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Character Crea on
Players have 3 stats, *4 if you use Magic in your game.
Physical, Mental, Social, Magic*.
Allocate scores of 12, 9, 6. *And another 9 if using Magic.
Pick one thing your character is Skilled in, and give them a nega ve
trait as a tag (e.g. PhysicallyÊUnfitÊor Cowardly).
Rolls, XP and Levelling
Rolls are made using a d20 die. Roll equal to or under your score to
succeed.
WhenÊyouÊhaveÊanÊadvantage,Êthrough extra prepara on,
outnumbering an enemy or something else, roll twice for it and use
the be er result. IfÊyouÊareÊatÊaÊdisadvantage,Êlike being ambushed,
roll twice and choose the worse result.
WhenÊyouÊrollÊtoÊsucceedÊatÊsomethingÊandÊfail,Êgain 1XP in that stat. Blunt
When you have 10 XP for a stat and have me to eat and rest for
several hours, you may level up: increase the stat by +1.
If Magic is levelled, choose a new spell or mys cal ability to learn.
WhenÊyouÊrestÊinÊsafetyÊforÊsixÊorÊmoreÊhours,Êheal any treated Light Fear, stress and anxiety will all affect your mental well-being. These
wounds and lose Tired and Minor Stress.
If you have a whole day to rest in safety, reduce your StressedÊto
MinorÊStress, and remove ExhaustedÊor TiredÊcompletely.
WhenÊyouÊhaveÊtrainedÊorÊtakenÊupÊlearningÊforÊaÊspecificÊsubject,Ê
when you level up you can gain SkilledÊfor it.
Enemies and Damage
Enemies, NPCs or creatures are classed as;
• less capable or weaker than the player character.
• equally capable or as strong as the player character.
• more capable or stronger than the player character.
Health is tracked separately as Physical and Mental.
If you are wounded by a weaker creature, the wound is Light
(injuries such as a bruise or minor stress).
If you are wounded by a creature roughly equal to your capability or
strength, the wound is Moderate (e.g. a bleeding wound or cause of
Stress).
If you are wounded by a stronger creature, the wound is SeriousÊ
(e.g. a broken limb or trauma c experience).
A second wound of the same or lesser severity will increase the
severity of the wound should they share the same body area.
Apply logic where damage is made against armour or protec ve
surfaces; give it disadvantage or reduce the severity of wounds.
Body Areas
Physical wounds can be placed in one of six body areas, Head, torso,
le arm, right arm, le leg and right leg, according to the narra ve
logic. Mental health is tracked under Mind.
Death
A Serious wound to the Head or Torso which worsens can result in
death. Roll Physical with disadvantage; on a success you survive but
barely cling onto life, without further treatment soon you will die.
Losing a Limb
A Serious wound to an arm or leg which worsens can result in losing
use of that limb completely. Roll Physical with disadvantage; on a
success your limb may s ll be salvaged with further treatment.
Mental Breakdown
A Serious mental wound which worsens causes the character to
have a mental breakdown, go insane, catatonic or otherwise be
rendered inoperable for play. While recovery may be possible, it will
require long-term professional care and treatment.
Damage Types
A acks can be one of several types, feel free to add more.
Sharp
Bladed weapons that can inflict Bleeding.
Blows that will leave bruises. These can inflict PainfulÊ, InternalÊ
BleedingÊand, if the head area is struck, Confusion.
Emo onal
wounds cause StressedÊand, in more severe cases, Trauma. Such
scars can take me and love to heal.
Projec le
Arrows are the prime example of a projec le, causing deep wounds.
These wounds can inflict BleedingÊand Painful.
Gunshot
Wounds from firearms are compared against the body area, rather
than the target’s size or strength. A gunshot wound is always at
least Moderate. These wounds can inflict Bleeding, InternalÊBleedingÊ
and ExtremelyÊPainful.
Explosive
Concussive damage from explosions is always lethal at the point of
explosion, and gradually less severe as the radius expands. This
damage is internal and difficult to treat. These wounds can inflict
Confusion, Trauma, Shock, Deaf,ÊBlindÊand InternalÊBleeding.
Magical
Tweak the effect to suit your game: does it cause elemental
damage? Is it physical or mental in nature? Go nuts.
GM Ques ons
WhenÊdeterminingÊtheÊchallengeÊofÊanÊenemyÊorÊtask,Êask;
Is it physically larger or stronger than the Player Character?
Is it more skilled than the PC?
What are its inten ons, needs or desires?
What kind of damage does it do?
What protec on does it have?
Is it an unusual or dangerous task?
How does it affect the other characters?
Is it par cularly daun ng or terrifying?
Does it have the PC at a disadvantage?
Does the PC have an advantage here?
Tags
Use tags to assign condi ons or descriptors to characters or objects.
I’ve listed some examples here;
Bleeding
The wound bleeds un l tended with a bandage or circula on is
restricted. Then, a er a me, it will stop bleeding completely.
Untended, these wounds will increase in severity to become Shock
and/or become Infected.
InternalÊBleeding
This type of bleeding requires treatment or it will prove fatal.
Intravenous administra on of vitamins, plasma or blood is required.
Shock
Shock occurs when blood flow is reduced in the body, o en from
excessive blood loss, heart damage or but also from losing too much
body fluid (vomi ng, diarrhoea, burns).
It requires immediate treatment or will prove fatal.
A second type of shock is due to serious immune system shutdown,
from allergic reac ons or infec on.
Shock requires extensive recovery me and rest.
Painful
This physical wound causes pain which is detrimental to performing
physical ac vi es, par cularly involving the affected area.
ExtremelyÊPainful
The pain from this wound is unbearable and causes disadvantage for
all physical ac vi es, as well as causing Stressed.
MinorÊStress
Everyday nega ve experiences can cause a small level of stress, be it
the cold weather, a long journey, a minor injury or some small
setback in your plans.
Stressed
This is effec vely the mental form of Painful. Con nued or increased
stress will increase the severity and affect mental performance as
well as being disadvantaged for social interac ons.
Trauma
While suffering Trauma the PC is disadvantaged for mental and
social rolls, may suffer the inability to confront certain stressful Your experience and/or training in a specific field means you always
situa ons, partake in social interac ons and/or undertake simple
tasks. Trauma can be treated with care, love, posi ve social
interac ons and plenty of rest in a safe environment. Sufferers gain Vehicle
a permanent nega ve trait such as Anxious or Angry.
Confusion
The state of being dazed and having limited mental percep on,
o en following a head injury.
Deaf
Temporary or permanent reduc on of audio percep on.
Blind
Temporary or permanent reduc on of visual percep on.
Infected
A wound which is infected will be Painful;Êpossibly leading to ShockÊ
and certainly causing SickÊif le untreated.
Sick
Being sick is not fun! You are Weakened and may become Stressed.
If untreated your illness could prove fatal.
Tired
Lack of sleep or sustained physical exer on means you perform less
well and require rest.
Exhausted
Prolonged periods of redness without rest will lead to exhaus on.
You cannot perform your tasks, or are Weakened, and must rest,
now, for an extended amount of me.
Weakened
Through illness, exhaus on or injury you are physically deteriorated
and are disadvantaged for physical ac vi es.
Tough
Exercise, good health and training has made you able to withstand
ailments which would hamper lesser mortals.
Hardened
You are able to mentally detach yourself from the horrors around
you. You are less affected by, although not immune to, emo onally
draining or terrifying experiences.
In mida ng
Your physical appearance, or perhaps your aggressive persona,
means you in midate others, gaining an advantage in some social
situa ons, and disadvantage in others.
Cha erbox
Even when you suffer TraumaÊor are Exhausted,Êyou are able to talk
things out without disadvantage.
Listener
When you listen to the concerns or trauma c experiences of others,
they reduce their mental wounds in severity by one grade.
Skilled
have advantage when rolling for related tasks.
Vehicles may be treated similar to characters for wounds and
damage areas. They should not be affected by anything less than
Serious wounds, and can only be repaired with suitable equipment.
This mode of transport is much quicker than being on foot, although
it may have difficulty with some terrain.
UnreliableÊorÊDecayed
This vehicle or item has seen be er days. A failed roll in the use of
this results in the breaking or failure of it. It will need repaired
somehow to be of use again..
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Character Name: Race: Descrip on:

Assign 12, 9, 6. If using Magic, assign another 9. Choose one subject or ability to be Skilled in, and one nega ve trait

Physical Mental Social Magic Skilled Nega ve Trait

Value

XP

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