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Dungeon Master

GM, 359 posts

Teller of Tales

Sat 17 Dec 2022
at 12:49

msg #17

Home-brewed House Rules

BLINDNESS

Character can be blinded by a variety of effects. A character who is completely blind, for whatever reason, suffers a -4 penalty to all saving throws, a -6 penalty to all attack rolls, and a +4 penalty to his armor class for the duration of his blindness

Dungeon Master

GM, 360 posts

Teller of Tales

Sat 17 Dec 2022
at 12:50

msg #18

Home-brewed House Rules

PARALYSIS

Various types of spells and monster attacks can paralyze, or "freeze" , a character. If a character is hit by a paralyzing attack and fails a saving throw vs. paralysis, the character is immobilized and unable to do anything. The character is not dead, and a character cannot die from mere paralysis.

A paralyzed character remains awake and aware of what is happening around him, but cannot do anything that requires movement (including speaking, spellcasting) until the paralysis ends.

Hand to hand combat on a paralyzed character automatically hit. An edged weapon attack will set the PC's hit point total to 0 and the process of dying will proceed from there (See sleeping and unconscious rule above). Ranged attacks are made against the victim as if he were AC9.

The cleric spell cure light wounds can be used to remove certain types of paralysis (i.e. ghoul touch), but will not cure any damage if used for this purpose.

Hand of Fate

GM, 361 posts

Teller of Tales

Sat 17 Dec 2022
at 12:57

msg #19

Home-brewed House Rules

LIGHTING AND DARK VISION

Most dungeons are dark and it is necessary for characters to bring their own light source with them. A torch or lantern will cast light 30 feet in all directions. A torch will burn out in 6 turns (1 hour); a lantern filled with one flask of oil will burn out in 24 turns (4 hours). It is important to remember which characters are carrying light sources. A character could not, for example, carry a lit torch, a drawn sword, and a shield at the same time.

As defined within this game, Dark vision is the extraordinary ability to see with no light source at all, out to a range specified for the creature. Dark vision is black and white only (colors cannot be discerned). It does not allow characters to see anything that they could not see otherwise—invisible objects are still invisible, and illusions are still visible as what they seem to be. Likewise, dark vision subjects a creature to gaze attacks normally. The presence of light does not spoil dark vision.

Characters listed in the PHB or DMG with infra-vision, have dark vision in this game. No characters have infra-vision.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:15, Thu 09 Mar 2023.

Dungeon Master

GM, 363 posts

Teller of Tales

Sat 17 Dec 2022
at 13:03

msg #21

Home-brewed House Rules

COMBAT CRITICAL HIT RESULTS

Any attack that is a natural rolled 20 may be a critical. If the roll hits by +5, it is critical. Critical hits do full weapon damage plus 50%, then adjustments added, if any.

Hand of Fate

GM, 381 posts

Teller of Tales

Tue 20 Dec 2022
at 22:34

msg #22

Ambidexterity

Home Brewed: AMBIDEXTERITY

Fighters at first level receive four weapon slots, Elves and Dwarves receive three, and all others receive two. All characters receive another slot every other level. These can add up and skills do not come automatically after first level. They are trained formally.

Ambidexterity can be purchased with one of the initial slots, or it can be purchased later with a slot indicating training to be ambidextrous.

Ambidexterity offsets the negative penalty of -2 main, -4 off to that of +0 main, -2 off hand.

Hope that clears up some confusion on weapon slots which are separate from non-weapon proficiencies or skills.
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:25, Wed 19 Apr 2023.

Hand of Fate

GM, 382 posts

Teller of Tales

Tue 20 Dec 2022
at 22:46

msg #23

Unskilled use of a weapon (all characters)

Home Brewed: UNSKILLED USE OF WEAPON

Any character can use any weapon. But, they have basic skill with it or more, or none, meaning they are unskilled. For example: Having nothing else, a mage picks up a crossbow and uses it to attack an incoming foe. The mage has no skill with the weapon at all. Rather than banning outright the use of a weapon because it is not a dagger or staff, I use the following:

Any unskilled use of a weapon hits only 5% of the time. So, a natural 20 will hit. It's called luck. No bonuses are applied. The attacker loses initiative, and does only half damage rounded down (minimum of 1 point).
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:23, Wed 19 Apr 2023.

Hand of Fate

GM, 605 posts

Teller of Tales

Sat 18 Feb 2023
at 00:31

msg #27

Spell Component lists and costs

Material	Value	Spell	Consumed?	Source	Page	Level	Notes
An Item Distasteful to the Target	---	Banishment	N	PHB	217	4
Adder's stomach	8 gp	Melf's Acid Arrow	N	PHB	259	2
Agate	1,000 gp	Awaken	Y	PHB	216	5
Agate	10 gp	Darkvision	N	PHB	230	2
Alum soaked in vinegar	0.05 gp	Antipathy	N	PHB	214	8
Amber, Glass, or Crystal Rod	20 gp	Chain Lightning	N	PHB	221	6
Amber, Glass, or Crystal Rod	20 gp	Lightning Bolt	N	PHB	255	3
Ammunition	0.10 gp per arrow, bolt, etc.	Conjure Barrage	Y	PHB	225	3
Ammunition	0.10 gp per arrow, bolt, etc.	Conjure Volley	Y	PHB	226	5
Ammunition	0.10 gp per arrow, bolt, etc.	Cordon of Arrows	Y	PHB	228	2
Artistic Representation of Caster	5 gp	Project Image	N	PHB	270	7
Artistic Representation of Target	500 gp per hit die	Imprisonment	Y	PHB	252	9
Ashes of Mistletoe and Spruce	0.50 gp	Pass without Trace	Y	PHB	264	2
Bell (tiny)	1 gp	Alarm	N	PHB	211	1
Bitumen (a drop)	0.05 gp	Spider Climb	Y	PHB	277	2
Black Onyx Stone	150 gp	Create Undead	N	PHB	229	6
Black Pearl (as crushed powder)	500 gp	Circle of Death	N	PHB	221	6
Blood (a drop)	0.10 gp	Animate Dead	Y	PHB	212	3
Blood (a drop)	0.10 gp	Bane	Y	PHB	216	1
Bone	0.02 gp	Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound	N	PHB	261	4
Bone dust	0.10 gp	Animate Dead	N	PHB	212	3
Brimstone	0.10 gp	Flaming Sphere	N	PHB	242	2
Brimstone	0.10 gp	Guards and Wards	N	PHB	248	6
Butter	0.20 gp	Grease	Y	PHB	246	1
Caterpillar Cocoon	5 gp	Polymorph	N	PHB	266	4
Chalks and Inks infused with precious gems	50 gp	Teleportation Circle	Y	PHB	282	5
Charcoal, Incense, and Herb mixture	10 gp	Find Familiar	Y	PHB	240	1	Must be consumed by fire in a brass brazier
Chrysolite powder	50 gp	Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum	N	PHB	262	4
Clay	0.10 gp	Conjure Elemental (Earth)	N	PHB	225	5
Clay	0.10 gp	Earthquake	N	PHB	236	8
Clay	0.10 gp	Feeblemind	N	PHB	239	8
Clay	0.10 gp	Stone Shape	N	PHB	278	4	The clay must be worked into the desired shape of the stone object
Clay Model of a Ziggurat	5 gp	Tongues	N	PHB	283	3
Clay Pot of Brackish Water	1 gp	Create Undead	N	PHB	229	6
Clay Pot of Grave Dirt	4 gp	Create Undead	N	PHB	229	6
Cloak, miniature	1 gp	Resistance	N	PHB	272	0
Cloth wad	0.02 gp	Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum	N	PHB	262	4
Cloth, Tiny white strip	0.02 gp	Aid	N	PHB	211	2
Club	0.50 gp	Shillelagh	N	PHB	275	0	May substitute a quarterstaff
Coal	1 gp	Darkness	N	PHB	230	2
Colored Sand (red, yellow, and blue)	10 gp	Color Spray	Y	PHB	222	1
Copper Piece	1 cp	Detect Thoughts	N	PHB	231	2
Copper Pieces	2 cp	Gentle Repose	N	PHB	245	2	Copper pieces must be placed over corpse's eyes for the duration
Copper Wire	0.10 gp per foot	Message	N	PHB	259	0
Copper Wire	0.10 gp per foot	Sending	N	PHB	274	3
Cork	0.02 gp	Water Walk	N	PHB	287	3
Corn, powdered	0.05 gp	Rope Trick	N	PHB	272	2
Cricket	0.05 gp	Sleep	N	PHB	276	1
Crystal Bead	0.50 gp	Leomund's Tiny Hut	N	PHB	255	3
Crystal Hemisphere	120 gp	Otiluke's Resilient Sphere	N	PHB	264	4
Crystal or Glass Cone	25 gp	Cone of Cold	N	PHB	224	5
Crystal Sphere, small	20 gp	Otiluke's Freezing Sphere	N	PHB	263	6
Crystal Vial of phosphorescent material	20 gp	Hypnotic Pattern	N	PHB	252	3
Cured Leather	0.10 gp	Mage Armor	N	PHB	256	1
Detritus from the target creature	---	Simulacrum	Y	PHB	276	7	Fingernail clippings, hair, etc
Diamond	50 gp	Chromatic Orb	N	PHB	221	1
Diamond	1,000 gp	Clone	Y	PHB	222	8
Diamond	5,000 gp	Gate	N	PHB	224	9
Diamond	500 gp	Raise Dead	Y	PHB	270	5
Diamond	1,000 gp	Resurrection	Y	PHB	272	7
Diamond (as dust)	200 gp	Glyph of Warding	Y	PHB	245	3
Diamond (as dust)	100 gp	Greater Restoration	Y	PHB	246	5
Diamond (as dust)	25 gp	Nondetection	Y	PHB	263	3	Sprinkled over target
Diamond (as dust)	100 gp	Stoneskin	Y	PHB	278	4
Diamond and Opal, powdered mix	1,000 gp	Symbol	Y	PHB	280	7
Diamonds	300 gp	Revivify	Y	PHB	272	3
Diamonds	25,000 gp	True Resurrection	Y	PHB	284	9
Dirt	---	Earthquake	N	PHB	236	8
Dirt	---	Flesh to Stone	N	PHB	243	6
Dirt	---	Longstrider	N	PHB	256	1
Distilled Spirits	0.05 gp	False Life	Y	PHB	239	1
Divinatory Tools	100 gp	Find the Path	N	PHB	240	6	bones, sticks, cards, teeth, runes, dice, etc.
Dried Carrot	0.05 gp	Darkvision	N	PHB	230	2	May use Agate as a component instead
Dust	---	Control Water	N	PHB	227	4
Dust	---	Disintegrate	N	PHB	233	6
Dust	---	Ice Storm	N	PHB	252	4
Dust	---	Sleet Storm	N	PHB	276	3
Earth, Wood, and Water mixture	---	Control Weather	N	PHB	228	8
Eggshell	0.30 gp	Bigby's Hand	N	PHB	218	5
Eggshells	5 gp	Rary's Telepathic Bond	N	PHB	270	5	Requires eggshells from two different types of creatures
Exquisite Chest, 3' x 2' x 2', made of rare materials	5,000 gp	Leomund's Secret Chest	N	PHB	254	4
Exquisite Chest, tiny replica	50 gp	Leomund's Secret Chest	N	PHB	254	4
Eyelash in gum arabic	5 gp	Invisibility	N	PHB	254	2
Fan, tiny	0.50 gp	Wind Wall	N	PHB	288	3
Feather	0.10 gp	Enhance Ability	N	PHB	237	2
Feather	0.10 gp	Feather Fall	N	PHB	239	1
Feather	0.10 gp	Tasha's Hideous Laughter	N	PHB	280	1
Feather from any bird's wing	0.10 gp	Fly	N	PHB	243	3
Feather of hummingbird	2 gp	Foresight	N	PHB	244	9
Feather of owl	0.50 gp	Identify	N	PHB	252	1
Feather, exotic	3 gp	Wind Wall	N	PHB	288	3
Feather, white	0.10 gp	Fear	N	PHB	239	3
Feldspar	0.10 gp	Moonbeam	N	PHB	261	2
Firefly	0.10 gp	Fire Shield	N	PHB	242	4
Firefly	0.10 gp	Light	N	PHB	255	0	May use phosphorescent moss instead
Flame	---	Heat Metal	N	PHB	250	2
Flame	---	Sunburst	N	PHB	279	8
Flame	---	Wind Walk	N	PHB	288	6
Fleece	0.05 gp	Major Image	N	PHB	258	3
Fleece	0.05 gp	Minor Illusion	N	PHB	260	0
Fleece	0.05 gp	Phantasmal Force	N	PHB	264	2
Fleece	0.05 gp	Programmed Illusion	N	PHB	269	6
Fleece	0.05 gp	Silent Image	N	PHB	276	1
Flesh	---	Animate Dead	N	PHB	212	3
Flesh, a cubic inch	---	Clone	Y	PHB	222	8
Focus	1,000 gp	Scrying	N	PHB	273	5	Crystal ball, silver mirror, etc.
Food morsel	0.01 gp	Animal Friendship	Y	PHB	212	1
Food morsel	0.01 gp	Animal Messenger	Y	PHB	212	2
Forked Metal Rod	250 gp	Plane Shift	N	PHB	266	7	Must be attuned to a particular plane of existence
Forked Twig	0.10 gp	Locate Object	N	PHB	256	2	Dowsing rods are often forked sticks
Fur	0.30 gp	Chain Lightning	N	PHB	221	6
Fur	0.30 gp	Enhance Ability	N	PHB	237	2
Fur	0.30 gp	Lightning Bolt	N	PHB	255	3
Fur of Bat	2 gp	Arcane Eye	N	PHB	214	4
Fur of Bat	2 gp	Darkness	N	PHB	230	2
Fur of Bloodhound	1 gp	Locate Animals or Plants	N	PHB	256	2	Divination
Fur of Bloodhound	1 gp	Locate Creature	N	PHB	256	4
Gauze	0.10 gp	Gaseous Form	N	PHB	244	3
Gem or other ornamental container	500 gp	Magic Jar	Y	PHB	257	6	May also be a reliquary, crystal, etc. The container is destroyed when the spell ends, not upon casting
Gem-Encrusted Bowl	1,000 gp	Heroes' Feast	Y	PHB	250	6
Gem, as powder	10 gp	Wall of Force	Y	PHB	285	5	Gemstone must be clear
Gems, as powder	5,000 gp	Sequester	Y	PHB	274	7	Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire
Glass Eye	100 gp	Clairvoyance (Seeing)	N	PHB	222	3
Glass or Crystal Bead	0.10 gp	Globe of Invulnerability	Y	PHB	245	6	The bead shatters when the spell ends
Glass Sliver	---	Cloud of Daggers	N	PHB	222	2
Glow worm	1 gp	Dancing Lights	N	PHB	230	0
Gold dust	25 gp	Arcane Lock	Y	PHB	215	2
Golden Wire	2 gp per foot	Levitate	N	PHB	255	2
Granite	0.50 gp	Wall of Stone	N	PHB	287	5
Grasshopper's Hind Leg	0.10 gp	Jump	N	PHB	254	1
Graveyard Dirt (just a pinch)	3 gp	Feign Death	N	PHB	240	3
Green Plant	0.10 gp	Hallucinatory Terrain	N	PHB	249	4
Guano	0.10 gp per ounce	Delayed Blast Fireball	N	PHB	230	7
Guano	0.10 gp per ounce	Fireball	N	PHB	241	3
Gum Arabic	0.50 gp	True Polymorph	N	PHB	266	9
Gum Arabic Hemisphere	1 gp	Otiluke's Resilient Sphere	N	PHB	264	4
Hen's Heart	1 gp	Fear	N	PHB	239	3
Herbs, Oils, and Incense mixture	1,000 gp	Hallow	Y	PHB	249	5
Holly Berry	0.10 gp	Conjure Woodland Beings	N	PHB	226	4	One per being conjured
Holy Symbol	0.10 gp	Spirit Guardians	N	PHB	278	3
Holy Water	1 gp	Dispel Evil	Y	PHB	233	5
Holy/Unholy Water	1 gp	Bless/Curse	Y	PHB	219	1
Holy/Unholy Water	1 gp	Commune	Y	PHB	223	5
Holy/Unholy Water	1 gp	Forbiddance	Y	PHB	243	6
Holy/Unholy Water	1 gp	Magic Circle	Y	PHB	256	3
Holy/Unholy Water	1 gp	Protection from Evil/Good	Y	PHB	270	1
Holy/Unholy Water	1 gp	Regenerate	Y	PHB	271	7
Holy/Unholy Water	1 gp	True Resurrection	Y	PHB	284	9
Holy/Unholy Water	1 gp	Wind Walk	Y	PHB	288	6
Honey (drop)	0.10 gp per ounce	Antipathy (Sympathy)	Y	PHB	214	8
Honeycomb	1 gp	Magic Mouth	Y	PHB	257	2
Honeycomb	1 gp	Mass Suggestion	Y	PHB	258	6
Honeycomb	1 gp	Suggestion	Y	PHB	279	2
Incense	100 gp	Commune	Y	PHB	223	5
Incense	100 gp	Conjure Elemental (Air)	Y	PHB	225	5
Incense	400 gp	Control Weather	Y	PHB	228	8
Incense	200 gp	Divination	Y	PHB	234	4
Incense	120 gp	Forbiddance	Y	PHB	243	6
Incense	60 gp	Glyph of Warding	Y	PHB	245	3
Incense	120 gp	Guards and Wards	Y	PHB	248	6
Incense	60 gp	Hypnotic Pattern	Y	PHB	252	3
Incense	250 gp	Legend Lore	Y	PHB	254	5	Also requires 4 x Ivory Strips worth 50 gp each, not consumed
Incense	150 gp	Speak with Dead	Y	PHB	277	3
Ink	5 gp	Dream	N	PHB	236	5
Ink, Lead-based	10 gp	Illusory Script	Y	PHB	252	1
Iron	0.02 gp	Heat Metal	N	PHB	250	2
Iron	0.02 gp	Hold Monster	N	PHB	251	5
Iron	0.02 gp	Hold Person	N	PHB	251	2
Iron Blade	2 gp	Move Earth	N	PHB	263	6
Iron filings or powder	0.02 gp	Antimagic Field	N	PHB	213	8
Iron filings or powder	0.02 gp	Enlarge/Reduce	N	PHB	237	2
Iron filings or powder	0.02 gp	Flaming Sphere	N	PHB	242	2
Iron filings or powder	0.02 gp	Reverse Gravity	N	PHB	272	7
Ivory Portal (miniature)	5 gp	Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion	N	PHB	261	7
Ivory Strips x4	50 gp each	Legend Lore	N	PHB	254	5	Also requires 250 gp worth of incense, consumed.
Jacinth	1,000 gp	Astral Projection	Y	PHB	215	9
Jade Circlet	1,500 gp	Shapechange	N	PHB	274	9	Circlet must be placed on head before casting.
Jade Dust	10 gp	Magic Mouth	Y	PHB	257	2
Jade Dust	25 gp	Programmed Illusion	Y	PHB	269	6
Jewel	1,000 gp	Planar Binding	Y	PHB	265	5
Jeweled Horn	100 gp	Clairvoyance (Hearing)	N	PHB	222	3
Kernels of Grain	0.02 gp per ounce	Insect Plague	Y	PHB	254	5
Knotted String	---	Guards and Wards	N	PHB	248	6
Lead, a thin sheet	0.06 gp	Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum	N	PHB	262	4
Leather Loop	0.50 gp	Levitate	N	PHB	255	2
Leather strap, bound around arm or similar appendage	0.50 gp	Freedom of Movement	N	PHB	244	4
Legume Seed	0.10 gp per ounce	Gust of Wind	N	PHB	248	2
Licorice Root Shaving	0.10 gp per ounce	Haste	N	PHB	250	3
Lime	0.10 gp per pound	Flesh to Stone	N	PHB	243	6
Lodestone	10 gp	Disintegrate	N	PHB	233	6
Lodestone	10 gp	Mending	N	PHB	259	0
Lodestone	10 gp	Reverse Gravity	N	PHB	272	7
Magnifying Glass	100 gp	Sunbeam	N	PHB	279	6
Makeup	1 gp	Friends	Y	PHB	244	0	Applied to face as spell is cast.
Marked Sticks or Bones	25 gp	Augury	N	PHB	215	2	Alternatively, tarot cards, tea leaves, etc.
Mercury	5 gp per ounce	Symbol	N	PHB	280	7
Mercury	5 gp per ounce	Tenser's Floating Disk	N	PHB	282	1
Mercury	5 gp per ounce	True Polymorph	N	PHB	266	9
Mica chip	---	Shatter	N	PHB	275	2
Mistletoe sprig	0.10 gp	Goodberry	N	PHB	246	1
Mistletoe sprig	0.10 gp	Shillelagh	N	PHB	275	0
Molasses (a drop)	0.10 gp per ounce	Slow	Y	PHB	277	3
Moonseeds	20 gp	Moonbeam	N	PHB	261	2
Nut Shells (3)	---	Confusion	N	PHB	224	4
Oak bark	---	Barkskin	N	PHB	217	2
Oil	0.10 gp per ounce	Guards and Wards	N	PHB	248	6
Oils and Unguents	1,000 gp	Reincarnate	Y	PHB	271	5
Ointment for the Eyes	25 gp	True Seeing	Y	PHB	284	6	The ointment is made of mushroom powder, saffron, and fat.
Opaque Glass	0.50 gp	Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum	N	PHB	262	4
Parchment, as a twisted loop	---	Rope Trick	N	PHB	272	2
Parchment, with holy word written upon it	---	Shield of Faith	N	PHB	275	1
Pearl	100 gp	Identify	N	PHB	252	1
Petrified Eye of Newt	15 gp	Hex	N	PHB	251	1
Phosphorescent Moss	1 gp	Light	N	PHB	255	0	May use a firefly instead.
Phosphorus	1 gp	Conjure Elemental (Fire)	N	PHB	225	5
Phosphorus	1 gp	Dancing Lights	N	PHB	230	0
Phosphorus	1 gp	Fire Shield	N	PHB	242	4
Phosphorus	1 gp	Symbol	N	PHB	280	7
Phosphorus	1 gp	Wall of Fire	N	PHB	285	4
Pickled Octopus Tentacle	8 gp	Hunger of Hadar	N	PHB	251	3
Pitch, a drop	0.05 gp	Darkness	Y	PHB	230	2
Platinum Rings, two	50 gp each	Warding Bond	N	PHB	287	2
Platinum Sword, miniature, with grip and pommel of copper and zinc	250 gp	Mordenkainen's Sword	N	PHB	262	7
Polished Marble Stone	5 gp	Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion	N	PHB	261	7
Pork Rind or other fat	0.02 gp	Grease	Y	PHB	246	1
Pork Rind or other fat	0.02 gp	Insect Plague	Y	PHB	254	5
Prayer Wheel	10 gp	Regenerate	N	PHB	271	7
Quartz	0.10 gp	Wall of Ice	N	PHB	285	6
Quill plucked from a sleeping bird	50 gp	Dream	N	PHB	236	5
Quiver, with at least one piece of ammunition	1 gp	Swift Quiver	N	PHB	279	5
Reed	---	Water Breathing	N	PHB	287	3
Reliquary containing a Sacred Relic	1,000 gp	Holy Aura	N	PHB	281	8
Rhubarb Leaf, powdered	1 gp	Melf's Acid Arrow	N	PHB	259	2
Rose petals	0.10 gp per ounce	Sleep	N	PHB	276	1
Rotten Egg	---	Stinking Cloud	Y	PHB	278	3
Ruby (as dust)	50 gp	Continual Flame	Y	PHB	227	2
Ruby (as dust)	1,000 gp	Forbiddance	Y	PHB	243	6
Ruby (as dust)	1,500 gp	Forcecage	N	PHB	243	7
Ruby (as dust)	1,500 gp	Simulacrum	Y	PHB	276	7
Sacrificial Offering appropriate to deity	25 gp	Divination	Y	PHB	234	4
Salt	0.10 gp per ounce	Comprehend Languages	N	PHB	224	1
Salt	0.10 gp per ounce	Gentle Repose	N	PHB	245	2
Sand	0.05 gp per ounce	Conjure Elemental (Water)	N	PHB	225	5
Sand	0.05 gp per ounce	Create/Destroy Water (Destroy)	N	PHB	229	1
Sand	0.05 gp per ounce	Dream	N	PHB	236	5
Sand 0.05 gp per ounce	Sleep	N	PHB	276	1
Sapphire	1,000 gp	Drawmij's Instant Summons	Y	PHB	235	6	Sapphire is crushed to activate, consuming it at that time, not upon casting.
Sesame Seeds	1 gp per ounce	Passwall	N	PHB	264	5
Shamrock	---	Shillelagh	N	PHB	275	0
Silk Square	2 gp	Nystul's Magic Aura	N	PHB	263	2
Silver and Iron, powdered mixture	5 gp	Dispel Good	[varies]	PHB	233	5
Silver and Iron, powdered mixture	100 gp	Magic Circle	Y	PHB	256	3
Silver and Iron, powdered mixture	5 gp	Protection from Evil/Good	[varies]	PHB	270	1
Silver Bar, ornately carved	100 gp	Astral Projection	Y	PHB	215	9
Silver Mirror, small	5 gp	Sanctuary	N	PHB	272	1
Silver Pins (3)	.1 gp per pin	Chain Lightning	N	PHB	221	6
Silver powder	5 gp	See Invisibility	N	PHB	274	2
Silver Rings, as a linked pair	5gp per ring	Telepathy	N	PHB	281	8
Silver Rod	10 gp	Guards and Wards	N	PHB	248	6
Silver Spoon, tiny	5 gp	Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion	N	PHB	261	7
Silver Whistle	5 gp	Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound	N	PHB	261	4
Skunk Cabbage Leaves	0.10 gp	Stinking Cloud	N	PHB	278	3
Snakeskin glove	5 gp	Bigby's Hand	N	PHB	218	5
Snaketongue	---	Mass Suggestion	N	PHB	279	6
Snaketongue	---	Suggestion	N	PHB	279	2
Snow, enough to make a life-size copy of the target creature	---	Simulacrum	Y	PHB	276	7	May substitute ice
Soil mixture in a small bag	0.05 gp	Move Earth	N	PHB	263	6	Clay, loam, sand, etc.
Soot	---	Comprehend Languages	N	PHB	224	1
Spheres of glass, crystal, or mineral	2 gp	Feeblemind	N	PHB	239	8
Spider	---	Spider Climb	N	PHB	277	2
Spiderweb	---	Web	Y	PHB	287	2
Statue of the caster, carved from ivory and decorated with gems	1,500 gp	Contingency	N	PHB	227	6
Stem of a Thorny Plant	0.05 gp	Thorn Whip	N	PHB	282	0
Stone	---	Earthquake	N	PHB	236	8
Stone	---	Hallucinatory Terrain	N	PHB	249	4
Straw	---	Water Breathing	N	PHB	287	3
String	---	Unseen Servant	N	PHB	284	1
Sugar	0.30 gp per ounce	Insect Plague	Y	PHB	254	5
Sulfur	0.10 gp	Conjure Elemental (Fire)	N	PHB	225	5
Sulfur	0.10 gp	Delayed Blast Fireball	N	PHB	230	7
Sulfur	0.10 gp	Fireball	N	PHB	241	3
Sulfur	0.10 gp	Flame Strike	N	PHB	242	5
Sumac Leaf	1 gp	Flame Blade	N	PHB	242	2
Sunstone	20 gp	Sunburst	N	PHB	279	8
Sweet Oil, a drop	1 gp per ounce	Mass Suggestion	Y	PHB	279	6
Sweet Oil, a drop	1 gp per ounce	Suggestion	Y	PHB	279	2
Talcum powder	0.50 gp per pound	See Invisibility	Y	PHB	274	2
Tallow	0.30 gp per pound	Flaming Sphere	N	PHB	242	2
Tarts	0.15 gp	Tasha's Hideous Laughter	N	PHB	280	1
Tentacle of giant octopus or giant squid	---	Evard's Black Tentacles	N	PHB	248	4
Thorns	0.10 gp per dozen	Wall of Thorns	N	PHB	287	6
Thorns, seven	0.10 gp per dozen	Spike Growth	N	PHB	277	2
Thread	0.10 gp per spool	Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound	N	PHB	261	4
Tiny Piece of Target Matter	---	Creation	N	PHB	229	5
Twig	0.05 gp	Hallucinatory Terrain	N	PHB	249	4
Twig from a tree that has been struck by lightning	25 gp	Witch Bolt	N	PHB	289	1
Umber Hulk Blood	80 gp	Guards and Wards	N	PHB	248	6
Vessel to contain a Medium-sized creature	2,000 gp	Clone	N	PHB	222	8	Urn, sarcophagus, coffin, etc.
Water	---	Armor of Agathys	Y	PHB	215	1
Water	---	Conjure Elemental (Water)	Y	PHB	225	5
Water	---	Control Water	Y	PHB	227	4
Water	---	Create Food and Water	N	PHB	229	3
Water	---	Flesh to Stone	Y	PHB	243	6
Water	---	Ice Storm	Y	PHB	252	4
Water	---	Sleet Storm	Y	PHB	276	3
Wire of fine silver	1 gp per foot	Alarm	N	PHB	211	1
Wisp of Smoke	---	Gaseous Form	Y	PHB	244	3
Wisp of Smoke	---	True Polymorph	Y	PHB	266	9
Wood	0.10 gp	Unseen Servant	N	PHB	284	1
Wychwood	5 gp	Dancing Lights	N	PHB	230	0
Yew Leaf	1 gp	Detect Poison and Disease	N	PHB	231	1

This message was last edited by the GM at 00:50, Sat 18 Feb 2023.

Hand of Fate

GM, 700 posts

Teller of Tales

Thu 9 Mar 2023
at 00:54

msg #28

Home-brewed House Rules

Some of the ways a DM can assist with long range wealth transportation is by Trade Guild Writs or Trade Bars. These are usually backed by pretty strict laws against fraud and forgery by both the guilds or players alike. As long as you're in the same kingdom under the same laws, there shouldn't be a problem unless you're trying to pass off a forgery (which requires more information than just scribbling some words on some paper). These will generally be of no use in small villages or in the wilderness, but any trade-hub town or city should have guild offices.

Trade Writs are a service offered to Guild Artisans/Merchants in good standing. This is a simple voucher for a certain amount of value credit, which can be exchanged for gold within another Guilds' means, but largely for goods & services. All these records are maintained in guild ledgers.

A 'Trade Bar" is a serial-marked bar of brass or a wood token (weighing no more than 1 lb.) that can be exchanged for a value of 100, 500, 1000, 5000, or 10000 gold. Players can exchange trade bars for gold once the local Adventurer's guild has received an updated ledger marking its serial number as having been issued, usually taking no longer than 30 days. These can be an alternative to the 'sack of gems' style of wealth compression, since truly valuable gems are both rare and in high demand by people of means. This is generally a safe means of transport, as the bars can have a variety of simple security features to ferret out all but the most elaborate forgeries. These are more 'liquid' than writs, assuming a merchant is willing to accept it, and they usually will prefer a simple bar of fixed value over a pile of gems of suspect value.

Innkeepers often have a strongbox that can be rented for a small fee of a few silver and can look after small amounts of wealth or small items during your stay. It's generally considered safe, as long as you're not a wealthy-looking individual paying for a room in a low-rent area to cheap out on expenses. The better the accomodations, the more secure you can safely assume it would be.

Hand of Fate

GM, 827 posts

Teller of Tales

Tue 18 Apr 2023
at 13:54

msg #29

Home-brewed House Rules

Fx of Majik on Encumbrance

Normal armors weigh normally. Just a fact of fantasy life. Magical armor weighs magically less. In this game, it is defined thusly....

Armor +1 will weight 10% less than its normal value
Armor +2 will weight 20% less than its normal vlaue, etc...

Same with shields and weapons.

Magical armor and weapons are not very common in this game. Not because the magic is not there, but because it can be destroyed so easily. Do not get too attached to your magic items. On high damage situations I roll the die. This includes critical damages. If you sustain a critical hit, your armor could be destroyed. It balances the game in respect to the amount of magical items you can find in adventuring.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:08, Tue 18 Apr 2023.

Hand of Fate

GM, 1051 posts

Teller of Tales

Mon 19 Jun 2023
at 23:25

msg #32

Home-brewed House Rules

LEARNING NEW SPELLS

Firstly, the spell Read Magic is considered a class skill in my game called Transcribing (INT+WIS/2). The ability to read and write magical script. It is an important skill for researching and learning new spells.

Spellcasters, no matter their flavor, start the game with two spells plus a number of spells equal to their adjustment for ability score (WIS for clerics, INT for mages). He may then gain more spells either by training with a higher level NPC, or from successfully transcribing a spell from a scroll (learning it), or spell book for mages. NOTE: Spells transcribed from a magical scroll destroys the scroll. Spells transcribed from spell books or spell scrolls do not.

Additionally, a new spell-level spell is gained if a character acquires the required XP. This spell is selected by the player and listed on the character sheet. On reaching the required XP for a new spell level, the caster automatically gains the spell and it can be recorded. These are the ONLY ways a spell caster may obtain new spells.

Transcribing (learning, recording) takes two hours per spell level and costs 50gp per spell level. The cost represents material components you expend as you experiment with the spell to master it, as well as the expensively fine ink you need to record it. Some spells require exotic or rare inks and therefore cannot be transcribed in the wilds of adventuring and will cost much, much more gold.

Magical scrolls are destroyed regardless of the learning outcome, therefore you may have to find it again to try learning it after failing to do so. You can attempt to learn the same spell multiple times with a mage's spell book or a cleric's spell scroll, which do not get destroyed, at -1 to the d20 roll per attempt beyond the first (assuming you have time and money/ink to do so). If you are unlucky and cant learn within the attempts, you can try again on gaining a new level at normal chances again.

FAQs:

1) Rounding down I assume?
Yes

2) If your intelligence or wisdom stat increases can you reroll for a spell you failed earlier?
Yes

3) If you purchase a skill increase at a later level for this skill can you reroll for spells you failed earlier?
Yes

4) if being taught a spell is desired by a character from an NPC is a charisma check required to see if the NPC likes you or should persuade or intimidate checks be used?
It will be roleplayed. Variables include charisma scores, racial biases, reputation, etc. A dwarf may be unwilling to teach an elf PC. The PC can then try to persuade or intimidate, whatever they have a flare for.

This message was last edited by the GM at 20:29, Sun 14 Jan.

Hand of Fate

GM, 1107 posts

Teller of Tales

Sun 9 Jul 2023
at 23:15

msg #33

Home-brewed House Rules

WEAPON SKILL TRAINING

In general. the higher a character's level of mastery with a weapon. the more damage he does with the weapon and the greater number of special results he can achieve with the weapon. Once the character has spent his 1st level choices, to gain additional knowledge of the use of a weapon he must be trained by someone who has equal or greater knowledge of that specific weapon.

After finding a trainer who will provide the necessary instruction, the student must pay all of the required costs before training can begin. The costs and time required for weapon training vary by the level of mastery sought, and they are listed in the Training Times and Costs Table.

Success is determined with a roll from the player after the cost is paid. After one week of training, the character is informed by his instructor of his training results, letting him/her know whether they are ready or not. If the character fails, they have the choice of continuing their instruction for another week at +10% on their chance of success after paying 1/2 the costs again, or changing to a more experienced trainer (for more money, of course) and listed chance of success. This is all simplified from the core rules for "play by post" gaming.

TRAINING TIMES AND COSTS TABLE
Level of	Time (wks)	Cost Per
Skill Sought	Required	Week (gp)
Basic (new weapon)	1	100
Skilled	2	250
Expert	4	500
Master	8	750
Grand Master	12	1000

CHANCE OF TRAINING SUCCESS TABLE
Student's	Trainer's Knowledge
Knowledge	Basic	Skilled	Expert	Master	Grand Master
None	60%	80%	95%	97%	99%
Basic	1%	50%	70%	90%	95%
Skilled	--	1%	40%	60%	80%
Expert	--	--	1%	30%	50%
Master	--	--	--	1%	20%
Grand Master	--	--	--	--	1%

Frequently Asked Questions::

Does the training require 8 hours per day?
Yes, it requires eight to ten hours a day.

Is it possible to both train and be trained in the same week?
No, it is not possible to both train and be trained in the same week.

How many students can an instructor train at one time?
Past BASIC skill level, instruction is one-on-one training.

This message was last edited by the GM at 13:39, Sun 05 May.

Hand of Fate

GM, 1117 posts

Teller of Tales

Tue 11 Jul 2023
at 14:40

msg #34

Home-brewed House Rules

SKILLED WEAPON USE AND BENEFITS TABLES

MELEE HAND-HELD WEAPONS EASILY THROWN
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Axe, Hand	BS	10/20/30	1d6	--	--
P = M	SK	15/25/35	1d6+2	M-1AC/1	--
1H	EX	25/35/45	1d6+3	M-2AC/2	--
	MS	30/40/50	P:2d4+4 S:1d6+4	M-3AC/3	--
	GM	40/50/60	P:2d4+7 S:1d6+6	M-3AC/3	--
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Dagger	BS	10/20/30	1d4	--
P = H	SK	15/25/35	1d6	H-1AC/1	Double Damage (20)
1H	EX	20/30/45	2d4	H-2AC/2	Double Damage (19-20)
	MS	25/35/50	P:3d4 S:2d4+2	H-2AC/2	Double Damage (18-20)
	GM	30/50/60	P:4d4 S:3d4+1	H-3AC/3	Double Damage (17-20)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Hammer, Throwing	BS	10/20/30	1d4	--	--
P = H	SK	10/20/30	1d4+2	M-1AC/2	Stun (s/m)
1H	EX	20/30/45	1d6+2	M-2AC/3	Stun (s/m)
	MS	20/30/45	P:1d6+4 S:1d4+4	M-3AC/4	Stun (s/m)
	GM	30/50/60	P:1d6+6 S:1d4+6	M-4AC/5	Stun (s/m)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Javelin	BS	30/ 60/ 90	1d6	--	--
P = H	SK	30/ 60/ 90	1d6+2	H-1AC/1	Delay (s/m)
1H	EX	40/ 80/120	1d6+4	H-2AC/1	Delay (s/m)
	MS	40/ 80/120	P:1d6+6 S:1d4+6	H-2AC/2	Delay (s/m)
	GM	50/100/150	P:1d6+9 S:1d4+8	H-2AC/2	Delay (s/m)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Net	BS	10/ 20/ 30	Nil	--	Entangle
P = M	SK	15/ 25/ 35	Nil	A-2AC/1	Entangle(Sv-1)
1H/2H	EX	20/ 30/ 40	Nil	A-4AC/2	Entangle(Sv-2)
	MS	25/ 35/ 45	Nil	A-6AC/3	Entangle(P:Sv-4 S:Sv-2)
	GM	30/ 40/ 50	Nil	A-8AC/4	Entangle(P:Sv-6 S:Sv-3)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Spear	BS	20/ 40/ 60	1d6	--	Set
P = A	SK	20/ 40/ 60	1d6+2	--	Set
1H	EX	40/ 60/ 75	2d4+2	--	Set + stun
	MS	40/ 60/ 75	2d4+4	--	Set + stun
	GM	60/ 75/ 90	2d4+6	--	Set + stun
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Tossed, Object	BS	10/ 30/ 50	Stone 1d3	--	Stun (s)
P = A	BS	10/ 30/ 50	Oil 1d8	--	Ignite
1H	BS	10/ 30/ 50	Holy Water 1d8	--	--
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Trident	BS	10/ 20/ 30	1d6	--	--
P = M	SK	10/ 20/ 30	1d8+1	--	Skewer (up to 4HD)
1H	EX	20/ 30/ 45	1d8+4	--	Skewer (up to 7HD)
	MS	20/ 30/ 45	P:1d8+6 S:1d6+6	--	Skewer (up to 10HD)
	GM	30/ 45/ 60	P:1d6+9 S:1d4+8	--	Skewer (up to 15HD)

This message was last edited by the GM at 19:25, Tue 07 Nov 2023.

Hand of Fate

GM, 1118 posts

Teller of Tales

Tue 11 Jul 2023
at 14:41

msg #35

Home-brewed House Rules

SKILLED WEAPON USE AND BENEFITS TABLES

HAND-HELD MELEE WEAPONS RARELY THROWN
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Battleaxe	BS	--	1d8	--	--
P = M	SK	--	1d8+2	M-2AC/2	Delay
2H	EX	--/5/10	1d8+4	M-3AC/2	Delay
	MS	--/5/10	P/1d8+8, S/1d8+6	M-3AC/3	Delay + stun
	GM	5/10/15	P/1d10+10, S/1d8+8	M-4AC/4	Delay + stun
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Club or Torch	BS	--	1d6	--	--
P = M	SK	--	1d6+1	A-1AC/2	Deflect(1)
1H	EX	--/15/25	1d6+3	A-2AC/2	Deflect(1)
	MS	--/15/25	P/1d6+5, S/1d4+5	A-3AC/3	Deflect(2)
	GM	10/25/40	P/1d6+6, S/1d4+6	A-4AC/4	Deflect(2)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Warhammer	BS	--	1d6	--	--
P = H	SK	--	1d6+2	M-2AC/2	--
1H	EX	--/10/20	1d8+2	M-3AC/3	--
	MS	--/10/20	P/1d8+5, S/1d6+4	M-4AC/3	--
	GM	10/20/30	P/1d8+7, S/1d6+7	M-5AC/4	--
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Mace	BS	--	1d6	--	--
P = A	SK	--	2d4	H-1AC/1	--
1H	EX	--/10/20	2d4+2	H-2AC/2	--
	MS	--/10/20	2d4+4	H-3AC/3	--
	GM	10/20/30	2d4+6	H-4AC/3	--
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Sword, Bastard	BS	--	1d6+1	--	--
P = H	SK	--	1d6+3	H-1AC/1	--
1H	EX	--	1d6+5	H-2AC/2	Deflect(1)
	MS	--	P/1d8+8, S/1d6+7	H-3AC/2	Deflect(1)
	GM	--	P/1d8+10, S/1d6+8	H-4AC/3	Deflect(2)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Sword, Bastard	BS	--	1d8+1	--	--
P = H	SK	--	1d8+3	--	Deflect(1)
2H	EX	--/--/5	1d8+5	H-1AC/1	Deflect(1)
	MS	--/--/5	P/1d10+8, S/1d8+7	H-2AC/2	Deflect(2)
	GM	--/ 5/10	P/1d12+10,S/1d10+8	H-3AC/2	Deflect(3)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Sword, Long	BS	--	1d8	--	--
P = H	SK	--	1d12	H-2AC/1	Deflect(1) + disarm
1H	EX	--/ 5/10	2d8	H-2AC/2	Deflect(2) + disarm(Sv+1)
	MS	--/ 5/10	P/2d8+4, S/2d6+4	H-3AC/3	Deflect(2) + disarm(Sv+2)
	GM	5/10/15	P/2d8+8, S/2d6+8	H-4AC/3	Deflect(3) + disarm(Sv+4)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Sword, Short	BS	--	1d6	--	--
P = H	SK	--	1d6+2	H-1AC/1	Deflect(1) + disarm(Sv+1)
1H	EX	--/10/20	1d6+4	H-2AC/2	Deflect(2) + disarm(Sv+2)
	MS	--/10/20	P/1d6+7, S/1d4+7	H-2AC/3	Deflect(2) + disarm(Sv+4)
	GM	10/20/30	P/1d6+9, S/1d4+9	H-3AC/4	Deflect(3) + disarm(Sv+6)

Hand of Fate

GM, 1119 posts

Teller of Tales

Tue 11 Jul 2023
at 14:42

msg #36

Home-brewed House Rules

SKILLED WEAPON USE AND BENEFITS TABLES

RANGED WEAPONS
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Blowgun, Short	BS	10/20/30	Nil	--	Poison-
P = A	SK	15/20/30	Nil	--	Poison(Sv-1)
1H	EX	15/25/35	Nil	--	Poison(Sv-2)
	MS	20/25/35	Nil	--	Poison(Sv-3)
	GM	25/30/40	Nil	--	Poison(Sv-4)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Blowgun, Long	BS	20/25/30	Nil	--	Poison-
P = H	SK	20/25/30	Nil	--	Poison(Sv-1)
2H	EX	25/30/40	Nil	--	Poison(Sv-2)
	MS	30/35/40	Nil	--	Poison(Sv-3)
	GM	39/40/50	Nil	--	Poison(Sv-4)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Bola	BS	20/40/60	1d2	--	Strangle(20)
P = H	SK	25/40/60	1d3	H-1AC/1	Strangle(20)(Sv-1)
1H	EX	30/50/70	1d3+1	H-2AC/2	Strangle(19-20)(Sv-2)
	MS	35/50/70	1d3+2	H-3AC/3	Strangle(18-20)(P:Sv-3)(S:Sv-2)
	GM	40/60/80	1d3+3	H-4AC/3	Strangle(17-20)(P:Sv-4)(S:Sv-2)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Bow, Long	BS	70/140/210	1d6	--	--
P = M	SK	90/150/220	1d8+1	H-1AC/1	Delay (s/m)
2H	EX	110/170/230	1d10+2	H-2AC/1	Delay (s/m)
	MS	130/180/240	P:3d6 S:1d10+4	H-2AC/2	Delay (s/m)
	GM	150/200/250	P:4d4+2 S:1d19+6	H-2AC/2	Delay (s/m)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Bow, Short	BS	50/100/150	1d6	--	--
P = M	SK	60/110/160	1d6+2	H-1AC/1	Delay (s)
2H	EX	80/130/170	1d6+4	H-1AC/2	Delay (s)
	MS	90/130/180	P:1d8+6 S:1d4+6	H-2AC/2	Delay (s)
	GM	110/140/190	P:1d10+8 S:1d6+7	H-2AC/2	Delay (s)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Crossbow, Hvy	BS	80/160/240	2d4	--	--
P = H	SK	90/160/240	2d6	M-1AC/1	Stun(s/m)
2H	EX	100/170/240	2d6+2	M-2AC/2	Stun(s/m)
	MS	110/170/240	P:3d6+2 S:1d12+4	M-3AC/2	Stun(s/m)
	GM	120/180/240	P:4d4+4 S:1d10+6	M-2AC/3	Stun(s/m)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Crossbow, Lgt	BS	60/120/180	1d6	--	--
P = H	SK	60/120/180	1d6+2	M-1AC/1	Stun(s)
2H	EX	75/130/180	1d6+4	M-2AC/2	Stun(s)
	MS	75/130/180	P:1d8+6 S:1d4+6	M-2AC/3	Stun(s)
	GM	90/140/180	P:1d6+7 S:2d4+5	M-3AC/3	Stun(s)
Weapon	Lvl	Ranges	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Sling	BS	40/ 80/160	1d4	--	--
P = H	SK	40/ 80/160	1d6	H-1AC/2	Stun(s/m)
1H	EX	60/110/170	2d4	H-2AC/3	Stun(s/m)
	MS	60/110/180	P:3d4 S:1d8+2	H-3AC/3	Stun(s/m)
	GM	80/130/180	P:4d4 S:1d10+2	H-4AC/4	Stun(s/m)

Hand of Fate

GM, 1120 posts

Teller of Tales

Tue 11 Jul 2023
at 14:42

msg #37

Home-brewed House Rules

SKILLED WEAPON USE AND BENEFITS TABLES

HAND-HELD MELEE WEAPONS ONLY
Weapon	Lvl	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Blackjack	BS	1d2	--	Knockout
P = A	SK	2d2	--	Knockout (save-1)
1H	EX	1d4+1	--	Knockout (save-2)
	MS	P/1d4+3, S/1d6+2	--	Knockout (save-3)
	GM	P/1d4+5, S/1d6+2	--	Knockout (save-4)
Weapon	Lvl	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Cestus	BS	1d3	--	No off-hand penalty
P = H	SK	1d4+1	--	No off-hand penalty
1H	EX	2d4	--	No off-hand penalty
	MS	P/2d4, S/1d4+3	--	No off-hand penalty
	GM	P/3d4, S/2d4+3	--	No off-hand penalty
Weapon	Lvl	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Halberd	BS	1d10	--	Hook + Disarm
P = H	SK	1d10+3	H-1AC/1	Hook(Sv-1) + Disarm
2H	EX	1d10+3	H-2AC/1	Hook(Sv-2) + Disarm + Deflect(1)
	MS	P/1d8+10, S/1d8+8	H-2AC/2	Hook(Sv-3) + Disarm + Deflect(1)
	GM	P/1d6+15, S/1d6+12	H-3AC/2	Hook(Sv-4) + Disarm + Deflect(2)
Weapon	Lvl	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Lance	BS	1d10	--	Mounted Charge
P = M	SK	1d10+3	M-2AC/1	Mounted Charge
2H	EX	1d10+3	M-3AC/2	Mounted Charge
	MS	P/1d8+12, S/1d6+10	M-3AC/2	Mounted Charge
	GM	P/1d8+16, S/1d6+12	M-4AC/2	Mounted Charge
Weapon	Lvl	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Pike	BS	1d10	--	--
P = H	SK	1d12+2	H-2AC/1	Deflect(1)
2H	EX	1d12+5	H-2AC/2	Deflect(1)
	MS	P/1d12+9, S/1d10+8	H-3AC/2	Deflect(2)
	GM	P/1d10+14,S/1d8+10	H-3AC/3	Deflect(2)
Weapon	Lvl	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Poleaxe	BS	1d10	--	--
P = H	SK	1d10+3	H-2AC/1	Deflect(1)
2H	EX	1d10+6	H-2AC/2	Deflect(1)
	MS	P/1d10+10,S/1d10+8	H-3AC/2	Deflect(2)
	GM	P/1d8+16,S/1d8+12	H-3AC/3	Deflect(2)
Weapon	Lvl	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Shield, Horned	BS	1d2	A-1AC/1	Second Attack
P = A	SK	2d2	A-1AC/1	Off-hand attack
1H	EX	1d4+1	A-1AC/2	Off-hand attack
	MS	P/1d4+3, S/1d6+1	A-1AC/4	Off-hand attack
	GM	P/1d4+5, S/1d6+2	A-1AC/6	Off-hand attack
Weapon	Lvl	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Shield, Knife	BS	1d4+1	A-1AC	Off-hand attack + breaks
P = A	SK	1d6+1	A-1AC	Off-hand attack + breaks
1H	EX	2d4+1	A-2AC	Off-hand attack + breaks
	MS	P/3d4, S/2d4+2	A-2AC	Off-hand attack + breaks
	GM	P/4d4, S/3d4+1	A-2AC	Off-hand attack + breaks
Weapon	Lvl	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Shield, Sword	BS	1d4+2	A-1AC/2	Off-hand attack + breaks
P = A	SK	1d6+3	A-1AC/2	Off-hand attack + breaks
1H	EX	1d6+4	A-2AC/3	Off-hand attack + breaks
	MS	P/1d6+7, S/1d4+7	A-2AC/3	Off-hand attack + breaks
	GM	P/1d6+9, S/1d4+9	A-3AC/4	Off-hand attack + breaks
Weapon	Lvl	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Shield, Tusked	BS	1d4+1	A-1AC	Off-hand attack + breaks
P = A	SK	1d6+2	A-2AC	Off-hand attack + breaks
1H	EX	2d4+2	A-2AC	Off-hand attack + breaks
	MS	P/2d4+4, S/1d6+5	A-3AC	Off-hand attack + breaks
	GM	P/1d8+6, S/1d8+3	A-3AC	Off-hand attack + breaks
Weapon	Lvl	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Staff	BS	1d6	--	--
P = A	SK	1d6+2	A-1AC/2	Deflect(1)
1H	EX	1d8+2	A-2AC/2	Deflect(2)
	MS	P/1d8+5, S/1d6+4	A-3AC/3	Deflect(3)
	GM	P/1d8+7, S/1d6+7	A-4AC/4	Deflect(4)
Weapon	Lvl	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Greatsword	BS	1d10	--	--
P = A	SK	2d6+1	--	Stun + Deflect(1)
2H	EX	2d8+2	--	Stun + Deflect(2)
	MS	P/3d6+3, S/2d8+3	--	Stun + Deflect(2)
	GM	P/3d6+6, S/3d6+2	--	Stun + Deflect(3)
Weapon	Lvl	Damage	Defense	Special Effects
Whip	BS	1d2	--	Entangle
P = A	SK	1d4	M-2AC/2	Entangle(Sv-1)
1H	EX	1d4+1	M-3AC/3	Entangle(Sv-2)
	MS	P/1d4+3, S/1d3+2	M-4AC/3	Entangle(Sv-3)
	GM	P/1d4+5, S/1d3+3	M-4AC/4	Entangle(Sv-4)

This message was last edited by the GM at 14:49, Tue 11 July 2023.

Hand of Fate

GM, 1197 posts

Teller of Tales

Sun 30 Jul 2023
at 13:16

msg #38

Home-brewed House Rules

PERCEPTION (WIS) AND INVESTIGATION (INT) IN THIS GAME

A perception roll (WIS) has to do with the character's senses. What do they see, hear, smell, taste, touch or otherwise sense from their environment. A investigation roll (INT) has to do with logical reasoning or how you interpret the information provided by your senses. Either can be used to find hidden things depending on the circumstances and it is up to the DM to decide which is applicable.

Here are some examples:

Finding doors or traps via perception checks:

- noticing a hair thin line that defines the edge of a hidden door would likely be a perception check.
- feeling a slight breeze around the edge of a hidden or secret door might be a perception check.
- hearing the faint sound of running water from behind a hidden door might be a perception check.
- looking into a lock and noticing that there appears to be an unexpected sharp object at the top of the lock might be a perception check.
- examining a lock and smelling a faint acrid smell associated with poison might be a perception check.
- noticing a concealed hair thin wire running across the floor might be a perception check.

In the above cases, the challenge is noticing something associated with what is hidden but once noticed it is usually pretty obvious that you are dealing with a door or a trap or something hidden. However, sometimes the clues are pretty obvious but what they MEAN is not and that requires an investigation check.

Finding doors or traps via investigation:

- examining a desk drawer. The drawer is perhaps oddly shallow. Investigation check to find the hidden compartment at the back of the drawer.
- there are some scrapes on the floor. These are pretty obvious but it might require an investigation check to determine that they are caused by a hidden door opening into the room.
- a lock contains an odd black substance. Investigation check to determine that the substance is flammable and will likely explode if the chest is opened.
- a chest has three key holes. Investigation check to examine the mechanism and deduce the proper order to insert the keys.
- a book on a bookshelf protrudes about 1/2" farther than the others. Investigation check might determine that this is attached to a release mechanism for a secret door.
- Carpet isn't lying perfectly flat. Investigation check to determine that this is caused by something specific under the carpet... perhaps a hidden trap door.

So from my perspective... perception is used for things that are difficult to detect but usually fairly easy to figure out when found while investigation is used for things that are fairly easily found but harder to figure out what they mean. Investigation uses logical reasoning to deduce the existence or location of something hidden while perception is related to directly sensing something related to the hidden object.

There are cases where both a perception check and investigation check might be required to figure something out.

Perception checks are obviously required because a player can never know what a character can sense... it is all abstracted. However, investigation is a "hybrid" skill in that some players are good at deductive reasoning and when the DM gives them what the character sees they immediately start looking for the hidden item. However, the player is not the character and not all players are the same... so making an investigation check allows for the characters ability to reason logically and figure out puzzles and clues to be taken into account when resolving an in-game task.

Hand of Fate

GM, 1270 posts

Teller of Tales

Wed 30 Aug 2023
at 07:23

msg #39

Home-brewed House Rules

Please abide by these simple rules within the game. Posts which break these rules are subject to editing, deletion, or angry rants from the the GM. The Main Rule is bolded below, with clarifications and examples following:

 Keep up.
You must post 3-5 times every week. If you cannot, let the GM know in advance. Fourteen days without posting will get a Player booted from the game, so please let the community know if you will have an extended absence.

Be sure to read and pay attention to the DM's and other players' posts so your post reflects what's going on currently.

 Write well, write in a narrative style, and proofread.
The preferred method in this game is that each player writes in third person present-tense. I'm strict about the third person bit, if not the tense, so do not write as "I" or address information to "you" but instead describe from a third-person point of view wherein they are in the act of doing something, not having done something.

Proofread to make sure the worst mistakes are caught, that any color tags used in the post work properly, and so on. The GM will is not going to bust players for misspelling a few words. Be aware that the GM will edit posts to correct mistakes or correct game guideline mistakes. An edit from the GM is not a criticism in any way. The GM merely wants the storyline format to be consistent and readable.

 Be descriptive.
Don't try to cover all possible outcomes of a situation with vague generalities. That is, don't say, "He searches the door in the usual manner," or "She looks around and takes anything valuable she sees unless it looks dangerous."

*Important* Players must write in such a way as to convey their character's emotions, feelings, traits, temperaments, or descriptive actions in reaction to the current scene from the GM. You, as a player, are participating in the telling of a story. One-line sentences, or a post with only an OOC chat is not acceptable.

 Don't use formatting in place of clear writing.
Do not use color in place of quotation marks for speech -- use of color in addition is allowed, but proper punctuation is still required. Double quotes (" ") are for speech, and italics for thoughts, in broadest strokes. Please do not re-define these standard punctuation marks.

Italics are for thoughts, or internal dialogue and bold is for deliberate loud speech, and bold caps is for shouting only.

Repetitive, consistent failure to meet these requirements may result in the removal of a player from the game.

Posting Format
Use a color (except red or orange) for your character's speech, or don't use a color at all; your choice. Out of character comments and dice rolls are written in orange color after a hard rule, <hr>.

Example Post might be written as--
<serif>Judge faces the pale vampire and raises his whip. <blue>"Perish beast, this land is no place for you! <b>GET OUT!</b>"</blue> he shouts as he lunges at the undead. <hr><orange><small>
Today: Judge rolled 19 using 1d20+3. Atk Vampire1.
Today: Judge rolled 4 using 1d3+2. Damage.
OOC: This seems kinda familiar... Hits AC1 for 4 damage.</orange></serif></small>

--- yields ---

Judge faces the pale vampire and raises his whip. "Perish beast, this land is no place for you! GET OUT!" he shouts as he lunges at the undead.

Today: Judge Beltom rolled 19 using 1d20+3. Atk Vampire1.
Today: Judge Beltom rolled 4 using 1d3+2. Damage.
OOC: This seems kinda familiar... Hits AC1 for 4 damage.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:26, Tue 07 Nov 2023.

Hand of Fate

GM, 1316 posts

Teller of Tales

Sun 24 Sep 2023
at 11:23

msg #40

Home-brewed House Rules

SWAPPING WEAPONS IN COMBAT

Normally, if a character swaps weapons, meaning put one away and bring out another, there is a loss of initiative in the action. A character may, however, retain their initiative if they simply drop the current weapon and draw the other. The Alertness skill negates the loss of initiative.
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:54, Fri 12 Apr.

Hand of Fate

GM, 1406 posts

Teller of Tales

Fri 10 Nov 2023
at 00:25

msg #41

Home-brewed House Rules

Skilled Weapon Special Effects Descriptions

The special effects listed or weapons in the Weapons Mastery Table are described here and arranged alphabetically for your convenience.

BREAKS	Whenever the wielder of a shield weapon or his foe rolls the exact number needed to hit the other, there is a chance that one of the shield weapons blades will break. With a subsequent roll of 5 or less on 1d10, a blade breaks.
CHARGE	If the wielder charges 20 yards or more and strikes his target, the victim takes double damage.
DEATH	The victim is reduced to -10 hit points.
DEFLECT	In addition to any attacks, the wielder of this weapon may attempt to deflect the number of melee and thrown weapon attacks indicated in one round. To deflect each attack, the character must make a saving throw vs. death ray.
DELAY	The victim hit by this weapon must make a saving throw or lose initiative the next round. If the type of saving throw is not specified, it is a save vs. paralysis. For missile attacks, this effect occurs only at the indicated ranges.
DISARM	The wielder of this weapon may attempt to disarm an opponent instead of making a normal attack. The attacker must roll to hit the target. The victim can save his weapon by rolling less than or equal to his DEX . If the attacker has the Disarm Combat option, the victim must add a +5 penalty to his die roll. The DM should determine DEX scores for NPCs and monsters or else assume a DEX score of 11. In addition, for each level of mastery the attacker has gained beyond basic, the victim suffers a penalty of +1 to his roll vs. the effect.
DOUBLE DAMAGE	On a natural roll of the number(s) indicated, the weapon inflicts double damage.
ENTANGLE	An entangled victim cannot attack, cast spells, or move. The victim may make a saving throw vs. death ray each round to escape.
HOOK	Instead of making a normal attack, the wielder of this weapon may attempt to hook and pull down a foe. The attacker must roll to hit. this causes the minimum damage possible for the weapon; the victim must make a save bs. paralysis or fall down. A +4 bonus to attack rolls applies when attacking a fallen foe. A fallen foe also has a -4 penalty to all saving throws and a -2 penalty to attack rolls while on the ground. A character can stand up next round, but loses initiative.
IGNITE	Fire has a chance to ignite anything flammable that it hits. The chance is equal to 5% (rolled on d100) per point of damage caused in each round. If an item ignites it will burn for d6 rounds causing 1d4 points of damage each round.
KNOCKOUT	The victim is rendered unconscious for d100 rounds.
NO OFF-HAND PENALTY	When using the two weapon combat rule, the cestus does not take a -4 penalty or the -1 weapon mastery level penalties when used in the off-hand. If the character uses two cesti, he can strike with both weapons at the same chance for success.
PARALYSIS	Freezes a creature in place for d6 turns. A paralyzed creature is aware of what is happening but cannot move, attack, talk, or cast spells. Any curing spell can negate the effects of paralysis, but they do not cure damage in addition to removing the paralysis.
SECOND ATTACK	The wielder is able to make a second attack with this shield weapon while attacking with another one-handed weapon in his other hand. This second attack is made with no off-hand penalty.
SET VS CHARGE	If the wielder is aware of a charging enemy, he may set this weapon against the charge. A charge only takes place when the enemy rushes the wielder at 20 yards this round. If the wielder's weapon hits the charging foe, it inflicts double listed damage.
SKEWER	If the target has no more than the number of HD indicated, the wielder of this weapon may decide to skewer him instead of strike him normally. A normal attack consists of striking the target and withdrawing the trident for another attack; with the skewer, the attacker thrusts his trident into the target and twists it so that it is not easily extracted. Once the weapon hits, it is stuck; it will remain stuck for 1d4+4 rounds, after which time the victim's movements will causing it to come free. For each round a victim remains skewered, he automatically takes 1d6 points of damage.
SLOW	The victim is slowed and can move and attack at only half his normal movement rate. He can cast no spells while slowed.
STRANGLE	If the attacker makes a natural roll of the number(s) indicated, the victim must make a successful save vs. death ray or become immediately paralyzed and die in 1d6+2 rounds unless rescued. If the victim escapes, he survives but remains paralyzed for 2d6 rounds.
STUN	If the victim is approximately the same size as the attacker or smaller, he is stunned if he fails a saving throw vs. death ray. A stunned character moves at 1/3 speed and cannot attack or cast spells. The character also has a +2 armor class penalty and a -2 saving throw penalty. A stunned character can make a saving throw vs. death ray each round to recover from the stun effect. For missile weapons, this effect occurs only at the specified ranges.

This message was last edited by the GM at 00:29, Fri 10 Nov 2023.

Hand of Fate

GM, 1427 posts

Teller of Tales

Sun 12 Nov 2023
at 14:37

msg #42

Home-brewed House Rules

Light and Continual Light spells (Reversible)

First off, apparently there are NO SHADOWS in an area affected by this spell.... The last paragraph in the description of a Halfling's Hiding ability. It is stated in the 1991 D&D Game Rulebook, "Also, if someone casts a magical Light spell in an area where the Halfling is 'frozen' in the shadows, the shadows disappear and the Halfling's presence is automatically discovered."

However, since there are two ways to cast the spell (either on an object or as an area effect), and since a popular practice is casting a Light spell on a small object, and then covering that object when the light needs to be hidden (which wouldn't work if there were no shadows...), I allow the two modes to operate differently.

Home Brewed Rule
When the spell is cast as a stationary area effect, there will simply be no shadows in that area, and the light will seem to exist without any light-casting source. Hiding in the shadows will obviously be impossible in such an area.

Whenever the spell is cast on a small object or at a creature's eyes, it will cause a bright glow to surround the object (if the object is not too large), or cause a glowing ball of pure light to be attached to the object at the target point. This light source WILL cast shadows as it illuminates the surrounding area. The object can be covered to hide the light, and this variation will not automatically ruin hiding attempts. However, I only allow this functionality for the Light spell, and not for Continual Light. If Continual Light is cast on an object or at a creature's eyes, it will still create the brightly-glowing light source as above, but consider this more powerful light to be of a highly magical nature, capable of penetrating solid objects as it illuminates them, leaving no shadows in the area and making it impossible to hide the light without magical means. This is because the Continual Light spell has an unlimited duration and better range than Light. It would make it far too easy for anyone and everyone to carry around bright, everlasting light sources that remain easy to conceal, and which are freely created with a low-level spell.

As for the reverse of the spell, Darkness, notice that it mentions infra-vision can penetrate the area when cast as an area effect, but if cast at a creature's eyes, it will blind the creature (creatures with infra-vision are not excluded from this blinding). Also, it's not specifically stated in the spell description, but the functionality of casting Darkness on an object so that the spell effect moves as the object moves, can be inferred from reading the effect of the Onyx Dragon's breath weapon.

Home Brewed Rule
When cast as a stationary area effect, Darkness will function as stated.

When cast on an object or at a creature's eyes, it will create a tiny point that absorbs all light (even magical light) in the area around it. You might think of this as a mini, magical Black Hole effect; all light in the area will be gathered into that one point, and no light will escape outward from that point, so no light will be visible to anyone within the darkened area. If that point is attached to a creature's eyes, the creature might see that one bright point of light in a field of darkness. For creatures with infra-vision, that point of light would prevent the infra-vision from functioning, explaining why they are blinded in this
case.

Whenever either of these spells is cast at a creature's eyes and the creature makes its Saving Throw, the spell "misses" and becomes an area effect version of the spell, centered where the creature was standing.

Read the individual spell descriptions of Continual Light and Continual Darkness to note some other differences in functionality (e.g., Continual Darkness blocks all infra-vision, and only the Cleric's version of Continual Light is as bright as full daylight).

Hand of Fate

GM, 1485 posts

Teller of Tales

Wed 20 Dec 2023
at 13:44

msg #43

Home-brewed House Rules

HOME-BREW RULE: MAGIC ITEM ACQUISITION

Magic items are claimed by a declaration by a PC in game with an associated roll of dice. If there are two or more characters vying for a magic item, the players will make a d100 roll. High roll wins the item.

NOTE: Orphaned PC or party member NPC will not roll for magic items, but may use magic items not allocated to a party member.

Magic items not acquired by any PC will go into the bag of holding and be sold for collective gold and XP.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:27, Sun 05 May.

Hand of Fate

GM, 1626 posts

Teller of Tales

Tue 6 Feb 2024
at 12:56

msg #44

Home-brewed House Rules

MOVEMENT THROUGH A CROWDED CORRIDOR

When exploring a dungeon with a larger sized party things can become crowded quickly when in corridors and small spaces. There are rules in later editions concerning this, but none in the basic ruleset.

When characters are 2 abreast in a 10ft corridor, they are generally not much more than 2 feet wide, giving 6 feet of active space for a character behind to move through. If characters are co-operative, then movement back and forward should be allowed.

The difficulty comes with combat resolution. I will continue to resolve the combat scenes by initiatives. That means that it is still possible to be blocked if there is not enough room for all movement in a space, including opposition movement. If there are three open squares and five moving, two will be blocked. That sort of thing.

Simply as a game mechanic, a forward character cannot block movement past them into an open space by another character, nor can a character be "forced" from a position by another character.

Movement through a crowded space, generally a corridor, is at 1/2 movement.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:18, Sun 05 May.

Hand of Fate

GM, 1628 posts

Teller of Tales

Tue 6 Feb 2024
at 19:44

msg #45

Home-brewed House Rules

Non-Lethal Combat: Fisticuffs

When one character hits another in unarmed combat, this is called striking or fisticuffs. An unarmed strike may end in a stunning or a knockout.

Striking Procedure Checklist
1. The player announces in their post the intent to strike. The character can strike with fist, foot (kick), head (butt), or knee. If he intends to use a fist , the character must be empty-handed, or may drop or put away an item in his striking hand
2. Normal initiative and attack roll procedures executed.
3. If the strike hits, the character does the base damage of 0 plus bonuses from high strength.
4. A victim hit by a strike must roll a d20, subtract CON score from the roll. If total is 1 or more, the victim is stunned for a round. Also, a save vs death ray with a +4 bonus to the roll, or suffer a knockout. The duration of a knockout is simply the resulting difference in the d20 minus CON roll in combat rounds

Stun Effects
● Cannot attack until the stun wears off.
● Movement reduced to one-third normal.
● -4 penalty to saves.
● +4 penalty to armor class.
● Cannot concentrate, i.e. cast spells, etc.
● Cannot use general skills.
● Weapon mastery reduced to basic level.

Knockout Effects
● Unconsciousness duration of rounds equal to the d20 minus CON value in minutes.

Home-brew Rules
● A character may pull their punch when striking (if one has STR bonus) to do no damage.
● An attacker's STR bonus is applied as a penalty for saves vs deathray for knockouts.
● Objects in hand (roll of coins, etc.) inflict a -2 penalty to a victim's save vs deathray for knockouts.
● Regeneration will reduce duration of knockouts.

Non-Lethal Combat: Wrestling

Each opponent involved in wrestling (attacking or defending) makes a simple d20 roll each round. If the character is trying to wrestle, he adds his WR to the roll. You can find your WR score on your character sheet. If he is trying to do something else (such as strike, use a dagger, etc.), he does not add his WR to the roll that round. The highest roll wins the round. Ties are considered a draw for that round, neither gaining advantage. Wrestling can take several rounds to resolve to a winner. Contestants move up and down a status scale depending on how well they are doing. The scale moves from free, to grabbed, to takedown, to pinned. Both targets are considered "free" when the wrestling begins.

Status Scale
Free	Beginning of wrestling combat
Grab	A character grabbed can still do many things. The easiest being drop everything and counter-grapple the wrestling attack. He can also throw a small or medium weapon at a target or attack unarmed or with a small weapon against the wrestler. He cannot fire a missile weapon, cast a spell, use a magic item, etc.
Takedown	A character taken down has fewer options. He can throw only small weapons at a target and attack either unarmed or with a small weapon. Counter-grappling against the attacker is still available in a takedown.
Pin	A pinned character can perform no combat maneuvers. Once per round, he can make his wrestling roll (at -3 penalty) to try to escape the pin. If he beats the wrestler's roll , he breaks the pin and returns to the takedown status.

A pinning character can inflict d6 damage plus STR bonus if he chooses. The victim must make a save vs deathray to avoid all damage that round. A natural 20 indicates an escape from the pin. If a group have pinned a character, they can all inflict damage, but the victim only gets one save roll.
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:19, Fri 01 Mar.

Hand of Fate

GM, 1658 posts

Teller of Tales

Sun 25 Feb 2024
at 15:47

msg #46

Home-brewed Rules

MOVEMENT SPEED AND ESCAPING AN ATTACKER

As you have probably noticed, this game has a ten second round. Here is the way we will handle movement. At a three foot per second walk, you will move 30 feet per round max. You can move four times that at a run. (This is inside or outside movement)

So, the mechanics in the game map is such that you can move SIX squares in a round when moving, half that and still get an action like attacking or firing a bow.

If a foe flees the field and you are in close combat, your character can attempt to match the movement and still make an attack OR get a free attack in and not join in pursuit. If pursuing, whether or not you can attack will depend on the differences in initiatives between the character and the quarry. If the character's initiative is equal to or lower than the quarry's, the character can make a running undefended attack at -2 to the roll. If the quarry gets the initiative upper hand, he moves from close combat to near combat distance and the character chasing cannot make a melee attack until they are able to catch up to them by winning the initiative the next round.

If a quarry gets the upper hand again, they move from near combat to escaped...
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:51, Mon 26 Feb.

Hand of Fate

GM, 1659 posts

Teller of Tales

Sun 25 Feb 2024
at 15:54

msg #47

Home-brewed Rules

FRIENDLY FIRE

A ranged attack into a crowded situation is a dangerous thing for allies. In this game, there is a percentage chance of an ally getting hit based on how badly a character misses their quarry's armor class. The larger the error in missing, the more likely it is an ally is hit, with exception to a "1" rolled. That is a mishap determined by the GM.

If there is more than one ally present, it is random which is hit. Determined by GM at resolution of the scene.

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