A Tiny
Short
sword
Basics:
- The referee describes the world to a handful of players,
their characters react to the world and affect it in return.
- D6s only, but preferably with diferent colors. Choose a
color for the Action Dice (AD) and another color for the
Challenge Dice (CD).
- Players roll all the dice (well, if the referee wants to roll
the Challenge Dice it's ok too...)
Actions:
Whenever a character attempts a risky or dramatic ac-
tion:
- Player rolls a number of Action Dice (AD) indicated by
the appropriate Attribute and a number of Challenge
Dice (CD) indicated by the referee.
-Add +1 bonus to the AD sum for each Equipment that
may help (max +3).
-If the sum of AD is equal to or greater than the sum of
CD, the action is successful, otherwise, it fails.
Challenge Dice reference:
Regular task: 1 CD / Moderate task: 2 CD
/ Hard Task: 3+ CD
Dangerous Actions:
If an action could potentialy harm a character physicaly,
then the difference between the sum of CD and the
sum of AD is dealt as damage to the caracter's Health
in case of failure.
Enemy stats: Starting Equipment (pick 3):
An enemy has 2 stats: Health and Challenge Dice. He-
alth indicates how much damage they can suffer befo-
re dying and CD indicates their general combat ability.
Any action taken against an enemy is rolled against its
CD.
Combat:
Combat flows as a series of dangerous actions, however:
- If the AD sum is greater than the CD sum, then the
difference is dealt as damage to the enemy’s Health.
- If the sum of CD is greater than the sum of AD, then
the difference is dealt as damage to the attacking cha-
racter’s Health.
- If it is an enemy that starts the attack, apply the same
procedure.
Example: a warrior with 2 Might AD and a sword fights a
goblin with 1 CD and 4 Health. The warrior rolls a 3 and a
4 and adds +1 for using a sword, the goblin rolls a 5. The
total roll of the warrior was 3+4+1 = 8 vs the Goblin’s 5,
dealing 3 points of damage to the poor creature.
Health:
-Characters start with 6 Health.
-When a character reaches 0 Health they die.
-Characters recover 1d6 Health per rest.
Equipment Slots:
-Characters start with 6 Equipment Slots.
-While carrying items beyond their slot limit, characters
must add a +1 to CD sums per item on Might and Agi-
lity rolls.
Attributes:
All characters start with 1 AD in each attribute and may
distribute 2 extra AD between:
Might: smash stuff, melee, lift stuff...
Agility: sneak, climb, pickpocket, ranged...
Smarts: perception, knowledge, logics...
Charm: personality, social skills, etiquette...
Weird: occultism, sorcery, otherworldly stuff...
Weapon /Shield /Ranged Weapon /Torch /Bear Trap
/Rope /Cloak /Armor /Flint & Steel /Flask /Marbles /
Hammer /Pitons /Mirror /Dog / Pen & Paper /Wagon
/Chains /Wand /Holy Symbol
Getting Better:
At the end of each adventure:
- Gain 1 Health or 1 Equipment Slot.
Also:
-Choose an Attibute and roll its AD against a CD one
step higher (1 AD vs 2 CD, for example). If the test suc-
ceeds, that attribute is raised by 1, to a maximum of 3.
Magic:
You create magical effects by combining a Verb and a
Name. You must also choose a power level for the ma-
gic: this works as a CD for a Weird AD roll, higher CDs
will produce stronger effects. Figure the results out with
the referee.
Casting is considered a Dangerous Action.
Examples
2 CD: Small effects, such as charming small animals, li-
ghting candles, controlling the volume of a glass of wa-
ter, affecting a small child...
3 CD: Moderate effects, such as controlling a bonfire si-
zed flame, bending a bedroom sized volume of air, con-
trilling a weak person...
4 CD: Powerful effects, such as producing a flame the
size of a house, shattering earth beneath a target, con-
trolling a strong minded person...
Verbs: Names:
Command Fire Plants
Create Water Light
Destroy Air Mind
Transmute Earth Emotion
Sense Animal Body
The first point invested in Weird grants 2 random Verbs -
and a random Noun. New words must be learned du-
ring play.
by Victor Pereira