Danger World
Die Rolling
Build a die pool out of d6s. Roll, locking and re-rolling up to twice.
A set triggers results if it is at least as wide as it is tall. Evaluate sets using the difficulty table. Any '1's rolled are botches.
| set | narrative benefit |
|---|---|
| 2 | minor accomplishment |
| 3 | meaningful accomplishment |
| 4 | significant accomplishment |
| 5 | major accomplishment |
| 6 | huge accomplishment |
When a characters attempt an action a difficulty is specified. Challenges, such as obstacles, monsters, traps, and skill attempts, all have a difficulty assigned to them. To accomplish the task they must produce a set of at least that height. If they accomplish a task of a higher difficulty then they gain an additional benefit, which they should work out with the GM, which comes with it one-time-use bonus dice equal to the difference in height between the accomplishments.
Botches produce a negative consequence, which can either accompany failure or complicate success. They are spent by the GM according to the following table.
| cost | narrative | mechanical |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | the character's danger level is increased by 1 | |
| add a penalty die to a challenge | ||
| 2 | minor narrative setback | reduced hit against PC |
| 3 | meaningful narrative setback | |
| 4 | significant narrative setback | full hit against PC |
| 5 | major narrative setback | |
| 6 | huge narrative setback | overload hit against PC |
A setback of a given cost will typically require a successful check of height equal to that cost to directly overcome.
Example: A courtyard is being patrolled by skilled guards and sneaking past them would be a significant accomplishment, making it a difficulty-4 check. The attempt produces 3 botches. If the attempt failed this might mean that the character has not only failed to cross the courtyard, but has become trapped in a position that will require a difficulty-3 check to escape from before the courtyard as a whole can be re-attempted. If the attempt succeeded this might mean that the attempt is successful except for a final difficulty-3 check which still need to be performed.
Special Dice
Danger dice can be added at-will by the player. They act as a botch when a 1 is rolled as normal. When used as part of a set they increase the danger level by 1 per die used.
Penalty dice are added when complications crop up on a challenge. They act as a botch when a 1 is rolled as normal. Otherwise, each one prevents one normal or danger die (player's choice) of the same height from being used in a set.
Stats
Physical:
- Agility
- Endurance
- Speed
- Strength
Mental:
- Perception
- Reasoning
- Recall
- Willpower
Social:
- Charisma
- Empathy
- Gravitas
- Cool
Aspects
Spend FP to invoke an aspect. Adds as many bonus dice as FP spent. Expenditure may be limited by reasonableness.
Negative Aspects
The GM may pay the player FP to invoke these to add penalty dice.
Danger Level
Five danger points per level.
- (3) Bashed (one threat die until end of encounter)
- (3) Stunned (one less die until end of encounter)
- (3) Injured (one random trait is reduced by one until long-term rest)
- K.O.'d (out of fight until the end of the encounter)
- Dead
