one die six

i found a cool dice and while cleaning out the garage this weekend, so i wrote a game for it.

characters:

fighter:

1d6+3 hp, 1d6 stamina, 1d6-5 magic

thief:

1d6 hp, 1d6+3 stamina, 1d6-4 magic

wizard:

1d6-1 hp, 1d6-1 stamina, 1d6+3 magic

reduce hp and stamina for 1 magic

use magic to reroll any dice

rules:

roll: always refers to the d6

Xin6: roll X or lower

at 0 stamina you are gassed, you cannot move or defend.

at 0 hp you are dead, your debts are passed on to those you love.

carry 6 things without penalty, reduce max stamina by 1 for each additional item.

1 coin is 1 thing and can feed you for 3 days

attacking: hits deal damage equal to the result

fighter: 1in6 chance to miss

thief: 3in6 chance to hit, multiply damage by itself

wizard: 5in6 chance to miss, damage explodes on 6's.

defending:

block: roll and spend stamina and reduce damage equal to the result.

dodge: costs 1 stamina, dodge to avoid all harm. dodge happens before the enemy rolls.

fighter: 1in6 chance to dodge
thief: 3in6 chance to dodge
wizard: 2in6 chance to dodge

armor: up to 3, each point of armor reduces damage by 1 and increases the cost of dodging by 1

Shoppe:

1 coin: three days meals (9): a meal takes 30 minutes to prepare and eat, and restores 1d6+2 stamina.

2 coins: trollsblood: a gallon in an earthenware jug, like putrid maple syrup, must drink all to recover 1d6+1 hp, filling.

3 coins: armor: a variety of styles and the beating heart of the fashion industry. gives one point

4 coins: electric eel: alive, in water, must be fed twice a day, its shock converts 1d4 hp into 1d6 magic once per feeding.

5 coins: bribe: roll heat (hin6), then gain a substantial favor and 2 heat (h). on heat: its a sting: spend a week in jail: start adventure at half health. reduce heat by 1/week.

6 coins: rent: due weekly, hp, stamina and magic halved without. can store 12 items. you may be evicted at any time for any reason, the law works for the owners.

monsters: hp: armor: miss chance, special:

1: crab: 3: 2A: 4in6, crabs explodes on 6 (10’ radius), chitin shrapnel

2: skeleton: 6: 0A: 3in6, court skeleton on 6

3: warrior: 9: 1A: 1in6, dismember on 6

4: dragon: 12: 5A: 2in6, multiply damage by itself

5: lich: 15: 5in6, may rotate a die in any direction

6: demon: 18: 6A: 5in6, 6’s kill

some additional rules . . .

square die: 1d6*: multiply the result by itself
add Armor to block, then lose 1A
ose spells, spend 1 magic per spell level, requires tome or scroll (destroyed)
some effects cannot be Blocked(B) some effects cannot be Dodged(D)
may spend hp (H) instead of magic (M), or stamina (S)
spend 1H to regain 1d6(+2)S
block to 0: deal 1 damage

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