What if Wolves, but not vikings?
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simple as
SWORD!
Wolves base. some equipment changes. some advancement changes.
Armor
| ARMOR | AC | COST |
|---|---|---|
| Unarmored | 9 | FREE! |
| Soft | 7 | 15 |
| Hard | 5* | 75 |
*Hard armors are usually custom made for the user. Wearing recovered (looted) hard armors increases the AC by 1.
Additional pieces of armor, such as greaves, vambraces, helms, shields, etc. may be purchased for 30 [currency]. These armors reduce your AC by 1 each and may be sundered against a normal attack.
| AC | DODGE MODIFIER |
|---|---|
| 8-9 | +4 |
| 6-7 | +2 |
| 0-5 | -2 |
WEAPONS
Swords are legendary weapons. Remove them from the equipment list.
They always grant +1 to-hit, allow the wield to counter missed blows (riposte), and cleave (make another attack) when killing a foe.
Damage as medium in one hand, or heavy in two.
Other Equipment
Protective Charms
Scrolls, wards, pendants, tchotchkes, etc. are made against a certain type of entity, such as undead. Roll 1d6, meet or exceed the target's HD to rebuke. Multiple folks can use their charms together, allowing rolls to be added.
All charms used to rebuke lose their potency.
Charms take a week and 50 [currency] in materials to create.
Medicinal Herbs
Forage for them or purchased 50 [currency].
Random beneficial herbs. Count as medicinal for healing purposes.
| 1d8 | EFFECT |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rouse unconscious/Remove paralysis |
| 2 | Rub in wounds to heal 1 HP |
| 3 | Purify food or drink from poison |
| 4 | Remove venom from person |
| 5 | Appear to be dead for up to 24 turns |
| 6 | Reduce HD by 1, hold breath for 6 turns |
| 7 | Burn to induce morale check for beasts |
| 8 | Poison* |
*Poison kills if imbibed, deals an extra die of damage if applied to weapons, or causes unconsciousness or paralysis if burned vapors are inhaled.
HEALING
Sleeping recovers 1HD worth of HP. Shelter, hearth, medicinal herbs, liquor, or aid recover an additional 1HD each.
ADVANCEMENT
Replace boasts with OBLIGATIONS, and LORDSHIP/HEROISM/ESOTERISM
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That's it! Next post I'll get a hex map filed out and talk about skirmish battles using SHIELDWALL for SWORD!
Thanks for reading. Love y'all. Talk to you again real soon.