IN DARKEST WARRENS

Minimalist Fantasy Roleplaying

A thrilling game of adventure and heroism for 3 or more players

By Scott Malthouse

TROLLISH DELVER GAMES

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Minimalist Fantasy Roleplaying

Heal:
TestMindtohealtarget1wound
perclasslevel.
Hex:
TestMind.Targethas1toattack
for1roundperclasslevel.Penaltiesdon't
stack.

MAKING TESTS
Whenacharacterneedstodosomething
thathasariskoffailure,theymustrolla
d6onarelevantattribute.Meetingor
exceedingthenumberisasuccess.
Difficulttaskshavea1totherollandvery
difficulttaskshave2.

COMBAT
CHOOSE A CLASS
Initiative:
EachplayerTestsNimble.
Playerschooseacharacterclassfromthe
Successesactbeforeenemiesandfailures
following:
actafter.
WARRIOR
(5wounds,Special:makea
Actions:

Characterscanmake2unique
numberofextrameleeattacksequaltohalf actionsperturn,includingmove,attack,
classlevelroundedup.Oncepercombat).
castspell,drawweaponanduseanitem.
ROGUE
(4wounds,Special:asanaction

Attacking:
AttackerseitherTestBrawn
attacksagainsttherogueare1forrounds
(meleeattack)orNimble(rangedattack).
equaltoclasslevel.Oncepercombat).
Ifsuccessful,theattackerhasscored1
MAGE
(3wounds,Special:maycastspells damageagainsttheopponent.Ranged

seebelow).
attacksinclosecombatget1penalty.
RANGER
:
(4wounds,Special:makean
extrarangedattackagainstadifferent
MOVEMENT
opponentperclasslevel.Oncepercombat). CharactersandNPCscanwalk30ftper
BARBARIAN
:
(5wounds,Special:ona
turnorrun80ftas2actions.
successfulattack,dealdamagetoopponent
equaltohalfclasslevelroundedup.Once
INJURY AND DEATH
percombat).
Successfulattacksdo1damage,whichis

deductedfromthecharacterorenemys
MAGE SPELLS
woundscore.Ifacharacterreaches0
Allspellsusableoncepercombat
wounds,theyareunconsciousandunable
Hold:
TestMindtofreezeanopponentin
toact.Iftheyreach1wounds,theyare
placefor1roundperclasslevel.
dead.Woundshealatarateof1perday.
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isaminimalist

fantasyroleplayinggamefor3+players.

ASSIGN ATTRIBUTES
Characterswillsplitthefollowingnumbers
betweeneachattribute:5+,4+,4+,3+.
Brawn:
usedforstrengthandmelee.
Nimble:
usedforrangedandagility.
Mind:
usedforintelligenceand
spellcasting.
Person:
usedforpersonalinteractions.
Inaddition,charactershaveanassigned
numberofwoundsandspecialabilities.
Charactersstartwith1d6x10goldcoins.

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CHARACTER ADVANCEMENT
Ascharactersgoonmoreadventures,
theygainmoreexperiencethrough
experiencepoints(XP).XPcanbespent
tolevelup.GainXPasfollows:
Killingmonster1XP
Completingquest3XP
Greatroleplaying2XP
Onceacharacterreaches20XPxtheir
level,theylevelupgaining1extra
Wound.Thereareatotalof6levels.

TREASURE
Treasurecanbefoundindeepand
dangerouscaverns.Rollforrandom
treasure:
1. 1d6goldcoins
2. 2d6goldcoins
3. Artifactworth1d6x5goldcoins
4. Gemworth1d6x10goldcoins
5. Diamondworth1d6x20gold
coins
6. Magicitem

MAGIC ITEMS
Magicitemsmayhavetheirownunique
effects,suchasenhancinganattribute
whenused(i.e.RingofDodge+1
Nimble).

ENCHANTED WEAPONS
Enchantedweaponsprovidea+1bonus
toattackordamagerolls.Thesearerare.

BESTIARY
Creatureshaveonenumbertheyroll
againstfortestsandcombat.Manyalso
havespecialactions.

Angel:
3+,7wounds,specialaction:maycast
Healspellas4thlevelMage.
Bugbear:

4+,4wounds,specialaction:may
makeaTesttoget+1tonextattack.
Centipede, Giant
:
4+,3wounds,special
action:asamove,mayburrowintotheground.

Devil:
3+,7wounds,specialaction:maycast

Holdasalevel4Mage.
Dragon:
2+,17wounds,specialaction:4+to

breathefire,dealing5damage.
Elf
:4+,4wounds,specialaction:mayTest
Nimbletogain+1torangedattack.
Goblin
:5+,2wounds
Hell Hound:
3+,6wounds,specialaction:
TargetmustTestMindorfleeintheopposite
directionfor2rounds.
Iron Golem:
3+,11wounds,specialaction:
afterIronGolemhits,itcanmakeasecond
attack.
Kobold
:
5+,2wounds
Lich:
3+,9wounds,specialaction:maycast

Hexasalevel6Mage.
Manticore
:3+,15wounds,specialaction:
Attack4+,do2damage.TargetmustTest
Brawnorbepoisonedfor3turns

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Nymph
:
4+,6wounds,specialaction:
targetmustTestPersonorbestunnedfor2
rounds.old
Ogre:
3+,10wounds,specialaction:
targetTestsNimbleorisknockedprone.
Orc
:
4+,3wounds,specialaction:may
makeaTesttogain+1tonextattack.
Phoenix:
4+,7wounds,specialaction:
afterwoundsreach0forthefirsttime,may
resurrectwith4wounds.
Rat, Giant:
5+,2wounds,specialaction:
ifadjacenttoanotherGiantRat,usean
actiontoget+1tonextattack.
Skeleton:
4+,5wounds,specialaction:
SkeletonmaymakeaTesttoregenerate1
wound.
Troll:
3+,8wounds,specialaction:target
mustTestBrawnorbecrushedfor2
damage.
Unicorn:
5+,3wounds,specialaction:
targetmustTestNimbleorreducetheir
woundsby1eachroundfor2rounds.
Vampire:
4+,10wounds,specialaction:
ifavampiredealsdamage,itcantakean
actiontoheal2wounds.
Wolf:
5+,2wounds,specialaction:target
TestsNimbleorispinnedfor2turns.
Zombie
:
4+,6wounds,special:target
TestsBrawnorisdiseasedfor3rounds.

ITEMS
Armour(+2woundswhileworn,300gc)
Aristocratclothes(30gc)
Commonerclothes(5gc)
HardyBoots(2gc)
Backpack(1gc)
Fieldrations(4gc,3daysworth)
Ink(2gc)
Cloak(7gc)
Flintandsteel(3gc)
50rope(3gc)
Grapplinghook(15gc)

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Waterflask(5gc)
Tent(10gc)
Bedroll(4gc)
Blankbook(5gc)
Chalk(1gc)
HealingPotion(30gc,heals1wound)
Thievestools(20gc)
Wintergear(25gc)
Meleeweapon(15gc)
Rangedweapon(15gc)
Arrows/bolts/dartsx10(2gc)

ADVANCED OPTIONS

Thefollowingoptionsareifyouwouldlike
toaddsomefurtherdepthtothegame.

ADVANCED COMBAT
Bull rush:
Moveandattackan
opponent.+1attack,butopponentgetsa
+1toitsnextattack.Costs2actions.
Parry:
Opponentgets1toitsnextattack

againstparryingcharacter.Cannotattack
andparryinthesameturn.
Flee:
Movetwicemovementawayfrom

anopponent.Costs2actions.
Two weapon fighting:
makeasecond
attackwith2penalty.
Unarmed
:
Unarmedcharactershave1
toattacks.

STATUS EFFECTS
Poisoned:
Take1damageeachturn.
Paralysed:
Cannotmoveoract.

Stunned:
Takea1toallrolls
Pinned:
Cannotmove
Diseased:
Take1damageeachturnand

1toallrolls.
Prone:
Ontheground.Takesanactionto
stand.Attackersgain+1topronetargets.
Frightened:
Mustmoveawayfromthe
sourceoftheeffecteachturn.

ADVENTURE - THE COW OF

BOBURN

Thefollowingisashortintroductory
adventurefor1stlevelcharacters.
Synopsis:
Goblinshavetakenoveranold
fortressneartothehamletofBoburnand
havestolenthetownsprizedcowfor
eating.
Hook:

Thecharactersaretoldthatthe
cow,Brenda,producesthebestmilk,a
significantexportofBoburn.Thehamlet
elderVandernwillpay50gcforitssafe
return.
Road to the Fortress:

Amile
northeastofthehamletisthefortress.On
thewaytheplayerscanTestMindtospot
animaltrapsthegoblinshavesetup.There
isa2in6chancethatacharacterwillstep
ononeandreceive1damage.Theymay
comeacrossOldWomanWennaforaging
forfungi,whotellsthemthegoblinkings
crownholdshisstrength.
The Fortress:

Theportcullisentranceis
guardedbytwogoblinswithclubswhoare
eatingratmeatandplayingacardgame.
Theywillattempttoswindlethecharacters
outoftheirmoneywithariggedgame.Test
Mindtoseecowtracks.
Room 1:
4goblinsaredrinkingstolen

ale,whichismuchtoostrongforthem.
Thereisa3in6chanceeachofthemare
drunk,givingthem1toattacks.They
wouldlovesomestalebreadtohavewith
theirbeer.
Room 2:
Agobliniscoweringfrom3
giantratsinthedirtybedroomquarters.
Hehasaprizesemeraldworth15gp.
Room 3:
3koboldsarefighting4goblins
andawolf,exchangingcurses.One
koboldhasapoisoneddagger.
Room 4:
2giantcentipedesburstsoutof
thewallandprimarilyattacksanyone
whosmellsmostofcookedmeat.
Room 5:
Aluminousmossgrowsonthe
walls.3goblinsarelickingit.Ifanyone
licksthemosstheymustTestMindortrip
outfor3minutes,givingthemthe
stunnedeffectbutseeingtheworldina
newway.
Room 6
:
Abugbeariseatingthecarcass
ofakoboldonamakeshifttable.Itneeds
somebetterseasoning.
Room 7:
ThetiedupcowBrendais
mooingfranticallywhileGurkthegoblin
king(notarealtitle,hesjustfullof
himself)drinksstraightfromitsudders.
Heissurroundedby4goblinroyal
guardswithspears.Gurkhasthe
followingstats:4+,3wounds,special
action:toucheshiscrowntoreplenish1
wound(limit:4times).Knockinghis
crownoffreduceshimto1wound.Crown
isworth60gcwithmagicleftor10gc
without.
Room 8
:
Anancientfountaincontaining
astinkingviscousyellowliquid.Itis
goblinbileapoisonthatlastsfor3
rounds.Itsalsosoughtbytherichforits
aphrodisiacqualitieswhenheated.There
isachestofstolentreasurehereroll
twiceontherandomtreasuretable.

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CHARACTER SHEET

CHARACTER NAME:
CLASS:
LEVEL:

BRAWN:
NIMBLE:
MIND:
PERSON:
WOUNDS:
SPECIAL ABILITY:
EQUIPMENT

Jack B FRIDRICI (order #9489607)

IN DARKEST WARRENS copyright Scott Malthouse and Trollish Delver Games 2016. All art in the public domain. Map art by Dyson Logos.

Jack B FRIDRICI (order #9489607)

IN DARKEST WARRENS copyright Scott Malthouse and Trollish Delver Games 2016. All art in the public domain. Map art by Dyson Logos.