Dragon Warriors
well as an introduction to the new
House Rules 4:
Rogues and
Assassins.
This document is intended to be a
work of non-profit making fan
appreciation and is not meant to
challenge any copyrights and/or
trademarks. These rules additions
are not official and the current
copyright owners of the Dragon
Warriors RPG at the time of writing
are Serpent King Games.
The following pages are my house
rules for dealing with Assassins, as
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profession of 'Rogue', and rules
regarding skills in Dragon Warriors.
The Shadow
Professions
Assassins
Assassins belong to a secretive, and
highly skilled profession, most whom
having learnt their trade within
secret societies, like The Clan of
Harbingers, or the Marijah
Assassins.
A roll of between 54 and 96 on the
Assassin's Background Table
indicates that the character was
born into one of these societies and
has known no other life. According
to the rules, Characters from other
backgrounds are considered 'self
taught', though to me this seems
unlikely considering their specialist
skills. In my campaigns, assassins
from any non-assassin society
backgrounds were either adopted
into the Marijah or the Harbingers
later in life or they were taught by a
lone Assassin Master. If the later
option is chosen, then the Master
Assassin in question may well be a
fugitive in hiding from either the
Marijah, or the Harbingers.
Players wishing their character to be
an Assassin must first roll a 12 for
Reflexes and a 9 for both
Intelligence and Psychic Talent.
Characters from the Marijah or the
Harbingers begin play at 1st Rank
with a 2d6 Experience point bonus.
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According to the Background Tables,
Assassins (as well as Mystics,
Sorcerers, and Warlocks) can
potentially be offspring of the Krarth
Magi. This is not necessarily a good
thing, as the Krarth Magi produce
many progeny, many of whom
prefer to leave Krarth to avoid
poisoning or garrotting by one of
their many half-siblings.
Rogues
The 'Rogue' is a new player
profession, designed to fill the gap
between the fighting professions and
the Assassin.
Rogues represent those few
exceptional individuals who step
outside their usual station in life.
Military Rogues fulfill the roles of
men-at-arms and archers. Rogues
can also be used to create foresters,
outlaws, merchants, thieves, and
mariners. Rogues are reasonable
fighters, but prefer a quick-footed
defensive approach. They are not
skilled in the use of armour, and
have the same combat penalties as
Assassins and Mystics:
–2 from attack and defence for
wearing mail armour;
–4 from attack and defence for
wearing for plate armour
There are no minimum requirements
for becoming a rogue.
Rogues use the mystic’s Background
Table and at 1st rank they make two
choices from several Rogue Special
Abilities.
Referees might consider allowing
NPC ‘Hotbloods’ who survive six
underworld adventures to become
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1st rank Rogues rather than 1st rank
knights.
The Rogue
A: Strength, Reflexes,
Intelligence, Psychic Talent
and Looks: roll 3d6 for
each.
B: Health Points: roll 1D6+5.
C: Basic Attack: 12.
Defence: 6.
D: Basic Magical Attack: 0.
Magical Defence: 3,
E: Basic Evasion: 4,
F: Basic Stealth: 14,
Perception: 6,
G: Special Abilities at 1st Rank:
Choose two Rogue Abilities
from the list below.
H: Initially equipped with
lantern, flint-and-tinder,
backpack, bow, and a
quiver containing six
arrows, dagger, mail
hauberk, 2-20 florins, and a
sword or a staff.
Increasing in Rank
+1 to attack and defense when the
character reaches 3rd rank, then
+1 at 5th rank, and +1 at 7th
rank, etc.
+1 to the character’s Health Points
score when he reaches 2nd rank,
then +1 at 4th rank, and +1 at
6th rank, etc.
+1 to the character’s magical defence
each time he increases in rank.
+1 to the character’s evasion upon
reaching 5th rank, then +1 at 9th
rank.
+1 to stealth and perception when the
character reaches 3rd rank, then
+1 at 5th rank, and +1 at 7th
rank, etc.
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Rogue Abilities
The Rogue as a profession relies on
specialized skills and abilities. At 1st
rank, the Rogue selects two abilities
from among the following:
Animal Handling (new ability):
enables a character, over
time, to tame, train and breed
animals.
Chirurgy (as Friar): This skill
requires 6d20 minutes and
chirurgeon tools, which cost 40
florins. Chirurgy causes 1HP
damage to the target, but on a
successful Intelligence check,
it will negate the 4-day lead-in
time for natural healing to
occur.
Disguise (as Assassin): This
ability enables the Rogue to
evade a pursuer, or
masquerade as another
person.
Forage (as Hunter): enables
the character to find food in
the wilderness with a
successful Perception roll.
Main Gauche (as Knight):
enables the character to fight
with two weapons
simultaneously.
Master Bowman (as Knight):
+1 to Armour Bypass Rolls.
Soldier (As Hunter): enables
the character to wear mail
armour without combat
penalty, though they retain
the original penalty for
wearing plate armour (-4 to
ATT & DEF).
Padfoot (new ability): The
Rogue gains a one off
3
permanent +1 bonus to both
Stealth and Perception.
Pick Lock (as Assassin): 30%
chance to pick lock with
intelligence and Reflex
modifiers of +5% (if INT is
16+), and +10% (if REF is
16+).
Pilfer (As Assassin): This is the
ability to stealthily ‘lift’ small
items within reaching distance.
Skilled (new ability): the
character has gained expertise
in a broad area of knowledge
such as Artist; Blacksmith;
Builder; Farmer; Goldsmith;
Leatherworker; Merchant:
Miner; Mariner; Tailor.
Track (as Assassin,
Barbarian, & Knight): roll
Perception or less on 1d20.
Weapon Skill (as Knight): +1
to Armour Bypass rolls when
using a specific weapon type.
Example Rogue Packages:
Archer
The Archer is a military trained
commoner skilled in the use of
bows. Special Abilities at 1st
Rank are:
Master Bowman.
Soldier.
Forester
The Forester is a rural
commoner responsible for
maintaining and protecting the
lands around a lord’s estate
and village. Special Abilities at
1st Rank are:
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Master Bowman. General skills are broad, and
Track. should have little impact on
adventuring or combat. To use a
Mendicant
general skill, a character usually
A Mendicant is a traveling rolls Intelligence or Reflexes or less
monk or priest. The Friar does on 1d20.
not receive armour as part of
Rogues may choose general skills
his initial equipment, and the
as part of their starting abilities.
only weapon he receives is a
staff. Special Abilities at 1st General skills are also useful for
Rank are: noting down what knowledge a
non-adventuring NPC might have.
Chirurgy.
Skill (Priest). Example General Skills are listed
below. Others might be derived
Thief
from the background tables in the
The Thief is an urban born main rulebook:
commoner who is trained in
Artist
the art of stealth, theft, and
Blacksmith
deceit. Special Abilities at 1st
Carpenter
Rank are:
Cavalry (Ride Horse)
Padfoot. Entertainer
Pick Lock. Farmer
Goldsmith
Leatherworker
Skills Limner
Sailor (Mariner)
In Dragon Warriors, any character Mason
can attempt to climb, pilfer, or Merchant
sneak; it is just that some Miner
professions are naturally better at Priest
these activities than others. Other Tailor
skills such as Track and Break-fall
are restricted to certain
professions, and have a strong
impact on adventuring.
Secondary skills are broad areas of
knowledge and expertise, and may
be awarded to characters by the
referee when appropriate. For
example, if a character spends six
months working as an unskilled
crewmember on a Thurlander
longboat, the referee may decide
that the he or she has gathered
enough seafaring experience to be
awarded the Sailor skill.

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Living in the Lands
of Legend
Port Clyster
Port Clyster is one of the largest
cities in Ellesland, and serves as a
major trading port. It lies in the
western end of Baron Aldred's fief,
and its citizens are freemen, and are
not the vassals of Baron Aldred, or
any other lord, as it is an
independent 'free' city, with its own
charter from the crown.
Technically, a serf can obtain his freedom
by escaping to a town such as Clyster and
remaining there for a year and a day.
Port Clyster is one of the few places
that have foundling merchant's
guilds. It is governed by a mayor
who is elected by a council made up
of these guilds. The mayor raises
taxes via the guilds, and pays the
crown directly each year. Other then
this, Clyster is left to its own
devices, but is still subject to the
laws of the land.
Clyster is a crowded and busy city,
which survives primarily as a port
town, buying goods from around the
world to trade with the rest of
Albion. If you want something rare
and exotic, then Clyster is
probably the place to look.
Locales
Clyster is divided into the following
districts:
The Citadel District is situated in
the North-West quarter of the city.
Here you will find the Tower of the
City Watch, the homes of the rich,
and famous, and the Mayor's
Palace.
The Guild District is situated south of
the Citadel District, and North of the
West Gate. It is here you will find
skilled artisans, and representatives
of the various city guilds.
The Residential District is situated
east of the Citadel and Guild
districts, and is where most decent
city folk live. Clyster's Church of the
True Faith is situated in the North-
East corner of this district, just south
of the Glory Gate.
The Merchant's District is situated
south East of the Church, and is the
city's centre of commerce. Here you
will also find the city's Market
Square.
The Dockside runs along the North
bank of River Gallory, and is the
town's most notorious haunt for
ruffians and thieves. Here you will
find the Livestock Pens.
The Fisher's District is an area of
poor slum dwellings that stretches
north from the river bank along the
East Wall to the Hell Gate.
The Poor Quarter is a warren of poor
hovels in the North-East quarter of
the city, north of the Hell Gate.