SIMPLICITY

AFantasyRoleplayingGame

CORERULEBOOK
byDaveZajac

CREDITS

TABLEOFCONTENTS

DESIGN
DaveZajac

COVERART
DaveZajac

INTERIORART
DaveZajac

EDITING
MattMcDonald,MichaelCristel,DaveZajac

LAYOUT
DaveZajac

PLAYTESTERS
AaronHolmes,AlexSilvius,BobRiepshoff,ChrisGreen,
DaveZajac,ErikPuckett,MarkCrane,MattFrazier,
MattMcDonald,MichaelCristel,SteveSlotten
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VERSION
1.1.2

PLAYERRULES
WhatisaRoleplayingGame?
Characters
CharacterCreation
Equipment
Abilities
Combat
Magic
Incantations
MagicItems
UsingAttributes
Exploration
BeingaGoodPlayer
TheRestoftheRules
GAMEMASTERRULES
BeingaGameMaster
CreatingaGameWorld
DesigningMonsters
DesigningCompoundMonsters
BuildingSkirmishes
Traps
AttributeChecks
Treasure
MagicItems
CharacterAdvancement
PuttingitAllTogether
OptionalRaceRules
AdditionalMonsters
OpenGameLicense
SimplicityCharacterSheet

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FOREWORD

Theseroleplayingrulescameaboutearlyin2010.Iwasawayforaweekendofgamingwithfriends,and
oneofthegamesontheagendaturnedouttobetheearly80'sversionoftheroleplayinggamethat
starteditall.Likemany,thiswasthegamethatintroducedmetopenandpaperRPGs,andeventhough
Ihadn'tplayedthisparticularversionofitindecades,Ihadfondmemories.
Daysbeforetheactualgame,IdidsomethingIhadn'tdoneinyears:Icreatedacharacterfrom
scratch,nolaptop,nospreadsheets,nocharactergenerators.Justme,mydice,mycharactersheet,and
mywellwornredrulebook.Ihadforgottenhowwealldiditaskids.Ittookmeabouttwentyminutes.
Theexperiencewasinvigorating,anditleftmefeelingtwelveyearsoldagain.
Moreover,IwasamazedbywhatIhadaccomplishedwithasimple64pagerulebook.Forthepastten
years,I'dplayednothingbutnewerversionsofthesamegame,spendinghoursandhoursreadingrule
booksandsupplements.Roleplayingisahobbyforme,sothistimewasn'twasted,buttherewas
somethingliberatingwithhavingaccomplishedsomuchwithsolittle.Needlesstosay,Iwasexcitedto
putmynewlycreatedhealertothetest.
Whenthetimefinallyarrivedtoplay,IdidsomethingelseIhadn'tdoneinyears,Iplayedwithoutmy
laptop.Onceagain,itwasjustme,mydice,mycharactersheet,andmywellwornrulebook.Nodistrac
tions,noscreenblockingmyviewofthetable.Weplayedforwellovertenhoursthatday,andIhadan
incredibleamountoffun.
Overthecourseofthenextweek,Ihadachancetoreflectonthegameandmyexperience.Oneof
thethingsthatimpressedmethemostwasthespeedofcombatandthesheeramountofexploringwe
hadaccomplished.Withnumeroustacticaloptionsandalaundrylistofspells,Ihadn'trealizedjusthow
slowcombathadbecomeovertheyears.
Overthenextfewweeks,Isearchedforasetofrulesthatwouldgivemethespeedandeaseofthe
classicgamewithoutcontainingsomeofitsmoreobviousdrawbacks.WhenIcouldn'tfindoneIliked,I
decidedtowritemyown.TheresultisSimplicity.
Mechanically,SimplicityencompassesideasfromnearlyeveryRPGIhaveeverplayed,botholdand
new.Inspiteofthis,Ifeelitretainsadefinite"oldschool"feel.Iveintentionallywrittentheruleslean
togivetheGameMastermorecontrolovertheworldheorshecreates.Becauseofthis,Simplicitymay
notbethebestchoiceforsomeonewhohasneverrefereedapenandpaperroleplayinggame.Thatbe
ingsaid,thoseofyouwhohavebeenaGameMasterbeforeshouldhavenoproblemlearningtherules.
Ontheplayersideofthings,SimplicityisoneoftheeasiestsystemsI'veeverused,andeventhosewith
zeroexperienceinroleplayinggamesshouldhavenoproblemgettingstarted.
I'veoptedtoreleasetheserulesunderversion1.0aoftheOpenGameLicenseandprovidethemto
thepublicinelectronicformatforfree.Itismyhopesomeofyouwillgivethemashot,andhopefully
you'llhaveasmuchfunplayingthemasIdidwritingthem.
Finally,eventhoughIauthoredtheserulesmyself,theywouldneverhaveachievedtheircurrentstate
withouttheinterestandsupportofalltheindividualsdisplayedinthecredits,andbecauseofthis,I'd
liketoextendmypersonalthankstoallthoselisted.
Inclosing,I'dliketodedicatetheserulestoallthegreatnamesofearlyroleplaying:Gygax,Arneson,
Holmes,Moldvay,Cook,Mentzer,Elmore,Easley,Parkinson,andmore.Theircreativityandcontribu
tionstothehobbyofroleplayingcreatedaloveoffantasythatwillremainwithmethroughoutmylife.

DaveZajac

December2010

PLAYERRULES

SIMPLICITY
etc.Thenumeralbeforethedsignifiesthenumberof
timestorollthedie,andthenumeralafteristhenumber
ofsidesthediebeingrolledshouldhave.Forexample,
2d6meansyourolla6sideddietwiceandaddupthe
results,generatinganumbersomewherebetween2and
12.Mostplayersprefertoplaywithmultiplesetsofdice,
allowingthemtosimplytossmultipledicewiththesame
numberofsidesatonceandtallyuptheresultforspeed
andefficiency.Thatbeingsaid,itsperfectlyfinetoplay
withonlyonesetofdice.
Whengameplaycallsforapercentilecheck,usethe10
sideddietogeneratethenumberbetween1and100.To
dothis,yourollthedietwice.Thefirstresultisthetens
number,andthesecondresultistheonesnumber.For
example,ifataskhasa1%chanceoffailure,youwould
needtorolla0andthena1onyour10sideddietofail.

WHATISAROLEPLAYINGGAME?
Mostmoderndayroleplayinggamesaredifferentfrom
traditionalboardgamesorcardgames.Inaroleplaying
game,theparticipantsplaythepartofspecificcharacters,
actingcooperativelyinsteadofcompetitively.Roleplaying
gamestypicallyemployarefereeorGameMaster(GM,
forshort)tooverseetheflowofplay,determinetheac
tionsofthepeopleandcreaturestheplayersencounter,
andguidetheoverallstory.
Sinceroleplayingisacooperativeeffort,thereareno
winnersorlosers.Theplayersworktogethertowardthe
goaltheGameMasterhasplacedbeforethem.Some
timestheysucceed.Sometimestheyfail.Regardless,the
gameismoreaboutthejourneyandlessaboutwinning.
Forthosewhohaveneverplayedaroleplayinggame,
thismayseemlikeaforeignconcept,anditwouldbefair
towonder,Whatsthepurposeofplayingifthereareno
winnersorlosers?Simplyput,aroleplayinggameisstilla
game,andlikemostgames,thepurposeisfun.Therea
sonroleplayinggamesexcelinthisareaisbecausethey
arenotcompetitive.Roleplayinggamesnaturallyfostera
socialatmosphere.Theyareaboutgettingtogetherwith
yourfriendsandspendingqualitytimecatchingup,laugh
ing,snacking,andplayingagamewherenoonegoes
hometheloser.

LEARNINGTOPLAY
Ifyouarealreadyfamiliarwithotherroleplayinggames,
learningtheSimplicitysystemwillbeeasy.If,however,
youhaveneverplayedaroleplayinggameinyourlife,you
mayneedmoreofanintroductiontothehobbythanthe
serulesprovide.
Likeothergames,theeasiestwaytolearntoplaya
roleplayinggameistohavesomeoneteachyou.Local
gamestoresandhobbyshopstypicallyhostprograms
gearedtowardnewplayers,andthosewhoalreadyplay
arealwaysexcitedtointroducesomeonenewtothehob
by.Ifthisdoesntappealtoyou,therearenumerous
booksandonlineresourcestohelpyougetstarted.If
youdratherbravethewatersalone,keepreading.

PLAYEXAMPLE
Inaroleplayinggame,theplayersplaythepartofthe
characterstheycontrol.Whilesomeplayersenjoytalking
incharacter,sometimesevenimitatingadifferentvoice,
thisisntabsolutelynecessary.Itsreallyonlynecessary
thatyouconveyyourcharactersactionstotheGame
Master.Intheexamplebelow,apartyoffouradventurers
(Kenniththewarrior,Marathecurate,Palikthemage,
andDavinthescoundrel,eachplayedbydifferentplayers)
hasbeensentbythemayorofWydowntoinvestigatea
caveontheoutskirtsofthevillage.TheMayorbelievesan
ogrehastakenupresidencethereandisstealingthelocal
farmerssheep.TheGMopensthequestwithabriefde
scriptionofthesituation.

GM:Afterashortwalk,youvereachedthelocation
MayorBacklowtoldyouabout.Inthedistanceyouseea
woodedhillside.Whilelargelyovergrown,patchesof
limestonearevisiblebeneaththethickgrassandmoss,
andnearthebaseofthehill,youspotthedarkopeningof
acave.Whatareyougoingtodo?
Davin:Iwanttomakesurewerenotdealingwithmore
thanoneogre.IlookaroundtoseeifIcanfindanytracks.
GM:RollaSpiritcheck.
Davin:[Rollsdice.]Igota12!
GM:[Knowingthereisonlyasingleogre.]Youlook
around,andjudgingbysizeofthefootprintsyouseelead
ingtowardthecave,youreconvincedonlyonecreature
hasbeentrompingabout.
Kennith:Thatsgoodnews.Oneogreisbadenough.Id
hatetohavetodealwithawholeclanofthem.

USINGDICE
Mostroleplayinggamesusemultisideddicetodetermine
theoutcomeofeventsbothinandoutofcombat.The
Simplicitysystemuses4sided,6sided,8sided,10sided,
12sided,and20sidedpolyhedralgamingdiceforthis
purpose.Mostdierollsareabbreviatedas1d4,3d6,1d20,

SIMPLICITY
Palik:[Rollingmultipledice.]Wehadbestgetonwithit
then.Ihurlanorbofarcanefireattheogreshead.Ihit
witha15anddeal4pointsofdamage.
GM:Theogrehowlsinpainandtriestopatoutitsflam
ingtuftsofhair.
Mara:[Rollingmultipledice.]IfollowPaliksexampleby
sayingashortprayer.Excellent!Anatural20!Thats8
pointsofdamage!
GM:Momentslater,divinelightwashesoverthebeast,
blisteringitsskin.Itdoesntlookhappy.Okay,itstimeto
rollinitiative.Whosrollingfortheparty?
Davin:Oh!Illdoit![Rollinghisdice.]Yes!15!
GM:[Rollinghisdice.]Thatsgood,butitdoesntbeat
my17.Theogregrabsitsgiantclubandswingsat
Kennith.[Rollinghisdice.]Thewoodencudgelconnects
solidlywithyourleg,dealing11pointsofdamage.
Kennith:OUCH!Myarmorwillsoakup2pointsofthat,
butitstillhurtslikehell!
GM:[Rollinghisdice.]Andhesnotdoneyet,hebrings
hisclubbackaroundforanotherswing,thistimeaiming
theblowatDavin.Fortunately,youretoofastDavin,and
hemisses.
Davin:Thankgoodness.Idonotwanttotakeahitlike
that!
GM:Okay.Theogreisdone.Itsthepartysturn.
Mara:[ToKennith]Howareyoulookingthere,bigfella?
Kennith:Imokay,butthatlasthittookalotoutofme.
Iwontsurviveanotherofthesamemagnitude.
Mara:[Rollingherdice.]Iutteraprayer,runupto
Kennith,touchhimontheback,andreleasemyhealing
powerintohisbody.Hegains5health.
Kennith:[ToMara.]Thankyou.Thatsmuchbetter
Mara:[SmirkingtoPalik.]Itoldyouwewouldbesaving
theirhides.
Kennith:[Rollingmultipledice.]SinceImfeelingbetter,
Iwhacktheogrewithmysword,hittingwitha12and
dealing8pointsofdamage.
GM:Thatgotitsattention,butitsnotslowingdown.
Davin:[Rollingmultipledice.]Wellseehowhelikesmy
daggernow!Ohman!Irolleda1!Afreakin1!Imissed!

Atthispoint,thegameplaycontinues,withtheplayers
andGMtakingturnsattackinguntilonesideemergesvic
torious.Iftheplayerssucceed,theyfind20goldpieces
hiddenunderapileofdirtyanimalskinsneartherearof
thecave.Inaddition,MayorBacklowrewardsthemwith5
goldpieceseachforvanquishingtheogre.

Palik:Howdoyouproposewehandlethesituation?
Kennith:Weseemtohavetheelementofsurprise.Isay
wechargeinandcatchthefoulbeastoffguard.
Davin:Iagree!Givethecreaturenochancetoreact!
Mara:[ToDavin.]Andifyourewrongaboutthenum
berofogresinthecave?
Davin:Well,theresalwaysahastyretreat!
Palik:[SighingatDavin.]IdontknowhowIgetmyself
intothesesituations.Verywell,butatleastletmetether
anorboflighttoKennithandyou.Weneedtobeableto
seeoncewegetinside.
Kennith:Goodthinking,Palik.DavinandIwilllead.You
andMarastaytotherearandhelpwhenyoucan.
Mara:[ToPalik.]Hemeanssavetheirhideswhenthey
getinovertheirheads.
Palik:[Castinghisspell.]Itwouldntbethefirsttime.
Kennith:Allright,enoughwiththewittybanter.Thisis
seriousbusiness.Wecanlaughandjokebackatthetav
ernifwesurvive.Wehaveaplan,soletsgettoit.
Kennith:[TotheGM.]Wehustletothecaveandstorm
in,hopingtocatchtheogrebysurprise.
GM:Verywell.Withhaste,youenterthecaveand
makeyourwaydownawinding20foottunnelthatopens
intoalargecircularchamberroughly60feetindiameter.
Nearthechamberscentersitsamassiveogreclothedin
animalskins.InthelightfromPaliksmagicalorbs,you
seetuftsofcoarseblackhairsproutingfromitsheadand
overlylargeears.Alowfireburnsinfrontofthecreature,
andoveritroastsasmalllamb.Theogrelooksup,sur
prisedtoseeintruders.Whatdoyoudo?
Kennith:ATTACK!
GM:Youmanagedtosurprisetheogre,soeachofyou
willgettotakeaturnbeforewerollforinitiative.
Kennith:[Rollinghisdice.]Great!Irunupandslashthe
beastwithmysword.Irolled11.Ihit!
GM:Nicelydone.Nowrollmeyourdamage.
Kennith:[Rollinghisdice.]Aw!Irolleda2.Thatstinks!
GM:Inyourhastetoclosethedistancetoyourenemy,
youweresloppywithyourattack.Ithits,butonlyopensa
smallgashonthecreaturesforearm.Whosnext?
Davin:[Rollinghisdice.]Icandobetterthanthat!Davin
deftlyapproachestheogreandstabshimwithadagger
whilehesreelingfromhispreviousattack.No!Irolleda
4!Imissed!
Kennith:Iquip,Allshowandnomuscle,Davin.You
needmorepracticewithyourblade.

SIMPLICITY
WelcometoSimplicity,theroleplayinggamethatallows
attributes.A1stlevelcharactermayaddnomorethan3
youtocreatefictionaladventuresinfantasticworlds.By
pointstoanygivenattribute.After1stlevel,characters
design,theSimplicitysystemiseasytolearn,easytouse,
earn2additionalattributepointsateveryevenlevel(2,4,
andeasytomaster.Everythingyouneedtoknowabout
6,8,etc.),ofwhichonly1pointmaybeaddedtoanygiv
yourcharacterexistsononesimplesheet.
enattribute.
Othergamesystemsgetboggeddownindetailsthat,

BODY
moreoftenthannot,slowtheac
ABOUTTHERULES
TheBodyattributerepresentshow
tionatyourgametabletoacrawl.
These rules were not written to serve as an intro
strong,agile,andhealthyyourchar
Simplicitywasdesignedtorun
duction to the hobby of roleplaying games. Many
otherbooksandonlinereferencesexisttohelpyou
acteris,howmuchsustainedweight
smoothly,allowingyoutofocuson
ifyouhaveneverplayedapenandpaperroleplaying
heorshecancarry(encumbrance),
thestoryofyourgame,nottheme
game. The Simplicity roleplaying game was created
for individuals who have played other roleplaying
chanics.Getreadytoexperience
andhoweffectivetheyarewithme
games and found them too cumbersome or rules
simplegamingatitsbest!
leeweapons.YourBodymodifieris
intensive. As with most roleplaying games, these

addedtomostdamagerollswhen
rulesaredesignedtobeaguideandnotadefinitive
text.TheGameMasteralwaysreservestherightto
usingmeleeandthrownweapons.
CHARACTERS
changetherulesasheorsheseesfit.

Simplicityusesadesignandevolu
THEBODYATTRIBUTE
tionsystemthatallowsyoutodevelopyourcharacteras
ATTRIBUTE
MODIFIER
MAXWEIGHT
youseefit.Bydefault,noracesorclassesexistinSimplici
89
1
90lb.
ty.Thisisintentional.Howyouroleplayyourcharacter
1011
0
100lb.
defineswhotheyaremorethanthenumbersonyour
1213
+1
110lb.
charactersheet.
1415
+2
120lb.

1617
+3
130lb.
CHARACTERLEVEL
st
1819
+4
140lb.
ASimplicitycharacterbeginshisorhercareerat1 level.
2021
+5
150lb.
Asyourcharacteradventures,heorsheadvancesinlev
2223
+6
160lb.
els.Manyothergamesystemsuseexperiencetotalsto

trackacharactersprogression.InSimplicity,theGame
MIND
Master(orGM,forshort)determineswhenacharacter
TheMindattributerepresentshowsmartandquicklearn
gainsalevel,allowinghimorhertotailoryourcharacters
advancementtothepaceandfrequencyofthegame.Asa ingyourcharacterisandhowmanyadditionallanguages
heorshecanspeak(yourGMwillbeabletoprovideyou
result,yourGMmayelecttoawardlevelsafteracertain
withalistofallowedlanguagesforhisorhercampaign).
numberofbattlesoronlyafterthecompletionofaspecif
AllcharactersbeginwiththeabilitytospeaktheCommon
icquest.
tongue.TheMindattributealsodetermineshoweffective
CharactersintheSimplicityFantasyRoleplayingGame
th
th
acharacteriswitharcanemagicandmentalpowers.Your
typicallyendtheircareersbetween15 and20 level.
Mindmodifierisaddedtomostofyourdamagerolls

whenusingmentalpowersorcastingarcanespellsthat
CHARACTERATTRIBUTES
dealdamage.
ThreecoreattributesexistattheheartofaSimplicity
THEMINDATTRIBUTE
character:Body,Mind,andSpirit.Thesethreeattributes
ATTRIBUTE
MODIFIER
LANGUAGESKNOWN
aredescribedbelow.Eachattributeconsistsofanumber,
89
1
0
whichdeterminesamodifierthatdrivesvariousaspects
1011
0
0
ofthegame.Acharactersmodifierisequaltotheir(at
1213
+1
0
tribute10)2.IMPORTANT:AllnumbersinSimplicity
1415
+2
1
areroundeddowntothenearestwholenumber.
1617
+3
1
EverySimplicitycharacterbeginswitheachoftheir
st
1819
+4
2
threeattributesat10points.At1 levelonly,eachchar
2021
+5
2
acterisgivenanadditional6pointstoaddtotheir
2223
+6
3

SIMPLICITY
SPIRIT
TheSpiritattributerepresentsyourcharactersforceof
personality,perception,intuition,andcommonsense.It
alsodetermineshoweffectiveacharacteriswithdivine
andnaturemagic.YourSpiritmodifierisaddedtomostof
yourdamagerollswhenusingdivineprayers,chants,and
songsthatdealdamage.Inaddition,itisusedforhealing
abilities.

THESPIRITATTRIBUTE
ATTRIBUTE
MODIFIER
89
1
1011
0
1213
+1
1415
+2
1617
+3
1819
+4
2021
+5
2223
+6

SPEED
Acharactersspeedrepresentsthenumberoffeetheor
shecanmoveduringaround.Mostcharactershavea
speedof30feet.However,whencreatingyourcharacter,
youmayreduceorincreaseyourspeedby5feet.De
creasingyourspeedby5feetgivesyouanextraattribute
pointtospendduringcharactercreation,increasingyour
availablepointtotalfrom6to7(themaximumnumberof
pointsallowedforasingleattributestillapplies).Increas
ingyourspeedby5feetreducesyouravailableattribute
pointsfrom6to5duringthecharactercreationprocess.

DAMAGEREDUCTION
Armor,shields,andcertainabilitiesgiveyourcharacter
thecapabilityofreducingtheamountofdamagetaken
fromasuccessfulattack.Forexample,Garthonthewarri
oriswearingleatherarmor,whichhasadamage
reductionof1.Garthonishitbyatrollfor9pointsof
damage.Hisarmorreducesthedamageby1.Theremain
ingdamageisappliedtoGarthonshealthtotal,reducing
itby8points.IfGarthonhadbeencarryingawooden
shield,whichhasadamagereductionof1,hewouldhave
furtherreducedthedamageto7pointsinsteadof8.
IMPORTANT:Yourcharactermayneverhaveadamage
reductionvaluegreaterthan6.

CHARACTERPROGRESSION
LEVEL
GAIN
1
6attributepoints,3abilities
2
2attributepoints
3
1ability
4
2attributepoints
5
1ability
6
2attributepoints
7
1ability
8
2attributepoints
9
1ability
10
2attributepoints
11
1ability
12
2attributepoints
13
1ability
14
2attributepoints
15
1ability
16
2attributepoints
17
1ability
18
2attributepoints
19
1ability
20
2attributepoints

HEALTH
Yourcharactershealthtotaliscalculatedanewateach
levelandisequaltohisorherBodyattribute+(theirlevel
X5).Thus,a5thlevelcharacterwithaBodyattributeof15
wouldhave40healthpoints:15+(5X5).
Yourcharactershealthtotalrepresentshowmuch
damageheorshecantakeoverthecourseofafight.
Whenyourcharactershealthreaches0orlower,heor
shecollapsesandisdying.Eachroundyourcharacterlays
dyingbringshimorherclosertodeath.Ifyoucharacter
doesnotreceivehelp,afterfiverounds,deathoccurs.
Deathalsooccursifanenemyspecificallytargetsyour
dyingcharacterwithanattackandsuccessfullyhits(coup
degrce).
Anallymaystabilizeadyingcharacterbyassessinghis
orherwoundsandmakingaMindcheck.Acharactermay
attemptthischeckanumberoftimesequalto1ortoof
theirMindmodifier.Stabilizingadyingcharacteristhe
equivalentofanattackaction.Astabilizedcharacterisno
longerdyingbutcannottakeanyactionsuntilhealedby
atleastonepointofnaturalormagicalhealing.
Dyingandstabilizedcharactershave0health,evenif
theattackthatbroughtthemdownwouldhavereduced
themtoanegativehealthtotal.Theexceptiontothisisif
acharactertakesdamagefromasingleattackthatis
greaterthanhisorherfullheathtotal,inwhichcase,the
traumaoftheattackcausesdeathtooccurinstantly.

SIMPLICITY
CHARACTERCREATION
CreatingaSimplicitycharacterisaneasyandstraightfor
wardexperiencedesignedtogetyoureadytoplayina
minimalamountoftime.ASimplicitycharactersheetex
istsinthebackofthisbook,andyoumaymakecopiesof
itasdesiredordownloadanelectroniccopyfromthe
SwordFinGameswebsite(http://www.swordfin.com).
Forconvenience,eachstepinthecharactercreation
processisoutlinedbelow.

1. Pickanameforyourcharacterandwriteitinthe
CharacterNamefield.
2. WriteyournameinthePlayerNamefield.
3. Writeyourcharacter'sage,height,weight,sex,eye
color,andhaircolorintheirrespectivefields.This
informationexistspurelyforroleplayingpurposes
andtohelpyouidentifywithyourcharacter.None
oftheaforementionedcharacteristicshasanimpact
onyourcharacter'sattributesor
abilities.
4. EnteryourBody,Mind,andSpirit
valuesintheirrespectiveboxes
andcalculateyourmodifierand
modifiersvalues(alwaysre
membertorounddownwhen
calculatingnumbers).Yourat
tributeseachbeginat10.At1st
level,youget6attributepoints
todistribute,butnomorethan3
pointsmaybeappliedtoany
singleattribute.SeeCharacter
Attributesforadditionalinfor
mation.
5. EnteryourlevelintheLevelbox.
6. Calculateyourhealthandwriteit
intheHealthbox.Yourhealthis
equaltoyourBodyattribute+(yourlevelx5).
7. Writethenumberoffeetyourcharactercanmove
inaroundintheSpeedbox.Mostcharacterscan
move30feetinaround.SeetheSpeedsectionfor
additionaldetails.
8. Purchaseequipmentforyourcharacterfromthe
Geartable,andwriteeachitem'snameandweight
intheavailablefieldsunderEquipment.Allcharac
tersbeginwith50goldpiecestotheirname.
9. Purchaseoneormoreweaponsforyourcharacter,
andcopythename,damage,range,andweight

10.

11.
12.

13.

16.

valuesforeachweaponintotheavailablefieldsun
derWeapons.Don'tforgettoaddyourBody
modifiertothedamagevalueifitsameleeweap
on.Fornow,leavethetohitfieldblank.Youwill
determineeachweaponstohitbonusaftertose
lectyourabilities.
Purchasearmorforyourcharacter,andcopythe
name,DR,BCP,andweightvaluesforeachpieceof
armorintotheavailablefieldsunderArmor.
AddupalloftheDRvaluesforyourcharacter'sar
morandwritethetotalintheDRbox.
Selectabilitiesforyourcharacterandwritetheir
namesintheavailablefieldsunderAbilities.1stlevel
charactersgetthreeabilitiestostart.Ifyouselect
anyabilities(suchasWeaponDevotee)thatgive
youatohitbonuswithaweapon,recordthebonus
inthetohitfieldunderWeapons.
Selectthelanguagesyourcharactercanspeak,and
writethemunderLanguages.All
charactersbeginwiththeability
tospeaktheCommontongue.
Yourcharactermaylearnanum
berofadditionallanguagesequal
tooftheirMindmodifier.Your
GMwillbeabletoprovideyou
withalistofallowedlanguages
forhisorhercampaign.
14. Addupanyremainingcoinsyour
characterhasafterpurchasing
equipment,weapons,andarmor
andwritetheirquantitiesand
weightsintheappropriatefields
underCoins.
15. Totaltheweightofallyourchar
acter'sequipment,weapons,
armor,andcoins,andwritethe
totalintheTotalWeightCarried
field.
Ifdesired,drawaportraitorsymbolforyourchar
acterintheCharacterPortraitorSymbolbox.

Ifyouarecreatingacharacterhigherthan1stlevel,assign
yourcharacteradditionalattributepointsandabilitiesper
theCharacterProgressiontableonthepreviouspage.In
addition,giveyourcharactergoldappropriatetohisor
herlevelasindicatedontheCharacterWealthtableun
derTreasureintheGameMasterRules.

SIMPLICITY
DR
DRistheamountofdamagethearmorabsorbsorreduc
eswhenyourcharacterishitbyanattack.SeeDamage
ReductionintheCharacterssectionforadditionalinfor
mation.

BCP
Armorcanbeheavy,bulky,andawkwardtowear.Be
causeofthis,performingtaskssuchasjumping,climbing,
andswimmingisdifficultwhilewearingit.Yourarmor
mayimposeapenaltywhenmakingBodychecks.Thisis
knownasaBodyCheckPenaltyorBCP.YourGMwillbe
abletotellyouifyourarmorsBCPappliestothetask
yourcharacterisattempting.

WEIGHT
Thisistheweightofthearmorinpounds.

COST
Thisisthecostofthearmoringoldpieces.

WEAPONS
Razorsharpswords,massivehammers,andtautbowsall
provideyourcharacterwiththemeanstoprotectthem
selvesandothers.Inspiteofthis,notallcharacterscan
useallweapons.Abilityselectionmaydictatewhich
weaponsyourcharactercanuseandhoweffectiveheor
sheiswithaparticularweapon.

DAMAGE
Thisisthebaseamountofdamagetheweapondoeswith
asuccessfulattack.Yourcharactersattributesandchoice
ofabilitiesmaymodifythisamount.

RANGE
Thisisthepreferredandmaximumdistance(infeet)fora
rangedweapon.Attacksatgreaterthanthepreferreddis
tancesuffera4penaltyontheirattackrolls.Youcannot
targetacreatureifitisbeyondyourweaponsmaximum
distance.

WEIGHT
Thisistheweightoftheweaponinpounds

COST
Thisisthecostoftheweaponingoldpieces.

EQUIPMENT
Adventurersneedweapons,armor,rations,torches,
ropes,andmuchmorewhentodelvingintounknownter
ritory.However,gearisntfree.Therefore,eachcharacter
beginshisorheradventuringcareerwiththeclotheson
theirbackand50piecesofgold.

COINS
Beginningplayerspurchaseitemswithgoldpieces.Below
isalistingofallthecoinsfoundintheSimplicityFantasy
RoleplayingGameandtheirindividualweights.Whilead
venturing,yourcharacterwilllikelyfindobjectssuchas
weapons,armor,gems,potions,andscrolls.YourGMwill
beabletoprovideyouwiththevalueoftheseitems.

COINS
UNIT
CP
SP
GP
WT.
Copperpiece(cp)
1
1/10 1/100 1/80lb.
Silverpiece(sp)
10
1
1/10
1/80lb.
Goldpiece(gp)
100
10
1
1/80lb.

ARMOR
AsdescribedintheDamageReductionsection,armorand
shieldsprotectyourcharacterbyreducingtheamountof
damageheorshetakesfromasuccessfulattack.
Inspiteofitsprotectivequalities,yourarmormaynot
reducethedamagecausedbyallattacks.Somespecial
attacks,suchaspoisons,canbypassyourarmor.YourGM
willletyouknowifyourarmorsDRisineffectiveagainsta
specificattack.
Donningasuitoflightormediumarmortakes5
minutes.Puttingonheavyarmortakes10minutes.

ARMOR
ARMOR
DR
BCP WEIGHT
COST
LightArmor
Leather
1
1
10lb.
5gp
Hide
1
2
15lb.
2gp
MediumArmor
Breastplate
2
3
25lb.
75gp
Chainmail
2
4
35lb.
50gp
HeavyArmor
Platemail
3
5
40lb.
150gp
Shields
Wooden
1
1
5lb.
1gp
Steel
2
2
10lb.
5gp

SIMPLICITY

WEAPON
DAMAGE RANGE
MeleeWeapons
Battleaxe
1d8

Club
1d6

Dagger
1d4
25/50
Fist
1d3

Flail
1d8

Handaxe
1d4
25/50
Handhammer
1d4
25/50
Handpick
1d4

Mace
1d6

Morningstar
1d8

Pickaxe
1d8

Spear
1d8
25/50
Sword
1d8

Warhammer
1d8

TwohandedMeleeWeapons
Greataxe
1d12

Greatpick
1d12

Greatspear
1d12

Greatsword
1d12

Halberd
1d12

Maul
1d12

Staff
1d6

OnehandedRangedWeapons
Flaskofoil**
1d12
25/50
Holywater**
1d12
25/50
TwohandedRangedWeapons
Bow
1d6
75/150
Crossbow*
1d10
50/100

WEAPONS
WT. COST
6lb.
3lb.
1lb.

5lb.
3lb.
4lb.
2lb.
5lb.
6lb.
6lb.
5lb.
4lb.
7lb.

10gp
1gp
1gp

10gp
5gp
5gp
5gp
5gp
7gp
7gp
5gp
10gp
10gp

12lb.
12lb.
8lb.
8lb.
12lb.
14lb.
4lb.

25gp
25gp
15gp
25gp
15gp
25gp
5gp

1lb.
1lb.

1gp
1gp

3lb.
5lb.

20gp
25gp

*Reloadingacrossbowisamoveequivalentaction.
**SeetheGearsectionforadditionalinformation.

GEAR
Whileweaponsandarmorareanimportpartofyour
charactersinventory,itemsthataremoremundaneare
justasnecessary.Afterall,thesharpestswordisntmuch
useinapitchblackcave.Mostofthelisteditemsareself
explanatory.Thelistbelowdescribesthosethatarenot.

Candle:Acandleprovidesclearlightouttoadistanceof
10feetandburnsfor4hours.

Crowbar:Crowbarsprovidea+1bonustoBodychecksfor
pryingopendoorsandchests.

Flaskofoil:Ifaflameisnear,aflaskofoilmaybelitand
thenthrownasaweapon.Lightingaflaskofoilisamove
action.Aburningflaskofoildeals1d12damageonahit.

Holywater:Thisblessedwatermaybeusedasathrown
weaponagainstundead.Whenitstrikesanundeadcrea
ture,itshatters,dealing1d12pointsofdamage.

Lantern:Alanternprovidesclearlightouttoadistanceof
50feetandburnsoneflaskofoilevery4hours.

Pickset:Thissetofpicks,clamps,andwiresgrantsanin
dividualwiththeScoundrelabilitya+1bonustoMind
checkswhileattemptingtoopenlocksordisarmtraps.

Torch:Wrappedinanoilsoakedcloth,thecommontorch
providesclearlightouttoadistanceof30feetfor1hour.

GEAR
ITEM
WEIGHT
COST
Adventuringpack
30lb.
10gp
Pack
2lb.
1gp
Bedroll
5lb.
2gp
Flint

5sp
Pouch
1lb.
1gp
Rations(5days)
5lb.
1gp
Rope(50ft.)
7lb.
3gp
Torches(5)
5lb.
5sp
Waterskin
5lb.
1gp
Arrows(20)
2lb.
1gp
Bottle(empty)
1lb.
1cp
Candle

1cp
Chest
20lb.
2gp
Crossbowbolts(20)
2lb.
1gp
Crowbar
2lb.
1gp
Flaskofoil
1lb.
1gp
Grapplinghook
4lb.
1gp
Handhammer
4lb.
5gp
Holywater
1lb.
1cp
Lantern
2lb.
7gp
Mirror(small)
1lb.
5gp
Paper,ink,andquill
1lb.
1gp
Pickset
1lb.
20gp
Pitons(10)
5lb.
1gp
Smokingpipe

1sp
Tent
20lb
10gp
Torch
1lb.
1sp

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SIMPLICITY
TRANSPORTATION

ABILITIES

Whiletravelbyfootiscommon,sometimeswalkingisnt
thebestoptionforyourcharacter.Whenspeedoraddi
tionalcarryingcapacityisneeded,otherformsof
transportationmaybeacquired.Belowareseveralcom
montransportsalongwiththeirpriceandcarrying
capacity.

TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORT
COST
MAXLOAD
Cargoship
5,000gp
225,000lb.
Commonridinghorse
25gp
250lb.
Drafthorseandwagon
100gp
1,500lb.
Mule
25gp
350lb.
Rowingboat(6person)
25gp
750lb.
Warship
12,500gp
350,000lb.

Abilitiesenhanceanddefineyourcharacterinthegame
world.Theyhelpdetermineifyourcharacterisawarrior,
priest,wizard,oracombinationthereof.Eachcharacter
beginshisorheradventuringcareerat1stlevelandwith
threeabilities.After1stlevel,charactersgainanewability
ateveryoddlevel.Eachabilitycontainsaname,require
ments,anddescription,whichareoutlinedbelow.
Someabilities,suchasNightVision,enhanceyourchar
acterwithapermanentbonus,whileothersallowyour
charactertoperformaspecificfeat.Unlessspecifically
noted,yourcharactercannottakethesameabilitytwice.
Abilitiesthatgrantyourcharacteranattacktypicallyre
quireacharactertousehisorherattackaction.
Providingitdoesnotbreakanyabilitydependencies,
youmayswapoutasingleexistingabilityforadifferent
oneeachtimeyourcharacterreachesanewlevel.

NAME
Thisisthenameoftheability.

REQUIREMENTS
Thisisthecriteriayourcharactermustmeetbeforetaking
theability.

DESCRIPTION
Theabilitydescriptioncontainsalltherelevantinfor
mationonhowtheabilityfunctions.

MISCELLANEOUSGOODSANDSERVICES
Betweenexpeditions,yourcharacterwilllikelywantto
rest,eat,drink,andpartakeofactivitiesassociatedwith
normallife.Belowisatablecontainingmiscellaneousser
vicesheorshemightbeabletopurchasewhenstayingin
civilizedareas.

MISCELLANEOUSGOODSANDSERVICES
GOODSANDSERVICES
COST
Ale,mug
2cp
Ale,jug*
1sp
Food,common(permeal)
1sp
Food,extravagant(permeal)
2gp
Food,extravagantbanquet(perperson)
8gp
Healing(perhealthpoint)
1gp
Hotbath
5sp
Lodging,common(perday)
1gp
Lodging,extravagant(perday)
5gp
Pipeweed,pipebowl
3cp
Pipeweed,pouch(20pipebowls)
5sp
Prostitute,common
1gp
Prostitute,extravagant
5gp
Spirits,cup
5sp
Spirits,bottle*
3gp
Stabling(perday)
3sp
Wine,cup
2sp
Wine,bottle*
1gp

*Afulljugofaleweighsfivepounds,andafullbottleof
spiritsorwineweighstwopounds.

ACAPPELLA
Requirements:Entertainer
Description:Youhavemasteredperformingwithyour
voicealone.YoucanuseyourEntertainerabilitieswithout
aninstrumentandyoudonotneedtomakeaSpiritcheck
toseeifyourvoicefalters.

ACCURATENECROMANCY
Requirements:Necromancy
Description:Youreceiveabonusonattackrollsequal
to1oryourMindmodifierwhenusingyourNecroman
cyability.

ADVANCEDMENTALASSAULT
Requirements:5thlevel,MentalAssault
Description:Youarepracticedatmentallyassaulting
yourenemies.ThedamagefromyourMentalAssaultabil
ityincreasesto2d8+yourMindmodifier.

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SIMPLICITY
mayselectfire,ice,acid,orlightningasyourorbsenergy
type.Yourtargetmustbewithin50feet,youreceivea+1
bonustoyourattackroll,andtheattackdeals1d6+your
Mindmodifierindamage.

ANIMATECORPSE
rd

Requirements:3 level,Necromancy
Description:Withaquickspell,youmakethedeadrise
todoyourbidding.Tousethisspellyoumusthavea
corpse.Recentlydeceasedcorpsesareanimatedaszom
ARCANESHIELD
bies.Corpsesoveramontholdareanimatedasskeletons.
Thenecromanticmagicnecessary
Requirements:Mage
1ORYOURMODIFIER
forthisspellrequiresastronglink.
Description:Youcreateaninvisible
Manyoftheabilitiesinthissectionreference 1or
barrieraroundyoutohelpprotect
Therefore,youcanonlyanimate
ofacharactersattributemodifier.Whendetermining
which value to apply, a PC should always use the
yourbodyfromphysicalattacks.You
corpsesofyourownrace.Forthis
higher number of the two. Thus, a character with a
gaindamagereductionequalto1or
reason,manynecromancerscarry
Bodymodifierof5wouldhaveamodifierrounded
yourMindmodifier.Oncecast,the
theskeletalremainsofslainene
downto2andshoulduseitforthebestbenefit.
spelllastsfor24hours.
miesorevenlovedones.
Youmayonlyanimateandcontrolasinglecorpseatany
giventime.Todoso,youmakeaMindcheckasanattack
ARCANESTORM
action.Ifsuccessful,onecorpsewithin50feetrisesunder
Requirements:Mage
yourcommand.IfyoufailtheMindcheck,youmaytry
Description:Youcreateastormofarcaneenergy,
againthenextround.
wreakingdevastationonyourenemies.Youtargeta15
Aspartofyourattackaction,youcancontrolanani
footby15footareawithin50feetandfillthespacewith
matedcorpse,commandingittomoveuptoyourspeed
astormoffire,ice,acid,orlightning.Eachcreaturewithin
andattack.Ifyoudonotactivelycontrolthecorpse,it
thearea,eventhosenotvisible,mustmakeasuccessful
doesnothingexceptdefenditself.
BodycheckwithapenaltyequaltoyourMindmodifier
Ananimatedcorpsemaywieldarangedormelee
orsuffer1d6+yourMindmodifierindamage.
weapon,butregardlessoftheweaponstype,thecorpse

getsnobonustoattackrollsanddeals2XyourMind
BATTLECASTER
modifierindamageifitsattackissuccessful.However,if
Requirements:Mage
youattackanopponentthatisengagedinmeleecombat
Description:Youvelearnedhowtocastyourspellsin
withananimatedcorpseunderyourcontrol,youreceive
closecombat.Youmayuseyourmageabilitiesinamelee
a+1bonustoattackrollsagainsttheenemy.
fightwithoutprovokingattacksfromadjacentfoes.
Whileananimatedcorpseiscapableorwearingarmor

andcarryingashield,itslossofagilityprohibitsitfrom
BATTLEHEALER
gainingabenefitfromeither.Inasituationwhereanat
Requirements:Curate
tributecheckisrequired,ananimatedcorpsereceivesno
Description:Inaflurryofaction,youhealacomrade
bonustotheroll.
andattackyourenemy.Youmayuseyourattackactionto
Ananimatedcorpsehashealthpointsequaltoof
makeanattackandhealacreaturewithyourHeal
yourown,butitisconsideredundeadandcannotbe
Wounds,HealSevereWounds,orHealVitalWoundsabili
healedbynormalmeans.Whenanenemydamagesan
tieswithoutprovokingattacksfromadjacentmelee
animatedcorpseunderyourcontrol,yourlinkwiththe
combatants.However,youonlyhealyourallyforhalfthe
creatureisfloodedwithpain,andyoutakehalfofthe
normalamountofhealth,andifsuccessful,yourattack
damageamount.Thisdamageisnotsubjecttodamage
onlydealshalfdamage.
resistance.Whenananimatedcorpsereacheszeroor

lowerhealthpoints,itcollapsestothegroundandcannot
BATTLERAGE
bereanimatedfor10minutes.
Requirements:None

Description:Theheatofbattleovercomesyou,andyou

ARCANEORB

Requirements:Mage
Description:Youraiseyourhandanda6inchorbofar
caneenergystreaksfromyourpalm,strikingyourfoe.You

flyintoabriefrage.Anumberoftimesperskirmishequal
to1oryourBodymodifier,youcanmaximizethedam
ageforasinglemeleeattack.Doingsoisagratisaction.

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SIMPLICITY
ABILITY
BattleRage
CarryoverAttack
Commander
Curate
BattleHealer
DivineStrike
ReverentStrike
DevoutStrike
VirtuousStrike
RighteousStrike
HealWounds
CleanseDisease
CleansePoison
FerventHealing
HealSevereWounds
HealVitalWounds
HealersAid
PracticedHealer
SearUndead
VocalPrayer
DeadlyRange
Entertainer
ACappella
TilliansBawdyTaunt
ExpertPerformer
OnVictorysWings
RallyofEdgewater
ResoundingSong
RortsRollingRhythm
TheTakingofRolmardHall
TravelingMinstrel
Explorer
ClosetheGap
Disengage
NatureCompanion
Reposition
SkirmishMobility
HaleandHearty
Leader
LongDistanceShot
Mage
ArcaneOrb
ImprovedArcaneOrb
EnhancedArcaneOrb
GreaterArcaneOrb
MasterArcaneOrb

REQUIREMENTS

Curate
Curate
5thlevel,DivineStrike
9thlevel,ReverentStrike
13thlevel,DevoutStrike
17thlevel,VirtuousStrike
Curate
HealWounds
HealWounds
HealWounds
7thlevel,HealWounds
15thlevel,HealSevereWounds
HealWounds
11thlevel,HealWounds
Curate
Curate
3rdlevel

Entertainer
ACappella
Entertainer
Entertainer
Entertainer
11thlevel,Entertainer
Entertainer
Entertainer
Entertainer

Explorer
Explorer
Explorer
Explorer
Explorer

Mage
5thlevel,ArcaneOrb
9thlevel,ImprovedArcaneOrb
13thlevel,EnhancedArcaneOrb
17thlevel,GreaterArcaneOrb

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ABILITIES
BENEFIT
Maximizedamageforasingleattack
Makeanextraattackwhenyoukillanenemy
Giveyourattackactiontoanally
Gaintheabilitytousecurateprayers
Healanallyandattackandenemy
Calldownacolumnofdivinelight
Calldowntwocolumnsofdivinelight
DealadditionaldamagewithDivineStrike
Calldownthreecolumnsofdivinelight
DealadditionaldamagewithDivineStrike
Healanallyfor1d6+(SpiritmodifierX3)health
Healacreatureandcleanseitofdisease.
Healacreatureandcleanseitofpoison
MaximizeyourHealWoundsability
Healanallyfor2d6+(SpiritmodifierX3)health
Healanallyfor3d6+(SpiritmodifierX3)health
Attackandthenhealanadjacentally
Healingdieincreasesfromd6tod8
Burnundeadwithdivinelight
Performprayersusingjustyourvoice
Reroll1sonrangeddamagewithin25feet
Gaintheabilitytosingsongs
Performusingjustyourvoice
Tauntyourenemyinmeleecombat
Makesongsharderforenemiestoresist
Grantallies+1toattackrollsagainstatarget
Healallieswithyoursong
Songscarryoveragreaterdistance
GrantalliesDR
Grantalliesadditionaldamageonattacks
Performsongsinmediumorheavyarmor
Surviveinthewild
Makearangedattackandmove
Moveandmakearangedattack
Bondwithasmallwoodlandcreature
Movewhenanenemyflees
Movebeforeandafteryourattacks
Gainadditionalhealthpointsperlevel
+4toinitiativerolls
Nopenaltyforlongrangeattacks
Gainabilitytocastmagespells
Hurlanorbofarcaneenergy
Hurltwoorbsofarcaneenergy
DealadditionaldamagewithArcaneOrb
Hurlthreeorbsofarcaneenergy
DealadditionaldamagewithArcaneOrb

SIMPLICITY
ABILITY
ArcaneShield
ArcaneStorm
EnhancedArcaneStorm
ShapeArcaneStorm
BattleCaster
Necromancy
AccurateNecromancy
AnimateCorpse
ImprovedNecromancy
EnhancedNecromancy
SpreadofDecay
Wither
Mindslayer
MentalAssault
AdvancedMentalAssault
EmpoweredMentalAssault
SuperiorMentalAssault
ExtremeMentalAssault
IntensifyMentalAssault
MentalArmor
MentalRegeneration
MindControl
IntensifyMindControl
MindScramble
IntensifyMindScramble
PhysicalLink
NightVision
ReceptiveHealing
Scoundrel
Feint
LowBlow
NimbleAvoidance
Stealth
UncannyIntuition
ShieldAdept
ShieldWall
ShieldBash
TwoweaponAttack
MatchedTwoweaponAttack
OffhandWeaponDefense
UnarmedAttack
DeflectAttacks
Kick
UnarmedAssault
WeaponDevotee
BellRinger
BleedingCut

REQUIREMENTS
Mage
Mage
9thlevel,ArcaneStorm
EnhancedArcaneStorm
Mage
Mage
Necromancy
3rdlevel,Necromancy
9thlevel,Necromancy
17thlevel,ImprovedNecromancy
Necromancy
11thlevel,Necromancy

Mindslayer
5thlevel,MentalAssault
9thlevel,Adv.MentalAssault
13thlevel,Emp.MentalAssault
17thlevel,Sup.MentalAssault
MentalAssault
Mindslayer
Mindslayer
11thlevel,Mindslayer
15thlevelMindControl
Mindslayer
MindScramble
Mindslayer

Scoundrel
Scoundrel
Scoundrel
Scoundrel
3rdlevel,Scoundrel
11thlevel
ShieldAdept
3rdlevel

7thlevel,TwoweaponAttack
11thlevel,TwoweaponAttack

3rdlevel,UnarmedAttack
7thlevel,TwoweaponAttack
UnarmedAttack

3rdlevel,Club/HammerDevotee
3rdlevel,BladeDevotee

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BENEFIT
Conjureanarcaneshield
Coveranareainarcaneenergy
IncreaseddamagewithArcaneStorm
Removecreaturesfromspellarea
Castspellsinmeleecombat
Drainlifefromacreatureandhealyourself
BonustoattackwiththeNecromancyability
Animateacorpsetoserveyou
DrainextralifewiththeNecromancyability
DrainextralifewiththeNecromancyAbility
Opponentstakedamagewhentheyhityou
Yourtouchcausesexhaustion
Communicatetelepathically
Damageenemywithyourmentalpower
DealmoredamagewithMentalAssault
DealmoredamagewithMentalAssault
DealmoredamagewithMentalAssault
DealmoredamagewithMentalAssault
BonustohitwithMentalAssault
UseyourmentalpowertogainDR
Useyourmentalpowertogainregeneration
Controlacreaturewithyourmind
MakeMindControlhardertoresist
Damageandconfuseyourenemy
MakeMindScramblehardertoresist
Useyourmentalpowersinmeleecombat
Seeintotaldarkness
Additional1d6withmagicalhealing
Gainthieverytraining
Misleadyourenemyandgainabonustoattack
Attackyourenemy,leavingitunabletomove
Reducedamagefromareaattacks
Hideinshadowsandattackforextradamage
Gain2DR
Additional1DRwithashield
Grantadjacentallies1DR
Attackanenemywithyourshield
Wieldaweaponineachhand
Wieldthesameweaponineachhand
GainDRfromyouroffhandweapon
Yourfistdealsincreaseddamage
Gain2DR
Makeanattackwithyourfoot
Makeanextraunarmedattack
+1toattackswithchosenweapon
Confuseyourtargetonanatural18+
Causeableedingwoundonanatural19+

SIMPLICITY
ABILITY
CriticalOpening
Haymaker
HobblingSlash
IntuitiveShot
MeleeShot
MenacingReach
Parry
PiercingBlow
PinningShot
QuickShot
StaggeringStrike
Tempest
TrippingSweep
TwoHandedWeaponDefense
WeaponAdept
WeaponExpert
WeaponVeteran
WeaponMaster
Wilder
GraspingVines
GreaterWilderChant
InsectSwarm
NatureCompanion
NaturesShield
NaturesWeapon
RazorStones
SpiritTree

REQUIREMENTS
BENEFIT
WeaponDevotee
Criticalhitsonnatural19+withchosenweapon
3rdlevel,UnarmedDevotee
Possiblyincapacitateyouropponent
Hobbleyourtargetonanatural18+
3rdlevel,AxeDevotee
BowDevotee
AddyourSpiritmodifiertobowdamage
BowDevotee
Makebowattacksinmeleecombat
3rdlevel,PolearmDevotee
Attackenemieswhomoveawayfromyou
WeaponDevotee
Deflectanattackwithyourchosenweapon
3rdlevel,PickDevotee
Dealextradamageonacriticalhit
3rdlevel,BowDevotee
Pinyourtargettothegroundonanatural18+
BowDevotee
Makeanadditionalattackwithabow
3rdlevel,FlailDevotee
Stunyourtargetonacriticalhit
WeaponDevotee
Attackallenemieswithinreach
rd
Tripyourtargetonanatural18+
3 level,StaffDevotee
7thlevel,WeaponDevotee
Gain1DRwhileusingatwohandedweapon
5thlevel,WeaponDevotee
Gainasecondattackwithyourchosenweapon
9thlevel,WeaponAdept
+2toattackswithyourchosenweapon
13thlevel,WeaponExpert
Gainathirdattackwithyourchosenweapon
17thlevel,WeaponVeteran
+3toattackswithyourchosenweapon

Gaintheabilitytousechants
Wilder
Vinesgraspyourfoeanddealdamage
rd
3 level,Wilder
Enemiessufferpenaltiesagainstyourchants
7thlevel,Wilder
Summonaswarmofinsects
ExplorerorWilder
Bondwithasmallwoodlandcreature
rd
3 level,Wilder
Gain1DR
Wilder
UseSpiritmodifierwithstaffandclubattacks
Wilder
Sharpstonesslashatyourenemy
Wilder
Createasmalltreethathealsyourallies

ingwoundsiscumulative.Oneormorepointsofnatural
BELLRINGER
rd
ormagicalhealingendsallbleedingwounds.
Requirements:3 level,WeaponDevotee[Clubor

Hammer]
CARRYOVERATTACK
Description:Youlandasolidblow,temporarilydisori
entatingyourenemy.Whenattackingwithaweaponin
Requirements:None
thecluborhammercategory,youconfuseyourtargeton
Description:Yourviciousblowdropsyourenemy,and
anaturaldierollof1820.
youcarrythemomentumoftheattackintoanotherfoe.

Whenyoukillanenemywhilewieldingatwohandedme
leeweapon,youcanmakeasinglemeleeattackagainst
BLEEDINGCUT
anenemywithinreachasagratisaction.
Requirements:3rdlevel,WeaponDevotee[Blade]

Description:Longafterthestrike,yourenemysblood
stilloozesfromthewoundyoucaused.Whenattacking
CLEANSEDISEASE
withaweaponinthebladecategory,youcauseableed
Requirements:HealWounds
ingwoundonanaturaldierollof19or20.Acreature
Description:Withyourhealingtouch,youpurgeacrea
withableedingwoundsuffersdamageequaltoyourBody tureofallitsinfirmities.WhenyouuseyourHeal
modifieratthebeginningofyourturn.Immediatelyafter
Wounds,HealSevereWounds,orHealVitalWoundsabili
takingthebleedingdamage,thecreaturemaymakea
tiestohealacreature,youalsoremovealltracesof
BodycheckwithapenaltyequaltoyourBodymodifierto
diseasefromit.
seeifthebleedingsubsides.Damagefrommultiplebleed

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SIMPLICITY
CLEANSEPOISON

DEFLECTATTACKS

Requirements:HealWounds
Description:Youpurifyacreaturewithyourhealing
touch.WhenyouuseyourHealWounds,HealSevere
Wounds,orHealVitalWoundsabilitiestohealacreature,
youalsoremovealltracesofpoisonfromit.

Requirements:3rdlevel,UnarmedAttack
Description:Youruniqueunarmedfightingstyleallows
youtodeflecttheworstdamagefromattacks.Yougain2
damagereduction.Youcanonlyusethisabilitywhile
wearinglightarmorornoarmor.Inaddition,youcannot
usethisabilitywhilecarryingashield.

COMMANDER
Requirements:None
Description:Youbarkanorderatanally,spurringthem
toattackafoe,healanally,orperformanothernecessary
task.Anumberoftimesperskirmishequalto1+your
Spiritmodifier,youmayuseyourattackactiontogivean
allywithin50feetanimmediateattackaction.

CLOSETHEGAP
Requirements:Explorer
Description:Youfireanarrow,shoulderyourbow,and
thenrushforwardtoengageyourenemyinmeleecom
bat.Asamoveaction,youmaymakeasingleattackusing
yourrangedweapon,stowit,drawyourmeleeweapon,
andmoveuptoyourspeed.Youmayusethisabilitya
numberoftimesperskirmishequalto1oryourSpirit
modifier.

CRITICALOPENING
Requirements:WeaponDevotee
Description:Yourprowesswithaspecifictypeofweap
onhelpsyoufindopeningsinanenemysdefenses.When
attacking,youscoreacriticalhitonanaturaldierollof19
or20.Youcanonlyusethisabilityonattackswitha
weaponforwhichyouhavetheWeaponDevoteeability.

CURATE
Requirements:None
Description:Youhavedevotedpartofyourlifetoareli
giouscauseorbelief(yourGMwillbeabletoprovideyou
withalistofavailablecausesordevotions).Youmayuse
yourSpiritmodifiertointerpretreligioussymbolsand
writingsbeyondthatofthecommonindividual.Youmay
alsoblesswatertomakeholywater.
Inaddition,yourprofoundfaithgrantsyouthecapacity
tolearncurateabilities,whicharecalledprayers.Per
formingaprayerrequireshandmovementsthatprohibit
theuseofshields(butnottwohandedweapons)during
theprocess.

DEADLYRANGE
Requirements:3rdlevel
Description:Atcloserange,yourattacksaredeadly.
Whenrollingthedamageforarangedattackwithin25
feet,youmayrerollanydiewitharesultofanatural1.

DEVOUTSTRIKE
Requirements:9thlevel,ReverentStrike
Description:Youcalldowntwopillarsofdivinelightto
smiteyourenemies.Eachpillarmusttargetadifferent
enemy,andyourtargetsmustbewithin75feet.Youre
ceivea+2bonustoyourattackrolls,andeachattack
deals1d6+yourSpiritmodifierindamage.Ifdesired,you
maycombinethepillarsintoacolumnofdivinepower
andtargetasingleenemy,usingoneattackroll.When
usedinthismanner,DevoutStrikedeals2d6+(yourSpirit
modifierx2)indamage.

DISENGAGE
Requirements:Explorer
Description:Youbreakfrommeleetoattackyourene
myatadistance.Asamoveaction,youmaymoveupto
yourspeed,sheathyourmeleeweapon,drawyour
rangedweapon,anduseittomakeasingleattack.You
mayusethisabilityanumberoftimesperskirmishequal
to1oryourSpiritmodifier.

DIVINESTRIKE
Requirements:Curate
Description:Youcalldownapillarofdivinelightto
smiteyourenemy.Yourtargetmustbewithin50feet.
Youreceivea+1bonustoyourattackroll,andtheattack
deals1d6+yourSpiritmodifierindamage.

EMPOWEREDMENTALASSAULT
Requirements:9thlevel,AdvancedMentalAssault
Description:Youarepracticedatmentallyassaulting
yourenemies.ThedamagefromyourMentalAssaultabil
ityincreasesto2d8+(2XyourMindmodifier).

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ENHANCEDARCANEORB
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Requirements:9 level,ImprovedArcaneOrb
Description:Youraiseyourhandandtwo6inchorbsof
arcaneenergystreakfromyourpalm,strikingyourfoes.
Youmayselectfire,ice,acid,orlightningaseachofyour
orbsenergytypes.Youropponentsmustbewithin75
feet,andifdesired,youmaytargetasingleenemywith
bothorbs.Youreceivea+2bonustoyourattackrolls,and
eachorbdeals1d6+yourMindmodifierindamage.

ENHANCEDARCANESTORM
th

Requirements:9 level,ArcaneStorm
Description:YouexcelatcastingArcaneStorm.Your
damagewiththespellincreasesto2d6+yourMindmodi
fier,andenemiesmakingBodychecksagainstthespell
sufferapenaltytotheirrollsequaltoyourMindmodifier.

ENHANCEDNECROMANCY
Requirements:17thlevel,ImprovedNecromancy
Description:WhenyouuseyourNecromancyabilityto
drainlifefromacreature,youdeal3d6+yourMindmodi
fierindamage,andyougainthedamageamountin
health.Ifyouusethisabilitywithoutdraininglife,youin
steaddeal3d10+(3XyourMindmodifier)indamage.

ENTERTAINER
Requirements:None
Description:Youaregiftedinthewaysofsong,poetry,
andmusic.Eventhoughyourgiftisnotmagicalinnature,
yourvoiceandinstrumentallowyoutoperformnear
magicalfeats.Youareespeciallygoodatflatteryandme
diationandreceivea+2bonuswhenmakingSpiritchecks
forthesepurposes.
Thisabilityalsoallowsyoutoperformsongs,whichare
similartononmagicalspellsandprayers,butyoucanon
lydosowhilewearinglightornoarmor,andyoucannot
useashieldwhileperforming.Whenyouperformasong,
yourenemiessufferapenaltytotheirSpiritchecksequal
to1oryourSpiritmodifieragainstitseffects.
Youmaychooseeitherthedrum,flute,harp,horn,or
luteasyourinstrument.Yourfamiliaritywiththisinstru
mentlendsyoubenefitinbattle,andyoucanretrieveor
stowitasagratisaction.Youmayperformsongsorrecit
alswithoutyourinstrumentbyusingjusttherawpower
ofyourvoice,butdoingsoisdifficult,andyoumustmake
asuccessfulSpiritcheckbeforeattemptingtouseanabil

itywiththeEntertainerrequirement.Ifyoufail,your
voicefalters,andyourabilityhasnoeffect.
Youmayuseyourinstrumentinbattle,butdoingsois
dangerous.Ifyouattempttouseyourinstrumentwhile
engagedinmeleecombat,allenemieswithinreachcan
makeanattackagainstyouasanimmediategratisaction.
Ifevenoneattackissuccessful,yourperformanceisa
failure,andyourabilityhasnoeffect.

EXPERTPERFORMER
Requirements:Entertainer
Description:Throughcountlesshoursofpractice,
you'vehonedyourtalentwithyourvoiceandinstrument.
EnemiesmakingSpiritchecksagainstyoursongssuffera
penaltytotheirrollsequaltoyourSpiritmodifier.

EXPLORER
Requirements:None
Description:Youareathomeinnature.Youmayuse
yourSpiritmodifiertofollowtracks,locategame,andfind
shelter.Inaddition,wheninnaturalsurroundings,you
mayuseyourSpiritmodifiertoblendinwithyourenvi
ronment,providingthereissufficientcover(yourGMwill
beabletotellyouifsufficientnaturalcoverexistsorif
attemptingtohideisevenpossible).Whenmakinga
rangedattackfromhiding,youmayaddyourSpiritmodi
fiertothetotaldamagedealt.Uponattacking,youlose
concealment.Youcanonlyusethisabilitywhilewearing
lightarmorornoarmor.Inaddition,youcannotusethis
abilitywhilecarryingashield.

EXTREMEMENTALASSAULT
Requirements:17thlevel,SuperiorMentalAssault
Description:Youarepracticedatmentallyassaulting
yourenemies.ThedamagefromyourMentalAssaultabil
ityincreasesto3d8+(3XyourMindmodifier).

FEINT
Requirements:Scoundrel
Description:Withaseriesofmisleadingattacks,you
distractyourenemyandslipyourweapondeftlythrough
itsdefenses.Youreceiveabonusequalto1orofyour
Mindmodifierwhenmakingmeleeattacksagainstasin
gleadjacentenemyofyourchoice.Thisbonuslastsuntil
theendofyourturn.Youmayusethisabilityanumberof
timesperskirmishequalto1oryourMindmodifier,
anddoingsoisagratisaction.

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FERVENTHEALING

HALEANDHEARTY

Requirements:Healwounds
Description:Youpouryouheartandsoulintoyour
healingprayer,mendingawoundwithamazingresults.
WhenyouhealacreatureusingyourHealWounds,Heal
SevereWounds,orHealVitalWoundsability,theprayer
automaticallyhealsforthemaximumamount.Youmay
usethisabilityanumberoftimesperskirmishequalto1
oryourSpiritmodifier,anddoingsoisagratisaction.

Requirements:None
Description:Youarephysicallyfitandfullofvigor.
Whencalculatingyourhealthpoints,youmultiplyyour
levelX6,insteadofyourlevelX5.

GRASPINGVINES
Requirements:Wilder
Description:Onyourcommand,thorncoveredvines
growfromtheground,wrappingthemselvesaroundan
enemywithin50feet.Acreaturecanmakeasuccessful
Bodychecktoavoidthevines.Ifthevinesfailtograsp
theirtarget,theyinstantlywitheranddie.
Entangledcreaturesareconsideredheldandsuffer1d6
+yourSpiritmodifierindamagewheninitiallygrabbed.A
creaturemaydestroyavinebyrippingfreeofitwitha
successfulBodycheck,butdoingsoisapainfulprocess
thatcausesyourSpiritmodifierindamagetothetarget.
Onyourturn,youmaycreateanumberofGrasping
Vinesequalto1oryourSpiritmodifier,buteachmust
targetadifferentcreature.Ifonasubsequentturn,you
createanadditionalvinebeyondyourlimit,anexisting
vineofyouchoosingwithersanddies.
UsingtheGraspingVineschantisanattackaction.

GREATERARCANEORB
Requirements:13thlevel,EnhancedArcaneOrb
Description:Youraiseyourhandandthree6inchorbs
ofarcaneenergystreakfromyourpalm,strikingyour
foes.Youmayselectfire,ice,acid,orlightningaseachof
yourorbsenergytypes.Youreceivea+2bonustoeach
attackroll.Thefirstandsecondorbseachdeal1d6+your
Mindmodifierindamage.Thethirdorbonlydeals1d6
damage.Youropponentsmustbewithin75feet,andif
desired,youmaytargetasingleenemywithallorbs.

GREATERWILDERCHANT
Requirements:3rdlevel,Wilder
Description:Asyoufamiliarizeyourselfwiththeforces
ofnature,yourchantsgrowinpower.Whenassaultedby
yourWilderabilities,enemiessufferapenaltytotheir
attributechecksequaltoyourSpiritmodifiertoavoidthe
illeffects.

HAYMAKER
Requirements:3rdlevel,WeaponDevotee[Unarmed]
Description:Youvelearnedhowtothrowapunchwith
allyourmight.Whenyoulandacriticalhitwithyourfist,
rollad20.Iftheresultis15orgreater,youincapacitate
yourtarget.

HEALSEVEREWOUNDS
Requirements:7thlevel,HealWounds
Description:Youtouchacreatureandhealitfor2d6+
(3XyourSpiritmodifier)inhealthpoints.Ifyoutouchan
undeadcreatureusingthisability,youdamageitfor2d6+
(3XyourSpiritmodifier).Usingthisabilityistheequiva
lentofanattackaction.

HEALVITALWOUNDS
Requirements:15thlevel,HealSevereWounds
Description:Youtouchacreatureandhealitfor3d6+
(3XyourSpiritmodifier)inhealthpoints.Ifyoutouchan
undeadcreatureusingthisability,youdamageitfor3d6+
(3XyourSpiritmodifier).Usingthisabilityistheequiva
lentofanattackaction.

HEALWOUNDS
Requirements:Curate
Description:Youtouchacreatureandhealitfor1d6+
(3XyourSpiritmodifier)inhealthpoints.Ifyoutouchan
undeadcreatureusingthisability,youdamageitfor1d6+
(3XyourSpiritmodifier).Usingthisabilityistheequiva
lentofanattackaction.

HEALERSAID
Requirements:Healwounds
Description:Youstrikeanenemywithwildabandon,
hopingtodisruptthecombatlongenoughtohealan
injuredally.Anumberoftimesperskirmishequalto1or
yourSpiritmodifier,youcanattackanenemythatis
adjacenttoanally.Ifyourattackissuccessful,youmay
healyourallyasagratisactionusingyourHealWounds,
HealSevereWounds,orHealVitalWoundsability,provid
ingyourallyisadjacenttoyou.

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HOBBLINGSLASH

INTENSIFYMENTALASSAULT

rd

Requirements:3 level,WeaponDevotee[Axe]
Description:Yourmightyslashcleavesmuscleandten
don,leavingyourenemywithapronouncedlimp.When
attackingwithaweaponintheaxecategory,youhobble
yourtargetonanaturaldierollof1820.

Requirements:MentalAssault
Description:Yougainabonustoattackrollsequalto1
oryourMindmodifierwhenusingyourMentalAssault
ability.

IMPROVEDARCANEORB

Requirements:15thlevel,MindControl
Description:OpponentssufferapenaltytotheirSpirit
checksequaltoyourMindmodifieragainstyourMind
Controlability.

INTENSIFYMINDCONTROL

th

Requirements:5 level,ArcaneOrb
Description:Youraiseyourhandandtwo6inchorbsof
arcaneenergystreakfromyourpalm,strikingyourfoes.
Youmayselectfire,ice,acid,orlightningaseachofyour
orbsenergytypes.Youreceivea+1bonustoeachattack
roll.Thefirstorbdeals1d6+yourMindmodifierindam
age.Thesecondorbonlydeals1d6damage.Your
opponentsmustbewithin50feet,andifdesired,you
maytargetasingleenemywithbothorbs.

INTENSIFYMINDSCRAMBLE
Requirements:MindScramble
Description:OpponentssufferapenaltytotheirSpirit
checksequaltoyourMindmodifieragainstyourMind
Scrambleability.Inaddition,damagefromyourMind
Scrambleabilityincreasesto2d6+yourMindmodifierin
damage.

IMPROVEDNECROMANCY
Requirements:9thlevel,Necromancy
Description:WhenyouuseyourNecromancyabilityto
drainlifefromacreature,youdeal2d6+yourMindmodi
fierindamage,andyougainthedamageamountin
health.Ifyouusethisabilitywithoutdraininglife,youin
steaddeal2d10+(2XyourMindmodifier)indamage.

INTUITIVESHOT
Requirements:WeaponDevotee[Bow]
Description:Whenfiringatanopponent,youinstinc
tivelyknowthedeadliestspotstotarget.Youmayadd
yourSpiritmodifiertoyourdamagerollswhenmaking
attackswithaboworcrossbow.

INSECTSWARM
Requirements:7thlevel,Wilder
Description:Youcallforthaswarmofinsectstosur
roundyourenemy.Whiletheinsectsdealdamagetoyour
foe,theyalsocauseasignificantdistraction.Tosummon
theswarm,youmakeaSpiritcheck.Ifsuccessful,youmay
directtheinsectstoanenemywithin50feet.Attheend
ofyourturn,theinsectsbiteyourenemyasagratisac
tion,dealing1+(1oryourSpiritmodifier)indamage.If
yourtargetmoves,theinsectsfollowit.Inaddition,your
enemymustmakeaSpiritcheckatthestartofitsturn.If
yourtargetfailsthecheck,itsuffersa2penaltytoallits
attackrollsthatturn.Acreaturemaydisperseaswarmby
attackingitdirectly.Iftheattackhits,theswarmvanishes.
Summoningoneormoreinsectswarmsisanattackac
tion.Dispersingaswarmisagratisaction.Atanygiven
time,youmaysustainanumberofswarmsequalto1or
yourSpiritmodifier,butonlyasingleswarmmayas
saultacreature.Ifyoucreateanadditionalswarmbeyond
yourlimit,anexistingswarmofyourchoicedisperses.

KICK
Requirements:7thlevel,UnarmedAttack,Twoweapon
attack
Description:Yourfeethavebecomedeadlyweapons.If
desired,youmayusethisabilitytomakeakickattackin
placeofyournormaloffhandattack.Whendoingso,the
attackdeals1d6+yourBodymodifierindamage.Youcan
onlyusethisabilitywhilewearinglightarmorornoar
mor,andyoucannotusethisabilitywithashield.

LEADER
Requirements:None
Description:Whenitstimetofight,yourallieslookto
youforleadership.Yougaina+4bonuswhenmakingini
tiativerolls.Foreveryotherpartymemberwiththe
Leaderability,yougainanadditional+2bonus.Ifyour
initiativerollresultsinatie,youalwayswin.Finally,ifyou
rollanatural20onyourinitiativeroll,everyoneinyour
party,includingyou,maytakeamoveorattackaction
beforenormalcombatbegins.

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LONGDISTANCESHOT
Requirements:None
Description:Youareanexcellentjudgeofdistancesand
excelatcompensatingforrangewhenmakingattacks.
Youdonotsufferthe4penaltyforrangedattacksbe
yondtheirpreferreddistance.

LOWBLOW
Requirements:Scoundrel
Description:Youfollowupyourattackwithakneeto
yourenemy'svitalarea,leavingitunabletomove.The
targetyoujustmadeameleeattackagainstcannotmove
untilitmakesasuccessfulBodycheck.Yourtargetmakes
thischeckattheendofitsturn.
Youmayusethisabilityanumberoftimesperskirmish
equalto1oryourMindmodifier,anddoingsoisagra
tisaction.

MAGE
Requirements:None
Description:Youhavedevotedpartofyourlifetothe
studyofthearcanearts.YoumayuseyourMindmodifier
tointerpretarcanesymbolsandwritings.Inaddition,you
maylearnmageabilities,whicharecalledspells.Castinga
magespellrequiresintricatemovementsandgestures
thatprohibittheuseofarmor,shields,andalltwo
handedweapons(exceptastaff)duringcasting.
Aspartofyourmagestudies,youhavegainedtheabil
itytoconjureafistsizedfloatingorboflight,which
providesclearilluminationoutto50feet.Oncecast,the
orboflightlastsfor24hoursoruntilyoudismissit.Con
juringoneormoreorbsoflightisanattackaction.
Dismissinganorboflightisagratisaction.
Asamoveaction,youmaycommandyourorbstomove
inanydirectionwithin50feet.Youmayalsotetheranorb
toyourselforanothercreature.Thetetherisinvisibleand
causestheorbtomovealongwiththecreature.
Atanygiventime,youmaysustainanumberoforbs
equalto1oryourMindmodifier.Ifyoucreateanaddi
tionalorb,oneofyourpreviousorbsdisappears.
However,youmaychoosewhichorbdisappears.

MASTERARCANEORB
Requirements:17thlevel,GreaterArcaneOrb
Description:Youraiseyourhandandthree6inchorbs
ofarcaneenergystreakfromyourpalm,strikingyour
foes.Youmayselectfire,ice,acid,orlightningaseachof

yourorbsenergytypes.Youropponentsmustbewithin
100feet,andifdesired,youmaytargetasingleenemy
withallorbs.Youreceivea+3bonustoyourattackrolls,
andeachorbdoes1d6+yourMindmodifierindamage.

MATCHEDTWOWEAPONATTACK
Requirements:7thlevel,TwoweaponAttack
Description:Youmaywieldthesametypeofone
handedweaponinyouroffhandasinyourmainhand.

MENACINGREACH
Requirements:3rdlevel,WeaponDevotee[Polearm]
Description:Asyouropponentturnstoflee,youlunge
forwardwithanattack.Whenwieldingaweaponinthe
polearmcategory,youthreatentheentireareaadjacent
toyourself.Ifanenemyattemptstomoveawayfromyou,
youmaymakeasingleimmediateattackagainstthemas
agratisaction.

MELEESHOT
Requirements:WeaponDevotee[Bow]
Description:Youvelearnedtoshootdefensively.You
mayfireyourboworcrossbowinmeleecombatwithout
provokingattacksfromadjacentenemies.

MENTALASSAULT
Requirements:Mindslayer
Description:Youlashoutatyouropponentsmind,
causingthemphysicalpain.Youselectacreaturewithin
50feetasyourtargetandattackitusingtherawpowerof
yourmind.Ifyourattackissuccessful,thetargettakes
1d8+yourMindmodifierindamage.

MENTALARMOR
Requirements:Mindslayer
Description:Youuseyourmindtoaltertheresilienceof
yourskin,givingitatoughandrubberytexturethatre
sistsinjury.Yougaindamagereductionequalto1or
yourMindmodifier.Onceused,thispowerlastsfor24
hours.UsingMentalArmoristheequivalentofanattack
action.

MENTALREGENERATION
Requirements:Mindslayer
Description:Youuseyourmentalpowertoaccelerate
yourbodysnaturalhealing.Atthebeginningofyourturn,
youregainanumberofhealthpointsequalto1oryour

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Mindmodifier.Thispowerceasestofunctionifyouare
sleeping,incapacitated,ordying.Onceused,thispower
lastsfor24hours.UsingMentalRegenerationisthe
equivalentofanattackaction.

MINDCONTROL
Requirements:11thlevel,Mindslayer
Description:Youpenetrateyourenemysmindandtake
control,commandingitlikeapuppet.Threetimesper
skirmish,youmayuseanattackactiontoselectacreature
within50feetandattempttoseizecontrolofitsmind.
YourtargetmustmakeasuccessfulSpiritcheckwitha
penaltyequaltoyourMindmodifierorlosecontrolof
itsactions.Ifyouaresuccessfulatdominatingyourtarget,
youmaydeterminetheactionsittakesonitsnextturn.
Youmaydirectyourtargettomoveandattackanene
my,butitdoessowithitsleastdamagingattack.Ifyour
targetattacksinmeleecombat,itusesitsleastdamaging
meleeattack.Ifitattacksfromadistance,itusesitsleast
damagingrangedattack.
Ifyouattempttocommandyourtargettoperforman
actionthatwillresultininjurytoitself,itmaymakean
immediateSpiritcheckwitha+4bonus.Ifthecheckis
successful,yourlinkwiththetargetsmindfails,andyou
losecontrolofthecreature.

MINDSCRAMBLE
Requirements:Mindslayer
Description:Youslipintoyourenemysmind,causing
painandmomentaryconfusion.Youselectacreature
within50feetasyourtargetandattackitwithyourmind.
Ifyourattackissuccessful,yourtargetsuffers1d6+your
Mindmodifierindamageandmustmakeasuccessful
SpiritcheckatapenaltyequaltoyourMindmodifieror
becomeconfusedonitsnextturn.Aconfusedcreature
mayperformeitheramoveactionorattackactiononits
nextturn,butnotboth.Inaddition,aconfusedcreature
cannottakeanygratisactionsonitsnextturn.

MINDSLAYER
Requirements:None
Description:Youhavelearnedtoharnessthepowerof
yourmindandarecapableofperformingamazingand
deadlyfeatswithyourmentalprowess.Aspartofyour
gift,youcanusethepowerofyourmindtofromamental
connectionwithawillingcreaturewithin50feet.This
connectionenablesyouandthecreaturetocommunicate

telepathically.Atanygiventime,youmaymaintaina
numberoflinksequalto1oryourMindmodifier.Once
established,alinklastsfor24hoursoruntilyouorthe
affectedcreaturedismissesitasagratisaction.Establish
ingamentallinkisanattackequivalentaction.
Inaddition,youmaylearnmentalabilities,whichare
calledpowers.Yourpowersdonotattackacreatures
physicalbodyandarenotsubjecttodamagereduction.
Maintainingyourflowsofmentalenergyisdifficultand
requiresadelicatebalancebetweenyourbodyandmind.
Becauseofthis,youcannotuseyourmentalpowerswhile
wearingarmororwhilecarryingashield.Unlessother
wisespecified,usingamentalpowerisanattackaction.
Duetothefocusrequired,usingamentalpowerinme
leecombatisdangerous.Ifyouattempttouseamental
powerwhileinmeleecombat,allenemieswithinreach
maymakeanattackagainstyouasanimmediategratis
action.Ifevenoneattackhits,yourmentalpowerfails.

NATURECOMPANION
Requirements:ExplorerorWilder
Description:Youhavebondedwithasmallwoodland
creature.Yourkinshipwiththisanimalhascreatedan
empatheticconnectionbetweenyouandit.Yournature
companionisfragileandtakesnopartincombat,butyou
gaincombatrelatedbenefitsbecauseofthebond.You
maychooseanaturecompanionfromthetablebelow.

COMPANIONS
ANIMAL
BENEFIT
Hawk
+1tohitrollswithrangedattacks
Rabbit
+5feettospeed
Snake
+1damagewithmeleeattacks
Squirrel
+5healthpoints
Weasel
2damagereduction

NATURESSHIELD
Requirements:3rdlevel,Wilder
Description:Yourskinhardens,takingonawoodentex
turethatprotectsyourphysicalbody.Yougain1damage
reduction.Onceused,thischantlastsfor24hours.

NATURESWEAPON
Requirements:Wilder
Description:Youhavetakenapersonalvowtouseonly
naturalmeleeweapons.Youcanonlywieldaclub,astaff,
oryourfist.However,youmayaddyourSpiritmodifier,

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insteadofyourBodymodifier,tothetotaldamagedealt
whenattackingwitheachweapon.Inaddition,anumber
oftimesperskirmishequalto1oryourSpiritmodifier,
youmaymakeasingleextraattackasagratisaction,
providingyouareattackingwithoneoftheaforemen
tionedweapons.

offhandweaponforattackordefense.Ifyouchooseto
fightwithyouroffhandweapon,resolveyourattacksas
normal.Ifyouchoosetodefendwithyouroffhand
weapon,youmaynotmakeattackswithit,butyougain1
DRuntilthestartofyournextturn.Usingthisabilityisa
gratisaction.

NECROMANCY

ONVICTORYSWINGS

Requirements:Mage
Description:Youhavespecializedinthestudyofarcane
deathmagic.Yourintimateknowledgeofthephysical
bodygrantsyouinsightintolifeaswellasdeath.When
dying,youmaymakeaMindcheckeachround.Ifyou
succeed,therounddoesnotcounttowardthefivetotal
roundsyoucansurvivebeforeperishing.
Inaddition,yougaintheabilitytodrainlifefromaliving
creaturewithyourtouch.Whenyoumakeasuccessful
attackrollandtouchalivingcreature,youdeal1d6+your
Mindmodifierindamage,andyouimmediatelygainthe
damageamountinhealth.Youmaynevergainmore
healththanyourmaximum.
YoumayalsouseyourNecromancyabilitytodealdam
agewithoutdraininglife.Whenyoudo,youdeal1d10
+yourMindmodifierindamage.Thedamagecausedby
thisabilityisnotsubjecttodamagereduction.

Requirements:Entertainer
Description:Yousendanarrowstreakingtowardyour
enemythenquicklystowyourweaponandgrabyourin
strument,launchingintoarivetingballadofvictory.You
makearangedattackagainstanenemy.Regardlessof
whetheryouhitormiss,allalliesgaina+1bonustoat
tackrollsagainstyourtargetontheirnextturn.

Requirements:WeaponDevotee
Description:Usingyourweapon,youdeflectyourene
mysattack.Onceperskirmish,youmaydeflectasingle
meleeattackwithyourweapon,negatingthedamage
dealt.YoumaydosoafteryourGMgivesyouthedamage
total,butyoucannotparryacriticalhit.Youmayonlyper
formthisfeatwhilewieldingameleeweaponforwhich
youhavetheWeaponDevoteeability.

NIGHTVISION

PHYSICALLINK

Requirements:None
Description:Lackoflightisnotaproblemforyou.You
canseeintotaldarknessasifyouwerecarryingalit
torch.

Requirements:Mindslayer
Description:Youbrieflygraspyourenemy,channeling
yourmentalpowerthroughyourphysicaltouch.Doingso
allowsyoutouseyourmentalpowersinameleefight
withoutprovokingattacksfromadjacentenemies.

NIMBLEAVOIDANCE
Requirements:Scoundrel
Description:Whentargetedbyanareaspellorattack,
yougainabonustoyourdamagereductionequaltoyour
Mindmodifier.Whenusingthisability,youmayachievea
damagereductionvaluegreaterthanthenormallimitof
6.Youcanonlyusethisabilitywhilewearinglightarmor
ornoarmor.Inaddition,youcannotusethisabilitywhile
carryingashield.

OFFHANDWEAPONDEFENSE
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Requirements:11 level,Twoweaponattack
Description:Youvelearnedhowtopartiallydeflectan
enemysattackusingtheweaponinyouroffhand.Atthe
beginningofyourturn,youdecideifyouwanttouseyour

PARRY

PIERCINGBLOW
Requirements:3rdlevel,WeaponDevotee[Pick]
Description:Yourpickbitesdeep,causingseveredam
age.Whenyouscoreacriticalhitagainstacreature,and
youarewieldingaweaponinthepickcategory,youdeal
yournormalcriticaldamagefortheattack.Inaddition,
yourolldamageforyourweaponandaddittothetotal.

PINNINGSHOT
Requirements:3rdlevel,WeaponDevotee[Bow]
Description:Yourshotstrikesitstarget,pinningittothe
ground.Whenattackingwithaweaponinthebowcate
gory,yourtargetisheldinplaceonanaturaldierollof
1820.

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PRACTICEDHEALER
th

Requirements:11 level,HealWounds
Description:Youhavededicatedtimetolearningmore
abouttheartofhealing.WhenusingtheHealWounds,
HealSevereWounds,orHealVitalWoundsabilities,you
rolld8sinsteadofd6stohealacreature.

QUICKSHOT
Requirements:WeaponDevotee[Bow]
Description:Youhaveaninstinctualknackfordrawing
andfiringabow.Anumberoftimesperskirmishequalto
1oryourSpiritmodifier,youmaymakeasingleaddi
tionalattackwhenusingabow.Youmayonlyusethis
abilityonceaturn,anddoingsoisagratisaction.

RALLYOFEDGEWATER
Requirements:Entertainer
Description:Withrousingwordsandmusic,youtryto
inspireyourallies,hopingtohelpthemrenewtheirvigor
andshakeofftheirinjuries.Onceperskirmish,youmay
makeaSpiritcheckforyourselfandeachallywithin25
feet.Ifyourcheckissuccessful,yourtargetregains1d6+
(3XyourSpiritmodifier)inhealth.Dyingandincapacitat
edcharactersdonotbenefitfromthisability.

RAZORSTONES
Requirements:Wilder
Description:Yourraiseyourhandandrazorsharp
stonesspringfromtheground,slicinganenemywithin50
feet.Thestoneslastonlysecondsbeforecrumblingto
dust.AcreaturemaymakeasuccessfulBodycheckto
avoidthestones.However,anaturaldierollof14isan
automaticfailure,andthecreatureishobbled.Thestones
deal1d6+(2XyourSpiritmodifier)indamage.

RECEPTIVEHEALING
Requirements:None
Description:Whetherbynaturalormagicalmeans,
yourbodyhealsmoreeasily.Yougain2Xyourlevelin
healthpointswhenyourestforatleast6hours.Inaddi
tion,whenhealedbynonnecromanticmagic,yougainan
extra1d6healthpoints.

REPOSITION
Requirements:Explorer
Description:Yourenemyflees,grantingyoutheoppor
tunitytorepositionyourselfinthefight.Afteranadjacent

enemymovesawayfromyou,youmayimmediatelymove
uptoyourspeedasagratisaction.

RESOUNDINGSONG
Requirements:11thlevel,Entertainer
Description:Youknowhowtomakeyourvoicecarry.
YourEntertainersongsareeffectiveouttoadistanceof
40feet.

REVERENTSTRIKE
Requirements:5thlevel,DivineStrike
Description:Youcalldowntwopillarsofdivinelightto
smiteyourenemies.Eachpillarmusttargetadifferent
enemy,andyourtargetsmustbewithin50feet.Youre
ceivea+1bonustoyourattackrolls.Thefirstpillardeals
1d6+yourSpiritmodifierindamage.Thesecondpillar
deals1d6damage.Ifdesired,youmaycombinethepillars
intoacolumnofdivinepowerandtargetasingleenemy
usingoneattackroll.Whenusedinthismanner,Reverent
Strikedeals2d6+yourSpiritmodifierindamage.

RIGHTEOUSSTRIKE
Requirements:17thlevel,VirtuousStrike
Description:Youcalldownthreepillarsofdivinelightto
smiteyourenemies.Eachpillarmusttargetadifferent
enemy,andyourtargetsmustbewithin100feet.You
receivea+3bonustoyourattackrolls,andeachattack
deals1d6+yourSpiritmodifierindamage.Ifdesired,you
maycombinethepillarsintoacolumnofdivinepower
andtargetasingleenemyusingoneattackroll.When
usedinthismanner,RighteousStrikedeals3d6+(your
SpiritmodifierX3)indamage.

RORTSROLLINGRHYTHM
Requirements:Entertainer
Description:Youmatchthecadenceofyoursongto
youralliesmovements,bolsteringtheirabilitytoweave
anddodgeoutofthewayofdeadlyattacks.Untilyour
nextturn,youandallallieswithin25feetgainabonusto
yourDRequalto1orofyourSpiritmodifier.

SCOUNDREL
Requirements:None
Description:Youvebeentrainedintheartofthievery
andfightingdirty.YoumayuseyourMindmodifiertopick
locksaswellaslocateanddisabletraps.Youaresmart,
nimble,andexcelatexploitingtheweaknessesofene

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mies.Whenyouattackanenemyinmeleecombatthatis
adjacenttoanallyandyouarewieldingasingle,one
handedweaponandnoshield,youmayadd1oryour
Mindmodifiertothetotaldamagedealtbyeachofyour
attacks.Also,whenwieldingasingle,onehandedweapon
andnoshield,yougain1DR.Finally,youmayuseyour
MindorBodymodifiertoattempttomovethroughan
enemysspace,butifyoufail,theenemycanmakean
immediateattackagainstyou,andyourmovementends.

SEARUNDEAD
Requirements:Curate
Description:Uponutteringasmallprayer,radiantlight
emanatesfromyou,causingundeadcreaturestoburnin
pain.YoumaymakeaSpiritcheckforeachvisibleundead
creaturewithin25feet.Ifyourcheckissuccessful,you
deal1d8+yourSpiritmodifierindamagetothetarget.

SHAPEARCANESTORM
Requirements:EnhancedArcaneStorm
Description:YouhavemasteredcastingtheArcane
Stormspell.Youmaytargetanareaupto25footby25
footwhenusingtheArcaneStormability.Inaddition,you
mayexcludeanumberofcreaturesequaltoyourMind
modifierfromtheattackarea.

SHIELDADEPT
Requirements:11thlevel
Description:Yourshieldactsanaturalextensionofyour
arm,leavingfeweropeningsforyourenemy.Whenusing
ashield,yougainanextrapointofdamagereduction.

SHIELDBASH
Requirements:3rdlevel
Description:Yousurpriseyourenemybysmashingyour
shieldintoit.Anumberoftimesperskirmishequalto1or
yourBodymodifier,youmaymakeasinglemeleeat
tackwithyourshieldagainstanenemyyoujustattacked
withyourweapon.Thisattackisagratisaction,andifyou
hit,youdeal1d6+yourBodymodifierindamageand
knockyouropponenttotheground.

SHIELDWALL
Requirements:ShieldAdept
Description:Youdeftlymoveyourshieldtotheside,
helpingtolessenablowagainstanearbycomrade.Allies

gain1pointofdamagereductionagainstmeleeattacks
whenadjacenttoyou.

SKIRMISHMOBILITY
Requirements:Explorer
Description:Yourdashfromenemytoenemy,making
attacksasyougo.Whenincombat,yourspeedincreases
by5feet.Inaddition,youmayuseyourmoveactionto
movebeforeandafteranyofyourattacks,butyourtotal
movementcannotexceedyourspeed.

SPREADOFDECAY
Requirements:Necromancy
Description:Youropponentgrinsasitsweaponhits
you,damagingyourflesh.Itthenrecoilsinhorrorasa
deathlydecayspreadsfromitsweapontoitsbody.When
anopponenthitsyouwithameleeattack,itsuffersnec
romanticdamageequaltoyourMindmodifier.This
damageisnotsubjecttodamagereduction.Onceused,
thisspelllastsfor24hours.

SPIRITTREE
Requirements:Wilder
Description:Youchannelthelifeforceoftheearth
throughaspirittree,aidingyouralliesintheirgreatest
timeofneed.Whenyouperformthischant,asmalltree
growsfromthegroundwithin50feet.Youoranallymay
useanattackactiontotouchthetreeandregain1d6+(3
XyourSpiritmodifier)inhealthpoints.
Asanalternative,anallymaytouchthetreeasamove
action,givingyoutheoptionofchannelingyourownlife
forcethroughthetree.Whenusedinthismanner,your
allygains1d6+(3XyourSpiritmodifier)inhealth,but
youimmediatelysufferthesameamountindamage.
Youcanonlycreateasingletreeatanygiventime,and
doingsoisagratisaction.Thetreelastsuntilyouarein
capacitated,dying,oruntilyoumovemorethan100feet
fromit,atwhichtimeitwithersanddies.

STAGGERINGSTRIKE
Requirements:3rdlevel,WeaponDevotee[Flail]
Description:Yourspinningflailcatchesyourenemyun
aware,landingastunningblow.Whenyouscoreacritical
hitagainstacreatureusingyourflail,youleaveyourtar
gettemporarilystunnedandunabletotakeanyactions
onitsnextturn.

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STEALTH

TRAVELINGMINSTREL

Requirements:Scoundrel
Description:Youknowhowtostayintheshadowsand
avoidbeingseenorheard.Asagratisaction,youmay
makeaMindchecktoblendinwithyoursurroundings,
providingthereisenoughcover(yourGMwillbeableto
tellyouifsufficientcoverexistsorifattemptingtohideis
evenfeasible).Whenmakingarangedattackfromthe
shadows,youmayaddyourMindmodifiertothetotal
damagedealt,butuponattacking,youloseconcealment.
Youcanonlyusethisabilitywhilewearinglightornoar
mor,andyoucannotusethisabilitywhilecarryinga
shield.

Requirements:Entertainer
Description:Yournomadicnaturehasaccustomedyou
toperformingwhilewearingeventheheaviestofprotec
tivegarments.YoumayuseyourEntertainerabilities
whilewearinglight,medium,orheavyarmor.

SUPERIORMENTALASSAULT

TRIPPINGSWEEP
Requirements:3rdlevel,WeaponDevotee[Staff]
Description:Yousweepyourstaffunderyourenemy,
knockingittotheground.Whenattackingwithastaff,
youknockdownyourtargetonanaturaldierollof1820.

TWOHANDEDWEAPONDEFENSE

Requirements:13thlevel,EmpoweredMentalAssault
Description:Youarepracticedatmentallyassaulting
yourenemies.ThedamagefromyourMentalAssaultabil
ityincreasesto3d8+(2XyourMindmodifier).

Requirements:WeaponDevotee
Description:Youvelearnedhowtouseyourmassive
weapontoturnasidetheworstofablow.Whenwielding
atwohandedmeleeweaponforwhichyouhavethe
WeaponDevoteeability,yougain1DR.

TEMPEST

TWOWEAPONATTACK

Requirements:WeaponDevotee
Description:Youareawhirlingtempestofattacks.A
numberoftimesperskirmishequalto1oryourBody
modifier,youmayuseyourattackactiontomakeasingle
meleeattackagainsteachenemywithinreach.Youcan
onlymakethisattackwithaweaponforwhichyouhave
theWeaponDevoteeability.

Requirements:None
Description:Youhavetrainedatfightingwithtwo
weapons.Youmaywieldaonehandedmeleeweaponin
yourmainhand,andadagger,handaxe,handhammer,
orhandpickinyouroffhand.Youmayalsouseyourfist
asanoffhandweapon.Inaddition,youmaywieldastaff,
usingoneendasyourmainweaponandtheotherasyour
offhandweapon.
Whenattacking,youmakeseparateattackrollsforeach
weapon.Ifyouhitwiththeweaponinyouroffhand,you
addthedamagefromtheweaponsdierollbutnotyour
Bodymodifiertothetotaldamagedealt.
Ifdesired,youmaytargetadifferentopponentwith
youroffhandattack,providedthatopponentisinreach.
TheextraattacksfromtheWeaponAdeptandWeapon
Veteranabilitiesdonotapplytooffhandattacks.

THETAKINGOFROLMARDHALL
Requirements:Entertainer
Description:Yourdrivingwordslendpowertoyoural
liesattacks.Ontheirnextturn,allallieswithin25feet
gainabonustodamagerollsforeachattackequalto1or
yourSpiritmodifier.

TILLIANSBAWDYTAUNT
Requirements:ACappella
Description:Asyoufight,yousingabawdytavernsong,
makingyourenemythefocusofitslewdness.Whenyou
makeoneormoremeleeattacksagainstanenemywhile
singingthissong,yourtargetmustmakeasuccessfulSpir
itcheckorbeunabletoattackanyonebutyouonitsnext
turn.Inaddition,onafailedSpiritcheck,anyattackit
makesagainstyouonitsnextturnsuffersa1penaltyto
theattackroll.

UNARMEDASSAULT
Requirements:UnarmedAttack
Description:Yourexpertiseinunarmedfightinghas
takenonanintuitivequality.Yourhandsandfeetworkin
perfectsuccessionandwithamazingefficiency.Anumber
oftimesperskirmishequalto1oryourSpiritmodifier,
youmaymakeanextrasingleunarmedattackasagratis
actiononyourturn.

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dedicationgrantsyoua+1bonustohitwhenattacking
withthistypeofweapon.Youmaytakethisabilitymulti
pletimes,buteachtimeyoumustapplyittoadifferent
weapontype.

WEAPONCATEGORIES
WEAPONTYPE
WEAPONSINCLUDED
Axe
handaxe,battleaxe,greataxe
Blade
sword,greatsword,dagger
Bow
bow,crossbow
Club
club,mace,morningstar
Hammer
handhammer,warhammer,maul
Flail
flail
Pick
handpick,pickaxe,greatpick
Polearm
spear,greatspear,halberd
Staff
staff
Unarmed
fist,foot

UNARMEDATTACK
Requirements:None
Description:Youmovewithgraceandareskilledat
fightingwithjustyourhands.Whenfightingwithout
wieldingaweaponineitherhand,thedamagedealtby
yourfistincreasesfromd3tod6.Youcanonlyusethis
abilitywhilewearinglightarmorornoarmor,andyou
cannotuseashield.

UNCANNYINTUITION
Requirements:3rdlevel,Scoundrel
Description:Youhaveanuncannyabilityforavoiding
theworstofanattack.Yougain2damagereduction.You
canonlyusethisabilitywhilewearinglightarmororno
armor.Inaddition,youcannotusethisabilitywhilecarry
ingashield.

VIRTUOUSSTRIKE
Requirements:13thlevel,DevoutStrike
Description:Youcalldownthreepillarsofdivinelightto
smiteyourenemies.Eachpillarmusttargetadifferent
enemy,andyourtargetsmustbewithin75feet.Youre
ceivea+2bonustoyourattackrolls.Thefirsttwopillars
deal1d6+yourSpiritmodifierindamage.Thethirdpillar
deals1d6damage.Ifdesired,youmaycombinethepillars
intoacolumnofdivinepowerandtargetasingleenemy
usingoneattackroll.Whenusedinthismanner,Virtuous
Strikedeals3d6+(yourSpiritmodifierX2)indamage.

WEAPONEXPERT
Requirements:9thlevel,WeaponAdept
Description:Yourcontinuedtrainingwithaspecifictype
ofweapongrantsyouanadditional+1bonustohitwhen
attackingwithyourchosenweapontype.Inaddition,you
mayaddyourattributemodifiertothedamagedealtwith
yoursecondattack.Youmaytakethisabilitymultiple
times,buteachtimeyoumustapplyittoadifferent
weapontype.

WEAPONMASTER

VOCALPRAYER
Requirements:Curate
Description:Withtimeandpractice,youvelearned
howtoprayusingjustyourvoice.YoumayuseyourCu
rateprayerswhilecarryingashield.

WEAPONADEPT
Requirements:5thlevel,WeaponDevotee
Description:Yourcontinuedtrainingwithaspecifictype
ofweapongrantsyouasecondattackwithit,butyoudo
notaddyourattributemodifiertothedamagedealtifyou
hit.Youmaytakethisabilitymultipletimes,buteachtime
youmustapplyittoadifferentweapontype.

WEAPONDEVOTEE
Requirements:None
Description:Youaredevotedtoaspecifictypeof
weapon(seetheWeaponCategoriestablebelow).Your

Requirements:17thlevel,WeaponVeteran
Description:Yourcontinuedtrainingwithaspecifictype
ofweapongrantsyouanadditional+1bonustohitwhen
attackingwithyourchosenweapontype.Inaddition,you
mayaddyourattributemodifiertothedamagedealtwith
yourthirdattack.Youmaytakethisabilitymultipletimes,
buteachtimeyoumustapplyittoadifferentweapon
type.

WEAPONVETERAN
Requirements:13thlevel,WeaponExpert
Description:Yourcontinuedtrainingwithaspecifictype
ofweapongrantsyouathirdattackwithyourweapon,
butyoudonotaddyourattributemodifiertothedamage
dealtifyouhit.Youmaytakethisabilitymultipletimes,
buteachtimeyoumustapplyittoadifferentweapon
type.

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WILDER

TAKINGACTIONSINCOMBAT

Requirements:None
Description:Youhaveaconnectiontotheprimalforces
oftheearththattranscendsthephysical.Youcanseeand
accessenergiesthatarenotapparenttoothers.Youmay
useyourSpiritmodifiertospeakwithplantsandnon
violentanimals.Todoso,youmakeaSpiritcheck(your
GMmayimposeapenaltytoyourcheckbasedonthe
typeonanimalorplant).Ifsuccessful,youmayaskthe
targetanumberofquestionsequalto1oryourSpirit
modifier,butbeawarethatplantsandanimalshavemo
tivesoftheirown.Theymaybevaguewiththeiranswers
orevenlieoutright.
Thisabilityalsoallowsyoutolearnandutilizemagical
chants,whicharesimilartospellsandprayers.However,
whiledoingsoyoucanonlywearnaturalarmor,suchas
leatherorhide,andyoucanonlyuseawoodenshield.
Whenusingachant,yourenemiessufferapenaltyto
theirattributechecksequalto1oryourSpiritmodifier
againstitseffects.
Inaddition,theonlytwohandedmeleeweaponyou
mayuseisastaff,butyougaintheTwoWeaponAttack
abilitywhilewieldingit.

Therearethreetypesofactionsyourcharactercanper
formincombat:moveactions,attackactions,andgratis
actions.Generally,youreceiveonlyoneattackandmove
actionperround,butyoumayperformanynumberof
gratisactionsapprovedbyyourGM.

ACTIONS
TASK
ACTION
Attack
Attackaction
Draworsheathaweapon
Moveaction
Drinkapotion*
Moveaction
Dropaweapon
Gratisaction
Droptotheground
Moveaction
Loadacrossbow
Moveaction
Moveuptoyourspeed
Moveaction
Openadoor
Moveaction
Retrieveorstowanitem
Moveaction
Speakashortphrase
Gratisaction
Stabilizeadyingcharacter
Attackaction
Standup
Moveaction

*Todrinkapotionoradministerittoadyingcreature,
yourcharactermustfirstretrieveitfromhisorherpack.

MOVEACTIONS
Asthenameimplies,moveactionstypicallyallowyour
charactertomoveadistance,openitems,drawaweap
on,orperformsomeothertask.
Themostcommonuseofamoveactionisforyour
charactertomovehisorherspeed.Ifdesired,yourchar
actermaymovethroughanally'sspaceduringtheir
movement,butheorshecannotthroughaspaceoccu
piedbyanenemy.
Whenmovinginamannerthatrequirescautionoris
difficult,yourcharactermovesathalftheirspeed.Exam
plesincludewalkingaslipperyledge,crawling,ormoving
throughanextremelyconfinedspace.

ATTACKACTIONS
Attackinganenemywithaspell,prayer,chant,song,or
weaponisanattackaction.Manyabilitiesletyouattack
multipletimeswithasingleattackaction.
Ifdesired,youmaysacrificeyourattackactiontogain
anadditionalmoveaction.Youcannot,however,sacrifice
amoveactionforanotherattackaction.

WITHER
Requirements:11thlevel,Necromancy
Description:Yourtouchagesacreature,temporarily
bringingitclosertodeath.Tousethisability,youmakea
meleeattackagainstacreaturetotrytotouchit.Ifyour
attackhits,thecreatureisexhausteduntilitmakesasuc
cessfulBodycheckattheendofitsturn.

COMBAT
Sometimesyourcharacterwillbeabletotalkhisorher
wayoutofaconflict.Othertimes,asharpswordmaybe
theonlyoption.InSimplicity,afightbetweenyouandan
enemyiscalledaskirmish.Inaskirmish,combatoccursin
rounds,withtheplayersandtheGMtakingturns.Tode
cidewhoactsfirstinaskirmish,selectapersoninyour
grouptorollinitiative.TheGMrollsforyouropponents.
Tomakeaninitiativeroll,simplyrollad20.Theperson
withthehigherresultactsfirst.Inthecaseofatie,reroll.
Incertainsituations,yourpartymaysurpriseamonster
orbesurprisedbyone.Anattributecheckoftenprecedes
suchacase,andyourGMwilltellyouifoneisnecessary.
Ifyousurpriseanopponent,yourentirepartygetstotake
amoveandattackactionbeforerollinginitiative.

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GRATISACTIONS
Shoutingawarninganddroppingaweaponareexamples
ofactionsthateitherrequirelittletimeormaybeaccom
plishedwhileperformingotheractions.Youmayperform
anynumberofgratisactionsinaroundwithyourGMs
approval.

THECOMBATROUND
Thewinnerofinitiativeactsfirstinthecombatround.For
example,iftheplayerswininitiative,thecharactersact
first.Charactersmayactinanyorderyourpartyseesfit,
givingthemtheopportunitytocoordinatetheirmove
mentandattacks.Onceallofthecharactershaveacted,
theGMallowsthemonsterstoact.Afterallcreaturesin
thefighthaveacted,anewroundbeginsandthecharac
tersactagain.Playcontinuesinthisfashionuntiloneside
ortheotheremergesvictorious.Ingametime,eachchar
actersturnwithintheroundlasts12seconds.

MAKINGANATTACK
TheattackrollliesattheheartoftheSimplicityscombat
system.Toattackacreature,yourcharactermusttargetit
witharangedormeleeattack.Todoso,yourcharacter
mustbeabletoseehisorhertarget.Ifyourcharacter
cannotseetheirtarget,theycannotattackit.Onceavisi
bletargethasbeenselected,yourollad20.Ifyourresult
is10orgreater,yourattackhitsanddealsdamage.
Someabilitiesgrantyoubonusestoyourattackrollwith
specificweaponsormagicalattacks.Whenmakingattack
rollswiththeseabilities,youaddthebonustoyourresult.
Ifthetotalis10ormore,yourattackhitsanddealsdam
age.Forexample,HargoththewarriorhastheBlade
Devoteeweaponability,whichgrantshima+1bonuson
hisattackrollswithbladedweapons.Hargothattacksa
wolfwithhisswordandrollsa9.Normallythiswouldbea
miss,butsinceHargothhasa+1bonustoattackrollswith
bladedweapons,hehitsanddealsdamage.
Youmayuserangedweaponsinmeleecombat,butdo
ingsoindangerous.Ifyouattempttousearanged
weaponwhileinmeleecombat,allenemieswithinreach
maymakeanimmediateattackagainstyouasagratis
action.Ifevenoneattackissuccessful,yourattackfails.

DEALINGDAMAGE
Whenyouhitwithanattack,youdealdamage.Formelee
andthrownweaponattacks,yourollthedamagelisted
foryourweaponandaddyourBodymodifier.Givethis
totaltoyourGM.Ifanabilityhasitsowndamagerules,

theywillbelistedintheabilitysdescription.Whenan
enemyreaches1orfewerhealthpoints,youmaychoose
toincapacitateit,insteadofkillingit.

CRITICALHITS
Sometimesacharacterlandsawellplacedblow.When
thishappens,theattackcausesmaximumdamage.Thisis
calledacriticalhit.Anaturaldierollofa20alwayshits
andresultsinacriticalhit.Whencalculatingdamagefora
criticalhit,alldierollsareautomaticallymaximized.

TAKINGDAMAGE
Whenyourehitbyanenemysattack,youtakedamage.
YourGMwillgiveyouthetotaldamagedealt.Subtract
thisdamagefromyourhealth,takinganyDRinaccount.If
yourhealthfallsto0orbelow,youcollapseandaredying.
SeeHealthunderCharactersformoreinformation.

CONDITIONS
Inadditiontophysicaldamage,yourcharactermaysuffer
otherdebilitatingconditionswhenattacked.Thelistbe
lowcontainsseveralcommonconditions.Unless
otherwisenoted,attributecheckstoremoveconditions
aremadeattheveryendofacharactersturn.

Blinded:Blindedcharacterscannotseeclearlyandsuf
fera3penaltytomeleeattacksanda6penaltyto
rangedattacks.Ablindedcharacterrecovershisorher
normalsightuponregainingatleastonepointofhealth.
Confused:Aconfusedcharactermayperformeithera
moveactionorattackactiononhisorhernextturn,but
notboth.Inaddition,aconfusedcharactercannottake
anygratisactionsontheirnextturn.
Controlled:Acontrolledcharacter'sactionsaredeter
minedbytheGMonhisorhernextturn.
Diseased:Acharacterexposedtoadiseaseisallowed
animmediateBodychecktoseeifthediseasetakeshold.
Ifthecheckissuccessful,thecharacteristemporarilyim
muneandneednotworryaboutinfectionfromthesame
diseasefornumberofhoursequalto1orhisorher
Bodymodifier.AcharacterfailinghisorherBodycheck
becomesexhaustedandcannotbehealedbynaturalor
magicalmeansuntilheorshehasbeencleansedofthe
disease.Acharactermagicallycleansedofadiseasehas
notemporaryimmunitytoitandmaybecomeinfectedif
exposedtothediseaseagain.
Dying:Adyingcharacterhas0orlesshealth.Dying
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collapsestothegroundandcannottakeanyactionsuntil
healedbyatleastonepointofnaturalormagicalhealing.
Asuccessfulattackagainstadyingcharacterresultsinits
immediatedeath.
Exhausted:Exhaustedcharacterssuffera2penaltyto
attackrollsanddealhalfdamageontheirattacksuntil
theyrestfor6hours.
Held:Heldcharacterscannotmove.Acharacterre
mainshelduntilheorsheuseamoveactiontomakea
successfulBodycheck.Ifacharacterisheldbyacreature,
theGMmayimposedapenaltyorbonustothecheck
basedonthestrengthofthecreature.
Hobbled:Ahobbledcharactermovesathalfofhisor
herspeed.Acharacterremainshobbleduntiltheyregain
atleastonepointofhealth.
Falling:Acharacterfallingfromaheightof10feetor
lessmaymakeaBodychecktotakenodamagefromthe
fall.Acharacterfallingfromaheightgreaterthan10feet
suffers1pointofdamageforeveryfootheorshefalls.
Incapacitated:Incapacitatedcharactersfalluncon
scious.Ifstanding,anincapacitatedcharactercollapsesto
thegroundandcannottakeanyactionsuntilheorshe
regainsatleastonepointofhealthormakesasuccessful
Bodycheck.Allsuccessfulattacksagainstincapacitated
charactersaretreatedascriticalhits.
Knockeddown:Acharacterthathasbeenknocked
downislyingfacedownontheground.Creaturesgaina
+2bonustomeleeattackrollsagainstknockeddownop
ponents.Characterscannotmakemeleeorrangedattacks
whilelyingfacedownontheground.
Poisoned:Poisonedcharacterstakepoisondamageat
thebeginningoftheirturn.Attheendoftheirturn,they
canmakeaBodychecktoattempttoovercometheef
fectsofthepoison.Poisondamageisnotcumulative.
Onlythestrongestpoisonapplies.Acharactersdamage
reductioncannotreducepoisondamage.
Stunned:Astunnedcharacterismomentarilyshocked
andunabletoact.Astunnedcharactercannottakeany
actionsonhisorhernextturn.
Suffocating:Asuffocatingcharactercannotbreathe.
Suffocatingcharacterscanholdtheirbreathforanumber
ofroundsequalto5+theirBodymodifier.Afterwhich,
thesuffocatingcharactermustmakeaBodycheckeach
roundtocontinueholdingtheirbreath.Whenasuffocat
ingcharacterfailshisorherBodycheck,theirhealth
immediatelyfallsto0,andtheyaredying.

MAGIC
CharactersintheSimplicityFantasyRoleplayingGame
gaintheabilitytowieldmagicbylearningmagicalabilities
suchascurateprayers,magespells,orwilderchants.For
themostpart,magicinSimplicityislimitless,andunless
otherwisenotedinanabilitysdescription,yourcharacter
mayusehisorhermagicalabilitiesasoftenasdesired.
However,usingmagicinmeleecombatisdangerous.If
youattempttouseamagicalabilitywhileinmeleecom
bat,allenemieswithinreachmaymakeanattackagainst
youasanimmediategratisaction.Ifevenoneattackis
successful,yourmagicalabilityfails.

INCANTATIONS
Somespells,prayers,andchantsaretoocomplexand
lengthytoperformfrommemory.Thesemagicalrituals
areknownasincantations.
Becauseoftheircomplexity,thosewhopracticemagic
typicallyinscribeincantationsonscrollsorotheritems.
Onceyourcharacterhasanincantation,heorshemay
useitasoftenastheylike,providingtheyhaveaccessto
theitemitisinscribedupon.
Ifyouareinterruptedwhileperforminganincantation,
youmustrestartitfromthebeginning,butyoudonot
loseanyspecialmaterialsitrequires.
Yourcharacterdoesnotgainincantationsinthesame
waytheygainabilities.Instead,incantationsmaybepur
chasedfromequipmentshopsorfoundwhile
adventuring.
Eachincantationcontainsaname,requirements,cost,
time,anddescription,whichareoutlinedbelow.

NAME
Thisisthenameoftheincantation.

REQUIREMENTS
Thisisthecriteriayourcharactermustmeetbeforeheor
shemayperformtheincantation.

COST
Thisisthetypicalmarketpriceoftheincantation.

TIME
Thisishowlongittakestoperformtheincantation.

DESCRIPTION
Thisisadescriptionoftheincantation.

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BREATHEWATER
th

Requirements:10 level,Wilder
Cost:500gp
Time:1hour
Description:Youperformaseriesofrigorousbreathing
exercisesandchantsthatenableyoutobreathenormally
underwater.Uponcompletingthisincantation,youmay
breatheunderwaterforanumberofhoursequaltoyour
SpiritmodifierX4.Inadditiontoyourself,youmayin
cludeanumberofindividualsinthisincantationequalto
yourSpiritmodifierX2.

NEGATEMAGIC
Requirements:5thlevel,Mage
Cost:100gp
Time:15minutes
Description:Withcomplexarcanewordsandgestures,
youfocusyourmagic,usingitspowertonegateanexist
ingmagicaleffect.YoumakeaMindchecktosuppressor
destroyamagicaleffect(suchasamagicaltrap)ofyour
levelorlower.WhenmakingyourMindcheck,youde
stroythemagicaleffectonanaturaldierollof19or20.If
theincantationsucceeds,buttheeffectisnotdestroyed,
youinsteadsuppressitforanumberofminutesequalto
yourMindmodifier.Iftheeffectisofalevelhigherthan
youare,theincantationautomaticallyfails.Youmayat
temptthisincantationonamagicaleffectanumberof
timesequaltoyourMindmodifier.

QUESTIONTHEDEAD
Requirements:5thlevel,Curate
Cost:100gp
Time:1hour
Description:Youscrawlreligioussymbolsaroundthe
corpseofanintelligentcreature,pullingitsdepartedspirit
backtoyourphysicalworldforquestioning.Youmayask
thespiritanumberofquestionsequaltoyourSpiritmodi
fier.Thespirithasthesameknowledgeithadinlife,butit
doesnothavetoanswertruthfully,anditcanchooseto
answerinanylanguageitspokewhileliving.Thisincanta
tionisdraining.Youcanonlyperformitonceevery24
hours.

RESISTWEATHER
Requirements:5thlevel,Wilder
Cost:100gp
Time:15minutes

Description:Youbeseechnaturetoprotectyouand
yourcompanions.Thisincantationallowsyouandanum
berofindividualsequalto2XyourSpiritmodifierto
survivethetemperateextremesofanynaturalenviron
mentwithoutsufferinganyilleffectsfromtheweather.
Thisincantationlastsfor24hours.Italsoprotectsallcar
riedgear.

RESURRECT
Requirements:10thlevel,HealSevereWounds
Cost:500gp
Time:4hours
Description:Youtemporarilysacrificeapartofyourlife
forcetocallthewillingspiritofafallenindividualback
fromthedead.Toperformthisincantation,youmust
havetheintactbodyofthepersonyouareresurrecting,
andtheindividualmusthavediedwithinthelast24
hours.Theincantationhealsallwounds,cleansesallpoi
sons,andremovesalldiseasesfromtheindividual,butit
doesnotregrowseveredlimbs.Corpseswithsevered
headsortorsoscannotberesurrected.
Onceperformed,bothyouandtheresurrectedindivid
ualsmaximumhealthpointsaretemporarilyreducedby
anumberequalto2Xtheleveloftheresurrectedindi
vidual,andforatime,neitherofyoumayregainhealth
pointsabovethisnewtotal.Ifthispenaltywouldreduce
yourcharacterto0orlowerhealthpoints,youcannot
performtheincantation.Inaddition,youbothsuffera1
penaltytoallattackrollsandattributechecks.Thehealth
point,attackroll,andattributepenaltieslastforoneen
tireweekfollowingtheincantation.Finally,thereisa1%
chancetheincantationwillkillthepersonperformingit.
Becauseofthis,findingacuratetoperformaresurrect
incantationcanbedifficult,andmostwhododemanda
highprice(about500gpperlevelofthefallencharacter).

TELEPORT
Requirements:10thlevel,3Mageabilities
Cost:500gp+special(seebelow)
Time:15minutes
Description:Youwhiskyourbodythroughtimeand
space,travelingtoaneffigyofyourself.TousetheTele
portincantation,youmustfirsthavealifesized
representationofyourself.Thiseffigyistypicallyade
tailedstatueofwood,stone,ormetal.Purchasingan
effigyfromamasterartisancosts500gp,andthelikeness
takestwoweekstocraft.Onceaneffigyhasbeenac

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quired,ittakesafulldayscribeitwiththerunesneces
saryforteleportation.Whentheprocessiscomplete,you
mayteleporttoyoureffigyfromanydistance.Youarrive
inthestatuesplace,posedinitsposition.Whenyoustep
fromit,youseparatefromtheeffigy,leavingitbehind.In
addition,youmayteleportanumberofindividuals(and
theirgear)equaltoyourMindmodifierX2withyou.To
doso,theindividualsmustbetouchingyouwhenyou
completetheincantation.Theyarriveatthedestination
touchingyoureffigy.
Youmayhavemultipleeffigiesandtraveltoanyoneof
yourchoosing.Ifyoureffigyismaimedordestroyed,you
maynolongerteleporttoit.Forthisandothernefarious
reasons,mostmagestakegreatcarewithwherethey
keeptheireffigies.

MAGICITEMS
Theprocessofpermanentlyenchantingnormalitems
withmagicalpowerisanartthathasbeenlostoverthe
centuries.Becauseofthis,magicalitemsarerareinthe
SimplicityFantasyRoleplayingGame.Equipmentshopsdo
notsellthem,asmostindividualsluckyenoughtofind
themareloathtopartwiththeirprizes.YourGMwillpre
sentyouwithadescriptionofeachmagicitemyour
characterfinds.Todiscoverthemagicitemsproperties,
yourcharacterwillneedtomakeasuccessfulMindcheck.
Somecurateshavemasteredtheartofpotionmaking.
However,thesepotionsarecostly,andoftenrequirela
boratoriesfullofequipment.Becauseofthis,those
individualswhomakepotionstypicallydosoasafulltime
occupation.Somecommonpotionsandtheirpricesare
listedbelow.

POTIONS
POTIONNAME
COST
Cleansediseasepotion
50gp
Cleansepoisonpotion
50gp
Cleansefatiguepotion
25gp
Healwoundspotion
50gp
Healseverewoundspotion
100gp
Healvitalwoundspotion
200gp

Cleansediseasepotion:Whenconsumed,thispotionre
movesalldiseasesfromthedrinkersbody.

Cleansefatiguepotion:Whenconsumed,thispotionre
movesallaffectsofexhaustionfromthedrinkersbody.

Cleansepoisonpotion:Whenconsumed,thispotionre
movesallpoisonsfromthedrinkersbody.

Healwoundspotion:Whenconsumed,thedrinkerofthis
potionregains1d6+1healthpoints.

Healseverewoundspotion:Whenconsumed,thedrinker
ofthispotionregains2d6+2healthpoints.

Healvitalwoundspotion:Whenconsumed,thedrinker
ofthispotionregains3d6+3healthpoints.

USINGATTRIBUTES
Yourcharactersattributesdeterminehowwelltheyac
complishtaskslikeclimbing,swimming,ornoticing
hiddendoors.Whenattemptingatask,yourGMmayask
youtomakeanattributecheck,orheorshemaymake
oneforyouandletyouknowtheresult.
Sometimesattributechecksrepresentasuccessorfail
uresituation,suchaswhenacharacterwantstoclimba
wall.Intheseinstances,yourollad20andaddtheappro
priateattributemodifier(yourGMmayalsoapply
modifiersbasedonthesituationordifficultyofthetask).
Ifyourdieroll+yourmodifierisover10,yourattemptis
successful.Ifyourtotalresultisunder10,yourcharacter
fails.Whenmakinganattributecheckinthismanner,a
naturaldierollof1alwaysresultsinafailure,andanatu
raldierollof20alwaysresultsinasuccess.Ingeneral,
youmayretryataskrequiringanattributecheckanum
bersoftimesequaltoyourattributemodifier.Ifyoufail
themaximumnumberoftimes,youcannotretrythetask
untiltheattributeyouneedtocompletethetaskincreas
es.
Othertimes,yourGMmaybasethedegreeofyoursuc
cessorfailureonthetotalresultofyourattributecheck.
Forexample,Aralinthecurateneedssomequestionsan
sweredaboutundeadrisinginanearbycemetery.She
wantstogainthemayorsfavorbypraisingthebeautyof
histown.TheGMcallsforaSpiritcheck,thetotalresult
ofwhichis19.Notonlyismayorflatteredbyhercom
plementsandagreestoanswerherquestions,heoffersto
havehissonescorthertothecemeteryscaretaker.
Sometasks,suchasdisarmingdangeroustraps,are
complicatedandmayrequireyourcharactertomake
multipleattributechecks.Ifmultiplechecksareneces
sary,yourGMwillletyouknow.

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TASK
Climbing,swimming,tumbling,
jumping,etc.
Arcana,religion,general
knowledge,history,etc.
Mediation,diplomacy,bluffing,
intimidation,etc.

TASKS
ATTRIBUTE
Body
Mind
Spirit

EXPLORATION
Duringthecourseofanormalgame,yourcharacterwill
exploreandinteractwiththeworldaroundthem.While
combatisdesignedtobeastructuredexperience,therest
oftheSimplicityFantasyRoleplayingGameismuchmore
freeform.Feelfreetoaskquestions,examineyoursur
roundings,andattempttasksthatmighthelpyou
accomplishyourgoals.YourGMisthenarratoronyour
journey,andheorshewillbeabletotellyouwhatyour
characterlearnswhileexploring.

TRAVEL
Whileexploring,yourcharacterwillneedtotravelfrom
placetoplace.Mostofthetimewalkingwillsuffice,but
sometimesheorshewillrequireotherformsoftranspor
tation.Thetablebelowshowscommonformsof
transportandhowfarperhouranddayyourcharacter
cantravelwhenusingthem.Thedistancesshownassume
idealconditionsand8hoursoftravelinaday.YourGM
mayapplypenaltiesbasedonweatherandthesurround
ingenvironment.

TRAVEL
TRANSPORT
HOUR
DAY
Cargoship
3miles
24miles
Commonridinghorse
5miles
40miles
Drafthorseandwagon
2miles
16miles
Mule
4miles
32miles
RowingBoat(6person)
2miles
16miles
Warship
3miles
24miles

theremainingweaklight.Thisobscuritycausesa2penal
tytoattackrollsandtoattributechecksusedtolocateor
identifycreaturesoritems.Objectsorcreaturesbeyond
thisweaklylitareaareintotaldarknessandcannotbe
seen,thereforeyoucannottargetthemwithrangedor
meleeattacks.

COMMONLIGHTSOURCES
LIGHT
RADIUS
Candle
10feet
Lantern
50feet
Orboflight
50feet
Torch
30feet

RESTING
Adventuresconstantlybraveperil,notjustfromfoesbut
fromtheenvironment,aswell.Hikingthroughanover
grownwildernesscantakemoreoutofyourcharacter
thanfightingatribeofgoblins.Whileyourcharacter
doesntneedtoresttorejuvenatehisorherabilities,they
stillneedrest.Yourcharactermayadventurefor16hours
straightbeforefatiguebeginstotakeitstoll.Whenthis
happens,yourcharactermustrestfor6hoursorbecome
exhausted.Whenyourcharacterrestsfor6hours,they
regaintheirlevelinhealthpoints.

BEINGAGOODPLAYER

LIGHT

Simplicityisagame,andlikemostgames,thepurposeis
tohavefun.Exploringstrangelocationsandfightingdead
lymonsterscanbeanexcitingendeavor,anditseasyto
becomeembroiledinyourcharacterandthepartheor
sheplaysinthestory.Dontlosesightofthefactthat
Simplicityisacooperativegamewheretheplayerswork
togethertoachievespecificgoals.Thegameisnotabout
anyoneplayer,itsaboutallofthem.Dontforgetthe
otherplayersatyourtable.Theyaretheretohavefun,as
well.Sometimesthismaymeanmakingaboutthedirec
tionofthegameorsideliningyourideasinfavorofthe
majority.Courtesyandrespectforyourfellowplayerswill
goalongwaytomakinganenjoyablegameevenbetter.

Theamountofavailablelightplaysabigpartinwhatyour
charactercanandcannotseewhileadventuring.Thisis
especiallytruewhileexploringunderground.Eachlight
sourceprovidesclearilluminationouttoaspecificradius
fromitself.For10feetbeyondthisdistance,yourcharac
terwillhavetroublediscerningobjectsandcreaturesin

TherulestothispointhavebeenforplayersoftheSim
plicityFantasyRoleplayingGame.Theremainderofthis
bookisforthosewhowishtobeaGameMaster.Ifyou
arenotplanningonactingasaGameMaster,itisnot
necessarytocontinuereading.

THERESTOFTHERULES

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SIMPLICITY
BEINGAGAMEMASTER

OGREWARRIOR

Aswithmostroleplayinggames,theSimplicitysystem
reliesonaGameMastertotellthestoryandadjudicate
therules.AsaGameMaster,youhavecompletecontrol
overthecreatures,people,andenvironmentsinyour
game.Creatingsuchabackdropforyourplayerscanbea
dauntingtask.Asaresult,theSimplicityrulesstriveto
maketheprocessaseasyapossible.Thefollowingsec
tionsdetailguidelinesforcreatingmonsters,traps,and
otheritemstopopulateyourgameworld.
TheinformationinthissectionoftheSimplicityFantasy
RoleplayingGameispresentedasaguidetohelpyoude
velopyourgameworld.Itisnotintendedtobea
definitivesetofrules.Inalllikelihood,youwillneedto
adjustthegiveninformation.Thisisexpectedandeven
encouraged.AsaGameMaster,onlyyoucandecidewhat
isbestforyourgameandyourplayers.

LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
3
28
+0
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Spikedclub:1d10+4damage.
RANGED
Throwingrock:5rocks;range25/50;1d8+3damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Ferocious:Ogrewarriorsdeal2Xtheirmaximum
damageonacriticalhit.

CREATINGAGAMEWORLD
Creatinganentireworldofexcitinglocationsfullypopu
latedwithpeople,monsters,andadventuresisataskto
whichyoucaneasilydevoteanentirelifetime.However,
mostpeopledonothavethetime,dedication,ordesire
tocreateaworldofthisscopeatonce.ManyGameMas
terswithlarge,wellfleshedoutworldshavegrownthem
slowlyoveryearsorevendecades.Whenstartingyour
gameworld,itsbesttobeginsmall.Workatcreatinga
smalltownorcitytoserveasthecenterofyourgame.As
yougainfamiliaritywithyourplayers,theircharacters,
andtherules,youcanexpandyourinitialareainstages,
eventuallygrowingittoafullfledgedworld.

DESIGNINGMONSTERS
Forthemostpart,theplayersinyourworldwillspend
theirtimeadventuringinstrangeanddangerousloca
tions.Theselocationsusuallycontainamyriadof
creaturesthatwanttoharmthePCs.Thesecreaturesare
collectivelyreferredtoasmonsters.Eventhoughthey
maynotappearferocious,orevenwishthePCsharm,
innkeepers,peasants,andkingsfallintothiscategory,as
well.
MuchlikePCs,monstershavelevels.AndmuchlikePCs,
thehigherlevelamonsteris,themorehealthpointsit
hasandthemoredamageitcancause.Belowisasample
statistic(stat)blockforamonsterandadescriptionof
eachofthecomponentsthatmakeitup.

LEVEL
Thisisthelevelofthemonster.Amonstersleveldeter
minersitsnumberofhealthpoints,itsattackand
attributemodifier,andthedamageitdealswhenithits.

HEALTH
Thisisthenumberofhealthpointsthemonsterhas.
Whenamonsterreaches0orlowerhealth,itdies.

MODIFIER
Whilemonstersdonothaveindividualattributescores
likePCs,theystillgainmodifierstoattributechecksand
attacksastheyincreaseinlevel.Amonsteraddsthisval
uetoallattackrollsandattributechecks.

SPEED
Amonstersspeedrepresentsthenumberoffeetitmay
moveduringaround.

ATTACKS
Theamountofdamageamonsterdealswithasuccessful
attackisbasedonitslevelandnottheweaponitwields.
Youmaygiveamonsteranyweaponyoudesire.Asa
GameMaster,thisallowsyougreaterflavorwhencreat
ingmonsters.

MELEEATTACKS
Allmonstersshouldhaveatleastonemeleeattack,butit
isfinetocreatemonsterswithmore.Itsimportantto
note,however,thateventhoughamonstermayhave
multiplemeleeattacks,itcantypicallyonlyuseoneattack
onitsturn.Also,unlessspecifiedintheattackdescription,
amonstermustbeadjacenttoacreaturetomakeame
leeattackagainstit.

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RANGEDATTACKS
Whengivingamonsterarangedweapon,itshelpfulto
usetherangespresentedintheWeaponstableforPCsas
aguide,butitisntabsolutelynecessary.
Inadditiontostandardrangedweapons,youmaygivea
monsterarangedareaattack.Whendoingdo,itsagood
ideatoprovideashortdescriptionoftheattack,including
itsrange,damage,andareaofeffect.

sterswithuniqueandinterestingattacksandabilitieswill
makethegamesyouplaymemorableforbothyouand
yourplayers.Belowareseveralexamplesofmonsters
withvariousdifferentattacksandspecialabilities.

DARKNIGHTSWORDSMAN
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
15
100
+2
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Sword:1d10+19damage.
RANGED
Crossbow:20bolts;range75/150;1d8+15damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Heavilyarmored:Adarkswordsmanhas5damage
reduction.
Pressthefight:Adarkswordsmanthatdoesnotmove
onitsturnmaymakeanadditionalswordattack.

SPECIALABILITIES
Thisportionofthestatblockcoversanyadditionalabili
tiesamonstermayhavethatarenotattacks.Theymay,
however,stillpertaintoattacks.Forexample,monsters
typicallydonothavedamagereductionlikePCs.Ifyou
wantedtocreateanevilknightwithdamagereduction,
youwouldplaceitunderthemonstersspecialabilities.
Othertypesofabilitiesincluderegeneration,healing,in
creasedmovement,etc.

MONSTERSBYLEVEL
DAMAGE
LEVEL HEALTH MODIFIER Melee Ranged
1
16
0
1d10+2 1d8+1
2
22
0
1d10+3 1d8+2
3
28
0
1d10+4 1d8+3
4
34
0
1d10+5 1d8+4
5
40
0
1d10+6 1d8+5
6
46
+1
1d10+8 1d8+6
7
52
+1
1d10+9 1d8+7
8
58
+1
1d10+10 1d8+8
9
64
+1
1d10+11 1d8+9
10
70
+1
1d10+13 1d8+10
11
76
+2
1d10+14 1d8+11
12
82
+2
1d10+15 1d8+12
13
88
+2
1d10+16 1d8+13
14
94
+2
1d10+18 1d8+14
15
100
+2
1d10+19 1d8+15
16
106
+3
1d10+20 1d8+16
17
112
+3
1d10+21 1d8+17
18
118
+3
1d10+23 1d8+18
19
124
+3
1d10+24 1d8+19
20
130
+3
1d10+25 1d8+20

Area
1d6+1
1d6+2
1d6+2
1d6+3
1d6+4
1d6+5
1d6+5
1d6+6
1d6+7
1d6+8
1d6+8
1d6+9
1d6+10
1d6+11
1d6+11
1d6+12
1d6+13
1d6+14
1d6+14
1d6+15

Youcanusethetableaboveasaguidewhencreating
monsters.Skirmisheswithmonstersmakesuptheback
boneoftheSimplicityFantasyRoleplayingGame,so
makingmonstersshouldbeataskthatsbothexcitingand
enjoyable.Thatbeingsaid,designingmonstersisasmuch
ofanartformasitisascience.Feelfreetoexperiment
withdifferentspecialabilitiesforyourmonsters.Mon

ELVENSCOUT
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
8
58
+1
40
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Sword:1d10+10damage.
RANGED
Bow:20arrows;range75/150;1d8+8damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Hitandrun:Anelvenscoutmaymoveupto20feet
aftermakingasuccessfulmeleeorrangedattack.

GOBLINSHAMAN
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
2
22
+0
25
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Dagger:1d10+3damage.
RANGED
Dagger:Range25/50;1d8+2damage.
Fireburst:Thegoblinshamantargetsa15footby15
footareanomorethan50feetaway,fillingitwith
magicalfire.Eachcreatureintheareahitbythe
flamestakes1d6+2damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Healer:Agoblinshamanmayuseitsattackactionto
healanadjacentcreaturefor1d10+2pointsofhealth.

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DESIGNINGCOMPOUNDMONSTERS

DESERTDRAGON

Sometimesyouneedamonsterthatdoesntfitthenor
malmold.Suchacreaturemightbethechieftainofa
tribeofogresoramightydesertdwellingdragon.Inthese
circumstances,itsnecessarytobreakfromthestandard
guidelinesofmonstercreation.Compoundmonstersrep
resentagreaterthreattothePCs.Inessence,theyfillthe
roleofmultiplecreatures.
Whencreatingacompoundmonster,giveithealth
pointsequaltothenumberofcreaturesyouwantitto
represent.Forexample,ifyouwantthepreviouslymen
tionedogrechieftaintorepresentthree10thlevel
monsters,youwouldassignit210healthpointsandgive
itmultipleattackactions.Youwouldnotmultiplyitsdam
ageby3.Acompoundmonsterspurposeisnttodomore
damagetoasinglePC.Itspurposeistospreaddamage
outamongstadditionalPCs,keepingeachpartymember
engaged.Asarule,acompoundmonstershouldhavea
numberofattacksactionsequaltothenumberofmon
stersitsmeanttorepresent.
Belowaretwoexamplesofcompoundmonsters.

LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
20
520
+3
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Claw:1d10+25damage.
Bite:1d8+20damage,andthetargetishobbled.
Tailsweep:Thedragonattacksalladjacentcreatures.
Onasuccessfulhit,eachtargettakes1d6+15pointsof
damageandisknockeddown.Adesertdragoncanon
lyusethisattackoncearound.
Liquidsandspray:Desertdragonseatsand.Intheir
ragingstomachs,thesandturnstoamoltenglass
state.Adesertdragonmayregurgitateaportionof
thisliquidsand,sprayingitonitsenemies.Whendo
ingso,thedragontargetsa30footby30footarea
adjacenttoitself,attackingeachcreatureinthespace.
Onasuccessfulhit,theliquidsanddeals1d6+15
pointsofdamage.Adesertdragoncanonlyusethis
attackoncearound.
SPECIALABILITIES
Fly:Adesertdragoncanflyataspeedof60feetper
roundandhoveratanyheight.Whileflying,itcanonly
useitsliquidsandsprayattack.
Multiattack:Adesertdragoncanuseuptofourat
tackactionsonitsturn,butitcannotattackthesame
enemymorethanthreetimesinaround.

OGRECHIEFTAINBRAWLER
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
10
210
+1
40
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Fist:1d10+13damage.
Kick:1d8+10damage,andthePCisknockeddown.
Toss:Theogrechieftainbrawlermakesanattackto
grabholdofanenemythatisofthesamesizeor
smaller.Ifsuccessful,theopponentisallowedaBody
checkat2tobreakthehold.Iftheenemyfails,the
ogrechieftainbrawlermaythrowitsopponentupto
20feet,dealing1d8+10damage.Inaddition,theogre
chieftainbrawlermaytargetanotherenemywiththe
thrownopponent.Iftheattackissuccessful,thetarget
takes1d8+10damageandisknockeddown.The
thrownenemylandsproneadjacenttothetarget.
SPECIALABILITIES
Unarmedmobility:Anogrechieftainbrawlermay
movebeforeorafteranyofitsattacks,butitstotal
movementcannotexceeditsspeed.
Multiattack:Anogrechieftainbrawlercanuseupto
threeattackactionsonitsturn,butitmusttargeta
differentenemywitheachattack.

Compoundmonstershavethepotentialtobeverydeadly.
Asmentionedearlier,whenusingcompoundmonsters,
itsagoodideatospreadyourattacksoutovermultiple
enemies,keepingthefightfunandfair.

BUILDINGSKIRMISHES
WhenPCsencounteramonsterorgroupofmonstersthat
wanttodothemharm,battletypicallyensues,andthe
resultingfightisreferredtoasaskirmish.Theaverage
skirmishcontainsagroupofmonstersofthesamelevel
andquantityasthePCs.Forexample,apartyoffour5th
levelPCswouldfindagroupoffour5thlevelmonstersto
beanaveragefight.Ifyoudesiredatougherskirmish,you
couldaddmonstersorincreasetheleveloftheexisting
monsters.
Eachskirmishhasalevelrating.Tofindtheskirmish
level,simplytotalupthenumberofmonsterlevelsand
dividebythenumberofPCs.Ingeneral,skirmishes2to4
levelsabovetheaveragelevelofthePCsareconsidered

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Whiledetectinganddisablingtrapsisusuallyonlypos
sibleforPCswiththeScoundrelability,youmayallow
characterswiththeMageabilitytodetectanddisable
magicaltrapsinthesamemanner,ifsodesired.Also,if
yourplayerscomeupwithaninterestingandplausible
waytodefeatorbypassatrap,letthem.Doingsowillen
richyourgameandrewardtheplayersforcreative
thinking.

difficult,andskirmishes2to4levelsbelowthePCsare
consideredeasy.Forexample,ifapartyoffive10thlevel
PCsencounteredfour10thleveltrollsanda12thlevelhag,
theskirmishlevelwouldbe10(525=10.4),whichwould
beanaveragebattle,becausetheaveragelevelofthePCs
is10.Ifthesamepartyhadonelessmember,theskirmish
levelwouldbe13(524=13),whichwouldbeadifficult
fight.
Obviously,thissystemofaveragesisonlyanaccurate
gaugewhenthegroupingofmonstersandPCsarerela
tivelycloseintheirlevels.Forthisreason,itsagoodidea
toonlyhaveavarianceof3or4levelsbetweenallofthe
monstersandPCsintheskirmish.
Masteringtheartofskirmishbuildingtakestime,and
untilyougetthehangofit,youmayfinditnecessaryto
adjustyourmonstersonthefly,whichisfine.Theprimary
purposeoftheSimplicitysystemistomakesureeveryone
ishavingfun.Sodontfeelbadifyouneedtomakead
justmentsasyougo.IfPCsaredyingeverygame,itsa
goodindicatorthingsneedtobescaledback.Iftheplay
ersarekillingthemonsterswithouttakinganyorvery
littledamage,youmayneedtoadjustyourmonstersupa
fewlevels.Justremember,yourgoalasaGameMasteris
tokeeptheskirmisheschallengingwithoutmakingthem
completelyoverwhelming.

Asmentionedearlier,trapsfunctionbestwhenusedin
conjunctionwithaskirmish.Itisentirelypossibletocre
ateatrapthattakestheplaceofamonsterinafight,and
itisuptoyouastheGMtodecideifatrapchangesa
combatsskirmishlevelornot.
Trapsusedatthebeginningofaskirmishtypicallydo
moredamageanddonotreset.Thistypeoftrapisused
todamagemultiplePCsandworkswellwhenpairedwith
lowerlevelmonstersormonstersofsmallersizedgroups.
Youmayalsocreatetrapswithgreatercomplexities
thatrequiremultipledisablechecks.Thisstyleoftrapis
particularlyeffectiveagainsthigherleverPCs.
Whenusingtrapsinskirmishestrytokeepinmindhow
theywillaffecttheflowanddifficultyofthefightandad
justaccordingly,keepingthebattlefair.

TRAPS

CREATINGTRAPS

Trapsaremechanicalormagicalcontraptionsdesignedto
causePCsharm.Whileyoumayplaceatrapanywherein
anadventure,theyfunctionbestwhenusedinoratthe
beginningofaskirmish.

Atrapmaydoanythingyoucanimagine.Trapsshouldbe
entertaininganddangerous,butnotdeadly.Atrapthat
killsaPCinstantlyisntgoingtobefunforyourplayers.
Eventhoughalltrapsaredifferent,theyeachcontain
similarproperties,whicharedescribedbelow.

LEVEL
Thisisthelevelofthetrap.Useatrapslevelasaguide
fordetermininghowmuchdamageisdoes,howharditis
tolocate,andhowdifficultitistodisable.TheTrapsby
Leveltablecontainssuitabledamageandmodifiersfor
trapsatalllevelsofthegameandshouldserveasagood
startingpointfordesigningtrapsofyourown.

RESET
Thisdeterminesifthetrapresetswhentriggered.

DETECT
ThisvalueisthemodifierappliedtoaPCsdierollwhen
searchingforthetrap.

USINGTRAPS

FINDINGANDDISABLINGTRAPS
OnlyaPCwiththeScoundrelabilitymaylocateanddisa
bletraps.Tofindatrap,aPCexaminesa10footby10
footareaandmakesaMindcheck,givingyoutheresult.If
thePCscheck+thetrapsdetectvalueisgreaterthanor
equalto10,thecheckissuccessful,andthePClocatesall
trapsinthesearcharea.Thissearchistheequivalentofa
moveactionandtakes6secondsofingametime.
Todisableatrap,aPCmakesaMindcheckandgives
youtheresult.IfthePCscheck+thetrapsdisablevalue
isgreaterthanorequalto10,thecheckissuccessful,and
thePCsuccessfullydisarmsthetrap.However,ifaPCrolls
anatural1ontheirdisablecheck,thetraptriggers.Disa
blingatrapistheequivalentofanattackactionandtakes
6secondsofingametime.

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DISABLE
ThisvalueisthemodifierappliedtoaPCsdierollwhen
attemptingtodisarmthetrap.

TRIGGER
Thetriggergivestheconditionthatactivatesthetrap.

EFFECT
Thisistheeffectofthetraponceitsbeenactivated.

SPECIAL
Thiscontainsanyspecialinformationaboutthetrap.Not
alltrapswillincludespecialinformation.

TRAPSBYLEVEL
LEVEL DETECT
1
0
2
0
3
0
4
0
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
2
10
2
11
2
12
2
13
3
14
3
15
3
16
3
17
4
18
4
19
4
20
4

DISABLE
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4

Melee
1d10+2
1d10+3
1d10+4
1d10+5
1d10+6
1d10+8
1d10+9
1d10+10
1d10+11
1d10+13
1d10+14
1d10+15
1d10+16
1d10+18
1d10+19
1d10+20
1d10+21
1d10+23
1d10+24
1d10+25

DAMAGE
Ranged
1d8+1
1d8+2
1d8+3
1d8+4
1d8+5
1d8+6
1d8+7
1d8+8
1d8+9
1d8+10
1d8+11
1d8+12
1d8+13
1d8+14
1d8+15
1d8+16
1d8+17
1d8+18
1d8+19
1d8+20

Area
1d6+1
1d6+2
1d6+2
1d6+3
1d6+4
1d6+5
1d6+5
1d6+6
1d6+7
1d6+8
1d6+8
1d6+9
1d6+10
1d6+11
1d6+11
1d6+12
1d6+13
1d6+14
1d6+14
1d6+15

POISONDARTTRAP
LEVEL
RESET

DETECT
0

DISABLE
0

1
Yes
TRIGGER
WhenaPCstepsintothe5footby5foottraparea,
poisondartsshootfromanearbywall.
EFFECT
ThePCtriggeringthetraptakes1d8+1damage.Until
cleansedofthepoison,thePCtakes1poisondamage
atthebeginningofeachsubsequentturn.

SPIKEDPITTRAP
LEVEL
RESET
DETECT
DISABLE
5
No
1
1
TRIGGER
WhenaPCentersthe10footby10foottraparea,
thepitsfalsefloorcollapses.
EFFECT
AnyPCtriggeringthetrapfalls10feettothebottom
ofthepit,landingproneonabedofwoodenspikes.
ThePCtakes1d10+6damage.
SPECIAL
Duetoitssteepandsmoothsides,PCsattemptingto
climbfromthepitmoveatonequarteroftheirspeed.

SPRINGINGSWORDSTRAP
LEVEL
RESET
DETECT
DISABLE
10
Yes
1
1
TRIGGER
WhenaPCstepsintothe5footby5foottraparea,
metalswordbladesspringfromthefloor.
EFFECT
ThePCtriggeringthetraptakes1d10+13damage.
SPECIAL
WhenthePCleavesthetraparea,thebladesretract
intothefloorandthetrapresets.

Belowareafewexamplesofdifferenttypesoftraps.Feel

freetoexperimentwillvariousideaswhencreatingtraps,

doingsowillkeepyourplayersontheirtoes.

TRAPPITFALLS

Whiletrapscanbeexcitingandaddaveryrealelementofdangertoyourgames,inmostcasesitsbettertouse

themsparinglythanrepetitively.Placingtoomanytrapsinanadventureorseriesofadventureshasatendencyto

slowgameplayastrapshyPCscautiouslysearcheverysectionofhallwayandeverydoorofeveryroom,fearing
imminent death just around the corner. Also, when using traps, try to place them in logical locations. A well

traveled,100footlonghallwayfullofdevioustrapsmaynotbeagreatchoice,evenifthereisagoodstoryreason.

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xenophobictribeofelvestoallowthepartypassage
throughtheirlands.Intheaforementionedsituation,a
Spiritcheckfordiplomacywouldbeinorder.However,if
yourplayersareengrossedintheexchange,andifthey
areroleplayingtheircharactersinrealisticmanner,you
maybebetteroffforegoingthechecktokeeptheimmer
sionlevelhigh.Doingsoencouragesroleplayingandsaves
youfromhavingtopunishagoodroleplayerbecauseofa
baddieroll.Thechoice,however,isalwaysuptoyou.

WARDOFPROTECTIONTRAP
LEVEL
RESET
DETECT
DISABLE
15
No
2
2
TRIGGER
WhenaPCentersthe5footby5foottraparea,the
warddetonates.
EFFECT
A15footby15footareacenteredonthewardex
plodesinfire.AnyPCcaughtinthetrapsareatakes
1d6+11damagefromtheflames.

ATTRIBUTECHECKMODIFIERS

Attributechecksareseldomassimpleastheyappear.For
example,UraththewarriorwantstomakeaBodycheck
tobreakdownadoor.Whilethisseemsstraightforward,
itlikelyrequiresadditionalinputfromyouasaGM.Thisis
whereattributecheckmodifierscomeintoplay.Astone
doorisprobablygoingtobemoredifficulttobreakdown
thanarottendoormadeofwood.Becauseofthis,youre
goingtoneedtoapplymodifierstothecheck.
Itwouldbeimpossibletocreateatableforeverysitua
tionandmodifieraPCmightencounterwhile
adventuring,andreferencingsuchatableduringgame
playwouldbetedious.Forsimplicitysake,itseasierto
assignmodifiersbasedongeneraldifficulty.Itsyourjob
asaGMtoassignthesedifficultyratingstothetaskbeing
performedbythePC.

DIFFICULTYMODIFIERS
DIFFICULTY
MODIFIER
EFFORTLESS
+6
EASY
+4
SIMPLE
+2
NORMAL
0
TRICKY
2
HARD
4
DIFFICULT
6

DRAGONSTATUETRAP
LEVEL
20
TRIGGER

RESET
Yes

DETECT
3

DISABLE
3

APCtouchesthedragonstatue.
EFFECT
Anacridpoisongasspewsfromthedragon,fillinga
50footby50footareacenteredonthestatue.PCsin
theareatake1d6+15damage.Inaddition,eachPCin
theareaispoisonedandtakes15poisondamageat
thebeginningofeachsubsequentturn.PCsthatbegin
theirturninthegascloudtake1d6+15damageand
arepoisoned.Thegascloudlingersfor15minutesbe
foreitdissipatesandthetrapresets.
SPECIAL
Duetothecomplexityofthistrap,threedisable
checksarerequiredtodisarmit.However,allthree
checkscanbeperformedusingasingleattackaction.

ATTRIBUTECHECKS
Inthecourseofanormalgamesession,characterswill
likelyneedtoperformactionsortasksthatfalloutside
therealmofcombat.Examplesincludenegotiatingwitha
localbaronorsearchingforahiddendoor.Thisportionof
therulescoverstheadjudicationofattributechecksfrom
aGMsperspective.Forinformationonhowattribute
checksworkforPCs,seetheUsingAttributessectionof
therules.

OPPOSEDATTRIBUTECHECKS

WHENTOCALLFORANATTRIBUTECHECK
AsaGM,itcanbetrickytodecidewhenaPCshouldmake
anattributecheck.Sometaskssuchasclimbingarocky
clifforexaminingamagicitemtolearnitspowersareob
viouscandidatesforattributechecks.Othertimes,itmay
notbesoclear.Forexample,thePCsneedtoconvincea

SometimesthetaskaPCneedstoperformrequireshim
orhertointeractwithanothercreatureorperson.Insuch
instances,opposedattributecheckscomeintoplay.
Forexample,Sylvathescoundrelwantstosneakpast
twoorcsguardsandentertheircamp.Insteadofmakinga
simplepassorfailBodychecktomovesilently,youcould
haveSylvamakeaBodycheckandgiveyouthetotalre
sult.YoucouldthenmakeaSpiritcheckfortheorc
guards.IfSylvarollshigherthantheguards,theydonot

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detecther.Iftheguardsrollhigher,theyspotSylva.As
withstandardattributechecks,modifiersmayapply
basedonlight,terrain,andotherconditions.

TREASURE
TheSimplicityFantasyRoleplayingGameisdesignedto
enableyoutofocusonthestorytellingaspectofyour
game.RunningagamewherethePCsprimarymotivation
istheacquisitionoftreasuremaybefunincertaincir
cumstances,butinthelongrun,agamedrivenbythe
playersinterestinthegameworldwillprovetobemore
satisfyingforeveryone.Becauseofthisdesignphilosophy,
treasureislessimportantinSimplicitythaninother
games.Evenso,youwillwanttorewardPCswithenough
wealthtokeepthemoutfittedingear,food,andlodging.
Belowisatablelistingwhatacharacterstotalwealth
shouldbeuponachievingtheindicatedlevel,aswellas
howmuchgold(orequivalenttreasure)acharacter
shouldfindoverthecourseofthelevel.Ifyouhavefive
PCsinyourgame,youwillneedtoplacefivetimesthe
indicatedamountoftreasureperlevel.Itisuptoyouto
decidehowyouwouldliketodistributetheallotted
amountthroughoutthelevelsworthofadventuring.

CHARACTERWEALTH
LEVEL
TOTAL
GAIN
1

100gp
2
100gp
200gp
3
300gp
300gp
4
600gp
400gp
5
1000gp
500gp
6
1500gp
600gp
7
2100gp
700gp
8
2800gp
800gp
9
3600gp
900gp
10
4500gp
1000gp
11
5500gp
1100gp
12
6600gp
1200gp
13
7800gp
1300gp
14
9100gp
1400gp
15
10500gp
1500gp
16
12000gp
1600gp
17
13600gp
1700gp
18
15300gp
1800gp
19
17100gp
1900gp
20
19000gp
2000gp

MAGICITEMS
Asmentionedearlier,magicitemsarerareintheSimplici
tyFantasyRoleplayingGame.Unlessyoudecidetoallow
itforstorypurposes,PCsshouldntbeabletobuymagic
itemsinshopsorcraftmagicitemsthemselves.Eachmag
icaliteminyourgameshouldbeindividuallycreatedby
you.Whilethismayseemlikealargetask,itcanbesome
ofthemostrewardingworkyoudoforyourgame.

IDENTIFYINGMAGICITEMS
WhenaPCfindsamagicitem,theyneedtomakeaMind
checktoseeiftheycanidentifyitsproperties.Aswithall
attributechecks,ifdesired,youmayapplyamodifierto
theMindcheckbasedonthepoweroruniquenessofthe
item.

DISTRIBUTINGMAGICITEMS
Whilemagicitemsaretypicallygivenwithothertreasure,
theyhavenogoldpiecevalueanddonotcounttoward
theamountoftreasureawardedforalevelofadventur
ing.Becauseofthis,thereisnosetruleonthenumberof
magicitemstodistributeperlevel.Howmanyitemsyou
doleoutwillgreatlydependonthepoweroftheitems
andthenumberofPCsinyourgame.
Saturatingyourgamewithmagicitemsmakeseach
itemalittlelessspecial,soitsprobablybesttogivethem
outsparingly.Agoodruleofthumbwouldbetoaward
oneitemperlevelforeveryfourPCs.Anotheroptionif
youdliketogiveoutmoreitemsistocreateitemsthat
canonlybeusedonce,suchaspotionsorelixirs.

DESIGNINGMAGICITEMS
AstheGM,youarefreetocreateanytypeofmagicitem
youdesire.Justkeepinmindhowtheitemwillaffectyour
game.TheresnothingwrongwithlettingyourPCsac
quirepowerfulitems.Justbepreparedtoadjustyour
gamesskirmishdifficultyifyoudo.
Belowareafewsuggestedguidelinesforbuildingmagic
items,aswellasseveralexamples.

1. Stayawayfromcreatingmagicitemsthatincreasea
PCsattributescore.
2. Limitthenumberofitemsinyourgamethatincrease
aPCschancetohitortheirdamagereduction.
3. Createitemsthataresituationaland/orconditional.
4. Trytocreatemagicitemsthatareusefulatalllevels.

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EXAMPLEMAGICITEMS
BeltoftheMule:Thissimpleleatherbeltenablesits
wearertocarryanadditional50poundsofweight.Inad
dition,whenthewearerisheldbyacreature,heorshe
maymakeaBodychecktobreaktheholdasagratisac
tion,insteadofamoveaction.Weight1lb.
BootsofFancifulFootwork:Theweareroftheseboots
maymovebeforeandaftermakingameleeattack,but
theirtotalmovementcannotexceedtheirspeed.Weight
2lb.
CloakofGracefulDescent:Ifthewearerofthiscloak
fallsfromaheightgreaterthan5feet,theytakenodam
ageandinsteadfloatslowlytothegroundataspeedof
10feetperround.Thecloakdoesnotallowitswearerto
movelatterlyasheorshedescends.Weight1lb.
EmeraldAmuletofDistraction:Onceperskirmish,asa
gratisaction,thewearerofthisamuletmayuseittoat
tempttoinfluenceacreaturewithin15feet.Thetargetof
theattackmustmakeaSpiritcheckorbecomeconfused.
Weight:N/A.
EndlessQuiverofArrows:Whenanarrowispulled
fromthisquiver,anotherreplacesit.Weight3lb.
GiantsBaneMaul:Whenmakinganattackusingthis
massivehammer,anaturaldierollof18orgreaterknocks
thetargettotheground.Also,whenusedagainstgiants,
thehammerdealsanadditional1d4damageperattack.
Weight14lb.
PlateMailofRetribution:Onceperskirmish,whenhit
byameleeattack,thewearerofthisarmormaydealhalf
ofthetotaldamagetakentohisorherattackerasamagi
calforceattack.Thewearerstilltakesthetotaldamage.
Weight40lb.
RingofPoisonCleansing:WhenaPCwearingthisring
firstbecomespoisoned,heorsheisallowedanimmedi
ateBodycheck.Ifthecheckissuccessful,thepoisonis
nullifiedandhasnoeffect.Weight:N/A.
SteelShieldofClaimedSuffering:Onceperskirmish,
whenanadjacentallyishitbyanattack,thebearerofthis
shieldmayinsteadtakethedamage.Weight10lb.
TrapspringerGloves:Iftheweareroftheseglovesrolls
anatural1whiledisarmingatrap,thetrapdoesnottrig
ger.Weight:N/A.

CHARACTERADVANCEMENT
Magicitemsandtreasurearefinerewardsforajobwell
done,butforaPC,thegreatestbonusisobtaininganew
level.HowoftenyouallowyourPCstoprogressinlevelsis

entirelyuptoyou.SomeGMslettheirplayersadvance
aftereverysession,someafterapredefinednumberof
skirmishes,andsomeonlyafterthecompletionofspecific
taskorstoryarc.Thereisnorightorwrongwaytogive
outlevels.

PUTTINGITALLTOGETHER
AsaGameMaster,itsyourjobtocombineallofthepre
viouslydescribedelementsintoacohesiveexperience.
Suchanexperienceistypicallycalledanadventureor
quest.Aquestcanlastasinglegamesessionoritmay
spanseveral.Thechoiceisuptoyou.Youcanalsostring
togethermanyadventuresoverweeks,orevenyears,
forminganongoingcampaign.

STORYTELLINGANDPLAYERCHARACTERS
Asmentionedthroughouttheserules,theSimplicityFan
tasyRoleplayingGamewasdesignedwithstorytellingin
mind.Inspiteofthenumberoftimesthispointhasbeen
stressed,itsworthmentioningagain.Therulesshould
neverinterferewiththestoryofyourgame.
Ofgreaterimportance,however,isthepartthePCsplay
inthestoriesyoucreate.Themostsuccessfulcampaigns
areusuallycollaborativeefforts,withyouandtheplayers
buildingthegameworldtogether.
Forexample,manyplayersliketocreateabackstory
fortheircharactersbecauseithelpsthemunderstand
theircharactersmotivationsandallowsthemtoroleplay
theircharactermoreeffectively.DiggingintoaPCspast
andcreatingquestsoradventuresthatusematerialfrom
itnotonlymakesyourjobasaGMeasier,italsogivesthe
playersahigherlevelofinterestinyourgame.
ItsalsoimportanttorememberthePCsaretheheroes
ofthestory.Theyneedtobechallenged,notdefeated.
Setgoalsforthem.Goalsareimportantbecausethey
drivetheactionandthestory.Justremembertomake
surethePCsaregivenareasonableopportunityto
achievethosegoals.
Finally,dontforgettohavefun.Funisthetruepurpose
ofthegame.Ifyourenothavingfun,considerstepping
backfromyourroleasaGMforatime.ActingasaGM
requiresconsiderablymoreofacommitmenttothegame
thanbeingaplayer,andsometimesyoumayneedalittle
breaktorelaxandenjoytheactionontheothersideof
thetable.Seeifanotherplayerisinterestedintakingthe
reinsforatime.Youmayjustbesurprisedbyhowmany
volunteersyouget.

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OPTIONALRACESRULES
InSimplicity,raceselectionfallsundertheareaof
roleplaying.AplayermaychooseanyracehisorherGM
allows,andracialselectiongrantsnobonuses.
Theoptionalracestatblocksbelowareforplayersand
GMswhodesirecharacterbonuseswithraceselection.
Usingtheseoptionalruleswillcreateslightlymorepower
fulcharacters,andtheGMmayneedtoadjustskirmish
difficultyasaresult.
TogivetheGMtomorecontrolovereachracesbehav
iorandculture,onlythebasicinformationisprovidedand
maybeadjusted,ifdesired.

HALFELF
Averageheight:59
Averageweight:160lb.
Averagelifespan:150years
Speed:30feet
Languages:Common,Elven
Benefits:Asahalfelf,yougaintheLeaderability.
Also,youdeal+1d4damageoncriticalhitswitha
weapontypeofyourchoice.

HALFORC
Averageheight:6
Averageweight:180lb.
Averagelifespan:60years
Speed:30feet
Languages:Common,Orc
Benefits:Asahalforc,yougaintheAncestralrage
ability(seebelow).Also,youdeal+1d4damageon
criticalhitswithalltwohandedmeleeweapons.
Ancestralrage:Onceperskirmish,youmayreroll
damageforasingleattackandkeepthehigherre
sult.

DWARF
Averageheight:46
Averageweight:190lb.
Averagelifespan:300years
Speed:25feet
Languages:Common,Dwarven
Benefits:Asadwarf,yougaintheNightvisionabil
ity.Also,youdeal+1d4damageoncriticalhitswith
allaxes,hammers,andpicks.

ELF

HALFLING

Averageheight:59
Averageweight:150lb.
Averagelifespan:500years
Speed:30feet
Languages:Common,Elven
Benefits:Asanelf,yougaintheFleetoffootability
(seebelow).Also,youdeal+1d4damageoncritical
hitswithallbowsandswords.
Fleetoffoot:Onceperskirmish,youmaymove
yourspeedasagratisactiononyourturn.

GNOME

Averageheight:41
Averageheight:70lb.
Averagelifespan:200years
Speed:25feet
Languages:Common
Benefits:Asahalfling,yougaintheLucksembrace
ability(seebelow).Also,youdeal+1d6damageon
criticalhitswithdaggers.
Lucksembrace:Onceperskirmish,youmayreroll
amissedattack.

HUMAN

Averageheight:43
Averageweight:130lb.
Averagelifespan:300years
Speed:25feet
Languages:Common,Gnomish
Benefits:Asagnome,yougaintheArcaneinclina
tionability(seebelow).Also,youdeal+1d4
damageoncriticalhitswithallmageabilities.
Arcaneinclination:YougaintheArcaneorbability.
Youmayusethisabilityevenifyoudonothavethe
Mageability.

Averageheight:510
Averageweight:170lb.
Averagelifespan:75years
Speed:30feet
Languages:Common
Benefits:Asahuman,yougainanextraabilityat1st
level.

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ADDITIONALMONSTERS

CYCLOPS

BecausetheGameMasterhascompletecontroloverhis
orherworld,theSimplicityrulesincludeonlyafewmon
sterstatblocksforexamplepurposes.Afterall,oneGame
Mastersinterpretationofatrollmaybecompletelydif
ferentfromanothers.
Evenso,thisspecialportionoftheSimplicityrulescon
tainsseveraladditionalclassicfantasyforGameMasters
touseintheirgames.Aswithallthepreviousmonsters,
theseareoptional,andtheyshouldinnowaydefinea
creatureorsubsetofcreaturesinyourgame,unlessthat
iswhatyoudesire.Pleasefeelfreetoadjustthepresent
edinformationinanymannernecessarytofityourgame
andstyleofplay.

LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
11
76
+3
35
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Axe:1d10+14damage.
RANGED
Throwingrock:5rocks;range25/50;1d8+11damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Keeneye:Acyclopsgainsa+2bonustoallattackrolls.

CENTAUR
Parthorseandpartman,centaursdwellinlushforests
andgrasslands,actingasprotectorsoftheirhomes.Most
centaursarefriendlytowardothernonviolentraces,but
whensomethingthreatenstheirterritory,centaursfight
withdeadlyintensity.
Centaursspeakcommonandanumberofotherlan
guagesequaltotheirmodifierscore.

DRAGON
Theselegendarycreaturesareknownfortheirloveof
treasureandunpredictableattitudes.Theolderadragon
becomes,thelargeritgrows,andthemoretreasureit
accumulates.Becauseofthis,manyadventuresactively
seekdragonstoslay.Tohelppreventthis,manydragons
subjugatelesserracestotheirservice.
Dragonsareextremelyintelligent.Alldragonsspeak
dragon,common,andanumberofadditionallanguages
equaltotheirmodifierscore.Somedragonshaveeven
beenknowntolearnmagic.

SWAMPDRAGON

LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
4
102
+0
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Claw:1d10+5damage.
Bite:1d8+4damageand2poison.
Tailsweep:Thedragonattacksalladjacentcreatures.
Onasuccessfulhit,eachtargettakes1d6+3pointsof
damageandisknockeddown.Aswampdragoncan
onlyusethisattackoncearound.
Poisonousbreath:Thedragontargetsa15footby15
footareaadjacenttoitself.Eachcreatureinthespace
ispoisonedfor3damage.Aswampdragoncanonly
usethisattackoncearound.
SPECIALABILITIES
Aquatic:Aswampdragoncanswimitsspeedina
round.Inaddition,itcanbreatheunderwater.
Fly:Aswampdragoncanflyataspeedof40feetper
roundandhoveratanyheight.Whileflying,itcanonly
useitspoisonousbreathattack.
Multiattack:Aswampdragoncanuseuptothreeat
tackactionsonitsturn,butitcannotattackthesame
enemymorethantwiceinaround.

CENTAUR
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
6
46
+1
40
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Sword:1d10+8damage.
RANGED
Bow:20arrows;range75/150;1d8+6damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Gallop:Acentaurthatdoesnothingbutmoveonits
turngainsanextramoveaction.

CYCLOPS
Twicethesizeofanormalman,thesegiantoneeyedhu
manoidstypicallydwellinmountainousregions,
preferringcavesasshelters.Whilenotopenlyhostileto
otherraces,theyprefersolitudeandtendtoshyaway
fromtheaffairsofothers.Inspiteoftheirpenchantfor
privacyfromotherraces,cyclopesareverysocialamong
theirownkind.
Cyclopesaremoderatelyintelligentandspeakcommon
plusanumberoflanguagesequaltotheirmodifierscore.

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FORESTDRAGON

GARGOYLE

LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
8
232
+1
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Claw:1d10+10damage.
Bite:1d8+8damage,andthetargetishobbled.
Tailsweep:Thedragonattacksalladjacentcreatures.
Onasuccessfulhit,eachtargettakes1d6+6pointsof
damageandisknockeddown.Aforestdragoncanon
lyusethisattackoncearound.
Acidbreath:Thedragontargetsa20footby20foot
spaceadjacenttoitself,attackingeachcreatureinthe
area.Onahit,theaciddeals1d6+6pointsofdamage.
Aforestdragoncanonlyusethisattackoncearound.
SPECIALABILITIES
Fly:Aforestdragoncanflyataspeedof45feetper
roundandhoveratanyheight.Whileflying,itcanonly
useitsacidbreathattack.
Multiattack:Aforestdragoncanuseuptofourattack
actionsonitsturn,butitcannotattackthesameene
mymorethanthreetimesaround.

Mostgargoylesaresimplymagicallyanimatedstatues
broughttolifebymagestoserveasguardians.Assuch,
theyresembletheiroriginalstatueforminnearlyevery
detail.Whileagargoylemayappearasanycreature,most
arecarvedtoresemblewingeddemonswithhornsand
viciousteeth.
Becausetheyareanimationsandnotlivingcreatures,
gargoylesdonotneedtoeatorsleep.Theyarenotcapa
bleofspeech,andonlyobeytheordersoftheircreator.

GARGOYLE
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
7
52
+1
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Claw:1d10+9damage.
Bite:1d10+9damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Fly:Agargoylecanflyataspeedof20feetperround,
butitcannothoverinmidair.
Statuelike:Anunmovinggargoyleappearsasastone
stature.APCcanrecognizeagargoylebymakingadif
ficult(6)Spiritcheck.

FROSTLANDDRAGON
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
12
410
+2
35
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Claw:1d10+15damage.
Bite:1d8+12damage,andthetargetishobbled.
Tailsweep:Thedragonattacksalladjacentcreatures.
Onasuccessfulhit,eachtargettakes1d6+6pointsof
damageandisknockeddown.Afrostlanddragoncan
onlyusethisattackoncearound.
Frostbreath:Thedragontargetsa20footby20foot
areaadjacenttoitself,attackingeachcreatureinthe
space.Onasuccessfulhit,thefrostdeals1d6+9points
ofdamage.Afrostlanddragoncanonlyusethisattack
oncearound.
SPECIALABILITIES
Fly:Afrostlanddragoncanflyataspeedof50feetper
roundandhoveratanyheight.Whileflying,itcanonly
useitsfrostbreathattack.
Multiattack:Afrostlanddragoncanuseuptofiveat
tackactionsonitsturn,butitcannotattackthesame
enemymorethanthreetimesaround.

GOBLIN
Thesesmall,3foottall,greenskinnedhumanoidsseem
tothriveinalmosteverylandscapeandclimate.Theyare
cowardlywhenencounteredalonebutdangerousin
numbers.
Muchlikethecivilizedraces,goblinsarecapableofspe
cializedtraining,witharchers,warriors,andeven
shamansfoundamongsttheirranks.Theykeepwolvesas
petsandforhunting,andhaveevenbeenknowntoride
largerspecimensofthebreed.
Whilegoblinshavetheirownleaders,theyareequally
inclinedtoservemembersofothermorepowerfulraces.
Goblinsspeaktheirownlanguage,andmostspeak
crudecommon.

GOBLINGRUNT
LEVEL
HEALTH
8

ATTACKS
,MELEE
Spear:1d4+2damage.

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SIMPLICITY
GOBLINARCHER

FIVEHEADEDHYDRA

LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
1
16
+0
25
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Sword:1d8+1damage.
RANGED
Bow:20arrows;range75/150;1d10+2damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Cowardly:Whenfleeingaskirmish,agoblinarcher
movesatthreetimesitsspeed.

LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
10
350
+1
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Bite:1d10+13damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Multiattack:Ahydracanuseuptofiveattackactions
onitsturn,butitcannotattackthesameenemymore
thanthreetimesinaround.

OGRE
GOBLINWARRIOR
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
2
22
+0
25
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Spear:1d10+3damage.
RANGED
Spear:5spears;range25/50;1d8+2damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Cowardly:Whenfleeingaskirmish,agoblinwarrior
movesatthreetimesitsspeed.

Ogresarebig,dumb,meanspiritedhumanoidsthatde
lightinscavengingandplunderingfortheirsurvival.Their
lowintelligencemakesthemprimetargetsforexploita
tionbymembersofothermoremanipulativeraces,who
oftenusethebrutesfortheirrawmuscle.
Mostogresknowonlyafewselectwordsofotherlan
guages.Theycommunicateamongstthemselvesthrough
aseriesofgrunts,hoots,andexaggeratedbodylanguage.

OGRECHANTER
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
8
58
+1
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Knife:1d10+10damage.
RANGED
Lashingvine:Theogrechanterflicksitswrist,anda
thorny,whiplikevinelashesoutatanenemywithin
15feet,dealing1d8+8damageonasuccessfulhit.
SPECIALABILITIES
Empoweringchant:Theogrechantercallsuponthe
forcesornaturetoempoweritsallies,creatingaspirit
totemwithin25feetofitself.Allieswithin25feetof
thetotemreceivea+2bonustoattackrolls.Anogre
chantercanonlyusethisabilityonceperskirmishand
doingsoistheequivalentofanattackaction.When
theogrechanterdies,thetotemvanishes.
Healer:Anogrechantermayuseitsattackactionto
healanadjacentcreaturefor1d10+10healthpoints.

HYDRA
Hydrasresemblewingless,manyheadeddragons.While
largeanddeadly,theyarenotverybrightandhavean
intellectakintotheaveragedog.
Thecommonspecimenhasfiveheads,buthistorical
recordsrecounthydraswithuptotwicethatnumber.In
addition,somehydrasmaybreathefire,acid,oreven
lightningfromoneormoreoftheirheads.

THREEHEADEDBOGHYDRA
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
7
156
+1
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Bite:1d10+9damage.
Acidbreath:Aboghydratargetsa15footby15foot
areaadjacenttoitself,attackingeachcreatureinthe
space.Onahit,theaciddeals1d6+5pointsofdam
age.Thehydracanonlyusethisattackoncearound.
SPECIALABILITIES
Multiattack:Aboghydracanuseuptothreeattack
actionsonitsturn,butitcannotattackthesameene
mymorethantwiceinaround.

TROLL
Theselargeganglycreatureshaverubberygreenskinand
eatanythingthatmoves.Theyaredifficulttokillandwill
riseagainafterdeathunlessdosedwithfireoracid.For

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allthesereasonsandmore,mostracesdespisetrollsand
killthemonsight.
Whiletrollsaredimwitted,afewhavebeenknownto
speakbrokencommon.

SKELETALHUMANSOLDIER
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
2
22
+0
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Sword:1d10+3damage.
RANGED
Bow:10arrows;range75/150;1d8+2damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Fleshless:Askeletalhumansoldiertakeshalfdamage
fromweaponsintheblade,bow,andpickcategories

TROLL
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
5
40
+0
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Claw:1d10+6damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Riseagain:Unlessburnedafteritsdeathwithatleast
5pointsofacidorfiredamage,atrollrisesagainonits
nextturnwithofitsoriginalhealth.
Regeneration:Atrollregeneratestwiceitslevelin
healthatthebeginningofitsturn.

GHOUL
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
3
28
+0
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Bite:1d10+4damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Feedingneed:Ifaghouliswithin50feetofadying
creaturewhenitsturnbegins,itcanperformnoother
actionbuttomovetowardthedyingcreatureandat
tempttofeedonit.Whenaghoulfeedsuponadying
creature,itperishesimmediately.

UNDEAD
Manydifferenttypesofundeadexist.Necromancersply
ingtheirunsavoryskillsanimatesome.Othersriseon
theirown,perhapsbecauseofadisturbanceinornear
theirburialsite.Stillothers,suchasghosts,neverfully
departtheworldofthelivingaftertheirdeaths.
Whileskeletons,zombies,ghouls,mummies,ghosts,
wraiths,andotherundeaddifferinsize,power,andabili
ties,theyallhaveonethingincommon:theyarenot
livingcreatures.Becauseofthis,theycannothealbytime
orbynormalmagicalmeans.Infact,healinganundead
creatureactuallycausesitdamage,whichisatacticoften
employedbycurateswhenbattlingtheundead.
Someundeadspeakthelanguagetheyknewwhenliv
ing,butmanyaresimplymindlessshellsofunrest.

GHOST
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
13
88
+2
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Weakeningtouch:1d10+16damageandexhausted.
SPECIALABILITIES
Incorporeal:Ahumanghosttakeshalfdamagefrom
allattacksexceptthosewiththeCurateabilityre
quirement.

GRAVEYARDZOMBIE
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
1
16
+0
20
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Bite:1d10+2damageandzombiebite(seebelow).
SPECIALABILITIES
Zombiebite:Alivingcreaturebittenbyagraveyard
zombiemustmakeBodycheckorbecomediseased.If
thediseaseisntcleansedfromthevictimwithinaday,
thevictimdiesandrisesasagraveyardzombiethefol
lowingnight.

MUMMY
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
18
118
+3
30
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Drainingtouch:1d10+23damageandnecromantic
drain(seebelow).
SPECIALABILITIES
Necromanticdrain:Whenamummysuccessfullyhits
alivingcreaturewithitsdrainingtouch,itregainshalf
thedamageamountinhealthpoints.

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WYVERN
Dragonlikeinappearance,thesewingedcreaturesattack
usingtheirbarbedpoisontail,razorsharpclaws,andvi
ciousteeth.Afullgrownwyverncancarryupto400
poundsofweight.
Iftrainedfromayoungage,wyvernsarecapableof
servingasaerialmounts.Forthisreason,wyverneggsare
highlyprizedwithintacteggssellingforaround50gold
pieces.

WYVERN
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
5
40
+0
20
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Bite:1d10+6damage.
Poisontail:1d8+5and4poison.
SPECIALABILITIES
Fly:Awyverncanflyataspeedof40feetperround
andhoveratanyheight.
Swoopingattack:Whenflying,awyverncanmovebe
foreorafteranyofitsattacks,butitstotalmovement
cannotexceeditsflyingspeed.Whenusingthisability,
thewyverncanonlyattackwithitsclaws.

YETI
Theseshaggyapelikecreaturesprefertoliveinextreme
frozenclimates.Becausetheycancallothermembersof
theirspecieswiththeirhowls,yetisaredangerousalone
anddeadlywhenencounteredingroups.
Whileyetispreferanenvironmentinhospitabletomost
races,adventuressometimesseektoslaythemfortheir
pelts.Tannerstypicallypaybetweenfiveandtengold
piecesforayetipelt.
Yetisarenotintelligentbutcannotspeak.

YETI
LEVEL
HEALTH
MODIFIER
SPEED
9
64
+1
35
ATTACKS
,MELEE
Fist:1d10+11damage.
SPECIALABILITIES
Yetihowl:Whenayetiisreducedtohalfofitsoriginal
healthtotal,ithowls.Thereisa50%chanceitshowl
drawsanotheryetitothefight.Ifthishappens,the
calledcreaturejoinsthefightontheyetisnextturn.

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