Initiative

This game uses a system similar to Shadow of the Demon Lord. You have fast and slow turns for the players, and fast and slow turns for the enemies. If the players want to go fast they have to sacrifice 1 of the actions for the turn.

• Fast Turn - players (2 actions)
• Fast Turn - enemies
• Slow Turn - players (3 actions)
• Slow Turn - enemies

Turns / Rounds

The game utilizes side based initiative that are divided up into the different Fast and Slow groupings. If you have 3 players that all chose Slow Turns they can decide amongst each other who goes first.

Action Economy

On your turn you get 3 Actions that you can spend how you feel (if you chose a Slow turn).

No action can be repeated

• Brace - Disadvantage weapon (need to be near cover)
• Disengage - move away no Opportunity Attack against you
• Gain Advantage - adv on next test (different skill than the test)
• Interact
• Free - banter, drop, talents
• Movement - can't move then act then move
• Strike - can do another attack if you have off-hand weapon but costs 2 Focus
• Use Skill
• Grapple - 2 Actions
• Ready Action - 1 Action + # Actions of readied thing
• Recover - 2 Actions to get benefits of Short Rest 1x per scene
• Shove - 2 actions

You also get 1 Reaction during the round. These can be used in different ways.

• Aid after they make skill check (attacks are one) - 1 Focus point
• Avoid Danger - agility vs the attack value (might slow down combat). GM has to always verbalize what was rolled
• Dodge - Dis to enemy attack - Focus 1
• Reactive Strike - Opportunity Attack

Attack Mechanic

On your turn you will roll 1d20 + Attribute Modifier + Weapon Skill. You need to get over a Difficulty Rating of some sort based on the monster. You also roll your Damage Die and the Plot Die (when applicable) at the same time.

If you miss, you can opt to still do the damage of the die by spending 1 Focus. Otherwise you would miss entirely and do no damage.

If you hit then you would do the full damage + your Attribute Modifier in damage.

Defensive Mechanic

You have 3 different defensive stats for the different pairings of Attributes: Physical, Mental, Spiritual. The enemy is trying to roll OVER this number to hit you.

Armor is used to deflect damage, or negate it.

Modifications to Resolution

The major conditions in the game are Injuries. If you are taken to 0 Hit Points you then roll for an injury. Injuries then start to stack. When you roll for an injury lower is worse on a D20, but if you ARE injured already it will modify your roll

• Generic Injury = (-5)
• Serious Injuries = penalties in game + (-5) A death chance occurs if you roll an injury check and the result is (-6). So you would need a lot of injuries already.

Conditions

The main modification is using Advantage/Disadvantage. The unique thing about this is that you choose which die to add it to prior to the roll.

• Attack Die
• Damage Die
• Plot Die Whichever of these you choose you would roll two of and take the higher.

Rest Mechanic

Short Rest = Recovery Die. You roll this particular die and whatever the result you can split up in between your HP and your Focus. Full Rest = full everything

Resource

There are three resources in this game.

• Physical resource - Hit points, your health
• Mental resource - Focus, your ability to do cool maneuvers and things
• Spiritual resource - Investiture, your ability to power magics

Health & Dying

See about with the discussion about conditions.