SYSTEM BASICS

​All characters start with 1 ability and gain 1 every odd level for a total of 5 by max level.

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• Skirmish: +1 physical damage and +1 armor when wearing Light Armor.

• Tough: +1 armor.

• Hardy: +4 HP.

• Armor Mastery: Ignore Medium/Heavy Armor roll penalties except to Stealth.

• Sneak Attack: +3 physical damage on your first successful physical attack against each opponent when using a hand weapon in your main hand.

• Retaliate: +1 physical damage when using a martial weapon and a weapon or shield in your offhand.

• Reckless: +2 physical damage and -1 armor when using a great weapon.

• Aim: +1 physical damage when using a ranged weapon.

• Sunder: Target an opponent's equipment to damage it instead of them with 2 partial successes or a single full success, leaving an item useless until repaired.

• Reflexes: Always go first on Initiative.

• Focus: Pick your target(s). Forgo your Combat Roll on this turn, and on your next turn, your Combat Roll automatically succeeds on the target(s).

• Imbue: Forgo your Combat Roll on this turn to imbue your weapon and have it deal magical damage on your next 2 successful attacks.

• Lucky: Once per combat, forgo your Combat Roll and treat it as a full success.

• Bless: Anoint one item at a time with +1 damage (vs. undead if living, vs. living if undead, and always all monsters) for as long as you are nearby.

• Cure: Attempt to heal 1d8 HP on an ally (effect increased when wielding a focus weapon). This uses your combat action and is rolled using Wisdom.

• Holy Symbol: Deal 1 damage that ignores armor to anyone that successfully attacks you, and your critical hits (12+) heal you for 1 HP. Your Holy Symbol's touch also causes severe pain to the opposing faction (living or undead).

• Faith: When using a focus weapon, gain +2 Armor and the ability to wear Light Armor, but you cannot use Blast.

• Blast: Attempt to deal 1d8 in magical damage (ignores armor and effect increased when wielding a focus weapon). This uses your combat action and is rolled using Insight.

• Ritual: You may perform occult rituals detailed on the rituals page.

• Pet: You have an animal companion or lesser undead minion that, if combat-capable, deals 1 damage to a target of your choice each turn (ignores armor) and is disabled after 1 instance of damage on it.

• Defend: Declare a nearby ally on this turn and receive one attack aimed at that ally until your next turn (a character can only be defended by a single ally at a time).

• Shapeshift: Quickly transform into a nonflying animal and you may use Wisdom instead of Prowess for combat rolls for the rest of the combat. While shapeshifted with a focus weapon, you are considered to be using a great weapon and light armor.

• Music: Forgo your Combat Roll on this turn to give a nearby ally +1 to combat rolls and +4 damage until your next turn.

• Hex: Forgo your Combat Roll on this turn and apply a -4 to combat rolls to one enemy until your next turn.

• Weaponsmith: You can use Expert Crafting for all weapons, allowing Special Materials to be used and Magical versions to be made.

• Armorsmith: You can use Expert Crafting for all armors, allowing Special Materials to be used and Magical versions to be made.

• Alchemist: You can use Expert Crafting for all Food, Drinks, Healing Items, Poisons, and Occult Items.

• Manasmith: You can craft and use Expert Crafting for all Wondrous Items.