The Legend of the 9 Rings

The LEGEND Of The 9 RINGS

Created by Matt Cintron and Andrew Resnick

9 RINGS TABLE OF CONTENTS About 9 Rings 9 Rings Background Story Basic Game Play Options Basic Rules Combat Basics Attack Types Types of Magic The Consequences Experience and Leveling Attributes Skills Might Skills Energy Skills Agility Skills Mind Skills Vitality Skills Endurance Skills Demon Races Titan Avadon Kundai Voulge Human Races The Tegai and The Onagi The Nagahelm and The Rag Nok Spells Earthly Spells Ethereal Spells Demon Spells Items Melee Weapons Ranged Weapons Thrown Weapons Shields Armor Standard Items Psychic Weapons Ranged Spell Weapons Bonus Talents Appendix A: Character Sheet Appendix B: Monsters Appendix C: Usability Analysis

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About 9 Rings 9 Rings is a pen‐and‐paper role‐playing game in which players take on the roles of half demon, half mortal warriors in a land with peril, adventure, and inter‐dimensional rifts. The game gets its name because the inter‐dimensional rifts consist of nine rings of parallel planes of existence, where players will fight mortals, demons, sprits, dragons, giants, and gods for control of the mortal realm, all fueled by the newly released will of Amatavalu, The Dark One. The Game is run by a Realm Master (RM) who unfolds the adventure for the players. The RM has final say in all rule‐based arguments. If following an adventure guide, the RM may add in whatever new content they like or create an entire story of their own. However, the RM is always tasked with the responsibility of challenging the players appropriately and maintaining balance within the game.

9 RINGS BACKGROUND STORY It began with the Ancestral Gods. The Ancestral Gods were the originals, all formed out of the will of the very energy of the universe. The first was Tao, the bringer of all life, a creator of the earthly realm, who in his act to make himself and his creations perfect, extracted all traces of darkness and evil from them. But his action had unforeseen consequences, for all that extracted evil merged together and created the supreme entity of darkness known as Amatavalu, or The Dark One, who revolted and absorbed the power of Tao by turning his love to hate. Tao, in one last effort to save his creations, endowed seven mortals with his knowledge and divine power.

These mortals became the Seven Sages, each one a high priest of Miran, the Order of Peace.

After his victory, Amatavalu’s will was so powerful that a trace of his darkness was sewn into the soul of every living thing in the world. Those that succumb to the dark become his slave. Some were born with a greater sliver of The Dark One in their souls than others, causing these unfortunate beings to be under the influence of this terrible power to the extent that physical transformations could occur, altering not just their consciousness, but their very bodies. As such, horrible mutations would occur and these unfortunate beings became known as the Wretched.

Now The Dark One was a supreme force that existed not as a solid physical being in the earthly realm, but as the manifestation of hate itself, whose cumulative mass and sum existed as an exact replica of the amount of hate, malice, and ill will throughout the world. Amatavalu’s first act was to begin the Great Wars in forgotten history, where nearly all life was wiped out. This time was known as the Great Flood – a flood of evil, not water, which caused man to go mad with blood lust and tear all life asunder. It was at that point that The Dark One finally became strong enough to exact his will upon reality in the form of the Demon Gods, or the Tan ku.

The Demon Gods were created by The Dark One in the beginnings of recorded history. As the harbingers of doom and his emissaries to the abyss, the demonic lords would ensure his rule over the corporeal realm of man and at last give him dominion over all existence. The first of these Demon Gods was Shandarus, the Demon God of Hate, Malice, and War. Outside in the dusty plans of the torn and blood-spattered lands of the Great Wars, the old ones and elder demons rose from sleep. The commotion even brought back races long thought to be extinct, like the Tonku, great horned beasts forty feet in size and covered in spikes, and the lrolath, shadows that can gain corporeal form and tear flesh from bone in a single strike. Man transformed and, in those horned mutations, thousands of new demons were born and died. The war went on with every one for themselves and everyone out for blood. Finally, after forty years, the last of them was dead – all man and beast was reduced to smoldering ash.

Sensing something was wrong, The Dark One turned his gaze to the gates of Miran and he saw the lone survivors, the Seven Sages, return from their deep sleep unscathed by the horrors and preserved from even time itself. Even with all the death and hatred that had just occurred, The Dark One still did not have the power to enter the physical world in his pure from as long as these Seven Sages remained.

However, The Dark One would not be stopped. With all his might and from the echoing souls of those slain in battle, he summoned two more Demon Gods: Gortaiath, the Demon God of Hunger, Lust, and Gluttony, and Vakrath, the Demon God of Visions, Lies, and Madness. Their first task was to eradicate the sages of Miran. As they licked their razor-bladed lips, a shiver went down the spine of every living thing left in the stone-covered sanctuary, as they knew the fight of their lives was about to begin.

It was a battle of the three Demon Gods against the gates of Miran. The magically honed and guarded fortress, said to have been carved from the very stones of creation itself, would now have to suffer the full force of these Demon Gods. But as the influence of The Dark One was still ripe throughout the land, if the sages raised so much as a finger in anger or revenge, they risked falling under his spell and turning into the very horrors they were fighting. For now, only defense was possible.

That was, until one day, when the Seven Sages combined their mental powers and the vested power of the Created to form new dimensional planes of existence, free from the ties of mankind and locked tight between the very folds of time. With all their power, they summoned nine grand dimensional planes – nine holes leading to new realms. These holes spun before the Demon Gods, siphoning the air into an all-powerful whirlwind that lifted the great beasts of their feet.

Then, powering more and more energy into the storm, the sages made the winds so strong as to tear the Demon Gods apart, splitting them off into three pieces each, with each piece being absorbed by one of the nine dimensional holes. However, the sages did not stop there. Using the last of the God energy of Tao himself, the sages strengthened the trans-dimensional storm and shot the winds into the heavens, right into the Broken Kingdom of Tao and straight into the heart of Amatavalu. The winds tore at him, spinning and ripping until he was torn into nine pieces and absorbed by each dimension.

The dimensions were then sealed and each sage crafted a ring to hold the power of each dimension, with the Grand Sage getting three of them. The gates of Miran were opened and humanity was once again safe, for now. The Seven Sages parted ways, traveling to the farthest corners of the earth to seek out ways of restoring their power should the world ever need it again.

Thousands of years later a czar of mankind’s highest kingdom demanded some proof of the history his people had worshiped for so many years. A foolish apprentice in the ways of elder magic, mad with rage at the czar's insolence, sought to bring forth a single demon to teach the foolish king a lesson. But the spell went horribly wrong and with it the nine pieces of Amatavalu was given access to our world again. The dimensions he was banished to had been growing for ages and they were feeding off of Amatavalu’s ever-growing hatred of mankind and off the souls of the corrupted dead.

The lands began to fall quickly, but the Council of the Magi, the greatest mages in all the land, gathered for a secret meeting, devising a plan to save the world. Their plan and the only hope for mankind came in the form of demonic power among mortals. Using an ancient ritual, they merged the blood of demons with mortal men, selecting the strongest of warriors and mages. For only one with the blood of a demon could hope to enter any of the nine dimensions of Amatavalu without going completely insane.

From this ritual, new races of half-human, half-demon were born. Given the ability to use all the skill, innovation, and brilliance of man, combined with the insane power and destructive force of a demon, it is only them whose soul possesses the power to survive in the abyssal dimensions, traverse the Nine Rings and become a power great enough to stop The Dark One, Amatavalu. As one of these half-human, half-demon creatures, it is up to you to once again restore the future of all life in the land, or rise to become a power even more terrible than Amatavalu himself and take the land for your own. The choice is yours…

BASIC GAME PLAY OPTIONS The game can be played in two different forms – one where the Realm Master is completely describing all that is happening to you while allowing you to make choices and actions, or where the RM sets the stage with a verbal description, but there is also a physical board on which the players move and interact with both enemies and the environment. A board is one of the easiest ways to keep track of combat.

STORY MODE The rules for adventuring are that the world is as the RM says it is. You can attempt to do what you wish in the world or use certain skills to accomplish things, but the RM decides whether or not those skills may be used for the task you're attempting and how the world responds to your choices. Characters must try to use their skills and abilities to achieve their desired outcome, while the RM's job is to make this a fun and interesting challenge.

Example: RM – You arrive in Stone Crest Tavern. The two inn keepers immediately recognize that you are not altogether human and shoot you a dirty look across the room. The tavern is of modest means. Cloth‐covered tables and dimly lit candles fill your sight and the smell of rum stings your nostrils. Aside from the two barkeeps, an old woman nurses a lone drink in the far corner and a stout man sits sobbing heavily at the bar. What will you do?

Player 1 – I go over to the man at the bar and ask him what's wrong.

RM – Give me a Diplomacy Skill check. ‐ Player 1 rolls a 25. Skill level was a 56. Check Failed.

RM – The man shoves you away angrily. "I don't need your pity," he bellows. The barkeep to the right of the bar beckons you over. How do you respond?

And so on and so forth. This is how the RM narrates, unraveling the story to the players. For combat, the RM says where enemies are in relation to you and tells you how far you can move and the results of your actions. Rather than it having a physical representation, everything is described.

PLAYING ON A BOARD The other form of play is more concrete – it involves playing on an actual board. Players are set up on a board (or set of boards) that has obstacles on it to represent the full length of the environment present to the players. They move on the board during their turns and the environment responds on the RM's turn. The RM still describes to you what's going on, but in addition to the description, there are physical representations on the board to show what is occurring in your particular demonic adventure.

MATERIALS NEEDED All you need to play are the dice, rules document, enemy book, and some character sheets.

Although not required, a board and pieces can help make the game more visible, but more on that latter.

THE DICE The following dice are required to play 9 Rings: d2, d3, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d100. The d100 is usually just two 10‐sided dice, where one is the tens and the other is the ones, but you may actually use a full d100 if you can find one of these rather rare die.

TO START First each player gets a Character Sheet (See Appendix A).

Choice of GENDER: The player chooses Male, Female, or Neutral Choice of DEMON RACE: The player chooses one of the four possible options: Titan, Kundai, Voulge, or Avadon Choice of MORTAL RACE: The player chooses one of the four possible options, hailing from the four corners of the world: Onagei (in the East), Tegai (in the West), Nagahelm (in the North), Rag Nok (in the South) Starting attributes and abilities are defined by the races chosen and outlined later in this document. Once the starting points are marked down, the player gets 15 points to spend on their Core Attributes. A player may not put more than five of these fifteen points into any one singular attribute during distribution.

Players get 225 points + (Mind Attribute x 2) to spend on Skills & Talents. After a skill reaches 60, it costs double the points. After a skill reaches 90, it costs quadruple the points.

Players get 15 Special Ability points and 0 Demonic Gift points Every level thereafter, a player is given 5 Attribute points, 50 + (Mind x 2) Skill points, 10 Special Ability points, and +10 HP. In addition, every player has a progressive chart of Attribute bonuses and Demonic Traits and Gifts they gain every level as their powers become stronger, as dictated in the Demon Races and Human Races section of this document.

To get new spells, you must either level up or purchase from or trade with spell teachers in the game.

BASIC RULES STARTING GOLD: Everyone starts with 100 + (1d6 x 10) gold to spend on starting equipment.

Add any bonuses from selected human race on top of this.

NOTE: Remember, this is just a suggested starting point. If the RM wishes to run a campaign where the characters are deprived and must hunt, kill, and steal for their goods or are rich as kings at the start, that is entirely up to the adventure they're crafting.

MOVEMENT: Everyone starts out with the standard movement of 60ft, which translates into six squares on the board, where each square represents 10ft, standard. If you choose to run, you may move +50% of your move speed, rounded down, which translate to an extra three squares if added to the standard movement. You may only move if you do this. If you choose to sprint, you can move double your movement speed, as long as you successfully roll to use the skill – follow the instructions for using the Sprint skill when doing this, as outlined in the skills section.

SPELL POINTS: Spell points regenerate to full at the end of the day. You get 1d6 per character level returned any time you successfully rest.

COMBAT BASICS *Mind Modifier = twice Mind attribute score

Agility Modifier = twice Agility attribute score

DETERMINING WHO GOES FIRST: When you spot your opponent, roll a d100 plus your Agility Modifier. If your roll is higher than your opponent's, you go first; otherwise they go first. Tie rolls go to the player. This roll will not happen in the event of a surprise attack (see below).

MELEE COMBAT: The most common form of combat, melee, involves first being within range of the opponent with your melee weapon. Melee weapons have three ranges: 5ft only able to attack those adjacent to you, 10 ft able to attack those one square away, and 15ft for the giant weapons, able to attack opponents one square away and two squares away when charging the opponent.

CRITICAL HITS: If you roll within your weapon's critical range, you roll damage as normal then take the weapon's rolled damage and double it. A critical roll with a weapon is an automatic hit.

COMBAT ATTACK BONUS and BONUS ATTACKS: Combat Attack Bonus (CAB) adds to your attack rating. If the listed CAB has a slash in it, like 60/10, the slash indicates a bonus attack. A character with this gains one bonus attack per round at the given CAB for the attack. This is not an additional physical action – you only get one bonus attack. However, these bonus attacks stack with ones you already have (the only ones that due so).

EXAMPLE: Say your CAB is 60/10, which means one bonus attack at +10 CAB, but you also have a bite attack and an off‐hand attack. You can stack the bonus attacks from your CAB with one of your others.

This means you can either use your bite attack with your CAB bonus attack or you can use your off‐ hand bonus attack with your CAB bonus attack, but you may not attack three times, as you must choose between the bite attack and off‐hand attack, since those don't stack.

ATTACK TYPES STANDARD ATTACK: When attacking an opponent with a melee, ranged, or thrown weapon, you will roll the d100 and then add it to your skill with the weapon type, along with your Agility Modifier and CAB, then add any special or magical bonuses you might have to your attack rating. If the result is higher than your opponent's armored defense rating, you hit them and then roll damage.

You have to be able to see the opponent and be within range to hit them with any ranged or thrown weapon. If the enemy is in some form of cover, it is at the RM's discretion whether or not to give you a potential miss chance or take subtractions from your roll to indicate the difficulty of hitting your particular target.

Standard Attacks take one physical action.

SURPRISE ATTACK and FLANKING: If your opponent is unaware of you, treat this like a standard attack, except you get +10 to your attack rating. If you and an ally are directly in front of and behind a single opponent, you both get +20 instead. Any more players teaming up on the same opponent receive this bonus as well, but it does not grow any higher.

JUMP ATTACK: At the cost of your move action, a physical action, and a mental action, if you are at least 40ft away from an opponent, you may perform a jump attack at +10 AR and +5 damage. You must also roll a Leap skill check. If you fail, the actions are wasted.

CHARGE ATTACK: At the cost of your move action and two physical actions, move to an opponent and attack with +20 to your attack rating and +5 to damage.

POWER ATTACK: At the cost of two physical actions, launch a single attack and if you hit, double the weapon's rolled damage.

DUAL‐WIELDING: When dual‐wielding, you get one bonus attack per round with the off‐hand weapon. This attack is made at ‐60 your current attack rating. The penalty is reduced to ‐30 if the weapon is small.

RANGED SPELL WEAPON ATTACK: When attacking with a ranged spell weapon, roll a d100 and then add it to your skill with ranged spell weapons, along with your Mind Modifier and CAB. If the result is higher than your opponent's unarmored state, you hit and apply the effects of the spell your weapon shoots out.

An attack like this takes one physical action and one mental action. If you have at least 10 Energy, it only costs one physical action.

PSYCHIC WEAPON ATTACK: When attacking with a psychic weapon, roll a d100 and then add it to your skill with psychic weapons, along with your Mind Modifier and CAB. If the result is higher than your opponent's unarmored state, you hit and roll damage. With psychic weapons, you may deal damage to the opponent's mental stability instead of their health, if you wish.

An attack like this takes one physical action and one mental action. If you have at least 10 Mind, it only costs one physical action.

ATTACKING WITH A SPELL: When attacking with a spell, roll a d100 and then add it to your skill with the spell type, along with your Mind Modifier and CAB. If the result is higher than your opponent's unarmored state, you hit and apply the effects of the spell.

Remember to look at the spell first. If it lists a resistance, the opponent gets one resistance roll against the spell, having to make the spell's resistance level. If they succeed, the spell is nullified.

A standard spell will take one physical action and one mental action. If it takes more or less, it will say how many actions it takes in the spell list.

TYPES OF MAGIC EARTHLY: The magic of humans in the mortal realm.

ETHEREAL: The magic of the old heaven and the undead.

DEMON: The magic of demons delving in blood and hellfire.

ELDER: The magic of the assessorial gods; the strongest magic.

NOTE: All magic types can be learned, but Elder Magic can only be learned from an Assessorial God.

THE CONSEQUENCES HEALTH POINTS: When an enemy’s health points (HP) reaches zero, they are dead. When a player's HP reaches zero, they fall unconscious and begin bleeding out. The player's party has five rounds to stabilize him. If they succeed, follow the rules dictated in the Stabilize skill. If they fail to Stabilize the player in the five rounds, that character is dead.

MENTAL STABILITY POINTS: Every opponent and player has 50 mental stability points, unless otherwise stated on their stat charts. When an opponent loses all their mental stability points, they go insane. When this happens, the RM has limited control of the opponent and may choose to have them do one of the following: PASS OUT: Opponent falls unconscious to the floor. During your turn, if you are within ten feet, you may attempt a finishing move instead of a standard attack, using a full turn action. A finishing move is a standard attack roll ‐10, attempting to hit the opponent's unarmored state. This may be made more difficult by the RM if he sees the opponent you're trying to finish off as being especially hard to kill.

RUN: Opponent moves their full movement +50% rounded down in any direction away from the players.

FLAIL WILDLY: A standard attack to everyone, including allies, in a 10ft radius at ‐40 attack rating.

When a player uses all their mental stability points, they go insane. But instead of being limited by those three options, the RM simply takes control of their character and can have them do whatever he wants until such time as sanity is stabilized by a successful stability roll, either by a player at the start of every round or by one of their group members. Players stabilized this way are returned control of their character with a mental stability score of 5 out of 50.

DEMONIC STABILITY: This is a trait unique to characters, representing the instability of their demonic and human genetic state. Players have 50 demonic stability points. If they reach 0, a player's demonic nature overpowers their human one. This causes them to gain +10 Might and +10 Endurance, as well as a 1d8 bonus to all melee damage. In addition, the player must attack everything they see, including other players, until such time as their demonic blood lust is stabilized by a successful stability roll, either by the player at the start of every round or by one of their group members. Players stabilized this way are returned control of their character with a demonic stability score of 5 out of 50.

WOUNDS and INJURIES: In 9 Rings, things can get pretty intense, from incinerating flame spells to colossal goliaths' crushing blows. Chances are you're going to get hurt. In the event where the RM sees that you have taken a truly serious attack or when a creature has a special ability that dictates it, they may impose a wound on your character, which is a temporary hindrance to your abilities.

EXAMPLE: A severe gash on your left arm may give you a ‐30 to all off‐hand attacks and shield use, whereas a devastating psychic attack may leave you with post‐traumatic stress and make your temporary max mental stability 20.

An injury is like a wound, but much worse.

EXAMPLE: If your character takes a serious fall, the RM may give them a broken rib, which could give them a hindrance of something like a temporary ‐35 to all Might‐related skills, or a steady amount of damage received continuously until a certain amount of time passes.

The way to remove these conditions is with rest, Treat Injury Kits, and the use of the treat injury skill. If you have the Resist Injury skill, hopefully you won't get wounded or injured in the first place. Resting can only relieve you from the effects of wounds, not injuries and it does this only if the rest is successful.

EXPERIENCE and LEVELING In 9 Rings, one levels up by achieving enough experience to attain the next level from kills or the completion of quests. Below is the progressive experience chart.

Level 2:

500

Level 3:

2500

Level 4:

7000

Level 5:

15,000

Level 6:

32,000

Level 7:

70,000

Level 8:

150,000

Level 9:

300,000

Level 10:

800,000

Experience is persistent and does not start back at zero when you gain a new level.

The RM decides what the value is for the experience of your encounters, quests, and enemies.

NOTE: Remember, as the RM, leveling is not the only way to reward your players. There are the obvious gifts of weapons and gold, but you can also reward them with a certain number of skill points or special ability points whenever they achieve something truly spectacular or make an effort to seek out training within the game. As the RM, all these tools are at your disposal.

ATTRIBUTES The are six Core Attributes in 9 Rings. Each one is detailed below.

DAMAGE MIGHT: 1d2 damage bonus at 3; 1d4 at 6; 1d6 at 9; 1d8 at 12; 1d12 at 15. Repeat cycle as add‐ons to current dice in increments of d2, d4, d6, d8, and d12 every three points.

Increase damage bonus by one rank‐up when using a two‐handed weapon. For example, a character with 3 Might, using a two‐handed weapon, gets a 1d4 damage bonus instead of a 1d2.

ENERGY: +2 to Spell Pool for every single point. +1 to all Spell Damage every five points. For example, a character with 4 Energy would have a Spell Pool of 8 and +1 Spell Damage.

You must have the necessary energy to cast a leveled spell and be at least of that character level based on the chart below: Level 1 = Energy 3

Level 2 = Energy 6

Level 3 = Energy 9

Level 4 = Energy 12

Level 5 = Energy 15

Level 6 = Energy 18

Level 7 = Energy 20

Level 8 = Energy 23

Level 9 = Energy 25

Level 10 = Energy 30

ACCURACY AGILITY: +2 to Attack Rating for every single point. +10ft to Movement every five points. +1 Physical Action every fifteen points.

MIND: +2 Mental and Magical Attack Rating for every single point. +10 to Magical Defense Bonus modifier every five points. +1 Mental Action every fifteen points.

The other bonus from Mind, as indicated before, is that every level you add twice your Mind attribute level to available skill points.

PROTECTION VITALITY: +3 HP for every single point. Immediate full rejuvenation and all negative effects removed every ten points.

ENDURANCE: +3 to Defense Rating for every single point. +1 Damage Resistance for every ten points.

SKILLS This section contains the skills available to your character in 9 Rings, broken down by the attribute associated with them.

When rolling, unless otherwise specified in the skill, use a d100 and attempt to roll under your current skill level. Doing so results in a successful use of the skill. This is referred to as a skill check roll.

Example: If my character springs a trap and the RM asks me to make a Dodge skill check, I will roll the d100 and try to get a lower roll than my skill level. If my Dodge skill level was 70 and I rolled 52, I would successfully dodge the trap, but if I rolled 90, I would have failed to dodge.

ADDED DIFFICULTY/EASE: The RM may place temporary subtractions or additions on your skill level if he/she deems that circumstances make what you are attempting to do additionally difficult or easy.

ACTIONS: Skills take one physical and one mental action, unless otherwise stated. Skills that merely add their numbers to modifiers when you are performing other actions, like attacking, use no extra actions. If it takes a "full turn action", it takes all your actions, including move.

MIGHT SKILLS SCALING: Roll to climb objects. The RM will decide the times you have to roll for this. If you fail to roll under your skill level, the RM may dictate any damage that occurs in the event of a fall, or simply have it result in no movement.

BREACHING: Roll to bust through certain doors or windows, to enter a new space. If you fail to roll under your skill level, the object does not break and you may suffer damage at the RM's discretion.

The RM will also decide which objects you are able or not able to use this skill on.

TUNNELING: If you have this specialization ability and the RM rules the surface you're currently on is tunnel‐friendly, then you may roll to move half your move speed underground as a tunnel action. You may stay underground for two whole rounds, but you will have to roll to resist suffocation. Failure to tunnel results in a loss of move action.

GRAPPLING: Roll the d100 and then add it to your grappling skill, along with your Might. Your opponent will roll the same to resist your grapple. The higher number is the victor, with a tie resulting in failure. If your grapple fails, they get to instantly roll an attack against you with ‐30 to your armor. If you win, you have grappled the opponent and on your next turn, you get the option to throw or pin them. After one of those actions is performed, if they are still grappled, they get a chance to resist again.

THROW: You toss opponent 2d6 feet in direction of your choice and they take fall damage of 1d3 per two feet, rounded down.

PIN: Immobilize opponent where you can still attack them with knives and unarmed attacks. If an ally is within range, they can attempt to finish them using a normal attack that, if successful, will cause instant death to the opponent.

RM will decide if an opponent is to large to attempt grapple.

SUNDER: Roll to break through enemy shield. If successful, the shield will shatter and opponent will lose the armor bonus from it and take 1d8 damage. If unsuccessful, your attack is wasted and your turn is over. Sunder requires all your might, so you may not use this skill if you have attacked once already this turn.

UNARMED COMBAT: Add the number to your combat skill modifier when making an unarmed attack.

The damage for a standard unarmed attack is 1d6, 1d8 at skill 50, 1d12 at skill 75, and 1d20 at skill 99.

Add additional damage as done with any melee weapon or other physical attack.

UPHEAVAL: Roll and subtract result by Might to lift immensely heavy objects. Failure will result in no movement from the object and potential damage at RM's discretion.

LEAP: Roll to make long jumps. Failure will result in falling down into whatever you were trying to jump across.

MELEE WEAPONS: Add the number to your combat skill modifier when making attacks with any melee weapon. Damage is dependent on your Might and the weapon's damage rating.

THROWN WEAPONS: Add the number to your combat skill modifier when making attacks with any thrown weapon. Damage is dependent on your Might and the weapon's damage rating.

ENERGY SKILLS USE DEMONIC GIFT: Roll to successfully use your demonic gift. If you fail, your actions are wasted. If you roll 40 under your skill level, it's a critical, which doubles your damage if it's a damage‐dealing effect.

TREAT ENERGY INJURY: Roll to treat an injury caused by energy magic. You must have an energy magic treatment kit or supplies the RM deems an equivalent in order to use this skill.

RESTABILIZATION: Roll to resist any form of destabilizing demonic energy present in the 9 Rings. If you fail, you lose demonic stability points at RM's discretion.

EARTHLY MAGIC: Add number to rolls to successfully cast an earthly magic spell. If you fail, your actions are wasted. A roll of 99 equals a critical success and means the opponent does not get an opportunity to resist.

DEMON MAGIC: Add number to rolls to successfully cast a demon magic spell. If you fail, your actions are wasted. A roll of 99 equals a critical success and means the opponent does not get an opportunity to resist. A roll of 1 equals a critical failure and costs the player two demonic stability points.

ETHEREAL MAGIC: Add number to rolls to successfully cast an ethereal magic spell. If you fail, your actions are wasted. A roll of 99 equals a critical success and means the opponent does not get an opportunity to resist. A roll of 1 equals a critical failure and costs the player two mental stability points.

ELDER MAGIC: Add number to rolls to successfully cast an elder magic spell. If you fail, your actions are wasted. A roll of 99 equals a critical success and means the opponent does not get an opportunity to resist. A roll of 1 equals a critical failure and costs the player 50% of their HP, rounded down.

NOTE: Remember, Elder Magic can only be learned from an Assessorial God.

FOCUS ENERGY: Roll to spend a turn focusing on your magical energy to get 25 points added to your caster roll and +10 to damage. Takes all actions; must not move to perform.

RANGED SPELL WEAPONS: Add number to rolls to successfully cast spells from a staff, wand, or other magical projectile weapon. If you fail, your actions are wasted. A roll of 99 equals a critical success and means the opponent does not get an opportunity to resist. A roll of 1 equals a critical failure and the weapon backfires, dealing 1d6 damage to yourself.

You need at least 5 Energy and have the ability to cast level 1 earthly magic to use a low class ranged spell weapon, 10 Energy and have the ability to cast level 2 earthly magic to use a medium class ranged spell weapon, and 15 Energy and the ability to cast level 3 earthly magic to use high class and special ranged spell weapons.

MELEE SPELL: Roll before you attempt to cast a spell while in close combat. If you fail, you lose the chance to cast. This roll takes no actions, but if you fail the roll, you lose whatever actions the spell cost as if you cast the spell.

AGILITY SKILLS STEALTH: Roll to hide successfully from one's enemies. This is a full turn action. If it is a success, you are hidden and opponents must make a spot check to find you. If you fail, you waste your turn. This action cannot be done in plain sight or where there are no places to hide. RM has final say in this matter.

FLIGHT: Those that have the ability to fly roll to successfully fly through the air at their ability's given speed. If they fail, their movement action is wasted or they fall to the ground at the RM's decision. Rolling this skill takes away no actions.

RIDE: Roll to successfully ride on a mount at their given speed. If you fail, your movement action is wasted or you are thrown to the ground at the RM's decision. Rolling this skill takes away no actions.

EVASION: Roll to attempt to avoid pursuers while being chased. If you succeed, you are no longer pursued; otherwise your pursuers are still after you. This may only be used when fleeing from something that's chasing you.

TRAP SENSE: Roll to successfully detect nearby traps. If you fail, the actions are wasted.

ESCAPE: Roll to escape when tied up or otherwise trapped. RM may temporarily lower your skill to represent difficulty of the escape. Full turn action.

DODGE: Roll to avoid surprise attacks, reflex‐based traps, and spell attacks that have this as their only form of resistance, like fireball. If you fail, the damage or effect is dealt as normal. The RM will tell you when you must roll this skill. It takes no actions.

DYNAMIC MOVEMENT: Roll when trying to flee from a combat encounter, where you must make a roll under your skill number, as usual. Full turn action. If you fail, you're still in combat and you've wasted your turn. If you succeed, you can move out of combat three times your regular movement speed. Also roll as to make any checks prompted by the RM related to balance or acrobatics at no action cost.

THEFT: Roll to make any attempt to steal something. Failure will result in a confrontation with whoever you're trying to steal from. RM may make temporary adjustments to skill based on difficulty of what you are stealing. This skill may not be used in combat.

RANGED WEAPONS: Add the number to your combat skill modifier when making attacks with any ranged weapon. Damage is dependent on your Might and the weapon's damage rating. Some ranged weapons will limit or take away your Might damage bonus, like crossbows.

SPOT: Roll to spot hidden enemies or objects. Your RM will tell you when a spot check is necessary to see something. Using spot only takes one mental action.

MIND SKILLS MENTAL ASSAULT: You may perform the skills below equal to the number of points you have in Mind, per day. You must have The Mind is My Weapon talent in order to use the mental assault skill. Your mental assault level is equal to your character level.

PSYCHIC TAKEOVER (PT): Roll to attempt a hostile takeover of an opponent's mind. Initially, this can only be done on those who are a lower level than you. Once your skill is 60, you can attempt it on those equal to your level, and once your skill is 90, you may perform it on those one level higher than you. If your attempt is resisted, you take mental stability points equal to your level. To attempt a PT, you must possess the mental assault skill, as well as have two mental actions. The attempt takes all your actions and you may not move while you attempt this action, nor while you are controlling the opponent.

TELEKINETIC STRIKE (TS): At the cost of one physical action and one mental action, attack your opponent with psychic energy in the form of damage. Roll like a regular attack, but add the mental assault skill to your attack bonus and your mental attack rating. Your mental attack rating is equal to twice your Mind attribute. Roll this against their unarmored defense score and deal damage based on the chart below.

Mental Assault Level

Mental Resistance score your opponent must roll higher than to resist PT

Damage from TS

1

40 + Your Mental Attack Rating

2d4

2

55 + Your Mental Attack Rating

2d6

3

80 + Your Mental Attack Rating

3d6

4

90 + Your Mental Attack Rating

3d8

5

100 + Your Mental Attack Rating

1d6 + 3d8

6

110 + Your Mental Attack Rating

2d10 + 2d6

7

115 + Your Mental Attack Rating

3d6 + 2d10

8

120 + Your Mental Attack Rating

2d8 + 3d10

9

125 + Your Mental Attack Rating

6d10

10

130 + Your Mental Attack Rating

15d6

ENERGY RESISTANCE: Add the skill's number to a d100 roll, along with your Mind bonus and any specials for resisting spells you might have. If your roll is high enough, you will resist the spell being cast at you or the magical effect of the area you are in. This roll is called a magical resistance roll and is done when a spell is being cast at you with a required resistance roll or when prompted by the RM. EXAMINE: Roll to look over specific objects closely to see if you can gain useful information. RM will decide what information to reveal based on your roll. If you fail, he will reveal nothing.

KNOWLEDGE: Roll to see if you possess knowledge on a certain topic. The RM will tell you what you know if you succeed. If you posses a knowledge specialization associated with the topic you are inquiring about, add +30 to your skill for the check.

PERSUASION: Roll to lie, trick, or otherwise use guile to manipulate characters in your game. The RM may force you to roll this whenever you attempt to lie. Failures in this case will likely result in a fight.

DIPLOMACY: Roll when attempting to explain, discuss, or otherwise converse with characters in the game. Failure will likely result in confusion over what you are trying to say.

PSYCHIC WEAPONS: Add the number to your combat skill modifier when making attacks with any psychic weapon. Damage is dependent on your Might and the weapon's damage rating. Roll as a skill check before using any of the weapon's special psychic abilities. If you fail, your actions are wasted.

DISMANTLE: Roll on any checks to disable a device or take apart an object without destroying it. This is primarily used to disarm traps. Your RM will tell you the results of your effort based on your roll.

MIND RESISTANCE: Use as a skill check to resist non‐combat attempts to psychically persuade your character. RM will tell you when you need to roll.

In combat, it works like magical resistance. Add the skill's number to a d100 roll, along with your Mind bonus and any specials for resisting psychic attacks you might have. If your roll is high enough, you will resist the psychic attack being cast at you or the psychic effect of the area you are in. This roll is called a mental resistance roll and is done when a psychic attack is being cast at you or when prompted by the RM. If you fail, you will likely lose mental stability points, at RM's discretion.

CRAFT: If you have the appropriate materials and talent, you roll to attempt to craft the desired object.

Basic materials not listed in craft talents can be made with just the materials. If you fail your roll, the materials might be destroyed, at the RM's discretion.

READ TOMES: Roll when checking to see if you understand any of the writings in books that are a member of the ancient tomes class. You will encounter these on your journeys and, if successfully read, can unlock great secrets. Fail to read the ancient words properly too many times and the book may explode, at the RM's discretion.

VITALITY SKILLS CHARM: Roll to see how well you are received and perceived by other people and animals. This roll with be prompted by the RM. You may roll your charm skill whenever you wish to make a person or animal like you more. If you fail, they will like you less.

REST: Roll to see how well you rest. RM decides what happens as a result of how well you roll.

EXAMPLE: A success may result in 2d4 HP restored, while a failure may result in an encounter with wolves.

TREAT PHYSICAL INJURY: Roll to see how well you use Treat Injury Kits or other items for treating physical injuries. Failure may result in no heath restored or even more damage, at the RM's discretion.

TREAT MENTAL INJURY: Roll to use mentally enhancing kits and restorative ingredients to regain mental stability or to cure a mental affliction. Failure will result in no benefit for the condition and loss of ingredients. This can be done with mental energy alone and no ingredients if your skill is 60 or above.

RESIST POISON: Roll to stave off, endure, or completely avoid the effects of a poison. RM will prompt roll if threatened with being poisoned. Takes no actions.

RESIST DISEASE: Roll to stave off, endure, or completely avoid the effects of a disease. RM will prompt roll if threatened with being diseased. Takes no actions.

SENSE: Roll to use your body’s natural energy to sense the presence of unseen, hidden, or invisible life forms. This takes a full turn action. Failure results in a wasted turn.

SWIM: Roll to determine success of all swim checks. Failure may result in little to no movement through the water. Fail enough times in a row and you may start to drown, at the RM's discretion. Takes no actions.

SPRINT: Roll to run at twice one's movement speed. Failure causes you to move as normal. Full turn action.

RESIST SUFFOCATION: Roll on all attempts to resist damage from suffocation, like while under water.

RM prompts rolls. Takes no actions.

ENDURANCE SKLLS USE ARMOR – LIGHT; MEDIUM; HEAVY; DEMON; TITAN: Roll this skill for any checks the RM dictates involving your armor. Takes no actions.

The main purpose of these skills is to grant you the ability to get better at using certain classes of armor and gain the ability to use new armor. Every 30 points you have in the skill of the armor you are currently wearing, gives you a +5 special defense bonus to your total armor.

Every one starts out with the ability to use Light Armor, but the others must be earned according to the following progression: If Light Armor = 40, you can use and put points into Medium Armor.

If Medium Armor = 60, you can use and put points into Heavy Armor.

If Heavy Armor = 80, you can use and put points into Demon Armor.

If Demon Armor = 90, you can use and put points into Titan Armor.

RESIST EXHAUSTION: Roll to resist the effects of exhaustion. RM prompts roll. Takes no actions. Failure may result in kneeling to catch your breath, collapsing, fainting, or falling.

STABILIZE: Roll to stabilize yourself or others when dying to stop blood loss, or to attempt to stabilize yourself or others when all mental or demonic stability has been lost. Full turn action. If successful to stabilize blood loss, player is placed back at 1 HP, but they are only able to move at half their current speed unless assisted by another person or until healed beyond this point. If successful to stabilize mental or demonic stability loss, they are stabilized and receive 5 mental or demonic stability points, respectively.

RESIST INJURY: Roll to resist permanent injuries on your body. Rolls are prompted by RM and take no actions.

USE SHIELD: Tests capacity with shields and determines which shields are available to you. Once your skill is at 40, you may use medium shields, at 60 you may use heavy shields, and at 80 you may use high and special class shields, as long as you meet their specific requirements.

RESIST DAMAGE: You may only put points in this skill if you have 60 in Resist Injury and 70 in Resist Exhaustion. Roll this skill when attacked to gather all your Endurance and attempt to completely resist all damage from a single attack. On your next turn, you cannot move. If successful, you take no damage, but RM may allow damage to get through if the attack you face is overwhelmingly deadly.

DEMON RACES

TITAN High combat and endurance; Medium vitality; Low stealth and magic.

Perhaps the most traditional looking demons amongst the hoards, Titans are true terrors on the battlefield. Usually standing well over eight feet tall, they are well known for their abilities to rip people to shreds, as well as to swing two‐handed weapons at speeds impossible for a regular human. They are the greatest warriors amongst the hybrid demons.

ACTIONS: Physical Actions 2; Mental Actions 1 STARTING HP: 25 STARTING TALENTS: Two‐Hand Weapon Adept; Slasher ATTRIBUTE BONUSES: LV1 Might +2 Vitality +1 Endurance +1

CAB=+10 DT Devil's Hide, Devil's Horns DG Roar

LV2

CAB=+20

LV3 Might +1 Vitality +1 Endurance +1

CAB=+30 DG Carnal Sunder

LV4

CAB=+40 DT Wicked Claws

Endurance +2

LV5

CAB=+50 DG Devil's Rage

LV6 Might +2

CAB=+60/+10

LV7

CAB=+70/+20 DG Cursed Flame

LV8 Might +2 Vitality +2

CAB=+80/+30 DT Wings

LV9

CAB=+90/+40

LV10 Might +3 Vitality +3 Endurance +3

CAB=+90/50/+10 DG Demon Aura

DT = Demonic Traits

DG = Demonic Gifts

CAB = Combat Attack Bonus

SKILL BONUSES: Use Light Armor +40; Use Medium Armor +20; Unarmed Combat +10; Melee Weapons +30; Resist Exhaustion +20; Resist Poison +20; Resist Disease +20; Thrown Weapons +30

TITAN DEMONIC GIFTS AND TRAITS LV1 DT Devil's Hide = gives you an additional +5 special bonus to your armor DT Devil's Horns = gives you an additional +3 damage whenever you successfully land a charge attack DG Roar = when within 5ft of an opponent, you may designate one opponent as a target and blast them with a terrifying roar. With a successful Use Demonic Gift roll, the target becomes frightened and gets a ‐15 to their Attack Rating rolls for six rounds.

LV3 DG Carnal Sunder = gives you an additional +30 to all attempts to Sunder. In addition, if Sunder is successful, target also takes 1d8 damage.

LV4 DT Wicked Claws = you now have long, sharp, dangerous claws. All your unarmed attacks deal +5 damage.

LV5 DG Devil's Rage = activate this once per encounter for‐30 to Attack Rating and +10 to damage for two rounds.

LV7 DG Cursed Flame = once per day you may use Cursed Flame. The three squares in front of you are engulfed in flame. All creatures within take 6d10 fire damage.

LV8 DT Wings = you have grown wings. You may now fly 90ft in any direction as a standard move action.

LV10 DG Demonic Aura = You are now wrapped in a demonic aura. Your attacks get +10 damage, your mental, magical and physical defense get +30, and all creatures five levels lower than you have a 50% chance of running in fear when attempting to attack you.

AVADON High endurance; Medium magic and combat; Low stealth and agility.

Avadons are granted a very interesting set of powers stemming from the Aveda demon genes in their blood. Like the Aveda, they are both corporeal and ethereal at the same time. This means that although they are living creatures, part of them exist in the land of the dead. This allows them great ability to communicate with spirits, use life force energy to heal those who have been injured, and have good knowledge of ethereal magic.

ACTIONS: Physical Actions 2; Mental Actions 1 STARTING HP: 21 STARTING TALENTS: Healer; Knowledge ‐ Ethereal ATTRIBUTE BONUSES: LV1 Energy +2 Vitality +1 Endurance +1 LV2

CAB=+5 DT Replenishing Antlers, Curved Claws, DG Blessings of the Dead CAB=+10

LV3 Vitality +1 Endurance +2

CAB=+20 DG Demonic Light

LV4 Energy+1 Endurance +1

CAB=+30 DT Ethereal Arms

LV5

CAB=+40 DG Soul Gaze

LV6 Might +1 Energy +1

CAB=+50

LV7

CAB=+60/+10 DG Specter Familiar

LV8 Energy+2

Endurance +2

CAB=+70/+20 DT Armored Skin

LV9

CAB=+80/+30/+5

LV10 Energy +3 Vitality +3 Endurance +3

CAB=+85/+40/+5 DG Ethereal Presence

DT = Demonic Traits

DG = Demonic Gifts

CAB = Combat Attack Bonus

SKILL BONUSES: Use Light Armor +40; Treat Physical Injury +20; Use Shield +20; Melee Weapons +20; Resist Exhaustion +20; Restabilization +10; Treat Energy Injury +20; Mind Resistance +30; Treat Mental Injury +10; Stabilize +10; Ethereal Magic +30

KNOWN MAGIC TYPE: Ethereal KNOWN SPELLS: Entropic Bolt; Death Aura; Sacred Energies

AVADON DEMONIC GIFTS AND TRAITS LV1 DT Replenishing Antlers = the Avadon has large curved antlers growing from their shoulders. Once per day, they may heal all within a 50ft radius of where they are standing by 2d10 points of HP. This is a full turn action DT Curved Claws = the Avadon has small curved claws that give it +2 to all unarmed combat attack damage and + 10 to the grapple skill.

DG Blessings of the Dead = at the cost of two spell points, all within a 30ft radius from the Avadon gain +5 Attack Rating and +2 damage on all attacks for six rounds.

LV3 DG Demonic Light = light emanates from the Avadon and gives the group a 60ft radius of clear visibility, even in pitch black areas.

LV4 DT Ethereal Arms = your arms glow full of ethereal magic and all weapons you hold ignore any damage resistance an ethereal creature has to physical weapons.

LV5 DG Soul Gaze = at the cost of four spell points, you can gaze into a creature's soul. Doing this gives you exact knowledge of its health, armor, and any special abilities it may possess.

LV7 DG Specter Familiar = once per day, summon a level 5 specter to your side for one hour.

Physical Actions 2; Mental Actions 1 Might 12 Agility 8 Energy 5 HP 40 Attack Rating + 56 Weapon: Ethereal Claws – 2d8 +2 Damage Armored 100 Unarmored 75 Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +24 Skills: Unarmed Combat 40; Spot 60

Movement 60ft Vitality 10 Mind 5

Endurance 12

Physical Damage Resistance +5

LV8 DT Armored Skin = your skin is armored granting you a +10 special bonus to armor

LV10 DG Ethereal Presence = you have the presence of a Grand Ethereal Specter and thus get + 40 Special Armor bonus, +10 physical weapon damage resistance, and a 20% chance to convert any ethereal creature lower than your level within 5ft to your side.

KUNDAI Very High magic; Medium stealth; Low combat, endurance, and vitality.

Kun‐Drada demons are said to be the original sources of all magic throughout the lands. The massive knowledge and arcane energy that they possess are reflected in their human hybrids, the Kundai. Not only can the Kundai use every form of magic known to man, demon or ghost, but they also have the incredible power to naturally defy the very laws of gravity. Kundai can do this even in their weakest forms.

ACTIONS: Physical Actions 2; Mental Actions 1 STARTING HP: 17 STARTING TALENTS: Hidden Potential; Knowledge – Arcane, History, Demons ATTRIBUTE BONUSES: LV1 Energy +2 Agility +1

Mind +1

LV2 LV3

Energy +3

LV4

Energy +1

CAB=+0 DT Demonic Mind, Soulless Eyes, DG Levitation 1 – Hover CAB=+10 CAB=+20 DG Arcane Leech

Mind +1

CAB=+30 DT Demonic Tendrils

LV5

CAB=+40 DG Levitation 2 – Float

LV6 Agility +1 Energy +1

CAB=+50

LV7

CAB=+60/+10 DG Arcane Overcharge

LV8 Energy +2

Mind +2

CAB=+70/+20 DT Four‐Pronged Scorpion Spine

LV9

CAB=+80/+30/+5

LV10 Energy +5 Mind +3 Agility +1

CAB=+85/+40/+5 DG Levitation 3 – Flight

DT = Demonic Traits

DG = Demonic Gifts

CAB = Combat Attack Bonus

SKILL BONUSES: Earthly Magic +30; Demon Magic +30; Ethereal Magic +10; Focus Energy +20; Resist Energy +20; Spot +20; Persuasion +10; Mind Resistance +20; Psychic Weapons +10; Knowledge +40; Ranged Spell Weapons +30; Ranged Weapons +10; Use Demonic Gift +20

KNOWN MAGIC TYPE: Ethereal; Demon; Earthly KNOWN SPELLS: Ethereal = Sense Ethereal; Soul Armor Demon = Gaze of Hate Earthly = Burn; Shocking Wave; Stun; Arcane Aura; Sense Arcane; Energy Burst

KUNDAI DEMONIC GIFTS AND TRAITS LV1 DT Demonic Mind = gives you a +4 to your starting spell pool and lets you use physical actions as mental actions for the purpose of casting spells.

DT Soulless Eyes = +15 on all mental/magical resistance checks.

DG Levitation 1 – Hover = use this ability to hover 10ft above the ground, a distance of 50ft. Any effects related to the ground's surface that would normally affect you do not. You do this in exchange for your standard move action, as well as the actions it takes to use demonic gift. You can remain hovering for two rounds before returning to the ground's surface.

LV3 DG Arcane Leech = you may use a full turn action to target a single opponent and steal 1d6 SP from them, if that opponent has any SP to steal. If they do not, you sense it and actions are not used.

LV4 DT Demonic Tendrils = gain +20 Mental Resistance, +10 Magical Resistance, and +2 damage on all spells.

LV5 DG Levitation 2 – Float = use this ability to hover 15ft above the ground, a distance of 70ft. Any effects related to the ground's surface that would normally affect you do not. You do this in exchange for your standard move action, as well as the actions it takes to use demonic gift. You can remain hovering for three rounds before returning to the ground's surface.

LV7 DG Arcane Overcharge = once per day, using a full turn action, you may add 3d10 damage to a single spell.

LV8 DT Four‐Pronged Scorpion Spine = at the cost of two physical actions, you may launch four scorpion stinger attacks, dealing 2d4 +1 poison damage per strike to any opponent within 5 ft

LV10 DG Levitation 3 – Flight = you may now fly 200ft in any direction as a standard move action and remain in the air for up to five rounds

VOULGE High stealth and agility; Medium combat and endurance; Low magic.

One with shadows, Volan demons are literally part of the darkness that surrounds them, as they stalk their prey during the night. Like their greater demon elders, the Voulge are masters of stealth and the use of blades. In addition, they possess massive psychic energy that allows them to perform devastating mental attacks and at higher levels, even take over the minds of their opponents.

ACTIONS: Physical Actions 2; Mental Actions 1 STARTING HP: 19 STARTING TALENTS: The Mind is My Weapon; Trap Sensor ATTRIBUTE BONUSES: LV1 Agility +3 Mind+1

CAB=+0 DT Psychic Glands, Devil's Bite DG Shadow Blade

LV2

CAB=+10

LV3 Agility+1 Mind+2

CAB=+20 DG Evolution of Mind

LV4 Might +1 Agility +1

CAB=+30 DT Shoulder Sabers

LV5

CAB=+40 DG Dark Flame Daggers

LV6 Mind +2 Agility +1

CAB=+50

LV7

CAB=+60/+10 DG Abyssal Leap

LV8 Agility+3

Mind +1

CAB=+70/+20/+5 DT Four Arms

LV9

CAB=+80/+30/+10

LV10 Agility +3

Mind+3 Might +3

DT = Demonic Traits

CAB=+90/+40/+20 DG Shadow Form

DG = Demonic Gifts

CAB = Combat Attack Bonus

SKILL BONUSES: Melee Weapons +20; Ranged Weapons +30; Stealth +30; Persuasion +20; Psychic Weapons +20; Mind Resistance +20; Dodge +10; Trap Sense +20; Mental Assault +5; Use Light Armor +25; Spot +20

VOULGE DEMONIC GIFTS AND TRAITS LV1 DT Psychic Glands = +10 to Mental Assault skill and +1 to Telekinetic Strike damage DT Devil's Bite = you get one bonus attack per turn at ‐20 your current attack rating and 1d4 physical damage.

DG Shadow Blade = +2 damage whenever attacking an opponent while flanking or by surprise.

LV3 DG Evolution of Mind = you gain an additional mental action

LV4 DT Shoulder Sabers = any opponent that successfully attacks you takes 1d6 damage

LV5 DG Dark Flame Daggers = whenever using any type of dagger or knife, thrown or not, you may use your demonic gift to give them +2d6 arcane damage

LV7 DG Abyssal Leap = as a full turn action, make a special jump instead of your standard leap. Fire emerges from where you land in a 30ft radius around you. Enemies caught within the blast radius take 4d8 fire damage. You may not move your next turn and you only get one physical and one mental action.

LV8 DT Four Arms = you gain two bonus attacks with a d12 might damage bonus limit and minus 50 to your highest Attack Rating

LV10 DG Shadow Form = you gain invisibility from opponents, +50 to Dodge, your Shadow Blade bonus damage increases to +10, and your current movement gets +50ft

HUMAN RACES

IN THE WEST THE TEGAI Heavily industrious and full of ambition, the Tegai are most commonly known for their way with words and the spread of their language, which is the common tongue of the earthy realm. They are also known to be great studiers of history and have been around for quite a long time, with a resistance to some diseases.

STARTING GOLD: +75 gp SKILL BONUSES: Charm +10; Knowledge +25; Resist Disease +15; Dismantle +10; Craft +30; Swim +20; Rest +15; Sprint +15; Persuasion +20; Ride +15; Examine +10; Spot +10 SPECIAL ABILITIES: Knowledge – History, Nature, Cities, Crafting; Craft Wood

IN THE EAST THE ONAGI Primarily a Zeno‐centric society, the Onagi have always had a particular distaste for those from outside their eastern borders. However, they are excellent artisans, arcane enthusiasts, known riders, and have a great love of hunting and the sea. The Onagi have a particular affinity toward maps as well. In addition, they are in generally known to be quite intelligent, as well as quick on their feet.

STARTING GOLD: +90 gp SKILL BONUSES: Knowledge +35; Ride +20; Evasion +15; Dynamic Movement +15; Spot +10; Examine +25; Diplomacy +20; Persuasion +15; Sense +10; Escape +15 SPECIAL ABILITIES: Knowledge – Hunting, Cities, Sea, Maps, Arcane Arts

IN THE NORTH THE NAGAHELM The Nagahelm are the great northerners of the Dark Moon Mountains. Living in harsh cold and a brutal environment full of dangerous predators, survival has become their strong suit. They are also well versed in knowledge of legends and the lore surrounding the Mystic Tomes, as it was deep within the Dark Moon Mountains that those tomes where originally found.

STARTING GOLD: +50 gp SKILL BONUSES Knowledge +10; Resist Disease +20; Sprint +5; Grappling +10; Theft +5; Read Tomes +30; Resist Poison +15; Resist Injury +15; Resist Suffocation +15; Resist Exhaustion +15; SPECIAL ABILITIES: Knowledge – Legends, Hunting, Nature, Books, Runes

IN THE SOUTH THE RAG NOK The Rag Nok hail from the southern lands of crazed heat, great jungles, and massive deserts.

They are extremely talented at battle and train in it from a young age. They are quite athletic and have great knowledge of how to survive in the wild. They are also an extremely religious people, with a great understanding of both their own, as well as many other religions across the lands, and are very mentally resilient.

STARTING GOLD: +60 gp SKILL BONUSES Knowledge +15; Scaling +20; Sunder +10; Breaching +15; Sprint +30; Spot +10; Leap +20; Restabilization +5; Mind Resistance +15; Dynamic Movement +5; Dodge +10; Craft +5

Starting gold +60gp SPECIAL ABILITIES: Knowledge – Religion, Nature, Hunting, Crafting

SPELLS

9 Rings Spell List ‐ Earthly Magic SP = Spell points Cost = Number of ability points it takes to learn AoE = Area of Effect DD = Direct Damage DoT = Damage over Time Name

Level Description

Damage Range Radius Duration Dmg Type Spell Type (ft) (ft) (Turns) 5 Self Buff

Arcane Aura

1

cast magical shield on self

Arcane Bolt

1

2d4

80

-

-

Arcane

Burn

1

2d3

0

40

-

Conjure Light

1

a blast of mystic power released from the hands to fend off enemies the four squares directly in front of you alight with flame, dealing damage to all in the area summons a small ball of light illuminating a 50ft radius around the player

-

-

-

Energy Burst

1

send your energy outward in a violent burst

2d3

-

Force Wave

1

hits the target with a wave of magical force, sending it backwards

1d8

Frostbite

1

Minor Deteriorate

1

a single target becomes wrapped in an aura of icy cold for two turns, slowing its movement hits a target with a blast of highly corrosive acid, damaging its equipment and health

Sense Arcane Shock

1 1

Stun Summon Weapon

1 1

Wind Cut

1

Arcane Aura 2

2

sense any arcane energies in the area a small swift bolt of lightning sent through the ground and into your target chance to stun an enemy for one turn summon a temporary low class melee thrown or ranged weapon. hits the target with a high velocity blast of slicing wind cast magical shield on self

Arcane Bolt 2 Burn 2

2 2

Earthen Armor

2

Energy Burst 2

2

Entanglement

2

Flame Burst

2

a more powerful blast of mystic power an upgraded Burn causes more damage to enemies boost your armor rating with the power of the earth send your energy outward in an even more violent burst roots emerge from the ground, holding the victim in place and poisoning over time Blast of intense heat

SP Cost Attributes 2

5

prevents 2d4 of any incoming magical damage

DD

1

5

Fire

DD

3

5

-

-

Summon

1

5

30

-

Arcane

AoE

2

5

40

-

-

Physical

DD

3

2d2

90

-

2

Cold

DD + Debuff

2

5

target receives -20ft movement penalty for duration of spell

1d6

80

-

-

Corrosive

DD

1

5

50% chance that one piece of wooden equipment is destroyed

3d3

40

200 -

-

Lightning

AoE DD

1 1

5 5

+1d4 damage if target is in water or soaked

1d6 -

60 -

-

1 3

Physical -

DD Summon

1 2

5 5

20% chance to stun target This can be cast on yourself or on an ally.

1d10

90

-

Air

DD

1

5

-

-

-

5

-

Self Buff

4

10 prevents 2d6 of any incoming magical damage

4d4 4d3

80 0

40

-

Arcane Fire

DD DD

-

0

-

3

-

Self Buff

3

10 Boosts armor rating by +50% rounded down

3d4

0

40

-

Arcane

AoE

3

10

1d10

100

-

3

Poison

DD + DoT

3

3d8

40

-

-

Fire

DD

3

10 Enemies cannot move and take 1d10 damage every turn. If attacked, entanglement ends.

10

this spell lasts for one hour in game world time.

10 Target is pushed back 1d6 * 10ft. If creature is large, RM may modify distance or nullify it

Name

Level Description

Flash Freeze

2

Force Wave 2

2

Frostbite 2

2

Haste

2

Ice Blast Minor Deteriorate 2

2 2

Shock 2

2

Shocking Hold

2

Sleep

2

causes target to sleep for two turns

Stun 2 Summon Weapon 2

2 2

Wind Cut 2

2

Earthquake

3

Fire Wall

3

Perfect Storm

3

a cold blast bursts around you, freezing all enemies within its blast radius- full turn action hits the target with greater force, sending it further back

Damage Range Radius Duration Dmg Type Spell Type (ft) (ft) (Turns) 0 30 1-2 Cold AoE

SP Cost Attributes 3

10 All enemies are frozen/stunned for 1-2 turns

10 Target is pushed back 2d4 * 10ft. If creature is large, RM may modify distance or nullify it

2d6

40

-

-

Physical

DD

3

a single target becomes wrapped in a greater aura of icy cold for three turns, slowing its movement further Increase movement speed

2d4

90

-

3

Cold

DD + Debuff

4

-

0

-

2

-

Self Buff

3

blast of intense cold hits a target with a blast of more potent corrosive acid, damaging its equipment and health a swift bolt of lightning sent through the ground and into your target use the power of lightning to subdue your target

3d6 2d6

80 80

-

-

Cold Corrosive

DD DD

3 2

5d3

50

-

-

Lightning

DD

2

+2d4 damage if target is in water or soaked

-

60

-

3

Lightning

DoT + Debuff

3

10 Target takes 2d3 lightning damage per turn.

Target takes an additional 3d3 lightning damage if a movement action is taken.

-

100

-

2

-

Debuff

3

10 Target is put to sleep, unable to perform any actions during the duration of the spell.

If attacked, sleep ends. Resistance 60

chance to stun an enemy for two turns your summoned weapon now lasts longer

1d8 -

80 -

-

2 6

Physical -

DD Summon

2 4

10 50% chance to stun target 10 This can be cast on yourself or on an ally.

hits the target with a very high velocity blast of slicing wind cause the ground to shake at location

2d10

90

-

-

Air

DD

2

10

2d10

100

50

-

Physical

AoE

4

create a wall of fire to prevent enemies from moving forward create a lightning storm in an area

4d4

80

-

3

Fire

AoE

4

3d10

80

50

-

Lightning

AoE

4

15 50% chance for knockdown to each enemy caught within.

10 Enemies immune to fire can pass through unharmed 15 All enemies become soaked

target receives -40ft movement penalty for duration of spell 10 Allows player to make twice as many movement actions per turn 10 targets movement gets -10ft next round 70% chance that one piece of wooden or iron equipment is destroyed

Name Summon Frost Fiend

Level Description 3

summons a frost being to fight alongside you

Damage Range Radius Duration Dmg Type Spell Type (ft) (ft) (Turns) 0 5 Cold Summon

SP Cost Attributes 5

15 Might 12 Agility 3 Energy 7 Vitality 7 Mind 5 Endurance 13 Hp 35 spell Attack Ratting +50 Attack Ratting + 76 Weapon Frost punch 3d4 +2 frost damage spell pool 14 Armored110/ unarmored defense rating 90 Mental/Magical resistance bonus + 39 skills unarmed combat 70 earthly magic 40 spells frost bite Full Turn Action

Summon Golem

3

summons an stone golem to fight alongside you

-

0

-

5

Physical

Summon

5

15 Might 10 Agility 3 Energy 1 Vitality 8 Mind 1 Endurance 7 Hp 45 Attack Ratting +66 Weapon stone fists 1d8+1d6 damage Armored 101/ unarmored defense rating 80 Mental/Magical resistance bonus +0 skills unarmed combat 60 Full Turn Action

Summon Shock Fiend

3

summons a lightning being to fight alongside you

-

0

-

5

Lightning

Summon

5

15 Might 8 Agility 13 Energy 7 Vitality 7 Mind 5 Endurance 9 Hp 31 spell Attack Rating +66 Attack Ratting +86 Weapon lightning claws 2d8 +1 lightning damage Armored 90/ unarmored defense rating 77 spell points 14 Mental/Magical resistance bonus + 27 skills unarmed combat 60 dodge 59 earthly magic 40 spellsshock Full Turn Action

9 Rings Spell List ‐ Ethereal Magic SP = Spell points Cost = Number of ability points it takes to learn AoE = Area of Effect DD = Direct Damage DoT = Damage over Time Name

Level Description

Death Aura

1

character emits a sickening aura of deathfull turn action

Entropic Bolt Sacred Energies Soul Armor Whispers of the Dead

1 1 1 1

bolt of ethereal magic heals a player of hp damage boost your magic defense Allows you to hear spirits

Blinding Flash

2

Death Aura 2

Damage Range Radius Duration Dmg Type (ft) (ft) (Turns) 2d3 10 2 Ethereal

1d12 1d6+2 -

60 60 -

send out a flash of light, potentially blinding enemies

-

0

2

character emits a sickening aura of deathfull turn action

2d6

-

30

Entropic Bolt 2 Ghastly Howl

2 2

bolt of ethereal magic a blast of sound mixed with deathly magic

2d12 2d4

60 -

40

Reanimate Dead

2

Bring back a slain enemy to fight alongside you

-

50

-

Restoring Grasp

2

infuse party member with restoring energy

Sacred Energies 2 Soul Armor 2

2 2

heals a player of hp damage boost your magic defense further

Spectral Walk

2

Summon Lesser Spirit

2

allows you to walk through obstacles, including enemies summons a lesser spirit to fight alongside you

Tongues of the Dead

2

Allows you to talk to spirits

-

-

2

5

200

Ethereal -

DD Heal Self Buff Buff

1 2 2 0

5 10 5 5

80

3

-

AoE

3

10

Ethereal

DoT

3

10

Ethereal Ethereal

DD DD

2 3

10 10

-

Summon

4

10

5 80 -

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

DoT

3 1

2d6+3 -

-

Spell Type SP Cost Attributes

-

-

-

Ethereal

Heal

3

5

-

3

-

Heal Self Buff

4 3

10 10

-

Self Buff

3

10

5

Divine

Summon

4

10

-

-

Buff

1

5

-

-

targets take damage on their turn if within range not the instant when the spell is cast.

increases your magic resistance by +20 can hear the whispers of ethereal creatures in the area Enemies have 50% chance to resist. If enemy is blinded, it cannot attack, but can roll to resist each turn for the duration of the spell targets take damage on their turn if within range not the instant when the spell is cast.

all hit targets get -10 to their attack rating next turn.

Target must be at or below your level.

Target loses 2d10 health per turn from decay. give party member 2d4 +1 health back

increases your magic resistance by +20 and unarmored state when being attacked by magic by +20 Spectral Walk lasts until another spell or attack is performed Physical actions 1 Mental 1 Movement 60ft Might 5 Agility 2 Energy 3 Vitality 4 Mind 1 Endurance 3 Hp 17 Attack Ratting +44 Weapon ethereal claws 2d4 +2 damage Armored/ unarmored defense rating 95 Mental/Magical resistance bonus +0 Physical damage resistance =5 Skills- Unarmed combat 40 Spot 60

can talk to ethereal spirits

Name

Level Description

Divine Intervention

3

the gods stop all ranged attacks from physical objects from penetrating radius around you a wave of divine energy damages all in its wake Temporarily leave the plane of the living and appear in a new location- full turn action creates a cloud of spectral energy at target location

Divine Wave

3

Enter the Void

3

Ghostly Cloud

3

Heavenly Burst

3

a burst of divine energy emanates from you

Heavenly Touch Mirror Image

3 3

heals nearby ally creates decoy image of yourself

Mystic Reverence

3

player releases a powerful aura that stuns nearby enemies

Spectral Walk 2

3

if you walk through an enemy, enemy takes damage

Damage Range Radius Duration Dmg Type (ft) (ft) (Turns) 0 50 1 -

4d8

Spell Type SP Cost Attributes AoE

4

15

Only melee attacks can hit caster and allies within the radius All enemies in a line from 0-100ft take damage Teleport to target location

100

10

-

Divine

AoE

3

10

-

200

-

-

-

Teleport

5

15

-

150

50

3

-

AoE Debuff

3

10

4d8

0

30

-

Divine

AoE

3

10

1d10+10 -

10 -

-

4

-

Heal Self

4 4

10 10

Ethereal

AoE

4

10

Divine

Buff + DD

4

15

-

4d3

-

-

50

-

-

-

Enemies caught within have movement halved and 50% chance of 1-turn blindness each turn All enemies within radius are damaged Cannot use on self 50% chance that enemies attack decoy instead of you all enemies within area roll a resistance roll of 70 if they fail they are stunned for 1d4 turns Spectral Walk lasts until another spell or attack is performed. If you walk through an enemy, 50% chance Spectral Walk ends.

9 Rings Spell List ‐ Demon Magic SP = Spell points Cost = Number of ability points it takes to learn AoE = Area of Effect DD = Direct Damage DoT = Damage over Time Name

Level Description

Charm

1

causes target to fight alongside you for two turns

Choke

1

magic that chokes the opponent

Gaze of Hate Harm

1 1

Sacrifice

1

use demonic energy to burn targets soul use dark magic to internally damage an opponent sacrifice a charmed or summoned monster to gain health

Terror

1

causes target to run in fear

Claw

2

Death Gaze

2

transform hand into demonic magic claw and strike opponent stare down your target with a deathly gaze

Eyes of Loathing

2

Harm 2

2

Necrosis

2

Sacrifice 2

2

Seduce

Sense Demon

Damage Range Radius Duration Dmg Type Spell Type SP Cost Attributes (ft) (ft) (Turns) 80 2 Charm 3 10 Target regains control of its body after the spell wears out (if still alive) resistance roll 50 1d6 70 Demon DD 1 5 enemy must roll a to resist at 70 if they fail extra d12 damage 1d8 50 Demon DD 1 5 10% chance enemy will run 2d4+1 70 Demon DD 1 5 -

60

-

-

-

Heal

2

5

target creature must be under your control and have 25% or less health at the time of casting. You will be healed 2d8 +2 hp

-

30

-

-

-

Debuff

2

10

4d6

10

Physical

Polymorph

3

10

50% chance target enemy runs in fear. If creature is large, RM may reduce the chance or nullify it.

1d4 bleed damage for 2 turns

4d4

100

-

Death

DD

2

10

50% chance to stun enemy for one turn

use demonic energy to burn targets soul

1d12+1

90

-

-

Demon

DD

use dark magic to internally damage an opponent causes target to decay over time, full turn action a more adept ability to sacrifice a charmed or summoned monster to gain health

2d8+2

80

-

-

Demon

DD

2

10

-

150

-

3

Death

DoT

3

10

-

60

-

-

-

Heal

3

2

causes target to believe everything you say

-

100

-

1 hour

-

Charm

1

2

senses any demon in the area

-

-

200

-

10% chance enemy will run +1d12 damage to opponents mental stability

After a one turn delay, deals 4d4 death damage each turn 10 target creature must be under your control and have 50% or less health at the time of the casting. You will be healed for 2d10+2 hp 5 Target regains control of its body after the spell wears out and will know they've been tricked good chance they will try to kill you if your still around. Resistance roll 60

Name

Level Description

Summon Lesser Gremlok

2

summons a lesser gremlock to fight alongside you

Terror 2

2

greater chance to fear target

Venomous Slash

2

Wounding Touch

2

Zombification

2

Blood Boil

3

Blood Leech

3

Demonic Transformation

3

Infernal Grasp

3

Infernal Touch Infestation

3 3

Summon Lesser Demon

3

Terrorize

3

Damage Range Radius Duration Dmg Type Spell Type SP Cost Attributes (ft) (ft) (Turns) 0 Physical Summon Physical actions 1 Mental 1 Movement 50ft Might 3 Agility 5 Energy 0 Vitality 2 Mind 5 Endurance 3 Hp 10 Attack Ratting +15 Weapon deamon claws 2d4 +1 damage Armored 70 / unarmored defense rating 60 Mental/Magical resistance bonus +0 Skills- Unarmed combat 10 Spot 60 Melee weps 15

-

50

-

-

-

Debuff

3

Melee slash that inflicts poison damage over time

3d4

10

-

2

Physical + Poison

DD + DoT

3

wound target within melee distance, causing bleed damage over time Zombifies target

3d3

10

-

3

Physical

DD + DoT

3

-

100

-

-

-

Debuff

3

call forth the infernal flames to boil the target's blood draws the blood out of your target to restore 2d10+10 your health you channel your inner demon to increase your melee damage output and resistances, full turn action infernal hands emerge from the ground, 1d10 holding the victim in place and burning over time burns target with the flames of hell 20d2 Spawn insects around target that bite it over time summons a lesser demon to fight alongside you

120

-

3

DoT

4

15 5d4 damage every turn

70

-

-

Death + Fire -

DD + Heal

5

15

0

-

3

Self Buff

5

100

-

3

Fire

DD + DoT

4

10 100

-

3 3

Fire Physical

DD + DoT DoT

6 4

15 10

0

-

5

Physical + Fire

Summon

5

10 Physical actions 2 Mental 1 Movement 60ft Might 12 Agility 5 Energy 0 Vitality 8 Mind 5 Endurance 7 Hp 24 Attack Ratting +56 Weapon demon claws 2d8 +1 damage Armored 71 / unarmored defense rating 60 Mental/Magical resistance bonus +10 Skills- Unarmed combat 40 Spot 60 Melee weapons 35

cause enemies caught within the spell to run in fear

30

30

-

-

AoE

3

10

-

10

80% chance target enemy runs in fear. If creature is large, RM may reduce the chance or nullify it.

10 Enemies take 3d3+3 damage every turn unless they roll over 75 magical resistance roll 10 deals 2d4 damage per turn for the two turns following the slash 10 Decreases target's health by 50%, Increases target's damage by 50%, Target's movement halved, resistance roll 50

Damages target and returns damage as health to you 10 Adds 4d4 damage per melee attack, Increases hit chance by 50%, Adds 50% resistance to fire and death damage 10 Enemies cannot move and take 3d3 damage every turn 10d2 damage per turn; Full Turn Action 2d10 damage every turn

50% chance enemies caught within run in fear. Enemies must be your level or lower

ITEMS

9 Rings Weapons List ‐ Melee low class cost= 30‐60 gold; medium cost = 150‐500 gold; high and special cost = 1000‐10000 gold

Name Dagger Iron rod Spiked knuckles Small claw Hachette Crude short spear Short blade Club Spiked club Staff Cleaver Bladed gauntlet Light hammer Tanto Sickle Long cleaver Three pronged claw Long sword Gladius Rapier Cutlass Long spear Glaive Mace Flail War hammer War axe Scimitar Naginata Great Hammer Great Axe

Class Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium

Description

Damage

Critical Roll Hands Range (ft)

small piercing blade

2d3

90-100

1

medium bludgeoning rod

2d4

95-100

1

5

small piercing and bludgeoning hand device

1d4

95-100

1

5

small two-pronged piercing hand device

2d3

85-100

1

5

small piercing axe

1d6

90-100

1

5

small piercing spear

3d3

95-100

1

5

small slicing blade

1d8

90-100

1

5

short bludgeoning club

1d8

95-100

1

5

short piercing and bludgeoning club

2d4

95-100

1

5

long bludgeoning staff

1d10

95-100

1

10

medium piercing axe

2d4

90-100

1

5

small piercing and bludgeoning hand device

1d4

95-100

1

5

small bludgeoning hammer

1d6

90-100

1

5

short piercing blade

1d10

90-100

1

5

short slicing blade

2d4

90-100

1

5

long piercing axe

3d3

90-100

1

5

small three-pronged piercing hand device

5

2d3+1

85-100

1

5

long slicing blade

2d8

90-100

1

5

medium slicing blade

3d6

90-100

1

5

medium piercing blade

3d4

90-100

1

5

short slicing blade

2d6

85-100

1

5

long piercing spear

1d12

95-100

1

10

long slicing polearm

4d4

95-100

2

10

medium bludgeoning club

2d4

95-100

1

5

1d4+1d6

85-100

1

5

medium bludgeoning hammer

1d10

90-100

1

5

medium piercing axe

1d10

85-100

1

5

medium slicing blade

2d3 +1d6

85-100

1

5

long slicing polearm

1d12+1

80-100

1

10

2d12

85-100

2

10

2d12+1

85-100

2

10

medium bludgeoning ball-and-chain

medium bludgeoning hammer medium piercing axe

Reqs

Name

Class Medium Heavy Mace Medium Claymore Medium Partisan Medium Saber Medium Wakizashi Medium Lance Medium Heavy lance Medium Scythe Medium Morning star Medium Katana Medium Long Curved dagger High Master's Edge Katana High Titan's Axe High Cruel Flamberge High Guan Dao High Giant slayer lance High Dadao Saber High Triple Flail High Double-bladed katana High Twin spear High Colossal Scythe High Titan Blade High Ox tongue spear High Crushing saber High Crescent moon Cutlass High Iron Mountain Axe High Vorpal sword High Shadow splitting hammer High Bloodletting Bastard sword High Massive Mace High Great stone spiked spear High Slaying knife Double-bladed heavy glaive High

Description

Damage

Critical Roll Hands Range (ft)

Reqs

medium bludgeoning club

2d12

90-100

2

10

long slicing blade

4d6

90-100

2

10

long piercing polearm

1d20

85-100

1

15

short slicing blade

2d6

90-100

1

5

small slicing blade

3d4

90-100

1

5

long piercing polearm

1d12+1

95-100

2

10

long piercing polearm

3d8

90-100

2

15

long slicing polearm

2d8

90-100

1

10

medium piercing and bludgeoning club

2d6

85-100

1

5

long slicing blade

3d6

85-100

1

5

medium slicing blade

2d6

85-100

1

5

long slicing blade

4d8

75-100

1

5

Agility 9 Might 12

long piercing axe

5d6

85-100

2

10

Might 24 Endurance 9

long slicing blade

3d12

70-100

2

15

Might 15

long slicing polearm

3d10

80-100

2

10

Agility 9 Might 13

long piercing polearm

4d6

85-100

2

15

Might 20 Endurance 10

long slicing blade

4d10

80-100

2

5

Might 17 Agility 13

medium bludgeoning triple ball-and-chain

2d4 x3

85-100

1

5

Might 19

double-edged long slicing blade

4d12

80-100

2

10

Might 23 Agility 20

dual-speared piercing polearm

2d8

90-100

2

10

Might 17 Endurance 7

long slicing polearm

4d8

80-100

2

15

Might 24 Endurance 14

long slicing blade

5d8

80-100

2

15

Might 25 Endurance 15

double-edged piercing polearm

4d10

90-100

2

10

Might 23 Agility 17

short slicing blade

5d4+1

75-100

1

5

Might 17

medium slicing blade

3d3+1d8

85-100

1

5

Agility 9 Might 13

medium piercing axe

4d6

85-100

2

15

Might 19

long slicing blade

5d10

85-100

2

10

Might 26 Agility 14

long bludgeoning hammer

3d10

75-100

2

10

Might 16 Endurance 8

long slicing blade

5d8

85-100

2

10

Might 22 Endurance 15

long bludgeoning club

4d10

90-100

2

15

Might 29

long piercing polearm

3d12

85-100

2

15

Might 23 Agility 9

short slicing and piercing blade

3d10

70-100

1

5

Agility14 Might 9

double-edged long slicing polearm

4d10

85-100

2

10

Might 21 Endurance 9 Agility 5

9 Rings Weapons List ‐ Ranged low class cost= 30‐60 gold; medium cost = 150‐500 gold; high and special cost = 1000‐10000 gold Max Might Dmg Bonus

Name Short Bow Sling Small Crossbow Blowgun

Class

Description

Low

small light bow

2d4

95-100

2

100

Low

hurls a medium stone

3d3

95-100

1

50

Low Low

fires small bolts shoots small, poisonous darts

2d4 1d4

95-100 95-100

1 1

90 60

Bow Long Bow Hunting Bow Crossbow Knight's Bow Composite Bow Heavy Crossbow Repeating Crossbow Ranger's Bow Heavy Sling Great Bow Assassin's Bow

Medium

regular light bow

2d6

95-100

2

110

Medium

long bow

2d6

90-100

2

120

Medium

accurate long bow

2d6

85-100

2

120

+5 Hit

1d10

Medium

fires regular bolts

3d4

95-100

1

110

+20 hit

1d4

Medium

high damage, short range bow

4d6

90-100

2

130

Medium

sturdy bow

3d3

90-100

2

100

Medium

fires large bolts

3d8

95-100

2

120

+30 hit

1d6

Medium

fires two shots in rapid succession

3d3 * 2

90-100

1

100

+20 hit

1d4

Medium

accurate long bow

2d8

85-100

2

130

Medium

hurls a large, heavy stone

4d4

95-100

1

50

Medium High

sturdy bow high damage, long range bow

2d10 4d6

90-100 85-100

2 2

130 140

Agility 21 Might 8

+20 Hit; 20% chance of head shot, dealing double damage

Massive Long Bow King's Bow Titan's Bow Moon Bow Rapid‐Fire Crossbow Dusk Bow Ballista Catapult Cannon Devil Sling Quick‐Draw Repeating Crossbow

High

sturdy long bow

+5 damage

High

ornate, sturdy bow

High

Damage Critical Roll Hands Range (ft)

Reqs

Attributes

1d6 1d6 +5 to hit 5% chance to cause target to sleep for one turn

1d2 0 1d8 1d10

1d8 1d12

+10 Hit

1d10 1d10

3d6

90-100

2

200

Agility 18 Might 10

4d6 +1

90-100

2

120

Agility 19 Might12

powerful, short-range bow

5d10

90-100

2

70

Agilty30 Might15

High

low damage, very high range bow

4d4

95-100

2

250

Agility25

High

fires two accurate shots in rapid succession

3d3 * 2

85-100

1

100

Agility 17

High

fires arrows imbued with death

3d4

85-100

2

120

High

siege weapon found on battlefield

5d8

95-100

-

High

siege weapon found on battlefield

6d8

95-100

High

siege weapon found on battlefield

5d10

High High

hurls a large fiery stone fires two accurate shots in rapid succession at two targets

Dagger Shot Soul Launcher

High High

Titan's Crossbow

High

1d12 1d12 1d12 and 1d4 1d12 and 1d2 1d12 and 1d6

+10 Hit

1d12

+30 Hit

1d8

Agility 19 Might 9

+1d10 death damage

1d10

200

Agility 15 Might 20

30 foot damage radius

0

-

220

Agility 17 Might 23

30 foot damage radius

0

95-100

-

200

Agility 10 Might 30

40 foot damage radius

0

4d4 3d3 * 2

95-100 85-100

1 1

60 100

Agility 18 Energy 5 Agilty27

+1d8 fire damage for two turns +40 hit 1d6 bleed damage

1d12 1d8

gauntlet modified to shoot knives bow that can launch souls from other dimensions into existence

4d6 3dd10

80-100 95-100

1 -

70 200

Agility +30 to hit Agility 25 Energy 10 At an additional cost, as if you where casting the spell you may fire a summoning spell at the opponent if it hits. The bow deals damage as normal whether the shot hits or misses. The creature is summoned next to the opponent.

fires large puncturing bolts

4d10

95-100

2

150

Might 21 Agility 7

+40 Hit; +5 Dmg

1d8 1d10

1d10

9 Rings Weapons List ‐ Throwing low class cost= 30‐60 gold; medium cost = 150‐500 gold; high and special cost = 1000‐10000 gold

Name Throwing Knives Throwing Stars Spike Darts Throwing Daggers Throwing Axes Short Javelin Long Javelin Throwing spear Throwing axe heavy High class flying daggers Dark moon javelin Thunder spear Chakram War blade throwing axes Death stars Kar kaku daggers Boomerang blade

Class

Damage Critical Roll Hands Range (ft)

Reqs

Attributes

Low

1d4

95-100

1

50

Low

2d3

95-100

1

60

Low

2d3

90-100

1

40

Medium

2d4

95-100

1

50

Medium

3d3

95-100

1

50

Medium

3d3

95-100

1

80

Medium

3d4

95-100

1

60

Medium

4d4

95-100

1

50

Medium

2d8

90-100

2

50

High

2d4

90-100

1

60

Might 10 Agility 7 +10 Hit

High

4d4

90-100

1

100

Might 12 Agility 5

High

3d6

90-100

1

80

Might 15

High

5d4

95-100

1

60

Might 17

High

4d4

90-100

1

60

Might 11

High

3d3

90-100

1

50

Might 8 Agility 7

+20 hit

High

2d6 +2

90-100

1

50

Might 10 Agility 9

+10 hit

High

3d4

90-100

1

60

Might 11

+2 thunder damage 5% Chance of decapitation

50% Chance to hit target a second time on return

9 Rings Shield List

NAME

MATERIAL Wood

Iron

Steel

Black Steel

Demon

Titan

Small Shield

+5

+8

+12

+18

+25

+55

Medium Shield

+10

+15

+20

+25

+35

+75

60‐100 gp

Heavy Shield

+15

+20

+25

+35

+45

+95

120‐200 gp

Full Shield

+25

+35

+45

+60

+75

+115

300‐400 gp

*Values refer to Protection

Effect on Attack Rating: Medium Shield: ‐10 Attack Rating Heavy Shield: ‐20 Attack Rating Full Shield: ‐35 Attack Rating

Additional Costs: Iron +50 gp Steel + 100 gp Black Steel + 350 gp Demon + 1000 gp Titan + 5000 gp

Cost 30‐50 gp

HEAV Y ARMOR

MEDIU M

ARMOR

LIGH ARMO T R

9 Rings Armor List

Armor Bonus

Damage Reduction

Movement Reduction

Attack Reduction

Padded Tunic

+5

0

0

0

Leather Vest

+10

0

0

0

Wood Plate

+15

0

0

0

Light Chain Mail

+20

0

0

0

Chain Mail

+25

0

0

0

Armored Vest

+30

0

0

0

Steel Breast Plate

+35

0

0

0

Full Mail

+40

0

0

0

Strong Chest Plate

+45

0

0

0

Cast Iron Hide

+50

0

0

‐5

Full Chain Plate

+50

1

0

‐5

Black Steel Breast Plate

+60

1

0

‐10

Heavy‐Plated Steel Suit

+75

2

‐10 ft

‐20

Knight Armor

+65

1

0

‐10

Full Steel Plate

+80

2

‐10 ft

‐30

Giant's Plate

+90

1

‐10 ft

‐40

Heavy Chain Mail

+70

1

‐10 ft

‐5

Cost

10‐70 gp

80‐500 gp

800‐1200 gp

TITAN ARMOR

9 Rings Armor List (Continued)

Armor Bonus

Damage Reduction

Movement Reduction

Attack Reduction

Shadow Knight Plate

+100

5

‐20 ft

‐20

Armor of Valu

+110

3

‐20 ft

‐25

Armor of the Tao

+105

6

‐20 ft

‐40

Gortaiath Plate

+105

5

‐20 ft

‐35

Shackles of Shandarus

+95

7

‐20 ft

‐30

Virkeriall Breast Plate

+120

2

‐20 ft

‐40

Armor of the Sage

+90

8

‐20 ft

‐35

Miran

+130

1

‐20 ft

‐40

Juggernaut Full Plate

+150

2

‐30 ft

‐20

Cost

5000‐10000 gp

STANDARD ITEMS Arrows: Used in all bows. Cost = 5gp for 20.

Bolts: Used in all crossbows. Cost = 5gp for 20.

Treat Injury Kit: Used to heal 1d20 HP or any physical injury. Full turn action. Cost = 100gp.

Treat Mental Injury Scroll: Used to heal 1d10 mental stability or any mental injury. Can only use outside combat. Cost = 100gp.

Other basic items can be added by RM within a full pricing range of 1‐150gp, such as rope, quills, food, or saddles for horses.

PSYCHIC WEAPONS A psychic weapon can be from any of the low through medium class weapons of the melee, ranged or thrown variety, that have been infused with psychic energies. A psychic weapon has all the abilities of its base weapon, but in addition it can attack an opponent’s mental stability instead of heath and always attacks an opponent’s unarmored state. In addition, it deals +2 psychic damage with every hit. When rolling, use the psychic weapons skill as the skill modifier bonus.

Cost: A psychic weapon costs what its base weapon type would cost + 1000 gold.

RANGED SPELL WEAPONS Low class These items come with one spell imbued in them when sold or found, as chosen by the RM, unless the item is made by the character, in which case they may choose from spells available.

Ring: Fires low class spell Totem: Fires low class spell or deals 2d2 bludgeoning damage, with a critical range of 95‐100.

Wand: Fires low class spell or deals 1d6 bludgeoning damage, with a critical range of 95‐100.

Spells available: Arcane Bolt; Shock; Burn; Frostbite; Minor Deteriorate; Force Wave; Wind Cut Uses: 10 – You may use a ranged spell weapon of this class 10 times before it runs out of charge. You must wait one full day for its magical energies to recharge.

Medium class These items come with two spells imbued in them when sold or found, as chosen by the RM, unless the item is made by the character, in which case they may choose from spells available. The one spell will serve as the weapon's sole spell.

Crystal: Fires medium class spells.

Spell Gauntlet: Fires medium class spells or deals 3d3 bludgeoning damage, with a critical range of 95‐100.

Large Totem: Fires medium class spells or deals 2d6 bludgeoning damage, with a critical range of 95‐100.

Stave: Fires medium class spells or deals 3d4 bludgeoning damage, with a critical range of 95‐ 100.

Spells available: Arcane Bolt 2; Shock 2; Burn 2; Flame Burst; Ice Blast; Stun 2 Uses: 12 – You may use a ranged spell weapon of this class 12 times before it runs out of charge. You must wait one full day for its magical energies to recharge.

High and Special class These items come with two spells imbued in them when sold or found, as chosen by the RM, unless the item is made by the character, in which case they may choose from spells available. In addition, these items have special properties that improve its user in various ways, but have certain requirements that must be met.

Arcane Crystal: Fires high class spells. +2 damage when using arcane spells.

Requirements: Energy 13 Spectral Crystal: Fires high class spells. +2 damage when using ethereal magic.

Requirements: Energy 13 Abyss Crystal: Fires high class spells. +2 damage when using demon magic.

Requirements: Energy 13 Sage Orb: Fires high class spells. +10 to hit with spells.

Requirements: Energy 16 Sacred Totem: Fires high class spells. +1 damage with ethereal and demon magic.

Requirements: Energy 11; Mind 7 Blood Totem: Fires high class spells. +1d4 damage with earthly magic.

Requirements: Energy 17; Mind 10 Diamond Totem: Fires high class spells. +1d4 damage with ethereal magic.

Requirements: Energy 17; Mind 9 High Flame Staff: Fires high class spells. +1d4 fire damage to all spells.

Requirements: Energy 17; Mind 9 Stave of the Gale: Fires high class spells. +1d4 wind damage to all spells.

Requirements: Energy 16; Mind 10 Staff of Almighty Thunder: Fires high class spells. +1d4 thunder damage to all spells.

Requirements: Energy 17; Mind 10 Staff of Life: Fires high class spells. +5 to all healing spells.

Requirements: Energy 23 Staff of Anubis: Fires high class spells. +15 to hit with all spells.

Requirements: Energy 22 Death Septum: Fires high class spells. +5 death magic damage to all spells.

Requirements: Energy 25 Spells available: Harm 2; Divine Wave; Ice Blast 2; Flame Burst 2; Energy Burst 2 Uses: 15 – You may use a ranged spell weapon of this class 15 times before it runs out of charge. You must wait one full day for its magical energies to recharge.

BONUS TALENTS

9 Rings Bonus Talents Name Aim Ancient Ways Arcane Adept Arcane Zealot Armor Training Light Armor Training Medium Armor Training Heavy Athletic Attuned Senses Brawler Burrower Charmer Craft Wood Craft Iron Craft Steel Craft Black Steel Craft Demon Crushing Blow Dead Shot Deadly Throw Demon Magic Training Devil Mage Disintegrator Dodger Dual‐Wielding Dual‐Wielding Adept Dual‐Wielding Expert Dual‐Wielding Master Earthly Mage Earthly Magic Training Ethereal Mage Ethereal Magic Training Evade

Benefit Cost Requirements AR +5 with ranged weapons 5 Agility 5; Ranged Weapons 50 ‐10 from any knowledge skill check rolls involving magic; Energy 5 Energy 9; Knowledge 30 Resistance +10 +2 damage with all arcane spells 10 Energy 6; Earthly Magic 65 AR +10 with magic, but ‐10 with all weapons 10 Energy 7 Light Armor + 20 10 Endurance 7 Medium Armor +20 10 Endurance 9; Light Armor 50 Heavy Armor +20 10 Endurance 11; Medium Armor 50 Swim +10; Sprint +10 10 Vitality 9 Sense +10 5 Vitality 7 +2 damage with unarmed attacks 10 Might 5; Unarmed Combat 70 Tunneling +10 5 Might 3; Tunnel Charm +10 5 Vitality 5 Can craft Wood weapons, armor and items 5 Mind 1 Can craft Iron weapons, armor and items 10 Mind 6; Craft Wood Can craft Steel weapons, armor and items 10 Mind 10; Craft Iron Can craft Black Steel weapons, armor and items 15 Mind 15; Craft Steel Can craft Demon weapons, armor and items 15 Mind 20; Craft Black Steel +3 damage, but ‐5 AR on all power attacks 10 Might 8 +2 damage with arrows and bolts 10 Agility 6; Ranged Weapons 60 +2 damage with thrown weapons 10 Might 6; Thrown Weapons 70 You can now use and purchase Demon magic 15 Energy 10; Knowledge ‐ Arcane AR +5 on all attacks with Demon magic 10 Energy 9; Demon Magic 50 +2 damage with all acid spells 10 Energy 6; Earthly Magic 65 Dodge +15 5 Agility 6; Dynamic Movement 50 Reduces penalty for dual‐wielding to 30 for regular size weapons and 10 10 Agility 6; Dynamic Movement 40 for small No penalty on off hand bonus attack 10 Agility 7; Dual‐Wielding +3 damage with off‐hand bonus attack 10 Agility 9; Dual‐Wielding Adept AR +10 with off‐hand bonus attack and +5 damage 10 Agility 12; Dual‐Wielding Expert AR +5 on all attacks with Earthly magic 10 Energy 5 You can now use and purchase Earthly magic 15 Energy 8; Knowledge ‐ Arcane AR +5 on all attacks with Ethereal Magic 10 Energy 9; Ethereal Magic 50 You can now use and purchase Ethereal magic 15 Energy 10; Knowledge ‐ Arcane Evasion +15 5 Agility 6

Name Expert Vision Far Reach Great Flight Great Leap Healer Hidden Potential Ice King Improved Power Attack Knights Training Life Saver Long Shot Medic Mental Barriers Military Tactics

Benefit Spot +25 +20ft range with thrown weapons Flight +10 Leap +15 1d6 +1 extra HP whenever you successfully use a Treat Injury Kit +4 to current spell pool +2 damage with all cold spells +2 damage on successful power attacks Melee Weapons +5; Use Shield +10 Stabilize +25 +30ft range with ranged weapons Treat Physical Injury +15 Mental Resistance +15 Whenever you double‐team an opponent, you are considered flanking

Cost 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 10

Requirements Agility 8 Might 4; Thrown Weapons 55 Agility 10 Might 3 Vitality 9; Treat Physical Injury 70 Energy 6 Energy 5; Earthly Magic 60 Might 6; Endurance 1 Might 5; Endurance 5 Endurance 10 Agility 8; Ranged Weapons 65 Vitality 8 Mind 6 Mind 4; Agility 4

Never Tired Nimble One‐Hand Weapon Adept One With the Shadows Parry

Resist Exhaustion +15 Dynamic Movement +10 AR +5 with one‐handed weapons Stealth +10 Once per encounter, roll an attack right after your opponent hits you. If you make their DR, their attack is nullified.

AR +5 with unarmed attacks Treat Mental Injury +15 AR +5 on all attacks with psychic weapons Damage +2 with all fire spells Gain a single bonus attack with all ranged weapons +10ft to movement Examine +15 Resist Poison +5; Resist Disease +5 Ride +10 Theft +15 +5 armor bonus from shield +2 damage with bladed melee weapons AR +5 with small melee weapons +2 damage with blunt melee weapons

5 5 5 5 15

Endurance 5 Agility 5 Melee weapons 45 Agility 5 Agility 15; Dynamic Movement 60

5 10 5 10 15 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10

Unarmed Combat 40 Vitality 8 Mind 8 Energy 5; Earthly Magic 60 Agility 11; Ranged Weapons 50 Agility 7; Dynamic Movement 70 Mind 4 Vitality 10 Agility 6 Agility 5 Endurance 10 Might 5; Melee Weapons 70 Agility 4; Might 2 Might 5; Melee Weapons 70

Pinpoint Fist Psychiatrist Psychic Wielder Pyromancer Quick Shot Quickness Researcher Resistant Rider Scoundrel Shield Adept Slasher Small Arms Adept Smasher

Name The Adventurer The Apache The Brute The Cleric The Cut Throat The Explorer The Geneticist The Huntsman The Mercenary The Mind is My Weapon The Naturalist The Ninja The Sage The Soldier The Specialist The Swordsman The Thug The Wrestler Thunder Tempest Trap Dodger Trap Sensor Tunnel Two‐Hand Weapon Adept Well Rested Whale Lungs Wind Shaper

Benefit Allows you to make knowledge skill checks on weapons, traps, and monster‐related subjects. Knowledge +30 +5 damage with one‐handed axes AR +10 Unarmed Combat; AR +5 Melee Weapons; ‐1 Agility Allows you to make knowledge skill checks on religion, legends, and god‐ related subjects. Knowledge +30 +1 damage on all surprise attacks and flanking Allows you to make knowledge skill checks on cities, maps, and dungeon‐ related subjects. Knowledge +30 Allows you to make knowledge skill checks on demons, humans, and ethereal‐related subjects. Knowledge +30 AR +5 with daggers and hunting bows AR +5 with light crossbows and short blades Can use and put points in Mental Assault Allows you to make knowledge skill checks on nature, sea, and hunting‐ related subjects. Knowledge +30 AR +15 on surprise attacks Allows you to make knowledge skill checks on arcane, runes, and tome‐ related subjects. Knowledge +30 AR +5 with pole arms; Resist Exhaustion +15; Diplomacy ‐10 AR +5 to one weapon of your choice. Stacks with other bonuses for this weapon AR +5 with swords AR +5 with clubs and rods +10 on all Grapple rolls +2 damage with all lightning spells ‐2 to all trap damage Can use and put points in Trap Sense Can use and put points in Tunneling AR +5 with two‐handed weapons 1d6 +1 extra HP whenever you rest Resist Suffocation +20 +2 damage with all air and storm spells

Cost Requirements 5 Mind 1; Knowledge 10 Might 5; Agility 3 10 Might 4; Endurance 1 5 Mind 1; Knowledge 10 Might 1; Agility 4 5 Mind 1; Knowledge 5

Mind 1; Knowledge

10 10 15 5

Might 3; Endurance 2; Knowledge ‐ Hunting Might 2; Agility 3 Mind 7 Mind 1; Knowledge

10 Agility 6; Mind 4 5 Mind 1; Knowledge 10 Might 4; Agility 2 10 Might 5; Agility 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 10

Might 3; Agility 2 Might 4; Endurance 2 Might 4; Agility 3 Energy 5; Earthly Magic 60 Agility 5; Trap Sense 40 Mind 3; Agility 3 Might 7 Melee Weapons 50 Vitality 6 Vitality 10 Energy 6; Earthly Magic 65

APPENDIX A CHARACTER SHEET

Nine Rings Character Sheet PAGE 1 Character Name: Gender:

Demonic Genus: Loyalty:

Earthly Genus: Worship:

Core Attributes Might

Energy

Agility

Skills & Talents Scaling Breaching Tunneling ¹ Grappling Sunder Unarmed Combat Upheaval Leap Melee Weapons ² Thrown Weapons

Use Demonic Gift Treat Energy Injury Restabilization Earthly Magic ¹ Demon Magic ¹ Ethereal Magic ¹ Elder Magic ¹ Focus Energy Ranged Spell Weapons Melee Spell

Mind

Stealth Flight ¹ Ride Evasion Trap Sense ¹ Escape Dodge Dynamic Movement Theft Ranged Weapons Spot

Vitality

Endurance

Skills & Talents Mental Assault ¹ Energy Resistance Examine Knowledge ² Persuasion Diplomacy Psychic Weapons Dismantle Mind Resistance Craft ¹ ² Read Tomes

Charm Rest Treat Physical Injury Treat Mental Injury Resist Poison Resist Disease Sense Swim Sprint Resist Suffocation

Use Light Armor ³ Use Medium Armor ³ Use Heavy Armor ³ Use Demon Armor ³ Use Titan Armor ³ Resist Exhaustion Stabilize Resist Injury Use Shield Resist Damage ³

¹ requires certain SA; ² has complimentary specializations; ³ requires certain skill levels

Health

Total Temp

Armor

Total DR

Physical AR

Mental AR

Stun Damage Wounds Injuries

Endurance 50 +

Worn Armor

Combat Skill d100 +

Agility Modification +

MA Skill

Total d100 +

Natural Defenses

+ + Energy Resist / Mind Resist + d100 +

MR Total

Total

Special Ability Points

Mental Stability Demonic Stability

Mind Bonus

Special

CAB

Special +

CAB +

Magic +

+

+

Mind +

Special +

Magic +

Nine Rings Character Sheet PAGE 2 CAB Weapon Name

Damage

Bonus

Crit

Special

Name

Damage

Bonus

Crit

Special

Name

Damage

Bonus

Crit

Special

Name

Damage

Bonus

Crit

Special

Weapon

Weapon

Weapon

Specializations / Abilities

Equipment

Nine Rings Character Sheet PAGE 3

Demonic Traits

Gifts

Spell List Earthly

Demonic

Ethereal

Elder

APPENDIX B MONSTERS

9 RINGS

UNDEAD MONSTER MANUAL

ZOMBIE Zombies, or the walking dead, are corpses of expired humans now possessed by powerful ethereal sprits. Filled with hunger, rage, and blood lust, they wander aimlessly searching for their next kill. Flames and slashing weapons tend to be most effective at stopping these horrific monstrosities. Although individuals are brought down easily, packs and hordes can be extremely deadly.

Physical Actions 1

Movement 40ft

Might 2

Agility 2

Energy 0

HP 12

Attack Rating + 15

Vitality 4

Mind 0

Endurance 8

Weapon: Infected Nails – 2d4 Damage + 0 Might Damage Bonus Armored 70

Unarmored 50

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +0

Skills: Unarmed Combat 10 Special: +2 damage whenever you hit this creature with fire or bladed weapons

DUSK ZOMBIE Physical Actions 1; Mental Actions 1

Movement 50ft

Might 6 Agility 4 Energy 0

Vitality 9 Mind 0

HP 23

Endurance 8

Attack Rating + 25

Weapon: Infected Nails and Teeth – 2d6 Damage + 1d4 Might Damage Bonus Armored 96 Unarmored 55 Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +0 Skills: Unarmed Combat 15; Spot 60 Special: +2 damage whenever you hit this creature with fire or bladed weapons

STALKER Stalkers are horribly mutated, undead beasts that where originally many different live subjects of the Magi Council's ethereal experiments. The failed subjects of these experiments where mangled beyond all recognition and the successes weren’t much better off – all were disgusting monsters. When the Magi finally got a creature to stay alive by combining some of the world’s most vile and resilient beasts, they abandoned their work and the monsters along with it. Now, after years of breeding, the creature exists in the form you see here, known only as stalkers because of the way they hunt.

Physical Actions 1; Mental Actions 1

Movement 60ft

Might 10

Agility 5

Vitality 11 Mind 5

HP 33

Attack Rating + 35

Energy 2

Endurance 8

Weapon: Scythe‐Hands – 2d10 Damage +1d6 Might Damage Bonus Armored 90

Unarmored 70

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +10

Skills: Unarmed Combat 50 Special: Acid Vomit – Range 70ft; Damage Type: Acid; Damage 3d8; Player gets one chance to roll dodge skill to avoid the damage.

VENGEFUL STALKER Physical Actions 1; Mental Actions 1

Movement 80ft

Might 12

Agility 5

Vitality 11 Mind 5

HP 40

Attack Rating + 40

Energy 2

Endurance 8

Weapon: Scythe‐Hands – 2d12 Damage + 1d8 Might Damage Bonus Bonus Attack: Bite – 1d8 Damage; Attack Rating +30 Armored 100

Unarmored 80

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +15

Skills: Unarmed Combat +30 Special: Acid Vomit – Range 70ft; Damage Type: Acid; Damage 3d8; Player gets one chance to roll dodge skill to avoid the damage.

SMOKER The Smoker is a term used by the people to refer to the larger, more dangerous zombies of the land. More specifically, those who are so infected with pestilence and disease that they will actually emit it from their body in the form of very visible dark smoke. They themselves are not much stronger than average zombies, but their toxic smoke makes them incredibly dangerous.

Physical Actions 1; Mental Actions 1

Movement 40ft

Might 8

Agility 3

Vitality 7

HP 21

Attack Rating + 30

Energy 0

Mind 2

Endurance 8

Weapon: Claws – 2d8 Damage + 1d4 Might Damage Bonus Armored 80

Unarmored 40

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +4

Skills: Unarmed Combat 50 Special: Disease Cloud – Area of Effect 30ft; Damage Type: Acid; Damage 2d6 per round for two rounds; Player gets one chance to resist disease to avoid damage.

BLACK ASH SMOKER Physical Actions 1; Mental Actions 1

Movement 60ft

Might 10

Agility 5

Vitality 9

HP 27

Attack Rating + 30

Energy 0

Mind 2

Endurance 9

Weapon: Claws – 2d8 Damage + 1d4 Might Damage Bonus Armored 90

Unarmored 75

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +0

Skills: Unarmed Combat 50 Special: Choking Cloud – Area of Effect 30ft; Damage Type: Poison; Damage 3d4 per round for three rounds; Player gets one chance to resist suffocation to avoid damage.

CRAWLER Crawlers are some of the most agile undead creatures you will ever come across. Infused with dark adrenaline, they move with incredible speed to their targets and are well known for their ability to tear unfortunate victims to pieces. They are blind, but have incredible hearing and smell, making them almost impossible to sneak up on.

Physical Actions 1; Mental Actions 1

Movement 80ft

Might 6

Agility 10

Vitality 6

HP 28

Attack Rating + 40

Energy 0

Mind 0

Endurance 5

Weapon: Claws – 2d6 Damage + 1d4 Might Damage Bonus Bonus Attack: Bite – 1d6 Damage Armored 70

Unarmored 60

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +0

Skills: Unarmed Combat 50; Grapple 60; Sense 70 Special: When grappled by this creature successfully, take 1d6 physical damage

SHADOW CRAWLER Physical Actions 1; Mental Actions 1

Movement 80ft

Might 9

Agility 12

Vitality 7

HP 32

Attack Rating + 45

Energy 0

Mind 0

Endurance 5

Weapon: Claws – 2d6 Damage + 1d6 Might Damage Bonus Bonus Attack: Bite – 1d6 Damage Armored 70

Unarmored 60

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +0

Skills: Unarmed Combat 50; Grapple 60; Sense 70 Special: When grappled by this creature successfully, take 1d6 physical damage

REAVER Reavers are the boldest hunters in the undead community, known to be so brash as to even climb the walls of well guarded cities to pluck unsuspecting victims from their bed. They are ruthless killers and enjoy watching their victims bleed from the tremendous gashes their dagger-sized nails leave in their prey.

Physical Actions 1; Mental Actions 1

Movement 60ft

Might 5

Agility 8

Vitality 6

HP 18

Attack Rating + 35

Energy 0

Mind 1

Endurance 4

Weapon: Claws – 1d10 Damage + 1d2 Might Damage Bonus Armored 80

Unarmored 65

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +0

Skills: Unarmed Combat 50; Grapple 40; Spot 60

DREAD REAVER Physical Actions 1; Mental Actions 1

Movement 80ft

Might 10

Agility 12

Vitality 7

HP 35

Attack Rating + 55

Energy 0

Mind 0

Endurance 5

Weapon: Claws – 3d6 Damage + 1d6 Might Damage Bonus Bonus Attack: Talons – 1d8 Damage.

Armored 90

Unarmored 73

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +0

Skills: Unarmed Combat 50; Grapple 60; Spot 70

SKELETON Skeletons are the reanimated bones of the dead creations of ethereal necromancers designed to be tireless and merciless guards of their darkest towers and most secret dungeons. Manny however last far longer than their intended purpose and now simply wander the land continually trying to fulfill the will of their dark masters.

Physical Actions 1; Mental Actions 1

Movement 60ft

Might 2 Agility 3 Energy 0

Vitality 4 Mind 1

HP 14

Endurance 4

Attack Rating + 26

Weapon: Crude Short Spear – 3d3 Damage + 0 Might Damage Bonus Armored 82 Unarmored 60 Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +0 Items: Small Wood Shield Skills: Melee Weapons 20; Spot 65; Light Armor 20

ARMORED SKELETON Physical Actions 1; Mental Actions 1

Movement 60ft

Might 5

Agility 3

Vitality 6

HP 19

Attack Rating + 36

Energy 0

Mind 1

Endurance 2

Weapon: Short Blade – 1d8 Damage + 1d2 Might Damage Bonus Armored 92

Unarmored 60

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +0

Items: Small Wood Shield; Light Plate Skills: Melee Weapons 30; Spot 65; Light Armor 20

POSSESSOR Possessors are undead sprits that find and take over the bodies of the young. They then use these helpless children to lure victims out and devour their souls. Once possessed, a child can have immense strength and power, but still seem entirely normal. It isn't until they fully unveil their true form that they are most dangerous.

Physical Actions 2; Mental Actions 1

Movement 60ft

Might 6

Agility 7

Vitality 9

HP 27

Attack Rating + 54

Energy 2

Mind 5

Endurance 7

Magic Attack Rating + 40

Weapon: Ethereal Claws – 2d6 Damage + 1d4 Might Damage Bonus Armored 95

Unarmored 80

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +10

Skills: Unarmed Combat 40; Spot 65; Ethereal Magic 30 Spells: Entropic Bolt

DARK POSSESSOR Physical Actions 2; Mental Actions 1

Movement 60ft

Might 9

Agility 7

Vitality 9

HP 40

Attack Rating + 59

Energy 2

Mind 5

Endurance 9

Magic Attack Rating + 40

Weapon: Ethereal Claws – 3d6 Damage + 1d6 Might Damage Bonus Armored 101

Unarmored 80

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +10

Skills: Unarmed Combat 45; Spot 65; Ethereal Magic 30 Spells: Entropic Bolt Physical DR 3

DEATH MONK Death monks are the undead remnants of the shadow earth temple keepers turned to ashen shells of their former selves. They stalk the dead lands with deadly speed, seeking any who might pose a challenge and crushing them to dust.

Physical Actions 2; Mental Actions 1

Movement 60ft

Might 6

Agility 7

Vitality 7

HP 24

Attack Rating + 46

Energy 2

Mind 5

Endurance 7

Weapon: Lotus Fist – 2d6 Damage + 1d4 Might Damage Bonus Armored 85

Unarmored 60

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +10

Skills: Unarmed Combat 40; Spot 65; Sense 70

12-STEP MASTER Physical Actions 2; Mental Actions 1

Movement 60ft

Might 9

Agility 9

Vitality 10 Mind 5

HP 32

Attack Rating + 63

Energy 2

Endurance 10

Weapon: 12‐Step Fist – 3d8 Damage + 1d6 Might Dam Bonus Armored 99

Unarmored 75

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +10

Skills: Unarmed Combat 50; Spot 65; Grapple 60 Special: When grappled by the 12‐Step Master, take an additional 1d4 quick strike damage

DARK WIZARD Dark Wizards are immoral mages hell-bent on studies of only the darkest and most soulsplitting forms of magic. Primarily trained in Ethereal Magic, they are also familiar with some Earthly Magic as well. If you come across one of these mages, strike first and ask questions later – these magic users are natural born killers.

Physical Actions 2; Mental Actions 1

Movement 60ft

Might 2

Agility 2

Vitality 6

HP 20

Attack Rating + 29

Energy 7

Mind 5

Endurance 4

Magic Attack Rating + 40

Weapon: Dagger – 3d3 + 0 Might Damage Bonus Armored 75

Unarmored 60

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +10

Skills: Melee Weapons 25; Spot 65; Ethereal Magic 30; Earthly Magic 20 Spell Points 14 Spells: Entropic Bolt; Arcane Blast; Soul Armor; Summon Lesser Spirit Special: +1 to all spell damage

MASTER DARK WIZARD Physical Actions 2; Mental Actions 2

Movement 60ft

Might 2

Agility 4

Vitality 7

HP 20

Attack Rating + 33

Energy 10

Mind 5

Endurance 6

Magic Attack Rating + 50

Weapon: Dagger – 3d3 + 0 Might Damage Bonus Armored 80

Unarmored 60

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +10

Skills: Melee Weapons 25; Spot 65; Ethereal Magic 40; Earthly Magic 30 Spell Points 20 Spells: Entropic Bolt 2; Arcane Blast 2; Soul Armor; Summon Lesser Spirit Special: +2 to all spell damage

RESORACK - DEATH LORD Resorack is a rarely seen, high ethereal beast of the old world. Tales of its existence spawn primarily from the tales told by last living members of the Knights of the Black Dawn.

Legend has it when a wealthy neighboring kingdom in the Knights' domain refused to pay tribute, their leader Dartrus the Cold summoned all his followers to battle – 30,000 strong.

Having heard about a shorter passage through an old battle site, he led his troops down a rarely traveled path rumored to be the domain of an evil spirit.

Meanwhile, the targeted kingdom got wind of the plan to eliminate them and began to fortify their defenses. They readied their battlements and waited. Two weeks later, still on watch, they got sight of the Knights of the Black Dawn – five delirious, blood-stained and mangled knights. The rest were never seen again. The only sense they managed to get out of the surviving knights was that they ran across a creature in the middle of the cursed battleground, horned like a beast, but standing upright like a man.

The dead were all around the creature – their corpses still remaining from the last war – and it raised its hands and smiled, sending a chill right through every soldier's soul.

Suddenly the dead rose, wounds still present, some even missing their limbs and heads, but nevertheless alive. They began tearing the knights to pieces. The beast is called Resorack by the people who saved the survivors, but it is also known everywhere as the Death Lord.

Physical Actions 2; Mental Actions 2

Movement 70ft

Might 10

Agility 5

Vitality 8

HP 50

Attack Rating + 70

Energy 15

Mind 5

Endurance 12

Weapon: Black Death Claws – 2d12 Damage + 1d6 Might Damage Bonus Armored 126

Unarmored 100

Mental/Magical Resistance Bonus +10

Skills: Unarmed Combat 60; Spot 65; Grapple 40; Sprint 50; Sense 50; Ethereal Magic 70; Mind Resistance 70; Energy Resistance 60; Spell Points 30 Spells: Soul Armor; Entropic Bolt; Sacred Energies; Death Aura; Ghastly Howl; Summon Lesser Spirit Special: +3 damage on all spells; Can use 1 mental and 1 physical action to summon a standard zombie or skeleton to the field; Can use two full turn actions to summon a Possessor to the field.

APPENDIX C USABILITY ANALYSIS

9 RINGS USABILITY RESULTS

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How do you feel about the complexity of the game?

Are their enough characters in the game?

Do you feel as though the characters are balanced?

How is the story in the game?

Is the game immersive enough?

What do you feel is most enjoyable about the game?

What do you feel is least enjoyable about the game?

Is there a good level of interaction with the characters?

How are the skill sets?

Is there to much math in the game?

SUMMARY From these questions, we were able to find out a great deal from our game testers. Overall, the feedback was good and the testers where eager to play again, which as we all know is a very good sign. The main issues were with the learning curve to start the game, as it is rather complicated. The reason for the complexity was to appeal to those who play this type of game, who tend to enjoy games that are rather mentally taxing. If you want to develop a large, in‐ depth game, especially in the pen‐and‐paper RPG genre, it tends to need to be complex.

The learning curve for all the rules was rather steep, but if the RM understands them, he can guide the players through them piece by piece as they go through the game. A knowledgeable RM can move the players through the rules as they become relevant and thus the problem is a minor one for the players themselves. However, we were still worried about the RM and the learning curve for them, as far as mastering all the rules so that they may teach it to the players. The best solution, rather than just to reduce complexity, is to have a book that guides them through the rules the way they will guide players through them. It is for this reason that we compiled this document the way we did.

Lastly, the other main issue was with skills. During our testing, we had to develop a system where the RM in control of the game would set a value bonus or minus to whatever the player was attempting to do and then add their skill to it, rather than just having the players roll and try to get within their skill point range. This was because players don't start out with many skills and like to invest a lot in combative and defensive skills. As such, without added bonuses to reflect the ease or difficulty of tasks, the game starts out with very few options and thus gets a bit boring. This was a big reveal we didn't anticipate when we actually played the game with people and it allowed for a great opportunity to improve the game.