7 INI +2 +2 +3 +4
Level 4-7 10 Move 5 5 5 5
Melee Skill/Parry 6 4+ 7 4+ 8 3+ 9 3+
Level 8-9 13
Shooting Skill 5 6 7 8
Level 10 17
Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 2 6+ 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+
Reductions 1 1 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice +2 Attack Dice +2 Attack Dice +2 Attack Dice +2
Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1
Venom, Venom, Venom, Venom,
Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Armour Piercing

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 10 Range 10 Range 10 Range 10
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice +2 Defence Dice +2 Defence Dice +2 Defence Dice +2
Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing,
Spitfire, Blocker Spitfire, Blocker Spitfire, Blocker Spitfire, Blocker

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Skills and Abilities
Anon, Steely Mind, Freedom, Greater
magic Resistance 4+
We are Legion: Whenever the naga
causes an enemy to be Knocked Down
or Killed, immediately roll 1D6. On
a roll of a 6 they summon a Suffer
Neonate. The Suffer Neonate starts
next to the Creature who summoned
it and has its turn at the same time as
the summoner.
Armoured Scales: When performing
Defence Saves the naga may Reroll
one failed save. This Reroll can be
changed to an Armour Save if it was
not already one. The Rerolled save
cannot be modified.
Crescendo: Power Attack. This attack
hits every Creature Locked in Combat
with the Suffer Magnate. All targets
suffer a Graze. Defence Saves can be
performed as usual, but Follow-ups
cannot be used.
Spit: Utility Action. Once per turn the
Manganate may use a Ranged Attack
with the following profile. Range 10,
3 + tier modifier Damage, Armour
Piercing and Spitfire.
Potion of healing: Utility Action. One
use. Removes 1D6 Damage from any
Hitbix area.
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 Beasts – Plains Hyenas
Henchmen
Hyena Beta Henchman | Race: Hyena | Size: Normal
Threat Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
points Hitpoints C3, V4, L6 C3, V5, L8 C4, V6, L10 C5, V7, L12
Level 1 1 INI +1 +1 +2 +3
Level 4-7 3 Move 5 5 5 5
Melee Skill/Parry 1 - 2 6+ 3 6+ 4 5+
Level 8-9 6
Shooting Skill 1 1 1 1
Level 10 10
Power/Damage
4 - 4 - 4 - 4 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+
Intelligence 2 2 3 3
Armour Front/Rear - - - - - - - -
Reductions 1 1 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Vicious Vicious Vicious Vicious

Skills and Abilities

Pounce: When performing a Charge
Move Action any attacks that cause
Damage will make the target become
Prone.
Pack Frenzy: Whenever a Hyena Beta
starts its turn Locked in Combat with
a Prone enemy they can make a free
Attack Action immediately.

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Heroes
Hyena Alpha Hero | Race: Hyena | Size: Normal
Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10 Threat
Hitpoints C5, V7, L12 C6, V8, L14 C7, V9, L16 C8, V10, L18 points
INI +2 +2 +2 +3 Level 1 3
Move 5 5 5 5 Level 4-7 5
Melee Skill/Parry 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+
Level 8-9 9
Shooting Skill 1 1 1 1
Level 10 13
Power/Damage
4 - 4 - 4 - 4 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+
Intelligence 2 2 3 3
Armour Front/Rear 6+ 6+ 6+ 6+ 6+ 6+ 6+ 6+
Reductions 1 1 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1
Vicious, Bleeding Vicious, Bleeding Vicious, Bleeding Vicious, Bleeding

Skills and Abilities

Pounce: When performing a Charge
Move Action any attacks that cause
Damage will make the target become
Prone.
Pack Frenzy: Whenever a Hyena Beta
starts its turn Locked in Combat with
a Prone enemy they can make a free
Attack Action immediately.
Vicious Onslaught: Power attack. This
attack gains +1 Damage when applied
to the Light Wounds area. If Damage
is dealt with this attack the target
becomes Knocked Prone.

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 Monsters – Infernum Trolls
Henchmen
Threat
points Troll Aberrant Henchman | Race: Troll | Size: Normal
Level 1 4 Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Level 4-7 6 Hitpoints C4, V6, L10 C5, V7, L12 C6, V8, L14 C7, V9, L16
INI - - - +1
Level 8-9 9
Move 6 6 6 6
Level 10 13 Melee Skill/Parry 1 - 2 6+ 3 6+ 4 5+
Shooting Skill 1 1 1 1
Power/Damage
4 - 4 - 4 - 4 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
5 -2 5 -2 5 -2 5 -2
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Intelligence 1 1 1 1
Armour Front/Rear 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+
Reductions - 1 1 2
Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7 Damage 8
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Great Weapon Great Weapon, Great Weapon, Great Weapon,
Poison 6+ Poison 5+ Poison 4+

Skills and Abilities

Magic Resistance 5+, Rejuvenate 5+
Ravenous Hunger: Utility Action. Once
per Encounter the Troll Aberrant can
use this ability if within 1 inch of a
Knocked Down or Killed enemy. 1D6
Damage can be removed from Hitbox
area.
Acid Vomit: Standard Action, once per
turn. Ranged Attack, 3 + tier modifier
Damage, Spindrift (Cone), Poison 5+
and Armour Piercing.

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Threats
Troll Repulsive Threat | Race: Troll | Size: Normal
Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10 Threat
Hitpoints C8, V10, L18 C9, V11, L20 C10, V12, L22 C11, V13, L24 points
INI +1 +1 +1 +2 Level 1 6.5
Move 6 6 6 6 Level 4-7 8.5
Melee Skill/Parry 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+
Level 8-9 11.5
Shooting Skill 1 1 1 1
Level 10 15.5
Power/Damage
4 - 4 - 4 - 4 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
5 -2 5 -2 5 -2 5 -2
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Intelligence 2 2 2 2
Armour Front/Rear 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+
Reductions - - 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7 Damage 8
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Great Weapon, Great Weapon, Great Weapon, Great Weapon,
Brittle, Poison 6+ Brittle, Poison 5+ Brittle, Armour Brittle, Armour
Piercing, Poison 4+ Piercing, Poison 3+

Skills and Abilities

Magic resistance 4+, Rejuvenate 4+
Ravenous Hunger: Utility Action. Once
per Encounter the Troll Aberrant can
use this ability if within 1 inch of a
Knocked Down or Killed enemy. 1D6
Damage can be removed from Hitbox
area.
Acid Vomit: Standard Action, once per
turn. Ranged Attack, 3 + tier modifier
Damage, Spindrift (Cone), Poison 5+
and Armour Piercing.

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 Mage-craft Gargoyles
Henchmen
Granite Terrors Henchman | Race: Gargoyle | Size: Normal
Threat Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
points Hitpoints C3, V5, L9 C4, V6, L11 C5, V7, L13 C6, V8, L15
Level 1 2.5 INI - - +1 +2
Level 4-7 4.5 Move 3 3 3 3
Melee Skill/Parry 2 6+ 3 6+ 3 5+ 3 5+
Level 8-9 7.5
Shooting Skill 1 1 1 1
Level 10 11.5 Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
4 -1 4 -1 4 -1 4 -1
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 2 6+ 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+
Intelligence 2 2 2 2
Armour Front/Rear 5+ 5+ 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+
Reductions - - 1 2
Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1
Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Great Weapon,
Armour Piercing
Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 10 Range 10 Range 10 Range 10
Damage 2 Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1
Spitfire Spitfire Spitfire Spitfire
Skills and Abilities
Flying Eye Beams: Utility Action, once per
Blood to Stone: Whenever a Gargoyle turn. Ranged Attack, 2 Damage.
causes an enemy to be Knocked Down
or Killed it can remove 1+tier modifier
Damage from any Hitbox area.

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Threats
Granite Overcharged Terrors
Threat | Race: Gargoyle | Size: Normal
Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10 Threat
Hitpoints C4, V5, L9 C5, V6, L11 C5, V7, L13 C6, V8, L15 points
INI - - +1 +2 Level 1 3
Move 3 3 3 3 Level 4-7 5
Melee Skill/Parry 1 - 2 6+ 3 6+ 4 5+
Level 8-9 8
Shooting Skill 3 4 5 6
Level 10 12
Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
4 -1 4 -1 4 -1 4 -1
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 2 6+ 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+
Intelligence 2 2 2 2
Armour Front/Rear 6+ 6+ 6+ 6+ 5+ 5+ 5+ 5+
Reductions - - 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 20 Range 20 Range 20 Range 20
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -
Spitfire, Paralyse, Spitfire, Paralyse, Spitfire, Paralyse, Spitfire, Paralyse,
Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Armour Piercing

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice - Defence Dice -

Skills and Abilities

Flying
Blood to Stone: Whenever a Gargoyle
causes an enemy to be Knocked Down
or Killed it can remove 1+tier modifier
Damage from any Hitbox area.

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 Basalt Gargoyle Threat | Race: Gargoyle | Size: Normal
Threat Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
points Hitpoints C4, V7, L11 C6, V8, L13 C6, V9, L15 C8, V9, L17
Level 1 3.5 INI - +1 +2 +3
Level 4-7 5.5 Move 3 3 3 3
Melee Skill/Parry 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+
Level 8-9 8.5
Shooting Skill 3 4 5 6
Level 10 12.5 Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
4 -1 4 -1 4 -1 4 -1
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+ 6 4+
Intelligence 3 3 3 4
Armour Front/Rear 5+ 5+ 5+ 5+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+
Reductions - - 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1
Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing, Great Weapon, Great Weapon,
Vicious Vicious Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing,
Vicious Vicious

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 10 Range 10 Range 10 Range 10
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice - Attack Dice -
Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1
Spitfire, Spitfire, Spitfire, Spitfire,
Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Armour Piercing

Skills and Abilities

Flying Eye Beams: Utility Action, once per
Blood to Stone: Whenever a Gargoyle turn. Ranged Attack, 2 Damage.
causes an enemy to be Knocked Down
or Killed it can remove 1+tier modifier
Damage from any Hitbox area.

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Heroes
Obsidian Gargoyle Hero | Race: Gargoyle | Size: Normal
Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10 Threat
Hitpoints C6, V8, L14 C7, V9, L16 C8, V10, L18 C9, V11, L20 points
INI +1 +1 +2 +3 Level 1 5
Move 3 3 3 3 Level 4-7 7
Melee Skill/Parry 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+ 8 3+
Level 8-9 10
Shooting Skill 4 5 6 7
Level 10 14
Power/Damage
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
4 -1 4 -1 4 -1 4 -1
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 2 6+ 3 6+ 4 5+ 5 5+
Intelligence 3 3 4 4
Armour Front/Rear 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+
Reductions - - 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7 Damage 8
Attack Dice +2 Attack Dice +2 Attack Dice +2 Attack Dice +2
Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1
Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing,
Vicious, Vicious, Vicious, Vicious,
Great Weapon Great Weapon Great Weapon Great Weapon

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 10 Range 10 Range 10 Range 10
Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1
Spitfire, Spitfire, Spitfire, Spitfire,
Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Armour Piercing Armour Piercing

Skills and Abilities

Flying Eye Beams: Utility Action, once per
Blood to Stone: Whenever a Gargoyle turn. Ranged Attack, 2 Damage.
causes an enemy to be Knocked Down
or Killed it can remove 1+tier modifier
Damage from any Hitbox area.

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 Legendary monsters
Fire Dragon Legendary Monster | Race: Dragon | Size: Gigantic
Threat Statistics Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
points Hitpoints C10, V12, L22 C11, V13, L24 C12, V14, L26 C13, V15, L28
Level 1 11 INI +3 +4 +5 +6
Level 4-7 15 Move 6 6 6 6
Melee Skill/Parry 5 5+ 6 4+ 7 4+ 8 3+
Level 8-9 18
Shooting Skill 5 6 7 8
Level 10 21 Power/Damage
5 - 6 - 7 - 8 -
Modifier
Constitution/Fortitude
5 -2 5 -2 5 -2 5 -2
Modifier
Dexterity/Dodge 5 5+ 6 5+ 7 4+ 8 3+
Intelligence 4 4 5 5
Armour Front/Rear 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 2+ 2+
Reductions - - 1 2

Load out 1
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range - Range - Range - Range -
Damage 5 Damage 6 Damage 7 Damage 8
Attack Dice +2 Attack Dice +2 Attack Dice +2 Attack Dice +2
Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1
Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing,
Great Weapon Great Weapon Great Weapon, Great Weapon,
Vicious Vicious, Bane

Load out 2
Level 1-3 Level 4-7 Level 8-9 Level 10
Range 30 Range 30 Range 30 Range 30
Damage 3 Damage 4 Damage 5 Damage 6
Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1 Attack Dice +1
Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1 Defence Dice +1
Spitfire, Armour Spitfire, Armour Paralyse, Paralyse,
Piercing, Piercing, Armour Piercing, Armour Piercing,
Explosion Explosion Explosion Explosion

Skills and Abilities

Fly, Steely Mind, Freedom, Greater Fire Breath: Utility Action, once per
Magic Resistance 4+ turn. Ranged Attack, Range 10, 3 + tier
modifier Damage, Spindrift (Cone) and
Armour Piercing.

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