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0: What is Siege at Mordock Manor:​ ​It is an ultra simple roleplaying 

Armor  Items 
game that can be played solo or with a traditional GM if you so wish.  
  Helmet  +3H  1g  (2) Bread Crust  1D3 H  1g 
2.0: What You Need: ​2 six-sided dice, graph paper, note paper/character 
sheet, a pencil w/eraser, this chapbook.  Witch’s Hat  +3W  1g  (3) Ale  1D3 W  1g 
  Chainmail  +6H  2g  (4) Potion  1D6 H  2g 
3.0: Rolling:​ During play, you always roll 1D6, trying to score equal to 
or lower than your stat score. If you are proficient, roll 2 dice and take  Midnight Cloak  +6W  2g  (5) Mead  1D6 W  2g 
the better result of the 2. 1 always succeeds. 6 always fails. (NOTE: 1D3 
means roll and half the result rounding up. 1D2 means: Odds = 1 Evens = 2)   Blessed Armor  +6HW  3g  (6) Dark Pact  FULL HW  6g 
   
4.0: Characters:​ ​To create a character, do the following:  7.0: Generating Rooms:​ ​Begin by choosing a random square on the graph 
1. STATS:​ You have 4 statistics. ​ST​rength, ​DE​xterity, ​WI​ts,  paper and generating the first room. To generate a room, roll the D6. The 
CH​arisma. You have 7 points to assign between them as you see fit.  number rolled in the number of squares in the room. These can be drawn 
No stat can have a score lower than 1 or higher than 4.  in any way, shape, or form so long as they are orthogonally connected. 
2. CLASS:​ Choose a class. There are 4 to choose from. Each one will  Next, roll 1D3 (1D6 divided by 2 rounded up). This is the number of doors 
make you proficient in one area. ​Death Knight​ Proficient in ST  in the room. Draw small rectangles to represent the doors along any 
Black Assassin:​ Proficient in DE ​Warlock:​ Proficient in WI ​Dark  single square’s edge to designate an exit.  
Whisperer: ​Proficient in CH   
3. RACE​: Choose a race. Race grants you a +1 bonus to one stat. ​Orc:​ +1  8.0: Room Type:​ ​Each newly generated room has a type. Roll 1D6 to 
ST ​Goblin:​ +1 DE ​Demon:​ +1 WI ​Dire Elf: ​+1 CH  determine the type. Note this in the room with a letter. 
4. HEALTH​: Your health is your ST+DE+20 (+10 for a challenge).  ● (1) Hall​: (H) No effect. 
5. WILL​: Your will is your WI+CH+20 (+10 for a challenge).  ● (2) Guard Room:​ (G) +1 to the number of guards here.  
6. DMG: ​Your DMG rating begins at +0.  ● (3) Barricade:​ (Br) A barricade blocks the way. +1 ST rolls. 
  ● (4) Ballista:​ (Bl) A huge ballista fires at you as soon as you are 
5.0 Weapons:​ ​Roll 2D6 to determine your gold. You may buy equipment now.  through the door. DE check or take 2D6 H-DMG. 
Weapons have a damage rating and a cost in gold (g).   ● (5) Kitchen:​ (K) Roll on Items Chart after battle. 
  ● (6) Treasury:​ (T) Gold earned here is doubled. 
 
Melee Weapons  Ranged Weapons 
9.0: Doorways:​ Next, you will choose one door to move through into the 
Punching Dagger  1  1g  Rock Sling  1  2g  next room. Roll 1D6 to determine the door type. After moving, generate 
the new room. 
Unholy Axe  1D3  2g  Throwing Axe  1D3  3g  ● (5-6) Unlocked​: Move through freely. 
● (4) Stuck​: Must make a ST check to get through. Lose 1 WILL to 
Cursed Sword  1D3+1  3g  Piercing Cross  1D3+1  4g 
reroll and try again. 
Chain Whip  1D6  4g  Cursed Longbow  1D3+2  5g  ● (3) Locked​: Must make a WI check to get through. Lose 1 WILL to 
reroll and try again. 
Bastard Sword  1D6+1  5g  Spear of Hellfire  1D6  7g  ● (​1-2) Trapped​: Must make a WI check to disarm and move. If you 
  fail, take 1D3 damage but still move through. 
6.0: Armor and Items: ​Armor grants the wearer a boost to their health,   
will, or both. Other items such and food and potions can be used to  10.0 Enemies:​ ​After Entering any room, roll to generate the enemies 
restore lost health and will.  there. Roll once for the type and a second time for the number of that 
enemy. Each enemy has a Max number of that type that can appear in a 
room, a Health Damage, a Will Damage, and a Life Force. 
 
  Enemy Type  Max  H DMG  W DMG  LF 

1  Guard Boy  3  1  1  3 

2  Squire  3  1D2  1D2  4 

3  Manor Guardsman  2  1D3  1D3  5 

4  Grounds Patrolman  2  1D6  1D6  7 

5  Captain of the Guard  1  1D6+2  1D6+2  10 

6  Manor Knight*   1  2D6  2D6  20 

 
11.0: Fighting: ​To fight the enemies in your room, follow these steps in 
order: 
1. Bravery:​ Make a CH check. If you pass, gain 1 Will. If you fail, you 
lose Will according to the enemy’s W DMG. If your Will is ever 0, 
all rolls take a +1 modifier. (A roll of 1 STILL always succeeds) 
2. Ranged Attack:​ IF the room is 4 squares or larger you may make a 
ranged attack. Roll a DE check. If you succeed, apply weapon 
damage (+DMG score) to the enemy’s LF.  
3. Melee Attack:​ You MUST now make a melee attack using a ST check. 
If you succeed, deal weapon dmg (+DMG score) to the enemy’s LF. If 
you fail, roll the enemy’s H DMG and apply it to your health. 
4. Repeat:​ Repeat this process until either you die or you’ve killed 
all the enemies in the room. Run away with a successful CH roll. 
 
12.0: Treasure:​ Roll 1D6. If you get 1 through 5 you earn that much gold. 
If you roll a six, roll on the Items chart on the previous page. If you 
roll a 1 on the items chart you find nothing. 
 
13.0: The Boss: ​The Knight is the boss. Track enemies you kill. After a 
battle roll 2D6. If the roll is LOWER than the number of enemies killed, 
the boss can now have a chance of appearing. The boss can only appear in 
ectoplasm and ooze rooms. Once he is defeated, the game ends.  
 
14.0: Leveling Up:​ In between games you may spend 100 gold to add +1 to 
one stat. No stat can be higher than 5. Also add +1 DMG. You may buy new 
equipment. You may only have 2 melee and 1 ranged weapon at a time.  
 
 CHAPBOOK ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS 
 
1. Print off the first two pages back to back. 
2. Fold the pages in half to form a chapbook folio so that the cover 
art is on the front of the chapbook and the enemy chart is on the 
back.  
3. Print the third page separately. 
4. Cut off these assembly instructions (and the Note on Gameplay) 
and discard them leaving you with just the character sheet. 
5. Alternatively, keep this section as an “extra” page and put it in 
the middle of the Chapbook.  
6. OR forgo printing the third page and use your own note paper or 
note card as the character sheet. 
 
A NOTE ON GAMEPLAY and CLARIFICATIONS 
 
● Natural rolls of 1 ALWAYS succeed, despite die modifiers from 
room types or loss of Will (as indicated in Bravery). 
● Play the game multiple times to level up your character and make 
them stronger. 
● Use the character in this Micro Chapbook RPG in other Micro 
Chapbooks for mixed up gameplay. 
● Interchange weapons, enemys, rooms, etc. with other Micro 
Chapbook RPGs for more options and variety.  
● The game may be played as a “traditional” RPG with one person 
acting as a GM. 
● The GM can choose to prebuild the map beforehand, choosing what 
is in each room, the layout, the doors, the traps, where the Boss 
is hiding, and more.  
● The GM can add in treasure chests with set gold or items inside.  
● The GM may choose to run the game in a more “roleplay” style with 
added story elements, non-player characters, quest goals, etc. 
● In this way, the GM can use WI for all reading, writing, and 
intelligence based rolls. The GM may also use CH for all social 
based rolls with NPCs, enemies, and more.  
● Try playing the game on a traditional grid based game mat with 
miniatures. 
● Each miniature can move 1 square at a time orthogonally as part 
of the melee attack phase.  
● Ranged attacks may be made at a distance. Melee attacks may be 
made while adjacent.  
● Come up with your own house rules!