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. you can use it to probe many facets of something, it's magic, but also psychometry, etc.

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

- part of gods being dead is having a hard time reaching followers. thus the need for relics. you have to keep the relic attuned by periodically doing things to keep the patron appeased and empowered, and recharge relics at your shrine. while active, the relics confer access to the patron and grant spells, boons, etc.

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 medicine 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?