he Fabula system came into being when we additional die is rolled and the highest roll is

needed easy-to-pick-up rules for the narrative
event game Sunhold: The First Triumvirate we
were hosting. We combined elements from various
tabletop miniature skirmish games with
pen&paper roleplaying games. It was designed to
fulfil our requirements: to support multiplayer
games and to keep math and dice-rolling from
taking over the experience, so players can focus on
the characters, story and atmosphere of the game.
This rulebook was written with Dark Age of Sigmar
(AoS28) in mind, but can easily be modified to
accommodate specificities of many other fantasy
settings.
The game is played with six-sided dice (d6).
Sometimes, it requires you to roll d2s or d3s. To
simulate a d2, roll a d6: if the roll is 1-3, treat the
result as 1. If the roll is 4-6, treat it as a 2. d3s work
in a similar fashion. Roll a d6, and halve the result,
rounding up. 1-2 will become 1, 3-4 becomes 2, and
5-6 is 3.
Additional rules pertaining to dice are advantage
(+) and disadvantage (-). If a roll has (+), an
additional die is rolled and the smallest roll is
discarded. For instance: a roll with advantage
yields the result of 1, 4, and 6. 1 is discarded, which
leaves the total of 4+6=10. If a roll has (-), an
discarded. In the previous example, the 6 would
have been discarded, leaving a total of 1+4=5. In
some cases, a roll might gain multiple instances of
(+) and (-), and even contain both. However, this
cannot increase the number of rolled dice above
three. If a roll has more (+) than (-), treat it as a (+)
roll. If it has more (-) than (+), treat it as a (-) roll. If
the number of (+) and (-) is equal, they cancel each
other out and it is a regular roll, unmodified by
advantage and disadvantage. It still counts as
having both (+) and (-) for purposes of other rules.
All distances in the game are given in inches. This
includes movement speeds and weapon ranges.
The game allows for premeasurement, which
means you are allowed to measure any distance on
the board before taking an action. This means that
there should be no failed actions due to attacking
targets outside of range or ending a movement in
an unplanned position. If an action requires a
target, the model taking an action needs to have
line of sight to the target, representing what it can
see on the table. Models have no facing, meaning
they have line of sight in all directions. Other
models, terrain, and objects block line of sight.
Players can check line of sight at any time to
prevent them from declaring actions against illegal
targets. Models always have line of sight to
themselves.

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The game is played with tabletop miniatures,
which represent characters, monsters, and other
creatures. In the rules, we will refer to those as
models. A model is a painted miniature (or
sometimes group of miniatures, like in case of
swarms) mounted on a single round or oval base of
appropriate size. Players control warbands of
characters, while the Game Master (GM) controls
any neutral characters and monsters. The GM's role
is to moderate the game, arbitrate rules, and keep
the narrative going forward.
The players are allowed to forge alliances during
the game. If you come to an agreement with
another player or a character controlled by the GM
that you are Friendly, the game will treat you as
such. Both parties need to agree to this truce, or
they will be treated as Enemies. In addition to
narrative impact, the Friendly/Enemy status has
some bearing on the rules, particularly when
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dealing with attacks of opportunity and making
ranged attacks). Models in the same warband are
considered Friendly to each other. Characters can
always target Friendly models (even those in the
same warband) with attacks, but this is a sure-fire
way to lose the Friendly status.
Firstly, you will need a warband of one to four
characters, represented by 28mm miniatures
(referred to here as models). Each model should
have their own Character Sheet. You will need a
number of six-sided dice as well. To play the game
at a smooth pace, you will need at least 3 dice, but
it is recommended to bring a handful. Another
necessity is a measuring tape, or another device
marked in inches, which is used for measuring
distances in the game.
Each model has a profile that consists of the
model’s Name, Description, Characteristics,
Combat Stats, Skills, Features and Actions, and
Notes. The following section will provide a guide to
filling character sheets for your models and explain
how their statistics influence their performance on
the tabletop.
The name of the model.
The back of the sheet is used to provide flavour and
personality to the character. While it has no direct
impact on the game mechanics, the description is
important as it may influence narrative decisions.
The image is a photograph of the model or an
illustration of the character that helps identify
them on the board.
Characteristics roughly define what type of entity a
model is. This can include a variety of terms, such
as Beast, Construct, Daemon, Elemental, Human,
Monstrosity, Spirit, Stormcast, and Undead. Many
of these terms are key words that Abilities will use
to determine legal targets. Always keep in mind the
models' Descriptions as well. A model can have one
or two Characteristics.
Beast: Naturally occurring animals with little to no
magical properties. Beasts are usually non-sapient,
which means they are limited in the skills that they
can use. Beasts include creatures like wolves,
bears, birds, reptiles and gryph hounds.
Construct: Artificial creatures that are created, not
born. They are not considered to be living and are
made from metal, stone, or other dead matter.
Constructs can be powered by a mechanism such
as clockwork or be animated by magic. Constructs
include automata and golems.
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Daemon: Physical manifestations of the forces of
Chaos. These otherworldly entities are uniformly
malevolent and delight in creating disorder and
misery among mortals. Daemons include servants
of the Chaos Gods from lowly Nurglings to Daemon
Princes.
Elementals: Magical elements given form.
Elementals can be naturally occurring or created
by powerful mages. Natural elementals are usually
connected to the four classical elements (air, earth,
fire, and water), while created elementals include
gargoyles.
Human: Bipedal, sapient, living, and corporeal
creatures fall under this category, which includes
humans, dwarves, elves, and halflings, among
others. They have culture, produce their own
weapons and armour, and are capable of learning
magic.
Monstrosity: Monsters in a narrower sense,
creatures falling under this category are varied and
dangerous. Ogres, giants, dragons, trolls, griffins,
harpies, and unicorns are examples of
monstrosities. They have few unifying traits, being
monsters that appear in the wilderness.
Spirit: This category covers a host of supernatural
entities that hold power over the material world.
While in the Mortal Realms, spirits have a
corporeal or semi-corporeal form.
Stormcast: Stormcast Eternals are heroes reforged
into legend, the embodiment of a living tempest
cast from the Celestial Realm. Once they were
mortal, but they were taken to the Heavens and
remade by Sigmar to reclaim the world from the
grip of Chaos. They are gifted with superhuman
strength, courage and wisdom.
Undead: Previously living creatures given un-life
by necromancy. Lower undead, such as
deadwalkers and skeletons are non-sapient, while
higher forms of undead, such as liches and
vampires, are extremely intelligent and powerful.
Undead also include ghouls, ghosts, and a myriad of
other forms of beings from beyond the grave.
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These include a model's HP (Hit Points), movement
Speed, and Armour.
HP represents how much Damage a model can
receive before being taken out of action. Bulky
characters and those that favour melee combat
generally have more HP, while characters like frail
mages and non-combatants may have reduced HP.
A regular human (such as a soldier) has 6 HP, while
the upper limit for humans is 10. When a model is
reduced to 0 HP, they are taken out of action and
removed from the board.
Speed represents how far in inches a model moves
with a single Action. Feeble mages and heavily
armoured knights have a Speed of 4. Lightly
armoured rogues, archers, and foot soldiers have a
Speed of 5.
Armour represents how well a character is
protected, and can range from 0 to 2. A model with
0 Armour is unarmoured or wears insignificant
protection. Armour 1 is used for light and medium
armour that offers some protection without
restraining its wearer's mobility; examples of this
would be padded armour, leather armour, chain
shirts, and partial or piecemeal plate armour.
Armour 2 means the model is equipped with a full
suit of heavy armour, such as chainmail or plate.
Heavy armour constricts movement and often
negatively affects its wearer's Speed, Reflexes, and
Stealth. When a model takes Physical Damage,
reduce it by an amount equal to the character's
Armour score, to a minimum of 1 Damage.
Skills describe a character's proficiency in
performing a certain task. There are twelve skills in
total: Arcana, Burglary, Charisma, Combat,
Defence, Fortitude, Lore, Marksmanship,
Perception, Reflexes, Stealth, and Willpower. When
making a Skill Check, a model rolls 2d6 and adds
them up. If the total is equal to or higher than the
Check's Target Number (TN), the model succeeds.
If a model is proficient with a certain skill, they
instead roll 3d6 and add up the two highest dice. If
a model is lacking in a skill, they roll 3d6 and add
up the two lowest dice. Write down on the model’s
character sheet which skills they are proficient
with and poor at, marking them in this manner:
Stealth(+), Perception(-).
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Arcana – Measures a character's ability to
understand and harness magic. An Arcana Check is
made when a model attempts to cast a spell or
attempts to identify a magical phenomenon. Most
spellcasters have proficiency in Arcana, while
superstitious and religious folk have little
knowledge of the arcane arts.
Burglary – Measures a character's ability to pick
locks and disarm traps, which require a Check.
Thieves and tomb raiders have proficiency with
this Skill, while clumsy and honourable characters
may lack in this Skill.
Charisma – Measures force of personality and
ability to influence other characters. A Charisma
Check is made when a model attempts to persuade
a guard to let them pass or intimidate a group of
lesser enemies into running away. Bards,
merchants, diplomats, and leaders generally have
proficiency in Charisma. Foul-looking, boorish, and
gullible characters have low Charisma.
Combat – Measures martial prowess. A Combat
Check is made when attacking with melee
weapons. Exceptional warriors have proficiency
with this skill, while those who shy away from
hand-to-hand encounters have poor Combat.
Defence – Measures the defensive capability of a
character in a close-quarters fight. A Defence Check
is made when a model tries to evade attacks in
melee combat. Duellists and evasive assassins have
proficiency with this skill. Non-combatants, pack
mules, and berserkers have low Defence.
Fortitude – Measures physical aptitude and
stamina. A Fortitude Check is made to climb, break
down a door, and resist the effects of poison.
Characters with a strong physique have proficiency
in this skill, while sickly and frail characters have
low Fortitude.
Lore – Measures a character's knowledge of
history, folklore, languages, philosophy,
mythology, astrology, the occult, and many other
topics. A Lore Check is made when a model tries to
remember a piece of lore, identify a monster, or
read obscure writing. Scholars, mages, and other
learned folk have proficiency with Lore, while the
uninitiated and uncultured characters have poor
Lore.
Marksmanship – Measures skill with ranged
weapons, such as bows, crossbows, firearms, and
thrown weapons. A Marksmanship Check is made
when a model shoots a ranged weapon.
Experienced and talented marksmen have
proficiency with this skill, while poor-sighted or
untrained shooters have poor Marksmanship.
Perception – Measures the use of one's senses. A
Perception Check is made to explore one's
surroundings in greater detail, track quarry, and
find hidden creatures or objects. Scouts and those
with supernaturally enhanced senses have
proficiency in Perception. Oblivious individuals
and those with physically impaired senses have
poor Perception.
Reflexes – Measures dexterity and speed of a
character's reactions. A Reflex Check is made to
dodge ranged attacks, jump over a pit, or evade
traps. Roguish and alert characters have good
Reflexes, while slow, heavily-armoured, and
cumbersome characters have poor Reflexes.
Stealth – Measures the ability to move quietly and
stay hidden. A Stealth Check is made to cross a
room without alerting a monster, steal an item
from a nearby model, or set up an ambush. Rogues,
thieves, and assassins are proficient with this skill,
while noisy, heavily-armoured characters have
poor Stealth.
Willpower – Measures a character's force of will
and courage. A Willpower Check is made when
facing a particularly frightening monster and to
resist mind-influencing spells. Resolute and
courageous characters have proficiency in
Willpower, while cowardly, impulsive, and weak-
willed characters have low Willpower.
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Features are added to a model’s profile to further
define them. Features can come from a character's
nature, training, magic items, and other sources.
Here are a few common Features:
Fast Attacker. This model can use up to three
actions to make melee attacks, instead of two. Dual-
wielding models often have this Feature.
Fear (X). Enemy models that end an Action within
2” and line of sight of this model or target this
model with an action for the first time on their turn
must succeed on a TN X Willpower check or the
Enemy has (-) to all Checks and cannot move closer
to the model with Fear until the start of the
Enemy’s next turn.
Flying. This model is immune to Falling Damage
and may ignore any terrain or models while
moving.
Hard to Kill. This model cannot be reduced to 0 HP
if it has 2 or more HP remaining.
Incorporeal. This model reduces any Physical
Damage it takes by half, rounded down. This model
also ignores Blocking and Difficult Terrain while
moving.
Magic Resistance. This model has (+) on Checks
made to resist Spells.
Nonsapient. This model automatically fails
Arcana, Burglary, Charisma and Lore Checks.
Poison Immunity. This creature ignores all Poison
Damage. There are also equivalents for Fire, Frost,
and Lightning Damage.
Reckless. At the start of this model's turn, it can
choose to gain (+) to Combat and (-) to Defence
until the start of its next turn.
Regeneration. This model regains 1d2 HP at the
start of its turn.
Sharpshooter. This model's ranged attacks ignore
Cover.
Sprinter. This model can use up to three Actions to
perform the Move Action, instead of two.
Unimpeded. This model ignores Difficult terrain.
This section covers the offensive Actions the model
can make, as defined by the weapons they carry
and spells they know. A model is limited to 4
weapons and/or spells. For more information on
how to make attacks and cast spells.
Each weapon has the following statistics: Type,
Reach/Range, Damage, and Properties. Type
defines whether a weapon is Melee or Ranged, thus
determining which skill is used when making an
Attack: Combat for Melee and Marksmanship for
Ranged. Reach and Range determine the maximum
distance at which the weapon is effective; you
cannot target models that are further away than
that. Damage states how much HP the target loses
when it is hit with the weapon. Damage is a random
number, usually determined by rolling one or more
d3s. For example, a short bow deals 1d3+1
Damage. There are five types of Damage: Physical,
Fire, Frost, Lightning, and Poison. Damage is
Physical type unless stated otherwise. Remember
that Physical Damage is reduced by Armour, but
other types of Damage are not. Properties give
additional effects to weapons, such as additional
Damage under specific circumstances or non-
Physical Damage. The list below contains a few
common weapons.
Sidearms include daggers, knives, clubs, and other
small, one-handed weapons. They are favoured by
rogues and used as secondary weapons by long-
range attackers.
One-handed swords, axes, maces, and similar
weapons are Hand Weapons. They are simple to
use and often used alongside a shield, sidearm, or
another hand weapon.
Polearms are long-hafted weapons such as spears,
pikes, and halberds. Their greatest strength is their
longer reach. While most polearms are too
cumbersome to use one-handed, spears can be
paired with a shield.
Longswords are deadly in the hands of a capable
user. Finely-crafted warhammers, flails, and
battleaxes can also use this profile. Longswords can
be wielded with two hands or just one, freeing the
other for a shield or another weapon.
Great Weapons are heavy, two-handed weapons:
greatswords, mauls, and greataxes fit into this
category.
Shortbows and Longbows are common weapons
that fire arrows at long range. Longbows require
higher strength to draw, with the payoff of longer
range and potentially higher damage.
Crossbows are slow-loading ranged weapons that
use armour-piercing bolts as ammunition. It takes
less skill to learn how to shoot a crossbow than a
bow, making it a favourite ranged option for melee
specialists.
Pistols and Muskets are early firearms, capable of
firing lead balls. Their high damage is offset by the
need to reload after each shot and their tendency
to misfire. When fired successfully, these weapons
produce a flash of light and a loud bang, meaning
that their users can hardly remain hidden after the
first shot. Pistols are one-handed and often paired
with a melee weapon. Muskets have longer barrels,
allowing for precise shots at longer range.
Shields are held in one hand and have defensive
use. Shields of different types and sizes have the
same rules.

Sidearm Melee 1“ 1d3 -

Hand Weapon Melee 1“ 1d3+1 -
Polearm Melee 2“ 2d2 -
Longsword Melee 1“ 1d3+1 Critical Strike
Great Weapon Melee 1“ 2d3 -
Shortbow Ranged 12“ 1d3+1 -
Longbow Ranged 16“ 1d3+1 Critical Strike
Crossbow Ranged 14“ 2d2 Armour Piercing, Loading
Pistol Ranged 8“ 1d2+2 Armor Piercing, Firearm, Loading
Musket Ranged 12“ 1d3+2 Armour Piercing, Firearm, Loading
Shield - - Defensive

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Many weapons have additional rules, called
Properties. Here are a few examples:
For keeping track of the model’s remaining HP,
Armour Piercing – This weapon ignores the lasting effects, inventory and other useful
target's Armour.
information.
Critical Strike – This weapon deals an extra 1
Damage for each 6 rolled during the Attack Check.
Defensive – This weapon cannot be used for Each model can make up to 3 Actions per Turn,
attacking, but grants the wielder Defence(+). which they can expend to Move, Attack or Cast
Spells, Interact or Use Skill, and perform Special
Firearm – For every 1 rolled during the Attack
Check, the wielder takes 1 Damage. Actions.

Loading – The wielder can attack with this weapon
only once per Activation, representing the time it
takes to reload the weapon between shots.
Magical – This weapon ignores the target’s
Incorporeal Feature.
Poisonous X – After damaging, the target must
succeed on a TN X Fortitude Check or take 1d2
Poison Damage.
Thrown (X”) – This weapon can be used as a
Ranged weapon with a range of X.
Spells allow a character to magically influence the
world around them. Spells can have a variety of
effects that help in combat or exploration. When a
Spell is cast, the casting model makes an Arcana
Check with a Target Number (TN) determined by
the spell. On a successful Check, the Spell is cast,
while on a failed Check the Spell has no effect.
Below are a few examples of what spells can do and
TN for these effects.
Move – A model moves a number of inches equal to
its Speed stat. This movement does not have to be
one-directional, meaning that the model can go
around obstacles such as terrain and other models.
A model can move a shorter distance than its
Speed, but any unused movement is lost. Models
move more slowly through Difficult Terrain and
cannot move through Blocking Terrain and other
models.
A model can perform special types of movement:
Climbing and Jumping. The DM can ask for a Skill
Check (typically Fortitude and Reflex) in order for
the special movement to succeed. Another special
type of movement is Pushing. Unlike Climbing and
Jumping, a model cannot Push itself willingly, but
rather there are effects that can cause a model to be
Pushed. During a Push, the pushed model ignores
Attacks of Opportunity and Difficult Terrain.

Target model within 12“ makes a Reflex Check, taking 1d3+1

Elemental Bolt TN 6
Fire, Frost, or Lightning Damage on a failed Check.
Target model within 1“ makes a Fortitude Check, losing 1d3+1
Inflict Wounds TN 6
HP on a failed Check.
Cure Wounds TN 7 Target model within 4“ regains 1d3 HP.

Mage Armor TN 7 The caster has Armour 2 until the start of their next turn.
Target model within 8“ makes a Willpower Check, immediately
Command TN 8 performing one action controlled by the caster on a failed
Check.
Make a Perception(+) Check as if the caster was standing in a
Far Sight TN 8
place within 8“.
Place the caster in an unoccupied space within 8“ and Line of
Teleport TN 8
Sight.
Place a Familiar within 4“ and line of sight. The Familiar is
Conjure Familiar TN 9 controlled by the caster and persists until either it or the caster
is slain or the caster casts this Spell again.
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When a model’s movement causes it to leave an
Enemy model's longest Attack Reach, the Enemy
model can make one melee Attack against the
moving model, called an Attack or Opportunity. To
prevent this, a model can take the Disengage Action
before moving.
A model cannot take the Move Action more than
twice per model’s Activation.
Attack – A model performs an Attack, usually to
injure or kill another creature. The Attack has to be
tied to a Weapon on the model’s character sheet.
An Attack needs to have a target, usually a model,
within its Reach or Range.
For melee Attacks, the attacker makes a Combat
Check and the defender makes a Defence Check.
For ranged Attacks, the attacker makes a A model cannot take the Cast Spell Action more
Marksmanship Check and the defender makes a than twice per model’s Activation.
Reflex Check. Either way, if the attacker's total is
Interact or Use Skill – A model makes use of its
equal to or higher than the defender's, the Attack is
surroundings or Skills. Interacting includes pulling
a hit and the defender takes Damage as determined
levers, opening and closing doors, handing objects
by the attacker's Weapon.
to other models, picking up items, and examining
Ranged Attacks have some additional rules. Firstly, objects in the model’s vicinity. The DM can call for
a model cannot use Ranged Weapons if it is within a Check for the Action to succeed, or the Action's
the Reach of an Enemy model's melee Attack. completion may result in a triggered effect. A
Secondly, if a model is shooting at a target that is model can use Skills without directly interacting
within 1“ of at least one model that the target with their environment, such as recalling
considers to be an Enemy, there is a chance the information, looking around without searching for
shooter will hit a random different target. If the roll a specific thing, and attempting to hide (Enemy
for the Marksmanship Check made as part of the models do not have line of sight to a hidden model
attack has one or more 1s, the Attack targets a until it reveals itself or is discovered). Each Skill's
model of the DM's choice that is within 1“ of the description includes examples of how the Skill can
original target. be used.

A model cannot take the Attack Action more than A model can take these Actions any number of
twice per model’s Activation. times per Activation.

Cast Spell – A character attempts to cast a spell
that they know (either by having it printed on their
sheet or gaining it through exploration or a magic
item). When casting a Spell, the caster makes an
Arcana Check with a Target Number determined by
the Spell. On a success, the Spell is cast and its
effects take place.
If a Spell's effect allows the target to make a Check
to resist the spell's effects, the resisting Check's has
to beat the caster’s Arcana check in order to
succeed. Spells are separate from ranged Attacks
and therefore ignore Cover, can be cast while
engaged in close combat, and do not randomize
targets when shooting into engagements.
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Special Actions – Models can also perform Actions
that do not fall under the categories described
above. Such Actions are reserved for specific
models and can be found on their profile. One
exception to this is the Disengage Action, which is
a Special Action that can be taken by any model
(and is therefore not printed on stat cards but
explained here).
Each Special Action can be taken only once per
model’s Activation.
Disengage: This model focuses on fending off
attacks as it leaves hand-to-hand combat,
becoming immune to Attacks of Opportunity for
the rest of its Turn.

A melee fight between Helwen the Blessed (see pg.
4) and a Deadwalker (see pg. 19). During Helwen’s
Activation, she makes two Attacks with her
Warhammer. Being a powerful hero, Helwen has
(+) on her Combat Checks. The Deadwalker is slow
and shambling, so it has (-) to its Defence Checks.
For her first Attack Check, Helwen rolls 6, 5 and 3,
discarding the lowest die of 3 for a Check Total of
6+5=11. The Deadwalker rolls 6, 3 and 1 for its
Defence Check, but has to discard its highest roll of
6 due to having (-) on its Defence Checks. The
Dedwalker’s Check Total is therefore 3+1=4.
Helwen’s Attack Check Total is higher than the
Deadwalker’s Defence Check Total, meaning that
Helwen has managed to land a hit. Her Warhammer
deals 1d3+1 damage on a hit and has the Critical
Strike rule, which causes the attack to deal an
additional 1 damage for every 6 rolled on the
Attack Check. Helwen Rolls 2 on the d3 for her
damage die. The final damage is 4: 2 from the
damage roll, 1 from the weapon’s damage modifier,
and an additional 1 from the Critical Strike. The
Deadwalker has 6 starting HP, but takes 4 damage.
Following Helwen’s first attack, the Deadwalker
has only 2 HP remaining.
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Helwen uses her second Action to attack the
Deadwalker again. She rolls 4, 3 and 3 on her Attack
Roll. Again, she discards the lowest die for a Check
Total of 7. The Deadwalker counters the Attack
with rolls of 5, 4 and 4 for the its Defence Check, for
a Defence Total of 8. The Deadwalker therefore
beats Helwen’s total and manages to evade the
attack. Helwen has used two Actions to make
Attacks and cannot make further Attacks during
this Activation.
During the Deadwalker’s turn, the undead monster
makes two attacks against Helwen. For the first
attack, it rolls 5 and 4 for the Attack Check.
Helwen’s Shield grants her (+) on her Defence
Checks, so she can roll three dice and discard the
lowest one. She rolls 5, 5, and 3 for a Check Total of
10. The Deadwalker misses its first Attack. On the
second attack, the Deadwalker rolls two 4s for a
Check Total of 8. Helwen rolls 5, 3 and 1 on her
Defence Check for a total of 8. This means that the
totals are tied. In such cases the attacker hits. The
Deadwalker’s attack deals 1d3 damage with its
Nails and Teeth. The roll determines that the attack
deals 2 Damage. However, Helwen wears Heavy
Armour, which reduces incoming Physical Damage
by 2. As Armour cannot reduce damage to 0,
Helwen takes 1 damage: barely a scratch.

What we call terrain are scale models of trees,
rocks, buildings, and other features on the tabletop
that represent the environment in which the
encounter takes place. Terrain comes with its own
set of rules that influence Movement, Line of Sight,
and Ranged Attacks.
Difficult terrain slows down models that move
over it. Moving over Difficult terrain costs 2“ of
movement for every 1“ moved. Difficult terrain
includes vegetation, mud, rough ground, deep
snow, shallow water, and similar features.
Impassable terrain blocks Movement. Models
cannot move through Impassable terrain, which
includes such features as large rocks, walls, and
trees.
Blocking terrain blocks Line of Sight. It includes
walls, dense vegetation, and pretty much anything
that is not see-through and gets in the way.
Cover makes targets harder to hit with Ranged
Attacks. If a piece of Cover terrain is interposed
between the target and the attacker, and the target
is within 1“ of the Cover terrain, the target gains (+)
to its Reflex Check. Cover terrain includes walls
(even ruined ones), vegetation, rocks, and anything
that can make a creature harder to see or hit.
Some terrain can be on higher elevation.
Characters standing atop such terrain have
improved Line of Sight, being able to see over some
obstacles and even have a vantage point that
ignores Cover. Another benefit of Elevated terrain
is being out of reach of most melee weapons of
models on ground level. Elevated terrain is usually
hard to reach for non-flying models, which have to
use stairs, ladders, or scale walls.
A model that falls from Elevated terrain takes
Falling Damage. Falling Damage equals 1d2 for
the first 2” that a character falls plus 1 Damage for
every additional 1”. This height is rounded up or
down to the closest height: falling from a 2.4” deals
1d2 Damage, while falling from 2.5” deals 1d2+1
Damage. Falling Damage is Physical, but ignores
Armour. A model that Jumps or Climbs down from
higher elevation doesn’t take Falling Damage if it
succeeds on a Fortitude or Reflex Check, as
appropriate. Some heights are too tall for a
character to Jump down safely. In such cases, a
successful Reflex Check can only reduce Falling
Damage, but not negate it entirely.
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A piece of terrain can have multiple features. A tree
mounted on a base can have all of the properties
mentioned above: the base, covered in gnarly roots,
is Difficult terrain. The tree's trunk is Impassable
and Blocking terrain that provides Cover to those
standing behind it.
Traps represent environmental hazards, usually
made by intelligent creatures. Traps have a Trigger,
effect, and a way to disarm them. The Trigger is an
occurrence which causes the Trap to spring, such
as opening a chest or stepping on a pressure plate.
The Trigger can be spotted, usually with a
successful Perception Check. A Trap's effect
describes the consequences for triggering the trap.
This can include a volley of poisonous darts,
swinging blades, or causing all gates to close and
lock while a monster is released into the room.
Most effects require models in a certain area to
make a Skill Check, taking Damage on a failed
Check. Many Traps have a way to disarm them, so
that they can be safely circumvented, usually
requiring a Skill Check. This can include uttering a
secret password (Lore), disabling the trap's
mechanism (Burglary), or carefully stepping
around it (Reflexes). Some Traps can be triggered
only once, while others can be triggered multiple
times.
An example of a trap would be a pair of fire-
breathing statues flanking a doorway, activated by
a pressure plate on the ground in front of the
doorway. The trap’s Trigger is when a model steps
on the pressure plate, represented by a 1” square
area in front of the doorway. The effect is that any
model within 2” of the statues must succeed on a
TN 8 Reflex Check or take 2d2 Fire Damage
whenever the trap is triggered (it can be activated
multiple times). A model that investigates the
statues automatically notices nozzles in the
statues’ mouths. A model that has a Check Total of
8 or higher on a Perception Check made while
inspecting the room notices subtle soot marks
around the statues and suspicious floor tiles that
turn out to be the pressure plate. The Trap can be
disabled in two ways. The first is by using an
Interact Action to stuff rags and debris into the
statues’ mouths, thus blocking the nozzles. This
causes the Trap to temporarily become inactive.
The second method requires a model within 1” of
the pressure plate to take an Interact Action and
succeed on a TN 8 Burglary Check, placing an
obstruction (such as a metal spike) under the
pressure plate, preventing it from lowering when
someone steps on it. This disables the trap until a
model removes the obstruction. Rolling 5 or less on
the Burglary Check, however, triggers the trap.
Lastly, the trap can be evaded by jumping over the
pressure plate, which requires a successful TN 6
Reflex Check made while moving over the pressure
plate.
Curios are special pieces of terrain that can be
interacted with. Curios include treasure chests,
corpses, locked doors, and other points of interest.
Interacting with curios sometimes requires a
successful Skill Check.
A game is divided into Rounds, which are further
divided into Turns. During a Round, each player
gets their Turn to play. The order in which players’
Turns take place is called Initiative. There are a few
ways to determine Initiative. For games with two,
three, or four players, each player rolls 2d6 at the
start of each Round. The player with the highest
roll has their turn first, then the others proceed in
descending order. In case of ties, players roll again
until Initiative order is determined. If there are five
or more players, prepare a small deck of numbered
cards. At the start of each round, each player draws
a card from the deck. The player who drew 1 goes
first, the player with the 2 goes second, the player
with the 3 third, and so forth. Regardless of the
method used to determine Initiative, models
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controlled by the GM go last, after all players have
taken their Turn.
During a player’s Turn, that player gets to Activate
their models. The player chooses one model, then
Activates it. On its Activation, a model has three
Actions, which it can use to Move, Attack and Cast
Spells, Interact and Use Skills, use Special Actions,
or Pass. After a model has completed its three
Actions, its controller chooses a different model
and repeats this process until they run out of
models to Activate, at which point their Turn ends
and the next player’s Turn begins.
The Round can be structured so that each
player Activates a single model at a time. Using
this Activation mode, after determining the
Initiative order, the first player Activates one
model and passes the turn to the next player,
who then Activates one model, and so on until
each player and the GM have Activated a model
each. Repeat this process until all models have
been Activated, which ends the current Round.
If a player has Activated all of their models,
they have to wait for the next Round. This mode
will result in a more dynamic experience, but
can bog down the game. Therefore, this mode
is not recommended in games with more than
four players (including the GM).
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It might be difficult to visualise the difficulty each Check Target Number (TN) represents. To help
with that, here is a guide for each TN, including a table with percentage chances for success for
each TN. The table also contains data for Checks made with Advantage and Disadvantage. This
resource should be useful for GMs to determine TNs for Checks while preparing adventures and
as a reference for Checks during the game. Players should also find this useful during character
creation, as they need to determine the TNs for their characters’ spells and some abilities.

TN With Disadvantage Regular Roll With Advantage

2 100% 216/216 100% 36/36 100% 216/216
3 93% 200/216 97% 35/36 99.5% 215/216
4 80% 173/216 92% 33/36 98% 212/216
5 64% 139/216 83% 30/36 95% 205/216
6 48% 103/216 72% 26/36 91% 193/216
7 32% 69/216 58% 21/36 81% 174/216
8 19% 42/216 42% 15/36 71% 147/216
9 11% 23/216 28% 10/36 52% 113/216
10 4% 11/216 17% 6/36 36% 77/216
11 2% 4/216 8% 3/36 20% 43/216
12 0.5% 1/216 3% 1/36 7% 16/216

TN 2 – All characters are guaranteed to succeed on this Check, making it unnecessary to roll. This
TN should therefore never be used.
TN 3 – Only way to fail is to roll snake eyes, i.e. two 1’s. This TN should therefore be used sparingly,
for Checks that fail only in extreme circumstances, such as when a character tosses a carried item
to an ally within 2” and neither character is engaged in combat.
TN 4 – This Check is very easy and a character should be expected to succeed even with
Disadvantage. It is therefore of limited usefulness. An example would be a Reflex Check made
when climbing rickety stairs at half movement speed, as a failure can be explained by something
outside the character’s control.
TN 5 – A Check with this TN can be passed with some regularity by most characters. It will not
present any challenge if a character has Advantage, but those with Disadvantage have a decent
chance of failure. For example, when a character needs to lift an object of moderate weight, such
as a barrel or wooden chest, the TN would be 5.
TN 6 – Still relatively easy, this Check is used for tasks that most characters are supposed to
succeed on a regular basis. Those with Disadvantage should think twice about trying this Check,
as this is the point where their chance drops below 50%; difficult but still worth a try. Identifying
a common monster or casting a basic-level spell would require a successful TN 6 Check.
TN 7 – This should be the most common Check and best illustrates the difference between skilled,
regular, and weaker characters. Picking a regular lock, climbing a wall with protruding bricks, and
resisting the effects of a medium-strength poison are all examples of this Check.
TN 8 – While not overly difficult, this Check represents a challenge to all characters. Even those
with Advantage cannot count on succeeding on it. Casting complicated spells, disarming complex
traps, jumping long distances and identifying rare magic items are examples of this Check.

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TN 9 – This TN represents challenges that require a good amount of skill and luck to overcome,
such as remembering an obscure piece of lore, persuading a group of bandits to let the character
pass without incident, or bursting through a stone door.
TN 10 – A success on a Check with this TN is a small feat in itself, and should therefore be used for
very difficult challenges only. Finding a rare monster’s weak spot or crawling through a space
previously considered too small would require a successful TN 10 Check.
TN 11 – This TN should be reserved for the times when players attempt to do something
outlandish and unlikely, but still with a small chance of success, such as destroying a chain holding
a chandelier with a thrown dagger from maximum range or intimidating a monster by making a
lot of noise.
TN 12 – Only use this TN for the least likely scenarios. The chances to succeed are abysmal except
for characters with Advantage. Most of the time, trying to succeed is a waste of an Action, but
success should have an amazing payoff. Looking for and actually finding a secret door, getting a
monster to join the character (at least for a time), or wrestling an item from another character are
examples of Checks with this TN.

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