Choosing Skills

Before the game, each player may pick one or more Skills for their character. This choice does not limit them in making use of other modules, as long as they are available in the game.

• Choosing a Skill allows the use of certain game actions or game objects.

• If the player has not picked any skills, their character has no Skills.

Each picked Skill costs a permanent loss of part of the character's base Health which represents the pains and hardships overcame in the process of mastering the skill.

• You are not allowed to pick Skills that would leave the character on less than 2 base Health.

Some Skills grant access to recipes or spells that can be acquired during gameplay.

• Unless otherwise specified by the organizer, recipes and spells acquired in a previous game are retained by the same character for subsequent games under this system.

• A new character who has played a similar role under other systems may start the game with 1 to 3 recipes or spells of their choice of the relevant Skill (must be confirmed with the game organizer).

SKILLS

Berserk

-3 base Health

Battle Rage

When the character reaches 0 Health, they can yell a battle cry and start ignoring Pain, and Injuries until they take 2 extra attacks or die of Agony.

• While in Agony, cannot stop fighting while there is a living enemy nearby.

• While in Agony, cannot use Skills unless the character is an Elf.

Brawling

-1 base Health

Grapple

By grappling the back of an opponent, the player can shout "Knock Out!" to cause a Knock Out effect.

• Execution: while the opponent has their back to the player, place one hand on the opponent's shoulder and the other on their waist.

Wrestle

Can ignore a Knock Out effect caused by Grapple.

First Aid

-1 base Health

First Aid

By role playing healing for 2 min, stops Agony and after completing the treatment removes the effect.

If the Health of the treated character is 0, restores it to 1.

• Does not restore additional Health when repeated, and doesn't heal limb Injuries.

• The healer must treat the patient by role playing examination, disinfection, suturing, bandaging etc. using pre-prepared accessories.

Diagnose

Can examine other characters and learn the Trauma effects they suffer from.

First Aid

By role playing healing for 2 min, stops Agony and after completing the treatment removes the effect.

If the Health of the treated character is 0, restores it to 1.

• Does not restore additional Health when repeated, and doesn't heal limb Injuries.

• The healer must treat the patient by role playing examination, disinfection, suturing, bandaging etc. using pre-prepared accessories.

Flaming staff

The mage's staff is enchanted with fire and can be used as a Heavy weapon for 2 min.

• The spell is casted with three gestures and by igniting the staff. 

• It is recommended that during that time the staff glows in red.

• After the spell is over, the wizard is exhausted (Pain effect).

Frost

Freezes the target's leg with a touch and causes Impair.

• The spell is casted with three gestures, touch with a hand or a staff and shouting the word "Impair".

Wind

Protects from the damage and effects of all projectiles (arrows, throwing blades, spells), which at the moment of saying the word fly to the mage.

• The spell is casted with one gesture and shouting the word "Wind".

Statue

The mage is petrified for up to 2 min. During that time they are completely invulnerable and can see, hear and remember, but they cannot move any part of their body.

• The spell is casted by reciting an incantation and freezing in place as a statue. That costs 1 Health.

• At any moment he the mage can break the spell and get out of this state.

Glowing Staff

The wizard's staff is enchanted with light and can be used as a Heavy weapon for 2 min.

• The spell is casted with three gestures and by igniting the staff. 

• It is recommended that during that time the staff glows in red.

• After the spell is over, the wizard is exhausted (Pain effect).

Heal

Restores all Health and removes Injuries, Pain and Agony.

• The spell is casted by reciting an incantation, touching with hand or staff and shouting the word "Heal". 

• After casting the mage loses 2 Health and is exhausted (Pain effect).

Zombify

Raises as a Zombie a character who is already dead, but has not yet reached the place of revival. Zombies are obliged to serve the warlock for 2 min and after this time expires they Decay.

• The spell is casted by reciting an incantation, touching with hand or staff and shouting the word "Zombie". Costs 1 Health.

Decay

Destroys any Zombie (owned or not) to take back the life force invested in it.

• Triggered by touching a Zombie with hand or staff and shouting the word "Decay".

• Decay releases the warlock from Agony and restores 1 Health.

Transfusion

Restores all lost Health and heals all injuries to the warlock.

• The spell is casted by reciting an incantation and triggering Decay.

Mechanics

-1 base Health

Mechanics

Can use and repair mechanical devices.

You can unlock a Lock by tinkering it for 2 min using proper tools and accessories.

• Once unlocked, the symbol may be removed from the lock, thus allowing the lid or door to be opened by anyone.