Pre-OSR System for NTRPG Con Across the Sea of Stars

Pre-OSR System

All Damage comes from one of three sources:

Magic

Combat

Physical Environment.

Three character classes:

Fighters

Mages

Cleric/Harpists

Each character has 1d6 per level, characters are measured by HD.  For the convention, everyone has a 6HD character.

In a melee round, a character allocates their HD.  A fighter  usually allocates all HD to attack, so a 6HD fighter would roll 6d6 in the attack.

A mage can allocate HD to magic effects or cast a spell.

A cleric can attack in combat or can allocate HD to restore others or to affect Undead or to clerical effects.

Combat:

Mages can wear light armor, use light weapons.

Clerics can wear medium armor, use shields and use medium weapons.

Fighters can wear heavy armor, use shields and/or use heavy weapons.

Light armor +0        Light weapon can have +1 to Attack or +1 to Defense  (mages)

Medium armor +1   Medium weapons split 2 points between Attack and Defense.

Heavy armor +2       Heavy weapons (2H weapons) are +3 on Attack

Shield is +1

Missile weapons -1Hd per 10’ of range covered by missile.

Magic missiles (such as a magic arrow) do not lose HD for range.

Magic user weapons are the following.

Dagger:          +1 Magic, +1 in combat Attack

Wand:                        +2 Magic, +0 in combat attack.

Staff:               +1 Magic, +1 in combat Defense

Some examples.

Frederick of the Hills is a 6HD Dwarf Fighter.  He wears heavy armor (+2 on defense) and uses a medium weapon (an axe, +2 on attack).  He is facing a 3HD Orc in light armor with a light weapon (+1 attack, fire hardened spear).

The highest HD character attacks first.  Otherwise roll d6+Dex to see who goes first.

Frederick rolls 6d6.  Since he is using a battle ax, he adds +2 to each roll.

In defense, the orc rolls 3d6.  With light armor, he adds +0 to each roll.

Let us suppose Frederick rolls 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.  That becomes 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3.

The Orc rolls 6, 6, 6.  8>6 so the Orc is down to 2 HD.  7>6 so the Orc is down to 1 HD.  6 = 6 so the Orc doesn’t lose that HD. 5>0 (Orc is only 3 HD) so the Orc loses another HD is now 0 hit dice and incapacitated.  4>0 and the Orc is dead.

Had the Orc had surprise and gotten to go first, let us assume 6, 6, 6.  Frederick rolls 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.  With +2 on his armor, that becomes 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3.  With +1 for the spear, the Orc gets 7, 7, 7.  8>7 so no effect.  7=7 so no effect.  7>6 so Frederick loses 1 HD and only gets to roll 5 HD for his counter-attack on the Orc.

Mages:

Spells:

First Level     Stun area (sleep)

Second Level Stun single target (charm/hold)

Third Level   Damage area with mage’s element

Fourth Level Damage with alternative element

Fifth Level    Specials

Effects (affects are limited to HD effects of ½ the HD of the character)

            1HD Effects

                                    Detect Magic

                                    Hold Portal

                                    Read Magic

                                    Read Languages

                                    Light

            2 HD Effects (uses 2HD)

                                    Detect Invisible

                                    Levitate

                                    Locate Object

                                    Invisibility

                                    Detect Evil

            3 HD Effect

                                    Fly

                                    Dispel Magic

                                    ESP/Clairvoyance

                                    Infravision

                                    Protection normal missiles.

                                    Water Breathing

Attack Spells

                        1^st         2^nd       3^rd       4^th        5th

1HD                1

2HD                2

3HD                3          1

4HD                4          2

5HD                4          2          1

6HD                4          2          2

7HD                4          3          2          1

8HD               4          3          3          2

9HD                4          3          3          1          1

Area spells affect all in an area.  The HD are divided between all the targets.  So, a 3HD mage who casts sleep, gets a 3HD attack on all in the target area.  If three Kobalds of 1d3 each in the area, the mage would roll 1d6 against each Kobald.

Harpist/Clerics

Assume a 6HD cleric in combat, armed with a Mace.  They could strike a foe with a 6HD attack in melee.  They could use 3HD for a 3HD effect and use 3HD to support another character (in either attack or defense).  They could use 2HD for a 2HD effect, use 2HD to heal another character and use 2HD against an undead creature.  Or any similar breakdown.

Effects (affects are limited to HD effects of ½ the HD of the character)

            1HD Effects

                        Purify food & water

                        Detect Magic

                        Detect Evil

                        Light

            2HD Effects

                        Find traps

                        Speak with animals.

                        Silence 15’ from caster.

            3HD Effects

                        Remove Curse

                        Cure Disease

                        Speak with recently dead.

Vs. Undead  Roll HD.  Double the roll and apply in an attack at up to HDx10’ against the undead.  Thus 4d6 would become 4d(2d6).  On a push, if the Undead has no hit dice left other than ones remaining from the push, the undead flees.

Pre generated Characters (pre-OSR)

Human Cleric

STR     9

DEX    15

Con     13

INT     14

WIS    18

CHA    11

Medium Armor

Shield

Mace (+2 attack) +1 Magical in attack, +2 when attacking undead in combat or by dispel.

Has a llama

Fae/Elf Harpist

STR 12

DEX 16

CON 14

INT 13

WIS 17

CHA 12

Medium Armor

Harp (functions as a shield and as a weapon +2 to defense, +1 magic to defense in combat or magic, +2 when dispelling undead).

Has a llama

Mage Human/Earth

STR 10

DEX 14

CON 13

INT 18

WIS 10

CHA 13

Ring of +1 to defense against magic

Uses a staff, which is magical, +1 to combat defense, +1 to magical attacks.

Has a llama

Mage Korlinth/Air

STR 8

DEX 14

CON 14

INT 18

WIS 14

CHA 8

Ring of +3 to CHA

Uses a dagger, enchanted to +1 to combat attacks, +1 to magical attacks.

Has a llama

Frederick of the Hills, Dwarf Fighter

STR 19

DEX 11

CON 16

INT 10

WIS 10

CHA 12

Heavy Armor, +1 enchantment to defense

Heavy Weapon, two handed ax, enchanted to +1 on attacks.

Dwarf, adds +1 to rolls vs. physical hazards

Has a clay mule construct

Arkat Dark-Breaker, Human Fighter

STR 16

DEX 10

CON 15

INT 12

WIS 10

CHA 16

Heavy Armor, +1 enchantment to defense

Shield, +1 enchantment to defense, +1 to defense from magic

Medium weapon, battle sword, +1 to defense, +1 to attack, enchanted +1 to attack.

Has a llama.

Fighters also have swarm ability when fighting from a mount that has swarm capability (other character types do not).

Llamas are 2HD, move as a medium horse, carry encumbrance as a light horse, swarm

Clay mule is 4HD, move as a medium horse, carry as a heavy horse, cannot swarm.