Dungeon Fantasy. Delvers to Grow: Smart Delvers

24 Pages·2017·13.911 MB·English

by  Kevin Smyth

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Acrobatics ������������������72 Disguise (Animals) ��������75 Immovable Stance ��������32 Physiology (Plants) �������85 Stealth ����������������������89
Acting������������������������72 Escape �����������������������75 Innate Attack (Beam) ����79 Physiology (Undead) �����85 Strategy ���������������������90
Alchemy ���������������������72 Esoteric Medicine (Chi) ��32 Innate Attack (Breath) ���79 Pickpocket ������������������85 Streetwise ������������������90
Animal Handling Esoteric Medicine Innate Attack (Gaze) �����79 Poetry �����������������������85 Sumo Wrestling �����������92
(Canines) ��������������������72 (Druidic) ��������������������25 Innate Attack (Projectile) 79 Poisons ����������������������85 Surgery ����������������������90
Animal Handling Esoteric Medicine (Holy) 22 Interrogation ��������������79 Polearm ���������������������81 Survival (Arctic) �����������90
(Equines) ��������������������72 Exorcism ��������������������22 Intimidation ���������������79 Power Blow ����������������33 Survival (Desert) ����������90
Animal Handling Fast-Draw (Arrow) �������76 Jitte/Sai ���������������������81 Pressure Points �����������33 Survival (Island/Beach) ��90
(Felines) ���������������������72 Fast-Draw (Knife)���������76 Judo��������������������������92 Propaganda �����������������86 Survival (Jungle) ����������90
Animal Handling Fast-Draw (Potion) �������76 Jumping ���������������������79 Prospecting �����������������86 Survival (Mountain) ������90
(Snakes) ���������������������72 Fast-Draw (Scroll) ��������76 Karate �����������������������94 Psychology (Constructs) �86 Survival (Plains) ����������90
Armoury (Body Armor) ��73 Fast-Draw (Sword) �������76 Kiai ���������������������������32 Psychology (Demons) ����86 Survival (Swampland) ���90
Armoury Fast-Draw Knife �������������������������81 Psychology (Elementals) 86 Survival (Woodlands) ����90
(Melee Weapons) ����������73 (Two-Handed Sword) ����76 Knot-Tying �����������������79 Psychology (Faeries) �����86 Swimming ������������������90
Armoury Fast-Talk��������������������76 Kusari �����������������������82 Psychology (Undead) �����86 Tactics ������������������������91
(Missile Weapons) ��������73 Filch �������������������������76 Lasso ������������������������80 Public Speaking������������86 Teaching ���������������������91
Autohypnosis ���������������31 First Aid ���������������������76 Leadership ������������������80 Push �������������������������33 Thaumatology ��������������91
Axe/Mace ��������������������81 Fishing ����������������������76 Lifting �����������������������80 Rapier �����������������������81 Theology ���������������������91
Blind Fighting ��������������32 Flail ��������������������������81 Light Walk ������������������33 Religious Ritual �����������86 Theology (Druidic) ���������91
Blowpipe ��������������������83 Forced Entry ���������������77 Lip Reading �����������������80 Religious Ritual (Druidic) 86 Throwing ��������������������91
Boating ����������������������73 Forgery ����������������������77 Lockpicking �����������������80 Research ��������������������86 Throwing Art ��������������34
Body Control ���������������32 Gambling ��������������������77 Main-Gauche ���������������81 Riding (Camel) �������������87 Thrown Weapon
Body Sense �����������������73 Garrote ����������������������77 Meditation ������������������80 Riding (Dolphin) �����������87 (Axe/Mace) �������������������91
Bolas �������������������������73 Gesture ����������������������77 Mental Strength �����������33 Riding (Dragon) �����������87 Thrown Weapon (Dart) ���91
Bow ��������������������������83 Hazardous Materials �����77 Merchant ��������������������82 Riding (Horse) �������������87 Thrown Weapon
Boxing �����������������������93 Heraldry ���������������������77 Mimicry (Animal Sounds) 83 Running ���������������������87 (Harpoon) ��������������������91
Brawling ��������������������93 Herb Lore �������������������25 Mimicry (Bird Calls) ������83 Saber ������������������������81 Thrown Weapon (Knife) ��91
Breaking Blow �������������32 Hidden Lore (Demons) ���78 Mimicry (Speech) ���������83 Savoir-Faire ����������������87 Thrown Weapon
Breath Control�������������32 Hidden Lore Mind Block������������������33 Scrounging �����������������88 (Shuriken) �������������������91
Broadsword ����������������81 (Divine Servitors) ���������78 Musical Composition �����83 Seamanship ����������������88 Thrown Weapon (Spear) �91
Camouflage �����������������73 Hidden Lore Musical Instrument�������83 Search �����������������������88 Thrown Weapon (Stick) ��91
Carousing �������������������73 (Elder Things) ��������������78 Naturalist �������������������83 Sex Appeal ������������������88 Tonfa ������������������������82
Cartography ����������������74 Hidden Lore (Elementals) 78 Navigation ������������������84 Shadowing ������������������88 Tracking ���������������������92
Climbing ��������������������74 Hidden Lore (Faerie)������78 Net ���������������������������84 Shield (Buckler) �����������88 Traps ������������������������92
Cloak �������������������������74 Hidden Lore Observation ����������������84 Shield (Shield) �������������88 Two-Handed Axe/Mace ��81
Connoisseur (Art) ���������74 (Lost Civilizations) �������78 Occultism �������������������84 Shortsword �����������������81 Two-Handed Flail ���������81
Connoisseur (Luxuries) ��74 Hidden Lore (Magic Items) Panhandling ����������������84 Singing ����������������������89 Two-Handed Sword ������82
Connoisseur (Weapons) �74 ��������������������������������78 Parry Missile-Weapons ��33 Skiing ������������������������89 Urban Survival ������������94
Counterfeiting �������������74 Hidden Lore Performance ���������������84 Sleight of Hand ������������89 Ventriloquism �������������94
Crossbow �������������������83 (Magical Writings) ��������78 Pharmacy �������������������85 Sling �������������������������83 Veterinary ������������������94
Current Affairs ������������74 Hidden Lore Physiology (Animals) ����85 Smallsword �����������������81 Weather Sense �������������94
Dancing ���������������������75 (Nature Spirits) �����������78 Physiology (Constructs) �85 Smuggling ������������������89 Whip �������������������������82
Detect Lies ������������������75 Hidden Lore (Spirits) �����78 Physiology (Demons) ����85 Spear ������������������������81 Wrestling �������������������93
Diagnosis �������������������75 Hidden Lore (Undead) ����78 Physiology (Elementals) �85 Spear Thrower �������������83 Writing ����������������������94
Diplomacy ������������������75 Hiking �����������������������78 Physiology (Faeries) ������85 Speed-Reading �������������89
Disguise ���������������������75 Holdout ���������������������78 Physiology (Hybrids) �����85 Staff �������������������������81
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Smart Delvers
Design and Writing
Kevin Smyth (Author)
Douglas H. Cole (Additional Material)
Art Production
Juan Ochoa: www.juanochoa.co Douglas Cole (Editing, Layout, Graphic
Ksenia Kozhevnikova: kseniakoz.com Design, and Art Direction)
Publisher’s Choice Quality Stock Art © Rick Hershey / Fat Goblin Games
Some artwork © 2015 Dean Spencer, used with permission. All rights reserved.
Proofreading: Aleksandr Valkov, Captain Joy, Che Webster, Erik Forslund, John B. Harmon IV,
Joseph Fries, Matthew Senkow, Michael Begel, Riley Williams II, Vic LaPira
Contents
Introduction ��������������������������������������2 Elfàrd Druid ��������������������������������������11
More Guidelines than Rules ��������������������������� 2 New Armor Material: Wood ���������������������������11
Wrestling with the Rules ������������������������������ 2 Human Wizard �����������������������������������15
Advice for Smart Delvers ������������������������������ 2 New Magical Item: Dragonstone �������������������� 15
Human Bard ��������������������������������������3 Hirelings ������������������������������������������19
Run Run Away ������������������������������������������� 3 125-Pt Bard/Agent ��������������������������������������19
Song of Warning ����������������������������������������� 3 125-Pt Wizard �������������������������������������������19
Hrafnar (Raven-Folk) Cleric �������������������7 125-pt Human Cleric (Healing) ����������������������20
Raven Mad �������������������������������������������������7 125-pt Human Cleric (Death) �������������������������20
Discount Miracles ����������������������������������������7
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Smart Delvers are spellcasters: The wielders of arcane, divine, lyrical, and natural influence. More than most, the
Smart Delvers require good awareness of what makes a particular brand of caster effective in their niche. Read on!
Delvers to Grow: smart Delvers features 12 ready-to-play a S d
characters, three from each profession … but with a twist. dvice foR MaRt elveRS
The same personality is portrayed three times, at the
Novice, Journeyman, and Master level, showing how each A few strategies for Smart Delvers deserve special mention.
character would be brought to life at the different capability Many require preparation to employ: Notes ending with
levels provided in the core book. “plan accordingly” are hard to pull off spontaneously.
While this consumes space, the characters are designed AlphA Strike. Charge up big-effect spells first, then toss
to be printed out and used as stand-alone NPCs or as PCs. them in as you enter a room. Explosive Lightning and Concussion
Having to consult multiple locations for description, may stun any foe (or friend) in range. Plan accordingly.
artwork, and basic trait lists does not make for a satisfactory Crowd Control. Spellcasters shape the battlefield. Create Fire,
play experience. Grease, various Shape spells … all alter the environment and
enable or deny lines of approach. Plan accordingly.
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Good SAmAritAn. “Party healer” is an obvious role for a cleric,
but spell-buffing companions is a vital job for any spellcaster:
The professions, modules, and templates presented in Friends rarely object! Armor, (Great) Haste, Invisibility, (Missile)
the DunGeon Fantasy rpG and Delvers to Grow books are Shield, Resist Fire … all are powerful force multipliers if used
meant to guide character concepts, not serve as unwanted cannily, often before a fight starts. Plan accordingly.
straitjackets. Each character has something unique about
i SAid “i CASt FirebAll.” Flinging magical napalm into a
them, with rules and design notes explaining why certain
crowd of foes is iconic … but Fireball in the DunGeon Fantasy
choices are made. Even beyond that, the endless possible
rpG is a single-target missile spell. Instead, use Explosive
permutation of spell lists make each Smart Delver their own
Fireball, ideally targeting the foe’s hex for a very-needed +4
thing. Whether that thing is effective as a dungeon delver is
to hit. Explosive damage (Explosions, exploits, p. 46) falls off
another story!
very quickly beyond the target hex, and only affects targets
Delvers to Grow can be used to pull together an effective within 2× the dice of damage of the attack. Plan accordingly.
character in moments so that the group can focus on play.
reSiStAnCe iS … ACtuAlly pretty Good. Beware of tossing
For a player new to the DunGeon Fantasy rpG, this keeps the Resisted spells at foes with good HT, Will, or Magic
focus on gaming with friends rather than rules minutiae.
Resistance. You have to cast your spell and win a Quick
For those who like to tinker, use Delvers to Grow to arrive Contest; if you lose you still pay the energy cost of the spell!
at a starting point for a viable character satisfying the key Good for mooks, not so good for bosses. Mentalist bards take
roles for the niche … and then start tweaking. This sort of note: Many influence spells are Resisted!
“polish” after roughing out the shape of your paper person
reSt FirSt! (reChArGe lAter). Burning the energy in power
focuses time and decision-making where it matters most to
items costs money to recharge and can only be done in
the player, while still ensuring a complete character.
Town. Spend personal energy and ER first, using power
The characters in this book are made more in the second items as emergency fuel tanks. Remember ER and FP
mold, showing how to add racial templates, tweak out recover independently! Watch out for dropping below 1/3 of
advantage packages, and encourage more flavor. your FP: Move and Dodge are halved!
W R ruleS AwAreneSS. Know your spell list: casting cost, range
ReStlinG With the uleS and area scaling, duration, etc. Plan accordingly.
So you wAnnA be A SpellSlinGer? The new advantages Heroic
These write-ups assume you’re using the grappling rules Spellslinger (Delvers to Grow, p. 33) and Weapon Master (Missile
from Fantastic DunGeon GrapplinG. Mostly because there are Spells) (Delvers to Grow, p. 35) specifically enable the blaster-
some additional calculations up front and we want to make caster archetype. What can we say, except “You’re welcome.”
sure that work is done for the player, but also partly because
the author just likes them better. we win/we loSe. Be prepared to face unusual threats.
Turning makes undead into a nuisance … but you need Affect
If your game isn’t using that book, disregard the Control Spirits to turn your wrestler loose on a ghost! Spells are one
Maximum on the character sheet and any reference to “CP” of the best ways to do large-area damage, critical to fighting
or “Control Points.” diffuse foes. Frequently spellcasters are the only delvers
who can injure such monsters!
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Shandra’s focus is on keeping her friends safe—and her enemies at a safe distance—while in the dungeon. She’s
also very handy in Town, and brings skills to the table that most violent slabs of meat sorely lack.
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A delver and a child of delvers, Shandra has gone down With improved IQ, improved Bardic Talent, and a bevy
the road of protection and companionship. All bards bring of skills, the bard’s advanced module gives Shandra a
a long list of skills that are primarily of use in Town. This significant leg up in terms of spellcasting power and
is emphatically true at the Novice level, and still mostly noncombat utility. She adds Protection From Evil to her
true at Journeyman: Stealth is the most delving-centric spell repertoire as well—when facing truly evil foes, there
skill at Journeyman, with most of the rest still canting is no better or cheaper buff spell. Don’t neglect her skills in
heavily towards slightly more civilized settings. Even so: town! Shandra is well-suited to taking advantage of Scoring
If your campaign features social interaction with nobles, Extra Cash and Finding a Quest (exploits, p. 14), and has pretty
merchants, or sages, the bard’s talky skills are incredibly good odds of getting a good price on a reaction roll when
useful. selling loot (exploits, p. 16).
Beyond that, the bard’s delving utility is brought solely
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Communication and Empathy, Knowledge, Mind Control, The Master template adds some extra spells to Shandra’s
and Sound colleges … which is precisely why Shandra chose repertoire, which she uses to improve her ability to
the Upgrade module she did at the Novice level! communicate through Lend Language and Borrow
For delvers, the Audiophile spell list (Delvers to Grow, p. 26) Language—if a creature can be negotiated with, she should
provides a perhaps surprising amount of offensive punch, almost certainly give it a try! The big purchase here is her
with several spells causing a foe to be stunned—which new Bard-Song ability, Song of Warning: with this she can
allows your brawnier colleagues to finish them up with ensure that foes stay out of melee reach, giving spellcasters
their strongest attacks. Hey … every instrument has its room to work or injured allies a chance to recuperate. This
place in a symphony! song can affect any creature that can hear it—undead and
animals aren’t immune the way they would be to a Mind
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Shandra starts her career with the Run Run AwAy
Expanded Bardic Talent upgrade
At the 187-point level, Shandra has mastered a new Bard-Song ability—one
module, providing her with access to the
that can force enemies to give her and her friends a little breathing room
Protection and Warning college of magic
in a pinch. This Bard-Song has much of the same utility as the Turning holy
in addition to the usual bardic spells.
ability, but starts out with a shorter, fixed range. It also works on undead!
While that module normally spends
At higher levels, it can deny foes the use of all but the longest-range melee
15 points on new spells, Shandra’s put
attacks. They can still shoot arrows or fling Alchemist’s Fire at you, though.
10 of those into raising Bardic Talent
instead: Protection and Warning isn’t
a huge college, and she’s better served Song of wARning [24, 29, 34, oR 39 pointS]
by getting +1 to spellcasting skill and
prerequiSite: Bardic Talent 3+
broader access to meet prerequisites.
She is otherwise a fairly standard bard, The bard must spend a Concentrate maneuver singing or playing this song;
skilled in negotiation and able to serve after that, anyone they choose to affect within two yards must roll a Quick
as the party’s “face” while also bringing Contest of Will against the bard. If they fail, the target experiences an
information-gathering magic and overwhelming urge to leave the song’s radius. Until the bard stops play-
useful buffs. ing, victims can do nothing each turn except move away from the bard;
when they do escape, they cannot reenter the circle but may otherwise act
power item: buCkler. While a really
normally. Each level beyond the first doubles the area of effect: 4 yards
expensive lute might be thematic,
at level 2, 8 yards at level 3, and 16 yards at level 4 (the maximum). Like
Shandra is, after all, a noodle-armed
caster. Her fine, balanced, Ornate +3 all Bard-Song abilities (aaDDvveennttuuRReeRRss PP.. 1188), the effects end immediately if the
music stops; victims must be able to hear the music. It requires mana to
buckler is lightweight, adds to Shield
work, magic resistance applies to the resistance roll, and the Rule of 16
skill, and also holds 8 FP. That’s a lot of
applies to anything with IQ 6+.
utility per pound.
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62-pt Human Bard
Shandra is the daughter of a pair of retired adventuring 1100 1100 1122 1111
skalds, and she and her siblings grew up on tales of heroism,
derring-do, and self-sacrifice. A particular impression was [[00]] [[00]] [[4400]] [[1100]]
made by a story told by her father involving an improbably
Damage Move Will Basic Speed
large band of dvergr, a halfling, a triger, and a half-elf
1d–2/1d 5 [[00]] 12 [[00]] 5.25 [[00]]
wizard, among others. It left her with a fierce thirst for
Lifting ST
adventure and a soft spot for anyone less than about four 10 Per Basic Move
feet tall. Watching her parents busking on the street and Basic Lift 12 [[00]] 5 [[00]]
folks giving them money as they passed by, she figures that’s 20 Control Thresholds
HP FP
just what people do: She gives alms to beggars, orphans, and
1/10 1/2 CM CM 1.5×CM >2×CM
street performers as a matter of course.
10 [[00]] 1 5 10 15 20 11 [[00]]
So far, nothing she’s encountered as an adventurer has
diminished her upbeat, inquisitive nature or her genuine Parry Dodge Block DR
desire to help others. She will be a hero, and tell the tales of
herself, her heroic companions … maybe some trigers too. 99FF++11
88++11 99++11 33//11
Advantages ((mmaaiinn--ggaauuCChhee))
“+1” represents Defense Bonus
• Bardic Talent 2 [20] from ready small buckler.
• Charisma 1 [5]
• Expanded Bardic Talent (Protection and Warning) [10]
• Trading Character Points for Money, $1,500 [3]
Disadvantages
• Charitable (12 or less) [–15] • Gives some of the money
• Curious (12) [–5] earned from busking to
• Impulsiveness (9) [–15] beggars/orphans [–1]
• Overconfidence (12) [–5] • Is convinced she can teach
• Selfless (12 or less) [–5] party members how to sing/
• Sense of Duty (Adventuring play [–1]
companions) [–5] • Sings encouraging songs
• “Look on the bright side …” [–1] when party members are
• Especially protective of engaged in long tasks [–1]
smaller teammates [–1]
Skills Spells
• Carousing-11 [1] • Analyze Magic-12 [1]
• Current Affairs-12 [1] • Armor-12 [1]
• Diplomacy-10 [1] • Aura-12 [1]
• Fast-Talk-11 [1] • Detect Magic-12 [1]
• Main-Gauche-11 [4] • Glass Wall-12 [1]
Long knife (12): 1d–1 cut/1d–2 imp • Identify Spell-12 [1]
• Merchant-11 [1] • Magelock-12 [1]
• Musical Composition-12 [1] • Measurement-12 [1]
• Musical Instrument (Lute)-12 [1] • Missile Shield-12 [1]
• Propaganda-11 [1] • Mystic Mist-12 [1]
• Savoir-Faire-12 [1] • Sense Emotion-12 [1]
• Shield (Buckler)-11 [2] • Sense Foes-12 [1]
• Singing-13 [1] • Shield-12 [1]
Equipment
($2,500, 64.25 lbs)
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Combat Load: 36 lbs (Light Encumbrance < 40 lbs: –1 Dodge, Move 4)
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Belt Pouch ($10, 0.2 lbs) Heavy Leather Helm ($38, 3 lbs) Rations (12×) ($24, 6 lbs)
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• Blanket ($20, 4 lbs) Light Mail Vest ($525, 12.6 lbs) • Small Backpack ($60, 3 lbs)
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Fine, balanced, Ornate +3 Small Buckler Balanced long Knife ($600, 1.5 lbs) • Tent, 1-Man ($50, 5 lbs)
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($920, 6 lbs) Lute ($150, 5 lbs) • Torch (2×) ($6, 2 lbs)
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Glow Vial ($30, 0.5 lbs) Ordinary Clothes (2 lbs) • Wineskin (Full) ($10, 8.25 lbs)
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Heavy Leather Boots ($52, 4.2 lbs) Personal Basics ($5, 1 lbs)
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Shandra Evenwood
SSTT DDXX IIQQ HHTT
125-pt Human Bard
1100 1100 1133 1122
Shandra is the daughter of a pair of retired adventuring
skalds, and she and her siblings grew up on tales of heroism,
derring-do, and self-sacrifice. A particular impression was [[00]] [[00]] [[6600]] [[2200]]
made by a story told by her father involving an improbably
Damage Move Will Basic Speed
large band of dvergr, a halfling, a triger, and a half-elf
1d–2/1d 5 [[00]] 13 [[00]] 5.5 [[00]]
wizard, among others. It left her with a fierce thirst for Lifting ST
adventure and a soft spot for anyone less than about four 10 Per Basic Move
feet tall. Watching her parents busking on the street and Basic Lift 13 [[00]] 5 [[00]]
20
folks giving them money as they passed by, she figures that’s Control Thresholds
HP FP
just what people do: She gives alms to beggars, orphans, and
1/10 1/2 CM CM 1.5×CM >2×CM
street performers as a matter of course.
10 [[00]] 1 5 10 15 20 12 [[00]]
So far, nothing she’s encountered as an adventurer has
diminished her upbeat, inquisitive nature or her genuine Parry Dodge Block DR
desire to help others. She will be a hero, and tell the tales of
herself, her heroic companions … maybe some trigers too. 99FF++11
88++11 99++11 33//11
((mmaaiinn--ggaauuCChhee))
Disadvantages “+1” represents Defense Bonus
from ready small buckler.
• Charitable (12 or less) [–15]• Especially protective of smaller teammates [–1]
• Curious (12) [–5]• Gives some of the money earned from busking
• Impulsiveness (9) [–15] to beggars/orphans [–1]
• Overconfidence (12) [–5]• Is convinced she can teach party members
• Selfless (12 or less) [–5] how to sing/play [–1]
• Sense of Duty (Adventuring companions) [–5]• Sings encouraging songs when party members
• “Look on the bright side …” [–1] are engaged in long tasks [–1]
Advantages
• Bardic Talent 3 [30] • Trading Character Points for Money,
• Charisma 1 [5] $1,500 [3]
• Expanded Bardic Talent (Protection and • Voice [10]
Warning) [10]
Skills
• Acting-12 [1] • Intimidation-12 [1] • Propaganda-12 [1]
• Carousing-12 [1] • Main-Gauche-11 [4] • Public Speaking-15 [1]
• Current Affairs-13 [1] Long knife (12): 1d–1 cut/1d–2 imp • Savoir-Faire-13 [1]
• Detect Lies-11 [1] • Merchant-12 [1] • Shield (Buckler)-11 [2]
• Diplomacy-13 [1] • Musical Composition-14 [1] • Singing-17 [1]
• Fast-Talk-14 [1] • Musical Instrument (Lute)-14 [1] • Stealth-9 [1]
• Heraldry-12 [1] • Performance-14 [1] • Streetwise-12 [1]
• Interrogation-12 [1] • Poetry-12 [1] • Throwing-9 [1]
Spells
• Analyze Magic-14 [1] • Identify Spell-14 [1] • Protection from Evil-14 [1]
• Armor-14 [1] • Magelock-14 [1] • Sense Emotion-14 [1]
• Aura-14 [1] • Measurement-14 [1] • Sense Evil-14 [1]
• Detect Magic-14 [1] • Missile Shield-14 [1] • Sense Foes-14 [1]
• Glass Wall-14 [1] • Mystic Mist-14 [1] • Shield-14 [1]
Equipment
($2,500, 64.25 lbs)
†
Combat Load: 36 lbs (Light Encumbrance < 40 lbs: –1 Dodge, Move 4)
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Belt Pouch ($10, 0.2 lbs) Heavy Leather Helm ($38, 3 lbs) Rations (12×) ($24, 6 lbs)
• †
• Blanket ($20, 4 lbs) Light Mail Vest ($525, 12.6 lbs) • Small Backpack ($60, 3 lbs)
• † • †
Fine, balanced, Ornate +3 Small Buckler Balanced long Knife ($600, 1.5 lbs) • Tent, 1-Man ($50, 5 lbs)
• †
($920, 6 lbs) Lute ($150, 5 lbs) • Torch (2×) ($6, 2 lbs)
• † • †
Glow Vial ($30, 0.5 lbs) Ordinary Clothes (2 lbs) • Wineskin (Full) ($10, 8.25 lbs)
• † • †
Heavy Leather Boots ($52, 4.2 lbs) Personal Basics ($5, 1 lbs)
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Shandra Evenwood
SSTT DDXX IIQQ HHTT
187-pt Human Bard
Shandra is the daughter of a pair of retired adventuring 1100 1111 1133 1122
skalds, and she and her siblings grew up on tales of heroism,
derring-do, and self-sacrifice. A particular impression was
[[00]] [[2200]] [[6600]] [[2200]]
made by a story told by her father involving an improbably
Damage Move Will Basic Speed
large band of dvergr, a halfling, a triger, and a half-elf
1d–2/1d 5 [[00]] 13 [[00]] 5.75 [[00]]
wizard, among others. It left her with a fierce thirst for
Lifting ST
adventure and a soft spot for anyone less than about four 10
Per Basic Move
feet tall. Watching her parents busking on the street and Basic Lift 13 [[00]] 5 [[00]]
folks giving them money as they passed by, she figures that’s 20 Control Thresholds
just what people do: She gives alms to beggars, orphans, and HP FP
1/10 1/2 CM CM 1.5×CM >2×CM
street performers as a matter of course.
10 [[00]] 1 5 10 15 20 12 [[00]]
So far, nothing she’s encountered as an adventurer has
diminished her upbeat, inquisitive nature or her genuine Parry Dodge Block DR
desire to help others. She will be a hero, and tell the tales of
herself, her heroic companions … maybe some trigers too. 99FF++11
88++11 1100++11 33//11
Advantages ((mmaaiinn--ggaauuCChhee))
“+1” represents Defense Bonus
• Bardic Talent 3 [30] • Scroll Scribbling 1 [1] from ready small buckler.
• Charisma 1 [5] • Song of Warning [24]
• Expanded Bardic Talent (Protection and • Trading Character Points for Money, $1,500 [3]
Warning) [10] • Voice [10]
Disadvantages
• Charitable (12 or less) [-15]• Especially protective of smaller teammates [-1]
• Curious (12) [-5]• Gives some of the money earned from busking
• Impulsiveness (9) [-15] to beggars/orphans [-1]
• Overconfidence (12) [-5]• Is convinced she can teach party members how
• Selfless (12 or less) [-5] to sing/play [-1]
• Sense of Duty (Adventuring companions) [-5]• Sings encouraging songs when party members
• “Look on the bright side …” [–1] are engaged in long tasks [-1]
Skills
• Acting-13 [2] • Intimidation-13 [2] • Propaganda-12 [1]
• Carousing-12 [1]• Main-Gauche-12 [4] • Public Speaking-15 [1]
• Current Affairs-13 [1] Long knife (13): 1d–1 cut/1d–2 imp • Savoir-Faire-13 [1]
• Detect Lies-12 [2]• Merchant-14 [4]• Shield (Buckler)-13 [4]
• Diplomacy-14 [2]• Musical Composition-14 [1]• Singing-18 [2]
• Fast-Talk-14 [1]• Musical Instrument (Lute)-14 [1]• Stealth-10 [1]
• Heraldry-12 [1]• Performance-14 [1]• Streetwise-12 [1]
• Interrogation-12 [1]• Poetry-12 [1]• Throwing-10 [1]
Spells
• Alertness-14 [1]• Foolishness-14 [1] • Magelock-14 [1]• Protection from
• Analyze Magic-14 [1]• Glass Wall-14 [1]• Measurement-14 [1] Evil-14 [1]
• Armor-14 [1]• Identify Spell-14 [1]• Mind-Reading-14 [1] • Sense Emotion-14 [1]
• Aura-14 [1]• Keen Hearing-14 [1]• Missile Shield-14 [1]• Sense Evil-14 [1]
• Borrow Language-14 [1]• Keen Vision-14 [1]• Mystic Mist-14 [1] • Sense Foes-14 [1]
• Detect Magic-14 [1]• Lend Language-14 [1] • Shield-14 [1]
Equipment
($2,500, 64.25 lbs)
†
Combat Load: 36 lbs (Light Encumbrance < 40 lbs: –1 Dodge, Move 4)
• † • † • †
Belt Pouch ($10, 0.2 lbs) Heavy Leather Helm ($38, 3 lbs) Rations (12×) ($24, 6 lbs)
• †
• Blanket ($20, 4 lbs) Light Mail Vest ($525, 12.6 lbs) • Small Backpack ($60, 3 lbs)
• † • †
Fine, balanced, Ornate +3 Small Buckler Balanced long Knife ($600, 1.5 lbs) • Tent, 1-Man ($50, 5 lbs)
• †
($920, 6 lbs) Lute ($150, 5 lbs) • Torch (2×) ($6, 2 lbs)
• † • †
Glow Vial ($30, 0.5 lbs) Ordinary Clothes (2 lbs) • Wineskin (Full) ($10, 8.25 lbs)
• † • †
Heavy Leather Boots ($52, 4.2 lbs) Personal Basics ($5, 1 lbs)
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Your party is either going to need a cleric now, or a cleric later (possibly with Final Rest). Beni is that cleric, with a
solid group of utility spells at every power level. Don’t be fooled, though: with Power Investiture 4 and a very good
match between his racial template and profession, sometimes it’s good to focus on breadth rather than depth.
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The DunGeon Fantasy rpG cleric occupies a prime piece of At this point level Beni is a potent spellcaster, achieving a
real estate: the only delver who starts out with convenient base spell skill of 15 with Hard spells thanks to his racial IQ
access to healing magic. Beni has chosen to spend his initial boost. His chosen Upgrade module is Empowered Cleric: In
Upgrade on a racial package, and throughout his “career” he lieu of 10 points in spells, he’s purchased a fourth level of
chooses breadth over depth. That is not the only choice! Power Investiture. This greatly expands the variety of his
spell choices, and he’s added a number of useful spells with
The obvious path to “heal-bot” is the Healer upgrade,
both combat and non-combat applications.
providing boosts to medical skills worthy of the most
accomplished sawbones. More subtle are the holy abilities
t a ’ R
unlocked by choosing Empowered Cleric: Turning at 24 he llFatheR s avens
points makes you an undead-stomper, and there are sixteen Beni is designed to work with the Cleric template as
abilities in HanD oF asGarD that fit within the 25-point presented in aDventurers (pp. 19–22) as a near-ultimate
budget. The more expensive abilities require dedicating “generalist” priest—right down to the overflowing fistful of
both Upgrades at the Master level to that task. holy symbols.
Even Beni can benefit from “more generalist” in his future In Norðlond, most hrafnar are followers of the Allfather,
by picking up levels of Contingency Casting to further boost having deliberately assumed the visage of his ravens,
his versatility! Thought and Memory. Custom-tailoring a spell list befitting
a disciple of the Allfather (HanD oF asGarD, p. 3) would make
noviCe CleRiC notes for a flavorful variant of Beni if working with that material!
Even at the novice level, Beni is an expert at
RAven MAd
dealing with spirits thanks to his racial Spirit
Empathy and Spirit-Talker gifts. 20 points from Beni is a hrafnar, one of Norðlond’s spiritually attuned raven-folk.
his upgrade module purchased the hrafnar The full racial template can be found in nnooRRððlloonnDDRR FFoollkk,, PP.. 1111, but two
racial template; the remaining slush fund went new traits are included here for players who don’t have that book:
to purchasing one point of Energy Reserve and
two levels of the Scroll Scribbling advantage. ShArp beAk: Instead of a bite attack, hrafnar can peck in close
This lets him lean on party members for low- combat. This does thr–1 large piercing damage (pi+).
energy-cost spells a couple of times a session
(particularly useful with Lend Energy, Stop Spirit-tAlker: This ability gives raven-folk +1 to the Exorcism,
Hidden Lore (Spirits), Meditation, Occultism, and Theology skills;
Bleeding, and low-level Shield spells). His spell
they also get +1 per level to any reaction rolls made by creatures
list is a grab-bag of useful spells for Power
Investiture 1, with no real specialization. affected by Spirit Empathy, and to Influence Skills (eexxPPllooiittss,, PP.. 1122)
when dealing with them. Hrafnar begin play with one level of this
power item: hiGh holy Symbol. Beni may have ability and can purchase up to three more at a cost of 5 points/level.
a chain full of lesser items, but his high holy
symbol is his primary power item, holding 8 FP. diScount MiRAcleS
J C n Beni carries a dozen different holy symbols, reasoning that you
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can never have enough deities on your side. Normally this would be
The cleric’s advanced template boosts Beni’s prohibitively heavy—at a pound each, the weight of one’s faith can
ST, which also brings his HP up from the racial be significant—but for those who have faith but not coin, there’s a
template’s default of 8—a welcome upgrade. cheaper, lighter option.
While still not really a front-line fighter, he can
use the reach of his staff to stand behind the holy Symbol, CheAp: A trinket of wood or cheap metal engraved with
knights and barbarians (after buffing them, of the holy symbol of a deity, these are smaller and lighter than proper
course!) and whack enemies over the head. He holy symbols (aaDDvveennttuuRReeRRss,, PP.. 111144) and really barely qualify as ‘holy’.
adds Create Food and Major Healing to his spell Any task that requires a holy symbol (turning undead, exorcism,
repertoire at this point level, maintaining the etc.) is at –2 if this is the best you can brandish. $10, 0.2 lb.
“jackdaw of all trades” theme.
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“Brother” Beni Yorenson
SSTT DDXX IIQQ HHTT
62-pt Hrafnar Cleric
Raven-folk in Norðlond don’t really have “communities” 1100 1100 1133 1111
as such—there aren’t very many—but Beni’s home village
of Röng Árbakki has a small roost of them, and he grew up
surrounded by an extended family of people who talk to [[00]] [[00]] [[6600]] [[1100]]
spirits and have little regard for personal property, a trait Damage Move Will Basic Speed
shared by the Allfather to whom they dedicate themselves. 1d–2/1d 5 [[00]] 13 [[00]] 5.25 [[00]]
It’s little wonder that he ended up a little strange as a result, Lifting ST
10
and it could be said that as a priest, he provides a poor Per Basic Move
Basic Lift 13 [[00]] 5 [[00]]
example for his followers. He’d contend that anyone silly 20
Control Thresholds
enough to follow him pretty much deserves what they get, HP FP
and recommend they try talking to the gods directly. 1/10 1/2 CM CM 1.5×CM >2×CM
8 [[––44]] 1 5 10 15 20 11 [[00]]
After all, it works for him.
Parry Dodge Block DR
Advantages 1100 ((ssttaaFFFF)) 88 66 22
• Clerical Investment [5] • Scroll Scribbling 2 [2]
• Energy Reserve (Holy) 1 [3] • Sharp Beak [1]
• Mind Shield 1 [4] • Spirit Empathy [10]
• Penetrating Voice [1] • Spirit-Talker 1 [5]
• Photographic Memory [10] • Trading Character Points for
• Power Investiture 1 [10] Money, $2,000 [4]
Skills Spells
• Esoteric Medicine (Holy)-12 [2] • Armor-12 [1]
• Exorcism-13 [2] • Bravery-12 [1]
• First Aid-13 [1] • Lend Energy-12 [1]
• Hidden Lore (Spirits)-13 [1] • Minor Healing-12 [1]
• Meditation-12 [1] • Sense Evil-12 [1]
• Public Speaking-12 [1] • Shield-12 [1]
• Religious Ritual-11 [1] • Silence-12 [1]
• Staff-11 [4] • Stop Bleeding-12 [1]
• Stealth-9 [1]
• Theology-12 [1]
Disadvantages
• Code of Honor (Outlaw’s) [–5] • Collects holy symbols [–1]
• Curious (12) [–5] • Has vowed to avoid strong drink [–1]
• Impulsiveness (12) [–10] • Never quite gets too vulgar when cursing (“By
• Kleptomania (9) [–22] Thor’s fat, swinging uh, hammer”) [–1]
• Overconfidence (12) [–5] • Prays to whichever god first comes to mind
• Sense of Duty (Coreligionists) [–10] (appropriate or not) [–1]
• Skinny [–5] • Preaches patience and serenity; practices neither
• Social Stigma (Criminal Record) [–5] [–1]
• Xenophilia (12) [–10]
Equipment
($3,000, 80.6 lbs)
†
Combat Load: 34.02 lbs (Light Encumbrance < 40 lbs: –1 Dodge, Move 4)
• † • † • †
Belt Pouch (2×) ($20, 0.4 lbs) Heavy Leather Boots ($52, 4.2 lbs) Quarterstaff ($10, 4 lbs)
• †
• Blanket ($20, 4 lbs) Heavy Leather Helm ($38, 3 lbs) • Rations (21×) ($42, 10.5 lbs)
• †
• Chalk (3×) ($3, 0.75 lbs) Heavy Leather Vest ($158, 12.6 lbs) • Scribe’s Kit ($50, 2 lbs)
• † • †
Cheap Holy Symbol (Various Deities) High Holy Symbol ($1,000, 1 lbs) • Small Backpack ($60, 3 lbs)
• †
(11×) ($220, 2.2 lbs) Ordinary Clothes (2 lbs) • Tent, 1-Man ($50, 5 lbs)
• †
Copper Coin (6×) ($6, 0.12 lbs) • Paper, 20 sheets ($20, 1 lbs) • Torch (2×) ($6, 2 lbs)
• † • †
Gem of Healing ($400, 0 lbs) Paut (Drinkable) (4×) ($540, 2 lbs) • Wineskin (Full) ($10, 8.25 lbs)
• † • †
Glow Vial ($30, 0.5 lbs) Personal Basics ($5, 1 lbs)
• †
• Healer’s Kit ($200, 10 lbs) Potion Belt ($60, 1 lbs)
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