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FAST PLAY RULES

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3d6 Game System designed by George Katsoulis

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CONTENTS

The Basics

The 3d6 Dice

Action Dice

Checks and TNs

Success Ratings

Types of Rolls

Attributes

Strength

Coordination

Stamina

Reaction

Intelligence

Willpower

Personality

Skills

Using Skills

Fallback

Prowess

Nimbleness

Riding

Social

Personal

Academic

Language

Arcane

Divine

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Perks & flaws

Using Perks and Flaws

Academic

Adventuring

Arcane

Close Combat

Combat Options

Crafting

Defensive Combat

Divine

Healing

Infiltration

Investigation

Mobility

Mounted Combat

Player Options

Racial - Dwarf

Racial Human

Ranged Combat

Resilience

Social Interaction

Teamwork

Flaws

Time

Initiative & Rounds

IC Units

IC Costs

Scenes

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Movement & Visibility

Tactical Movement

Overland Movement

Cover

Concealment

Characters

Locations

Hit Points

Damage Reduction

Fatigue

Composure

Encumbrance

Combat

Random Hits & Called Shots

Melee Attacks

Ranged Attacks

Avoiding

Blocking

Protecting Locations

Damage

Types of Actions

Committing

Combat Options

Item Damage

Healing

Types of Wounds

Combat Healing

Natural Healing

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Arcane Magic

Casting Spells

Word and Province TNs

Duration

Side-Effects

Learning More

Divine Magic

Casting Incantations

Incantation Properties

Duration

Incantations

Praying for More

Equipment

Properties

Melee Weapons

Ranged Weapons

Armors & Shields

Ammunition

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THE BASICS

The 3d6 Dice In the 3d6 Game System, 3 six-sided dice are used. One of them is called a War Die which explodes, meaning

that if it rolls a 6, you immediately re-roll it and add its result to your total to calculate the final roll. The

Bullet die gets re-rolled only once, unless some ability decrees otherwise.

Action Dice Every player (and certain NPCs) have a certain number of Action Dice to use per Game Scene (more

information on Game Scenes later). Each Action Die adds one extra d6 on any kind of 3d6 roll. Note that his

does not affect other rolls, even if they are by accident made of three dice (such as a damage roll, for

example). These Action Dice refresh per Game Scene, as do many similar abilities. Players may use only one

Action Die per roll, unless some ability allows them to override this rule.

Checks and TNs Theres a TN for almost every check you will make. To beat the check, you must roll equal or more to the TN

indicated. After having calculated the final modifiers based on your Skills and Attributes, you make the roll

and compare to the TN set by the GM.

TN TYPE EXAMPLE

10 Trivial Walk up a flight of stairs

16 Very Easy Hack a non-moving medium-sized target

22 Typical Shoot a medium-sized target at 20 meters

28 Challenging Climb a natural wall with few footholds

34 Difficult Shoot a walking human in the head at 50 meters

40 Insane Convince an attacking force of bandits that you want to join them

46 Epic Evade incoming bolts and arrows

Success Ratings Rolling lower means you fail and rolling even lower might indicate some sort of botch. Higher rolls indicate

more success. The extra damage dice below apply to damage rolls. You will find below some indication of

what exactly each TN means, contrasted to real-life events. Rolling high on other rolls has different effects,

explained on each individual skills description. Note that failing the check for lower than 11 or making it for

higher than 16 confers no additional bonuses overall.

TOTAL ROLL EFFECT

Missed the TN by 11 or more Botch (GMs discretion)

Missed the TN by 1 to 10 Normal failure: retry may or may not be warrantied

Equal to or beat the TN by up to 5 Success

Beat the TN by 6 to 10 Good Success: +1 die of damage

Beat the TN by 11 to 15 Great Success: +2 dice of damage

Beat the TN by 16 or more Critical Success: as above plus Critical Effect

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Types of rolls There are certain options to take when making dice rolls, which allow you to either determine the result of

the dice rolled, or roll many times to determine the outcome.

Casual Rolls When making a non-stressful roll (GMs discretion), you may opt to not roll the dice at all, but rather treat

the result as if you had rolled a 10. Note here that you may not use any Action Dice on Casual Rolls.

Maxed-Out Rolls When you have enough time, you may treat your roll as if you had rolled a 16. Note that this usually takes

20 times as much as the original action and costs 20 times the normal amount of resources to do it. Note

here that you may not use any Action Dice on Maxed-Out Rolls.

Progressive Rolls Some rolls (at the GMs discretion) may take longer and require more rolls than normal. To make these rolls,

the GM assigns a TN, which is the base TN of the task at hand, and a PTN. The player makes consecutive rolls

and checks by how many points the TN has been beaten. Add up all those points from each roll. When this

number equals or exceeds the PTN, the Progressive Roll is complete and the task is done. Botches on this

roll usually cost materials or even decrease the players total.

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Attributes

Strength (STR) Measures a characters physical prowess and ability to

deal damage in melee combat.

VALUE ATTACK DAMAGE

1 -6 -15

2 -4 -10

3 -3 -6

4 -2 -3

5 -1 -1

6 -1 0

7 0 0

8 0 +1

9 +1 +2

10 +1 +4

11 +2 +5

12 +2 +6

13 +3 +8

14 +3 +9

15 +4 +10

16 +4 +12

17 +5 +14

18 +5 +16

19 +6 +19

20 +6 +22

21 +7 +25

22 +7 +29

23 +8 +33

24 +9 +37

25 +10 +42

Attack defines a characters bonus or penalty on melee

attack rolls.

Damage defines the bonus or penalty added to damage

rolls when attacking in melee.

Encumbrance is the maximum weight a character can

carry without problems. See later in this book for details

about the penalties associated with carrying heavier

loads.

Coordination (CRD) Measures a characters ability to coordinate

hand and eye movements, as well as ability to

perform fine manipulations.

VALUE AIM

1 -4

2 -

3 -

4 -

5 -

6 2

7 4

8 6

9 8

10 10

11 14

12 18

13 22

14 26

15 30

16 34

17 38

18 42

19 46

20 50

21 55

22 60

23 65

24 70

25 75

Aim shows how many consecutive IC a

character may spend to aim. Beyond that, no

additional bonus may be received.

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Stamina (STA) Measures a characters fitness and overall physical

health.

VALUE HIT POINTS HEALING FACTOR PHYSICAL

1 -4 0 -2

2 -3 0 0

3 -1 0 +1

4 0 0 +2

5 2 1 +3

6 5 1 +3

7 8 1 +4

8 11 1 +4

9 14 2 +5

10 17 2 +5

11 20 3 +5

12 24 3 +6

13 30 4 +6

14 37 4 +7

15 45 5 +8

16 55 6 +10

17 68 7 +12

18 83 7 +14

19 97 8 +16

20 111 8 +29

21 129 9 +22

22 149 10 +25

23 174 12 +28

24 204 16 +32

25 244 20 +36

Hit Points is a number added to the base HP for your size

to determine your total Hit Points, meaning the amount

of damage you can withstand before dropping.

Healing is the number of Hit Points you recover per day,

if you make a Physical Resistance check. See the Recovery

section below for more information.

Physical shows the number added to your Stamina score

to determine the total Physical Resistance bonus,

meaning your ability to endure effects that attack your

physique.

Reaction (REA) Measures a characters ability to coordinate

hand and eye movements, as well as ability to

perform fine manipulations.

VALUE INITIATIVE REFLEX

1 -8 -2

2 -6 0

3 -4 +1

4 -3 +2

5 -2 +3

6 -1 +3

7 0 +4

8 +1 +4

9 +2 +5

10 +3 +5

11 +4 +5

12 +5 +6

13 +6 +6

14 +7 +7

15 +8 +8

16 +9 +10

17 +10 +12

18 +12 +14

19 +14 +16

20 +16 +29

21 +18 +22

22 +21 +25

23 +24 +28

24 +28 +32

25 +32 +36

Initiative determines how quickly your

character may react to the beginning of an

encounter and play first.

Reflex shows the number added to your

Reaction score to determine the total Reflex

Resistance bonus, meaning your ability to

move out of the way of area-effect and similar

attacks.

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Intelligence (INT) Measures a characters IQ score and the ability

to comprehend and examine the world

around them. Allows arcane users to

effectively understand and channel magic.

VALUE SKILL CAP

1 -4

2 -3

3 -2

4 -1

5 0

6 0

7 0

8 0

9 0

10 0

11 0

12 0

13 0

14 +1

15 +1

16 +1

17 +1

18 +2

19 +2

20 +2

21 +2

22 +3

23 +3

24 +3

25 +3

Skill Cap shows an increase in the maximum

allowed ranks for all skills, regardless of

specialty choice.

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Willpower (WIL) Measures a characters strength of will, allowing him to

resist temptations, negative feelings and even magic.

Also defines the connection between a cleric and the

divine magic that courses through them.

VALUE MAGIC LIMIT MENTAL

1 - -2

2 - 0

3 - +1

4 - +2

5 - +3

6 - +3

7 - +4

8 - +4

9 - +5

10 8 +5

11 10 +5

12 12 +6

13 14 +6

14 16 +7

15 18 +8

16 21 +10

17 24 +12

18 27 +14

19 30 +16

20 34 +29

21 38 +22

22 42 +25

23 46 +28

24 50 +32

25 55 +36

Magic Limit determines how many Ranks in any kind of

magic skill (Arcane or Divine) a character may have

before suffering Derangements (see the Magic section

below for more information).

Mental shows the number added to your Willpower

score to determine the total Mental Resistance bonus,

meaning your ability to endure effects that attack your

mind.

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Personality (PER) An indication of a characters personal

magnetism, charisma and sense of self.

Usually used to attract, or divert attention,

barter and even gives a small bonus against

magic.

VALUE MAGIC BONUS

1 -4

2 -3

3 -2

4 -1

5 -

6 -

7 -

8 -

9 -

10 +1

11 +2

12 +2

13 +3

14 +3

15 +4

16 +4

17 +5

18 +5

19 +6

20 +7

21 +8

22 +9

23 +10

24 +12

25 +14

Magic Bonus is added to any kind of

Resistance rolls you make against magic

effects, whether directed at you or in your

vicinity. If you are not directly affected by

them, this has no effect.

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SKILLS

Using Skills Skills are measured in Ranks, ranging from 0 (very basic) to 18 (complete mastery) and even higher,

depending on race and certain Perks. All skills in the 3d6 System have their corresponding Attribute. When

rolling a skill, always use this Attribute, as well. Skills may also have certain miscellaneous bonuses,

depending on Perks, Flaws or knowledges. Adding all these modifiers gives you a final modifier, which is the

number you add on a 3d6 roll to determine the final TN you managed to beat.

Skill Check = 3d6 Roll + Ranks + Attribute + Miscellaneous modifiers

Having no Ranks in a skill means that you have not trained this skill at all. Certain skills carry penalties for

using them without any training, as shown on the table below. Having at least 1 Rank means you are trained

in the skill.

SKILL PENALTY

Prowess, Nimbleness* -4

Riding -6

Social None

Personal -8

Academic (General) None

Academic (Specific) Unusable

Divine, Arcane Unusable

Avoid, Block, Athletics, Acrobatics None *except Avoid, Block, Athletics and Acrobatics (see below)

Fallback If you dont have any ranks in a specific skill, or you have very few, and you have many in another, similar

one, you may roll the higher one instead. This, however, happens using only half the normal ranks you have

and only applies to skills that are linked (see below for more information). This is called Fallback.

In essence, you are using your higher skill in place of the lower one, assuming that half your ranks are still

more than the lower skill. If you have no ranks in that skill, you still get the penalty associated with having

no ranks, if any. Below you can find all the categories for Fallback. It is the users option to choose whether

they want to use fallback or not every time they use a skill.

Unarmed, Improvised

Axes, Blades, Blunt Weapons, Polearms

Bows, Crossbows

Pistols, Rifles

Ride (Q-Pedal), Ride (Saurial)

Sail (Boat), Sail (Galley)

Geography: Mountains, Plains, Forests

Technology: Stone, Metal, Leather, Wood

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Prowess These skills are a measure of a characters expertise in melee combat mostly and in abilities that utilize their

strength, in general. Most of these skills use the Coordination Attribute.

Unarmed (CRD): Shows a characters ability to dish out damage using bare hands, or natural weapons.

Improvised (CRD): Covers a wide range of items that are usually not meant to be used as weapons, but

the character does so, anyway.

Axes (CRD): Mostly covers sharp weapons whose damage is caused by the slashing end of the weapon.

Blades (CRD): One of the most usual categories of melee weapon, covers all size of blades, from daggers

to greatswords.

Blunt Weapons (CRD): These weapons usually deal bashing damage, crushing bones and sending foes

backwards.

Polearms (CRD): Very difficult but effective weapons, polearms combine slashing with piercing and even

bludgeoning potential. They are usually large weapons.

Athletics (STR): Strong athletic maneuvers fall in this category, such as jumping, climbing or swimming.

Shield Block (REA): A very useful skill, governs the use of shields in combat, deflecting melee or

projectiles alike away from you.

Nimbleness These skills contain any kind of ability to shoot projectiles ranging from bows to rifles and also dodge and

weave or move around in the battlefield.

Bows (CRD): Determines your skill with shortbows, longbows and even mighty bows that require a

certain amount of Strength to use.

Crossbows (CRD): Covers the use of trigger weapons that fire bolts towards the enemy, such as light

crossbows, heavy crossbows or hand crossbows.

Hurled (CRD): In this category lie weapons that are launched to the opponent by some kind of

mechanism which assist in the hurl.

Thrown (CRD): Covers a wide array of weapons that are manually thrown to the enemy, usually from a

short range.

Pistols (CRD): Small firearms, however technologically advanced or not, fall into this category.

Rifles (CRD): Long firearms fall in this category, usually firing bullets with great precision and penetration

against armors.

Avoid (REA): Your ability to dodge incoming attacks, whether melee or ranged, by stepping out of the

way of the blow or projectile.

Acrobatics (CRD): Precision and coordination based acrobatics, such as balancing on tightropes,

tumbling through an obstacle-filled corridor or similar feats.

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Riding These skills allow you to effectively ride mounts in combat, be they simple horses and donkeys, or even

lizards or other beasts. Also covers the ability to drive carts or wagons and sail boats in the sea or rivers.

Drive, Wheeled (REA): Governs the use of any kind of vehicle with wheels, from simple carts pulled by

horses to complicated machinery that may even propel itself.

Ride, Flyer (REA): With this skill you can ride any kind of flying creature or machine, from dwarven

gliders to even dragons.

Ride, Quadrapedal (REA): The most common riding skill, you can ride horses, ponies and even other

weird horse-like creatures.

Ride, Saurial (REA): Mostly used by lizardmen and sometimes even orcs, this skill allows you to ride

lizard-like mounts.

Sail, Boat (REA): Small rowboats and ships are covered by this category, usually those that require the

user to make the effort of guiding the vessel himself.

Sail, Galley (REA): This skill deals with large ships, mainly those that require a big crew and the sailing

of which is mostly governed by giving orders or being at the right place in the right time.

Social These skills allow you to communicate with other people and show how good you are at making others

believe what you say or swaying them to your cause. Also, your skills with animals and the wilderness are

covered here.

Analysis (INT): Being able to read others and discern hidden motives, moods and even bits of

personality from subtle clues on their facial and spoken language.

Bluff (PER): Covering your true motives or manipulating others into doing what you want them to

do.

Diplomacy (PER): The attribute of a great leader, this skill is the ability to lead and inspire others,

not by tricking them but by setting an example.

Intimidate (PER): Used to coerce others into doing what you want, or make them back down from

a fight.

Observe (REA): A basic adventuring skill, allows you to spot sudden changes in your environment,

making you able to react to danger faster.

Search (INT): Looking for clues or subtle hints on your environment, allowing you to find solutions

or hidden things.

Survival (INT): With this skill you may survive in the wilderness, covering many uses such as lighting

fires, finding safe spots for the night, even setting traps or finding food.

Talent (PER): Something you have discovered to be good at, an innate talent that you have trained,

such as ventriloquism, juggling or anything similar.

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Personal A group of skills that focuses on abilities which interact with the environment or the world around the

character, these skills cover a wide array. You may disable or set traps, heal other people or yourself, even

craft wondrous items or weapons and armors.

Medicine (INT): Ability to heal your allies, either swiftly in the aftermath of a battle or long-term by

applying medicinal practices to help them recuperate faster.

Design /Repair (INT): Measures your ability to construct anything, using plans and knowledge you

may have of the subject. This skill covers the actual part of making the items in question.

Disable Device (INT): Dismantle (or set) any kind of mechanical trap or device, from simple booby

traps to complex devices that may span entire rooms.

Security (INT): Disable or operate any kind of technological or electronic devices, also decreasing

the chance of them malfunctioning.

Forgery (INT): Your ability to make exact copies of documents that you have at hand or that you

have already seen.

Disguise (INT): Your ability to mimic any different individual, from making simple cosmetic changes

to appear prettier, to completely altering even your sex.

Siege Gear (INT): The ability to properly operate machines of war such as catapults, trebuchets and

rams.

Academic These skills cover only knowledge that your character possesses and include virtually all aspects of the game

in that regard, from combat maneuvers to obscure magical lore. Note here that there are broad categories

and specific ones. Rules on how to deal with each one are included in later chapters in this book.

Combat Training: This category covers the knowledge of how weapons are used in combat, what

kind of armors may counter specific situations and also knowledge of large scale combat and tactics.

Georgaphy: Knowledge of the layout of areas in the land and how to survive or use the specific

terrain to your advantage.

Religion: Any kind of knowledge concerning the deities, rituals or customs of all religions in the land.

Technology: Specific lore about crafting, using and learning about technological devices, inventions

and equipment.

Society: Information pertaining to the society of your race, their customs, nobility and even laws

and trading rules and regulations.

Races: This group covers all knowledge about the different races of Rathnor and their abilities, as

well as other creatures such as abominations, undead or even constructs of magical or other nature.

Magic: Knowledge about the different kinds of magic, arcane or divine, rituals, words provinces and

even artifacts and the nature of magic, its origins. Also includes knowledge on any side-effects that

arise from its use.

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Language In this category lie all skills that involve speaking and writing languages other than your own. Usually, all

players get 4 Ranks in their own language, representing a common use of native tongue. You will find below

all language ranks and what they represent.

RANK LANGUAGE MASTERY

1 Rudimentary, may only communicate on a very basic level

2 May be clearly understood, but will have issues with structure and vocabulary

3 Very good use, make minor mistakes, shows non-nativity

4 Native speaker

5 Eloquent and able to use highly sophisticated phrases and structure

6 Able to write poetry, literature and excel at them

There are several languages in the land of Rathnor, the most prevalent of which are outlined below. The

languages below are used by the majority of the races.

Human, Tradecommon

Human, Arthan

Human, Dhurlan

Human, Merteul

Human, Nortern

Elven

Dwarven

Orcish

Lizardman

Dragonish

Gypsy

Divine These skills determine a cleric or druids ability to channel the magic of nature and their gods through them.

They are separated into categories with regard to how they affect the world and what kind of invocations

they form. Using these skills, priest and druids cast spells. All categories use Willpower as the basic Attribute.

Elemental: Shape and direct the elements and forces of nature, hurling flaming bolts or

manipulating the winds.

Control: Subdue your foes and hold them in place.

Illusion: Create figments and phantasms that are not real, but may even have the ability to hurt your

foes, should they believe in their existence.

Necromancy: Manipulate the energies of death, reversing the process and empowering corpses

with subdued souls.

Alteration: Ability to alter and enhance people or objects.

Divination: Receive glimpses of future actions, current events away from you and even foresight

about an incoming combat.

Healing: Heal your allies, treating wounds and even restoring other kinds of damage, such as fatigue,

diseases or even broken bones.

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Arcane The most formidable skills of all, arcane skills are possessed only by a few powerful, yet strange wizards.

These skills allow them to reshape the world as they see fit and change virtually anything around them. They

are separated into Provinces which form the basis of what you are attempting to change, and Words which

determine how you do so. All Words and Provinces use Intelligence as the basic Attribute.

Time: Control the very fabric of time.

Matter: Any type of matter, from liquid to solid, can be manipulated.

Body: Living organisms fall into this category, from simple to complex structures.

Space: The distance between two spots can be altered in any way you see fit.

Spirit: The soul and the psyche are the main components of this skill.

Mind: Bend the will and control what others think, feel and how they react.

Create: Form anything, even out of nowhere.

Empower: Enhance and increase attributes or abilities.

Direct: Control the direction of your target.

Destroy: Make something non-existent.

Confine: Limit the size, shape or reduce in effectiveness.

Alter: Change properties or form into something different.

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PERKS & FLAWS

Using Perks and Flaws Perks are bonus abilities and properties that your character has in their life. They can vary from simple

bonuses to skills to amazing feats, such as being able to run and fire arrows at your target with precision.

Conversely, Flaws define some significant problem that your character has and has stuck to them throughout

their life.

Perks can be either passive or active. The first means that they exist and are always a part of your character,

probably being recorded as bonuses on your sheet. The latter means that you must take some kind of action

to activate them. There are several Perk categories and one Flaw category. The Perk categories are divided

according to their use, to facilitate searching and finding ones appropriate to your character easier. You will

find these categories below.

Academic: Perks that have to do with knowledge and occult.

Adventuring: Perks that involve moving from one place to another, avoiding danger and navigating

dungeons and caverns.

Arcane: Magic of the arcane kind perks.

Close Combat: Perks related to fighting with melee weapons.

Combat Options: These Perks give you enhanced options when fighting any kind of fight, be that

close, ranged or even tactical.

Crafting: Perks that help you craft faster or more efficiently.

Defensive Combat: Use of shields, evasive maneuvers or taking cover.

Divine: Magic of the divine kind perks.

Healing: Perks that assist you in healing your allies and preventing worse situations.

Infiltration: Perks that allow you to enter places where you are not wanted, or even defend your

own against such intruders.

Investigation: Perks that involve locating, either by sight or any other sense.

Language: Become more fluent in languages you know, or able to understand those you dont.

Mobility: Perks regarding any kind of combat mobility to help you escape bad situations or

effectively move around the battlefield.

Mounted Combat: Perks that involve combat on mounts, be they steeds or even chariots and other

vehicles.

Player Options: Any kind of Perk that involves affecting how the dice are rolled or some other, out-

of-game aspect.

Racial Dwarf: Restricted to dwarven abilities.

Racial Human: Restricted to human abilities.

Ranged Combat: Perks related to fighting with ranged weapons.

Resilience: These perks give your character enhanced abilities to deal with damage, disease or other

adversities.

Social Interaction: Perks that involve the way you interact with those around you.

Teamwork: A special category of Perks, these allow you to effectively become a solid team with your

allies that gains extra abilities when they stay together.

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TIME

Initiative & Rounds In the 3d6 Game System, combat action is divided in Rounds, time units to measure and act out the entire

combat. Each round is roughly 3 seconds of normal time. Each round, players and enemies alike can take

turns acting however they see fit. To see who first performs their action, the Initiative mechanism is used.

Initiative = 1d6 + Initiative Modifier

The one that rolls the highest one gets to go first and the rest follow in Initiative order. The Initative Modifier

comes from your Reaction Attribute and any Perks you may have that enhance or reduce it.

IC Units & Costs Each round, every character has a specific number of IC (Initiative Count) points to use as they see fit.

These determine the number of actions that can be performed in any given round. These are derived from

your Reaction and Intelligence Attributes, meaning that faster mental and physical reflexes help you perform

more actions simultaneously. The total number of IC you have to spend is called your Combat Rating and

comes from adding the two aforementioned Attributes, dividing them by 2 and then adding 5.

Combat Rating = [(Reaction + Intelligence) /2 ] + 5

Every action in the game in a combat round has a cost in IC. To perform an action simply declare it, spend

the IC and roll any relevant dice. You will find any special actions later in this book. All IC costs are shown on

the table below. Note that weapons have their own IC Cost, mentioned in the Equipment section of this book.

ACTION IC COST

Draw One-Handed Weapon* 4

Draw Two-Handed Weapon* 8

Draw Ammunition 4

Place Ammunition 4

Arm Light Crossbow 8

Arm Heavy Crossbow 14

Switch Position by one step** 3

Switch Movement Mode by one step 3

Standard Attack by weapon

Pick up Item 8

Parry / Block Melee 1

Shield Cover 3 * readied weapons halve this cost

**positions are: Standing, Kneeling and Prone

Scenes For convenience and story-telling purposes, each important part of the story is separated into scenes, One

single session may have two, three or even more scenes. Although scenes are mostly used for story-telling

purposes by the GM, there are certain abilities that refresh after every scene, giving characters a chance to

recover a little. How long each scene lasts is usually left to the GM.

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MOVEMENT & Visibility

Tactical Movement Movement that happens in combat is called Tactical and usually happens in very small amounts and quite

fast. Each character has their own Speed Rating, which is simply the number of meters they can move in a

given round when walking. There are three Movemet Modes, explained below.

Walking = Speed Rating per meters

Hustling = Speed Rating x 2

Running = Speed Rating x 4

Sprint = Speed Rating x 6 (requires Fatigue, see later in this book)

At the beginning of your round, you must select your Movement Mode (or none). Running is a Full

Action, which means you cannot do anything else at that round.

This costs no IC. Switching Movement Modes during the round requires some, though, as shown on the table

earlier in this book. While moving, you gain certain bonuses and penalties, as explained below.

Penalty on all Attacks and Block equal to your current Speed

Bonus on Avoid equal to your current Speed

While Running, you get an Avoid of 20 if you are running away or towards your opponent and

an Avoid of (16 + Speed) if not.

If you switch your position first and then opt to make an attack, you get the penalties of the new Movement

Mode (if any). Note that you are not allowed to make any kind of attack, melee or ranged while Running,

since it is a Full Action, unless some ability allows you to do so.

Overland Movement Movement that happens across long distances is calculated differently and is called Overland Movement. It

represents movement during an entire day of walking and is the main method the 3d6 System uses for

travelling. On the table below you will find the distance that someone can travel, depending on movement

speed and time. Generally, a normal human can only walk for 8 hours before being unable to do so anymore.

One days worth of travel means 8 hours of walking with around that many extra in between spent packing,

making and breaking camp and taking rests and 8 hours of sleep. This can also be done in 8 consecutive

hours of walking, after which though rest must be made for the entire day. Also, a travelling group may

Hustle, increasing their speed, but most cannot keep that mode of movement up for long, due to stamina

stress.

Hustling doubles your Movement Speed for Overland Movement, but you can only keep it up for one

hour. Any extra hour of Hustling requires a Forced March (see below).

However you choose to combine your travelling modes, you may only travel 8 hours worth every day without

tiring yourself. One hour of Hustling counts as two hours for that purpose. For example, if you Walk for 4

hours, then Hustle for 2, you have spent your 8 hours for that day. Walking for more than 8 hours worth of

distance in general over the course of one day requires a Forced March, risking Fatigue. It is not possible to

run while travelling for long periods time.

Forced March = Physical check with a TN = 10 + (2 x extra hours spent)

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Losing a Forced March check means that you immediately gain 2 Fatigue. Characters may continue to make

checks, losing Fatigue in the process until unable to do so anymore (see Fatigue, later). Note here that if the

8 hours for the day have exceeded and the character decides to make a Hustle, then the TN stacks, meaning

it increases by 4 for that time.

SPEED 1 HOUR 1 DAY

2 (Dwarf) 3 km 24 km

3 (Human) 4 km 32 km

4 (Human with Longstrider) 6 km 48 km

5 (Ogre) 7 km 56 km

6 (Human Hustling) 8 km 64 km

7 (Kurbul) 10 km 80 km

8 (Dog Hustling) 12 km 92 km

Cover While out in the wilderness or in the cities, characters will often find themselves in situations where there is

something between them and their opponent. In most crossbow or bow fights, this is usually the first thing

a character must do, to protect themselves. Cover actually hides some of the Locations on your body.

Any Location covered is untargettable by our opponents.

Of course, cover mostly applies to ranged fights. However, in the rare case where someone strikes another

in melee behind cover, simply disregard these Locations if they are hit, damaging the cover instead. Of

course, making a Called Shot solves this issue. There is also another kind of cover, the Partial Cover. This

means that only part of a Location is exposed. In that case, the Location may still be targeted normally, but

gains a +4 on the TN to hit it.

Partial Cover: +4 TN to hit Location

In melee, the Location is still targetable, but if it is hit randomly, apply the +4 modifier then to determine if

it was hit. If the attack missed because of the partial cover, then the cover is struck instead.

Concealment When your target cannot be clearly seen because the image is blurry and hazy, then Concealment comes

into play. Usually this is caused by fog, heavy rain or even darkness. When making an attack against a target

with Concealment, you roll two dice first. Consult the tale below to see your chances of successfully hitting

the target. Concealment also provides with a bonus on Stealth and a penalty on Observe at the same time.

Soft Concealment: Light rain, severe heat from a distance, low-light conditions

Moderate Concealment: Heavy rain, fog, very poor light

Near-Total Concealment: Thick fog or smoke, almost no light

Full Concealment: Absence of light, magical darkness

CONCEALMENT HIT (ON 2D6) OBSERVE / STEALTH

Soft 2-9 (85%) -3 / +3

Moderate 2-7 (60%) -6 / +6

Near-Total 2-6 (30%) -12 / +12

Full 2-4 (15%) -

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CHARACTERS

Locations Every character in the game has a number of Hit Points, which represent their overall ability to withstand

damage of any kind. These Hit Points are divided in different parts of the body, called Hit Locations. These

locations suffer damage and other effects individually. Each characters records in their character sheet the

number of Hit Points dealt to each location separately.

When a location loses half its Hit Points, it becomes Hurt, meaning that the character suffers some

negative effects. Once all Hit Points have been lost from a Location, it becomes Shattered, meaning

that the character is probably in serious trouble.

You will find all Locations below, as well as the negative effects the character suffers at each stage. A

character may sustain a serious amount of damage before actually dying. This is usually dependent on being

hit in different parts of the body, as opposed to many hits on one single Location.

LOCATION HURT SHATTERED

Torso -2 Penalty, -3 CBR, -3 Physical Physical (TN = 24), die on fail, unconscious on success*

Head -2 Penalty, -3 CBR, -6 Observe Physical (TN = 24), die on fail, unconscious on success*

Arms -2 Penalty, -6 with Hurt hand Physical (TN = 24), unconscious on fail, double penalties on success*

Legs -2 Penalty, Half Speed (min. 1) Physical (TN = 24), unconscious on fail, double penalties on success* * each subsequent loss after the first adds +6 to this TN

Hit Points The Stamina Attribute shows the number of Hit Points each character has. Characters add a number based

on their size to determine their final Hit Points.

SIZE EXTRA HP

Small 1

Human 5

Big 25

Giant 75

These are the Hit Points they have on their Torso. The rest of the Locations HP are determined as shown

below. See the Locations above for more information.

Torso = Stamina Attribute + Size Modifier

Head = Torso HP / 2

Arms = Torso HP / 3

Legs = Torso HP /3

Every Location also has a number of negative Hit Points equal to the characters Stamina Attribute. Once

these have been lost, the Location is considered to have been completely removed, ripped or even smashed

to the point of no return. No amount of healing can restore that Location back to the character once this has

happened.

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Damage Reduction Another protective aspect of the game is the Damage Reduction (DR). Any time you are hit, you deduct a

number from the damage dealt equal to your current Damage Reduction. This is always active and may even

be different in different parts of your body. Damage Reduction usually comes from armor, but can come

from other sources, such as barriers or even magic.

Fatigue Every character has a number of Fatigue Points, representing their ability to endure hardships and keep on

going physically through running long distances, working for long hours or even running. Also, everyone has

a Fatigue Resistance, which is their ability to ignore some initial Fatigue loss.

Fatigue Points = 10 (for all characters)

Fatigue Resistance = Based on Stamina Attribute

There are several situations and even abilities in the game that cause a character to lose Fatigue. There are

penalties associated with losing Fatigue, reaching half your total Fatigue and losing it all. Losing half your

Fatigue means you are Exhausted and losing it all means you are Spent (and unconscious).

Fatigue Loss = -1 penalty for each Fatigue

Exhausted (Half Fatigue) = Cannot charge or run, -3 Combat Rating

Spent (0 Fatigue) = Unconscious, Half Combat Rating if somehow awakened

Recovering Fatigue is a staged process. You require 30 minutes of rest to restore all of your Fatigue

Resistance. After that, you require 30 minutes of rest to recover 1 Fatigue Point. Exhausted means you

require 6 hours of rest to begin recovering Fatigue normally and Spent means you begin recovering Fatigue

only after one day of complete rest.

There is another way a character can use their Fatigue. Spending 1 Fatigue can also give you certain bonuses

while in combat, as shown below. This Fatigue can be normally deducted from your Fatigue Resistance. Also

note that you lose the Fatigue after you have completed the action.

+2 bonus on any physical check, including attacking or defending

Gain 2 Combat Rating for 1 round

Dash, gaining +50% Speed while Running for a number of rounds equal to your Healing Factor

Composure A characters mental sanity and strength of will is also measured by their Composure Points, their inner

strength and sense of control. Composure fluctuates through the course of a story as the characters lose

and regain it.

Composure Points = 10 (for all characters)

There are some situations and even abilities in the game that cause a character to lose Composure. There

are penalties associated with losing Composure, reaching half your total Composure and losing it all. Losing

half your Composure means you are Shaken and losing it all means you are Insane.

When a character loses Composure, first it is deducted from their Composure Resistance. Once this

is depleted, the character begins losing normal Composure.

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Composure Loss = -1 penalty for each Composure

Shaken (Half Composure) = Requires a Mental check to take initiative

Insane (0 Composure) = Gain a Derangement, lapse into unconsciousness

Composure Points return at a rate of 1 per 12 hours, provided that the character does not make any

other checks that cause Composure damage, regardless of whether they were successful or not. The

Shaken and Insane conditions do not further add to the time required to recover Composure.

Encumbrance Not all characters can carry the same weight for the same amount of time. The Encumbrance statistic defines

just that. Carrying larger weights on ones person makes them slower and limits their reactions. There are

several stages of Encumbrance, the limits of which are defined by the characters Strength and Stamina

attributes. To find your total Encumbrance Limit (EL), add your Strength and Stamina Attributes together and

then divide by two. This is the limit at which you are not encumbered.

(STR + STA) / 2 ENCUMBRANCE LIMIT (EL)

1 0

2 1

3 2

4 5

5 10

6 20

7 30

8 40

9 50

10 65

11 80

12 95

13 110

14 130

15 150

16 200

17 250

18 300

19 400

20 500

21 600

22 700

23 900

24 1200

25 1500

ENCUMBRANCE LIMIT REACTION MOVE

Unencumbered Up to EL* Normal Normal

Encumbered Up to (EL x 2) -1 Half

Burdened Up to (EL x 4) -3 Quarter

Overburdened Up to (EL x 6) -5 None

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COMBAT

Range One very important factor that influences your ranged attack is the Range to your target. All weapons have

a different Range modifier, written on the weapons entry. Beyond that, you multiply that number to find

further range increments. Any associated penalties are explained below. The first range is called Close and

takes no penalty. Further than there are Medium, Long and Effective, the last being the range at which the

weapon is considered to reach the limit of its effectiveness. The maximum range is called Extreme and is

actually the furthest the weapon can fire, even at an arc.

RANGE DISTANCE MODIFIER

Point Blank Up to 2 meters +6

Close By Weapon Normal

Medium Close x 2 -4

Long Close x 3 -8

Effective Close x 4 -16

Extreme Effective x 2 -24

Random Hits & Called Shots When attacking someone, you have the option to either attack randomly, hoping to hit some part of them,

or specifically target a Location on their body. The former is determined by random dice, while the latter

carries a penalty. The two dice other than the War Die determine the Location hit on a normal attack.

You will find these chances below, as well as the penalties for selecting where to strike.

LOCATION DIE ROLL CALLED SHOT

Head 2 -16

Right Arm 5 -10

Left Arm 6 -10

Right Leg 3 -10

Left Leg 4 -10

Torso 7-12 -6

Melee Attacks When making a melee attack, several factors need to be considered. First, you must check your total modifier

with the weapon you are attacking. Then, you must decide whether you want to make a Called Shot or not.

If you dont make one, then the Location hit is determined randomly. Otherwise, you select the Location that

you want. Then, add the total modifier with the weapon you are wielding and check the number against your

opponents Defense TN. If it is the same or greater, you have made a successful hit. Making an attack for

more than that increases the damage dealt.

Select Called Shot (if applicable)

Total all modifiers for your weapon

Roll three six-sided die

Determine Hit Location (if not making a Called Shot)

Compare total to your opponents Defense TN

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Ranged Attacks When making a ranged attack, you must select which part of your opponent to hit, therefore you are required

to make a Called Shot. Then, add the total modifier with the weapon you are wielding and check the number

against your opponents Defense TN. If it is the same or greater, you have made a successful hit. Making an

attack for more than that increases the damage dealt.

Select Called Shot

Total all modifiers for your weapon

Calculate Range and appropriate modifiers

Roll three six-sided die

Compare total to your opponents Defense TN

Avoiding When receiving an attack, you have several options on how to attempt to not get hit. One of them is to

attempt to get out of the way of the attack. This is called Avoidance and uses the Avoid skill, along with the

characters Reaction Attribute. There is also a fixed number when you are attacking someone, meaning the

TN to hit them if they are stationary and are either not actively avoiding your attacks or cant do so effectively

enough. While a characters Avoidance is lower than that number or the character is unaware of the attack,

use that number. Otherwise, use their Avoidance.

Base TN to hit a target = 14

Avoidance = Total Avoid Skill

Note that Avoidance is a very low number usually and only very experienced characters will be able to use it

effectively. Also, it works the same for melee and ranged attacks. This is intentional, since dodging sword

thrusts and bolts is pretty much quite difficult.

Blocking When you wish to stop a blow or divert it from hitting you, Deflection comes into play. You can choose to

either deflect with your weapon or your shield, if you have one equipped and ready. The former uses your

weapons normal attack value, but replaces Coordination with Reaction and uses the weapons Block Value

instead of the Attack value. The latter uses your Shield Block value, including any modifiers from shield.

Weapon Block = Ranks in Weapon + Reaction + Weapon Block + any applicable modifiers

Shield Block = Ranks in Shield Block + Reaction + Shield Block

These values are only used for melee. Deflecting ranged attacks with a weapon is usually not possible, unless

some very special ability allows you to do so. Shields, however, are quite effective, as they provide you with

Cover against ranged attacks depending on the type of shield used.

Shields cover a number of Locations based on the type of shield. They also provide Partial Cover on

the arm where the shield is equipped.

Note that these Locations are the shield-bearers choice and can change with each hit. However, it should be

noted that these Location must be possible to be covered by the shield. For example, it would be possible to

cover a characters Torso, Head and Right Arm with a large shield. On the other hand, covering Head, Left

and Right Leg would either be impossible or require some very compromising positions on the part of the

one using the shield. Of course, the combination of shields and already existing Cover would make for some

very powerful combinations.

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Protecting Locations Another way to ensure you dont get damaged on an already wounded Location is to attempt to safeguard it

by keeping it out of your opponents reach. To do so you must simply declare it before any attack against you

is made. This decision may change with every attack. However, this makes you less efficient in combat,

meaning that both your attack and defense are inhibited.

When protecting a Location, you get a -3 penalty on Attack and Defense, but this specific Location

gets a +6 on the TN to hit it with both melee or ranged attacks.

Damage Inevitably, despite all kinds of defenses or ways to avoid damage, an attack is going to land and deal damage.

This damage is always deducted from the Location that was struck. To determine the final amount of damage,

simply roll the damage dice of the attack and then deduct any Damage Reduction from it (see earlier in this

book for details on this).

Final Damage = Damage Rolled Damage Reduction

Critical Hits There are some situations where an attack goes a lot better than normal. Should an attack exceed the

defending TN by 16 or more, then it is considered a Critical Hit. These hits have an extra effect described

below. Furthermore, Critical Hits ignore 1s and 2s on the damage die rolled. Should an ability that ignores

1s combines with a Critical Hit, then it ignores one extra number, to a maximum of all dice rolling 6s.

Ripping: Hit ignores 1s on the damage die rolled.

Bleeding: Hit causes victim to bleed for 1 Hit Point per minute until healed.

Taxing: Critical Hit causes 1 Fatigue damage.

Paralyzing: If an appendix is struck, victim loses control of it for 1 minute

Impaling: Weapon sticks to targets flesh, dealing half base damage (no DR) when removed.

Fiery: Victim catches fire until extinguished.

Types of Actions There are several kinds of actions one can take in the game, explained below in detail. Normal actions that

cost the IC explained earlier are called Standard Actions. These make up the majority of Actions a character

will take during a game. Also, there are Movement Actions, Free Actions, Committing, Ready Actions as well

as Full-Round Actions.

Standard Actions usually take a number of IC depending on the action and have no special rules. These

include most attacks, picking up items, etc.

Full-Round Actions are long tasks that take up an entire round. No IC are measured in these actions, they

simply take up a characters entire round, meaning they can do nothing more, regardless of how many IC

they have. If you spend even 1 IC, you may not initiate a Full-Round Action. Casting spells is usually such an

action.

Movement Actions are declared at the start of a characters turn and usually take no IC, unless another

action is used to change your declared movement.

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Ready Actions are a special type of action. When you declare a Ready Action, you spend the IC to make it,

but the action is only performed after a condition you have specified occurs. Should that condition become

true, you may prevent yourself from performing the Ready Action by making a successful Mental Resistance

roll at a TN of 22. Ready Actions cost the same as Standard ones.

Free Actions take up virtually no time, or are done in conjunction with other actions. These actions include

speaking briefly (giving elaborate orders may be a Standard or even Full-Round Action), glancing somewhere

or hearing a noise.

Committing One special option that characters have is the option to Commit IC for a certain purpose. Committing is used

for melee attacks only and allows characters to perform quick attacks when their enemies drop their

defenses or otherwise leave themselves vulnerable.

Committing costs half the attacks IC

When a character commits an attack, then they gamble that their opponent will do something that will cause

them to become vulnerable to that attack. Once this happens, the character who has Committed the attack

is free to make it normally. Below you will find situations that warranty a character to make a Committed

attack against an opponent. You may Commit an attack with any kind of weapon.

Opponent tries to move away from melee range with you

Enemy lowers their guard for any reason (unlocking a door, lighting a torch, etc)

Enemy shoots ranged weapon within melee range

You are attacked by someone with a Reach of half yours

Some perk allows you to hit your opponent at some specific situation

Combat Options Below you will find a table listing all possible modifiers that a character can get during combat and the

situations that cause them. Any IC that these situations may require is mentioned earlier in this book. If any

situations give other benefits than modifiers, this is also explained below.

SITUATION EFFECT

Kneeling +1 Avoid/Ranged, -8 Block/Melee

Crouching +2 Avoid/Ranged, -16 Block/Melee

Power Attack -2 Attack, +1 Damage (max 5)

Swift Attack (melee only) -6 Attack, -1 IC

Planned / Aimed +1 Attack / 2 IC (max = CRD based)

Careful Attack -2 Attack, +1 Avoid/Block (Max 5)

Dodge Mode Full action, +6 Avoid

Block Mode Full action, +6 Block

Sunder Weapon Destroy your opponents weapon

Trip Throw your opponent to the ground

Disarm Send your opponents weapon flying out of their hands

Push Send your opponent backwards

Sunder Weapon means you have to attack your opponents weapon directly, aiming to destroy it. You and

the opponent must make opposed attack rolls with your respective weapons. The larger weapon gains a +2

on that roll for every point of Reach difference. For details about the result of this roll, see Item Damage

below.

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Trip means you attempt to unbalance your opponent and send him to the ground. To do so, you must make

opposed Unarmed attack rolls. If you win, your opponent falls to the ground. If you lose by more than 6

points of difference, then your opponent throws you to the ground. Note here that since you are doing this

Unarmed, you should be able to use your legs and at least one arm, otherwise you get a -4 on the roll. There

are certain weapons that give a bonus on this roll. Also note that if you are using an Unarmed attack against

an armed opponent, you immediately get the base weapons damage at a Location of your choice and your

opponent may make a Commit attack against you. There are Perks that help you reduce or overcome these

limitations.

Disarm means you attempt to send your opponents weapon flying away from him. To do so, you must

make opposed attack rolls with your respective weapons. The larger weapon gains a +2 on that roll for

every point of Reach difference. Also, a defender holding a two-handed weapon gains a +4 on this roll. If you

succeed, the opponents weapon falls to the ground.

Push means you smash onto your opponent, attempting to send them backwards. To do so, you must make

opposed Unarmed attack rolls. If you win, you push your opponent back 1 meter for every Degree of Success

by which you win. Note that since you are using an Unarmed attack against an armed opponent, you

immediately get the base weapons damage at a Location of your choice and your opponent may make a

Commit attack against you. There are Perks that help you reduce or overcome these limitations.

Item Damage When blocking or being blocked, sometimes the item itself may get damaged. To facilitate this process, such

items condition is measured in Hits, instead of Hit Points. These are noted on each items individual entry

later in this book. Losing Hits can be done in two ways. One is when an attack is being blocked and the other

is when an item is being attacked directly. Blocking deals damage to the weapon or shield equal to the

attackers Strength Damage modifier and any extra Hits that the weapon itself deals. This number of extra

Hits is +1 for one-handed weapons and +2 for two-handed ones. When attacking a weapon directly, the

attackers also rolls an extra 1d6, increasing the number of Hits. That number further increases by 2 for

every Degree of Success on this roll.

Blocking Damage = Attackers Strength Damage modifier + Weapons Extra Hits

Sunder Damage = Attackers Strength Damage modifier + Weapons Extra Hits + (1d6)

Once an item has lost all of its Hits, it becomes useless and must be repaired before it can be used again,

but its not completely destroyed.

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HEALING

Types of Wounds Once damage has been dealt and combat is over, it is time to recover from these wounds. Depending on

their Healing Factor (see the Stamina Attribute), wounds are treated differently. A character can have Light,

Moderate, Serious and Critical wounds. You will find below an explanation on how each wound is categorized

according to Healing Factor.

Light Wounds - Up to Healing Factor

Moderate Wounds Up to (Healing Factor x 3)

Serious Wounds Up to (Healing Factor x4)

Critical Wounds Greater than (Healing Factor x 4)

When a character takes damage on each different Location on their body, note down the damage in different

boxes, as shown on the character sheet. Then, when time comes to heal these wounds, check each one

individually.

Combat Healing Any wound can be treated within 10 minutes from being caused. This has a chance to reduce the potency of

the wound, thus helping it to recover faster or even being completely cured. To do so, the healer must spend

1 minute treating the wound with a special medicine kit. Lack of one gives a -16 penalty on the roll,

meaning that although it is still possible to treat a wound without one, it is really difficult. Different wounds

have different TNs.

WOUND TN MED-KIT HP

Light 22 1

Moderate 26 2

Serious 30 3

Critical 34 4

Successfully making the roll means that 1 Hit Point is restored from the wound, which is also healed

for 1 more for every Degree of Success. This spends some HP from the med-kits capacity for every HP

treated. You will find the TNs for all types of wounds below, as well as their respective med-kit expenditure.

Natural Healing After any combat healing has been completed, the only way to rejuvenate is via natural healing. This means

either spending time in rest, or simply waiting until your wounds are healed. Each type of wound has a

different TN to restore any Hit Points to it. This is a Physical TN, meaning that your own system struggles

to fight that damage off. On the table below you will also find the number of Hit Points you get after each

successful roll. A Healer tending the wound may substitute a Medicine check for the Physical TN.

WOUND TN HP TIME

Light 22 1 15 Minutes

Moderate 26 1 1 Day

Serious 30 1 3 Days

Critical 34 1 6 Days

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Shattered Parts A Location that has lost all its Hit Points is considered Shattered. This calls for some very special treatment

or recovery. When that happens, the character who has suffered the injury must spend a number of days

being treated. This depends on the Location that was Shattered. The character may either make the recovery

on their own or be assisted by a medic. In the first case they must make a Physical check at the TN outlined

below, while in the latter the medic may instead roll their Medicine skill. A characters negative Hit Points on

each Location do not matter. They only show if the Location is completely destroyed or not. Being at zero HP

for a Location or just at threshold of negative Hit Points a character can endure is the same as far as recovery

is concerned.

There is an extra effect when recovering from having a Location in this condition. If such a Location does not

get treated within a set amount of time, then there is a chance that something will remain from that wound.

This is called a wounds Time Limit.

LOCATION MEDICINE TN PHYSICAL TN TIME TIME LIMIT

Head 46 44 2 Months 12 Hours

Arms 44 40 20 Days 1 Day

Legs 44 40 20 Days 1 Day

Torso 42 36 1 Month 2 Days

In case that the wound is not treated within the Time Limit, then there is a chance (1-5 on a die roll) that

the wound suffers some permanent effect. This effect is random. Use the table below if such a thing

occurs to determine the outcome. Roll one die.

ROLL EFFECT

1 HP on Location are less

2 -3 on an Attribute (CRD for arms, REA for legs, INT for head, STA for torso)

3 -3 on all rolls, plus extra effect (limp for legs, -6 for arm only, -3 CBR for head or Torso

4 Lose 4 Personality due to constant pain

5 On specific condition (weather change, altitude) get penalties of two of the above effects

6 GMs choice, severe effect

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ARCANE MAGIC

Casting Spells Arcane magic is divided in Words and Provinces. The former show the way that something is manipulated

and the latter what is being manipulated. The caster chooses the Word and Province to use and then state

the desired effect, in line with any limitation brought about by their ability in the chosen Word and Province

skill. Only one Word and one Province may be combined this way. Merging more is only done by rituals

and very specific abilities.

Casting a Spell increases the TN of the next Spell the user casts by +2. This stacks until the caster

makes a small rest (usually 1 hour).

After selecting the Word and Province, you make the roll. You roll the lowest of the two combined skills.

This means that if you dont have sufficient knowledge in both Word and Province used, your ability to cast

the chosen combination is overall weakened.

Word & Province TNs All forms of magic should be first discussed with the GM. Magic in the 3d6 System is freeform and can take

many shapes. However, following are some major categorizations that cover most of what players may come

up with when requesting to cast magic, along with their respective TNs. There are possible a whole lot more

effects that may be created, but these here are the basic ones.

First, the target must be selected, or an area if no targets are present. Note that if there is something that

can be specified as a target, then the size must be applied. Otherwise, select an area. Usually, spells that

affect an area have no targets or cannot select any. They usually do something that does not target someone

in particular. However, if you wish to affect multiple targets, you must select the target modifier as

many times as there are targets.

TARGET MODIFIER

Tiny +2

Small +4

Human +6

Big +12

Giant +24

Huge +36

per Square Meter +4

Then, the range must be selected. If doing something on ones person then it does not increase the TN. But

beyond that, any range increases the TN proportionally. In this sense, magic is unlimited in its range, except

for the fact that at some point the TN will become too much for the caster to handle and will have to reduce

the range accordingly. Note here that should the GM wish to be more accurate, they could rule that there is

only a TN increase of +1 if the range is only increased by 5 meters.

RANGE MODIFIER

Personal +0

per 10 Meters +2

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Finally, the effect must be chosen and all modifiers added together. The caster may select any kind of effect

they want and even combine any effects together. All modifiers shown here are per +1.

EFFECT MODIFIER

Damage Dice +6

Damage +2

Attribute +9

Skill +5

Simulate Attribute +2

Speed +6 / Meter

Weight +2 / 10kg

Healing +9

Wound Reduction +12

Combat Rating +9

DR +10

Fatigue/Composure +12

Initiative +6

Resistances +5

HP +3

Re-Roll +20

Side-Effects Failing a magic roll has certain side-effects. First, the caster gains 1 Fatigue. Then, a roll is made on the

table below to determine further effects. The severity of the side-effect depends on how much the roll was

missed for.

1 to 5 = Light side-effect

6 to 10 = Moderate side-effect

11-15 = Severe side-effect

16+ = GMs choice of something unique

You will find the effects below categorized by severity. Note that if something does not apply or if the GM

wishes to use their own side-effect they should feel free to do so, but stay in line with the effects below for

balance. To determine the side-effect, roll 2d6.

Light side-effects have a quite important, but not debilitating effect.

ROLL EFFECT

2 Decrease Combat Rating to half

3 Lose 2 Willpower

4 Any damage you are dealt increases by 2

5 You get 2 Fatigue

6 Get 1d6+1 points of damage, no DR

7 Black out for 1 Round every 10 minutes, -1 on all rolls

8 Get a -4 penalty on all rolls

9 All targets have Moderate Concealment

10 Lose 2 HP per Minute

11 Everyone within 10m around you (including you) take 3 points of damage every 10 minutes, no DR

12 Roll on the Moderate table

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Moderate side-effects have a big impact and usually hinder the character quite a lot.

ROLL EFFECT

2 May not use Magic at all

3 Lose 2 Willpower and Intelligence

4 Everyone within 10m around you (including you) suffer -4 on all rolls, half Speed and half CBR

5 Get a -8 penalty on all rolls

6 Black out for 3 Rounds every 10 minutes, -2 on all rolls

7 Get 2d6+2 points of damage, no DR

8 You get 5 Fatigue

9 All targets have Heavy Concealment

10 Lose 4 HP per Minute

11 You receive double damage, after DR

12 Roll on the Severe table

Severe side-effects have a big impact and usually hinder the character quite a lot.

ROLL EFFECT

2 Everything you touch, suffers 1d6+2 points of damage (DR applies). You are dealt 1 each time (no DR)

3 You suffer a -8 penalty on both Avoidance and Deflection

4 You lose your sight, seeing only surges of Magic

5 Any mechanical equipment within your DVP Range around you suffers a Malfunction every round

6 Your mind leaves your body, until you make a Progressive Mental check (TN 26, PTN 100, 1/hour)

7 You may not affect anyone save yourself

8 You suffer 3d6+8 points of damage, no DR

9 Get a -8 penalty on all rolls

10 Lose 6 HP per Minute

11 Lose 4 points of Willpower and Intelligence

12 You drop to -1 HP, unconscious and only awaken if fully healed.

Duration All powers have a duration for as long as the caster is concentrating on the power. This does not require any

action on the part of the caster. However, any TN for any kind of spell is increased by +6 for every active

power that the caster maintains.

In the case of powers that simply deal damage or some other effect that is instant and is not maintained by

the caster, then there is no duration. Learning More In order to learn more magic, the knowledge must either be transferred to you by someone else or discover

items that bear this knowledge. Most of the times these are tomes of magic, but sometimes this knowledge

may come from other items, as well. These items have a certain skill maximum that the wielder can learn

from. After having read the tome (or activated the item), the character must spend enough Experience Points

to increase their skill normally.

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DIVINE MAGIC

Casting Spells Divine spells are granted by deities in the form of specific incantations. These vary from deity to deity but

there are some fixed forms that are usually granted to clerics. There are some specific categories that all

incantations fall into, called Spheres. All clerics learn one or more of these Spheres, in order to be able to

cast their incantations. To perform an Incantation, the cleric selects it and then rolls the appropriate

Sphere and compares the roll to the TN. All Incantations are Full-Round Actions. The Caster Level of a

cleric is defined by dividing the skill ranks of the Sphere in question by three. This property is used on several

situations and in many Incantations.

Casting an Incantation increases the TN of the next Incantation the user casts by +2. This stacks until

the caster makes a small prayer (usually 1 hour).

Caster Level (CL) = Ranks in relevant Sphere / 3

Failing an Incantation roll gives the cleric 1 Fatigue.

Incantation Properties All Incantations have certain properties attached to them. These define every specific Incantation and

determine how it works. These properties cannot be altered, unless a deity provides the cleric with the ability

to do so, or the cleric learns an Incantation differently.

Skill defines which Sphere is used to perform it. All Incantations have only one Sphere that is used, unless

something very specific in an Incantation calls for two separate rolls.

Range is always set as half the clerics Caster Level (CL), multiplied by 10 in meters. This is the maximum

range at which the Incantation can affect its target.

Target defines how many people may be affected by the Incantation. If many are mentioned, the caster may

choose to voluntarily reduce that number.

Duration Instant means that the Incantation does not last any longer than when it is manifested and disappears right

after it is completed.

Concentration means that the Incantation lasts for as long as the caster is concentrating on the power. This

does not require any action on the part of the caster. However, any TN for any kind of spell is increased

by +6 for every active power that the caster maintains.

Fixed Duration is something specific and is usually mentioned in each individual Incantations description.

This varies according to each Incantation and most of the times uses the CL of the cleric.

Incantations You will find below a list of all known Incantations, along with all their respective properties. There are more

than those, usually given to clerics by their deities for specific reasons or under specific conditions. Any such

Incantations should be designed by the GM along with the player, with regard to the deity in question.

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EQUIPMENT

Properties All weapons, armors and gear have certain properties. These are explained in detail below, after which the

list of such items follows. These properties are different for each piece of gear, making it unique or giving it

different properties.

Size shows how big the item is and how many hands it takes to be wielded.

Bonus is added to the total attack roll for this item.

Block is specific for melee weapons and is the number added when defending with the specific weapon.

Using a non-melee weapon to block has a fixed penalty of -6.

Damage is the number of dice or fixed number that is used when the attack with the specific weapon is

successful.

Reach is how big the weapon is and is used mainly for melee weapons. Most ranged weapons have a fixed

reach number of 2 if they are one-handed, or 3 if they are two-handed.

Arm is exclusive for ranged weapons and defines how much time it takes to re-arm the weapon so it is ready

to be used again. Does not include drawing and placing weapons.

IC is how much time it takes for the weapon to be used to make one normal attack.

Critical is what happens when the attacker scores a difference of 16 or more on the attack roll.

Ammo shows what kind of ammunition the ranged weapon takes.

Range shows the weapons initial Close Range value.

Penetration is a value that shows the ability of ammunition to pierce through armor. If an ammunitions

rating is equal to or greater than the armors DR, then the DR of the armor is treated as half normal.

Hits shows the number of Hits that the weapon can take before it is broken.

DR is an armors Damage Reduction value, which shows how many Hit Points is reduced after each attack

against the wearer.

Coverage measures how many Locations of a character an armor covers. For shields, it states the maximum

number of Locations that can be protected.

Penalty is reserved for armors and shows the number subtracted from a characters Reaction value when

that specific armor is being worn. For helmets its the penalty given to Observe checks and attack rolls.