Supply

Supply functions as an abstract, “quantum” resource. Resourceful

Rather than individually tracking mundane items such Tier: 1
as rope, flasks, spikes, chalk, ink, caltrops, flint & steel, Activation: Passive
ammunition, rations, and other sundries, the party Ranked: No
shares a common stash of Supply (or they can each track For your character, every 3 units of Supply has an en‐
it individually if desired). cumbrance of 1.

Supply can be thought of as a measure of a party’s

readiness, in a way. Until you decide what a unit of sup‐ Design Notes
ply is, it exists simply as a generic resource. The following One goal is to make resources (rations, ammo, etc) mat‐
table shows the different ways Supply can be spent. ter, while keeping the bookkeeping to a minimum.
Rather than tracking your rations, your extra reloads,
Spending Supply your water levels, your medical supplies, and your
Cost Result torches, all of that is condensed into a single “currency.”
1 Bandages: Make a medicine check without penalty I’d like to think this approaches a sweet spot between just
Rations: The entire party may complete a long rest and benefit
1 hand-waving everything and tracking each individual
from the normal effects (heal all strain and 1 wound)
Gear: Produce a small but useful item from your pack (e.g. rope, item.
1 chain, flint & steel, bottle, flask, spikes, caltrops, lantern oil, a
bundle of torches, etc.; worth roughly <15 currency) Characters may be adventurers, but players them‐
Refreshments: Each member of the party may add s to an end- selves might not be. Maybe the player didn’t think/re‐
1 of-encounter strain recovery roll; can only be used this way once member to buy rope or lantern oil back in town, but
per check surely their character would have. This lets you focus on
Spare Parts: Add j to a Mechanics check to craft or repair an
1
item; can only be used this way once per check
what your character needs in the moment, rather than
Raw Materials: Add j to an Alchemy check to craft a potion or having to stress about making shopping lists or burning
1
poison; can only be used this way once per check those valuable Story Points on mundane items.
Ammunition: Produce an Extra Clip (or equivalent item) from
2 your pack as a maneuver (for reloading a weapon that has run out Hopefully this allows for some creativity as well.
of ammo from a d result) Rather than being confined to whatever mundane equip‐
Fine Rations: The entire party may complete a long rest and ment is listed in the setting document, the players are
2
benefit from the normal effects, and heal 2 additional wounds
Medical Supplies: Produce a Painkiller from your pack as a
free to declare they have just the right thing, in true
2 heroic fashion (provided they haven’t exhausted their
maneuver
Fine Gear: Produce a more valuable useful item from your pack Supply!).
3 (e.g. a dagger, a lantern, herbs of healing; worth roughly 50
currency) The supply value is roughly based on the prices for
items in Realms of Terrinoth. There is a bit of wiggle
Supply can be purchased or traded in any settlement
room in either direction. A bundle of torches, for in‐
where general goods would normally be available for
stance, might not be worth 1 supply in terms of actual
trade. Consider a base price of 15 currency for each unit
silver cost, but perhaps the convenience of being able to
of supply, and adjust as needed based on negotiation
have torches on demand (even if you didn’t specifically
rolls, availability, reputation, or anything else that might
buy them) makes up for it. The same goes for something
normally affect the price a character pays for goods. Ev‐
like a Painkiller; they’re normally priced at 25 silver, but
ery two units of supply has an encumbrance of 1.
the cost of 2 supply is 30 silver. Consider that extra 5 sil‐
The GM might consider using h or d results from ver cost a “convenience fee.”
various checks (particularly ones made while exploring,
But hold on… So now I can eat crossbow bolts? I can
traveling, or dealing with hazards) to deplete the party’s
forage for lantern oil in the woods? I can patch my
Supply. Supply can also be used as a reward when looting
wounds with torches? Yes, you sure can… sort of! It’s not
defeated adversaries, plundering a dungeon or other ad‐
the most realistic system. It is kind of “game-y,” so if you
venturing site, or foraging in the wilderness.
are after gritty hyper-realism, this probably isn’t for you.
The GM has the final say in what is or isn’t allowed
when producing items with supply.
Inspiration was taken from Dungeon World and Five Torches
Deep. This is definitely a work in progress (or rather, a random idea I
typed up that hasn’t been tested at all) and still needs consideration
from people more experienced with the system than I am.
Created by TruantSea#7337