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com - * World of Troublemakers *
“To cast a spell you must touch your target or look at him
in the eyes; as you speak the magic words. By carrying a
staff, you raise this range to anything you can see.”
-random old wise man.
CREATION
All the apprentices know what Element skills they hold
within. They usually range from -1 to 3; and they all add
to 0 at first. These skills represent the ability they have
over this Element, and over all the facets of it. it. The
Elements and their domains are:
Earth: Strenght, endurance, metal, plants, the body.
Air: Intuition, speed, lightning, astral travel, clairvoyance.
Fire: Heat, spirit, courage, recklessness, charm.
Water: Illusions, storms, cold, empathy and mind.
MAGIC, DANGER, FIGHTS AND MYSTERY
Whenever you take any action, the GM will tell you its
consequences or requirements; and sometimes, you will
have to roll the dice. An action usually requires a roll
when...
□ You act despite imminent danger; you fight or you suffer you to achieve your goal. You cannot answer more
harm. If you roll with it...
□ By enduring or using strenght, roll +Earth
□ By thinking or acting fast, roll +Air
□ With bravery or charm, roll +Fire
□ Through mental fortitude, roll +Water
□ You summon, command, analyze or banish an Element
or anything within its domain. Roll + that Element.
□ You make a dramatic move, where the outcome is
unclear. Talk with your GM to determine which Element
you roll.
THE ROLLS
Only players roll at all times, and all rolls are 2d6 + the □ Come up with a threat yourself too. But make the path
appropiate Element.
On a 10+,
10+, you succeed in what you were doing.
On a 7-9,
7-9, you succeed, but with a limitation, cost, danger comes back.
or choice.
On a 6 or less,
less, you miss; and something bad happens. The about something, you can turn the question back on them;
GM will tell you what, according to the tone and the
scene; and you get and experience point. As the Elder
Elemental Talkers always say: mistakes are the greatest
masters.
masters.
On a 12+,
12+, you succeed overwhelmingly or gain an
advantage (+1 to your next roll)
Take +1 to your rolls when you have an advantage; be it
for a tool, weapon, armor, information, preparation,
situation or others.
Take -1 when your target is tough enough or mysterious to they will be powerful enough to overcome all the troubles
you; or when youre wounded or hindered in any way.
- by jackie tremaine
EXPERIENCE:
You start at level 1. Whenever you roll a 6 or less, you
get an Experience. Once you have Experience equal to
your Level plus two, you level up.
When this happens, you can raise your skill in one
Element by one.
THE PAST:
Whenever you feel like it, you can reveal something from
your past, by answering one of this questions:
□ What was the most important lesson from your master?
□ Where did you learn to fight, and how?
□ What feat you accomplished as a long time before?
□ What scarred you for life ?
□ What's your dream in life?
□ What you've worked on in the past?
□ What's your natural talent?
□ What makes you different from other people?
Once you do it, write it on your sheet. You have +1 on
any roll whenever one of your past's answers can help
questions than yout level.
You can choose if those things happened before or after
the game started; or during the downtime.
TROUBLEMAKING: THE GM GUIDE;
OR BUILDING A SETTING ON THE WAY
□ Before the game starts, you, as a GM, will name the
land; and will ask each of the players “What is there to be
wary about in this land?” All those things have now a
place in the world. If this facts lead to any other
questions, make them. Or even better: ask lots of
questions all along the campaign.
as they walk it.
□ Whenever they answer questions from their past; use
them to build their future: as masters say, past always
□ Whenever a player asks what their character knows
specially if the backstory and Past of the character allows
it. They'll build the setting for you.
□ At the start, put the players in a situation of impending
danger (a chase, a standoff, a trial, a fight) and see how
they react.
□ On the first half of the game, the characters will fail
more rolls due to their low skills; and this may cause all
kinds of danger and havoc (and that's where this game
got its name: you're encouraged to build this slowly on
the players 7-9 and missed rolls). On the second half,
they caused along their adventures.