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<h1 class="post-title">Habeltop RPG System</h1>
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<p class="post-date">2021-03-26</p>
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<a class="internal" href="https://hazelnut.dev/tabletop/habeltop-system/#what-makes-up-a-character">What Makes Up a Character</a>
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<a class="internal" href="https://hazelnut.dev/tabletop/habeltop-system/#roles">Roles</a>
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<a class="internal" href="https://hazelnut.dev/tabletop/habeltop-system/#stat-modifiers">Stat Modifiers</a>
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<a class="internal" href="https://hazelnut.dev/tabletop/habeltop-system/#base-stats">Base Stats</a>
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<a class="internal" href="https://hazelnut.dev/tabletop/habeltop-system/#health">Health</a>
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<a class="internal" href="https://hazelnut.dev/tabletop/habeltop-system/#skills">Skills</a>
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<a class="internal" href="https://hazelnut.dev/tabletop/habeltop-system/#inventory">Inventory</a>
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<a class="internal" href="https://hazelnut.dev/tabletop/habeltop-system/#levelling-up">Levelling Up</a>
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<a class="internal" href="https://hazelnut.dev/tabletop/habeltop-system/#skill-checks">Skill Checks</a>
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<a class="internal" href="https://hazelnut.dev/tabletop/habeltop-system/#opposed-checks">Opposed Checks</a>
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<a class="internal" href="https://hazelnut.dev/tabletop/habeltop-system/#advantage-and-disadvantage">Advantage and Disadvantage</a>
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<a class="internal" href="https://hazelnut.dev/tabletop/habeltop-system/#turn-order">Turn Order</a>
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<a class="internal" href="https://hazelnut.dev/tabletop/habeltop-system/#downed-characters">Downed Characters</a>
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<p>Hazel designs a little tabletop RPG system for hopefully finally running a campaign with friends.</p>
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<p>This is roughly inspired by a couple versions of the GLOG,
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but somewhat simplified and streamlined. A major difference is that the class system
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is completely absent, replaced by "roles" which mechanically only manifest
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as a starting kit for the character.</p>
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<p>Here is the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1abX4Lz_LPrIA0YloGtYLRHElYBdmCTXh2L1x32nEBr4/edit?usp=sharing">Blank Character Sheet</a>
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as well as an <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nclIkKVxE3cegKzWPlsu-1_KR7Z8FXc1f0w17RLR2zI/edit?usp=sharing">Example Character</a>.</p>
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<h1 id="what-makes-up-a-character">What Makes Up a Character</h1>
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<p>Very first I will go over everything on that makes up a character then I will go more in-depth with each part.</p>
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<p><strong>Name:</strong><br />
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The in-world name of the character.<br />
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I hope that no further explanation is needed here.</p>
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<p><strong>Role:</strong><br />
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The architype/role the character takes on.
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This just determines starting skills and equipment.</p>
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<p><strong>Level:</strong><br />
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The current level of the character. Leveling up increases stats.</p>
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<p><strong>Money:</strong><br />
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The ammount of currency a character has on them.
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This could manifest as anything from a sack of gold coins to a bank account depending on the setting.</p>
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<p><strong>Health:</strong><br />
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The character's ability to avoid major harm. This is elaborated on later.</p>
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<p><strong>Armor:</strong><br />
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The character's ability to deflect damage. This comes solely from equipment.</p>
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<p><strong>Inventory:</strong><br />
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The character's belongings and other things they are currently carrying.</p>
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<p><strong>Stats:</strong><br />
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The column in the top right of the sheet. The character's main stats, as well as the modifier from each stat.</p>
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<p><strong>Injuries:</strong><br />
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The major injuries and afflictions a character has along with a space to mark what stat they affect.</p>
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<p><strong>Skills:</strong><br />
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The things the character has training for or otherwise has skill in.</p>
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<p><strong>Other:</strong><br />
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Other details or notable things about the character.</p>
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<h2 id="roles">Roles</h2>
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<p>During character creation, a role is chosen. A character's role is the part they play in the party.</p>
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<p>The role will list the equipment a character starts with as well as a list of skills to choose <code>3</code> from.</p>
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<h2 id="stat-modifiers">Stat Modifiers</h2>
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<p>Each of the six base stats also has a "modifier" based on its value.
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The modifier is calculated like so: <code>Stat / 3 - 3</code>, rounding down to whole numbers.</p>
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<p>Modifiers are rarely used outside of the strength modifier.</p>
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<p>For convenience, here is a table of the modifiers for each stat value:</p>
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<table><thead><tr><th>Stat</th><th align="center">Mod.</th><th>Stat</th><th align="center">Mod.</th><th>Stat</th><th align="center">Mod.</th></tr></thead><tbody>
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<tr><td>1,2</td><td align="center">-3</td><td>9,10,11</td><td align="center">0</td><td>18,19,20</td><td align="center">+3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>3,4,5</td><td align="center">-2</td><td>12,13,14</td><td align="center">+1</td><td>21,22,23</td><td align="center">+4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>6,7,8</td><td align="center">-1</td><td>15,16,17</td><td align="center">+2</td><td>24+</td><td align="center">+5</td></tr>
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<h2 id="base-stats">Base Stats</h2>
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<p>Listed here are the six major character stats and what they affect along with a few
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examples of what sort of actions they might be rolled against to determine the success of.</p>
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<p>To determine a character's starting stats, roll <code>4d4</code> six times. Assign the six results to
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whichever stats you wish.</p>
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<p><strong>Strength [STR]:</strong><br />
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A character's physical brute force and melee ability.<br />
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A strength check is made when attempting a melee attack.<br />
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The strength modifier is applied to the damage they with melee attacks.<br />
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The number of items they can carry on them is equal to their strength.</p>
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<p>Examples:</p>
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<li>Pushing, pulling, or lifting something heavy</li>
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<li>Breaking down a door</li>
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<li>Hanging onto a ledge</li>
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<li>Knocking something over</li>
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<p><strong>Dexterity [DEX]:</strong><br />
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A character's general physical skill, agility, and ranged ability.<br />
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A dexterity check is made when attempting a ranged attack.<br />
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A character's ability to dodge in combat is determined by their dexterity.</p>
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<p>Examples:</p>
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<li>Doing a delicate task, such as soldering an electronic</li>
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<li>Performing and acrobatic feat</li>
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<li>Grabbing onto something to prevent from falling</li>
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<li>Swiping something without being noticed</li>
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</ul>
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<p><strong>Constitution [CON]:</strong><br />
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A character's physical resilience and overall health.<br />
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A constitution check is made when resisting physical harm or other effects on the body.<br />
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A character's maximum health is determined by their constitution.</p>
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<p>Examples:</p>
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<li>Resisting extreme temperatures</li>
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<li>Recovering from illness or the effects of poison</li>
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<li>Dealing with the effects of starvation or dehydration</li>
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<li>Consuming things that would cause one to vomit</li>
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</ul>
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<p><strong>Intelligence [INT]:</strong><br />
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A character's general knowledge-base.</p>
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<p>Examples:</p>
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<li>Identifying an object</li>
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<li>Researching an obscure topic</li>
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<li>Decyphering an encrypted message</li>
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<li>Utilizing complicated or strange technology</li>
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</ul>
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<p><strong>Wisdom [WIS]:</strong><br />
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A character's perception and mental fortitude.<br />
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Wisdom checks are used to determine the order of combat.</p>
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<p>Examples:</p>
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<li>Seeing through deceit</li>
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<li>Spotting hidden dangers</li>
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<li>Resisting torture</li>
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<li>Estimating the severity of a threat</li>
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</ul>
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<p><strong>Charisma [CHA]:</strong><br />
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A character's social skill and charm.</p>
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<p>Examples:</p>
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<li>Claiming to be a different person</li>
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<li>Persuading someone to your side</li>
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<li>Winning the crowd over in an argument</li>
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<li>Leading and organizing a group of people</li>
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<h2 id="health">Health</h2>
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<p>Think of health less as how alive a character is, and more as how well they can avoid extreme harm.
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Damage could be thought of as the sum of all of the small injuries and fatigue of the character. </p>
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<p>Only when a character's health is fully depleated will they suffer major injury or have the possibility of death.</p>
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<p>Health can be restored by rest and medical attention.</p>
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<p>A character's maximum health is equal to their constitution plus their current level.</p>
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<h2 id="skills">Skills</h2>
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<p>Skills represent specific actions or subjects that a character has special
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training or intuition for.</p>
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<p>A character can automatically succeed at easier
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tasks that a skill reasonably applies to.</p>
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<p>Tougher actions still require a relevant skill check, but each applicable skill
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nets a <code>+1</code> modifier to the roll.</p>
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<h2 id="inventory">Inventory</h2>
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<p>All of the items that a character has in their posession are listed here.</p>
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<p>A character can hold up to a number of items equal to their strength before they are encumbered.
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Small items that can easily fit in a pocket are not counted towards encumberance.</p>
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<p>When is encumbered, count their strength and dexterity values as half of what they are.</p>
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<h2 id="levelling-up">Levelling Up</h2>
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<p>Characters level up after getting through a particularly tough or otherwise important experience
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or whenever the GM feels it would be a good time to.</p>
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<p>Follow these steps when levelling up a character:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>For each stat, roll <code>1d20</code>. If the roll is higher than the stat's current value, increase the stat by one.</li>
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<li>Update health to reflect new level and constitution.</li>
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<h1 id="gameplay">Gameplay</h1>
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<p>For the most part, gameplay consists of loose roleplay. The GM will present the
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world, the current situation, etc. to the players, then they will respond to the
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situation, interact with each other, etc. in-character.</p>
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<h2 id="skill-checks">Skill Checks</h2>
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<p>Whenever a character attempts something that they are not certain to succeed at,
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a check against the most relevant stat must be made.</p>
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<p>Roll <code>1d20</code>, add the relevant stat as well as <code>+2</code> for every skill that could be applied,
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and if the result is at least <code>20</code>, the character succeeds.</p>
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<p>If the dice rolls exactly <code>1</code> it is a critical failure. The character automatically fails
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and could suffer further consequence, should they make sense situationally.</p>
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<p>If the dice rolls exactly <code>20</code> it is a critical success. The character automatically succeeds
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and may succeed beyond their aim, should it make sense situationally.</p>
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<h2 id="opposed-checks">Opposed Checks</h2>
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<p>When a character attempts something that another character is resisting, add <code>opponent's stat - 10</code>
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to the target number of <code>20</code>.</p>
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<p>Example:<br />
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A character is trying to knock down another character with <code>14</code> strength.
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Their roll must total at least <code>24</code> (<code>20 + (14 - 10)</code>).</p>
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<p>Rather than all characters making skill checks, only player characters and NPCs
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on their side do so. For example, rather than an NPC making a dexterity check in
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attempt to trip a player character, the player themselves makes a dexterity check
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in opposition to avoid falling.</p>
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<h2 id="advantage-and-disadvantage">Advantage and Disadvantage</h2>
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<p>Some circumstances put a character at either an advantage or disadvantage.
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For example, having fallen to the ground would put a character at a disadvantage when it comes to defending themselves,
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or being in a stance ready to defend themselves would put them at an advantage.</p>
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<p>When a character has advantage on a skill check, add a bonus of <code>+4</code> to their roll.
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When a character has disadvantage, subtract a penalty of <code>-4</code>.</p>
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<h1 id="combat">Combat</h1>
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<p>Combat is initiated when there is to be physical conflict between opposing parties.
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Combat takes place in rounds that are equal to roughly 10 seconds of time.</p>
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<h2 id="turn-order">Turn Order</h2>
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<p>When combat is initiated, every player character in the party makes a wisdom skill check.
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If they succeed, they act before the opposing NPCs each round.
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If they fail, they act after the opposing NPCs.
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The party decides amongst themselves who acts in what order.</p>
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<p>So the resulting turn order is as such:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>PCs who succeeded wisdom check</li>
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<li>Opposing NPCs</li>
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<li>PCs who failed wisdom check</li>
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</ol>
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<h2 id="each-turn">Each Turn</h2>
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<p>A character may move up to <code>DEX * 2</code> feet and perform one of the following actions.
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The may also move twice that distance, but without performing an action.</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Make an attack</li>
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<li>Take a defense stance</li>
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<li>Assist another character in their action</li>
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<li>Attempt to revive a downed character</li>
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<li>Attempt to perform some other arbitrary action</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="attacking">Attacking</h2>
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<p>A player character may attack another character by making a skill check
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opposed by the target's dexterity.
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The stat used depends on the weapon the character is attacking with. </p>
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<p>Melee attacks use the strength stat and may be made at a range of <code>5 feet</code>. </p>
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<p>Ranged attacks use the dexterity stat with a penalty of <code>-2</code> for
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every <code>10 feet</code> past the weapon's listed range.</p>
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<p>If the skill check succeeds, roll for damage according to the weapon used.
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Individual weapons can have different stats, but here is a rough guideline:</p>
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<table><thead><tr><th>Weapon Type</th><th align="center">Damage</th></tr></thead><tbody>
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<tr><td>Unarmed</td><td align="center"><code>1d4 + STR</code></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Small Melee Weapons</td><td align="center"><code>1d6</code></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Medium Melee Weapons</td><td align="center"><code>1d6 + STR</code></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Large Melee Weapons</td><td align="center"><code>1d8 + STR</code></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td align="center"></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Thrown Weapons</td><td align="center"><code>1d4</code></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Basic Ranged Weapons</td><td align="center"><code>1d6</code></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Heavy Ranged Weapons</td><td align="center"><code>1d10</code></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Rapidfire Ranged Weapons</td><td align="center"><code>3d6</code></td></tr>
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<p>Ranged weapons have a reload rate associated ranging between <code>0</code> and <code>12</code>.
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Whenever an attack is made with a ranged weapon, whether the attack hits or not, roll <code>1d12</code>.
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If the roll is less than or equal to the weapon's reload rate, the weapon is now out of ammo
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and a combat action must be spent to reload it, consuming a pack of the requisite ammo.</p>
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<h2 id="defending">Defending</h2>
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<p>When a player character is attacked, they may choose to either:</p>
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<li>Attempt a dexterity check in order to dodge</li>
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<li>Deliberately take the hit and retaliate with an attack</li>
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<p>If a character is currently in a defense stance, they get advantage on their
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attempt to dodge or retaliate and are taken out of their defense stance until they
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take a turn to re-enter it.</p>
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<h2 id="downed-characters">Downed Characters</h2>
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<p>Characters are not considered to have sustained major injury for as long as their health is above <code>0</code>.
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When a character's health reaches <code>0</code>, they are considered downed.
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A downed character may not act in combat.</p>
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<p>A character's health does not go below <code>0</code>.
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When a character takes damage that <em>would</em> bring their health below <code>0</code>, they must make a constitution check.</p>
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<li>If they succeed, the character recieves a scar or other permanent marking.</li>
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<li>If they fail, the character recieves a major injury.</li>
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<li>If they critically fail, they die.</li>
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<h2 id="major-injuries">Major Injuries</h2>
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<p>A major injury is something more serious than the scratches and bruises that will heal easily.
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They are more permanent things that require proper medical attention in order to be treated.</p>
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<p>Each major injury applies a penalty of <code>-2</code> to a specific stat, depending on the type of injury.</p>
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<p>Injuries can only be removed by proper medical attention. An untrained person failing to properly
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treat an injury may just make things worse.</p>
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