Initiative: Roll 1d20 + DEX. 1 digit = 1 action to start. 2 digits = 2. 20+ or natural 20 = 3 actions.

Turn order: Heroes go first (clockwise); monsters act last each round.

Surprise: GM may grant the party Advantage on Initiative, or skip rolling — heroes start with 3 actions.

Turn: 1 hero or monster group acts. Round: all participants act once. Encounter: all rounds of a fight.

Actions recharge fully at the END of your turn — spend them all!

Rushed Attacks: Extra attacks on your turn get cumulative Disadvantage.

Multi-target / AoE: Single roll applied to all. No miss, no crit.

Free Actions (1/turn): open unlocked door, shout, drop item, end Concentration, etc.

Costs 1 action. You start your next turn with fewer actions.

Skill Check: 1d20 + Skill ≥ DC. Max skill bonus: +12. Roll 1 = always fail. Roll 20 = always succeed.

Save: 1d20 + Stat ≥ DC. Hero's save DC = 10 + KEY stat.

Saves per hero: 1 advantaged (▲), 1 disadvantaged (▼), 2 neutral.

Difficulty Scale

Which Save?

STR — forced movement, restraint, poison, temperatures.

DEX — agility, dodging explosions, icy terrain.

INT — tricks, illusions, seeing through deception.

WIL — charm, fear, courage, personality.

4 Core Stats (max +5)

STR — damage, HP recovery, Concentration saves, Grappling, carrying capacity. Skill: Might.

DEX — weapon damage, Initiative, dodge, stealth. Skills: Finesse, Stealth.

INT — spellcasting, languages, wands/scrolls. Skills: Arcana, Examination, Lore.

WIL — spells, personality, nature. Skills: Insight, Influence, Naturecraft, Perception.

KEY = one of your two class key stats. WIL d8 with WIL 2 → roll 2d8.

Advantage X: Roll X extra dice of the same type, drop the X lowest.

Disadvantage X: Roll X extra dice, drop the X highest.

Each instance of Advantage cancels one instance of Disadvantage before rolling.

For multi-die attacks (e.g. 2d6), the leftmost die is the Primary Die — it determines hits, crits, and misses.

HP can't go below 0. At 0 HP → gain 1 Wound + Dying condition.

While Dying: limited to 1 action. Concentration broken. Taking damage = 2 Wounds; crit = 3.

Attacking/casting while Dying → DC 10 STR save or 1 Wound.

Death: 6 Wounds by default.

Temp HP (THP): Absorbs damage first. Doesn't stack — keep the higher amount. Expires after a Safe Rest.

Hit Dice (HD)

Spend HD during a Catch Breath or Make Camp rest to recover HP. Roll HD + STR. Max HD = your Level.

Negative STR: subtract it from each HD instead of adding.

Stacking: Gaining a condition you already have has no added effect (Dazed + Dazed = still 1 lost action).

Speed: Default 6 spaces per Move action. Diagonal movement counts as 1 space.

Difficult terrain (water, enemy space, cliffs): halves movement.

Falling: 1d6 bludgeoning per 10 ft fallen (2 spaces).

Forced movement halted by obstacle: 1d6 per shortened space; two creatures split damage.

Range vs Reach

Ranged attacks made while any enemy is adjacent → Disadvantage. Spend Disadv 1 → gain +2 Range (max +6).

Reach X = area within X spaces (sphere/cube). Not affected by being in melee.

Long Range: Add 1 die of Disadvantage to gain +2 Range.

Size

Small/Tiny: forced movement hits twice as far. Large: half as far. Huge/Gargantuan: immune to forced movement.

Cover: Partially obscured → attackers have Disadvantage vs you.

Full Cover: Completely obscured → can't be targeted at all.

Hiding: Need Cover from all enemies. Action: DC 15 Stealth. First attack while hidden has Advantage — then you're revealed.

Grapple: Within Reach, 1 hand free. Target makes STR or DEX save (DC 10+STR or DEX).

On fail: same size or smaller → Grappled. Larger → you gain the Riding condition.

Escape: forced movement, Incapacitation, or succeed on STR/DEX save as an action.

Concentration: Only 1 thing at a time. Broken on crit (DC 10 STR) or at 0 HP / Incapacitated.

6 schools: Fire Ice Lightning Wind Radiant Necrotic

Cantrips: 0 mana, cast anytime. Tiers 1–9: mana cost = tier. You upcast by spending extra mana.

Half on Save: creatures who succeed take ½ damage and no other effects.

Upcasting: Spend additional mana on a tiered spell for extra effect (up to the highest tier you've unlocked).

Monster Armor & Spells

Medium Armor: only damage from the dice (no modifiers). Heavy Armor: half the dice damage. Crits and vulnerabilities ignore armor.

Spell Scrolls & Wands

Scrolls: DC 10 Arcana if you don't know the school; single use.

Wands: Rechargeable. No Arcana check if proficient; DC 10+tier if not.

Defense = DEX when unarmored. The Defend reaction reduces damage by your Defense.

Proficiency: No prof in armor → Defending costs 1 extra action.

Field Rests

Catch Breath (10 min): Spend any number of HD. Roll each + STR → recover that much HP.

Make Camp (8 hours + sleep): Take max value per HD + STR instead of rolling.

Safe Rest (overnight, safe location)

Recover all HP, all Hit Dice, all mana, and class resources. Heal 1 Wound. Great time for Downtime Activities.

Downtime Activities (examples)

Retrain • Gather Information • Craft • Buy & Sell • Socialize • Research • Serve • Build

Lodging

Poor 5 sp/day — basic. Comfortable 2 gp/day — solid. Lavish 10 gp/day → 1 Temporary Boon next day.

HP Increase: Roll your Hit Die with Advantage → add to max HP.

More HD: Max Hit Dice = your level.

More Skilled: +1 Skill Point. You may also move 1 point from one skill to another (can't go negative). Max skill: +12.

Class Features: New abilities, possibly increased mana pool or subclass choice.

GM awards levels after completing an appropriately challenging quest or adventure.

Currency: 10 Silver (sp) = 1 Gold (gp). 1 sp ≈ humble meal. 1 gp ≈ sumptuous feast.

Inventory Slots: 10 + STR slots.

1 slot: 1-handed weapon, shield, worn armor, 500 gp, or 2 potions.

2 slots: 2-handed weapon, unworn armor, bulky items.

Small related items can share 1 slot (e.g. Camping Supplies).

Starting Gold (Level 1)

Class starting equipment OR 50 gp. Starting at higher levels: 50 gp × level.

Healing Potions

Healing (50 gp): 2d4+4 HP. Greater (150 gp): 3d6+6. Supreme (450 gp): 4d8+8.