A Fast and Easy RPG by Matthew J.

Hanson
Beta Test
v. 3/30/13

Contents
Introduction

Character Creation

Playing the Game

11

Game Master Guidelines

17

Treasure

24

Monsters and Other Challenges

43

Into the Forest Dark: A Sample Adventure

58

The Orcish Baker: A Sample Adventure

64

Were running a Kickstarter

Campaign August 13th to
September 15th!
Please support us!

Abstract Dungeon
Since this is a beta-test document,
we want to hear your feedback.
Please take this short survey.

Written by: Matthew J. Hanson

Edited by: Michael Border
Cover Illustration: Whitney Misch
Interior Illustrations: Andr Castaigne, Canaletto, Edward Theodore
Compton, Caspar David Friedrich, Gerard de Lairesse, Arthur Rackham,
Humbert Robert, George Stubbs
www.sneakattackpress.com/abstractdungeon
www.facebook.com/abstractdungeon
Abstract Dungeon Published by Sneak Attack Press, Copyright 2013.
Sneak Attack Press and the Sneak Attack Press logo trademarked by Sneak
Attack Press.
2

Introduction
Welcome to Abstract Dungeon! This is a beta-test version of a new
roleplaying game designed to be super fast and rules-light. Because this
is the beta test version of the game, it is still evolving and your feedback
is welcome. You can learn more about the playtest process at
www.sneakattackpress.com/abstractdungeon.
What Is a Roleplaying Game?
In a roleplaying game (also called RPG), you get together with a bunch of
your friends and create a story together. Most of the players control one
character, appropriate called a player character (or PC). Players interact
with a fictional world through that characters eyes. One player, called
the Game Master (GM for short) controls the rest of the world, including
friends and foes of the player characters.

Most RPGs dont have a way to win. You might have goals for your
character, such as to gain wealth, find a missing loved one, or found a
kingdom, but these are decisions you make, not a game mechanic. The
main goal of an RPG is just to have fun.

Abstract Dungeon is just one of many games out there, and
all of them (including Abstract Dungeon) have their strengths and
weaknesses.

To play a roleplaying
game, you get
together with a bunch
of your friends and
create a story

So What is Abstract Dungeons Strengths?

Fast and Easy
Abstract Dungeon is one of the fastest playing RPGs out there, in every
respect. You can create a character or run an epic battle in just minutes,
and you can run a whole adventure in just an hour or two. There are
only a few general rules that you can apply to nearly every situation
(spending dice), so the rules are easy to master. Once youve played a
few sessions, you should never have to pause the game to look up how
to do something.

Abstract Dungeon also makes things easy for the GM. Its easy to
create monsters and other challenges for your PCs, so you can focus on
crafting a story for them. Its also super easy to whip things up on the fly
when the PCs inevitably make choices you didnt expect.
Flexibility and Control
In many roleplaying games, the designers try to create rules that
represent different actions in the fictitious world. Abstract Dungeon
instead has a basic mechanic (spending dice) and asks the players to
describe what the spending of those dice means for each situation in the
fictions world. Because your characters abilities and actions represent
general abstractions, you can do just about anything.

Most RPGs also have a random mechanic that determines whether
your actions succeed or fail. In Abstract Dungeon, you determine if you
succeed or fail by whether or not you spend your resources (your dice).
If something is important, you can always succeed... until you run out
of dice. With no more dice, you have no more resources, and failure is
inevitable.
3

This document uses sidebars

to help convey additional
information. Large text is used to
reinforce important points. Small
text is for examples.

And Because Its Good at Those Its Also Good For...

Story and Character
Because you spend less time worrying about rules and because battles
go so quickly, in Abstract Dungeon, there is more time to focus on
roleplaying your characters and developing a shared story. The game
also has a trait mechanic which further encourages players to roleplay
their characters by giving them mechanical benefits for acting in
character. The GMs section of the book also gives other suggests on
how to entice your PCs to contribute to the story.
Beer and Pretzels
The speed and simplicity of Abstract Dungeon also makes it great for a
casual style of play where people just want to get together to have fun,
and nobody worries to much about the rules. (This is often called beer
and pretzel, though neither beer nor pretzels are required .) PCs can
use random character generation to make a character in minutes. The
GMs can use the Random Plot-Hook Generator (page 23 to kick off an
adventure and encounters are easy to build that they come up with the
rest on the fly.

Wow Thats Amazing! This Game Does Everything!

Well... maybe not everything.

Like everything else there are trade-offs. While Abstract Dungeon
does some things extremely well, it does not work for all play-styles. But
dont dismay, if you prefer these other play styles there are other great
games out there that might be a better fit for you.

So what are Abstract Dungeons Weaknesses?

Grim and Gritty
Its really hard to die in Abstract Dungeon. Really hard. In fact either
the PC or the GM needs to make a conscious decision to have the PC
die. Some players feel that without this risk, they dont get as much
of a payoff when they succeed at their goals. Other players feel like
letting the PCs have any kind of plot protection breaks their sense of
verisimilitude, or what they think could actually happen. If you feel this
way, Abstract Dungeon might not be for you.

Speaking of Verisimilitude
Abstract Dungeon relies on the players and GMs to impose anything
resembling verisimilitude. Many games try to enforce this sense of
reality with mechanics, like rules that say a two-handed sword deals
more damage than a dagger. To keep Abstract Dungeons quick and
simple, we dont worry about these with codified rules, though GMs are
free to make such rules if its important to them.

PCs in Abstract Dungeons also play by different rules than
everybody else. They are innately more powerful than the vast majority
of NPCs. NPCs dont even use the same mechanics to accomplish their
4

A beer and pretzel

game technically
requires neither beer
nor pretzels.
(Though my editor begs to differ.)

goals. In fact NPCs mechanics only exist in relation to the PCs. If NPCs
interact with each other, the GMs simply decides what they wants
to happen based on the needs of the story. While we think this helps
Abstract Dungeon focus more on the PCs and their stories, some players
prefer a rule set that helps create an simulated world, where NPCs have
mechanics to reflect their place in that world, not their place in the PC
centered story..

Tactical Wargaming and Power Gaming

There is some strategy in Abstract Dungeon, mostly dealing with
resource management: deciding when to spend your dice and how to
spend them most efficiently. That being said, the strategy in Abstract
Dungeons does not compare to the amount of tactical decisions found
in many RPGs. While tactical combat is fun, it also takes a lot of time
and requires a lot of game knowledge. Abstract Dungeon sacrifices hefty
tactical rules on the altars of speed and simplicity.

Similarly many people who enjoy the tactical element also enjoy
trying to create the most powerful characters they can with the options
and resources they are allowed. Because we keep the rules so simple for
Abstract Dungeon, theres not much opportunity for this. When it gets
right down to it all characters are basically the same pile of dice. Its how
you interpret the dice that matters.

Character Creation
Before you can play the game, you need to have a character. While
many game offer pre-made characters for those who want to get started
right away, character creation in Abstract Dungeon is so quick, we
recommend you create your own.

You can use the character sheet on the final page of this document
to record the result of your character creation.

Step 0: Talk to Your Group

Before you start to make your character, talk to the GM and the other
players about what kind of game you all want to play. Some people
enjoy off the wall character concepts, like a talking monkey who rides a
giant bee. Others find these characters distracting and take away from
their experience. When conflict arises between players, do your best to
work them out amicably.

Additionally, if your GM has a specific type of campaign in mind,
she might stipulate certain conditions for your character, like they might
all have to come from the same town, be the same race, or characters
cannot be wizards.

You will also want to decide if you are making your characters
randomly, choosing ability, or doing a mix of the two.

Josie, Jim, Simon, and Riley get

together Friday night to play some
Abstract Dungeon. They decide
they want a casual game, so
anything goes.

Step N: Character Concept

At some point you need to create a concept for your character. This
is Step N because it can happen at any time. Your character concept
describes who your character is in the fictitious world of the game. It
might be something as simple as A dwarf with a big axe, or it might be
something more complex like, The last scion of a noble line of dwarven
kings. Though his kingdom fell long ago, he seeks to reclaim it from
the orcish scum who have defiled his halls. He wields Grief Bringer a
magical axe forged by his grandfathers grandfather in the heart of a live
volcano.

If you are choosing your abilities and traits, you probably want to
have at least a general concept in mind when you start, but if you are
creating a character randomly, your concept might not come until the
end. Further, your character concept will probably evolve as you play.

Step 1: Abilities
The first step in creating your character is to assign your ability dice. All
characters start with the following:
One ability with four dice (this is your primary ability).
One ability with three dice.
One abilities with two dice.
One ability with one die.
You may assign these dice in an order you choose, or roll randomly on
the random ability flowchart on page 9. If you use the flowchart begin in
6

Jim doesnt have a character

concept in mind, so he decides to
roll randomly.

Jim rolls on the ability flow

chart, and ends up with four in
Toughness, three in Intellect, two
in Spirit, and one in Agility.

the middle (where it says "start here"). You will make a series of three
die rolls. Follow the die roles until the bring you to the final box which
gives you the values for your four abilities.

Toughness
Toughness represents your physical strength and endurance. It is the
primary ability for tasks such as climbing, jumping, swimming, and
breaking things.

Attacking with Toughness usually represents melee weapons,
unarmed combat, or throwing heavy items. It might also represent
intimidating somebody with your strength, absorbing the negative
effects of alcohol, or entertaining a crowd with your feats of strength.

Attacks against Toughness represent physical threats such as
weapon attacks, suffocation, or poisons.

The four in Toughness makes Jim

think his his character is a strong
warrior, maybe a half-orc.

With a one in Agility, Jim decides

his character is big and slow.

Agility
Agility represents both your speed and your dexterity. It is the primary
ability for tasks such as balancing, tumbling, dodging, as well as delicate
tasks like opening locks and disarming traps.

Attacking with Agility usually represents ranged attacks and
light melee weapons like daggers or rapiers. It might also represent
impressing a crowd with acrobatics, or tripping somebody up with fancy
footwork.

Attacks made against Agility represent things that the character
must dodge away from, such as most ranged weapons, explosions, and
dragon breath.

Jims character has a three in

Intellect, so hes pretty smart. Jim
decides his character uses magic
to enhance his fighting skills.

Intellect
Intellect represents how intelligent and well educated you are. It is used
to locate clues, solve puzzles, harness arcane magic and recall important
information.

Attacking with Intellect often represents casting magic spells. It may
also represent attacks made with clever inventions, attempts to confuse
foes with words, or persuade them with a well reasoned argument.

Attacks against Intellect represent psychic attacks, charms, and
compulsions. They might also represent verbal assaults.

Spirit
Spirit represents your sense of empathy, your charisma, and your ability
to connect to the spirit world. You will use it to sense danger, convince
people with a passionate argument, or inspire your friends.

Attacking with Spirit typically represents harnessing holy magic or
tapping into the power of nature. It might also represent commanding
your foes to surrender through your sheer force of personality, or
channeling your emotions into physical attacks.

Attacks against spirit represent things that demoralize, drain your
will, or induce fear. Undead creatures like ghost and vampires frequently
attack spirit.
7

The two in his characters Spirit

doesnt inspire Jim to add any
more details to his character, and
thats okay.

Step 2: Traits
At character creation, you assign your character three traits. Traits are
adjectives or short phrases that describe your character. Traits should be
fairly specific. Strong is too generic, but good at lifting things might
be appropriate. Traits do not have any description beyond the name,
you simply bring them into play when you think they might be useful.

You may either chose your traits or roll randomly. If you roll
randomly consult the table on page 10. Roll three different-looking
six-sided dice, and decide beforehand which die result will go in the
hundreds place, the tens place, and the ones place. Alternatively you
can roll on die three time, the first being the hundreds digit, then the
tens, then the ones. (Either way, this is called a hundreds-tens-and-ones
roll.)

Weve organized traits into several categories so that if you or the
GM wants to ensure that you have a trait in a certain category, you can
pick the category and just roll a tens and ones roll. The table have also
been organized so that the more out there traits have high numbers
for their tens digit. If you are trying to run a serious campaign, you might
reroll any tens digit that comes up a six.

If you chose traits, you are not limited to the ones on this list, but
consult you GM when assigning other traits.

Step 3: Bonus Die

Every character begins play with one bonus die, and may gain more as
they level up. At any point during play you may add the bonus die to
the die pool of any abilities, traits, or magic items. Typically players save
their bonus die until they have exhausted at least one die pool.

Step 4: Fleshing your character

The final step is to flesh out your character. Fill in any details about your
characters appearance or personality that are not covered by traits. You
can decide what species you want your character to be and what kind of
training and attacks the PC uses (does he fight with sword or spell?)

Feel free to give you character any equipment that you and the GM
agree is reasonable, but in most cases this will not count as treasure and
does not have a die attached to it. In order to get treasure that grants
you dice, you have to go adventuring.

Jim also rolls randomly for

his traits, and comes up with
Forgiving, Animal Handler, and
Pointy Teeth.

The Pointy Teeth trait reinforces

the half-orc idea, so he goes with
that, and names the character
Kthax. Jim decides that Kthax
is forgiving because hes used to
being misjudged. As a boy Kthax
was a sheep herder before a hedge
wizard recognized his potential.
The wizard trained Kthax to us
magic, and the boy taught himself
sword play. Now Kthax roams the
land in search of wrongs to right
and gold to line his pocket.
Oh, and he fights with a katana,
because Jim thinks katanas are
cool.

Ability Generation Flow Chart

4 Toughness
3 Agility
2 Intellect
1 Spirit
4 Toughness
3 Agility
2 Spirit
1 Intellect
4 Toughness
3 Intellect
2 Agility
1 Spirit

4 Toughness
4 3 Intellect
2 Spirit
1 Agility

4 Spirit
3 Agility
2 Intellect
1 Toughness

Your primary
4 Toughness
ability is Tough2 ness.
5 3 Spirit
2 Agility
1 Intellect
Roll 1d6 for
your final stats.
4 Toughness
3 Spirit
3
6
2 Intellect
1 Agility

4 Spirit
3 Agility
2 Toughness
1 Intellect
4 Spirit
3 Intellect
2 Agility
1 Toughness

Roll 1d6 for

your final stats.

Roll 1d6

1-3

1-3

Start Here!

4-6

Roll a six-sided die.

4 Agility
3 Toughness
2 Spirit
1 Intellect
4 Agility
3 Intellect
2 Toughness
1 Spirit

Your primary
ability is Agility.
Roll 1d6 for
your final stats.

Your primary
ability is mental.
Roll 1d6

4-6
4 Agility
3 Toughness
2 Intellect
1 Spirit

4 Spirit
5 3 Toughness
2 Agility
1 Intellect
4 Spirit
6 3 Toughness
2 Intellect
1 Agility

1-3

Your primary
ability is physical.

Your primary
ability is Spirit.

4 Spirit
4 3 Intellect
2 Toughness
1 Agility

4-6
4 4 Agility
3 Intellect
2 Spirit
1 Toughness

4 Intellect
3 Agility
2 Toughness
1 Spirit

5 4 Agility
3 Spirit
2 Toughness
1 Intellect

4 Intellect
3 Agility
2 Spirit
1 Toughness

4 Agility
6 3 Spirit
2 Intellect
1 Toughness

4 Intellect
3 Toughness
2 Agility
1 Spirit
9

1
Your primary
ability is Intel2 lect.
Roll 1d6 for
your final stats.
3

4 Intellect
4 3 Toughness
2 Spirit
1 Agility
4 Intellect
5 3 Spirit
2 Agility
1 Toughness
4 Intellect
6 3 Spirit
2 Toughness
1 Agility

Traits
Social Traits
111
Smooth talker
112
Seductive
113
Intimidating
114
Good at reading people
115
Liar
116
Honest
121
Well connected
122
Shunned
123
Feared
124
Pariahs
125
Misunderstood
126
Unflappable
131
Trusting
132
Blends into a crowds
133
Bombastic
134
Forgiving
135
Knows how to party
136
Creepy
141
Loner
142
Honest
143
Humble
144
Condescending
145
Good with kids
146
Good at insults
151
Knows how to find people
152
Famous
153
Streetwise
154
Orator
155
Pitied
156
Forgettable
161
Negotiator
162
Knows everybodys secrets
163
Divides and conquers
164
Looks that can kill
165
Has groupies
166
Loves everybody

Motives
311
312
313
314
315
316
321
322
323
324
325
326
331
332
333
334
335
336
341
342
343
344
345
346
351
352
353
354
355
356
361
362
363
364
365
366

Mental/Emotional Traits
211
Cowardly
212
Easily offended
213
Hot-headed
214
Friendly
215
Scheming
216
Naive
221
Prudish
222
Stern
223
Fickle
224
Imaginative
224
Practical
226
Level-headed
231
Forgetful
232
Depressed
233
Over confident
234
Superstitious
235
Cautious
236
Dependable
241
Reliable
242
Well-prepared
243
Resourceful
244
Skeptical
245
Patient
246
Fearless
251
Optimistic
252
Pessimistic
253
Obsessive compulsive disorder
254
Phobia
255
Schizophrenic
256
Multiple-personality disorder
261
Unforgiving
262
Angsty
263
Compulsive liar
264
Breaks out spontaneously into song
265
Paranoid
266
Insomniac

Physical Traits
411
Cast Iron stomach
412
Keen eyed
413
Foul mouthed
414
Fleet footed
415
Sharp eared
416
Strong armed
421
Strong scented
422
Luxurious hair
423
Always land on your feet
424
Wicked scar
425
Acute sense of smell
426
Bad breath
431
Built like a brick wall
432
Tall
433
Short
434
Sure footed
435
Soft footed
436
Captivate stare
441
Significant tattoo
442
Exotic hairstyle
443
Dirty
444
Albino
445
Double Jointed
446
Slender
451
Pointy teeth
452
Raze-sharp nails
453
Evil Eye
454
Thick Skinned
455
Fur
456
Halfbreed
461
Element infused
462
You are missing one of your body parts
463
You have an extra one of your body parts
464
Prehensile tail
465
Prehensile tongue
466
Part machine

On a mission from god

Greedy
Vengeful
Prideful
Defender of the weak
Thrill-Seeker
Obsessed
On the run
Cursed
In love
Inferiority complex
Owe a debt
Show off
Bloodthirsty
Want to redeem the wicked
Looking for conversions
Disgusted
Seeking self-perfection
Want to see the world
In lust
Youre a hero
Seeking knowledge
Copy cat
Need to regain whats lost
World domination
You are the chosen one
It is your destiny
Terrified
Loyal
Adhering to a code
Making amends for past sins
Quest for immortality
Born to rule
They all laughed
Trying to win a bet
Why not?

10

Skills and Hobbies

511
Good with languages
512
Student of history
513
A head for business
514
Master storyteller
515
Reads a lot of maps
516
Nature lore
521
Inventor
522
Has a pet
523
Heavy drinker
524
Likes to tell long stories
525
Burns things
526
Reads the stars
531
Gambler
532
Ambidextrous
533
Collector
534
Good sense of balance
535
Weather sense
536
Talented rider
541
Eidetic memory
542
Amateur athlete
543
Stage magician
544
Cultured
545
Alchemist
546
Knowledge of foreign lands
551
Snake charmer
552
Psychic
553
Sees dead people
554
Dancer
555
Singer
556
Mime
561
Does complex math in your head
562
Sleeps with your eyes open
563
Good at finding shiny things
564
Whittler
565
World champion whistler
566
Metagame knowledge
Background Traits
611
From a wealthy family
612
Of noble birth
613
Expert Smith
614
Animal Handler
615
Farmer
616
Street urchin
621
Orphaned
622
Squire
623
Ran away from home
624
Imprisoned for a crime you didnt commit.
625
Imprisoned for you crime you did commit.
626
Cook
631
Hunter
632
Lumberjack
633
Pirate
634
Raised by another race
635
Raised by wild animals
636
Military Brat
641
Preachers Kid
642
Escaped Slave
643
Pit fighter
644
Artist
645
Wandering minstrel
646
Rat catcher
651
Tinker
652
Tailor
653
Soldier
654
Spy
655
Last heir to a ruined kingdom
656
From a land across the sea
661
The only one of your kind
662
Stolen by faeries
663
A formerly inanimate object given life
664
From another world
665
From another time
666
You have died

Playing the Game

Now that youve got a character, you are ready to play the game. There
are only a few rules that you need to know to do so.

Dice Pool
The central mechanic of the Abstract Dungeon system is the dice pool.
One thing that sets Abstract Dungeon apart from most games is that
you dont roll the dice your character takes action in the fictional world.
Instead you roll all the dice at the start of the game or whenever you
refresh (see page 14). When you start play each ability has a number
of dice equal to your score in that ability. You also roll one die for each
trait, and a single bonus die (after youve leveled up you might have
more than one die per trait, or multiple bonus dice. See page 15). As you
adventure you will also find permanent treasure that have dice attached
to them. You also roll permanent magic item dice at the start of the
adventure, but not single-use treasure like potions.

Make sure to keep them organized according the ability, trait, or
treasure that granted you the die, because for most things it matters
what kind of die you use. The easiest way to do this is to place your
character sheet flat on a table, then put your dice on the corresponding
part of the character sheet. You can also use different color dice
to represent the different abilities. If you have the dice for it, we
recommend matching the dice color to the ability ovals on the character
sheet (red dice for Toughness, etc.)

11

You dont roll the dice

your character takes
action. Instead you
roll all the dice at the
start of the game.

Each round, every

player can spend up
to one ability die,
one trait die, and one
treasure die.


As you go about the adventure, you will slowly deplete the number
of dice you possess. There are two ways that you reduce your dice pool:
spending them to accomplish goals and taking damage. When you
make attacks you always spend one or more dice. You must spend the
entire die and may not save some of it for later. When you take damage
however, you take a value of damage. This might eliminate entire an
entire die, or reduce the value of one or more dice.

Challenges
Things that require PCs to spend dice are generally known as challenges,
and they come in two main varieties: conflicts and obstacles. The main
difference is that in a conflict PCs are in danger if they do nothing, but
against an obstacle they are not. A band of hostile goblins is a conflict,
while a locked door in an obstacle.

Conflicts
Conflicts are challenges that the PCs need to overcome that include
danger. Battles are the most common type of conflict in Abstract
Dungeon, but conflicts might also include negotiations, interrogations,
and environmental dangers. Conflicts involve some sort of danger
to heroes, may it be physical, social, or psychological. If there is little
danger, the conflict is either an obstacle or not a really a challenge at all.
In the latter case simply allow the PCs to succeed. Climbing a tree is not
worthy of a conflict. Climbing a tree while its on fire is. Haggling with a
sword merchant for a lower price is not worthy of a conflict, but trying
to negotiate the surrender of an opposing army qualifies.

Setting up a Conflict
The first thing that happens in a conflict is that the GM sets up the
opposing side by rolling dice for each opponent in the fight. Weaker
opponents are represented by single dice, while stronger opponents are
represented by more dice (bosses are represented by lots and lots of
dice).

While Jim created Kthax, Riley

created a drunken dwarf warrior
named Bob, and Simon made
a wizard named Sargos with a
fondness of cartography. Josie is
the GM and will run the rest of
the world.

Kthax, Sargos, and Bob are

exploring some ruins, hoping
to find treasure. Instead they
stumble upon three goblins and
an ogre. The goblins are each 1
die creatures, so Josie rolls three
separate six-sided dice resulting
3, 4, and 2. Because the ogre is
much stronger Josie rolls three dice
scoring a 4, 5, and 6. This is going
to be a tough ogre!

Making Attacks
Each round the players take turns to declare what they want to do and
how to spend their dice. The player character always act before their
opponents. Each player can spend up to one ability die, one trait die,
and one treasure die per round (a maximum of three dice). Players may
spend fewer dice, and need not spend any dice if they so desire. Among
the players there is not set order to who goes first, and most usually
players just speak up when they have a good idea.

These dice defeat any number of enemy dice whose total is equal
to or less than the PCs total dice spent. If the heros dice are enough to
defeat the enemys dice, then any extra value from the dice is lost. It
may not be banked or partially applied to enemies.

If the PCs die is less than the enemys, then they have the option of
working towards a partial defeat. In this case place the PC die next to the
12

Goblins
Ogre

enemy die. Other PCs can, on their turns, use their dice to work toward
further defeating the challenges dice. When the total value of the PCs
dice is equal to or greater than the enemy;s die, then remove that die
from the challenge.

When all the dice of the challenge are removed, the challenge
itself is also defeated. The specifics of defeated means depends on the
nature of the challenge, and how the PC acted. In combat it often means
slaying the monsters or knocking them out, but it can also mean forcing
them to flee or surrender. If defeated by magic, enemies might be put
to sleep, blown up, or turned to stone. In a social conflict defeating the
challenge means that the PCs convinced their opponent to agree with
them, forced them to back down, or negotiated an arrangement that
works for everybody.

Bobs player has a 5 die in

Toughness which he decides to
apply to defeat both the 3 and 2
value goblin. He also has a 4 in
his Intimidating trait, which hell
use to finish off the last goblin.
Bobs player describes how he
cleaves the two goblins in half
with a single blow, then lets out a
blood curdling scream that causes
the final goblin to turn and flee.

Resist and Vulnerable

Some monsters resist or are vulnerable to certain kinds of damage. If a
monster resists an ability, such as Toughness, attacks made with those
dice are considered to be one value lower for the purposes of defeating
the monster. If it is vulnerable to a specific ability, dice made with those
attacks are considered to have a value one higher. Even if attack die
is used against more than one enemy, the resist and vulnerable only
change the die value by one.

Taking Damage
After the player characters act, any threats they have not defeated get
to act and deal damage. The challenges statistics describe the amount
and type of damage (see Monsters and Other Challenges on page 43).
Damage is always a value rather than a die. When you take damage
subtract the value of the damage from dice in the appropriate dice pool.
If you wish, you can spread this among several dice in the ability pool or
take it all from a single die. So if you take two damage to Agility, you may
lower of your Agility dice by two, or two dice by one. Because damage
is a value, you cannot place it all on a die whose value is less than the
damage value (though you can place enough on that die to reduce it to
zero, in which case you discard the die).

Damage targets one of the four one or more ability scores by
default. If the damage scores are listed with an or (Toughness or
Agility) the player may chose to remove the damage from either or both
abilities. If the damage is separated by an and (Intellect and Spirit)
then both of these dice pools suffer that amount of damage.

Players may attempt to divert damage to a different ability or a
different player may volunteer to have his character take the damage
instead, however both these options increase the amount of damage
dealt.

The first step in diverting damage is convincing the GM that it is
possible by describing how you are going to do it. For example a holy
knight hit by an orcs blade might say that hes using Spirit to cast a
healing spell to cure the physical damage, and thus takes the damage
from Spirit.
13

Sargoss player decides to spend a

4 from his Intellect pool to defeat
the ogres 4 die. He describes
shooting a blast of colored lights
into the ogres eyes, dazzling the
brute. Because the ogre sill has
two dice left however, the it is not
defeated.

Kthax knows that he will not be

able to take out the ogre this turn,
so he decides to use one of his low
dice. He applies a 1 that he rolled
for Intellect to partially defeat the
ogres 5 die. Later Kthax or an
ally will add more dice to Kthaxs
1, so they only need a value of 4
more to defeat the ogres 5. Kthax
casts a spell to create a gust of
wind, but the wind does little
more than distract the ogre.


If the GM accepts your rational, you may deduct the damage from
the other die pool. Doing this, however, increases the damage you take.
If you use an ability adjacent to the default ability or use a trait instead
of the ability, increase that damage by one. If you use the ability across
from the default ability increase the damage by two.

Taking damage for another character is also possible, but also
requires you to give the GM a good explanation for what you want to do
(perhaps you leap between your friend and the dragon). Doing this also
increases the damage by one. Furthermore, if you choose, you may both
take the damage for a friend and use a different ability, but the damage
increases both for changing the ability and for changing the target. If
you use Intellect to divert an attack against your friend that normally
deals one damage (Toughness) you would deal four damage to your
Intellect, one extra for changing the target and two extra for changing
to a non adjacent ability. This might represent cast a spell to summon a
magic shield to block an spiders bite. Because you cast the spell so fast,
you experience additional mental exhaustion.

Some magic items have dice pools that can be used specifically to
absorb certain types of damage. Using magic items to absorb damage in
the manor that they are intended does not increase the damage taken.
If your GM is especially generous she might allow you to use magic items
in unconventional ways to absorb damage. Again, this would increase
the damage. For example the GM may allow you to use your flaming
sword to prevent cold damage. If you are so lucky, the damage increases
by one.

Obstacles
Obstacles are similar to conflicts, except they do not have a damage
phase. In general an obstacle should offer the PCs some kind of a
rewards. This might be a concrete reward like extra treasure, or a
story based reward, like giving the PCs clues to solve a murder. If the
PCs action does not offer any kind of reward, just let the PCs do it. For
example a PCs who wants smash a treasure chest to get the gold inside
is facing an obstacle, but a holy zealot who wants to smash some idols of
an evil god should just go ahead and narrate it.

Because obstacles do not deal damage, you do not need to take
turns as with conflicts, nor are you limited to spending a single die from
each category.

Refreshes
In Abstract Dungeon, you may sometimes be able to refresh some or all
of you dice pools mid adventure. These generally fall into two categories
depending on who initiates them. These are either PC refreshes or GM
refreshes.

PC Refreshes
When player characters initiate refreshes, you typically get rid of all dice
you currently have, and re-roll all your dice pools (as though you started
a new adventure). The PCs also need to justify why they are regaining
14

The ogre blinks, shrugs off the

blindness and swings a massive
club at Sargos.
The ogre normally deals 3
(Toughness or Agility) damage.
Unfortunately Sargoss player
rolled poorly for both of these dice
pools today, with only a value
of two in his Toughness Pool,
and value of three in his Agility
pool. He could use his Bonus die
to survive the roll, but instead
Kthax (who rolled very well for
his Toughness pool) takes pity on
Sargos.
Jim decides that Kthax pushes
Sargos out of the way, but in
doing so takes the brunt of the
ogres attack. Because Kthax is
takes damage for an ally, that
damage increases by 1, for a total
of 4. Kthax has a 6, two 5s, and
a 3 in Toughness. He could split
the damage among the dice, but
decide to apply it all to one of his
5 dice, reducing it to a 1.

their strength and energy. Most often PC refreshes represent spending

some time to rest and heal from their wounds, though their might be
other possible options.

PC refreshes often have consequences, such as decreased
experience or missing time-sensitive opportunities.

GM Refreshes
When the Game Master grants the PCs a refresh, the PCs keep all dice
they have not spent and gain additional dice. The GM might allow you
to regain all of your dice (in which case you wind up with more dice in
many pools than you initially started with), or she might allow you to
only refresh some of you dice, such as gaining back three Ability dice
and one Trait die.

GM refreshes are commonly used to reward the PCs or as tool to
propel the story. What might seem like a generous refresh may actually
signify that you are about to face a terrible battle (have some dice...
youll need them).

Experience and Leveling Up

As you complete adventures your character gains experience points (XP)
and levels up.

In the default method of character advancement, each adventure is
worth a certain amount of XP, and when you successfully complete the
adventure, you gain that amount of experience. However, each time you
take a PC refresh during the adventure, the XP you receive decrease by
15

Each time you take

a PC refresh during
an adventure, the XP
you receive for that
adventure decrease by
one.

one. So if the adventure is initially worth three XP, and you take one PC
refresh before completing it, you instead receive two XP.

As you gain XP, you level according to the level advancement chart
on page 17. (For math geeks out there you increase in level when your
XP = [current level]2).
Variation: GM Fiat
This optional rules replaces the standard rules for leveling and
advancement. Instead of tracking XP, the GM simply tells the PCs to
periodically level up. This method saves time on book keeping, but if
you use this rule also consider modifying when the PCs are allowed
to initiate refreshes. Without the XP sacrifice there are no mechanical
intensives for them not to refresh often.
Benefits of Leveling Up
As you level up you gain additional dice in your dice pools. Every time
you level up, you add one die to one of your dice pools. A default
progression is suggested on the table below, but the GM is free to alter
what pools you add to at which levels.

When you add dice to traits, you may either increase the number of
dice dedicated to a single trait, or add a new trait. Your primary ability is
the one that started at four at level one, and all other abilities are nonprimary.
Level Advancement
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Total XP
0
1
4
9
16
25
36
49
64
81
100

Die Pool Increased

Trait
Primary Ability
Trait
Non-Primary Ability
Bonus
Trait
Primary Ability
Trait
Non-Primary Ability
Bonus

16

Game Master Guidelines

The gamer master (GM) is another player in the game, but your role
is different. Instead of controlling a single character, you control
everything else that happens around the characters. You can think of
it being like the narrator of the story, or the director of a film. The PCs
are the protagonists of the story, while you play all the extras and minor
characters.

GM Jobs

Never forget, this is a

game!

As a GM, you typically have to wear several different hats, and

frequently need to do more work than the player typically does. It can
sometimes seem a little overwhelming, but it here are a few of the most
important guidelines to keep in mind.

Have Fun
Never forget, this is a game, and people play games to have fun. You and
the rest of the players should have fun or theres no point. All of the rest
of the guidelines below (and all the rules in this book) are designed to
help you have fun. We think they should help, but if any of them get in
your way, feel free to disregard them.

That being said everybody has bad nights, and some game sessions
are less exciting than others. However if you find that you or another
player is not having fun its time to have a talk. Maybe you need to take
the campaign in a new direction, or maybe youd like to step down as
GM and become a regular player. In extreme circumstances you might
even switch to a game other than Abstract Dungeon (yes there are such
things) or even another hobby.

Make The Players Describe Their Dice

Abstract Dungeon is not a game about winning, its a game about
creativity. The most important part is not that the PCs spend the right
dice to defeat their challenge, its how they describe spending those
dice. Sometimes players will see a die value that perfectly matches the
threat they face, but they dont know quite how the source of the die
matches the challenge. (How can I use my keen sense of smell to slay
this orc?) In these circumstances players may be tempted to just push
out the die and move on.

Dont let them! Players always need to describe what their
characters do, and if its not clear, they need to explain why the sources
of the dice can help in the current conflict.

What you can do is give the player some suggestions of how they
might describe their dice, or better yet, solicit ideas from the other
players. Frequently somebody at the table will have a good idea of
how to describe using the die a productive way, and encouraging other
players to help out keeps them engaged and reminds the players that
theyre a team.

As GM you also get to decide whether the players description is
enough to justify the dice the spent. Do you let the PCs use his sense of
17

[The party is trying to convince

the guards to let them into town
with all their weapons, and Rileys
character Bob is the last to act.]
Riley: Ill just spend my six from
Intellect to defeat the last guard.
Josie: Okay, so what does that
look like?
Riley: Umm... I use my dwarven
debating skills to convince him
that they should listen to us.
Josie: Cool. So what exactly are
you saying?
Riley: [Thinks for a few seconds.]
Ill point out that the mayors
hired us to deal with the dragon
near town. What if the dragon
lands in the middle of town. Well
need our weapons to fight the
beast. Unless ye want to fight the
dragon, Do ye?
Josie: Panic flashes in his eyes.
Well... if youre working for the
mayor. Move along then.

smell to detect the orc sneaking up behind him, and give him a thwack
when the orc is not looking? It is a little far fetched. Maybe if the PCs
are in a lightness environment and the heightened sense of smell really
would be useful.

In general you want err on the side of letting the PCs do their thing,
but sometimes there will just be no good explanation on how that die
can work. Thats okay. The PCs will still survive the fight, and the player
will get another chance to spend that die.

Enforce The Tone

What explanations you accept from your PCs is on of the biggest factors
on the tone of the game.

Initially you should have a conversation with the players to
determine what tone of game everybody wants to play in. Do you want
a more serious game where the PCs actions need to follow real-world
logic? A silly game where you try to come up with the most hilarious
descriptions you can? Or a low-key game where you just let everybody
do their own thing? All of these are fine choices, the important thing is
that everybody knows the expectations and try to follow those.

As the GM, you are the final arbitrator of what the PCs can and
cannot do, therefor you have a lot of responsibility for enforcing the
tone once everybody has agreed on one. This is most important in a
serious game, since silly things in a serious game are more distracting
than serious things in a silly one. If youre running a game based in
reality, and a player tries to kill an opponent by convincing the foe into
believing he is already dead, you should probably say no. The player
might be disappointed in the short term, but in the long term it will
strengthen the campaign.

If you find that you frequently have to say no to silly requests, it
might be time to have another talk with your group and see if you as a
group want to change the tone.

Come Up With Ideas...

When you come to the game table each play session, you want to have
at least some idea of things that could happen that night. This might be
a fully fleshed out adventure that you wrote or found in another source
(such the sample adventure Into the Forest Dark on page 58). It also
might just be a collection of notes or a few ideas for adventure hooks. In
general, the newer you are to GMing the more you want to be prepared.
If this is your first time playing a game of Abstract Dungeon, we strongly
recommend that you play a pre-written adventure, such as Into the
Forest Dark.

You want to come to the table prepared, because players
(especially beginning players) frequently act more reactively that
proactively. Their character are usually assumed to be hanging out in a
tavern until mysterious old man appears to offer them employment. If
you have an idea for some threat to be stopped, a magic item to recover,
or a dungeons that needs to be explored, that at least gives the PCs are
starting point for what they should do.
18


If youre starting a new campaign, youll also want to give the
players a rough idea of what the world is like. You dont have to have an
entire atlas and history created (in fact we recommend that you dont).
You do want to have a name for the town that PCs start out in though,
including a few ideas of who important NPCs might be and what some
major threats and mysteries in the region are.

...But Dont Be Afraid To Improvise...

You want to have something to bring to the table, but theres no way
that you can plan for every possibility. Nearly every session the players
will ask you questions you had not thought of, attempt tactics you had
not considered, or explore areas you did not think theyd go. When this
happens dont panic, just roll with it.

Fortunately Abstract Dungeon makes it extremely easy to
improvise. All challenges are represented by dice pools, and it does not
matter if the PCs try to stab the kobolds to death, or convince them
to abandon their guard post to get some delicious soup. Either way it
comes down to the players spending their dice to defeat the challenge.
Sometimes it will make sense to change the way that the challenge
respond to the PCs however. Kobolds normally attack by stabbing with
their spears (dealing Toughness or Agility damage), but if the PCs use the
soup tactic, the Kobolds might instead insult the PCs cooking (damaging
Intellect or Spirit).

Its also quite easy to create challenges on the fly if your PCs end
up exploring an area you had not detailed. You can quickly come up with
an idea of what might be lurking out there, then make some encounters
using ideas found in the Challenges on page @@, or create your own
challenges using those challenges as a base.

...Or Ask the Players

Sometimes the players will hit you with a real stumper. Instead of going
east (as you expected) they go west. So you throw down some ruins
of an ancient tower populated with goblins, but thats not enough.
One of the players asks who built the tower. You have no idea and your
Mountain Dew saturate brain cannot come up with a good response.
What should you do?

Turn to the player and ask, who do you think built the tower?

Involving the PCs in adventure and world creation can be an
tremendously rewarding and entertaining part of the game. Some
players shy away from it (thats why theyd rather play PCs instead of
GMing), but others are happy to jump in. There are several advantages
to this. For one it takes some of the pressure off of you, and youll find
that players often come up with interesting ideas you never considered.
It also helps keep the players engaged and makes them feel a part of
the campaign world. Because players know their character better than
you do, they are also likely to create adventure hooks and story ideas
that have a greater impact on their character than a generic adventure
might.
19

[The adventuring party is

traveling to the tower of the evil
wizard Nosnah, who has been
threatening the kingdom. Josie
has prepared for a battle at the
tower, with no obstacles along the
way, but she decided to add some
scenic description.]
Josie: You walk along the dried
remains of a river bed. The
canyon is pockmarked with caves.
As you proceed...
Simon: Hold on guys. I think we
should check out these caves.
Jim: I dont know, I rolled poorly
for today, so Id like to save my
dice.
Riley: Bob likes caves. Caves
have treasure. Plus Josie wouldnt
mention it if it wasnt important.
Lets check them out.
Jim: Fine. But if were going in
though I want to be prepared. I
look for tracks and listen at the
mouth of the cave.
[Josie could just say the caves are
empty, but she decides to go with
it. She rolls on the random plothook table, and after a couple
results she doesnt like, she gets A
kobold king want to open a gate to
another plane.]
Josie: Okay then. You find
some tracks that look like small
humanoids, and you hear a faint
echoes of what you think is high
pitched chanting.


As you get comfortable with Abstract Dungeon and your gaming
group, you may even want to create opportunities for the players to
contribute to the story line. For example if theres an long abandoned
wizards tower not far outside of town, the PCs have doubtlessly heard
rumors about it. Ask them to each write down a rumor of terrible danger
and another rumor of great reward that can be found in the wizards
tower. You can then use these rumors to help shape the adventure, and
of course, like all rumors they may not all be entirely true.

Creating Your Game

Preparing to GM Abstract Dungeon means a number of different thing,
from coming up with a few specific events to creating a world of warring
nations and petty gods. Abstract Dungeon breaks down some of the
decisions you make into categories of different sizes. You can think
of these as different units of measurements, like inches, centimeters,
miles, or kilometers. From largest to smallest these are the campaign,
adventure, and encounter. While we describe them in order from largest
to smallest, when you are preparing your game, you dont really create
them in any order. Indeed creating an encounter is part of creating an
adventure, which in turn is creating part of a campaign, so in most cases
you are doing all three at the same time.

Campaign Building
The campaign is the largest unit of game planning that youll deal with. A
campaign is an ongoing narrative that last for many gaming sessions. You
can think of it as a television series or an ongoing series of books.

Typically a campaign features a set group of PCs and a world that
remains constant from game session to game session. Sometimes
campaign have overarching plots and recurring villains that tie the
various adventures together. Other campaigns are just tied together
by the characters and players who run them, and like many television
programs the campaign resets to the status quo at the end of each
week.

Setting Building
Creating your campaign often includes information about the world the
PCs live in, like the town they are based in, the kingdom they live in, and
the powerful enemies they might face. Dont feel like you need to create
all of this information up front. Start small, and add to the setting as
the story demands. Also feel free to enlist your players in this process,
especially when related to their PCs. If one of the PCs comes from a
distant land, ask them to describe it. If a PCs was trained in a special war
academy, ask the hero where it is, and what it taught.

Adventure Building
Adventures are the middle length unit of story in Abstract Dungeon.
It is equivalent to and episode of TV, or a single book in a series. In an
adventure there is a beginning, middle, and end. In most adventures the
20

[The party has defeated the

kobolds and stop their plans to
open a portal. Now they examine
the aftermath.]
Riley: I'd like to examine the
remains of the ritual to see if I can
find where it was going to go.
Josie: Okay, sounds like you're
using Intellect, you can do that
with a [rolls on die] three.
Riley: {Spends a die.] Yeah,
I remember reading about
something similar.
Josie: Yes you do. What do you
remember?
Riley: From the arcane runes I
can tell that the portal would have
opened to the afterlife, allowing
spirits of the dead to return.
Jim: Wait, wasn't there something
about Nosnah going crazy after
the death of his wife? Maybe he
was using kobolds to open the
portal so he could bring her back.
Simon: But why would he use
kobolds instead of doing it
himself?
Josie: It occurs to Sargos that
opening such a portal can be
extremely dangerious, and you
might want to test it on somebody
expendible.
[Going into this Josie was not
planning for Nosnah to try to
bring back his wife, but now that
her player's though of it, it's too
good of an idea to pass up.]

PCs learn about a problem at the beginning of the adventure. Then they
work to solves this problem, and uncover more information about the
problem. At the end of the adventure they solve this problem.

Because Abstract Dungeon is such a quick game, you can complete
most adventures in a single game session lasting between two to four
hours, though some adventures make take two or more sessions.

Experience
When you craft an adventure to try to think about how many dice of
opposition the PCs are likely to encounter. The amount of opposition
determines how much XP the adventure should be worth.

In general an adventure is worth a number of XP equal to the
number of dice people are likely to face, divided by six, and then divided
again by the number of PCs. (So a group of four PCs who face defeat 48
dice worth of challenges would receive 2 XP each) If you have developed
the adventure before hand, you can let the PCs know how much
potential XP the heroes gain. Then if the players decide to take a refresh,
the potential XP decreases by one.

If you make up the adventure as you go along, you can instead
count the number of dice as the PCs defeat them. Then grant them one
XP per six dice per PC.

Treasure
As you create your adventure, you should also think about what kind of
treasure the PCs might find during the adventure. This treasure could
take any form, from gold to magic swords, to a lifetime supply of pies
(see the Treasure Chapter on page @@ for more).

In a default campaign PCs should have a number of permanent
treasure dice roughly equal to their level. Keep track of this, and when
you see some PCs falling behind on the treasure track, try to customize
the treasure to be something that appeals to those characters.

Encounter Building
The encounter is the shortest story unit in the game Abstract Dungeon.
It is the equivalent of a scene in a book or movie. In it, the PCs typically
encounter a single challenge, or possibly a few linked challenges. When
you create an encounter you are focused on the immediate level,
thinking about what the PCs will do in a very short amount of time.

Encounter Difficulty
PCs are likely to overcome nearly any encounter because the odds are
so heavily weighted in their favor, but some encounters take more effort
than others.

Easy: Easy encounters have fewer dice than there are PCs. They are
just about always resolved in one round, and frequently do not require
all the members of the party to participate. You should include a few
easy encounters in an adventure for small problems that the PCs can
easily overcome.
21

PCs should have a

number of permanent
treasure dice roughly
equal to their level.


Standard: A standard encounters has more dice than there are
PCs, up to double the number of PCs. If the PCs want to overcome the
challenge in one round, they must all participate, and must either spend
some of their higher-value dice, or spend dice from multiple sources.
Standard encounters often last more than a single round and thus have
a chance to damage the PCs, but they seldom last a a third round. Most
encounters in your game should be standard encounters.

Difficult: Difficult encounters have dice equal to more than double
the number of PCs. PCs are unlikely to defeat the challenge in one
round, even if they spend multiple dice. The final encounter of an
adventure is typically a difficult encounter, and longer adventures might
have a few more difficult encounters along the way.

Challenge-Free Encounters
Not every encounter needs to contain a challenge. This frequently
occurs in social encounters, where the PCs just want to talk with
some NPCs, or maybe have a drink in the pub. These challenge-free
encounters are an important part of the game an add a lot flavor.

22

Not every encounter

needs to contain a
challenge.

Random Plot Hook Generator

A...
11 Goblin king
12 Kobold chief
13 Orcish hoard
14 Hobgoblin war leader
15 Gnoll pack leader
16 Lizardfolk king
21 Necromancer
22 Enchanter
23 Illusionist
24 Transmuter
25 Diviner
26 War wizard
31 Councilor to the King
32 Escaped prisoner
33 Fallen knight
34 Traveling bard
35 Forgotten princess
36 Misguided zealot
41 Cult
42 Thieves guild
43 Merchants guild
44 Secret society
45 Adventuring party
45 Druids circle
51 Dragon
52 Demon
53 Angel
54 Troll
55 Giant
56 Golem
61 Vampire
62 Lich
63 Ghost
64 Werewolf
65 Sphinx
66 An elemental

Random Plot Hook Generator

11
12
13
14
15
16
21
22
23
24
25
26
31
32
33
34
35
36
41
42
43
44
45
46
51
52
53
54
55
56
61
62
63
64
65
66

Wants...
To loot
To steal
To pillage
To conquer
To devour
The bones of a fallen comrade
To raise an army of undead
To enslave the masses
To pit enemies against each other.
The philosophers stone
To change the future
The greatest war on earth
To assassinate the King
Revenge
Redemption
A powerful secret
Attention
To make everybody understand
Release an unspeakable terror
To control the streets
To control the economy
To control the government
What the PCs have
To reclaim the wild
A horde of treasure
To corrupt the pious
To cleanse the impure
Dinner
A powerful magic item
To live
Blood
Immortality
Closure
A cure
To solve the ultimate riddle.
To open a gate to another plane.

23

You can use the random plot hook

generator to spark ideas whenever
you need them. You might use it
whenever the players throw you a
curve ball, or when you just want
to come up with some potential
plot hooks that the heroes might
investigate.

To use the random plot hook
generator, just make two tens and
ones rolls. The first tells you who
the primary antagonist is, and the
second tells what that antagonist
wants.

Treasure
Treasure is a major tool that you can use to reward your players.
Treasure typically comes in the form of money, magic items, or wealth.
A die worth of gold represents a large some of money that the PCs can
spend to acquire expensive items. Magic items are enchanted items like
flaming swords and boots that let the PCs fly. Wealth represents nonmagical property that still give the PCs power and influence, such as a
tavern or the rights to a silver mine.

Treasure is also separated into permanent treasure and single-use
treasure. As the names imply, PCs can only use single-use treasure once,
but they keep permanent treasure until they are otherwise parted from
it.

Treasure has dice just like abilities and traits do, and PCs can spend
these dice to overcome challenges when it seems reasonable the
treasure would be useful. In most cases PCs roll their dice for permanent
treasure at the start of their adventure, but dont roll for single-use
treasure until they actually use it.

Money
Money represents whatever currency is present where the PCs live,
most commonly coins of gold, silver, and copper. In more unusual
settings it might also represent paper notes, coca beans, or living souls.
Money can also represent valuable goods that are easy to find buyers
for, such as precious gems.

Money is by default a single-use item (though the GMs section
contains ideas for making it a permanent item). PCs can use it directly,
such as by bribing a corrupt official, or they can use it to buy other
treasure.

By default, PCs can only use money to buy wealth, not magic
items (though as always the GM can adjust this). To purchase single-use
treasures, the PC just removes the money die and gains a die for that
item. To purchase permanent wealth, the PCs must spend an amount
of money equal to five times the value (in dice) of the item purchased.
PCs can also upgrade their items by spending five dice worth of money
for each die added to the permanent treasure. See the chart below for
details.
Treasure
Dice
1
2
3
4
5

Cost New Cost to Upgrade from...

1
2
3
5
10
5
15
10
5
20
15
10
5
25
20
15
10

4
5

24

As the names imply,

PCs can only use
single-use treasure
once.

Random Treasure
You can easily generate a random treasure by rolling on the tables
below. For completely random treasure, start with the treasure dice
table, then move on to the kind of treasure table, and proceed from
their. You begin on another table if you already know some of the details
(if you know you have want to give out a two dice weapon, just roll on
the weapon table).

The top of each table tells how many dice you should roll using the
d6 notation. For random treasure tables add dice together.
Treasure Dice Table (2d6)
Roll
Treasure Dice
2
5
3
4
4
3
5
2
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
General Treasure Table (1d6)
1-4 Single-use treasure
5-6 Permanent treasure
Single-Use Treasure Table (1d6)
1-3 Gold
4-6 Potions
Permanent Treasure Table (1d6)
1 Weapon
2 Armor
3 Ring
4 Rods, staffs, wands
5 Miscellaneous items
6 Wealth

Random Potion Table (2d6)

2 Flying
3 Love
4 Invisibility
5 Shrinking
6 Mana
7 Healing
8 Dragon Breath
9 Growth
10 Fire Resistance
11 Shape Stealing
12 Heroism
Magic Weapon Table (2d6)
2 Holy Avenger
3 Talking
4 Phasing
5 Dancing
6 Winter
7 Flame Tongue
8 Slaying
9 Seeking
10 Disrupting
11 Venomous
12 Vorpal

25

Magic Armor Table (2d6)

2 Breastplate of the Silver Host
3 Snake Skin Suit
4 Interposing Shield
5 Shadowed
6 Dwarven Plate
7 Elven Chain
8 Glamored
9 Throwing Shield
10 Bone
11 Dragon Shield
12 Mail of the Burning Legion
Magic Ring Table (2d6)
2 Spell Turning
3 Regeneration
4 Mind Shielding
5 Elemental Command
6 Animal Friendship
7 Ring of Feather Fall
8 The Ram
9 Invisibility
10 Shielding
11 Wizardry
12 Three Wishes
Rod, Staffs, and Wands Table
(2d6)
2 Death Stick
3 Rod of Lordly Might
4 Fairy Wand
5 Staff of Healing
6 Icicle Wand
7 Immovable Rod
8 Staff of Fire
9 Staff of Snakes
10 Transmuters Staff
11 Wand of Wonder
12 Staff of the Arch Magi

Miscellaneous Magic Items Table

(3d6)
3 Crystal ball
4 Glasses of x-ray vision
5 Necklace of vermin
friendship
6 Figurine of wondrous power
7 Portable hole
8 Chain of binding
9 Elven cloak
10 Boots of water Walking
11 Boots of jumping
12 Hat of disguise
13 Rope of climbing
14 Spoon of sustenance
15 Ever-full stein
16 Coin of good luck
17 Flying carpet
18 Helm of telepathy
Wealth Table (2d6)
2 Mine*
3 Crafting Shop*
4 Library
5 Boat
6 Art Object
7 Bling
8 Fancy Clothes
9 Mount
10 Hirelings*
11 Tavern*
12 Castle*
*These items are unlikely to be
part of an actual treasure hoard.
The result might represent a deed
or contract, or you can simply
reroll.

26

Jim: So what do we find in the

kobold hoard?
Josie: [Rolls some dice.] Looks like
there s a suit of dwarven plate
armor.
Riley: Dibs!
Jim: I dont know. Kthax could
use some magic armor.
Riley: But Im a dwarf, and its
dwarven armor.
Riley: Fine, but I get the next cool
treasure.
Josie: Bob notices some dwarven
writing and a family crest on
the armor. What does it say and
whose crest is it?
Riley: [Thinks for a minute.] Its
the crest of the Ironguard clan.
The entire clan was destroyed by...
something?
Simon: Demon invasion.
Riley: Yeah, thats the ticket. And
the righting says it once belonged
to the hero Bosrack Ironguard.
Hey I found the armor of a hero!
Riley: Any other treasure?
Josie: Let me see. [Rolls some
dice.] Looks like you also found
an ever-full stein.
Riley: Dibs!

Sample Treasure
The treasures described in the following section are examples of
treasure that player characters might find in your campaign. These are
not the only treasures they might find, so please come up with your own
ideas for new items to discover.

Weapons
Weapons are items that can be used to physically harm somebody, such
as axes, swords, or nunchucks.
Dancing
Weapon
At your command this weapon can animate and fight against your foes.
Disrupting
Weapon
These weapons are particularly effective against undead, by disrupting
the necrotic energies that fuel the creatures unlife. A single blow from
a disrupting weapon can reduce an undead creature to dust. Disrupting
weapons are frequently bludgeoning weapons like maces and hammers.

Special: When used against undead, treat any dice from the
weapons as though they had a face value of six.
Flame Tongue
Weapon
Upon command this weapon bursts into flame. It sheds light as torch,
and burns anything the blade touches.
Holy Avenger
Weapon
These weapons appear to be fairly ordinary in the hands of most
characters, but in the hands of the most pious warriors, they explode
with radiant power. If you are such a warrior, can use the holy avenger
to create a divine barrier to protect you and your allies from harm, in
addition to using the weapon to attack.

Special: Most characters cannot use more than 1 die from a holy
avenger. Holy warriors who can unlock its full potential can use all of
its dice. If you are such a character, when you use the weapon against
demons, devils, or undead, treat the value of any dice spent as one
higher than face value.
Talking
Weapon
When drawn from its scabbard, this weapon immediately begins
speaking. Each different weapon has its own personality and you may
wish to roll on the Traits Table on page @@ to determine just how the
weapon acts. Talking weapons grant their bonus dice either because
they give you advice, or because they hurt your foes.
27

Phasing
Weapon
This weapon is typically a missile weapon such as a bow or crossbow.
Projectiles fired from this weapon pass through solid obstacle until it
strikes a living target.
Venomous Weapon
This weapon secretes a poison that is passed into the bloodstream of
any creature it hits. Though many such poisons are deadly some merely
paralyze their victims, or render them unconscious.
Seeking
Weapon
Seeking weapons are ranged weapons. When the weapon is thrown it
homes in on its target, changing its path to go around corners, or follow
escaping foes. The ammunition from bows and crossbows similarly
follow their targets.

Special: This must be a ranged or thrown weapon
Slaying
Weapon
This weapon is designed to slay a particular kind of creature, chosen at
the moment of its creation. They are often carved with runes to state
their purpose, and glow whenever their designated foe is near.

Special: When used against creatures that the weapon is keyed
against, treat the value of any dice spent as though it were one greater
than face value.

When you discover a slaying weapon, make a tens and one roll to
determine what kind of creature it is keyed against.
Slaying Weapon
11
Angel
12
Beast
13
Bird
14
Cleric
15
Construct
16
Demon
21
Dinosaur
22
Dragon
23
Dwarf
24
Elf
25
Elemental
26
Fish

31
32
33
34
35
36
41
42
43
44
45
46

Ghost
Giant
Gnome
Goblin
Halfling
Hobgoblin
Human
Insect
Kobold
Lizardfolk
Lycanthrope
Mummy

51
52
53
54
55
56
61
62
63
64
65
66

Ooze
Ogre
Orc
Plant
Rabbit
Reptile
Skeleton
Spider
Troll
Vampire
Wizard
Zombie

28

Vorpal Blade
Weapon
These legendary blades are impossibly sharp, forged in a process long
since forgotten. They say that these swords can be used to slay even the
most powerful monsters.

Special: The dice in the vorpal blades pool are all sixes. They can
only be used to defeat a creature that has a head, and in defeating the
creature you chop off its head.
Winter
This weapon in perpetually covered in a layer of frost. It is cool to the
touch, but that is nothing compared to the devastating cold it delivers to
any foe it strikes.

Armor
All armor and shields have a special use for their dice. When you takes
damage from a source that the armor might protect against, you may
reduce the damage from the armor instead of the ability. This does not
change the value of the damage (unless otherwise noted).
Bone
Armor
This suit of mail is made from the bones of people or animals. In
addition to protecting you, it is a ghastly sight to behold. At least to most
people. Necromancers and the like might find it stylish.
Breastplate of the Silver Host
Armor
This silver plate armor seems to always be polished to a perfect shine.
Upon command, white feathered wings spring from the back of the
armor and carry you aloft.

Special: When damage from demons is applied to the armor,
reduce the value of the damage by one (minimum of zero).
Dragon Shield
Armor
This shield is engraved with the face of a fierce dragon. It is particularly
the effective against attacks made by dragons.

Special: When you apply damage from a dragon to the shield,
reduce the value of the damage by one (minimum of zero).
Dwarven Plate
Armor
This heavy plate armor was forged by ancient dwarves using long lost
techniques. It is nearly indestructible.
Elven Chain
Armor
This fine chain shirt is made from mithral and crafted by the elves. It is
29

so light and flexible, it feels like a cloth shirt, yet it is strong enough to
withstand any arrow.
Glamored
Armor
This suit of armor is enchanted with powerful illusionary magic so that it
can take the appearance of any kind of outfit you wish.
Interposing Shield
Armor
This shield is enchanted with magic runes that help it protect not only
you, but also your allies.

Special: If you take damage for an ally that you could reasonably
apply to the shield, you can apply the damage to the shield without
increase the amount. (Normally you increase the damage amount when
taking it for an ally).
Mail of the Burning Legion
Armor
This black iron mail is hot to the touch but does not burn the wearer.
Upon command a dozen chains burst forth from the armor. You can
command these change to attack foes, or use them to carry yourself
along like they were spindly legs.

Special: When damage of an angel is applied to the armor, reduce
the value of the damage by one (minimum of zero).
Shadowed
Armor
Darkness clings to this armor. It not only protects you, but also aids in
attempts to go unseen.
Snake Skin Suit
This armor is made from snake skins and grants you extra protection
from poisonous attacks.

Special: When damage of venomous creature is applied to the
armor, reduce the value of the damage by one (minimum of zero).
Throwing Shield
You can use this circular shield to block attacks or throw it at enemies
like a discus. When thrown it always returns to your arm.

Rings
Rings are small metal bands that you can place on your finger. While the
magical effects might occur whenever you wear the ring, you only get a
benefit from it when you spend the dice.
Animal Friendship
Ring
When you wear this simple loop of leather, animals seem less hostile
and more likely to follow your commands.
30

Elemental Command
Ring
These rings come in for different varieties, each allows you to control
one of the four classic elements, air, earth, fire, or water. In addition,
while wearing the ring, elemental creatures of the appropriate type are
more likely to parlay with you or consider you an ally.

To determine the nature of the ring roll on the table below.
Ring of Elemental Control
1
Air
2
Earth
3
Fire
4
Water
5-6
Reroll
Invisibility
Ring
This plain gold ring makes you disappear from sight whenever you place
it on your finger.
Feather Falling
Ring
A feather pattern is engrave along the edge of this ring. If you fall while
wearing it, the ring slows your descent, protecting you from harm.

Special: When you take damage from falling, you may apply the
damage to the rings dice without increasing the damage.
Mind Shielding
Ring
Runes of protection adorn this jade ring. It helps keep your mind safe
from psychic intrusion.

Special: The dice from this ring cannot be used to make attacks.
Instead they absorb damage from mental attacks without increasing the
damage value.
The Ram
Ring
This bronze ring has a head of a large ram engraved on the front of it.
Upon command, a battering force erupts from the rams head, bursting
down doors or knocking down foes.
Regeneration
Ring
This ring greatly speeds up natural healing allowing you to recover from
mortal wounds in just a few hours.

Special: You can transfer dice from the ring of regeneration to
Toughness or Agility, You may only do so while you are not in a conflict,
and you cannot increase these abilities beyond their normal value.
31

Shielding
Ring
This ring creates an invisible shield of force roughly three in diameter. It
floats several inches away from the ring. You can move the force shield
with a wave of your hand.

Special: The dice from this ring cannot be used to make attacks.
They can be used to absorb damage from anything that a shield of
invisible force could block without increasing the damage value.
Spell Turning
When magic spells are cast at you while wearing this ring, you are able
to turn them back at their caster.

Special: When you are damaged by a magic spell, you may apply
the damage to the rings dice with no increase in damage. If you do, the
caster suffers an equal amount of damage.
Three Wishes
Ring
This platinum ring has three large rubies clustered together in a triangle.
When you make a wish, one ruby turns to dust, but your wish is granted.

Special: This treasure does not have permanent dice attached to
it. Instead when you make a wish, you may roll six dice to represent the
outcome of that wish. Unlike the standard rules for magic treasure, you
may spend all six of those dice in a single round. When you have used
all three wishes, the ring loses its magical powers (though its still a nice
ring).

Alternatively, with GM approval, your wish might grant you a single
permanent die in one ability, trait, or treasure.
Wizardry
Ring
This silver ring is engraved with arcane runes. It allows spell-casters
to draw power from the ring to fuel their spells allowing them to cast
more each day. Despite the name it works for all kinds of magic, not just
wizard magic.

Special: You can transfer dice from the ring of wizardry to Spirit
or Intellect, You may only do so while you are not in a conflict, and you
cannot increase these ability beyond their normal value.

Potions
Unlike most treasure, you do not roll your potion dice at the start of the
adventure. Instead roll your potion dice only after you decide to use the
potion. Once you have used the potion you may use the dice at any time
until the potions duration expires, or you refresh your dice. After you
consume a potion it is gone forever.
Dragon Breath
Potion
The cloudy reddish-brown liquid is so spicy it feels like your mouth is on
fire. As you breath out a gout of flame bellows from your mouth.
32

You do not roll your

potion dice at the
start of the adventure.
Instead roll your
potion dice only after
you decide to use the
potion.

Fire Resistance
Potion
This orange potion is numbs your mouth as you drinking it. Though
there is no immediate effect, but should you stick you hand in a fire, you
feel nothing but a slight tingle. This potion lasts for one day, or until you
spend the dice.

Special: You cannot use these dice to make attacks. Instead when
you drink the bottle, you gain a die pool that you may use to absorb
damage dealt by fire.
Flying
Potion
This cloudy white potion has no flavor and you barely can tell you are
drinking it. Once you have, however, you are able to fly off the ground
though pure force of will. This flight lasts 10 minutes, or until you have
spent all the dice.
Gaseous Form
Potion
This bottled is sealed with wax, but has no liquid within it. However if
you inhale the air inside, your form loses substance, so you resemble
little more than a billowing cloud. In this form you can pass through any
opening that is not air tight, and most attacks pass right through you.
You remain in this form for 10 minutes or until you have spent the dice.
Growth
Potion
As you drink this potion it seems to produce far more liquid than the
beaker indicated. Upon drinking it you grow to double your height and
gain tremendous strength. This growth lasts for one hour, or until you
spend the dice.
Healing
Potion
These crystal blue liquids have a sharp bitter taste. Drinking them causes
cuts, bruises, and burns to repair themselves and after drinking it you
feel refreshed. When you drink the potion, before rolling assign the dice
to either Toughness or Agility. You cannot assign more dice than your
maximum value.
Heroism
Potion
This sparkling golden drink tastes like all the greatest flavors from a
sumptuous feast. When you drink it you become the paragon of battle.
All your attacks, whether sword or spell are tremendously effective.
Invisibility
Potion
Upon drinking this potion you become invisible. Other creatures cannot
see you, though you can still be heard, smelled, and touched. You
33

become visible again after expending all the dice of the potion, or after 1
hour, whichever comes first.
Love
Potion
This clear liquid is sweet almost to the point of decadence. After
consuming it, the drinker becomes completely enamored with the next
creature of the species and gender that the imbiber would normally be
attracted to. This infatuation lasts for one day, or until the dice granted
are used up.

Special: Unlike most potions this potion is not intended to be drunk
by a PC, and they gain no dice for drinking it. Instead they gain the dice
benefit if they are the object of the drinkers affection.
Mana
Potion
These sparkling red liquids bubble and fizz in your mouth. It restores
your mystical power and mental energy. When you drink the potion,
before rolling assign the dice to become either Intellect or Spirit. You
cannot assign more dice than your maximum value.
Shape Stealing
Potion
This liquid appears clear until you add the final ingredient, a hair from
the creature you wish to duplicate, at which point it takes on a flavor
and color distinct to that creature. It allows you to take on the form of
one creature roughly equal in size and shape (a dwarf might imitate and
elf, but not a giant or a wolf). This transformation lasts four hours.
Shrinking
Potion
There is only a tiny drop of flavorless liquid in the vial. After drinking it,
you shrink down to just one tenth your size. You remain that way for one
hour, or until you expend the dice pool.

Wands, Staffs, and Rods

Wands, staffs, and rods are sticks of various lengths. They are frequently
used to channel magic attacks, though some can be used by anybody.
Death Stick
Wand
The elegant wand is made of wood from the elder tree. It radiates
as seems to move on its own in your hand. The death stick enhances
necromancy magic and death spells.

34

Icicle Wand
Wand
This wand seems to be a broken icicle that never melts. It is cold to the
touch but does not damage your skin. It magnifies the power of coldbased magic.
Immovable Rod
Rod
With a click of a button this rod freezes in place, and cannot be moved
by any means.
Fairy Wand
Wand
This wand seems to be a living branch of oak that continues to grow
leaves even though it is not attached to a tree. Fairy wands amplify
the power of enchantments that alter targets emotions, feelings, or
thoughts.
Rod of Lordly Might
Rod
This metal rod has a large ball at the top and several buttons. Pushing
these buttons can transform the rod into several shapes, including a
sword, axe, spear, ladder, or vaulting pole. Another button can make the
rod point to magnetic north.
Staff of the Arch Magic
Staff
This powerful staffs are prized by spell casters everywhere. They
enhance any kind of magical attack that the you make. In desperate
situations you can even break the staff to unleash its power all at once.

Special: You may break the staff in a retributive strike. If you do you
do, you gain a number of dice equal to ten times the number of dice
that the staff had. You must immediately use these dice to attack your
enemies (this ignores the normal limit for magic item dice).

Unfortunately your allies also take damage equal to five times the
number of dice the staff possessed (applied however they wish). You
must roll on the table below to determine your fate.
Retributive Strike
1 You take damage equal to five times the number of dice the staff
possessed
2 You take damage equal to ten times the number of dice the staff
possessed
3 You teleport to far off location
4 You teleport to another plane
5 You instantly die
6 Roll again twice

35

Staff of Healing
Staff
This staff is infused with healing magic. It can close wounds and remove
disease with a gentle touch.

Special: You can use a die from the staff to replenish a die of
Toughness or Agility to one PC (this cannot increase the PCs die pool
beyond its maximum).
Staff of Fire
Staff
The oaken staff seems to constantly smolder. It is warm to the touch and
emits a thin trail of smoke, but it is never consumed. Upon command,
some or all of the staff bursts into flame. It also enhances any fire spell
cast while wielding it.
Staff of Snakes
Staff
Upon command, this staff transmutes into a venomous snake. The snake
follows your commands to the best of its ability.
Transmuters Staff
Staff
This staff can change its shape into anything you desire. It enhances
magic that alters the physical form, such as turning somebody into a
newt.
36

Wand of Wonder
Wand
These powerful but dangerous wands directly channel chaos magic.
They produce different results nearly every time that they are used.

Special: Do not roll the die for a wand of wonder until you decided
to use it. In addition to rolling the die you spend, you should also roll
two tens-and-ones rolls and consult the tables below to see what the
wand produces. If the you can find a way to justify why the result of the
tens-and-ones roll is useful, you may spend the die. Otherwise the GM
may attempt to justify why the result backfires, and if she does so, you
take damage equal to the die. If she does not, than no result comes from
the die.
Wand of Wonder Table 1
11
Explosion of
12
Ray of
13
Beautiful
14
Spell of
15
Flying
16
Spray of
21
Venomous
22
Binding
23
Smelly
24
Invisible
25
Golden
26
Boiling
31
Transformed into
32
Flesh to
33
Shimmering
34
Sleeping
35
Ninja
36
Man-eating

41
42
43
44
45
46
51
52
53
54
55
56
61
62
63
64
65
66

Hallucinogenic
Rapidly growing
Flaming
Cloud of
Invincible
Rabid
Forgotten
Bolt of
Hail of
Rain of
Mocking
Screeching
Cone of
Ravenous
Undead
Overwhelming
Slimy
Biting

Wand of Wonder Table 2

11 Fire
12 Shrinking
13 Music
14 Gender Reversal
15 Piranhas
16 Flowers
21 Snakes
22 Chains
23 Cheese
24 Stalkers
25 Coins
26 Acid
31 Newts
32 Stone
33 Colors
34 Dragons

41
42
43
44
45
46
51
52
53
54
55
56
61
62
63
64

35
36

65 Worms
66 Skulls

Monkeys
Plants

Miscellaneous Items

Miscellaneous items are magic items that do not fit easily into other
categories.
Boots of Jumping
Miscellaneous Item
The stylish boots have thick rubber soles that put a bounce in your step.
When you wear them you gain the ability to make leaps of astonishing
distances.
Boots of Water Walking
Miscellaneous Item
These fine leather boots are well oiled. They enable you to walk on
water (and other similar liquids) as though it was solid ground.
37

Mushrooms
Vines
Swords
Fog
Armor
Badgers
Tome
Lightning
Arrows
Stones
Laughter
Eels
Cold
Zombies
Spiders
Darkness

Chain of Binding
Miscellaneous Item
Upon command, these thick iron chains wrap themselves around a
target of your choice, and do not release the creature until you issue
another command.
Coin of Good Luck
Miscellaneous Item
This appears to be a simple copper coin, but it is said to bring great
fortune on any who possesses it. In addition, when you flip it, the coin
always lands on the side (heads or tales) that you call out.
Crystal Ball
Miscellaneous Item
Crystal balls are powerful tools of divination. They allow those who stare
into them to view far off places. You can also attempt to use a crystal ball
to peer into the future, however, such visions are often shadowy and
imperfect.
Elven Cloak
Miscellaneous Item
Though it is made from a thing and light material, this cloak keeps you
warm in all but the coldest environments.
Ever-Full Stein
Miscellaneous Item
This large silver beer stein always remains two-third full of ale regardless
of the how much is drunken from it. Despite this it never spills, and the
ale cannot be poured into other containers.

38

Figurine of Wondrous Power

Miscellaneous Item
Most of the time these objects seem to be a small replica of a particular
animal made from a range of substances. However when you speak
a command word, the figurine grows to life-size (or giant-size) and
animates. In this form it follows your commands to the letter.

When you first encounter a figurine of wondrous power, make two
tens-and-ones rolls to determine the material it is made out of and the
animal it depicts.
Figuring of Wondrous Power Table 1
11 Bone
41 Terracotta
12 Ivory
42 Oak
13 Jade
43 Tin
14 Agate
44 Amber
15 Bronze
45 Emerald
16 Gold
46 Porcelain
21 Silver
51 Mithral
22 Ebony
52 Adamantine
23 Marble
53 Pewter
24 Obsidian
54 Sapphire
25 Onyx
55 Quartz
26 Serpentine
56 Malachite
31 Granite
61 Amethyst
32 Glass
62 Turquoise
33 Ruby
63 Jet
34 Iron
64 Mahogany
35 Copper
65 Teak
36 Paper
66 Plush

Figuring of Wondrous Power Table 2

11 Whale
41
Warrior
12 Goat
42
Bear
13 Serpent
43
Woodcutter
14 Moose
44
Scorpion
15 Griffin
45
Crocodile
16 Lion
46
Dancer
21 Raven
51
Dragon
22 Fly
52
Tortoise
23 Elephant
53
Python
24 Horse
54
Shark
25 Dog
55
Wolf
26 Owl
56
Monkey
31 Rhinoceros
61
Hippopotamus
32 Spider
62
Kraken
33 Phoenix
63
Panther
34 Dragon
64
Camel
35 Cobra
65
Eagle
36 Crane
66
Tiger

Flying Carpet
Miscellaneous Item
This carpet is a yard wide and twice as long. It is woven in an intricate
patter by what must be a talented artist. Upon command the carpet
rises into the air and bears you aloft.
Glasses of X-Ray Vision
Miscellaneous Item
These anachronistically named glasses allows the wearer to see through
nearly any solid substance. Lead and possibly certain other substances
determined by the GM block the x-ray vision.
Hat of Disguise
Miscellaneous Item
This hat first seems to be a simple gray wool cap, but when worn, it
transforms to match whatever outfit the character wears. The hat has
39

the power to cloak you in shroud of illusion. It can make the you look
like any creature of similar size and shape.
Helm of Telepathy
Miscellaneous Item
This ornate helm allows you to both project you thoughts to others, and
read the surface thoughts of nearby creatures.
Necklace of Vermin Friendship
Miscellaneous Item
This necklace is made of fine amber. It is enchanted with powerful
magic that causes insects, arachnids, and similar creatures to perceive
the wearer as a friend. It also enhances magical spells involving such
creatures.
Portable Hole
Miscellaneous Item
This seems to be a simple piece of black cloth, a circle measuring three
feet across. However when you place it on a surface and speak the
command word, a hole appears where none existed before.
Rope of Climbing
Miscellaneous Item
This strong hempen rope can be commanded to animate itself,
stretching upward so that creatures can climb it, even if there is nothing
for the rope to affix itself to. You can also command the rope to tie and
untie itself.
Spoon of Sustenance
Miscellaneous Item
When you place this wooden spoon in a bowl or similar vessel, it fills
that vessel with a bland but nourishing gruel.

Wealth
Wealth includes just about anything that is valuable and useful, but not
magical. In general wealth tends to be more useful outside of fights.
Art Object
This is a beautiful work of art. Most often it is a statue or painting, but
art objects also include fine rugs, illuminated manuscripts, or ornate
versions of mundane items. Most people value art objects for their
aesthetic qualities, but some people appreciate the art based on who
created it or purely for its monetary value.
Bling
Wealth
Bling is valuable jewelry, including necklaces, rings, bracelets and
piercings. It is not a single item, but a collection of several items. Bling is
intended to show off your wealth and impress other people.
40

Boat
Wealth
You have a boat. It might be anything from a canoe to a three masted
sailing ship. Boats are most frequently used when crossing bodies of
water, including lakes, rivers, and oceans.
Castle
Wealth
This is a large fortified structure. The main function of a castle is to
protect the land against invading forces, but they can also be used as
leverage in negotiations among nobles.

Crafting Shop
This is a small building that both manufactures and sells a particular type
of goods, such as clothing, shoes, weapons, armor, pottery, or carpentry.
Shops can provide you both with those goods, as well as a steady
income.
Fancy Clothes
Wealth
These clothes are particularly stylish and likely to impress the people
who see them. Their dice are likely to be used in social situations when
its important to give off an air of wealth or style. Multiple dice typically
reflect larger wardrobes filled with many fancy outfits.
41

Hirelings
Wealth
You have several employees who you pay a decent wage, and in return
they provide you with labor. These includes porters, butlers, stewards,
cooks, and the like. Hirelings are seldom skilled in combat. Note that you
do not actually own the hirelings, this just represents the fact that you
have enough money to regularly pay them. If you mistreat your hirelings
they will go elsewhere, and if you earn a reputation for causing their
deaths, you are unlikely to acquire more.
Library
Wealth
You own a large collection of books. These frequently help you look up a
specific piece of information on a particular topic.
Mine
You own the mining rights to underground minerals. This includes
precious metals like silver and gold, gems like diamonds and emeralds,
and more practical minerals like iron, tin, or salt. Mines are beneficial
both because they can provide you with the mineral in question, and
also because the can produce a stead source of income.
Mount
This is a riding animals, most typically a horse, but it could be a more
exotic animal like an elephant, griffin, or giant bee. You are encouraged
to come up with descriptions and names for your mounts. Mounts are
frequently used when traveling, and possibly during mounted combat.
Tavern
This is a drinking establishment and meeting place. It may also serve
food and offer lodging. You might use the dice of your tavern to gather
rumors or bribe somebody with free alcohol. More dice often represent
a larger or more popular tavern.

42

Monsters and Other Challenges

A challenge can be anything that prevents the PCs from obtaining their
goal, such as monsters, environments, or obstacles. Whatever the
challenges represent, their mechanical statistics look pretty much the
same.

Reading a Stat Block

Basic stat blocks follow the same format. If a challenge does not have a
resist, vulnerable, or special entry, those do not apply to that challenge.
[Name]
# Dice [Type]
Attack: [Description], damage
Resist: (Optional)
Vulnerable: (Optional)
Special: (Optional)
Name: The name of the challenge.
Dice: How many dice you roll to represent the challenge.
Type: This says what type of challenge it is, such as a monster,
environment, or obstacle. It also notes if it is a boss or super-boss.
Attack: This is the most common way for the challenge to attack. You
can always change this to better fit the story or situation, but use the
suggested values as a guide.
Resist: Dice that come from sources listed here have their value
decreased by one. Usually this lists abilities, but sometimes includes
other things.
Vulnerable: Dice that come from sources listed here have their value
increased by one. Usually this lists abilities, but sometimes includes
other things.
Special: This lists other rules that apply to the challenge.

Monsters
Monsters are the most likely conflict for PCs to encounter. The represent
animate creatures that may have hostile intentions.

Boss and Super Boss Monsters

Boss monsters and super boss monsters are similar to regular monsters,
with a few exceptions. Boss monsters are meant to represent a major
threat, and they typically are found at the end of the adventure.
Super-Boss monsters are even greater threats, and can drain an entire
adventures worth of dice from the PCs.

Boss and super boss monsters have more dice than the typical
monster, and their total number of dice typically depends on the
number of PCs in the adventure.

Boss monsters also attack slightly differently from most monsters.
They may spend their dice to make more powerful attacks. These
are listed in the attacks section. To make a more powerful attack the
43

Boss monsters are

meant to represent a
major threat.

monster spends a die with a value equal to or greater than the value of
the attack it wants to make. Like PCs spending dice, if the die is greater
than the value of the attack, any extra is lost.

Dragon
Dragons are fearsome magical creatures that look like giant winged
reptiles. They come in several varieties that have different breath
weapons and prefer different environments.

All dragons tend to be greedy and arrogant. They hoard treasure
and consider themselves superior to all those around them.
Frost Dragon
10 Dice per PC
Super-Boss Monster
Attacks
6: Breath Weapon, 3 damage (Toughness or Agility) to all enemies.
5: Entomb, 3 damage (Toughness) to one enemy. That enemy is encased
in ice and cannot take other actions until it breaks out of the ice (4 dice).
4: Spawn Icelings, 3 icelings (1 die each) appear to attack the PCs.
Icelings deal 1 Agility or Toughness damage.
3: Aura of Fear: 1 damage (Spirit) to all enemies.
2: Tale Slap: 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.
1: Icy Bite: 3 damage (Toughness) to one enemy.
0: Claw: 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.
Vulnerable: Fire
Special Abilities: Double Attack (A dragon can make two attacks each
round. These attacks must have different values.)

44

Forrest Dragon
14 Dice per PC
Super-Boss Monster
Attacks
6: Breath Weapon, 4 damage ( Toughness or Agility) to all enemies.
5: Cloud of Poison, 1 damage (Toughness) to all enemies. The cloud
hangs in the air and causes an additional 1 damage (Toughness) to all
enemies until the cloud is dispersed (4 dice).
4: Acid Spittle: 2 Damage (Toughness) to three enemies. Each target
also is taking continuous acid damage represented by one die on each
PC. Until the acid is removed the PC takes an automatic 1 Damage
(Toughness) durring each of the dragons turns.
3: Aura of Fear: 2 damage (Spirit) to all enemies.
2: Tale Slap: 3 damage ( Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.
1: Poisonous Bite: 3 damage (Toughness) to one enemy.
0: Claw: 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.
Special Abilities: Double Attack (A dragon can make two attacks each
round. These attacks must have different values.)
Fire Dragon
20 Dice per PC
Super-Boss Monster
Attacks
6: Breath Weapon, 5 damage ( Toughness or Agility) to all enemies.
5: Dancing flames, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to all enemies. The
landscape is also set on fire. This fire is treated as five dice challenge,
and until it is defeated it deals 1 damage (Toughness or Agility) to each
enemy every round.
4: Ignite: 3 Damage (Toughness or Agility) to three enemies. Each target
also is set on flame represented by one die on each PC. Until the acid
is removed the PC takes an automatic 1 Damage (Toughness or Agility)
during each of the dragons turns.
3: Aura of Fear: 3 damage (Spirit) to all enemies.
2: Tale Slap: 4 damage (Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.
1: Fiery Bite: 4 damage (Toughness) to one enemy.
0: Claw: 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.
Special Abilities: Double Attack (A dragon can make two attacks each
round. These attacks must have different values.)

Dwarf
Dwarves are a proud race of fierce warriors and expert craftsman.
They they are shorter than humans but way just as much, and the men
typically grow long beards. Though generally friendly, their stubborn
pride can put them at odds with others.
Dwarf Warrior
1 Dice Monster
Attack: Battle Axe, 1 (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.
Resist: Toughness
Vulnerable: Agility

45

Dwarf Berserker
3 Dice Monster
Attack: Sweeping Axe, 2 (Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.
Resist: Toughness
Vulnerable: Agility
Dwarf King
3 Dice +3 Dice per PC Boss Monster
Attacks
4: Intimidating War Cry, 2 damage (Spirit) to all enemies.
2: Sweeping Hammer, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to three enemies.
0: Crashing Hammer, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.
0: Dwarven Curse, 2 damage (Spirit or Intellect) to one enemy.

Elf
Elves are a people with deep ties to nature and magic. They look like
splendor humans with pointed ears. Elves are generally good but can be
xenophobic and haughty.
Elven Archer
1 Die Monster
Attack: Longbow, 1 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one target
Resist: Agility
Vulnerable: Toughness
Elven Battle Cat
2 Dice Monster
Attack: Claws, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one target
Resist: Agility
Elven Enchanter
3 Dice Monster
Attack: Charm, 1 damage (Intellect) to one target and 1 damage
(Toughness or Agility) to a different target.
Resist: Intellect
Elf King
3 Dice +3 Dice per PC Boss Monster
Attacks
4: Thorny Snare, 2 damage (Agility) to all enemies.
3: Condescending Monologue, 1 damage (Spirit or Intellect) to all
enemies.
1: Twin Arrows, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.
0: Elven Blade, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.
0: Snide Remark, 2 damage (Spirit or Intellect) to one enemy.

46

Giant
Giants generally appear to be large humans. There are several races of
giants that stand anywhere from nine to twenty feet tall.
Hill Giant
4 Dice Monster
Attack: Club, 3 (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.
Resist: Toughness
Vulnerable: Intellect, Spirit
Frost Giant
5 Dice Monster
Attack: Sweeping Axe, 2 (Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.
Resist: Toughness, Cold
Vulnerable: Fire
Fire Giant
5 Dice Monster
Attack: Fiery Blade, 4 (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.
Resist: Toughness, Fire
Vulnerable: Cold

Ghost
Ghost are spirits of the dead who cannot pass through to the next world.
They frequently have some tie to life that keeps them here. Individual
ghosts often have unique powers.
Ghost
4 Dice +4 Dice per PC Boss Monster
Attacks
4: Frightful Presence, 2 damage (Spirit) to all enemies.
3: Paralyzing Touch, 3 Damage (Spirit) to one enemy and that enemy
cannot attack next turn.
1: Ghostly Cleave, 1 damage (Toughness and Spirit) to two enemies.
0: Ghostly Blade, 1 damage (Toughness and Spirit) to one enemy.
0: Dark Stare, 2 damage (Spirit) to one enemy.

Goblins
Goblins are small humanoids with sharp teeth and large bat-like ears.
Their skin comes in a range of color from bright green, to rusty brown.
They often live by stealing from other humanoid communities.
Goblin
1 Die Monster
Attack: Spear, 1 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.
Vulnerable: Toughness, Intellect

47

Chiefs Guard
2 Dice Monster
Attack: Hand axe, 2 damage (Toughness and Agility) to one enemy.
Vulnerable: Toughness, Intellect
Goblin Shaman
3 Dice Monsters
Attack: Dark Curse, 2 damage (Spirit or Intellect) to one enemy.
Vulnerable: Toughness, Intellect
Goblin Chief
3 Dice +3 Dice per PC Boss Monster
Attacks
2: Sweeping Axe, 3 damage (Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.
1: Soul-Crushing Insult, 3 damage (Spirit) to one enemy.
0: Battle Axe, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.

Hangman Vine
Hangman vine is a carnivorous plant that ensnares its food in powerful
vines, than constricts it to death. After the food has died it secretes a
digestive enzyme and absorbs the meal through its flesh.
Hangman Vines
2 Dice Monsters
Attack: Choking Vines, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility)
Resist: Spirit

Hobgoblin
Hobgoblins are a humanoid race with pronounced teeth and graybrown skin. They revel in battle and frequently survive by raiding other
communities.
Hobgoblin Warrior
1 Die Monster
Attack: Longsword, 1 damage (Toughness or Agility)
Resist: Spirit
Hobgoblin Warmage
3 Dice Monster
Attack: Elemental Bolt, 1 damage (Toughness AND Agility)
Resist: Spirit
Hobgoblin Warchief
Goblin Chief
6 Dice +3 Dice per PC Boss Monster
Attacks
4: War Cry, 2 damage (Spirit) to all enemies.
2: Flashing Blade, 3 damage (Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.
0: Longsword, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.
48

Human
Humans are a race of people similar to real world humans.
Human Bandit
1 Dice Monsters
Attack: Sword or Crossbow, 1 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one
enemy.
Human Master Illusionist
6 Dice +3 Dice per PC Boss Monster
Attacks
4: Shimmering Blast, 2 damage (Intellect) to all enemies
2: Illusionary Target, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy and
2 damage (Spirit) to another. (An illusion causes on target to attack its
ally, and the attacker feels really bad about it)
0: Shimmering Ray, 2 damage (Intellect) to one enemy

Kobold
Kobolds are a race of small reptilian humanoids. They are weak and
cowardly, but also cunning and have a knack for traps.
Kobold
1 Die Monster
Attack: Spear or sling, 1 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.
Vulnerable: Toughness and Spirit
Kobold Elite Guard
2 Dice Monster
Attack: Short sword, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy
Vulnerable: Toughness and Spirit
Kobold Dragon Priest
3 Dice Monster
Attack: Flame Blast, 2 damage (Agility) to two enemies
Vulnerable: Toughness and Spirit
Kobold King
3 Dice +3 Dice per PC Boss Monster
Attacks
2: Kobolds War Cry, 2 damage (Spirit) to all enemies.
1: Acidic Spittle, 3 damage (Agility) to one enemy.
0: Dragon Claws, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.

Man Eating Plant

Man eating plants are carnivorous plants similar to Venus fly traps, but
much bigger. They wait until prey comes close, then snap their jaws
around their meal.

49

Man Eating Plant

3 Dice Monster
Attack: Snapping Jaws, 3 damage (Toughness or Agility)
Resist: Spirit

Mummy
Mummies are corpses that have been preserved and animated with
necrotic magic. They frequently protect tombs.
Mummy
3 Dice Monster
Attack: Rotting Touch, 1 damage (Spirit AND Toughness) to one enemy.
Vulnerable: Spirit, Fire

Ogre
Ogres are large brutish humanoids that stand nearly eight feet tall. They
are often greedy and gluttonous and seldom very bright.
Ogre
3 Dice Monster
Attack 3 damage (Toughness or Agility)
Vulnerable: Intellect

Orc
Orcs are humanoid races with pronounced teeth, large noses, and
green-tinted skin. They are slightly larger and more muscular than
humans, and tend to live in societies where the strongest rules.
Orc Warrior
1 Dice Monster
Attack: Battle Axe, 1 Damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.
Resist: Toughness
Orc Battle Priest
3 Dice Monster
Attack: Necrotic bolt 1 Damage (Toughness AND Spirit)
Resist: Toughness
Orc Chief
6 Dice +3 Dice per PC Boss Monster
Attacks
4: Intimidating Attack, 4 damage (Toughness) to one enemy and 1
damage (Spirit) to all other enemies.
2: Sweeping Axe, 3 damage (Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.
0: Battle Axe, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.

50

Oozes
Oozes are amorphous creatures that appear similar to giant amoeba or
shimmering cubes of gelatin.
Flesh Eating Ooze
2 Dice Monster
Attack: Flesh eating pseudopod, 2 damage (Toughness) to one enemy.
Gelatinous Cube
4 Dice Monster
Attack: Engulf, 2 damage (Toughness) to one enemy, and the target
cannot attack until it escapes (1 die obstacle) or the gelatinous cube is
destroyed.

Rat, Giant
Giant rats are similar to their smaller kin, but larger and more vicious.
Rat, Giant
1 Die Monster
Attack: Bite, 1 damage (Toughness or Ability)
Vulnerable: Toughness, Intellect

Skeleton
Skeletons are the bones of creatures that have been animated through
necromancy. They retain none of what they new in life, and do nothing
but follow the orders of their master.
Humanoid Skeleton
1 Die Monster
Attack: Rusty sword, 1 damage (Toughness or Spirit) to one enemy.
Resist: Agility
Vulnerable: Spirit
Bear Skeleton
3 Dice Monster
Attack: Undead maul 2 damage (Toughness) AND 1 damage (Spirit)
Resist: Toughness
Vulnerable: Spirit

Spider
Spiders are eight-legged creatures with thick exoskeleton. Some spin
webs and some are venomous. They are not intelligent, but hunt or trap
prey.
Spider, Big
2 Dice Monster
Attack: Poisonous Fangs, 2 damage (Toughness) to one enemy
Resist: Agility
51

Spider, Really Big

4 Dice Monster
Attack: Poison Fangs, 4 damage (Toughness) to one enemy
Resist: Agility

Thornlings
Thornlings are small plant creatures that can take on a vaguely
humanoid shape. They are covered with thorns, which they can fire at
attackers.
Thornlings
1 Die Monster
Attack: Thorn Toss, 1 damage (Agility)
Resist: Agility

Troll
Trolls are large misshapen humanoids with thick green hides. They can
regenerate damaged body parts, provided they are not killed by fire or
acid.
Troll
4 Dice Monster
Attack: Claw, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.
Special: If a troll is damage but not defeated at the end of the round, it
regains on die (it cannot have more than its starting dice).

52

Tyrannosaurus Rex
The tyrant lizard king was once the greatest predator of its age, with
teeth the size of daggers. Though most have died out, a few exist on
secluded islands and in underground vaults.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
6 Dice Monster
Attack: Bite, 6 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.

Werewolf
Werewolves are cursed humanoids who turn into a terrible wolf-like
creature on the nights of full moons. When in this form the lose their
normal personality and become dangerous killing machines.
Werewolf
4 Dice Monster
Attack: Tooth and Claws, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to two
enemies.
Resist: All attacks that are not made by a silver weapon.
Special: Werewolves cannot be killed except by silver weapons. Anybody
bitten by one risks turning into a werewolf.

Winter Wolf
Winter wolves are giant white wolves that live only in the coldest
climates. In addition to their terrible bites, they can also exhale a blast of
icy cold breath.
Winter Wolve
3 Dice Monster
Attack: Freezing Breath, 1 damage (Toughness) to three enemies.

Icy Bite, 3 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.

Wyvern
Wyverns are large flying creatures akin to dragons. Unlike dragons, they
have two legs, a poisonous tale, and only animal-level intelligence. They
tend to dwell in mountains and are sometimes used as mounts by those
brave enough to train them.
Wyvern
3 Die Monster
Attack: Tail Stinger, 1 damage (Toughness and Agility) to one enemy.
Resist: Agility, Toughness

Vampire
Vampires are humanoid undead who survive by drinking the blood of
others. As they age they slowly increase in power.

53

Vampire
4 Dice Monster
Attacks: Longsword 3 damage (Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.

Enchanting Gaze, 2 damage (Spirit) to one enemy, and that enemy
cannot attack the vampire next turn.

Vampiric Bite (may only use on an enemy previously subjected to
Enchanting Gaze), 1 damage (Toughness AND Spirit) to one enemy.
Special: Vampires can only be killed by a steak through the heart, or
exposing them to daylight. If defeated in other ways, they turn into mist
and escape to their coffins.

Targets bit by a vampire risk turning into vampires after their death.

Zombie
Zombies are corpses that have been reanimated through dark magic.
They are do not retain anything they remembered in life, and exist only
to follow the commands of their master.
Zombie
2 Dice Monster
Attack: Slam, 2 damage (Toughness or Spirit) to one enemy.
Vulnerable: Spirit

Environmental Challenges
Environmental challenges are dangers posed by the world around
the characters. It includes things like wilderness journeys and major
obstacles that take hours or days to bypass. Environmental dangers
almost always have a number of dice based on the number of PCs.

Climbing
The climbing environment is used for long climbs such as a mountain or
a magic beanstalk leading to a cloud kingdom. Climbing a wall or tree is
either an obstacle or not a challenge (PCs can do it automatically).
Climbing the Mountains
3 Die +3 Per PC
Environment
Attack: Nasty Fall, 3 damage (Toughness) to one PC.

Navigating Through Terrain

Navigating through terrain includes not only the PCs finding their way
through a place, but also avoiding dangers such as landslides, sink
holes, and fallen trees. As you narrate them you might come up with
specific dangers that the PCs face like crossing a raging river or climbing
a steep slope. If you use specific dangers, feel free to alter the type and
description of the damage PCs take.
Navigating the Forest
1 Die +1 Per PC
Environment
Attack: Exhaustion, 1 damage (Toughness or Agility) to each PC.
54

As you narrate
environmental
challenges you might
come up with specific
dangers that the PCs
face.

Navigating the Foothills.

2 Die +2 Per PC
Environment
Attack: Exhaustion, 1 damage (Toughness or Agility) to each PC.

Surviving
PCs have to survive a lot of things, from spear wounds to the boring
droll of a government bureaucrat. The surviving environment, however,
applies to situations where the PCs are at risk of dying from starvation
or thirst or in extremely hot or cold environments. Surviving challenges
might apply in the desert or on a small lifeboat adrift at sea.
Surviving the Desert
4 dice +4 Per PC
Environment
Attack: Dehydration, 1 damage (Toughness) to each PC.

Social Challenges
Social challenges involve interacting with other people (people is used
rather loosely in a fantasy setting). They frequently damage Intellect or
Spirit.

Dealing with Government Bureaucrats

Dealing with government bureaucrats can happen whenever the PCs
have to talk to somebody at city hall or fill out monotonous paperwork.
It might occur when the king imposes a tax on dragon plunder, or when
the PCs seek at license to open a new tavern.
Deal with Government Bureaucrats
4 Dice Social
Attack: Tedious prattle, 1 damage (Intellect or Spirit) to each PC.

Get Past a Guard

The get past a guard challenge assumes that the PCs want to enter
someplace without a fight. They might want to enter a city without
a contraband search, or get into a private manor to search for clues.
Generally there is one of these challenges for each guard the PCs want
to bypass.
Get Past a Guard
1 Die Social
Attack: Rude remarks, 1 damage (Intellect or Spirit) to one PC.

Find Somebody in Hiding

This challenge is used to track down somebodys whereabouts in a city,
not to find the goblins hiding under the bed in the room where the PCs
are. It likely involves asking for rumors or talking to information brokers.
As the challenge progresses, you should narrate who the PCs meet and
what information they give.
55

Social challenges
frequently damage
Intellect or Spirit.

Find Somebody in Hiding

2 Dice per PC Social
Attack: Social humiliation 1 damage (Spirit) to each PC.

Negotiate a Surrender
This challenge is designed to represent the PCs talking to generals, kings,
orc chiefs, and others who might be leading an army or a nation to war.
It is not meant to convince two kobolds to give up fighting.
Negotiate a Surrender
3 Dice +3 Dice per PC Boss Social
Attacks
4: Unreasonable demands, 2 damage (Intellect) to all PCs.
2: Going around in circles, 1 damage (Spirit or Intellect) to three PCs.
0: Pointed insult, 2 damage (Spirit or Intellect) to one PC.

Obstacles
Obstacles are things that PCs need to expend energy to overcome, but
that do not really threaten them if left alone. In general there should be
some kind of benefit to overcoming obstacles. If there is no benefit, just
let the PCs succeed.

Obstacles are different from most challenges in that they do not
deal damage.
56

Climb
A climb is used when there is a small obstacle to climb such as a rope,
a wall, or a tree. For longer climbs, like scaling a mountain, use the
climbing environmental challenge. As with most other obstacles, there
should be some kind of reward or time pressure for the climb, otherwise
just let the PCs make the climb without spending dice.
Climb a Tree
1 Die Obstacle
Climb a Rope
2 Die Obstacle
Climb a Wall
3 Die Obstacle

Lock
Something is locked shut. It might be a door, treasure chest, or manacle
holding the kidnapped prince. PCs most commonly overcome locks by
picking them or breaking them.
Poor Lock
1 Die Obstacle
Average Lock
2 Dice Obstacle
Good Lock
3 Dice Obstacle

Hidden Item
An object is hidden someplace and the PCs want to find it. It might be
a stash of gold, a magical artifact, or the key they need to escape the
dungeon.
Hidden Under the Bed
1 Die Obstacle
Hidden in a Secret Compartment
3 Dice Obstacle
Looking for a Needle in a Haystack
5 Dice Obstacle

57

Into the Forest Dark

A Sample Adventure

Disturbing reports have come from Morvans Hollow, and the

merchants guild needs adventures to reach the isolated town and
discover the problem. To do so heroes need to pass through a dark and
treacherous forest.

Into the Forest Dark is an Abstract Dungeon Adventure designed to
serve as an introduction to the game and to the isolate community of
Morvans Hallow.
Adventure Background
About a week ago a youth from Morvans Hollow named Eldin was
exploring the nearby forest, when he discovered an ancient Cairn. He
saw many things inside, including a necklace made of polished amber.
Eldin took the necklace, and in doing so awoke the spirit of an elven
druid named Haithot.

Haithot is angry not only because of his stolen necklace, he also is
upset by the deforestation and pollution caused by the nearby human
settlements. He is using his druidic powers to turn nature against
58

Eldin took the

necklace, and in
doing so awoke the
spirit of an elven
druid named Haithot.

the any who attempt to pass through the Dark Forrest. So far several
merchants and travelers have perished passing through. One escaped
and lived just long enough to tell the tale.
XP
PCs who complete the adventure without refreshing receive 2 XP. Those
who take one rest receive 1 XP. If they take two or more rests, Eldin tries
to return the necklace. Haithot kills Eldin and reclaims the necklace,
then returns to his slumber. The problem is solved and the PCs gain no
XP.
Players Introduction
The adventure begins when a member of the Merchants Guild named
Sylvist advertises that shes looking to hire an armed escort to get
her through the Dark Forrest, and more importantly to discover what
happened to the others who passed through.

Sylvist is a gregarious woman in her early forties. She is also a
shrewd business woman who looks for any chance to squeeze another
copper out of her clients. She tells the PCs that for almost a week no
travelers have emerged from the Dark Woods, until yesterday. A man
limped into town, half gnawed to pieces. He muttered something about
teeth and claws before he passed away.

Sylvist intends to leave for Morvans Hallow tomorrow at first light
and hopes to hire the PCs to escort her there safely. She will give them
a small some of coin (no mechanical effect) if they manage that, and a
larger sum (one die) if they get her to Morvans Hallow and make the
woods safe again.

Sylvist is happy to answer an PC questions, but she does not know
much about the threat they will face. Normally it takes about eight hours
to reach Morvans Hallow, six of which are through the Dark Forrest.
The Dead Man
If PCs wish to examine the body of the man who came from the woods,
they are free to do so. They can tell obviously that he suffered many
bite wounds. Those who take a close look find more. If PCs investigate
physically they have a one die obstacle (resist Toughness and Agility) to
learn more. (Roll a single six-sided die. PCs must spend one or more of
their dice equal to or greater than the obstacle die to overcome it. Treat
PC dice from Toughness and Agility as though they were one lower than
face value). The PCs should narrate how they are using that die, and
it should make sense for both the source of the die and the problem
at hand. (For example a player would need a good rational for using
Toughness to investigate the body, as punching it until it talks would
probably not reveal much).

If the PCs succeed, they discover splinters of wood among bite
wounds. The wood splinters seem to have impaled themselves in the
victim. (These come from plants animated by Haithot.)

If PCs attempt to sense the body for any lingering magic, it is a two
dice obstacle (Resist Toughness and Agility) allows them to notice a
lingering aura of nature magic.
59

Yesterday a man
limped into town, half
gnawed to pieces.

Into the Forest Dark

True to her word Sylvist sets out at first light the next day. She brings
with a single wagon pulled by two draft horses.

The following encounters in the forest can happen in any order, and
you need not use all of them. Try to gauge the mood of your players and
offer them encounters they are ready for.
Abandoned Caravan
Not far into the forest, the PCs come upon an abandoned caravan.
The horses lie dead and have been gnawed on by animals. There is
not an immediate sign of the humanoids who led the caravan. The
actual contents of the caravan have been largely ignored. The ground is
covered with animal tracks.

The PCs can also find a concealed compartment within one of
the wagons by overcoming a two dice obstacle (vulnerable Spirit and
Intellect). Inside the compartment they find a 1d6 random potions (see
random potion table on page @@).

A one die obstacle (vulnerable Spirit and Intellect) also allows the
PCs to follow the animal tracks to a nearby wolf den where they find the
corpses of two humans.
Animal Attack
The heroes have come to the attention of Haithot, and he dispatches a
pack of wolves and a single grizzly bear to deal with them. The bear and
wolves fight together, which anybody who knows much about nature
can tell is not normal.

There is one wolf per PC, and a single bear.

Roll the dice for each monster present (keep the three dice for
the bear together). The PCs act first and may spend dice to defeat the
monsters dice (and they should narrate how they do so). If any dice
remain after the PCs act, the monsters respond and automatically deal
the damage listed.
Bear
3 Dice Monster
Attack: Maul 3 damage (Toughness or Agility)
Resist: Toughness
Vulnerable: Spirit
Wolves
1 Die Monster
Attack: Bite, 1 damage (Toughness or Agility)
Resist: Agility
Vulnerable: Spirit
Journey to the Cairn
At some point the PC are likely to figure out some sort of druidic power
is controlling the forest creatures. When they try to track it to its source.
When they do so make sure that they justify how they are trying to find
60

The bear and wolves

fight together, which
anybody who knows
about nature can tell is
not normal.

it, such as communicating with the wildlife or attempting to sense a

magic source of greater power.

If the PCs found Eldin and convince him to show the way, you
should also run this challenge.

While the challenge lists fatigue as the damage source, feel free
to improvise something more specific, such as the PCs falling into a sink
hole or being swept away while crossing a river.
Navigating the Forest
2 Dice per PC Challenge
Attack: Fatigue, 1 damage (Toughness) to every PC.
Stick and Stones
Haithot is not done attempting to destroy the PCs, and this time
animates plants and animals from the forest to slay them. Thorn bushes
twist into humanoid form, while stones sprout legs and try to crush the
PCs.

There is one thronling per PC and one animated stone per two PCs.
Thornlings
1 Die Monster
Attack: Thorn Toss, 1 damage (Agility)
Resist: Agility
Animated Stones
2 Dice Monster
Attack: Slam, 2 damage (Agility or Toughness)
Resist: Toughness

At the Cairn
The entrance to Haithots Cairn is a rocky opening in the side of a
small hill. PCs who examine the entrance find that it has been recently
disturbed and they also see traces of ancient writing on a lintel stone
above the door. As a one die obstacle (vulnerable Intellect) PCs can
decode the ancient elven dialect and translate it as Here Lies Haithot,
protector of the forest. Do not disturb his rest.

The inside of the cairn is simple. A single hallway leads to Haithots
burial chamber.
Eternal Guardians
There are many animal bones scattered through out the passage. As the
PCs pass through, some of them assemble themselves into the forms of
great bears.

There is one bear skeleton for every two PCs.
Bear Skeleton
3 Dice Monster
Attack: Undead maul 2 damage (Toughness) and 1 damage (Spirit)
Resist: Toughness
Vulnerable: Spirit
61

Burial Chambers
When PCs reach the burial chamber, they find a large rock pile at the
center (Haithots body lies under the rocks). The rocks were recently
moved (by Eldin) so the skeleton is now easily accessible. Haithots spirit
rises from the stones. He appears as a spectral elf clad in animal skins
are wielding an oaken staff. Defilers, he says to the PCs. You shall pay
for your crimes with blood.

Because Haithot is a boss monster, he has much more dice than
most monsters, and he attacks slightly differently. He may spend any
of his dice to make an attack listed in his description that has a value
equal to or lower than the die he spends. He may always use his 0 attack
without spending any dice. Also feel free to improvise new attack similar
to those listed if you think a different description would better fit the
battle.
Haithot, Druid Ghost
6 Dice +3 per PC
Boss Monster
Attacks
5: Swam of Spectral Fangs, 3 damage (Body) to all enemies
2: Entangling Plants, 1 damage (Agility) to all enemy
1. Fire Toss, 2 damage (Body or agility) to one enemies.
0. Withering Touch, 1 damage (Body or Agility) to one enemy.
62

Defilers, you shall pay

for your crimes with
blood.

-Haithot, ghost druid

Treasure: If the PCs defeat Haithot and they search his remains, they
find his magical staff.
Staff of Fire
Staff 1 Die
The oaken staff seems to constantly smolder. It is warm to the touch and
emits a thin trail of smoke, but it is never consumed. Upon command,
some or all of the staff bursts into flame. It also enhances any fire spell
cast while wielding it.

Routing Out the Cause

Many PCs might be happy to defeat Haithot and move on, but some
PCs might want to figure out what caused the druid to awaken. To do
this they must first find Eldin, and then convince him to explain what he
knows.

Remember to have the PCs narrate their actions, and as they
succeed you can narrate their findings, such as talking to informants, or
having to navigate the city. Also feel free to alter the description of any
damage they suffer to best fit the circumstances.
Finding Eldin
2 Dice per PC Social
Attack: Social humiliation, 1 damage (Intellect) to each PC.
After the PCs find Eldin, they must convince him to tell what he knows.
He is initially evasive, but through threats or flattery the PCs can
convince him to fess up. After they defeat him, he tells how he took the
necklace from the cairn just before the trouble started. If the PCs ask, he
will also give them the necklace and tell them how to reach the cairn.
Necklace of Vermin Friendship
Miscellaneous Item 1 Die
This necklace is made of fine amber. It is enchanted with powerful
magic that causes insects, arachnids, and similar creatures to perceive
the wearer as a friend. It also enhances magical spells involving such
creatures.

Concluding the Adventure

If the PCs successfully quell Haithots spirit, trade again resumes
between Morvans Hollow and the rest of the kingdom. Assuming that
they also escorted Sylvist to safety, the Merchant Guild give each of the
PCs one die worth of gold.

The PCs have also gained repute among the people of Morvans
Hollow, which will doubtlessly lead to further adventures.

63

The PCs have gained

repute among the
people of Morvans
Hollow, which will
doubtlessly lead to
further adventures.

The Orcish Baker

An Adventure for Abstract Dungeon

When an orc moved to Morvan's Hallow the neighbors got restless.

When it opened a bakery they got confused. Convinced that it's part of
an orcish invasion plot, a concerned citizen begs the heroes to get rid of
the orc. But is this good Samaritan really worried about the public good,
or is there an ulterior motive?

The Orcish Baker is a low-level adventure for Abstract Dungeon. It
is set in the isolated community of Morvan's Hollow.

Adventure Background
The orcs of Stone Tooth Mountains never appreciated Harg's baking.
Sure they'd eat pie, but they'd just as soon eat three-day-dead possum.
So Harg traveled to Morvan's Hollow hoping the townsolk would
understand the nuance of her baking.

At first the locals resisted, on account of her being an orc and all,
but once they tasted her scones they started to come around. Things
were looking great for Harg. But for every silver lining, there's a cloud.
64

Harg traveled to
Morvans Hollow
hoping the townsfolk
would understand the
nuance of her baking.

The village's other baker, Melville, saw his customers dwindle, and it did
not take long for him to figure why.

Melville sought to undermine Harg's bakery, so he ordered his
son Argon to sabotage Harg. But when Argon went to Harg's two very
unexpected things happened. He ate a muffin, and he fell in love.

Argon and Harg entered a whirlwind romance. For now they are
keeping it a secret, because Harg is worried about the community
accepting her, and Argon knows his father would be furious. Melville is
no fool though. He's noticed his son sneaking out at night, and sees that
Harg's bakery continues to prosper.

To make the situation even more urgent, in just a few days
Morvan's Hollow will host a regional baking competition, attracting
bakers from nearby towns and villages. Melville thought he had the pie
portion of the competition locked down, but now he's nervous Harg
might best him, and he would feel completely humiliated if a savage orc
took the top pie prize.

Now Melville's decided to go to more extreme measures. He's
looking for a band of mercenaries to get the orc out of here. One way or
another.

When Argon went

to Hargs two very
unexpected things
happened. He ate a
muffin, and he fell in
love.

XP
PCs who help either Harg or Melville win the baking competition
without refreshing receive 2 XP. Those who take one rest receive 1 XP,
as do PCs who simply drive off Harg and refuse to get involved with
the baking competition. If they take two or more rests, they receive
no experience. In this case they run out of time to influence the pie
competition and somebody from out of town wins.

Players' Introduction
The PCs are relaxing at their favorite hangout, when the baker Melville
approaches them with an offer for work. He is concerned about a
terrible orc that has moved into town, and he needs bold adventures
to take care of the problem "the way that adventurers do." He offers to
reward them handsomely for their efforts.

Melville can tell the PCs where to find the orc, but he leaves out
many key details. For example he neglects to mention that the orc is
just trying to establish a small business for herself, or that her bakery
is taking away his business, or that she has midnight rendezvous with
Melville's son. Melville refuses to call Harg by name or even use a
feminine pronoun. He calls her "the orc" and "it.

If the PCs successfully get rid of Harg, Melville pays PCs
handsomely, granting them a die worth of money. He then offers
them another payment if they can help him win the upcoming baking
competition. See Bake Off on page 4.

Do not roll dice to represent Melville unless PCs come into physical
or social conflict with him. If they decide to interrogate Melville they
can get the true story out of him by eliminating half of his dice. (This
represents that he is not completely defeated, but that he's beaten
down enough to make some concessions).
65

If the PCs take two

or more rests, they
receive no experience.
They run out of time
to influence the pie
competition and
somebody from out of
town wins.

Melville
6 Dice +3 Dice per PC Boss Monster
Attacks
4: Vapid Boasting, 2 damage (Intellect or Spirit) to all enemies.
2: Pie to the face, 2 damage (Agility AND Intellect) to one enemy.
0: Pie Cutter, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy

Other Townsfolk
If the PCs ask other people in town about the new orc, opinions are
divided into to camps, those who are terrified of her ("because... you
know... she's an orc"), and those that are her loyal customers ("she
might be an orc, but she makes a mighty fine danish.") PCs can find
people who share either of these opinions with no effort.

Harg's Bakery
Melville gives accurate directions to Harg's bakery, though of course he
doesn't mention it a bakery, calling it a "lair" or "den." Other townsfolk
can confirm the location.

Harg's bakery is a small shop with a small living space on the
second floor. Unless PCs arrive early in the morning (when she's baking)
or late at night (when she's secretly meeting with Argon), Harg is
working behind the counter. The bakery is filled with just about every
baked good imaginable, from basic bread, to decedent pastries.

Harg is polite but blunt. She has good intentions but is not good at
small talk and is still confused about many elements of human language
and culture. She probably greets the PCs by asking, "What do you
want?"

Harg opening answers most questions that the PCs ask about
her shop and her background. The only subject she evades is her
relationship with Argon. However if PCs defeat half of her dice, she
confesses the truth of that relationship. (If they defeat all of her dice,
she abandons her shop, moves out of town, or whatever else the PCs
want).

If the PCs befriend Harg, rather than drive her off as Melville
requested, she asks for their help with the upcoming baking
competition, offering the a life-time subscription to her pie of the
month club. See Bake Off on page 4.
Harg
6 Dice +3 Dice per PC Boss Monster
Attacks
6: Delicious Pie: 4 damage (Spirit) to all enemies.
3: Tempting Tarts, 3 damage (Spirit) to two enemies.
2: Rolling Pin, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to two enemies.
0: Baking Jargon, 2 damage (Intellect) to one enemy.

66

The only subject

Harg evades is her
relationship with
Argon. However if PCs
defeat half of her dice,
she confesses the truth
of that relationship.

Argon
If the PCs learn about Argon, they might seek him out to get his side of
the story. He is easy to find, but he is reluctant to talk. However he's a
bit of a push over, and if PCs defeat him, he'll do what they ask.
Argon
3 Dice Social Challenge
Attack: Pitiful Story; 1 damage (Spirit) to all enemies.

Bake Off
In a matter of days, Morvan's Hollow will host a regional baking
competition. Both Melville and Harg hope to win, and ask for the PCs'
aid (assuming they're on speaking terms). Melville offers cold card cash
for their help. Harg can't afford to pay coin, but she makes a sweeter
offer. She will give the PCs each a free life-time subscription to her pie
of the month club if she wins the competiion.

There are two main things the PCs can do help the bakers win the
competitions. They can obtain some rare ingredients, or they can put
in a good word with the judges. Whoever the PCs decide to help, the
details of these choices remain the same.

The Secret Ingredient Is...

Both bakers need three secret ingredients to make their perfect pies.
They can tell the PCs where to find these ingredients and what troubles
they might face. These ingredients are Morvan's salt, found in goblin
infested caves, dire honey, which of course is made by dire bees, and
ambrosial berries, which are found in the most remote corner of the
Dark Forest.

Morvan's Salt
One ingredient the bakers want for their pies is a very rare kind of salt,
found only in caves near Morvan's Hollow, often called Morvan's salt.
Unfortunately these caves are inhabited by a band of goblins. As soon as
they see the PCs the regular goblins point their spears at the heroes and
the goblin shaman shakes his staff, rattling the many animal skulls tied
to it.

There are a number of standards goblins equal to the number of
PCs all lead by one goblin shaman.
Goblin
1 Die Monster
Attack: Spear, 1 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.
Vulnerable: Toughness, Intellect
Goblin Shaman
3 Dice Monsters
Attack: Dark Curse, 2 damage (Spirit or Intellect) to one enemy.
Vulnerable: Toughness
67

Both bakers need three

secret ingredients to
make their perfect
pies: Morvan's salt,
dire honey, and
ambrosial berries.

Dire Honey
Dire honey is even more delicious than normal honey, and thus is prized
by all the pie bakers of the land. Fortunately there is a dire hive not far
from Morvan's Hollow. Unfortunately the dire hive is guarded by dire
bees.

There are two dire bees for every three PCs in the group (round
bees up).
Dire Bee
2 Dice Monster
Attack: Sting, 2 damage (Toughness or Agility) to one enemy.
Resist: Agility
Vulnerable: Intellect

Ambrosial Berries
The third ingredient the pie makers request is ambrosial berries. Rumor
has it that there's a patch of berries growing in the Dark Forest near
Morvan's Hollow. Rumor also says that the way there is treacherous.

In order to get to the berries the PCs have to pass through several
natural hazards. First they have to navigate the forest, then they have
to cross over a gaping chasm, then finally they must force their way
through a patch of brambles. Treat this as a single encounter in terms of
the PCs spending their dice, but only have the hazard the PCs currently
face attack during its turn. (So if they defeat all of navigating the forest
and half of crossing the chasm in the first round, crossing the chasm
attacks them, but not getting through the patch of brambles.)

68

Navigating the Forest

1 Die +1 Per PC
Environment
Attack: Exhaustion, 1 damage (Toughness or Agility) to each PC.
Crossing the Chasm
1 Die +1 Per PC
Environment
Attack: Falling In, 3 damage (Agility or Toughness) to one PC.
Getting Through a Patch of Brambles
1 Die +1 Per PC
Environment
Attack: Thorns, 1 damage (Toughness) to each PC.

Schmoozing the Judges

Of course bribing a judge is against the rules of the pie competition, and
neither Harg nor Melville would want that. But if the heroes were able
to put in a kind word with the judges, or at least get them to overlook
Harg's orcish nature (or focus on it more to help Melville), there's no
harm in that.

The PCs can talk to some or all of the judges in the competition.
They are Prince Draskle Bronzeback, Sorlasian Qualthios, and Bably
Smagle. They are all minor celebrities for various reasons.

Of course bribing
a judge is against
the rules of the pie
competition, but if the
heroes put in a kind
word with the judges,
there's no harm in
that.

Prince Draskle Bronzeback

Prince Draskle Bronzeback is a boisterous dwarf with a thick red beard.
PCs are likely to find him at the Saucy Carbuncle or perhaps another of
Morvan's Hollow's fine drinking establishments.

Prince Draskle was heir to the throne of a dwarven kingdom before
it was overrun by goblins. He spends most of his time reminiscing about
his homeland and talking about all the things he'll do "when I take back
my mountain."

Prince Draskle also has a special fondness for strong drinks and
strong women.
Schmooze Prince Draskle Bronzeback
3 Dice per 2 PCs
Social
Attacks: Long rambling story, 1 damage (Intellect or Spirit) to all PCs

Sorlasian Qualthios, Dragon Slayer

Sorlasian Qualthios is a tall elf with pretty blond hair. Most people
believe he is a glorious warrior who slew a dragon. He is actually
a terrible cowards and the dragon accidentally impaled itself, but
Sorlasian loves the attention he receives as a "dragon slayer" and is
terrified somebody will figure it out.

PCs can find Sorlasian at the Silver Swan, Moran's Hollow's fanciest
inn.

69

When I take back my

mountain...

-Prince Draskle Bronzeback

Schmoosze Sorlasian Qualthios

3 Dice per 2 PCs
Social
Attacks: Too pretty for mere mortals, 1 damage (Intellect or Spirit) to all
PCs

Bably Smagle
Bably Smagle is a halfling food connoisseur who has written several
popular cook books. She is also a snob about her food, and if she
doesn't love it, she quickly lets the chef know everything he did wrong.
If somebody does make a meal that impresses Bably, they will earn her
genuine respect.

Bably also has a short temper and misinterprets everything as a
slight against halflings. "Which by the way is a word created by 'you
people.' How you would like to be called double-lings? Halflings refer to
themselves as 'hobin' but you can't say that. It's our word."
Schmoose Bably Smagle
3 Dice per 2 PCs
Social
Attacks: No nonsense attitude, 1 damage (Intellect or Spirit) to all PCs

Conclusion
When PCs are ready to proceed (or if they take two rests) it's time for
the baking competition. If between obtaining ingredients and convincing
judges, the PCs succeeded at least four times, then the baker they
helped wins the competition with two out of the three votes. The baker
gives the PCs the promised reward (either a die worth of gold from
Melville, or a subscription to the pie of the month club worth one die
from Harg).

If the PCs obtained all the ingredients and talked up all the judges,
the judges' decision is unanimous, and the baker is showered with fame
and new business. The baker doubles the reward for the PCs (Melville
gives two dice worth of gold, and the pie of the month club subscription
is worth two dice instead of one).

Of course while the PCs befriended one baker, they probably
earned the life-long enmity of another.
Life-Time Subscription to the Pie of the Month Club
Wealth
1 or 2 Dice (see Conlclusion)
You get a free pie each month for the rest of your life. Each month it's a
different flavor. There's blueberry, apple, pumpkin, strawberry rhubarb,
coconut cream, French silk (even though there's no France), and many
more possibilities. And man, them pies is delicious.

70

"How you would like

to be called doublelings?"
-Bably Smagle

Character Name: _________________ Player Name: __________________ Level: ___ XP: ____
Description:

and, Provoke, D
m
m
i sr
Co

Absorb, Pr
nd,
y, T
e
,B
hr
y
rr

, Crush, Push, Pull,

L
i
ft,
C

d
e, Stu y, Solve,
z
i
s
Ri
hi
d
ot

int
Spr

cape, Elude
,D
efl

g,
hu

Es
ie,
T
,

Intellect

Se
nt,
ve
In

h ink, Remember, Po
T
,
t
s
nd
Ca
er,
,
le
D

Catch, Pick, Disar

m
ave,
,
Str
We
e,
u
nc

Convinc
e
,
D
e
arch,
bat
e
,
H
yp

Trait

Trait

Trait

Treasure

Treasure

Trait

Trait

Trait

Treasure

Treasure

Trait

Trait

Trait

Treasure

Treasure

71

eason, Deci
p
e, R
h
uc
er,
ed

Agility

Spirit

e, Intimidate, Intuit,
u ad
O
r
ers
de
,P
r,
ze

er, Dodge, P
arry
, Skew
t
o
,B
ho
S
al
t,

Bonus

ble, Roll, Fl
i
p
Tum
,
Da
e,
nc

ec

p, Climb, S
w
i
um
m,
t, J
C
us

Toughness

e, Appeal, Em
p
vat
ath
oti
i
M

ommune, Sen
nel, C
se,
n
a
Pra
h
C
y,
t,
p
u

h, Flex, Endure
, Slas
, Br
k
c
a
ea k
H
,
,B
w
o