Rules 2.0

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Knave 2e-based

Characters

Stats

• Str
  • forceful fighting, feats of strength, athletics, grapple
  • defense vs: forced movement, grappling, physical intimidation
• Dex
  • speed, agility, nimble fingers, stealth, acrobatics, finesse fighting, backstab dmg? throwing?
  • defense vs: dodging, trap evasion, quick reflexes, escaping
• Con
  • load, wounds, fatigue, bonus hp?
  • defense vs: poison, disease, fatigue, life-drain, health-affecting magics
• Int
  • craft, lore, sorcery, alchemy, healing, fortune-telling / divination? talisman-making?, logistics, administration, law, tactics?
• Wis
  • marksmanship, wildcraft, navigation, perception, insight, spot trouble saves
  • defense vs: deception, illusion, misdirection, bluffing, temptation, charm???
• Cha
  • sway people, command, inspire, negotiate, Companions, Theurgy, divine bonds?
  • defense vs: assaults against the spirit or will, fear, charm???

Str? Dex? martial defense, resist martial techniques Int to analyze w/ second sight? (or is that Wis?) ??? lying, deceiving, guile, mockery, charm?

• Guard / Grit / Life
• Speed

Chargen

• Level 1
• Pick 2 primary stats, 3 secondary stats (retain these choices for advancement).
• Randomly add 2 pts to primaries, 1 point to secondaries, and then place 2 pts freely. Can't exceed 3 in a stat at 1st level
• Choose 2 Edges and spend 2 Feat Points.
• Determine your relevant domains based on feats, edges, and background.
• Derive Guard and Grit. Determine martial defenses.
• Speed 30

Edges

• Red-Handed: +1 to attack effect rolls
• Hard To Kill: +1 guard, +1 grit per level, +2 melee and ranged defense

• Aptitude: extra Skill feats? or just feats pts in general (can use for mutations if abhuman)
• Expertise: re-roll a non-attack / non-defense roll once a scene

• Caster: second sight, mana, casting; a semi-caster
• ???: more mana, better casting, etc. need this to be a full caster.

• • sorcerers, if active and ready for the attack, can Int save against magic aimed at themselves, counterspelling / warding against it

• Abhuman: have mutations

• Veteran's Edge: ???

Red-Handed + Hard to Kill = Fighter Red-Handed + Aptitude or Expertise: fighting rogue / assassin Red-Handed or Hard to Kill + Caster = fighting theurge Caster + ??? = sorcerer or pure theurge Abhuman + Caster = malison Abhuman + Hard to Kill = brute Abhuman + Aptitude = skulk

Feats

• skilled: +A to domain
• fortune's favorite (or make it an edge?)
• Animal Companion
• Battle Rage
• Inspiration
• fleet of foot? acrobat? mighty?
• Alertness / Survival Instinct
• subtle casting???
• Gnosis???

skills

• Nimble Fingers (lock picking, trap disarming, sleight of hand, sheer climbing)
• Guile / Deceit (lying, inscrutability, disguise, mimicry, misdirection, forgery)
• Shadow (stealth, ambush, Survival Instinct w/ hiding)
• Keen-Eyed (perception)
• Artisan
• Virtuoso
• Mighty (feats of strength, rough climbing, grappling, unarmed dmg)
• Fleet (running, jumping, riding? acrobatics?)
• Wildcraft (tracking, navigation, survival)
• Sailor
• Alchemist
• Healer
• Tactician
• Leader
• Silver-Tongued (intrigue, etiquette, charm, persuasion)
• Insightful (judge of character, danger sense, boost use of second sight? saves vs deception/misdirection?)
• Imposing (intimidation, war-leader)
• Hale (health saves)
• Strong-Willed (will saves)
• Reflexes (dodge saves, initiative, quick reaction, Survival Instinct?)

Domains

• languages, weapon profs, biome wildcraft, cultures, crafts

Advancement

• +1 Guard, +1 Grit per level
  • +1 Life per level?
• at chargen, choose 2 primary and 3 secondary stats
• when you level, add +1 to a random primary and +1 to a random secondary, and then +1 to any stat of your choice. Can't gain more than 1 to a stat per level, and can't save points.
• feat pts? (+1 per level?)

melee defense = half your attack bonus with your weapon + armor bonus ranged defense = half your Dex + armor bonus? dodge: defend w/ Dex

armor: +1 guard per slot of armor, +1 defense per 2 slots of armor

• max 7 slots
• shield?

attack

• capped at 3 or (level, max 10)
• forceful weapon: str
• finesse weapon: dex
• balanced weapon: str+dex
• projectile: wis
• thrown: wis+dex? +half dex?

everyman options

• alchemy (Int)
• talisman-making (Int)
• poisons (int)
• healing (Int)
• fortune-telling / divination?
• tactician (grant warlord type benefits?) (Int?)
• magitech sorcery (Int)
• ttheurgy (cha)
• craft

System

core mechanic: d20 + stat / bonus vs DC

Magic

all use of Second Sight is like opening your mind, risky. depth of insight and what is beheld affects risk

Magitech Sorcery - carry panoply that takes up slots, hook together and invoke for effects - all about tech components, wiring them up and using them

- system borrowed from Alien RPG dice mechanic: roll a d6 pool, some from ability, some from "stress". Might sum the dice, or look for rolls that beat a TN (e.g. 6). Any 1's on the stress dice trigger a panic check, rolling 1d6 + current stress. Up to 5 or 6, no sweat. Above 6, you start getting impairments, like tremors, or immediate mishaps like freaking and running. At 10+, your rolls are actually failing as a result of panic. you can push a failed / insufficient roll by gaining 1 stress and rerolling, as long as there were no 1s on stress dice (no panic roll). - as a magic system, stress would represent opening your soul to astral power; you are both empowered and strained. Rolling a 1 on a stress die would trigger a backlash roll, which could inflict harm or statuses. - you'd roll extra stress dice for overcasting power (you'd gain stress for overcasting), for overreaching your mana potential, and maybe also because you chose to get your stress up a bit to be rolling extra dice. You could push as well. - stress fades through long rests. - base dice would come from panoply, Int stat, level, etc.

Theurgy - carry relics that take up slots, or forge bonds - all about forming ties to magical forces / entities, channeling their power / gifts. a sorcerer may do both magitech and theurgy. - a familiar may grant abilities, an occult patron, a place of power / sanctum / shrine, a relic. you might get abilities through transfiguration

Mutations - represent abhuman abilities, as well as abilities from transfiguration, and maybe exotic weapon arts

Other Abilities - could use a caster-like mechanism for exotic weapon arts???

Alchemy - includes healing and poisons

Equipment

Encumbrance - light: 5 + half Con slots - medium: 10 + Con slots - heavy: 15 + 1.5 x Con slots

Combat

Fatigue / System Strain / Reserve? Wounds?