ARSE!

FA N TA S Y

A Swords & Sorcery Supplement for

the ARG Roleplaying System
Contents
Character Creation 2
Primary Stats 2
Secondary Stats 2
Skills 2
Talents 2
RACE 2
Skills, Spells, Talents & Race 3
Races 3
Warrior Skills 4
Rogue Skills 4
Wizard Skills 4
Talents 5
Magic 6
Level 1 Spells 7
Level 2 Spells 8
Level 3 Spells 9
Level 4 Spells 9
Level 5 Spells 10
Level 6 Spells 11
enchantment 11
Expanded Rules 12
Currency 12
Equipment 12
Magic Items 15
Brewing Potions 16
Scribing Scrolls 16
Enchanted Objects 16
Combat Options 18
Opponents & NPC’s 18
NPC CARD SHEET 20
Character Sheet 22

Some Stuff You Might Need To Know

This is a rules supplement for the ARSE roleplaying system. It assumes you are using the base mechanics and
rules as written in the ARG core rulebook. Some of the rules contained herein will override base mechanics. You
are welcome to use your judgement on how much of these expanded rules you include in your game and are
encouraged to modify anything to suit.

This supplement does not provide a full campaign world or strict setting, nor does it provide “fluff ” around any of
the rules. These are strictly basic mechanics and should be flavoured to suit your game.

Many spells and talents don’t have explicit rules for their use, this is intentional and it is left up to the GM and
players to interpret the rules as written in to whatever is fun, fair and works for the game.

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Character Creation Race:

Primary Stats: New characters must also choose a race to which they
belong. Your race will usually provide a benefit in the form
Warrior (ALPHA) / Rogue (BETA) / Wizard (GAMMA) of a bonus to two skills and a Talent. Refer to Races for
more information.
The standard statistics ALPHA, BETA and GAMMA are
renamed to Warrior (WAR), Rogue (ROG), Wizard (WIZ). Skills:

These are the three main character archetypes that you The following table is a list of the standard skills available
will find in a fantasy setting (rename Wizard to Scholar for in an ARSE Fantasy game. Feel free to add or remove to
low/no magic campaigns). Putting more points in one of suit. In low-magic or no-magic settings, you may want
these means your character leans closer to that archetype to shift some of the skills around or add new ones for
but they aren’t meant to be strict classes. Think of them as balance. Refer to Skill Descriptions for detailed information
primary colours that you can mix together to create new on each skill and its use in game.
colours. For instance, A Wizard with a splash of Warrior Warrior Rogue Wizard
could make a cleric, warmage or monk type character.
Athletics Acrobatics Diplomacy
Secondary Stats:
Endurance Bluff Heal
Intimidate Dodge Insight
The secondary stats remain the same as in the Core Rules Ride Perception Lore*:
except as noted here: Strength Stealth Dungeon Lore
Weapon Skill*: Thievery Holy Lore
Hit Points (HP) - [WAR*6] or [ROG*5] or [WIZ*4] Heavy Axes Weapon Skill*: Nature Lore
• How much damage you can take. You base this Heavy Blades Heavy Ranged Magic
number off your highest Primary Stat. Heavy Blunt Light Axes Mercantile
• HP can be raised further by spending Skill Points (SP) Polearms Light Blades Weapon Skill*:
at a rate of 1SP:3HP. Unarmed Light Ranged Light Blunt
• You regain [STAT*2] HP per 6 hours of rest. Eating *These are skill categories. Each skill under the category must be
a provision will heal STAT extra HP per rest (one chosen separately.
provision per 6 hour rest). Magic spells and potions
can also heal HP. Talents:
• When you reach 0HP you are incapacitated or
unconscious. At -6HP you are dead. A new layer to character creation is the Talent. At
character creation, new characters may choose 1 Talent
Magic Points (MP) - [WIZ*3] (in addition to the free racial talent). Talents generally
• How many spells you can cast. You only gain this stat if allow you to do something out of the norm, or modify
you have 1 or more ranks in the Magic Skill. skills to make them better or more useful but at a cost to
• MP can be raised further by spending SP at a rate of something else. See Talents for more information.
1SP:3MP
• You regain [WIZ] MP per 6 hours of rest. Magic
potions can also replenish MP.
• When you reach 0MP you are unable to cast any spells.

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Races, Skills & Talents
Races: Savage races are generally primitive, tribal and vicious.
Most fantasy RPG’s have a selection of races that a
player can choose to be a part of. The following list
contains some common fantasy races. Each race will
generally have a bonus DL modifier to two skills and
a Racial Talent that you get for free. Racial Talents
generally don’t have a downside, unlike regular Talents.
Civilized Races:
Civilized races form the bulk of society and are the most
likely choices for Adventurers.
Human - Flexible, resourceful, expansionist.
Usually the most populous race in a Fantasy setting.
• 2 extra Skill Points at character creation.
• Talent: ‘Human Ingenuity’ - Once per day you can
substitute one primary stat for another when rolling
a skill check.
Dwarf - Hardy, stoic, dour.
Miners, crafters and traders. The Dwarves live under
mountains in great stone cities. They are master
craftsmen but are always on the lookout for profit.
• +1DL to Endurance and Dungeon Lore checks.
• Talent: ‘Dwarven Darkseeing’ - No penalty for low-
light and can see in the dark as if it were low-light.
Elf - Lithe, aloof, elegant.
An extremely long-lived race with ties to nature and
magic.
• +1DL to Perception and Nature Lore checks.
• Talent: ‘Elven Precision’ - Once per day can reroll a
failed combat skill check.
Halfling - Small, clever, inventive.
Halflings make for good diplomats, businessmen and
inventors.
• +1DL to Insight and Diplomacy checks
• Talent: ‘Halfling Luck’ - Once per day can reroll a
failed non-combat skill check.
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Savage Races:
It is unlikely that you will find adventurers among their
ranks and GM’s should carefully consider their use as
a playable race in a campaign. These races tend to lean
towards Evil or otherwise don’t get along with other
races (including the other savage races).
Orc - Brutal, Fierce , Militaristic.
Orcs are large, green, hairy, angry and warlike.
• +1DL to Intimidate and Heavy Axes checks.
• Talent: ‘Berserker Rage’ - Once per day deal an extra
1d6 damage on attack rolls for 1d3 combat rounds.
Lizardman - Xenophobic, Hunters, Primitive.
Lizardmen are a cannibalistic tribal race who generally
dwell in jungles and deserts.
• +1DL to Polearms and Althetics checks.
• Talent: ‘Lizardman Appetite’ - Once per day can
eat the raw corpse of a medium sized or smaller
mammal or humanoid and regain the same amount
of HP as eating provisions +3HP.
Ogre - Large, Strong, Stupid.
Ogres are dim-witted but extremely strong and
territorial. They live in the mountains and are generally
at odds with Dwarves. They are also very spiritual.
• +1DL to Strength and Holy Lore
• Talent: “Ogre Smash!” - Once per day can substitute
the Strength skill for any melee or thrown attack roll
and will deal damage one tier above the weapon’s
normal damage rating.
Goblin - Small, sneaky, malicious.
Thieves and tricksters. Although weak, they can be quite
clever and become a threat in large numbers.
• +1DL to Thievery and Stealth checks.
• Talent: ‘Goblin Pockets’ - Raise Carry Weight by 5 to
[WAR * 25]kg.
Halfbreeds:
If the GM allows, halfbreeds of the above races can be
included in the game. You can create a halfbreed of any
of the above race combinations with GM permission.
When creating a halfbreed you may choose one of the
+1DL skill bonuses from either parent race and 1 racial
talent from either parent race.
Warrior Skills: Perception - Your ability to notice clues, detect secret
doors, spot imminent dangers, find traps, follow tracks,
Athletics - This skill is used for physical activities listen for sounds, or locate hidden objects.
that rely on muscular strength, such as running, jumping,
climbing, swimming, etc. Stealth - Conceal yourself or objects from enemies,
and sneak around without being seen or heard. This
Endurance - This skill allows you to hold your breath, is often used as an opposed check vs an opponent’s
fight off thirst and hunger, swim for long periods of time Perception skill.
as well as resist poisons, disease and harsh environmental
conditions. Thievery - Disabling traps, opening locks, picking
pockets, and sleight of hand. In some cases (such as sleight
Intimidate - You can use this skill to make threats of hand) this might be an opposed check vs an opponent’s
and influence others through hostile means. The DL Perception skill.
for this check is usually based on how hostile the other
person is to your character and their general Weapon Skill - This skill gives a character proficiency with
susceptibility to intimidation. one type of weapon and is used for attack rolls made with
that weapon. Choose one:
Ride - Your ability to control a mount under Heavy Ranged (Composite Bows, Crossbows)
difficult conditions (such as the middle of combat, or on Light Axes (Hatchet, Axe)
loose ground). Some mounts need higher ranks to ride: Light Blades (Dagger, Shortsword)
Rank 1: War Horse Light Ranged (Thrown weapons, Bows)
Rank 3: Exotic Land Mounts
Rank 5: Flying Mounts Wizard Skills:

Strength - A character with this skill may perform Diplomacy - You can influence others with your
great feats of strength involving lifting/throwing heavy tact, subtlety, and social grace. The DL for this check is
objects, bending/breaking strong objects and so forth. The usually based on how friendly the other person is to your
following benefits also apply: character.
Rank 2: +1 damage with melee attacks
Rank 4: +2 damage with melee attacks Heal - You know how to help someone recover
Rank 6: +3 damage with melee attacks from wounds or debilitating conditions, including disease.
You can spend 1 hour to treat another person’s wounds,
Weapon Skill - This skill gives a character proficiency with granting them either HP equal to your [Heal]+[WIZ] or
one type of weapon and is used for attack rolls made with a bonus to their next Endurance check equal to [Heal]. A
that weapon. Choose one: creature can only be healed in this way once per day. The
Heavy Axes (Battleaxe, Greataxe) GM may require you to use special healing equipment
Heavy Blades (Longsword, Two-Handed Sword) (like bandages, medicines, curative herbs, etc) to be able to
Heavy Blunt (Warhammer, Greathammer) perform a heal.
Polearms (Spear, Halberd, Greatspear)
Unarmed (Martial Arts, Brawling) Insight - You can discern intent and decipher body
language during social interactions. Mostly used to gauge
Rogue Skills: moods and detect lies. This is often used in opposition to
someone using the Bluff skill.
Acrobatics - You can perform an acrobatic stunt,
keep your balance while walking on narrow or unstable Lore - You have broad academic knowledge of
surfaces, slip free of a grab or restraints, or take less one of the following subjects:
damage from a fall.
Dungeon - Finding your way through
Bluff - You make a Bluff check to fast-talk a guard, dungeon complexes and caverns, recognizing
con someone, pass off a disguise and otherwise tell lies. dungeon hazards and creatures, and underground
This is usually an opposed skill check vs the Insight of an survival.
opponent.
Holy - Knowledge about gods, religious traditions
Dodge - Can be used to evade traps and fast and ceremonies, (un)holy effects, (un)holy
moving objects. While wearing light or no armour, you get symbols, theology, demons, the undead and spirits
a bonus to DEF equal to the number of ranks you have in
this skill. Nature - Finding your way through the
wilderness, recognizing natural hazards, plants
4 and animals, survival, and living off the land.
Magic - You can learn and cast spells of a level
equal to your rank in this skill. You also gain a new MP
stat when you have 1 or more ranks in this skill. Also
covers lore regarding the arcane.
Mercantile - Haggling for price, appraising the value
of items and matters of money and trade. Can be used for
gambling or games of chance.
Weapon Skill - This skill gives a character proficiency with
Light Blunt weapons (Quarterstaff, Clubs, Maces)
Talents: Jack of All Trades -
Talents are an extra layer of character customisation over
base stats and skills. They allow you to specialize and excel
in certain areas at the cost of other abilities. You may pick
only one talent at character creation. You may also opt to
not pick a talent if you so choose.
Armoured Caster - • Con: Includes you and your allies.
• Pro: Ignore the penalty for casting in Heavy Armour.
• Con: All spells cost [Spell Level * 4]MP to cast while in
Heavy Armour.
Ambidextrous -
• Pro: Reduce dual wielding penalties to 0/-2. Deal full
damage with off-hand weapon.
• Con: -2 Melee damage while dual wielding.
Avatar of Nietzsche -
• Pro: Critical successes are 3x as effective.
• Con: Roll twice on all critical failure tables and suffer
both effects.
Beat With An Ugly Stick -
• Pro: +1 DEF and Intimidate DL due to childhood
beatings and extreme ugliness.
• Con: -2DL to Diplomacy, and Insight checks as well as
worse overall reactions from NPC’s.
Blood Mage -
• Pro: Allows you to spend HP as well as MP to cast
spells (and any combination of the two).
• Con: -1DL of all spells cast using HP.
Bruiser -
• Pro: +2 damage with two-handed weapons and
unarmed attacks deal 1d6 damage.
• Con: -2 DEF for being a lumbering oaf.
Compulsive Liar -
• Pro: +2 DL to all Bluff checks.
• Con: Can only use the Bluff skill for social skill checks.
Cult of Personality -
• Pro: +2DL on all social skill checks.
• Con: -2DL on all weapon skill checks.
Familiar -
• Pro: You own a small pet like a rat, snake or falcon that
is loyal to you and can perform simple tricks. It will
always be able to find its way back to you if separated
• Con: If it dies, it is lost forever (unless resurrected).
Fast Metabolism -
• Pro: +3 from any source of healing (potion, spell, ra-
tions, rest, etc). Applies to HP and MP.
• Con: -2DL to Endurance checks to resist disease and
double damage from poison effects.
• Pro: Ignore untrained penalty
• Con: Cannot learn rank 5 or 6 of any skill.
Jinxed -
• Pro: Creatures in your vicinity rolling any combination
of doubles (except double 1’s) on a skill check results in
a Critical Failure
Kamikaze -
• Pro: +2DL to melee attack checks if you moved that
turn.
• Con: -2 to DEF until your next turn if you moved then
attacked in the same turn.
Know-It-All -
• Pro: +2DL to all skill checks used as a source of
knowledge on a subject.
• Con: -2DL to all skill checks used in a social situation.
Night Person -
• Pro: +1DL to all skill checks during the night.
• Con: -1DL to all skill checks during the day.
Quick Draw -
• Pro: Can make a thrown or ranged attack as a move
action once per combat encounter.
• Con: That attack gets a -2DL penalty on the skill check.
Sex Appeal -
• Pro: +1DL to social skill checks with the opposite sex*
as well as better overall reactions.
• Con: -1DL to social skill checks with the same sex as
well as worse overall reactions.
*Homosexuals of the same sex as you count as the opposite
sex for this talent.
Small Frame -
• Pro: +1 SPD and +2DL to acrobatics checks
• Con: -1 DEF and Carry Weight is reduced by 5 to
[WAR * 15]kg
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Magic: Spell List:
• You may learn and cast spells of a level that is equal to
or less than your rank in the Magic skill.
• At character creation you receive some free spells that
(in total) are of equal SP value to the amount of SP you
have spent on the Magic skill.
• After character creation you must purchase spells
separately with SP.
• A spell has an SP cost equal to its level.
Casting a Spell:
• Deduct spell cost from your MP pool. Spells have an
MP cost equal to [Spell Level * 3]. MP is deducted
even if the spell check was a failure.
• Make a skill check vs Magic. The DL for the spell is
-[Spell Level]. So for 1st level spells the DL is -1, 2nd
level spells is -2 and so on.
• If a success then apply spell effects.
• Spells that have a target will hit automatically upon a
successful check.
• Spells with a duration can be cancelled at any time by
the caster prior to the duration being reached.
• You cannot cast a spell if you do not have enough MP
to cover the spell cost.
Spell check Modifiers:
In addition to the Spell Level affecting the DL of a spell
check, other things may come in to play.
Caster wearing Heavy Armour -3
Caster is moving -1
Caster is drunk -3
Caster is adjacent to an opponent -1
Caster is restrained -2
Critical Spell Successes & Failures:
On a critical success the spell being cast will double in
effectiveness (double damage, duration, etc).
On a critical failure roll 2d6 against the following table to
determine the result:
2) Spell is successful. It targets every valid creature in an 11x11m
area centered on the caster (including the caster and allies) and is
twice as effective. All affected targets have their MP reduced to 0.
3) Caster’s MP is drained to 0.
4) Caster can now only talk and write in incomprehensible
gibberish for 1d6 days. Cannot cast spells during that time.
5) All of the caster’s carried money turns in to butterflies and
flutters away.
6) Caster’s footwear catches fire (small fire).
7) Spell backfires, dealing 1d6+[Spell Level] damage to the caster.
8) Spell misfires (random target).
9) Spell misfires (hits caster or random ally if harmful, hits enemy
if beneficial)
10) A shoal of fish materialises in a 7x7m area above the caster.
11) 3d6 years of the caster’s life drop away permanently. Caster
may now be a very small child.
12) The caster disappears in a puff of fragrant smoke, leaving
naught behind but a pair of smouldering curly-toed boots.
Level 1 Spells (-1DL) (3MP) (1SP)
Charm Confuse Detect Holy
Detect Magic ESP Find
Ignite Improved Vision Languages
Light* Lock* Telekinesis
Level 2 Spells (-2DL) (6MP) (2SP)
Bless* Compel Counter-Spell
Energy Bolt Fear Fog
Heal* Illusion Levitate
Shield* Silence Sleep
Level 3 Spells (-3DL) (9MP) (3SP)
Blind Grow* Hold
Mirror Self Poison* Strength*
Wall Water Breathing
Level 4 Spells (-4DL) (12MP) (4SP)
Banish Undead* Crumble* Divine Intervention
Fly Fireball Grand Illusion
Haste Web
Level 5 Spells (-5DL) (15MP) (5SP)
All Heal Chain Lightning Consecrate*
Dominate Invisibility Petrify
Polymorph Switch Body
Level 6 Spells (-6DL) (18MP) (6SP)
Death Enchant Teleport Resurrect
* A reverse version of this spell can be cast. See spell description for
details.
Spell Descriptions:
Spells are listed on the following pages with full details on
their use.
Some spells have a duration of “X rounds or X minutes”. If
in combat, use rounds. Out of combat use minutes. Spells
with a duration can be sustained longer by recasting the
spell at the end of the duration with a +2DL to the check,
but still cost the same amount of MP.
Every spell has a Target that it can affect. There are 3 types
of target:
• None - Spell affects only the caster.
• Touch - Spell affects caster or any target touched by/
adjacent to the caster.
• Sight - Spell can target caster or anything that the
caster has line of sight to.
Many spells also have one or more optional enhancements,
that will increase the effectiveness of a spell but make it
harder and more costly to cast. Enhancements are denoted
by a ‘•’ in the description. Adding an enhancement to a
spell:
• Increases the MP cost of that spell by 2MP for each
enhancement.
• Modifies the DL by -1 for each enhancement.
• Some enhancements can be stacked multiple times,
modifying the cost and DL as above each time.
Arcane vs Holy magic:
There is no distinction in the spell list between Arcane or
Holy magic. GM’s and Players can choose which type they
cast based on the caster’s character concept but it does
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Level 1 Spells: Improved Vision
Charm Grants the target either the ability to see in the dark, or
Range: Touch Duration: N/A
Makes the target more friendly towards you. +1 to the next
social skill check made against the target.
Confuse • See through objects instead of Dark/Eagle vision.
Range: Touch Duration: 1min/1d3 rounds
Will cause the target’s mind to become slightly befuddled,
making them unable to concentrate on anything. -1 to all
skill checks that require concentration to succeed.
Detect Holy
Range: None Duration: 10 mins/1 encounter
Allows the caster to sense the presence of undead, spirits
and anything else supernatural in a 11x11m area. Can also
be used to discover the specific properties of any holy,
unholy or otherwise supernatural spell, item or effect.
Detect Magic
Range: None Duration: 10 mins/ 1 encounter
Allows the caster to sense the presence of arcane magic
in a 11x11m area. This spell can also be used to discover
the specific properties of any arcane magical spell, item or
effect.
ESP
Range: Sight Duration: 2mins/1d6 rounds
Allows the caster to tune in to another’s thoughts. It
cannot decipher specific thoughts or ideas but you can
gauge a creature’s emotions or frame of mind. Can be used
to see if someone is lying.
• To be able to read actual thoughts
• To empathise (share feelings) with the target. While
empathizing, either the caster or the target shares the
same emotions of the other. The observer will take
themselves half damage from any source of damage
that the other receives.
• To allow the caster to empathise two separate people
together.
Find
Range: None Duration: N/A
Used to find any one physical thing. When the spell is cast
and the caster concentrates on the thing desired, they will
suddenly know in which direction that thing lies. The spell
will however not give explicit directions to the thing, nor
can it be used to find emotions or anything insubstantial.
It can however be used to find some general things (eg. the
“exit to a maze”), but the more specific the better.
Ignite
Range: Sight Duration: N/A
Will set one readily flammable object alight (Small Flame).
The object cannot be a living creature (except plants).
• To start the fire at Small Fire level.
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Range: Touch Duration: 2 mins/1d6 rounds
an eagle’s vision. Eagle’s vision allows the target to see in
minute detail for up to a distance of 5km, and even further
in less detail.
• To see clearly for each 5km increment.
• Combine any of the visions with another vision.
Languages
Range: None Duration: 10 mins/1 encounter
Allows the caster to speak, read and write fluently in one
language.
• To commune with animals, plants or any other living
thing without a formal language.
• Increase range to Touch
Light
Range: Sight Duration: 10 mins/1 encounter
Creates a magical light on a target or target area with the
same intensity as a torch (2m radius). The reverse of this
spell is Darkness and creates a patch of murky darkness
(low-light) in the same area.
• To increase the intensity of the light produced to that
of full daylight or darkness.
• To spread the light/dark out to an additional 2m.
Lock
Range: Touch Duration: N/A
Will lock a door, chest or whatever without the use of
a lock or key. The reverse of this spell is Open, and will
unlock any mundane or magical lock.
• To modify the DL on an Open spell or Thievery skill
check by another person by -2 to a maximum of -6.
Telekinesis
Range: Sight Duration: 2 mins/1d6 rounds
Can be used to manipulate an object of a light to medium
weight and small size as if with a hand or like a puppet.
Objects can be carried through the air with a move action
at half the caster’s SPD. You can attack with an object with
a Standard action using the caster’s skill with that weapon
for the attack. If the object is struck with an attack (3 DEF)
the object falls to the ground and the spell ends.
• For every major increment in size or weight moved.
• To attempt an Unarmed strike from afar (caster’s skill)
vs an unwilling target. No damage but will shove the
target 1m away.
Level 2 Spells: Illusion
Bless
Range: Touch Duration: N/A
Target gets a +1DL bonus to their next skill or combat
check. The reverse of this spell is Curse and confers a -1DL
penalty to the target on their next skill or combat check.
• For every +/-1 modifier to the DL. Maximum of +/-4
Compel
Range: Touch Duration: N/A
Caster can command the target to perform one specific
task that will not cause them direct physical harm or is not
something completely against their character. Can be used
to coerce truth from someone, to make them susceptible
to bribes, gain information, forget they saw something, etc.
The compulsion must be spoken in a soft voice (and heard
by the target) or passed through physical contact.
• Command someone to do something against character
but not dangerous or suicidal.
Counter-Spell
Range: Sight Duration: N/A
This spell will allow the caster to dispel any other spell by
paying [1 + the target spell’s MP] (including any additional
effect costs), however the DL for the check is equal to [the
target spell’s DL -1]. Counter-Spell can be used by anyone
who knows this spell instantly against any spell cast
directly at them, provided they have the spare MP with
which to counter it.
Energy Bolt
Range: Sight Duration: N/A
This spell conjures a bolt of magical energy that travels in
a straight line towards the target, dealing 1d6 damage on
impact with whatever it hits first.
• Enhance the bolt with elemental energy (pick one):
- Fire Bolt (sets the target on fire - Small Fire)
- Ice Bolt (Half SPD for 1d3 rounds)
- Force Bolt (target is knocked prone)
- Lightning Bolt (target skips their next turn)
- Holy Bolt (+1d6 damage vs supernatural targets)
• Allow the energy bolt to avoid obstacles in its way.
Fear
Range: Sight Duration: 2mins/1d6 rounds
This spell causes the target to have an irrational fear of the
caster. The target will run screaming as far away from the
caster as possible.
• Cause the target to be afraid of something other than
the caster.
Heal
Range: Touch Duration: N/A
Heals a target for 1d6 HP. The reverse of this spell is Drain
Health which will deal 1d3 damage to the target and
transfer that damage dealt in to +HP for the caster.
• For every extra 1d6 HP, up to a maximum of 4d6
• For every extra 1d3 HP damage, maximum of 4d3
Range: Sight Duration: 5mins/ 2d6 rounds
The caster can create an illusion that will convince a target
of something that isn’t really there. The illusion will be
cancelled the moment something interferes with it (eg.
stepping on to an illusory bridge will make the bridge
disappear). Anyone wounded by an imaginary weapon will
appear to take damage until the point of unconsciousness,
however when the illusion wears off they will reawaken
and realise it was all in the mind (regaining any lost HP
from the illusion).
Levitate
Range: Touch Duration: 1 min/1d3 rounds
Target can float up and down under caster’s control equal
to the caster’s SPD. When the effect ends, the target can be
dropped or will float safely down to the ground (caster’s
choice). If the caster is attacked while levitating themselves
or another, they must pass a skill check as if casting the
spell (no MP cost) or will lose concentration, ending the
spell prematurely (target falls).
Shield
Range: Touch Duration: 2 mins/1d6 rounds
Increases DEF by 1. The reverse of this spell is Pierce and
reduces DEF.
• For every extra +1/-1 modifier to DEF up to a
maximum of +/-4
Silence
Range: Sight Duration: 2 mins/1d6 rounds
This spell causes the target to be unable to speak or utter
any sound from their vocal chords. This will also prevent
spells from being cast.
Sleep
Range: Touch Duration: 2 mins/1d6 rounds
Target will fall to sleep for the above duration or until
forcefully awoken.
• Target falls in to deep sleep for 2d6 hours or until dealt
HP damage.
Smoke
Range: Sight Duration: 2 mins/1d6 rounds
Fills a 3x3m area (centered on target) with dense
smoke, obscuring vision (-1DL to appropriate checks)
and choking anyone caught inside (see: Drowning &
Asphyxiation in ARSE core rules)
• +2x2m area. Maximum of +6x6m
• Upgrade smoke cloud to a Poison Gas (1d6 damage/
round)
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Level 3 Spells: Strength
Blind
Range: Sight Duration: 2 mins/1d6 rounds
This spell causes a single target to be stricken with
blindness. Blindness makes all skill checks that require
eyesight -4DL.
Grow
Range: Touch Duration: 5 mins/2d6 rounds
This spell causes the target (living or non-living) to grow to
the next major size category. On objects used as a weapon,
their damage rating will follow the appropriate rating for
its size. Living creatures will deal +2 melee damage for
each major increment in size.
The reverse of this spell is Shrink and works the same as
Grow, but in reverse.
• For each extra major increment/decrement in size
Hold
Range: Sight Duration: 2 mins/1d6 rounds
Immobilizes the target. Target can still perform actions
that don’t require movement of the feet. -3 DEF while held.
Mirror Self
Range: None Duration: 5 mins/2d6 rounds
Caster creates an illusory duplicate of themselves in
an adjacent square and can decide in secret to switch
places with it. Duplicates can be controlled as a second
character who acts on the same initiative position. They
can even make attacks and cast spells (from the Caster’s
MP reserve). Duplicate lasts for the above duration or
until either the caster or duplicate take any damage. GM
rolls hidden Perception checks vs the spell’s DL to be able
to identify the true caster. Failure results in identifying a
duplicate as the caster.
• For each extra duplicate. Only one duplicate will
disappear upon receiving damage. Maximum of 3
duplicates.
Poison
Range: Touch Duration: See Description
Target will be poisoned and receive 1d6 damage every
hour for 1d3 days. This spell can also be cast on a standard
sized meal or drink of liquid, so that it affects whomever
ingests it within 5 minutes. The reverse of this spell is
Purify and will cure one poison effect or create an antidote
of equal strength out of liquid
• For every 1d6 increase to damage. Maximum of 3d6
• For every 1d3 increase to poison duration. Maximum
of 3d3
• Use Purify to make Holy Water out of a liquid
• Add this enhancement to Purify multiple times to
equal the strength of the Poison.
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Range: Touch Duration: 2 mins/1d6 rounds
Increases one of the target’s Primary Stats by 1 (Max 6).
The reverse of this spell is Weakness and reduces a stat by
-1 (Min 0).
• For every +/- 1 to the bonus/penalty.
Wall
Range: Sight Duration: 5 mins/2d6 rounds
Creates a semi-transparent wall of magical force around a
target with dimensions of up to 3x3x3m. The wall deflects
ranged, melee and magic attacks. Someone may attempt
to pass in to the wall from the outside with a successful
Strength Check (DL is equal to the spell’s DL). Anyone
standing inside can leave the wall unhindered.
• Makes the wall opaque, with any appearance the caster
wishes (stone, wood, patterns, etc)
• For each 2x2x2m increase to the area.
Water Breathing
Range: Touch Duration: 10 mins/1 encounter
Allows the target to breathe underwater for 1 hour.
• Removes the need to breathe at all (can no longer be
drowned, choked or asphyxiated)
Level 4 Spells:
Banish Undead
Range: Sight Duration: See Description
Will remove any magical or spiritual forces that have
animated a corpse to unlife (includes ghosts), effectively
“killing” the undead target. The corpse cannot be raised
again after this spell is cast on it. This spell can be
preemptively cast on a corpse to stop it from being risen.
The reverse of this spell is Raise Dead and will raise a
corpse as a Skeleton (T2 Monster) for 1d6 days or until
killed/banished. Any parts missing from the corpse will
not grow back when raised.
• Raise as an undead of +1 Tier up to a maximum of T4
Crumble
Range: Touch Duration: N/A
Allows the caster to make 1 cubic meter of non-living
matter crumble in to small pieces. Can be used to breach
walls/doors or break items. The reverse of this spell is
Repair, and will repair a non-living object of 1 cubic meter
or less back to its original state or to a new form taking
up the same volume of matter, or with readily available
materials repair partially damaged objects.
• For every extra cubic meter of matter.
Divine Intervention
Range: Touch Duration: 5 mins/2d6 rounds
This spell will either cause the next melee, ranged or magic
attack against the target to automatically miss, or make
the next melee, ranged or magic attack made by the target
automatically hit. Lasts for the above duration or until an
attack is made against or by the target.
Fly
Range: Sight Duration: 5 mins/2d6 rounds
As Levitate, but the target can move freely in all directions
under the caster’s control at the Caster’s SPD.
• Use target’s SPD and give control of flight to the target.
Fireball
Range: Sight Duration: N/A
Hurls an explosive ball of fire towards the target area,
exploding on impact in a 5x5x5m area, dealing 2d6
damage to everything caught in the blast and knocking
prone anyone who fails a Moderate Dodge check.
• For every 2x2x2m increase to blast area up to a
maximum of +4x4x4m
• Sets inflammable objects and creatures alight (Small
Fire)
Grand Illusion
Range: Sight Duration: 5 mins/2d6 rounds
Works as Illusion but can affect a number of people up
to the Caster’s [Magic Skill + WIZ]. The Illusion will
remain, even if someone does something that would
normally reveal it, but the caster can reveal an illusion at
will. Illusory objects or creatures will appear solid to the
touch (if that is the desired effect) and for all intents and
purposes are “real” until the illusion is ended.
• For every additional 2 people affected
Haste
Range: Touch Duration: 2 mins/1d6 rounds
Out of combat, this spell will allow the target to act twice
as fast as normal (perform tasks faster, run faster, etc).
In combat this spell will give the target 1 extra Standard
Action per round for 1d6 combat rounds.
• For every additional Standard Action granted per
round up to a maximum of +3.
• For every additional x1 speed multipler out of combat
to a maximum of x5 as fast.
Web
Range: Sight Duration: 2 mins/1d6 rounds
Creates a sticky web over a 5x5m area and immobilizes
everyone in it unless they pass a Moderate Strength check
at -2DL. Successful checks allow a character to move at
half speed until they escape the web area. Strength check
must be made each round to avoid immobilization.
Anyone attempting to attack or cast spells from within the
web take a -2DL penalty to their rolls.
• For each -1 penalty to the DC of the Strength and
attack checks up to a maximum of -4DL
Level 5 Spells:
All Heal
Range: Sight Duration: N/A
Will heal up to [WIZ] amount of targets within 12m of the
caster for [2d6+WIZ] HP.
• For every extra target
• Regenerate lost limbs on one target instead of heal.
Chain Lightning
Range: Sight Duration: N/A
Deals 3d6 damage to target, jumps to the nearest creature
within 6m of the target and deals 2d6, then to the nearest
creature within 6m again (but not the first target) and
deals 1d6.
• Will damage only enemies of the caster within range of
each other
• Increase effective range to within 12m of the target
Consecrate
Range: None Duration: N/A
Will convert a 9x9m area to Holy Ground, causing spirits,
demons and undead to take 2d6 damage upon contact
for every meter of holy ground they tread through and
must pass a Hard Endurance check or flee in terror. The
spell can also be cast on objects, which will produce
the same effect if touched, but only 1d6 damage per
round of contact. Weapons can be Consecrated and will
permanently deal double damage to the appropriate
targets. The reverse of this spell is Desecrate and works the
same as consecrate but will affect holy spirits, angels and
similar Holy creatures. Either spell can be cast on the other
to counter the effect. This spell takes 1 hour (undisturbed)
to cast and cannot be cast in combat.
Dominate
Range: Touch Duration: 5 mins/2d6 rounds
Will give total control of the target’s mind to the caster,
who can mentally order them to perform any task they
wish. If ordered to perform an obviously suicidal task, the
target can make an Insight check vs the DL of the spell in
order to break free of the domination.
• Increase time limit to 1d6 hours
Invisibility
Range: None Duration: 5 mins/2d6 rounds
Will turn the caster invisible for the above duration, or
until the caster engages is hostile activity.
Petrify
Range: Touch Duration: 1d6 days
Turns the target to a stone statue for 1d6 days. The target
can still perceive their surroundings but cannot move or
communicate. The target will not receive HP damage while
in stone, but the stone can be chipped or broken, which
will affect the target accordingly when the spell ends, so
enough “damage” to the statue can still effectively kill the
target. This spell can be cast again on a target by a
different caster to dispel the effect. 10
Polymorph
Range: Sight Duration: 5 mins/2d6 rounds
Turns the target in to a small, harmless (Tier 0) animal for
the above duration or until the target receives HP damage.
The target retains their intelligence and are still in control
of themselves and can move around at normal speed for
that creature, dealing 1d3 damage with a bite, peck or claw
attack.
• Target’s intelligence is removed and they act as the
creature normally would.
• +1 Tier animal (max T3)
Switch Body
Range: Touch Duration: 1d6 days
Swaps the consciousness of the caster and target, placing
them in each other’s body. WAR, ROG, HP and racial
talent remain the same for the body in question, but WIZ,
MP, Skills and regular Talent will transfer with caster and
target. Spell can be cast again on either body by a different
caster to counter the spell.
• Increase spell duration to indefinite, and the Counter-
Spell can only be cast on the Caster’s original body. If
that body is destroyed before a Counter-Spell can be
cast, then the switch is permanent.
Level 6 Spells: ritual)
Death
Range: Touch Duration: N/A
Will instantly kill the next living creature touched by the
caster. The spell takes 1 day to prepare (undisturbed, and
out of combat), however the caster will also have their
natural lifespan shortened by 2d6 years after the kill.
Enchant
Range: Touch Duration: See Description
Will allow the caster to imbue the magical properties of
any other spell they know semi-permanently on to an
object of their choice. See Enchantment for more details.
Teleport
Range: Touch Duration: N/A
Allows the caster and anyone in physical contact with
them to instantly transport themselves to any location
known by the caster. Caster can transport up to [WIZ]
individuals (including themselves). Failing the check
results in the caster and all passengers being deposited in
random places within 30km of the destination.
Resurrect
Range: Touch Duration: N/A
Returns one corpse to life. Minimum requirement being
an intact bone. Target will regenerate in good health
(including the regeneration of lost limbs). However,
any other detached pieces of the corpse cannot be used
to resurrect that creature again unless they come from
the newly resurrected body. This spell cannot be cast on
creatures that died of natural causes.
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Enchantment:
The following is involved in enchanting a magical object:
• You must know the spell you wish to enchant on to
an object.
• You must know the Enchant spell.
• You must have an object to enchant.
• Purchase ritual ingredients equal to [Spell Level] *
200cp.
• Prepare the object for enchantment by casting the
Enchant spell on the item once.
• +2DL if you wish to make the item only useable by
people with training in the Magic skill.
• -2DL and +4MP if you wish to make the
enchantment permanent
• The Enchant ritual takes 3 uninterrupted hours to
cast and uses up all of the ritual ingredients.
• Cast the spell to be enchanted on to the item within
6 hours after Enchant is cast with a -2 modifier to DL
and +2MP cost.
• The MP cost of the spell to be enchanted can be
reduced by -2 for each reduction in range down to
‘None’. Minimum of 3MP
• The enchantment lasts for [2d6 + WIZ] uses (based
on the WIZ of the person who cast the Enchant
• A failed skill check will result in an unenchanted
object and the process must be started from scratch.
Multiple casters can be involved in the process of
enchanting, with one casting Enchant and the other
casting the spell to be enchanted. A magic item returns
to being a mundane item after all of its uses have been
expended.
There is no MP cost associated with using or activating a
magic item, however items can only be activated once per
combat round as a Standard Action.
An item can only have one enchantment on it at a time.
The specifics of how the spell works on/through the item
are up to the caster and GM to discuss.
Anyone can activate a magic item unless it was created
only to be used by people with training in the Magic skill.
NOTE: Some spells may become overpowered if enchanted
as-is on to an item permanently. In particular the Divine
Intervention and Death spells. Think carefully before
allowing them to be enchanted or severely restrict their use
as an enchantment.
Expanded Rules
Currency: created using this list as a basis. In general there are 4
The most common denominations of money in ARSE
Fantasy are the Gold Piece (gp), Silver Piece (sp) and
Copper Piece (cp). 100cp is worth 1sp and 10sp is worth
1gp. The Copper Piece is the most widely used coin and
prices are given in terms of cp. The silver and gold piece
are mostly used by nobility and the banks for storing
and exchanging large sums of money though many
adventurers will carry silver and gold for ease of transport.
Commoners and some of the lower income merchants
may refuse to accept payment in gold coins, as they have
little use for it in their day-to-day transactions and may
not be able to exchange it themselves, but silver coins are
almost always accepted and are a sign of wealth to all but
the elite classes. Barter and exchange of goods/services
are also accepted forms of trade, especially in the lower
classes.
Depending on the type of game being run; coins may or
may not have an appreciable weight which will impact
the adventurer as they plunder ancient dungeons for their
riches. There are three ways to handle money weight:
1) Money has no weight. Characters can carry an
unlimited amount.
2) Money has no weight. Characters can only carry what
the GM deems reasonable.
3) Assume that a coin (any type) weighs 10 grams (0.01kg),
a belt pouch can fit 50 coins (0.5kg) and a standard
adventuring sack can hold 1000 coins (10kg)
New characters start with 250cp to their names which they
can spend on the equipment below.
Equipment: heavy shields do not stack. Whichever is the higher of the
Every adventurer has an inventory full of weapons,
armour, tools and other objects that help them in their
journeys. The tables on the following pages list items that
are most useful to an adventurer, their cost, weight and
other important information. This is by no means an
exhaustive list of every item an adventurer might come
across, but gives a good indication of the things you might
find and their costs, which you can then use to guess at
other items not listed.
Costs listed are the average amount in a large city.
The further out from the main cities you go, the more
expensive things are likely to get. The smallest and most
remote towns might charge anywhere from 3-5x the
amount listed for goods they don’t produce locally.
Carry Weight in ARSE Fantasy is calculated at
[WAR * 20]kg.
The weapons listed are the most common to a medieval
fantasy setting. More exotic or specific weapons can be
tiers of damage (1d3, 1d6, 1d6+3, 2d6) for melee weapons
and a weapon can be assigned damage based on relative
size to other weapons in this list. Weapons also list some
additional information:
• 1-H: Indicates that a weapon is wielded in one hand,
leaving the other free to hold something else.
• 2-H: Indicates that a weapon must be wielded or
operated with both hands.
• Thrown: Indicates that this weapon can be thrown
accurately within the following ranges in meters
(short/long).
• Reach: Indicates that this weapon can treat unobscured
targets up to 2m away (2 squares/hexes) as adjacent for
the purposes of making standard melee attacks (but
not for moving out of threat range).
• Range: Indicates that this weapon can be accurately
fired up to the following ranges in meters (short/long).
Short range confers no bonus or penalty to the roll. Long
range applies a -2DL penalty to the roll. Firing further
than long range in combat is considered wildly inaccurate
(-4DL to the roll) and hitting targets past that range is a
matter of luck.
Armour is again basically a shortlist of common types
of armour found in medieval fantasy settings. When
creating new armours you should choose wether it is light
or heavy (metal tends to be heavy). Light Armours tend
to have a DEF value of 1-3 and Heavy Armour 4-6, with
SPD penalties for bulkier armour. Prices and stats are for
entire suits of armour (chest, leg, arm, hand, head). The
SPD penalties for encumbered/overburdened, armour and
penalties is the one that applies.
After the armour section is a listing of all the other
miscellaneous things adventurers might wish to spend
their money on, sorted in to broad categories.
Finally, the Magic Items section goes over the creation
of potions and scrolls as well as lists the prices for those
things and enchanted items.
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Weapons
Item Damage Cost Weight Notes
Light Melee
Axe 1d6 50cp 1kg 1-H
Club 1d3 25cp 1kg 1-H
Dagger 1d3 25cp 0.5kg 1-H / Thrown 5/10m
Hatchet 1d3 25cp 0.5kg 1-H / Thrown 5/10m
Mace 1d6 50cp 1kg 1-H
Quarterstaff 1d6 25cp 0.5kg 2-H
Shortsword 1d6 50cp 1kg 1-H
Spear 1d6 25cp 0.5kg 1-H / Thrown 10/20m
Heavy Melee
Battleaxe 1d6+3 150cp 3kg 1-H
Greataxe 2d6 300cp 6kg 2-H
Greathammer 2d6 300cp 6kg 2-H
Greatspear 2d6 350cp 6kg 2-H / Reach: 2m
Halberd 1d6+3 175cp 3kg 2-H / Reach: 2m
Longsword 1d6+3 150cp 3kg 1-H
Two-Handed Sword 2d6 300cp 6kg 2-H
Warhammer 1d6+3 150cp 3kg 1-H
Light Ranged
Shortbow 1d3+2 35cp 1kg 2-H / Range: 30/60
Longbow 1d6 70cp 1.5kg 2-H / Range: 40/80
Heavy Ranged
Composite Bow 1d6+2 140cp 2kg 2-H / Range: 50/100
Crossbow 1d6+4 280cp 4kg 2-H / Range: 25/50

Armour & Clothing

Item DEF Cost Weight Notes
Light Armour
Quilted Tunic +1 100cp 2kg
Leather Hauberk +2 250cp 5kg
Studded Leather Armour +3 400cp 8kg
Heavy Armour
Chainmail +4 800cp 10kg
Scalemail +5 1400cp 15kg -1 SPD
Platemail +6 2000cp 20kg -2 SPD
Shields
Light Shield +1 100cp 2kg
Heavy Shield +2 250cp 5kg -1 SPD
Clothing
Leather Belt - 10cp 0.5kg
Leather Boots (pair) - 40cp 1kg
Cloak (wool) - 30cp 0.5kg
Cloak (silk) - 300cp 1kg
Gloves (leather, pair) - 20cp 0.1kg
Gloves (silk, pair) - 200cp 0.1kg
Hat (common) - 10cp 0.1kg
Hat (fancy) - 40cp 0.1kg
Robe (linen) - 50cp 1kg
Robe (silk) - 500cp 3kg
Tunic (wool) - 45cp 1kg
Pants (linen) - 45cp 1kg

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Miscellaneous Goods & Equipment
Item Cost Weight Notes
Adventuring Equipment
Animal Trap (small) 5cp 1kg Traps most small to medium sized creatures. 1d3 damage
Animal Trap (large) 40cp 5kg Traps medium to large sized creatures. 1d6+2 damage
Arrows (each) 1cp 0.01kg
Bedroll 15cp 1kg
Blanket 10cp 1.5kg
Bolt, Crossbow (each) 2cp 0.04kg
Book (50 leaves) 120cp 1kg or Tome (150 leaves, 230cp, 3kg)
Caltrops (bag of 10) 6cp 0.5kg 1sqm coverage. 1d3 damage and -1 SPD for 1d6 rounds.
Candles (each) 2cp 0.2kg Burns for 8 hours, 2m radius of light
Chain (light, per meter) 9cp 4kg Supports 250kg max strain
Chain (heavy, per meter) 15cp 7kg Supports 700kg max strain
Chalk (stick) 1cp 0.02kg Or Charcoal
Clothing Repair Kit 5cp 0.2kg 5x needles, 1.5m spool thread, 10 buttons
Crowbar 10cp 1kg
Flint & Steel 3cp 0.2kg
Grappling Hook 10cp 0.5kg
Hammer 6cp 1kg
Lantern 12cp 1kg Burns for 4 hours, 6m radius of light
Lantern Oil (1 flask) 2cp 0.5kg 4 hours of lantern fuel.
Looking Glass 50cp 1kg
Marbles (glass, bag of 20) 12cp 1kg 2sqm coverage. DC9 acrobatics or fall prone + 1d3 damage
Mirror (hand) 20cp 1kg
Nails (25) 2cp 0.5kg
Net (fishing, per square meter) 6cp 1kg
Parchment (1 sheet) 2cp 0.02kg
Pole, 10-ft (3m) 5cp 1kg
Quill & Ink 10cp 0.5kg 1 Quill and 0.5l of black writing ink
Rope (15m coil, light) 50cp 5.5kg Supports 100kg max strain
Rope (15m coil, reinforced) 100cp 8kg Supports 250kg max strain
Shovel 12cp 1.5kg
Soap (bar) 5cp 0.2kg
Tent 30cp 3.5kg Sleeps 2 people
Torch 1cp 0.5kg Burns for 2hrs, 6m radius of light
Twine (15m ball) 6cp 0.1kg Supports 5kg max strain
Kits
Alchemy Kit 200cp 5kg Contains tools necessary for brewing potions
Climber’s Kit 30cp 7kg 1xHammer and 6xPitons
Disguise Kit 50cp 0.5kg Contains makeup and facial props
Fishing Kit 4cp 0.1kg 3m fishing line, 10 fishhooks
Healer’s Kit 35cp 1kg 15m roll of bandages, 0.25l rubbing alcohol, tweezers,
10 cotton swabs, knife.
Lockpick (set) 40cp 0.5kg
Travel Kitchen 30cp 2kg knife, fork, spoon, bowl, cup, skillet, pot, ladle
Containers
Backpack 25cp 1kg Holds: 15kg/10l/1000 coins
Case (scroll) 10cp 0.5kg Holds: 4 books/2 tomes/250 sheets/50 scrolls
Chest (small) 15cp 1.5kg Holds: 5kg/3l/250 coins
Chest (large) 60cp 4kg Holds: 30kg/20l/2000 coins
Pouch 5cp 0.2kg Holds: 2kg/0.5l/50 coins
Quiver (Bow) 8cp 0.5kg Holds up to 25 arrows
Quiver (Crossbow) 10cp 0.5kg Holds up to 25 bolts
Sack 10cp 0.5kg Holds: 10kg/10l/1000 coins
Waterskin 6cp 0.2kg Holds 1l of liquid 14
Item Cost Weight Notes
Mounts
Barding (horse, light) 800cp 4kg +2 to Horse’s DEF
Barding (horse, heavy) 2000cp 10kg +4 to Horse’s DEF / -1 SPD
Barding (exotic, light) 1200cp 4kg +2 to Mount’s DEF
Barding (exotic, heavy) 3400cp 10kg +4 to Mount’s DEF / -1 SPD
Exotic Mount Training -> Already tamed: 1000cp, 6 months. Wild: 2000cp, 1 year.
Harness 25cp 4kg
Horse Feed (sack) 12cp 5kg 7 days worth of horse feed per sack.
Saddle (Riding) 80cp 2kg
Saddle (War) 240cp 4.5kg
Stabling (per day) 1cp 2cp/day for stabling + feed
Saddle (custom, exotic, riding) 160cp 2kg
Saddle (custom, exotic, war) 480cp 4.5kg
Animals
Bear (trained) 900cp 600kg Max load of 300kg
Dog (Sled) 30cp 35kg Max load of 18kg
Dog (Work) 18cp 60kg
Dog (War) 25cp 100kg
Donkey (or Mule) 400cp 400kg Max load of 200kg
Falcon 200cp 2kg
Horse (Draft) 1000cp 900kg Max load of 450kg
Horse (Riding) 450cp 500kg Max load of 250kg
Horse (War) 800cp 700kg Max load of 350kg
Pigeon (Carrier) 8cp 1kg Hire is 1cp per day of flight to deliver a message.
Food & Drink & Lodging
Ale (flagon) 1cp 0.5kg 100cp/barrel (65kg)
Meal (hot, tavern) 3cp 1kg
Meal (cold, tavern) 1cp 1kg
Room (shared, p/n) -> Poor: 2cp/pp, Moderate: 4cp/pp, Nice: 8cp/pp
Room (single, p/n) -> Poor: 6cp, Moderate: 12cp, Nice: 24cp
Trail Rations (per day) 2cp 0.5kg
Wine (flagon) 3cp 0.5kg 300cp/barrel (65kg)
Transportation
Caravan (afoot, per day) 10cp Joining a caravan as a passenger
Caravan (cart, per day) 30cp Joining a caravan with a laden cart but no horse to pull it
Caravan (horse, per day) 20cp Joining a caravan and hiring one of their horses to ride
Caravan (wagon, per day) 60cp Joining a caravan with a laden wagon but no horses to pull
Cart 80cp 150kg Seats up to 6 people or similar volume. 1 Horse minimum
Chartered ship (per day, with meals) 14cp Joining a ship as a passenger
Rowboat (w/2 oars) 180cp 100kg Seats up to 4 people or similar volume. Max weight 400kg
Sled 50cp 20kg Seats 1 person
Wagon 220cp 400kg Seats up to 10 people or similar volume. 2 Horse minimum

Magic Items • Potion : [Spell Level] + [per enhancement] * 100cp

Depending on how prevalent magic is in your game, items
of a magical nature are generally rare; especially enchanted
items, which are usually not for sale in shops and owned
only by powerful wizards or nobles.
• Scroll: [Spell Level] * + [per enhancement] 50cp
• Limited Use Magic Item: [Spell Level] + [per
enhancement] * 500cp + [Base Item Cost]
• Permanent Magic Item: [Spell Level] + [per
enhancement] * 1000cp + [Base Item Cost]

The following values can be used to measure magic item

worth. They can be tweaked to suit your game:
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Brewing Potions: Scribing Scrolls:

While not strictly magical, The following is involved in
brewing potions:
• You must have a rank in Nature Lore equivalent to the
level of the spell you wish to replicate
• You must have an appropriate workspace and an
alchemy kit to brew with.
• Each potion takes [spell level] days to brew and the
brewer must have sufficient time per day to tend to the
brew.
• Purchase appropriate ingredients equal to [Spell Level]
* 50cp for each potion.
• For each spell enhancement, raise the effective spell
level of the potion by 1.
• A Nature Lore skill check must be made with a DL
equal to the spell’s DL -1.
• Up to [WIZ] potions can be brewed at the same time,
but separate skill checks must be made for each potion.
• A failed skill check will result in a ruined brew at the
end of the brewing time.
It is up to the player and GM to discuss exactly how the
spell works in the terms of a potion and some spells may
not feasibly work as potions at all. Depending on what the
potion does, it could also be considered a poison or oil
coating for weapons. No matter what the spell is, the range
is always “None”, meaning that the potion must be ingested
by the target, or make contact with the target (whichever
makes more sense). Most potion effects have time limits
comparable to their spell counterpart. A successful brew
will create one dose of the potion, which must be used in
its entirety for the effects to work. No ranks in Magic or
Nature Lore are needed to use a potion.
The following is involved in scribing a magical scroll:
• You must know the spell you wish to scribe.
• You must purchase 1 sheet of parchment and writing
tools to scribe the scroll with.
• You must spend [Spell Level] uninterrupted hours
preparing the scroll.
• For each spell enhancement, raise the effective spell
level of the scroll by 1.
• The spell must then be cast on to the parchment with
a DL equal to the spell’s DL -1
• A failed check destroys the sheet of parchment.
A magical scroll can only be used by someone with a rank
in the Magic skill equal to the base level of the spell on the
scroll (not counting enhancements), however you don’t
need to know the spell itself. You cast the spell form the
scroll as you normally would cast a spell but do not expend
any MP. The scroll crumbles to dust after use (successful or
not). You get a +2DL bonus to the skill check when casting
from a scroll you have scribed yourself.
Enchanted Objects:
The following is an example list of some magic items, with
prices and important information. Base potion price from
a vendor is usually at least twice the cost of making one.
• Spell scrolls cost [Spell Level] * 50cp.
• Magic items have a slightly more complicated costing:
[Spell Level] * 300cp + [Number of Uses] * 15cp +
[Base Item Cost]
• or, for unlimited use items use [Spell Level] * 600cp +
[Base Item Cost].

For each enhancement on a spell scroll or magic item,

increase the effective spell level by 1. For items usable only
by magic users reduce the effective level by 1 (minimum of
1). For each reduction in range for Magic items, reduce the
effective level by 1 (minimum of 1).
Item Cost Weight Notes
Potions, Poisons & Oils
Antidote 300cp 0.2kg As the spell Purify - Cures Poison
Catseye Elixir 100cp 0.2kg As the spell Improved Vision - Darkvision
Charm Potion 100cp 0.2kg As the spell Charm
Concentrated Antidote 500cp 0.2kg As the spell Purify - Cures Virulent Poison
Elixir of Befuddlement 100cp 0.2kg As the spell Confuse
Elixir of Speed 400cp 0.2kg As the spell Haste
Four-Leaf Clover Potion 200cp 0.2kg As the spell Bless - +1 bonus
Greater Healing Potion 400cp 0.2kg As the spell Heal - 3d6HP healed
Greater Mana Potion 400cp 0.2kg As the spell Heal - 3d6MP recovered
Grow Potion 300cp 0.2kg As the spell Grow
Healing Potion 200cp 0.2kg As the spell Heal
Holy Water 400cp 0.2kg As the spell Purify - Holy Water, Thrown 5/10,
2d6 Damage vs Undead.
Invisibility Potion 500cp 0.2kg As the spell Invisibility
Major Healing Potion 300cp 0.2kg As the spell Heal - 2d6HP healed
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Item Cost Weight Notes
Major Mana Potion 300cp 0.2kg As the spell Heal - 2d6MP recovered
Mana Potion 200cp 0.2kg As the spell Heal - 1d6MP recovered
Poison 300cp 0.2kg As the spell Poison - Can be ingested or coated on a blade.
Poison of the Open Mind 200cp 0.2kg As the spell Compel
Poison of the Ultimate Suggestion 500cp 0.2kg As the spell Dominate
Potion of Cunning 300cp 0.2kg As the spell Strength - +1 ROG
Potion of Dullness 300cp 0.2kg As the spell Weakness - -1 ROG
Potion of Enfeeblement 300cp 0.2kg As the spell Weakness - -1 WAR
Potion of Strength 300cp 0.2kg As the spell Strength - +1 WAR
Potion of Stupidity 300cp 0.2kg As the spell Weakness - -1 WIZ
Potion of Water Breathing 300cp 0.2kg As the spell Water Breathing
Potion of Wit 300cp 0.2kg As the spell Strength - +1 WIZ
Sandman’s Tincture 200cp 0.2kg As the spell Sleep
Shrinking Potion 300cp 0.2kg As the spell Shrink
Smoke Bomb 200cp 0.2kg As the spell Smoke - Thrown Weapon 5/10
Strong Antidote 400cp 0.2kg As the spell Purify - Cures Vile Poison
Tanglefoot 400cp 0.2kg As the spell Web - Thrown Weapon 5/10
Universal Antidote 600cp 0.2kg As the spell Purify - Cures Vicious Poison
Vicious Poison 600cp 0.2kg As the spell Poison - 3d6 Damage, 2d3 day duration
Vile Poison 400cp 0.2kg As the spell Poison - 2d6 Damage
Virulent Poison 500cp 0.2kg As the spell Poison - 2d6 Damage, 2d3 day duration
Scrolls
Level 1 Spell 50cp 0.02kg
Level 2 Spell 100cp 0.02kg
Level 3 Spell 150cp 0.02kg
Level 4 Spell 200cp 0.02kg
Level 5 Spell 250cp 0.02kg
Level 6 Spell 300cp 0.02kg
Magic Equipment
Bag of Holding 2410cp 0.5kg Holds 50kg/50l/5000 coins. Contents weigh nothing.
Book of Translation 750cp 1kg As the spell Languages.
Boomerang Axe 625cp 0.5kg Thrown Hatchet returns to sender.
Boots of Speed (6 uses) 1330cp 1kg As the spell Haste.
Cloak of Featherfall 900cp 1kg Floats wearer down, ignoring falling damage. Unlimited use
Deep pouch 1205cp 0.2kg Holds 10kg/10l/1000 coins. Contents weigh nothing.
Everburning Torch 601cp 0.5kg As the spell Light.
Flameblade (Longsword, 6 uses) 1140cp 3kg On Hit: +1d6 damage, sets target on fire (small fire).
Gauntlets of Ogre Strength (6 uses) 1000cp 0.5kg +2 to Strength checks.
Gauntlets of the Titan 2500cp 0.5kg +3 to Strength checks.
Holy Avenger (2-H Sword) 2100cp 6kg On Hit: +1d6 damage vs supernatural targets.
Knockdown Arrow (1 arrow, 1 use) 316cp 0.01kg On Hit: Knocks target prone.
Lifedrinker (Dagger, 6 uses) 715cp 0.5kg On Hit: Heals wielder equal to damage dealt.
Looking-glass of Farseeing 650cp 0.5kg As the spell Improved Vision - Farseeing.
Lucky Charm Amulet (6 uses) 1300cp 0.2kg As the spell Divine Intervention.
Ring of Invisibility (6 uses) 1600cp 0.01kg As the spell Invisibility.
Rod of Location (6 uses) 395cp 0.2kg As the spell Find.
Stormhammer (Warhammer, 6 uses) 1140cp 3kg On Hit: +1d6 damage, target skips next turn.
Sun Spectacles 630cp 0.01kg As the spell Improved Vision - Darkvision.
Winged Boots (6 uses) 1330cp 1kg As the spell Fly.

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Combat Options Opponents & NPC’s
The following are some special tricks that players can use
in combat:
Disarm
A character can make a melee attack at -1DL to disarm an
opponent. The dropped weapon will fall at the target’s feet.
If the attack is made unarmed, the weapon can be taken
instead of dropped.
Dual Wielding
A character may wield two 1-H weapons in combat,
however the off-hand weapon must be a Light 1-H
weapon. When dual wielding, the character may choose to
either:
• Make an attack with both weapons as a standard
action. Main hand weapon receives a -1DL penalty to
the attack roll. Off-hand receives a -3DL penalty and
deals half damage on a hit.
• Use the off-hand weapon to defend. -1DL penalty to
main hand attack roll and +1 DEF until their next
turn.
A Shield Bash or unarmed attack can be made as if
dual wielding, with the same penalties as a normal dual
wielding attack (-1/-3).
Grapple
A character can make an unarmed attack with a free hand
in an attempt to grab an opponent.
• A successful attack results in the target being unable to
perform actions unless they beat that character in an
opposed Strength check on their turn to break free.
• The grabbing character cannot perform any other
actions that require the use of their arms, but can move
around at half SPD, dragging the target with them.
• The grabbing character can let go at any time during
their turn.
Push/Throw
A character can make an unarmed attack with a free hand
to push a target 1m away (no damage). A character can
also throw a grappled target 1m away and knock them
prone as a standard action without a skill check.
Shield Bash
When wielding a shield, a character can substitute their
weapon attack for a Shield Bash. The Strength skill is used
for the attack with a -2DL penalty to the check. On a hit
the target will receive 1d3 (light shield) or 1d6 (heavy
shield) damage and be knocked either prone or backwards
by 1m
Trip
A character can trip their opponent with an unarmed or
polearm attack at -2DL to hit. A successful hit deals half
damage and knocks the target prone.
It wouldn’t be much of a fantasy adventure without a cast
of friends and foes for the players to interact and battle
with. The following is a template for generating quick
monsters, bad guys and NPC’s (Non-Player Character)
with appropriate skill levels. From here on, everything will
be referred to as an NPC, be it friend, foe or somewhere in
between. The following section is meant for GM’s so that
they can quickly create a library of monsters, opponents,
allies and so forth and contains little of interest to players.
NPC’s follow a similar ranking system to Difficulty
Level. They are separated in to Tiers, with Tier 0 being of
minimal threat (small, harmless creatures), and Tier 6 (or
more) being incredibly dangerous (dragons, demons, etc).
A player character fresh out of character creation is about
on par with a Tier 2 NPC.
Similar to player character creation, NPC’s are made
up of a certain number of points, distributed between a
simplified stat block. However, unlike character creation,
the points are spent (with the exception of HP) on a 1:1
basis. The amount of points to distribute is based on Tier:
T1: 12 points T2: 24 points T3: 36 points
T4: 48 points T5: 60 points T6: 72 points
You distribute these points between the stats of:
• Attack (ATK) - An average bonus you add to every
attack skill check the NPC makes.
• Defense (DEF) - Works the same as the DEF stat for
player characters.
• Hit Points (HP) - Every point spent in this is equal
to 6HP. Or for more random HP, each point is equal to
1d6HP.
• Speed (SPD) - Works the same as the SPD stat for
player characters and by default starts at 6. Can be
lowered for extra points.
• Social - Pick a dominant social skill from
the regular skill list to focus in.
• Perception - Works the same as the Perception
skill.
• Insight - Works the same as the Insight skill
• Other - Pick one other (non-weapon) skill
important to the NPC.
Each point in a stat works as a total bonus to appropriate
rolls. For instance, with an ATK of 3, that NPC would roll
1d6+3 when making any attack. You are not required to
put points in to every stat but it is obviously a good idea
to keep some spare for HP. An NPC with 0 points spent in
HP has 1HP. As a general rule of thumb a stat shouldn’t be
more than 1-3 points above the NPC’s tier as players might
find the difference in power to be an insurmountable
challenge. eg. having a DEF higher than anyone can roll
without exploding dice but 1 or less in every other stat
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Attacks and Weapons:

Each NPC has a Primary and Secondary weapon that

they use for all of their attacks. They don’t necessarily
have to be a weapon held in the hand. A beast might have
a primary attack of claws and a secondary attack of bite.
Also, one or both of the attacks could be magic spells. For
ranged attacks, you can either assume the npc has infinite
ammo during the combat, or you can roll a number of
d6’s to determine how much ammo they are carrying. For
spellcasters you can either allow them to cast the spell an
infinite amount of times during the combat or limit them
to 1d6 castings before running out of mana (whichever is
more fair).

Damage Per Tier:

When designing an NPC it is probably a good idea to

match their damage to the power level of their tier. Here is
a rough guideline to damage per tier:
T1&2: 1d3 - 1d6 T3&4: 1d6 - 2d6
T5&6: 2d6 - 3d6
If you want an NPC to have an above-average damage for
its tier, you should limit the amount of points in some of
the other stats to compensate

A Note On Balance:

As was stated earlier, a PC is roughly equivalent in power

to a T2 NPC. If you want to create a fully fleshed out NPC
or if you want to match NPC’s to the growing power of
PC’s use the following as a rough guide:
T1 NPC = 10SP PC T2 NPC = 24 SP PC
T3 NPC = 45SP PC T4 NPC = 72SP PC
T5 NPC = 106SP PC T6 NPC = 150SP PC
This assumes that PC’s progress 1 Primary stat, 4 skills
and HP at the same rate in order to max out their rolls
for those skills as early as possible, while maintaining a
reasonable amount of HP.

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Name: Tier: Description

ATK DEF

HP SPD

/ Skills
Background

Social Perception

Insight Other

Inventory Notes
Primary Weapon: Secondary Weapon:

DAM:______ DAM:______
Armour: Treasure:

Treasure: Treasure:

Name: Tier: Description

ATK DEF

HP SPD

/ Skills
Background

Social Perception

Insight Other

Inventory Notes
Primary Weapon: Secondary Weapon:

DAM:______ DAM:______
Armour: Treasure:

Treasure: Treasure:
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 ARG Character Sheet
Name: SP: ____________________________________________________(ROGUE)
Skill Rank Stat Score
Primary Stats
LK
WAR ROG WIZ (Luck)

Secondary Stats
HP MP DEF SPD
(Hit Points) (Magic Points) (Defense) (Speed)

/ /
Skills
__________________________________________________(Warrior) ___________________________________________________(WIZARD)
Skill Rank Stat Score Skill Rank Stat Score
Gender: Age: Inventory
Item Amount Weight
Race: Class:
Background:




TALENT:




Money:
Equipment
Item Slot Weight
Head
Body
Feet
L-Arm
R-Arm
Back
Total: Total: