Sundering LARP

The Tome of the Realms

The Offical Gamebook of Sundering LARP

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Tome of Life

 

 

Introduction

Hello, and welcome to Sundering LARP. A LARP is a Live action Roleplaying (LARP) Game. As a Sandbox, players have a major role in the overall progression.

In this book, there are various tomes. Each tome (chapter) breaks up the system. They are as following:

Tomes

Tome of Life

The Tome of Life which is the current tome you are reading. It goes into details of the game from character creation to decorum. What is not covered in this tome may be found in the code of conduct and other related documents.

Tome of Blood

The Tome of Blood is a document that describes the various bloods that a player can play. As we attempt to eliminate the concept of race and more focus on backgrounds, this tome also goes into detail the societies from which a character may play.

Tome of Lore

The Tome of Lore is a document that describes the crafting and non-combat related skills of the game.

Tome of War

The Tome of War is a document that describes the physical side of combat. Skills in this tome describe are typically used in the Boffer events.

Tome of Magic

The Tome of Magic is a document that describes the arcane side of combat. Skills in this tome are typically used in the Boffer events.

Tome of Labor

The Tome of Labor is a document that describes the downtime/crafting execution. This document helps guide players on understanding how players can execute between game actions for lore, crafting, commerce.

Tome of Armor

The Tome of Armor is a document that describes the equipment mechanics of the game. This document also helps the player understand a bit of the corruption system. In short, players can utilize multiple magical items however too much reliance on magical items, may “corrupt” them.

Tome of Creation and Items

The Tome of Creation and Items is a document that supplements the Tome of Labor, with regard to crafting regents and types of items. While Tome of Lore goes into the system of executing the crafting, this tome helps to give a more in- depth explanation of the crafting/gathering such as tables and materials.

Tome of Cheese Cake

The Tome of Cheese Cake is a document that describes the incentive reward system of the game. As LARPs require community support, we needed a system of rewarding players for their contribution. As direct XP rewards would make the game imbalance, we introduced a system for players to get their cheese. This Tome goes into detail on how to earn and spend cheese points as well as to describe the XP system and earning caps.

Types of Events

The game has three event types: Parlor, Boffer, and Training Events

Parlor

Focused on Roleplaying and costuming, a Parlor event consists of non-mechanics “soft” roleplaying where the participants would be given more intrigue and story advancing situations. While there may be some cases of boffering, those are by case by case for a scene with Game Runner’s approval.

Boffer

Boffer Events are the main events of the game. These events are full-day events and may involve camping out overnight. Unlike the Parlor Games, these events are light touch boffer games where Player Characters are facing the perils of Terra. Costuming requirements are required and those not in costume would not be considered in-game and are ignored.

Training Events

Unlike Boffer and Parlor LARP events, Training events do not yield “XP” or allow a player to spend “CP” to purchase character advancements. These are player socials where players are taught weapon safety and mechanics, such as casting a spell. We also use this time to spar and practice weapon usage. There may be exercises such as capturing the flag, team battles, or one on one spars. We establish these Events primarily to reduce the need at the game to have game mechanics lectures. These Events also allow Staff to review players’ armor and weapons for safety. Typically, these are held in a park or individual’s backyard. These events do not require any costuming and are free.

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Attributes

A new character starts with all attributes at 1. At character creation, you have the choice to upgrade three of the attributes to 2; or to upgrade one of the stats to a 3 and another state to a 2. Choosing three 2s will give you a free EV Point to be used later. EV points are further explained in the “Increasing your Attributes” section.

Strength (STR)

Strength, measuring physical power. STR adds Damage to some melee or strength attacks. Throwing weapons and Power Attacks are affected by STR. Some skills may require higher STR in order to purchase multiple abilities. May also be required for non-combat related feats of strength. For example, “”Forcing the Door open bidding Strength 3.” (10 count). Giving the oppertunity for others to bid against it by “Holding the door”. Bidding can be cumative total of more then one participates.

Dexterity (DEX)

Dexterity, measuring agility and speed. This attribute influences the power of DEX related skills. In some cases, DEX could be used to outrun opponents for the purpose of fair escape. It can also be used to counter such escapes if the target has a lesser DEX. In case of running away, only those running away can bid it. If the pursuer bids more, you must slow down else you gain fair escape.

Constitution (CON)

Constitution, measuring endurance. For every 1 point of CON your Character possesses, they gain 1 Health Points (HP). For each point of CON, once per day you may choose to recover your HP to full after a 5 minute Rest, or resist a poison equal or lesser to your CON (Call: Poison X Resist).

Intelligence (INT)

Intelligence, measuring reasoning and memory. INT determines how many questions you may ask Staff during a Lore Bid. INT also determines how much Mana you have in your Mana Pool: 2 additional Mana per Point of INT you possess. It may also influence the damage of the spells. May be used in Non-Combat games of strategy such as Chess.

Willpower (WILL)

Willpower, measuring the force of personality. WILL determines Augment slots. Your Character has 1 Augment Slot per Point of WILL they possess. WILL also grants you 2 Corruption Tolerance Points per Point of WILL. Finally, some combat trees use WILL as a requirement for accessing the tree’s abilities.

Stats

Some Bloodlines and abilities may influence these base stats.

HP              =  Constitution + 3
Mana            =  Intelligence x 2
Augment Slots	=  Willpower + 1

Bloodlines

In this game, we do not use “race”. Instead we have chosen to use the terms “bloodlines” or “blood”. Like most high fantasy settings we have our Dwarves, Elves, and Humans. However, things are not as static and are up to personal interpretation. For example: your character is a Blood of the Old Ones, raised in the Tribe of Blood of K’Thu. This is an open world, and the story is more important than mechanics. For more details on the Bloodlines, see Tome of Blood.

Blood	Description
Blood of the Toraliyan	Humans
Blood of the K’thu	Northern Tribal Humans
Blood of the Cypressians	Nomadic Monklike Humans
Blood of the Old Ones	Elvenkind
Blood of the Wisp	Wild Elvenkind
Blood of Steel and Mountain	Dwarvenkind
Blood of Moon	Ether Human/Elven Animal Hybrid
Blood of the Weavers	Toraliyan/Old Ones hybrid
Blood of the Gundabadz	Goblin-kind

Skills and Abilities

New Characters start with 4 Experience Points (XP) & 2 Profession Points (PP)

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Character creation explination to come

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Playing your Character

Increasing your Attributes

After the initial assignment, the only way to increase Attributes is through Evolution Points (EV). EV represents milestones where you can evolve your character. A character earns 1 EV for every 10 XP earned. IE: a player has 4 starting XP, and earns 6 XP for a total of 10 XP. they now have 1 EV. Every 10 XP after that is an EV.

The cost to increase your Attribute by one is the number of EV of that level. For example, to increase an Attribute from 1 to 2 requires 2 EV. From 2 to 3 would be 3 EV and so forth.

Evolution Point (EV) Table

XP Milestone	Total Earned EV
10xp	1
20xp	2
30xp	3
40xp	4
50xp	5
…	…

Increasing your Attributes Table

Attribute Increase	EV Cost
1 to 2	2
2 to 3	3
3 to 4	4
4 to 5	5
…	…

Bloodline Points (BP)

Bloodline Points, are points that players can use to invest in bloodline related trees. Each bloodline found within the Tome of Blood has various advantages and disadvantages. Note: We have listed common Blood Feats in this book, however there are others that are locked or undiscovered.

The progression of Bloodline Points are awarded when you exceed your cap for the year (not counting overcap). You are only able to gain 1 BP per year, as it is thanks for playing many games to achieve overcap.

Actions and Downtimes

All players start each month with 20 Labor Points (LP). This is a limited resource that cannot be increased or augmented. The premise of the LP system was to limit characters; from mass-producing items, as well as to limit players from taking up game runners’ attention. It is also to encourage players’ collaboration with other players (i.e., asking other players to spend their LP when your pool is expended.)

Note: Further information can be found in the Tome of Labor.

Death and Resurrection

During the game, every character will at some point experience Death. Fortunately, the ties of the spirit and fate that bind your soul to this world are strong: There are ways to come back. This is expressed in a resource called Anima. All characters start with 2 Anima. When your Character dies and is turned to dust (See Fatal Wounds and Death), you are to report to the Hive Mind (also called Ops, NPC camp, Fear Factory or Monster Shack) until a Staff member can be available to run your “Death Mod”. Unfortunately, this may take some time, so we highly encourage you to use the time to do an NPC shift. We even reward players with an extra CP for such.

The outcome of the “Death Mod” is unique to each character and the cost will typically be 1 Anima. However, depending on your character’s choices there may be other costs. Are they willing to pay the price to come back?…

Death and Retirement

If a character is unable to pay the necessary cost to come back, they are retired as a Playable Character. Players can elect to retire their character at any time as well. When a character is retired, 75% of the XP earned is converted to CP and total unspent CP is transferred to the new character.

Refreshing Anima

A player can refresh their character’s Anima Point by expanding 20 labor points. This can only be done once every 3 events in which you played. There are also high-risk mods that may reward players with an Anima point. Finally, doing something groundbreaking that adds a significant positive story development may sometimes warrant an Anima Point.

Fatal wounds and death

When you fall to zero (0) HP, you are fatally wounded. During this time, you are in your Bleed Out Count and are under effect Weakness. You can crawl at a three (3) count and scream for help as your character is in an incredible amount of pain. “Remember, Die Loudly!”

While in your Bleed Out Count, you may be targeted by a Death Blow. To call a Death Blow, stand over the target for five (5) seconds and call “Death Blow” with a description. Ex: Death Blow, I slit your neck.

IF SOMEONE HEALS YOU

Any healing will stop the Bleed Out Count. First Aid stops the count and gains 1 HP. However, you are under effect Weakness for another minute after you are healed. You may drink potions when in a weak state, just not in a Bleed Out/fatal wounds state.

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IF NO ONE HEALS YOU

After 1 minute in the Bleed Out Count or if someone Death Blows you, your character dies. You then have a 5-minute timer before you “dust” to spirit and head to the Hive Mind. While in the Death timer, your character can be affected by a life spell or raise undead spell. After 5 minutes with no effect, you will dust to your character’s spirit. Note: there are some skills that are able to affect your spirit traveling to the hive mind. Someone may sacrifice themselves to take your character’s place, and you end up back in the world of the living. When you get to the Hive Mind, staff will assist you from there with the Death Mod. Please bear with us if we cannot assist right away. If you want to, you can NPC or play a 2nd character. Just make sure to sign the death book in the Hive Mind so we can find you when ready.

Looting

Once you kill a monster or character, you may spend 10-seconds looking around their body and looting all the items on a target. Do not touch the player without permission, instead just mime looking over them and state “I search your corpse!” The NPC may state what skills or tools you need to get loot off them. Ex: Skinning, Mining, Strength X, an Axe, or even Labor Points. If you meet the rquirements needed to the loot, you will always get something (unless the target is already looted). This is a policy of our game. If they don’t have any loot, please note the player, what kind of monster you killed, then send it as an email to staff members or find the GM. Please do not break character to do so. It will be handled and corrected.

Looting a player charater may be harder. There are bags and items that can become soul bound and stick to a target character. Just there are tricky ways to break even bound items. Find out in-game :).

Maximum Stats and Cap

Max Health Pool is 20
Max Armor Pool is 20
Max Magic Armor Pool is 20
Max Damage per attack/strike is 10
Max Condition of an Item is 10

Armor

Untagged starting armor has 3 conditions and can not be enchanted.

Starting Armor Value Table

Starting Material	Manual Material Calculation	Total Protection Pool
Padded Cloth or Layered Cloth	.2	1
Light Leather or Gambeson	.4	2
Thick Leather	.6	3
Chain Mail	.8	4
Scale Mail	1	5
Plate	1.2	6

Manual Armor Value Calculation Table

Location	Protection Value
Head	0.2 to 4
Arms and Shoulders	0.2 to 4
Chest	0.2 to 4
Back	0.2 to 4
Legs/Feet	0.2 to 4

Ex: A mix of chain and plate would give you a 5 armor. A mix of leather and chain will give you 3 armor.

In the game, tagged armor may grant you more armor to the max pool of 20. Protection bonus (Armor Pool) is counted as Temporary HP in combat. Typically, when damage is dealt it is taken from your Armor pool before it is taken from your health pool. When an armor pool reaches zero (0), it no longer functions providing protection.

All armor have a Condition value associated with it. Items without tags may have a lower condition value than tagged items. Once the armor is reduced to 0 Armor Points the armor loses a Condition. It can be refitted to give the Armor Points again if it still has more conditions. Once the armor reaches -1 Condition, it is broken and the tag is ripped up or turned in to a member of Sundering staff.

Example of an Armor

Tag Item: Leather Suit of armor
Location: Head, Chest, Legs, Arms, Back
Total Armor Value: 2    [] []
Condition: 2            [] []
Special Properties: None

This armor can be refitted 2 times before it’s broken for good. This means you have 2 armor. Once at 0, you can subtract the conditions down by 1 to refit the armor back to 2 armor points. When the condition reaches -1, the armor is broken and can not be refit and is only good as leather armor scrap for a crafter.

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Appropriate crafters can repair all conditions to a piece of armor, but only before its condition reaches -1. Staff relies on an honor system but may be subject to change if there are any cheating issues.

How do you Refit Armor?

A Character can Refit their Armor only with skill in Armor Smithing, Banneret skill, or during a Rest. 30 seconds for every Point of Armor. Please use this time to mark the new reduced Condition value on the Armor’s Item Tag.

Magical Armor

This pool is similar to the Armor pool, and is earned by magical talisman or by spells. Magical Armor is used up before the Armor pool.

Attack and Defense Matrix

Unfortunately, due to the complexity of how many types of attack/defense abilities in the game, it could not be simply loaded in this document. As such if you want to identify what effects go through what, you would have to make reference to the Attack/Defense Tree

Training to Gaining New Skills or Lores

To learn anything in this system, someone who already has the skill must train you in the skill you wish to learn. Acquiring skills in this way requires 5 minutes of roleplay. Both the person teaching and the person learning must sign off on both character sheets as being trained. Once staff updates the sheet you will have access to the skills or lore you were taught. All players should have a Lore book to keep notes on the abilities they gain.

Question: But what if there is no one with this skill?

Some skills are learnable via plot items such as lost tomes from ancient ruins. Additionally, traveling merchants often know many people, and they can oftentimes arrange for a teacher to visit the town to teach, for a price. Also, NPCs may have the skill or lore you are looking for so trading knowledge for money or other things is a potential strategy.

You can train in something before you have the points to gain the skill, but you cannot use the skill until you have spent the experience points to purchase it on your Character sheet. Staff intend on having someone available to update sheets from Noon until 3 pm on Saturday “when the forge is hot”, crafting may also be done during this time.

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Setting and what do I know walking in-game as my character (To Be Expanded)

As of now, The Kingdom of Elysium is paying adventurers to settle in a new town at the northern border. This border is along the ruins of another settlement of unknown bloodline or origin, called the K’thu Empire. The Kingdom sent settlers to build a location for trade and help with keeping a peace that is already so drawn out with the K’thu. With time and careful planning, this settlement can become a great boon to both the Kingdom and Empire.

Some guards were sent ahead to make the ruins into an outpost, but few updates were sent back. All that was found was a letter about strange undead and a few goblins being sighted around the area. Some underground tunnels were found as well, but they are holding out to try and keep any settlers safe to set up.

Welcome to the yet un-named settlement; you are a settler/adventurer who carves the path forward in this Dark Fantasy. Challenges and risks will have to be taken. Good luck.

Based on which bloodline you are, staff may give you more information to take with you. Remember, it is up to you to come up with a reason to come to this settlement . All backstories will be read and storytellers will help make sure it fits in our world.

Some Roleplaying Language Suggestions

Thou - singular informal, subject (Thou art here. = You are here.)

Thee - singular informal, object (He gave it to thee.)

Ye - plural or formal, subject

You - plural or formal, object

Nay- no

Aye- yes

Dreck / Drack- to curse the dragons on something (replace from saying F word or other curse words) It is an Adult and all curse words are allowed but this word is more in game.

Hither. - to or toward a place

Watch- an hour or time don't ask what time it is, ask what watch it is.

Moon- don't ask what month as to which moon. Moon of October. 

Numbers in Terra

Time In Terra

Real Life Unit of Time	Game’s unit of Time
Minute	Moment
5 Minutes	Rest
Hour	Watch
Noon	Zenith
Midnight	Zero Watch
Month	Moon
Year	Cycle

Calendar

The Cycle is divided up into 4 Seasons: Water, Earth, Fire, and Air.

Real Month(s)	Season
December(1), January (2), February (3)	Water/Winter
March (1), April (2), May (3)	Earth/Spring
June (1), July (2), August (3)	Fire/Summer
September (1), October (2), November (3)	Air/Autumn

The method of of conversion from Real Life to the game would be. The Month based on the chart above (1,2,3), the Day of the month, the Season, and then the last two calendar year.

As examples:
December 4th, 2021 = 
     1.4.Water.21 or 1.4.W.21
February 4th, 2022  =
     3.4.Water.22 or 3.4.W.22

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Terms Defined

Effects last one (1) minute unless stated otherwise

Activate- Keyword required to activate a magical item

Augment - Spell or Effect that is persistant until used up or dispelled. Cannot stack with similar effects. Ex: you can’t have a Life augment 3 with a Life Augment 4. The greater version will override the lesser.

Befriend - the target is now your best friend, this does not mean they will not attack you. Target does not recall you casting this spell on them after it ends.

Berserk- Lesser form of Rage, where one can use “Friend from Foe” ability.

Blind - Target cannot see for 1 minute or until cured. Do not close your eyes, instead stare at your feet.

Breath- a greater spell that can only be stopped by a defense that has the word Breath in it. Costs 6 mana or more to cast.

Bleed Out - Alternative term for Fatally Wounded. Target is at zero (0) HP and will die after one (1) minute. Target can role play crawling at a 3 count and may not use any skill or abilities or drink potions. When Healed, character is still under effect Weakness.

Blood- damage that ignores armor

Caster- The person who activated a spell effect.

Cleave- Ability that has to be the first ability used or its lost. Typically can be refreshed by rest.

Critical - A way to modify an attack so it goes through a weapon or shield but can still be countered with using a defense (Dodge, Critical Resist/block armor block, and so on)

Cursed - No healing from magical means. Has to be cured by potion or a ritual.

Combo attacks - target gets attacked with a chain of attacks but can still use defenses on the ones they chose.

Command - the target can be told 1 word and they try to do that one thing as best as they can. Examples: sit, stay, sleep, run, flee, fight, kill

Confusion- target stands dazed and confused. The target can also choose to run away in stress. Every third attack must attack an ally. They still can protect themselves and get away from danger.

Cure - Removes a negative effect from a target.

Dead - Target can no longer be healed, unless with a life spell. After five (5) minutes, target’s body turns to dust, becomes a spirit, and must find staff to run a death or permanent death mod.

Death Blow- stand over the target for five (5) seconds and call “Death Blow” with a description. Ex: Death Blow, I slit your neck.

Disease- No healing can be taken until Disease is cured.

Disarm - Target weapon is unusable for five (5) seconds. You may drop or put the weapon behind your back for the duration.

Dominate- Target is under your full control for 1 min. If the caster tells you to do something that breaches the Code of Conduct, find staff immediately. If you are found abusing this ability, access will be revoked without refund.

Dust - The instant when your body dissolves. To be hit with this, your death count is immediately to zero, body dissolves.

Fatally Wounded - Alternative term for Bleed Out. Target is at zero (0) HP and will die after one (1) minute. Target can role play crawling at a 3 count and may not use any skill or abilities or drink potions. When Healed, character is still under effect Weakness.

Fear- Target runs away but can attack and defend from attacks just needs to get away from that who cast this upon them. Can be broken when line of sight is broken

Hex- Lesser form of Curse. Last for 1 minute. Can be Dispelled.

Heal/Healing - Recovers target’s HP.

Impaled- No Healing can occur unless Impaled can be regenerated or by medical procedure.

Inspired- may remake an attack that failed to hit a target by adding the word Inspired to the front of the call. Ex: A: Critical Fatal Wounds. B: Dodge. A = Inspired Critical Fatal Wounds. B: AAAAAAA I’m dying noo.

Invoke- a type of damage with no known way to stop…

Incinerate - Upon being hit with this effect, target is under the effect Pain and shouldroleplay being on fire. Target cannot take any action or skill. If not dispelled before one (1) minute, target takes take the effects “Sunder All 10” and “Death Dust”. While under this effect you can not drop any items.

Knocked out - Target is put to sleep and is considered prone.

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Leach- target has resources taken from them and given to the caster.

Locked - Some items in this player’s guide will be denoted that it is Locked. This means it is known to legend but no one has seen such skills or abilities used. Players can discover ways to unlock the ability, but it isn’t something that can be done overnight. In some cases, the skill is locked for game balancing reasons.

Massive - Repel with Significant Damage. Can only be Dodged.

Magic Circle of X- A magical circle that takes no damage, and needs to be taken down or dispelled to pass through.

Meditation state - Target is meditating and is prone. Target can not break meditation until the 5 minutes has passed. Skills can gained to allow target to break meditation or be otherwise protected.

MIND - All effect that target mind. Command,charm,dominate,fear,terror,taunt,

Paralyze - the target is stuck and can not take any actions and does not take any damage. This can be dispelled by the caster.

Pain- Roleplaying being in massive amounts of pain and you can not do anything else but scream.

Phased - Similar to Spirit State. In a state that physical and magical attacks cannot hit. Only Spirit attacks can affect those who are Phased.

Pin Foot - Target’s foot is stuck to the ground and cannot be moved.

Poisoned - Take Level X every minute till cured, where X is part of the poison (Damage/Effects)

Prone - Target may take no actions and is able to be targeted by a Death Blow.

Rage- Attack closest targets even friends or foes Blood. This can not be mitigated with the ability of “Friend from Foe”.

Reaction- If something happens, something else does as well because you met the requirements. Requirement can only be Melee initiated.

Rebuy - How many times a skill can be bought.

Reflect X - a defense call that sends back whatever attacker sent out.

Regenerate- Regrow target leg or arm. Also fixes broken bones or withered limbs.

Repel - Target moves 10 steps back away from one that hit them with this ability. Target is stun unless they have acrobatics.

Rot - Target can not be healed from non magical means. cure Rot Also ROT LIMB the Limb will not to be able to be used intill it is been removed and regenerated. It can be removed with a skill to destory or server limb or doing a RP to have it cut off 15sec (at rest) or can be done faster with Sergery.

Slow- move and attack at a 3 count (example: 1 Mississippi 2 Mississippi 3 Mississippi ATTACK or STEP repeat 20 times then affect drops)

Spirit (State) - Similar to Phased. In a state that physical and magical attacks can not hit. Only Spirit(call) attacks can affect those who are in Spirit State.

Spirit (Call) - An attack that will not be able to be blocked by Phase defence also this attack will interuped a Teleport and harm mosters from beyond the grave.

Stealth - damage that also ignores armor but can not be parried unless the defense with the word Stealth in it. Can only be performed from the rear flank.

Storm - An attack that keeps going after the word strom is call and does not end untill caster is done with spell or choses to break it early.

Stun- target stands still and takes no action role-plays holding the head. The very next thing hits them it breaks the stun They are able to use defenses on the very next thing. 5 Seconds.

Taunt- Target must attack the person who hit them with the taunt skill. They are allowed to defend themselves but can only swing or attack the person who taunted them for the minute.

Target- the person you are targeting for a ability

Terror - Greater aspect of Fear, you will do what is necessary including fighting your own allies just to get away. Does not break from Line of Sight nor can you attack the caster.

Wall of X- A magical wall that takes no damage, and needs to be taken down or dispelled to pass through. Depending on the element used, this wall may be see through.

Weakness- Not able to use any skills or abilities. You can not defend but you are able to use potions. You are limited to a move at a 3-count. Last 1 minute.

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Game Policies

We will grow with the game/LARP. Policies are reviewed with players and staff every 3 months at a players meeting.

Policy on Weapons

• “LARP SAFE Foam” weapons have no wood, metal, or solid cores

• Latex tips for thrusting must be approved by staff; some are just too hard and still hurt.

• There have been issues with some games where people get punched with daggers. If you are not being safe using daggers, you will be asked to no longer use them. Medium Length weapons can be used like daggers for Dagger abilities so we can keep everyone safe.

• Punching weapons are unsafe (the force can hurt someone) however each of these may have been designed differently. We will review each weapon and give a case-by-case ruling based on a demonstration of safety.

• Players with fast spins of a staff (weapon), please make sure there i no hand contact, just foam area contact.

• No aiming for the head, hands, or private parts

• Please do not use your fingers/hands to put yourself in the way of a hit to negate a hit to count. This would be considered cheating

• Shields must be padded or made wholly from foam

  • This does not permit kicking someone’s Shield or to Shield Bash
  • Please do not bash Shields against Shields
  • Other players should not body slam into people’s shield
  • Avoid getting very close to people to prevent them from attacking this may be considered charging

• No Charging - this means do not run at another player and body check them. You must stop before hitting them, and should only be making contact with LARP safe weapons. Do not run over other players or run at a player and swing a weapon while running. You are adding more force to the blow on that weapon and can hurt someone. If you want to run at a player and attack just hold weapons or weapons out and tap them lightly. No stepping towards moving people to block them from swinging. Be safe, and please help everyone be safe.

• No exploiting no-hit zone to get an advantage. This is especially the face and hands. No throwing a face in front of a shield to max no-hit area. This is also called shield face: using your face to block hits or give an advantage. Do not step into someone to call charging on them to avoid the hit.

• No chain gunning. All hits must hit a different surface area than the one you previously hit. Avoid hitting so fast that prevents players from counting for damage or responding. After swinging 3 times take a step back.

• (45% Rule) Which means move the word 45 degree before swinging to stop what we call chain gunning and hitting the same stop softly over and over is not allowed.

• Push-in Attacks are not considered valid attacks. Push-in Attacks is hitting someone’s sword and pushing/wrapping around to hit the person. This attack does not count as damage. You must pull back the weapon and then atempt a second strike in a legal zone.

• If you find ways to break policies or systems and use them for an advantage to win, this is also breaking Policies. No one should just be larping to win and taking advantage of the game and rules. However, if you see something that can be made breaking or to cheat, report it to staff. Such reports will be rewarded. Help us make this a great game and have great policies to assist everyone.

• Game Runners (GR) and Lead Storytellers (LST) have the final say on rulings and all rules may be added or removed as needed.

Policy on Staff

• Staff is here first and foremost to make sure players are having fun and staying safe at LARP, and running mods, as well as help with rules and all questions.

• Staff can not write plots for friends, family, or people they have notable connections with unless approved by the GR and run by another staff member. Players can also summit plot to have staff run, or to request to run a mod. At that point they would become a guest storyteller and assist staff with the mod they wrote for other players.

• Staff must be professional and try not to show favoritism toward players!

• If you are not getting along with the staff or players don’t argue with staff or players just go to a GR, Especially the GR-Community or the LST and put yourself in a time out. Staff can be asked to leave just like players can.

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• Staff and players must follow the rules of the gamebook and policies. Breaking rules will be met with a warning and/or banning to Sundering LARP.

Packets, throwing objects, and bows

• Spell packets or spell components must be filled with biodegradable bbs or airsoft pellets. They should be be colored in bright colors so they can easily be found and removed from woods. Do not aim for heads or private parts, and do not throw as hard as you can. Do not try to injure other players.

  • Color will be important as it must match the element of the spell
  • Must contain player’s # to be permitted in-game

• All LARP weapons (must be approved by staff before used at check-in)

Policies General

• Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult guardian at all times. This does not mean that the guardian is on the sidelines, but that they must be at their side at all times. If the guardian is unable to keep the child focused on the game, or the child is disrupting the gameplay, both will be asked to leave.

• Children under the age of 18 may have a bit more freedom, but must always be within eyeshot of their respective adult guardian.

• Ensure your cabin is clean, or if you are staff the area you are responsible for is clean. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action such as CP Debt. Repeat offense may result in a Game Ban.

• Do not take effects or damage from head, hands, or private parts getting hit. If non-legal hits are getting out of hand, take a personal time out and get staff. Please let others know to stop attacking non-legal hitting zones, try to resolve issues without staff. If it continues then escalate to staff.

• Time-outs and checks are called by anyone to warn someone of danger or stop gameplay for emergencies. Stay where you are and call staff over. We like to stay in the game and have things running smoothly, but if time-outs need to be called, call it.

• “Caution!“ may also be called instead of a full time out for enviromental safety. When a Caution is called, only the players directly relevant to the situation must respond. Ex: “Caution! Ditch behind you”

• The call of “911” game stops, and medical attention will be found immediately. Aid will be given to the injured person, and medical services will be called if needed. Also call this to staff if you feel assaulted in any way.

• If someone swinging or throwing too hard: Call “Hard Hit, check your swings!” and point at the person that hit you. This lets the staff and that player know they are getting too hyped and need to hit lighter. If you get hit to the point you are injured or you think others will get injured, call a Time-Out and get staff right away.

• Damage will never go over 10, but effects can get scary.

• All staff and players must use this gamebook to make NPCs or characters, no skills or abilities will be made on the fly. Unless there is an update to the gamebook, no skills or abilities are used or playtested without the players being told about them beforehand.

• All players are able to learn new skills or abilities with the completion of a 15 minute rp with the person training them. A trainer must sign off on the character sheet.

• All items must have a prop and tag to be allowed in the game.

• All NPCs have at least one loot tag, obtainable through varied means. If they do not have a loot tag, it is because you do not meet the looting requirements or another player has already searched the NPC. If another person attempts to loot while you are already searching, priority goes to the first person there.

• Helping clean up after the event is staff and players’ duty. Please keep the places we play clean. If you cannot stay until clean up, see staff for a task to do before leaving to help out. Or you will not earn CP/XP and repeat offenders will be docked CP/XP and possible Ban.

• If you need to ask how a skill or ability works, staff or other players can help you. Please ask for clarification when there is downtime to keep gameplay flowing. If you get hit with an ability, it’s best to quietly ask a friend or the person who cast it “clarify?” so they can try to help quickly.

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• If you ask a staff member “What is this NPC’s weakness?”, the answer will not be provided. It is up to the players to figure this out. We don’t want to take away from the puzzle of the LARP, we want players to figure things out. When asking questions like “OOG: what do I see?” the NPC should reply with a vague physical description. Use your best in-game judgment or use a yes or no question to a Marshal. If one is not present, ask the NPC after you killed them.

• If you do have a question, write it down and send it to an NPC or person in the world that might know. Send it to them with magic or on the Rune in the tavern. (e-mail). Yes or no questions are best, with a limit of 4 questions. This is in place so staff doesn’t take up their limited time at game responding, we need to get out NPCs and mods to have the events run smoothly. Some the questions may not be responded to. Either NPC you sent it to does not know the answer and will reply as such, or the rune does not have any people who replied. Some in-game books might help as well, do research and see what you can learn.

• If you need to ask a staff member questions like sight descriptions, a staff member should be able to help you right there. Make sure to only ask a yes or no question and limit the question to how many Intellect you have. You can also work with other characters to ask questions to the staff so that you do not repeat questions.

• Also, OOC questions like “when will this mod start?”. This is a good question to ask staff.

• If you see a staff with a white headband on and holding a green fabric or flag, they are there help you with any mod specific questions you may have .

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Non-Verbal and Verbal Communication

This is a list of non-verbal communications used for the purpose of letting PCs, NPCs, Marshals, and GMs know of any circumstances you may be in either in-character (IC) or out-of-character (OOC). The purpose of doing this is so one can relay signals non verbally without disrupting the game for others and to let people in management know that you are not feeling well or need help.

These are the hand signals for when you need out of character help or giving out of character indications.

OK Hand Sign: Indicator requesting a thumbs up, thumbs down, or so-so response

Thumbs Up: indicator means you are well and can continue to play.

Thumbs Down: means that you are not well and unable to play. Note, may require assistance.

So-So Hand: indicator means you are fit for play, but need the current themes of the scene to be toned down. (To be expanded upon ~AT)

Eyes Down: Indicated by shading your eyes with a hand and leaving a scene. To be used when a player is uncomfortable with the themes of a scene and wishes to leave quietly. Other characters should act as if their character had something to attend to, and carry on without them.

Fist or hand on head (if hand is full): means you are out of character. This means to all people who are “In character”, to not interact with this person until they engage you or want to be engaged.

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The first five indicators that you read are for checking in on people in game but out of character.

Some non-verbal communication may come in the form of wearing a headband. There are two colors to be on the lookout for.

White: Means this player is out of character. When out of character, the player should take care of whatever business outside of the game they need to without consequences of in-game actions. This can be used during emergencies such as medical, family, or general. Take as much time as needed, but do bare in mind that you cannot listen in on in-game conversations. This is a form of cheating and exploitation. Do not also use this as a means to avoid combat if you are about to be put into bleed out or die from a killing blow.

Orange: Means this player is Non-Combative. The player is indicating to others that they do not want to interact in boffer combat. This does not mean that they cannot die, they just don’t want to go through the motions of the boffer portion of LARPing. When in facing a Non-Combative player, go directly into your Death Blow count instead. The person would accept the hit and move on. Refer to the Tome of Life for details on what to do after you die, should you go into bleed out.

Note: Cheating is defined as an act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game or examination.

Exploitation is defined as the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.

Anyone caught doing these actions are subject to disciplinary action taken in regards to the game or being asked to leave. With regards to this, please bear in mind that there is a code of conduct directed at all players who enter Sunder LARP.

Calls

A person may call out verbally to alert everyone in the area of a specific need or issue. These callouts will be loud so everyone can hear.

911: This call out is usually associated with a general or medical issue at game. Please make sure to use common sense when calling out 911 to everyone and make sure it is a real world emergency.

Baseball: This call out means that someone is being preyed upon by unwanted advances, this could be general or sexual harassment of any kind. This includes verbal and physical contact. For more details on what is not tolerated at Sundering LARP LLC, check out our Code of Conduct. Make sure that when you call out Baseball, you let others know by being loud so people know to gather there to prevent further issues. Like 911, this call out should only be used in emergency situations and not because you don’t like someone or in a poor attempt to be vindictive. If a call of baseball is made, it will be staff’s job to conduct an investigation into the matter and may even require the help of local authorities.

Note: Everyone is subject to the code of conduct for Sunder LARP LLC. This means that upon signing the waiver you agree to our legal terms and conditions. Sundering LARP LLC has the right to remove you from an event and/or refuse service to future events. Be wise about how you conduct yourself and bear in mind the golden rule: You are responsible for yourself.

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Quick Guide for Character Creation

(Step 1) Concept

Regardless of what is in this book, picture in your mind a character concept you wish to play. Do you want to play a classical knight or a practitioner of magic? Do you want to be a rogue? Do you want to be a simple white-hat or do you want to be complex with many shades of grey? Before working on the mechanics, it is important to understand the character you wish to portray. Please, talk to Staff about your concept. There are some tib-bits of lore not found in this document, as we want to introduce it as a discovery. We want the story be shared, molded, and reshared from players like you.

(Step 2) Attributes

Select either: a primary attribute (3) and a secondary attribute (2), or three attributes at 2.

(Step 3) Bloodline

Choose your Bloodline. For more information review Tome of Blood.

(Step 4) Combat Skills and Professions

In this step, it may be wise to look at both lists. For example, magic users require a professional skill in order to buy a Combat skill (Read Magic). It can be hard to separate the two. To help you with your build, we build a Google Sheet that guides your selection. At this point this sheet is out of date but once the rules are solidified, this sheet will be updated to reflect the numbers.

Sundering Character V2 Builder

We also intend to have a database eventually replace the Character Builder, but that will not be completed until late 2023 at best.

(Step 5) Submitting your character

This is a very important step. Coming into the game with just a character sheet is a disservice to you and the game, as we are highly focused on story and background. We would like to get an idea of your character’s background and quirks. This may be hard as there is a lot of lore yet to be discovered. As such, we created a form that the storytellers use to ask a series of questions to understand a bit of your value system. By submitting this, you help the storyteller weave your story into the game.

Character Creation Submission Form

(Step 6) Approval

Once the character has been discussed with the Storyteller, you’re good to go for a game. If you are itching to play, consider joining our discord where you can roleplay to help introduce your character and possibly get some goals.

(Step 7) Downtimes

You may want to get familiar with the Tome of Laborhis introduces you to our downtime system. Each month a player has 20 Labor Points to spend on activities. You may want to talk to people on Discord to find out if there is anything you can do to earn some money. We accept our submissions via a Google Form.

(Optional) Earn Cheese

Our game is intended to focus on building relationships with other games. You may want to look at the Tome of Cheesecake and see our partnered LARPs. Help them out by NPCing and provide some support to make their game great. This will earn you Cheese Points (CP). CP can be spent to advance your characters at game as well as to earn some grab-bag items. With your support, we can raise the quality of the community of LARPers in the area!

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A Player has the choice of various different Bloods to play as a starting character. Each Blood has a distinct aspect of culture and customs characters can be associated with. Please be aware that this does not prevent one Blood to live in another’s culture, such as a Blood of a Moon living with the Blood of the K’Thu. While most Blood are genetic, some are unexplainable; such as Blood of the Moon. It may be wise to read each of them to get an idea of the character you may be interested in playing. Also feel free to ask the Storytellers to get more information.

Current Playable Bloods

Blood	Description
Blood of the Toraliyan	European Humans
Blood of the K’thu	Northern Tribal Humans
Blood of the Cypressians	Nomadic Monklike Humans
Blood of the Old Ones	High Elvenkind
Blood of the Wisp	Wild Elvenkind
Blood of Steel and Mountain	Dwarvenkind
Blood of Moon	Anthropomorphic
Blood of the Weavers	Toraliyan/Old Ones Hybrid
Blood of the Gundabadz	Goblinkind
Possible New Ones	It’s a Secret

Disclaimer:

There are more bloodlines yet to be unlocked, befriended, or wiped out. Yes, it will take players befriending some bloodlines to make them playable for PCs or become NPC and stay as enemies.

It is up to the players to take directions with the growth of bloodlines, as well as game abilities and skills. Let’s see what players make happen. :)

If you like to play anything other than what is above or request to make a bloodline, please reach out to staff: James Kecskemety

Finally, we want to note that while there is a “Genetic” aspect to the “Blood”, there are abilities and rituals that can allow a player to change. These are extremely rare and may come with repercussions.

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World of Terra

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Kingdom of Elysium

The Kingdom of Elysium and it’s territories make up the lands east of the Great Blue. Each of these territories are ruled independently but must pay taxes to the Kingdom and follow the Kingdom’s Laws.

Each Territory consists of roughly 100 peasants. While there is lots of land, the population in Terra is very small; the major cities only hold about 5000 citizens.

Laws of the Kingdom

There are few laws set by the Kingdom:
(1) Respect the law of the duel.

(2) Duels must be approved by a Head of House.

(3) If none are present, it shall move forward with the two accepting parties.

(4) Duel resolutions shall be issued in a court, or the non-respecting party will be met with greater repercussions.

(5) Decrees from the Monarchs must be followed.

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Positions

Monarch- True rulers of the Elysium, chosen by the nobles. Usually referred to as King or Queen.

Royal- Leader of a wide region and/or towns. There are only 4 Royal Titles given at a time.

Noble- Leader of a house or an individual who has proven to be of great service to the Kingdom.

Knight- Knight to a House Guard, Sword, Shield, Knightly Order, or the Crown. They focus less on the Aspects of the Crown, and more on its people and virtues. They can not pass the Rank of General Knight or Lord General. If one wants to climb higher in the Crown they may take the title of the lord, but mus renounce their title of knight and have no ties to a Knightly order.

Lesser Noble Or Squire- One who learns the duties of a House and acts as a regent until a Lord is given claim.

Master Peasant- leader of guild or large group.

Peasant- most people in the realm.

Blood Feats

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Ranks of the Towers

Apprentice -Knows at least one spell

One who has just been introduced to the magic and is beginning to learn its ways. In the tower, a rank Savant or higher is assigned based on the aptitude for magic shown to teach them further.

Novice -Knows up to 2nd circle of an Element

A Novice rank mage has shown they have an aptitude for the magic arts and is allowed more freedom than an Apprentice. While they are still working under a Savant or higher, they are allowed to do their own research.

Savant -Knows up to 4thd circle of an Element

A person who has shown they are capable in the arts of magic. They have been given permission by the towers to teach those of lower ranks to spread their knowledge while performing their own research.

Master -Knows up to 6th Circle of an Element

The culmination of knowledge has led you to this point. You have learned some of the most intense formulas in magic, and are able to implement them into

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your spells. A master is one who is able to take multiple students under their wing to train them into better mages. Masters are able to access certain books from the tower’s libraries to further their research and to better teach their students.

Great Master -Knows all spells of a single element

The embodiment of a single element. These are beings who have spent their whole lives perfecting themselves in the element they have chosen. They understand as much as a mortal can about an element. Having proved themselves, they are allowed access to most of the non-banned books in the tower’s libraries to further study other magics. But with power comes restrictions. To prevent wasted effort, a Grand Master may only teach to Savant or higher ranks.

Elder -Knows all spells of a single element and has up to tier 4 in another.

After discovering everything a single element has to offer these mages have decided to delve into studying another. In their pursuit of knowledge, they have been given full access to all of the non-banned books of the libraries. With access to these tomes, comes great responsibility. An Elder is under normal circumstances only allowed to teach an individual who has been deemed worthy by the towers, usually a master or higher rank. Elders also have been granted the right to vote on decisions pertaining to the towers’ future, and are official members of the Council.

Great Elder -Has knowledge of every spell in multiple or all elements

The pinnacle of knowledge and the highest rank in the towers. Said to be the closest to dragons in their knowledge. Their decisions are to supersede any others in the towers if they are unanimous or are in their own tower. They are known as tome keepers, who have been trusted with the tower’s secrets and any magics that have been deemed too dangerous for the populace. Due to how powerful and how few there are, they are to keep each other in check so as to not change the power balance.

Each member of the towers is given a rank based on their accomplishments in the arts of magic. A mage’s rank is declared before their name to denote what status they are in the towers. (EX. Elder Helios Thelonius) Each rank is to be given respect by those below them and is to be spoken to by their title being stated first or be at risk of banishment, As calling a member of the tower by their name without rank is a grave insult as it is to call into question any and all of their accomplishments. While orders may be given to those of lower rank, the members only need to truly listen to those that are their assigned teachers, although this does not clear them of repercussions if their teacher is outranked. If a member is proven to be abusing their rank, they may be brought before the council for further discussion or punishment. One’s rank goes up as one proves themselves gifted in the magic arts, and with a higher rank comes more freedom and privileges.

Heart City

Rumors has it that Merellinen Sylmar, 1st Council Master of Water Tower is attempting to redefine the broken structure of the Blood of the Old Ones by trying to build a new system of goverment located in the city known as Heart City.

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Clarification: A Blood of the Wisp may choose magical paths other then their blessed path. They are not restricted, however there may be some social reprocussions. If a Blood of the Wisp becomes an Avatar for an Element other then their current Wisp, the Blood of the Wisp would change to the respected Wisp Element. For example a Blood of the Wisp who is of Oak who studies Air Magic, will find it socially akward with the other Oak. There would be some mistrust and would not be fully accepted by both Oak or Tempest members. If this Blood of the Wisp becomes an Avatar, they are no longer of Oak but would morph into a Tempest Blood of the Wisp.

In addition, it may be rare for a Blood of the Wisps to even practice the traditional spell casting abilities due to the nature of how the Old One’s obtained the magic. This Bloodline prefers to stay in their villages and to make spiritual offerings to their Wisps. Rare would they venture to attempt to control the elements.

This being said, this is their social norm, and we as gamers tend to be acentric even with our characters so you can be a spell casting Wisp, just be aware that it may come with some social reprocusions with regard to NPC Wisps.

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Blood Feats

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While blood is thicker then water, loyalty to your sworn brothers and sisters can be stronger then family bonds. This section of the tome is to describe factions and organizations that were either player created or apart of the story.

It is important that when building your character, what is your loyalties and direction with the character. May it be to the welfare and expansion of your Blood direction or do you have your own goals/objectives, but working with a group who are a means to your goals may make the task much easier as you may get information and resources. Might consider such.

The Tree of Life Healer’s Guild

The Healer’s Guild is an established and well recognized group of Earth/Water Casters, Doctors, Alchemists, and Guards. This Guidl was established and funded by House Galahad in the efforts to boost adventurers to explore and discover new artifacts. Unfortunately the Healer’s Guild had suffered a major blow to their reputation when a faction calling themselves the “The Black Tree” had done heinous crimes and experiments under the altruistic reputation of the Healer’s Guild.

Many do not trust this order as they are often hired by rich patron to gather and report information. While they do so to better their society standing, many are unnerved by the manner in which they collect the information.

The Black Tree

An organization that formed from the shadows of the Healer’s Guild. Rumored to have practiced in dark arts such as Necromancy and has been blamed for much of the inner corruptions from the Elysium and the Towers.

The Criers Guild

The Criers Guild is a group which typically is paid to spread news across lands. They are usually merchants who were vetted membership into the guild to pass news of the current events and receive a stippen for the information they shared.

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Knightly Orders

Information of these Knightly Orders is best learned in game. They are typically associated to be played by Knights (the Combat Tree found in Tome of War). There are known to be adjuncts and camp followers of these Knightly orders for which while they are not offically Knights, they are given the same respect as a member for the aid they give.

Virtue and Vice Orders

There are two subsect of Orders. Those of the Virtue and those of the Vice. They are each with a direction and goal that while at first glance seems as clear as Good vs Evil, that is only because you do not fully understand the complexity of each order.

Virtue

The Virtue Orders each consists of a Virtue. Those main Virtues are: Courage, Justice, Mercy, Generosity, Faith, Nobility, and Hope. While there are more virtues, they are recognized more as a society then a Knightly Order.

The Templairs

The Templares are a Knightly order originally known to hunt down Necromancers and those who fell to corruption.

Justicators

Funded by House Key to act as judges and to combat corruption of Nobles, Merchants, and Knights. They are well verse in the laws of the land.

The Open Road

A collection of Knights who travel and guard merchants caravans. Primarily they are found defending the Cypressians caravans.

The Chain Tome Society

The Chain Tome Society is a somewhat religious group who are known for carying a chain to their robes that is attached to a book. Those within the Chain Tome are renown for thier digiliant record keeping and research ability. Comprise of scholars, researchers, and information gatherers this group has a religious beleif its thier sacret duty to uncover all knowledge and to have it recorded in written form. Knowledge is Currency to them, as they have little value to anything else.

Vice

On the Other hand, Each Vice Order consists of a Vice. Those main Vices are: Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Wrath, Green, Sloth, Tyranny, and Ignorance. Those who follow a Vice Order are typically hunted and killed within the Kingdom of Elysium which has per the King’s decree declared them Enemy. As with the Virtues, there are more Vices, but they are more recognized as societies then a Knightly Order.

Black Rose

This is a Vice Order recently formed by Alder Guard. That Has tried to clam ownership of the northern Regions.

The Charred

This is a Vice Order dedicated to the Entity Gabrokon. Known by Burning skin and lava like lines.

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Tome of Lore

 

 

This section is for the non-combat related skills. It incorperates skills such as lores, gatherings, crafting, and other abilities.

Characters start with 2 Professional Points (PP). The character can start with one more PP by sacrificing “Read, Write, and Arithmetic” which is a skill for free.

Starting Skill

Read, Write, and Arithmetic

The ability to read and write and do simple math

• PP: Free
• Bonus: Can trade skill to earn an additional PP

Combat Skill

Skilled

You forgo your combat prowess to invest in the ways of the mind. Trading 2 XP for 1 PP.

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: Unlimited

Magical Arts

Read Runes / Magic

This skill enables to cast scrolls and magical items.

• PP: 1
• Requirement: Read, Write, and Arithmetic
• Bonus: Upon Having this skill your able to cast a Light Spell as a Cantrip Spell

Spell Lore/copy scroll

This lore gives details on spell construction and magic fundamentals.This ability allows the user to scribe copies of a spell.

• PP: 1
• Requirement: Read Runes / Magic

Astronomy

This ability allows the user to tell time (Player can wear an out of character watch)

• PP: 1
• Requirement: Read, Write, and Arithmetic

Enchanter

Crafting profession that involves enchantments and creating magical items. Upon taking the first level of this skill gives you “Essance Extracter” for free

• PP: Variable (Depends on # of Professions)
• Ranked: 1-5
• Requirement: 1st Circle of Magic in Any Element

Greater Enchanter Ritualist

Advanced Enchantement profession. Able to do ritual level enchantments for more lasting effect

• PP: Variable (Depends on # of Professions)
• Ranked: 6-10
• Requirement: Spell Lore and 15 Enchanting Recipes

Essence Extractor

The ability to disenchant and draw out motes from elemental sources. Gathering Skill.

• PP: Free
• Requirement: 1 Rank in Enchanter

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Medical Arts

Skilles within the Mental Arts require 5 minutes of roleplay and 5 minutes of rest after performed.

Bandage, Administer, Aid, and Diagnose

Skill to apply bandages and give aid and find what effects a target is under (Applying potions and other aid) (In Character state to a target after 10 seconds of role playing looking over them for injuries “Are you under effect bleeding out?”)

• PP: 1
• Special: Requires medical kit and bandage props to utilize

Anatomy Lore

This lore gives a better understanding of the nature of the body. Requirement for more advanced medical knowledge

• PP: 1
• Requirement: Read, Write, and Arithmetic as well as Bandage, Administer, Aid, and Diagnose

Limb Correction/Sever Limb

Correct broken limbs or amputated limbs 1 minute role play afterward the target is effected with weakness

• PP: 1
• Requirement: Lore Anatomy
• Special: Requires medical kit and bandage props to utilize

Poison Aid and Disease Lore

This lore gives a better understanding of the nature of the external ailments that could affect the body.

• PP: 1
• Requirement: Lore Anatomy

Autopsy/Embalming

This ability allows the user to preserve a body from dusting. This extends spells like “life” outside its normal casting window.

• PP: 1
• Requirement: Lore Anatomy
• Special: Requires medical kit and bandage props to utilize

Surgery

Able to perform particular advanced medical procedures. Special note: There is limitation of what magic can do, Surgery is able to cure elements which can’t be magically cured.

• PP: 1
• Requirement: Autopsy/Embalming
• Special: Requires medical kit and bandage props to utilize

Resuscitate

Within 30 seconds of someone falling to death this skill halts the timer. If performed without any interruption for 1 minute, the target is restored to life but suffers 1 minute weakness. Roleplaying involves similar gestures of CPR, but please do not do real CPR, it is only a game.

• PP: 1
• Requirement: Surgery
• Special: Requires medical kit and bandage props to utilize

Alchemical Arts

Chemist/Apothecary

Crafting Profession that involves mixing and creating potions. Upon taking the first level of this skill gives you “Farming / Lumberjack” for free

• PP: Variable (Depends on # of Professions)
• Ranked: 1-5

Alchemy

Advanced Potion Making profession. Able to bottle spells in a bottle

• PP: Variable (Depends on # of Professions)
• Ranked: 6-10
• Requirement: 15 Alchemy Recipes

Farming / Lumberjack

Able to plant and grow crops and/or various wood from the land. (Gathering Skill)

• PP: 1
• Special: Shovel, Axe, and pots for plants props to use

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Metal Art

Smithing

Crafting Profession that involves hammering and forging. Upon taking the first level of this skill gives you “Miner / Stone Cutter / Gold pan” for free

• PP: Variable (Depends on # of Professions)
• Ranked: 1-5
• Special: Requires forge and anvil to be used

Mastersmith

Advanced Smithing profession. Able to make weapons sing.

• PP: Variable (Depends on # of Professions)
• Ranked: 6-10
• Requirement: 15 Recipes of Smithing
• Special: Requires forge and anvil to be used

Miner / Stone Cutter / Gold pan

This ability allows you to gather stone and metal materials. (Gathering Skill)

• PP: 1
• Special: Requires Mining Pick and Shovel prop to use

Natural Crafting Art

Natural Craft

Crafting Profession that involves sewing, leatherworking, and carpentry. Upon taking the first level of this skill gives you “Survivalist Skills” for free

• PP: Variable (Depends on # of Professions)
• Ranked: 1-5

Master Craftsmen

Advanced Craftsman profession. Able to make advanced clothing and wooded weapons that puts Wendell Castle or Giorgio Armani to shame

• PP: Variable (Depends on # of Professions)
• Ranked: 6-10
• Requirement: 15 recipes of Thread/Leather/Wood Working

Survivalist Skills

This ability allows you to gather via Hunting, Fishing, Skinning, Tanning, and Chewing for materials. (Gathering Skill)

• PP: 1
• Special: This skill also allows you to Track and to hide one’s tracks.

Mercantile Art

Merchant Trade

Able to Scribe recipes; Able to request supplies from other towns for trade; Able to assist to identifiy items; and Able to broker deals to find trainers (for a modest fee of course)

• PP: 1
• Ranked: 1-10
• Requirement: Requires Read, Write, and Arithmetic

Higher Crafting Art

Tinkering

This crafting style does not mean it is better then other. It is a crafting skill that involves a steady hand and deep amount of concentration. This skill allows for the creating of locks, traps, and jewelery. Upon taking the first level of this skill gives you “Miner / Stone Cutter / Gold pan” for free.

• PP: Variable (Depends on # of Professions)
• Ranked: 1-5
• Special: Upon 3rd level, player gains the following abilities, Disarm Traps and Lock picking. While anyone can do the same, Tinkers can do it faster.

Artificer

Advanced Craftsman profession.

• PP: Variable (Depends on # of Professions)
• Ranked: 6-10
• Requirement: 15 Tinkering Recipes

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The Art of Law

Local Guard/ Militia

This skill allows you to work in the local guard or army. This conveys a rank and a pay whenever you perform tasks. This skill gives the user the ability to draft writs that may be required to mark someone wanted by the law as long as the writ has the permission of the local lord.

• PP: 1
• Requirement: Guard tabard and packet on laws and ranks of the militia or guard

Mercenary / Bounty Hunter Guild

Able to take on and or sell jobs for pay that the kingdom needs done. Or even create Jobs for people to go do. post Jobs on the job board in the tavern.

• PP: 1
• Requirement: Requires Read, Write, and Arithmetic

Other Skills

Jack of All Trades

This ability allows characters to be more versatile at a cost. The user is able to pick up other professions at a reduced cost but is unable to pick up any of the Advanced Crafting skills (Rank 6-10). All professional skills beyond the first cost 1 less PP.

• PP: 2
• Requirement: No Advanced Profession Skills

Teacher

No longer uses LP to teach people skills

• PP: 1

Profession Cost

All Professions (not the advanced versions) cost 1 PP, however each new Profession has an increased cost. For example Timmy takes Smithing as their first profession. Any levels of Smithing (including the advance) would cost 1 PP. When Timmy takes a level of Tinkering, any levels of Tinkering (including the advance levels) would cost 2 PP. The only exception to this is “Jack of All Trades” which reduces all profession skills beyond the first by 1 PP. If this skill takes this skill after having multiple profession, the player is refunded the differences.

Researching Recipes

Professions require recipies in order to create. However sometimes it can be frusfrating to find someone who has a recipe to copy from. A player utilize the research ability in order to create a recipe from scratch.

This ability is capable if the player has at least 2 levels of the profession in question and it costs 1 + the Level of the recipe in question in LP. If there are no more recipes in that tier, the player will be given a recipe in an earlier tier that has not been discovered (but never above the level in which the research was targeted)

Unskilled Labor

This game intention is to have people work together. As such we provided a method where a player can request assistance from another in helping them in their crafting by letting the other use thier Labor Point Pool. This was especially designed to force veteran players to rely more on the new players in thier crafting schemes.

Example: Veteran Player wants to craft a ring but has already used up all their LP for the month. They noticed that Newbie player is not doing anything and asked if the Newbie Player would assist them. The Newbie player agrees for a price. The Veteran player agrees to pay and they get working.

The Newbie player is able to craft using the levels of the Veteran player but at a higher cost. If it costs the Veteran player 5 LP to craft the item, it would cost the Newbie player 6 LP to craft it. All costs are increased by +1 and both the Veteran and the Newbie player are required to roleplay together.

The other advantage of the Newbie other then the compensation earned in the trade negociation is that now the Newbie player is able to purchase the first level of the crafting or increase their ranks as if they performed a training session.

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Lore

There are multiple levels within Lores. They are:

• Standard Lore: This is the basic lore. It cost 1 PP to have.
  • With an expendature of 1 LP can ask as many Yes/No questions as you have Intelligence
• Greater Lore: You must have the Standard Lore before you can have the Greater Lore. It cost 2 PP to have.
  • Storytellers may give hints in game if approprate. In addition, greater information relating to the topic of the lore when using any of the Keys of the Unknown.
• Legendary Lore: At this level, your considered a Subject Matter Expert in the area with regard to the Lore. It costs 3 PP to have.
  • During Game with this level of a Lore, you can ask once per day a number of Yes/No Questions without expending any LP as you have Intelligence. Any further questions must require LP.

Prop Requirement: All Lores character have, must have a book or scroll case prop. When utilizing this skill, you must show your prop to the storyteller for review.

Researching/Questing for Lores: A player can obtain lores by writing Lore Material for the game. For example, if a character wanted the Lore: Dragon Poop, they can obtain such lore by writing an essey on the subject of dragon poop. Yet in this example would not be acceptable becasue why would someone want to have lore in Dragon Poop but it just to address the fact the game is very open. One big aspect though for this research essey. Many of its details within the essay must be based on knowledged learned in game and documented. If the current plot does not relate to the subject requring lore, multiple expendatures of Keys of the Unknown or other related lore questions (Yes/No questions), may help get enough of a basis to write up an essey. Be sure to keep your ears open to lore drops that may be useful in your pursuit.

To further expand upon this, the essay does not need to be even from your character’s prospective. It could be an essay from a character from the past that your character found. While we prefer good grammer/spelling as it would be included in the lore/collection of Sundering as a prop, the main focus of the writing should be for the GM to see if you have a good grasp of the subject in question. If the GM approves, you can in game purchase the level of the lore in question.

Any creative lore documentation written for the game, will be considered apart of the Sundering CC by 4.0 license agreement. The author has the rights to the work, but they can not restrict it for Sundering LARP’s use after being submitted. For further details with regard to the licensing/rights to the writing, please reference https://creativecommons.org/ and/or the licensing section of this guide. This was put in forth to avoid legal battles over creative works but still give the author freedom to use this works in other works without restrictions.

Researching Standard Lore - Drafting a Standard Lore requires a paper at least 1 page paper.

Researching Greater Lore - Drafting a Greater Lore requires a paper at least 3 page paper.

Researching Legandary Lore - Only can be gained by going on a quest or discovery.

Keys of the Unknown

In the game, there are various key props called “Keys of the Unknown”. They are magical keys that could unlock dungen rooms/chests/etc. They also can be expended in game to utilize one’s lore in a manner that would normally be reserved during downtimes. This is why Lores during live games are restricted to Yes/No is to avoid overtaxing the Game Runners but but to also raise the value of these In Game Items.

Keys	Level of Details
Copper	Common. Same you would get from a Town Cryer
Silver	Obsecure. Information from a month’s worth research
Gold	Hidden. Secrets not spoken of or books that are locked away never to see the light of day.
Platinum	Forbidden. Even the Entites may not know or wish to know.

The Level of Details given is based porportionally to the level of the key expanded and the level of the lores you have.

Archaeology

This is not a Lore, however it is the ability to go dungeoneering and to use lores in great effect. This skill is equivalent to a Harvesting skill where the user of their collection of lores to retrieve quests and possibly artifacts/clues that may be required to advance the story line.

• PP: 1
• Requirement: Required a bunch of maps, telescope, and location markers Props to be used

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This Tome is dedicated to all the physical combat skills required for the Boffer games. Unlike the Tome of Lore, which had one skill listed “Skilled” all skills in the Tome of Lore cost PP, all skills in this section cost XP. This section repersents your ability to wield a weapon, to use combatant skills like Parry or Block, or even skills that unlock other skills. If you have any questions, do not hestitate to talk to your Game Runners.

Weapon Skills

Anyone can use a weapon. The concept of, ‘The pointy end goes into your opponent” is obvious, as such anyone can use any weapon. However there is five degrees to weapon skill: Untrained, Proficenct, Specialized, Expert, and Warlord.
Untrained- All Damage called using the weapon are 1’s. If you are not proficent, you are Untrained.
Proficent- Damage of the profcient weapon may be augmented by either your Dex or your Str depending on the type of weapon wielded.
Specialized- Damaged is further augmented by +1 Damage.
Expert- Damage is further augmented once again by +1 Damage
Warlord- Damage is further augmented once again by +1 Damage. (Locked)

Blade Weapons

Examples: Daggers, Swords, Axes, Spears

One Handed Med Bladed Weapons

• XP: 2
• Requirement: 12-32” Prop

One Handed Long Bladed Weapons

• XP: 2
• Requirement: 32-46” Prop

Two-Handed Bladed Weapons

• XP: 3
• Bonus: Add +1 to all swings with two-handed slash weapons
• Requirement: Str 2, 46-74” Prop

Blade Style Proficiency

This skill gives you proficiency in all Bladed/Slash Weapons

• XP: 2
• Requirement: at least 1 bladed weapon proficent (Daggers do not count)

Blunt/Bash Weapons

Examples: Mace, Clubs, Morning Stars

One Handed Med Blunt/Bash Weapons

• XP: 2
• Requirement: 20-32” Prop

One Handed Long Blunt/Bash Weapons

• XP: 2
• Requirement: 32-46” Prop

Two-Handed Blunt/Bash Weapons

• XP: 3
• Bonus: Add +1 to all swings with Two-Handed Blunt/Bash weapons
• Requirement:Str 2 46-74” Prop

Blunt/Bash Style Proficiency

This skill gives you proficiency in all Blunt/Bash Weapons

• XP: 2
• Requirement: at least 1 Blunt/Bash weapon proficent

Ranged Weapon

Shortbow / Slingshot / Hand Crossbow

• XP: 3
• Bonus: Range damage now called (range can not be dodged)
• Requirement: Range Packets larp safe bow
  • White packet with Brown Streamers

Longbow / 2-handed Crossbow

• XP: 3
• Bonus: Range damage now called (range can not be dodged)
• Requirement: Range Packets larp safe bow
  • White packet with Brown Streamers

Throwing Weapons

Thrown Axe, Daggers, Stars, Spears, etc

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Thrown Axe, Daggers, Stars, Spears, etc

Glass Globe Training

Able to use Glass Globe Grenade (Gas Attack Packets)

• XP: 3

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Ranged Style Proficency

This skill gives you proficiency in all skills in this category.

• XP: 2

• Requirement: Shortbow, Longbow, or Throwning Weapon Proficiency

Two-Weapons Fighting Style

Ambidextrous / Dual Wield

Now able to use a 1 handed weapon main hand and a smaller weapon in your offhand.

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Either 2 Str or 2 Dex and a Weapon Proficency

True Grip

Now able to use 2 weapons for same lenght

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Ambidetrous/Dual Wield

Dual Strike

If two targets are side by side you can Call “Dual”. If used in conjuction with an ability, both targets get effected with no additional cost of the ability.

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Ambidetrous/Dual Wield

Shield Style

Shield Training

Now able to use shield and bucklers. Note that at this level, bucklers still consume a hand slot. Spells hitting shield count as a hit.

• XP: 2

Shield Block

Shields stops melee, ranged, critical, and massive damage. Takes a condition off shield.

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: 3 per Strength
• Requirement: Shield Training
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Special: When taking Massive, the damage is blocked but not the Repel effect. Each use takes away 1 conditions from the Shield.
• Call: “Shield Block” Take a step back and shake it off

Strap Shield

Makes Shield with Straps Disarmed Immuned. Take 1 Damage.

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Shield Training
• Call: “Disarm Immune Absorbion 1”
• Special: Can not protect against the Damage

Tower Shield

Now can utilize Tower Shield height 37 -54 Width 28 or wider

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Shield Training
• Special: When shield is in equiped hand must move at a 3 count (you are still effected by slow for slow makes you attack and move at 3 second count)

Armor Style

In Armor Style, none of the abilities would work unless you have Three locations of chain, Scale or plate. If you do not have the requirement, the abilities found within would not be avalible.

Armor Training

Stops first attack Melee, Critical, or Ranged. must have 3 locations of armor.

• XP: 1 (no rebuy)
• Use: 1 Per Rest
• Call: “Armor Resist”
• Special: This skill is use on the first Ranged, melee, critical That hits you other wise it is lost till rest is perforemed.

Armor Block

Stops One Melee, Critical, Range Attack

• XP: 3
• Rebuy: 2 per Strength
• Requirement: Armor Training
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Call: “Armor Block” Take a step back and shake it off
• Special: Each use takes away 1 conditions from the armor.

Suberterfuge Skills

Backstab

Attack behind a target. Attacks Ignore all forms of Armor. Can only be used with Daggers or One-handed Medium Slashing Weapons

• XP: 1
• Rebuy: 2 per Dexterity
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Call: “Stealth X” (Dexterity+1)
• Special: Can only be done from behind 4-8 o’clock

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Increase Trainning

Endurance

Strength and Endurance training has made you much heartier. You can increase your Heath by 1. Not avalible to undead

• XP: 1
• Rebuy: 2

Gain of Will

With Mental exercies and training. You can increase your allowable augment slots by 1. Not avalible to undead

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: 1 Per Will

Open Skills

Cloth Mask

This allows the user to resist gas effects

• XP: 1
• Rebuy: 2
• Requirement: Prop Face Mask
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Call: “Activate Mask Gas Resist”

Buckethead

This allows the user to resist knockout effects once per day. Helmet takes 1 condition damage when activated.

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: 2
• Requirement: Prop Helmet
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Call: “Activate Helmet Mind Knock Out or Stun Resist”

Field Repair

Repair the armor pool of a suit armor of all the locations but requires crafting material instead of Condition. Similar to Refit armor but without the condition hit. Requires roleplaying.

• XP: 1
• Requirement: 1 Rank of either Smithing or Natural Craft Profession

Acrobatics

Able to call acrobatics after being hit with massive or repel to ignore the stun after 10 step move.

• XP: 1
• Requirement: 2 Dex
• Call: “Acrobatics”

Defensive Skills

Parry

Stops 1 Melee Type attack as long as a weapon is readied

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: 2 per Dex or Str (Whichever is higher)
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Call: “Parry”
• Requirement: Weapon Proficency

Weapon Block

Stops 1 Melee or Critical Attack

• XP: 3
• Rebuy: 2 times per Strength
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Call: “Block”
• Requirement: Weapon Specialist, 2x Parry, and a Martial Tree unlocked
• Special: Weapon takes Condition Damage

Dodge

Stops 1 Melee, Critical, Spell Attack

• XP: 4
• Rebuy: 2 times per Dexterity
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Call: “Dodge”
• Requirement: Acrobatics and a Martial Tree unlocked
• Special: Ranged Weapons attacked can’t be Dodged

Ripost

Stops 1 Melee or Critical attack and sends the attack right back at attacker.

• XP: 5
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Call: “Ripost”
• Requirement: Dodge x 3
• Special: Ranged Weapons attacked can’t be Dodged

Attacking Skills

Stun

If successfully hit, the Target can not take any actions for 5 seconds but once they are hit again or 5s is up they can. Does not work with Range Weapons.

• XP: 1
• Rebuy: 3 per Dex or Str (Whichever is higher)
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Call: Melee Stun
• Requirement: Weapon Proficency

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Power Attack

Add +1 Damage to a Attack (Damage cap at 10)

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: 4 per Dex or Str (Whichever is higher)
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Requirement: Weapon Proficency
• Special: Stacks with Weapon Specialist/Expert/Overload

Disarm

Disarm Weapon from Target for 5 seconds

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: 1 per Dex or Str (Whichever is higher)
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Requirement: Weapon Proficency
• Call: Melee Disarm

Critical Attack

Turn 1 Attack into a Critical Attack.

• XP: 3
• Rebuy: 1 per Dex or Str (Whichever is higher)
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Requirement: Weapon Specialist and a Martial Tree unlocked
• Call: Melee Critical X

Knockout

Knock out your Opponents with a successful melee hit.

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: 1 per Dex or Str (Whichever is higher)
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Requirement: Weapon Expert
• Call: “Melee Knockout”

Fatal Attack

Target HP goes to zero with a successful hit.

• XP: 3
• Rebuy: 1 times per Dex or Str (Whichever is higher)
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Requirement: Power Attack, Critical Attack, and Weapon Block
• Call: Melee Fatal Attack

Sunder Shield

Cause Conditional Damage to the Shield

• XP 2
• Rebuy: 1 times per Str
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Requirement: Power Attack, Critical Attack and Two-handed Weapon Proficency
• Call: Melee Sunder Shield 3

Sunder Weapon

Cause Conditional Damage to an object held by target

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: 1 per Str
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Requirement: Disarm and Two-handed Weapon Proficency
• Call: “Melee Sunder 3”

Ki’s Focus

Gain a Ki Pool equal to twice your Will

• XP: 1
• Special: Meditation for 5 minutes rest will recover 1 Ki point

Ranked Combat Skills

Weapon Specialist

• XP: 4
• Rebuy: Once Per Weapon Proficency
• Bonus: +1 Damage modification for the Weapon you are specialized in.

Weapon Expert

• XP: 7
• Rebuy: Once Per Weapon Specialist
• Bonus: +1 Damage modification for the Weapon you are Expert in.

Versitle Weapons Master

This skill allows you to gain Proficent in all weapons (Bladed, Blunt, Thrown, Ranged, Shield, and Duel Wield). This does not provide you skill in True Grip, Dual Strike, Strap Shield, or Tower Shield. These need to be purchased seperately.

• XP: 4
• Requirement: Two Styles (Blade/Blunt/Range/Shield, or Dual Wield)
• Special: This skill allows you to transfer the Specialist/Expert/Warlord to all Weaponskills, in addition, any pre-requisite of the obtained skills such as Martial Trees are met with this skill.

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Combat Matrix

There are many types of attacks and there are many forms of defense. The following items are ment to help identify what skills can negate which attack. The reason for the complexity is to provide some tactical aspect to the game. Most of the current LARPs have been oversimplified where characters are carbon copies of each other. This game attemps to give different aspects and flavors so that while we could play: rock, paper, scissors; in this game we added lizard and spock.

While it may be a lot to remember, but the purpose of it is that the game is built to be more fluid over time. It has been our experience that many games “Reset” Their game because players lack the ability to grow and many characters over time becomes redundant. While many of the combat trees share similar abilities, each combat tree is designed to use the skills in different ways or even with combo to get more omph’d. In addition a player may choose to have many of the skills but unless they invest heavily in buying up more uses, they may only be one trick wonders.

Adding in the fact that that the game has a yearly cap, aids in the steady growth and avoids power vacuum. In addition, one of the games play’s intent is that in combat you can not be a class that does everything. You will require teaming with various skill set. For example, you may be a Berserker who is specialized in high damage while you may have another Berserker who is more focused on debufs against the enemies. This teamed with various other martial trees as well with combat tactical organization you can be a formidable force to fight.

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Martial Tree

Martial tree are skills that unlock Class like abilities. Each Tree has a set of requirement, may it be costuming or pre-requisit skills. Upon purchasing a tree, the player receieves a free skill associated with the tree. Also to note, if you violate the requirement such as wearing too much armor, you lose the ability to use the tree’s abilities.

Cost for a Tree Skill is as following:

• First Martial Tree: 2
• Second Martial Tree: 4
• Third Martial Tree: 8
• Fourth Martial Tree: 16 and so forth

Besides the additional XP cost for a new Tree Skill, a player must have at least 5 skills in the tree before purchasing a new tree

Banneret Training

This is an Armored Focused Tree. Skilled in Abilities that utilized the Armor for defense and uses both hands to wield a great weapon to do massive damage. This Tree has been knowned to be practiced by the Dwarves.

• Requirement: Great Weapon Proficiency and Armor Trainning
• Free Ability: Rest Armor Block

Berzerker Training

Why care about armor, you instill fear in your enemies by the strength of your anger.

• Requirement: Great Weapon Proficiency and one of Endurance
• Free Ability: Rest Self Berserk

Blade Master Training

Devoted to the blade, you hone in with the skill that you unlock hidden potential in the art of the blade.

• Requirement: Long Blades Profiency and Gain of Will
• Free Ability: Blade and Sheath

Duelist/Warrior Training

The Duelist incoperates mulitple fighting styles in order for a quick victory.

• Requirement: A Weapon Style and a Parry
• Free Ability: Bait and Switch

Knight Training

Honor and protection of others is your first duty. While you may be armored as a Banneret, your stance is strictly defensive and to protect those under your charge.

• Requirement: Shield Training and any 1-Handed Weapon Proficency
• Free Ability: Protective Shield

Rogue Training

Agile and quick to take an opening; your skilled in cripling your opponent by strafing and flanking.

• Requirement: Backstab
• Free Ability: Soft Spot

Archer Training

You enjoy throwing things at people or shooting them with a weapon. Regardless your skilled in long distance projectiles.

• Requirement: Any Range Weapon skill and Acrobatics
• Free Ability: Pin Point

War Dancer Training

You make a dance out of life and death. Wielding two blades you bounce around the battlefield in a whirlwind of blades.

• Requirement: Dual Wield and any weapon 1-Handed Weapon Proficency
• Free Ability: Shimmy

Monk Training

Ecclesiastical order, dedicated to the fight against corruption.

• Requirement: Ki’s Focus. No Armor, No Magical Items with corruption, and no Circles of Magic
• Free Ability: Monks Weapon and Identify Magic Items
• Special: Requires Staff Approval

Tactican Training

Field martial who changes rhythm of battle by forming squads to elimate threats on the field.

• Requirement: Ki’s Focus and Weapon Profiency besides Dagger
• Free Ability: Weapon of Will and Form Ranks

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Banneret

This is an Armored Focused Tree. Skilled in Abilities that utilized the Armor for defense and uses both hands to wield a great weapon to do massive damage. This Tree has been knowned to be practiced by the Dwarves. If the user does not have Plate in three locations or scalemail in four places; they are unable to use any of the abilites in this tree

Rest Armor Block

Stops one Melee, Critical, or Range Attack

• XP: Free
• Rebuy: N/A
• Use: 1 Per Rest
• Call: “Armor Block” Take a step back and shake it off
• Special: Each use takes away 1 conditions from the armor.

Guardian

You take the hits on behalf of another. You can also use defensive skills on behalf of another.

• XP: 1
• Call: “(Target’s name) Guard (Defense Skill used)“. For example: “Olaf Guard Parry”

Guardian Strike

Additional Damage to next attack after using the skill “Guardian”.

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Guardian
• Special: Stacks with other abilities such as Expert.

Armor of Will

An Armor Augment no longer take a augment slot.

• XP: 2

Gladiator

Able to use Small Shields on back or straped to arm and use 2 hander

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Strap Shield, Locked Hands

Line Break

Target is forced to move backwards 5 steps

• XP: 1
• Rebuy: 3 per Strength
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Call: “Melee Repel”

Critcal Line Break

Target is forced to move backwards 5 steps

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: 2 per Strength
• Requirement: Line Break
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Call: “Critical Repel”

Line End

Target is forced to move backwards 5 steps

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Critical Line Break
• Use: 1 Per Rest
• Call: “Cleave Critical Repel Combo Critical” Melee+1
• Special: Only can be used as the first action. If not used, ability is then lost.

Armor Counter

After using ‘Armor’ Defences, gain Melee +1 Strike

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Armor Blocks x2
• Special: Rest Armor Block does not count

Spiked Armor

After using ‘Armor’ defence, Next melee strike +1 Damage

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Armor Counter
• Special: Stakes with Armor Counter

Retribution

After Using Armor skill next attack will become a critical attack

• XP: 4
• Requirement: Spiked Armor, Weapon Specialist

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Rune Armor

Stops first Spell attack.

• XP: 4
• Rebuy: 1 per Will
• Requirement: Armor Block
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Call: “Spell Armor Resist” Take a step back and shake it off
• Special: Each use takes away 1 conditions from the armor.

One with Metal

This is Armor block skill at a cost reduction.

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: 2 per Strength
• Requirement: Armor Block
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Special: Ranks in this does not count as Armor Block for the purpose of skill requirements. Armor takes 1 condition

Iron to Iron

Take some damage to repair armor.

• XP: 1
• Rebuy: 1 per Constitution
• Requirement: One with Metal
• Use: 1 Per Event
• Call: “Self Blood 2 Combo Repair Armor Condition 1”
• Special: Can not be done if Armor is at Zero.

Become Mountain

Resist first Massive or Repel Effect

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: 1 per Constitution
• Requirement: One with Metal
• Use: 1 Per Event
• Call: “Resist (Repel/Massive) Combo Self Root Feet”

Locked Hands

Disarm Immunity

• XP: 3
• Call: Activate Gloves Disarm Immune
• Special: Must have metal gloves worn

Blessed of Guardians

Stops first Breath attack.

• XP: 6
• Requirement: Two ranks of Rune Armor and Strength 3
• Use: 1 Per Event
• Call: “Breath Armor resist” Take a step back and shake it off Each use takes away 1 conditions of the armor.

Quick Repairs

Able to Repair Armor to 1 minute (normally 5 minutes)

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Field Repair and One with Metal
• Special: Must have a Hammer Prop

Ulfgar’s Might

While Feet are stuck, next attack is critical

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: 1 per Strength
• Requirement: Become Mountain
• Use: 1 Per Event

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Berzerker

Why care about armor, you instill fear in your enemies by the strength of your anger. If the Berzerker has any armor heavier then leather, they can’t use any of the abilites in this tree.

Rest Self Berserk

You go Berserk attacking anything that moves for 1 minute long

• XP: Free
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Call: “Self Berserk”

Self Berserk

Allows you to go into Rage more then once per day.

• XP: 1
• Rebuy: 1 per Strength
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Call: “Self Berserk”

Always Angry

When your about to lose Berserk, think again.

• XP: 1
• Rebuy: 1 per Constitution
• Requirement: Self Berserk
• Use: 1 Per Rest
• Call: Combo Self Berserk

Friend from Foe

Berserk effects no longer has you fight closesd target you can now pick who fight

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Always Angry
• Special: Also in effects when hit with Berserk.

Deaths Smile

When at 0hp, player heal to full curing all effects except death or lost of limbs.

• XP: 5
• Use: 1 per Month
• Requirement: Friend from Foe
• Call: Combo Self Heal All, Cure Weakness, Combo Self Berserk

Over Berserk

All Berserk and Rage effect last 5 minutess instead of 1 minute

• XP: 5
• Requirement: Always Angry

Sturdy

Augments that increase life no longer takes up an augment slot

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Str 2, Tuff as Nails

Fire Rage

Fire Augments no longer take up an Augment slot

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Sturdy

Butcher

You can now use two one-handed long or medium weapon and remain a berserker.

• XP: 5
• Requirement: Cosmetic “Red War Paint”

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Berserk Skills

The following skills can only be used while under the effects of Berserk.

Berserk Sunder (R)

Do some damage upon weapons and armor

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Event
• Rebuy: 2 per Strength
• Call: Melee Sunder 3

Obliterate (R)

Do great damage upon weapons and armor

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 per Event
• Rebuy: 1 per Strength
• Call: Melee Sunder 5

Cripple Limb (R)

Do great damage upon target limbs

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Event
• Rebuy: 2 per Strength
• Requirement: Berserk Sunder
• Call: Slash Server limb or Bash Break Limb

Weapon of Rage (R)

When in Berserk all attacks are +1 damage

• XP: 4
• Requirement: Berserk Sunder

Rage Strikes (R)

When in Berserk all attacks are +1 damage

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Weapon of Rage

Destroy (R)

Adds +2 to your next attack after holding up weapon and yelling

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Event
• Rebuy: 2 per Strength
• Requirement: Rage Strikes

Focus on the Carnage (R)

Stops first mind altering effects.

• XP: 5
• Rebuy: 1 per Will
• Call: Mind Resist
• Use: 1 Per Event

Impale (R)

Target drops to zero health and starts bleed out counter. It requires 5 seconds to remove weapon from target if they get impaled.

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 2 per Strength
• Requirement: Berserk Sunder
• Call: Melee Impale (Blade weapons or Spear only)

Thick Skin (R)

Add 2 Armor and 2 Health when you are in Rage

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Self Berserk

Tuff as Nails (R)

Add 3 additional armor and 3 health when you are in Rage.

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Thick Skin

No Need for Armor (R)

Add 4 additional armor and 4 health when you are in Rage.

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Tuff as Nails

Dreadnought (R)

For 1 Minute, Ignore all Melee Damage Strength or lower. If higher, take only 1 Damage. Criticals, Stealth, and Blood Attacks bypass this effect.

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Event
• Rebuy: 1 per Constitution
• Requirement: No Need for Armor
• Call: Absorbtion or Absorbtion 1

Limb Resist (R)

Resists Broken or severed limb effects.

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 2 per Constitution
• Requirement: Sturdy
• Call: Limb Resist

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Blade Master

Devoted to the Blade, you hone in with the skill that unlocks hidden potential in the art of the blade. With almost religious furver, you live by the blade and by such you awaken the spirit of the blade to aid you in the fight.

Blade and Sheath

You can now use a sheath to block.

• XP: Free
• Requirement: Prop must be padded.
• Special: This ability does not allow you to attack with the sheath. It only gives the ability to block with it.

Soulbound

Sword and sheath becomes soulbound to the character

• XP: 2
• Requirement: 5 minutes sync in the morning.
• Special: You also know at all times where the sword is.

Draw

Using the technique of drawing your weapon from the sheath unlocks a momentum to do an additional damage from your next attack.

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Requirement: Blade and Sheath

Dismatle

Unlocking the spirit of your blade, your able to do damage upon another weapon

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Strength
• Requirement: Draw
• Call: Melee Sunder Weapon 3

Elemental Sheath

By focusing on your blade, it takes upon an elemental damage attack. The element type remains until the user retunes it to a different element or disable the element for 5 minutes meditation. The following elements it can be attuned to: Fire, Shock, Ice, and Earth.

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Requirement: Draw
• Special: While the attack is elemental, it is not spell effect but an enhancement of melee

Soul Link

By sacrificing your own health, your can heal the blade your bound to. This can even be done to your weapon if it is broken (condition 0). You take 2 unavoidable blood damage to heal 1 conditional damage to the blade.

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 per Event
• Rebuy: 1 per Will
• Requirement: Soulbound
• Call: Self Blood 2, Soul Link

Soul Slash

Projecting the spirit of the blade, your able to effect the spirit.

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 per Event
• Rebuy: 1 per Will
• Requirement: Soul Link
• Call: Melee Spirit Slash (Damage)
• Special: Spirit Damage can not be phased

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Flurry

Draw, next 3 attacks gain +1 damage

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 2 per Strength
• Requirement: Draw

Focused Flurry

When Flury is activated, one of the attacks in the Flurry will be upgrade to a Critical attack.

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Flurry

Swift Blade

Slowly take 10 steps and draw blade, next attack is Slashing damage enhanced by +2

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Rest

Swift Strikes

Immediately after Switft Blade has been used, next attack is upgraded to a Critical.

• XP: 4
• Requirement: Swift Blade

Double Strike

After performing a critical attack, you can repeat the same attack effects one more time but must then put the sword back into the sheath.

• XP: 6
• Requirement: Swift Strike

Wind Strike

When you Draw your next hit is a Critical Strike

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 2 per Strength
• Requirement: Double Strike

Soul Protection

Weapon Block

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Strength
• Requirement: Soul Bound and Weapon Block

Slash Resist

Stops the first Slashing attack

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy:1 per Strength
• Call: Melee Slash Resist

Weapon Care

Your weapon gains the ability to resist damaging effects.

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 2 per Constitution
• Requirement: Weapon Block
• Call: Sunder Resist

Sheath not Sword

Your now able to attack with the Sheath. If the sheath is untagged the item will have 1 condition. Tagged sheaths can have more. This ability allows you to use it in attacks. You can apply condition damage on the sheath instead of the sword when activating abilities.

• XP: 3

Blessed Blade

Blademaster is skilled in performing weapon blocks more often.

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Requirement: Weapon Block

The Fall of the Swine

After you block, your next 3 attacks with your sword in your sheath you can call a critical strike or a weapon block

• XP: 4
• Requirement: Bleseed Blade

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Knight

Honor and protection of others is your first duty. While you may be armored as a Banneret, your stance is strictly defensive and to protect those under your charge.

Protective Shield

Stops One Melee, Critical, Range Attack

• XP: Free
• Use: 1 Per Rest
• Call: “Shield Block” Take a step back and shake it off
• Special: Each use takes away 1 conditions from the shield.

Shield Guard

Stops One Melee, Critical, Range Attack

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 Per Rest
• Requirement: Guardian
• Call: “Guard Shield Block” name of Character protecting
• Special: This is the only time Shield Defences does not take 1 condition damage

Guardian

You take the hits on behalf of another. You can also use defensive skills on behalf of another.

• XP: 1
• Call: “(Target’s name) Guard (Defense Skill used)“. For example: “Olaf Guard Parry”

Locked Hands

Disarm Immunity

• XP: 3
• Call: Activate Gloves Disarm Immune
• Special: Must have metal gloves worn

Shield Stun

Stun the target for 5 seconds

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 3 per Strength
• Call: “Melee Shield Stun”
• Special: Do not use the Shield as a weapon, use the boffer safe weapon as your shield use. For safety reasons of course.

Taunt

Taunt your foe to fight you for 1 minute

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Strength
• Requirement: Two Ranks of Shield Stun
• Call:Bang on shield 3 times then swing “Melee Taunt”

Challange

You gain +1 Damage to the person you taughted

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Requirement: Taunt

Spiked Shield

After using ‘Shield’ defence, Next melee strike +1 Damage

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Shield Block

Force Shield

After using ‘Shield’ defence, an additional +1 damage next melee strike

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Spiked Shield

Revenge Shield

After any shield ability, next attack is a Critical

• XP: 4
• Requirement: Force Shield

Gladiator

Able to use Small Shields on back or straped to arm and use 2-handed weapon

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Strap Shield, Locked Hands

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Curve Blow Shield

Shield Block

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Strength
• Requirement: Shield Block
• Special: Shield takes 1 Conditional Damage

Shield of Will

Resist Augments no longer take Augment slots

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Force Shield

Shield of Might

Spell Shield Resist

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Will
• Requirement: Shield of Will
• Special: Shield takes 1 Conditional Damage

Tower Shield Master

Using a Tower Shield no longer requires a 3 count to use

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Tower Shield

Knight Expert

After blocking with a shield or sword three times, next attack gains +1

• XP: 4
• Requirement: Challenge and Revenge Shield

Oath

Knight swears to an order (Virtue or Vice) gain +2 Armor and +2 Health

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Shield Guard
• Special: +2 Armor and +2 Health

Virtue Knight (O)

Self Augment for Touch Heal 1

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Requirement: Oath
• Call: Augment Touch Heal 1
• Special: Must be wearing a Tabard of an Virtue Order

Vice Knight (O)

Self Augment for +1 Strike

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Requirement: Oath
• Call: Augment Plus 1 Strike (Next Strike will be +1 Damage)
• Special: Must be wearing a Tabard of an Vice Order

Paragon (O)

Augments virtue or vice oath. Add Strength to the Augment. For example if your a Virtue Knight with a Strength of 3, your Augment for the Heal will be 4, else for a Vice Knight thier Next strike would be +4

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Oath

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Duelist/Warrior

The Duelist incoperates mulitple fighting styles in order for a quick victory.

Bait and Switch

Parry

• XP: Free
• Use: 1 Per Rest
• Call: “Come on and get me” either before or after saying, “Parry”

Roll with the Punches

Increase damage after parrying a melee attack

• XP: 2
• Call: Combo Melee (Damage Type) (Damage+1)

Tip Tap

Enhance offhand damage

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Roll with the Punches
• Special: When Roll with the Punches activiate, Offhand is enhanced by +1 damage

Quick Flick

Further increase the damage after a successful Parry

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Tip Tap
• Special: Both Main hand and Off-hand are further augmented +1 in addition to Roll with the Punches and Tip Tap.

Blade Flick

Parry

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Roll with the Punches

Dual Parry

If 2 Targets hit you at the same time, while you have a weapon in each hand, you only need to expend one use of Parry to block both attacks.

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Dual Strike

Gladiator

Able to use Small Shields on back or straped to arm and use 2 hander

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Strap Shield

Go for the Eyes

Melee Blind

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Dual Parry

Limp

Melee Slow

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Rebuy: 2 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Dual Parry

Hidden Throwing Weapon

Thrown weapon gain +1 Attack

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Rebuy: 3 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Throwing Weapon

Missle Arm

Throwing Weapons become Ranged attack Delivery

• XP: 3
• Special: Replace “Melee” with “Range” when throwing the weapons.

Catch and Throw

Throw Damage back at a person who threw a weapon at you

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Rebuy: 2 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Missle Arm
• Call: Throw Reflect X
• Special: X is the damage target can do with throwing weapons. It can be further modified with other skills up to max damage.

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Return to Sender

Melee Reflect

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Call: Melee Reflect
• Requirement: Catch and Throw

No Taught

Taunt Resist

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Will
• Call: Resist

Unfair Advantage

If target is under the effect stun, disarm, blind, slow, or pin, gain +2 damage against them

• XP: 4
• Requirement: Return to Sender

Throwing Master

All Throwing weapons now are at +1 Damage

• XP: 3

You and Me

Duel Someone

• XP: 5
• Use: 1 Per Rest
• Call: “I Request a dual with you” point weapon at target
• Requirement: Return to Sender
• Special: You gain +1 Damage and a free Parry against them

Jack of the Knife

Throwing Daggers all over your body, you gain +5 armor that resets after rest.

• XP: 5
• Requirement: Throwing Master

Twin Daggers

First attack using Daggers Able to combo next 2 attacks

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 Per Rest
• Requirement: Throwing Master
• Call: Cleave Melee (Damage), Combo Melee (Damage+2), Combo Melee (Damage+2),

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Rogue

Agile and quick to take an opening; your skilled in cripling your opponent by strafing and flanking.

Soft Spot

Backstabs now get more powerful. +1 Damage with Backstabs

• XP: Free
• Call: Stealth X

Assasin Cleave

First attack from behind a target becomes Stealth

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Call: “Cleave Stealth” (Ability)

Disengage

Refresh Rogue skills that require a rest. Requirement is that you must not be in a line of sight of any enemies

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Assasin Cleave
• Call: Disengage Refresh Rest

Distract

Stun your opponent with a successful hit

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Call: “Melee Stun”

Perfect Spot

After you have stunned a target if you get behind them next attack becomes Stealth.

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Disengage
• Call: “Combo Cleave Stealth” X (where X is the damage normally performed)
• Special: This does expend a Back Stab

Coat Blade

Roleplay 5 seconds as if your coating a blade with a rag as if your coating the blade with an oil or poison.

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Requirement: Perfect Spot
• Call: “Free Self Rest Augment Cleave +1”

Second Blade

Able to use your ofhanded weapon in your stealth attacks

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Coat Blade, Dual Wield
• Call: “Combo Stealth” (Damage Type) (Damage - 2)
• Special: This does expend a Back Stab

Assassination

One of your cleaves stealth now becomes Death Effect

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Second Blade
• Call: “Cleave Stealth Death”

Weakspot

Back Stabs now gain +2. Replaces Soft Spot

• XP: 5
• Requirement: Assassination
• Call: Stealth x

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Sleep Now

First Attack can inflict Sleep on the Target

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Requirement: Perfect Spot
• Call: “Cleave Stealth Knockout”

Old Rusty

After an Stealth attack, add a Combo Stealth Poison 5 Effect.

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Second Blade
• Call: “Combo Stealth Poison 5”

Clock and Dagger

All attacks from behind are +1 Damage

• XP: 4
• Requirement: Sleep Now

Escape

Rogues know how to avoid danger. They are quick to get out of the way.

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Requirement: Assasin Cleave
• Call: Dodge
• Special: This does expend a Back Stab

Grease Hide

An unlucky Rogue, is a dead Rogue. Yet a Rogue makes their own luck. They grease their armor to give them some damage protection.

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Call: Melee Resist
• Special: Must have Leather at least two locations.

Rogue Hood

Working with Gas bombs, Rogues learned how to adapt. Rogue must have some fabric to cover the head or neck as a prop.

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Call: Gas Resist

Toxic

Working with Poisons, Rogues learned how to adapt.

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Call: Poison Resist
• Special: Rogue must have a bandana or rags on belt.

Suspicious of Traps

A rogue is always on high alert, especially for traps.

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Call: Trap Resist

Cult of Ath

A mask made for assinsins that when wearing this mask no one knows who you are

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Mask must be made and unique to player
• Special: Take 15 minutes of roleplay alone to change the costume and to don a mask. Afterwards you appear as this “Creature”. All Cult Abilities require full costuming.

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The Feeding (Cult)

Once Per 5 Seconds of Roleplaying eating a dead body. Heal (Your points in Dexterity) in HP. Can only be performed while wearing the Mask

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Requirement: Cult of Ath
• Special: If continued eating for 1 minute, inflict “Dust” on the target.
• Call: Devowering 1.Devowering 2.Devowering 3.Devowering 4.Devowering 5. Combo Heal (Dexterity)..(Repeat)

Shadow Step (Cult)

Five Second Count you Teleport Away to the location where your mask or to the Waypoint of the Mask

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Event
• Requirement: Cult of Ath
• Special:
  • Player must have wear a white head band upon Teleport. Lacking a White head band negates the effect.
  • Spirit Attack will interupt the call. The ability is not used until they teleported
• Call: “I phase out 1, I phase out 2, I phase out 3, I phase out 4, I phase out 5, I teleport”

Ath Strike (Cult)

Turning a Cleave Stealth into a Cleave Shadow Attack. Can Only be performed when wearing the mask.

• XP: 4

• Requirement: The Feeding

Taking by Shadow (Cult)

When you Shadowstep you can take 1 target that is prone (knocked out, death, bleed out). Can only be performed when wearing the Mask

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 per Day
• Requirement: The Feeding

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War Dancer

You make a dance out of life and death. Wielding two blades you bounce around the battlefield in a whirlwind of blades. Note that the most a War Dancer can wear in armor is scale armor. Anything higher would interfere with the ability to dodge effectively.

Shimmy

A Wardancer is known to get out of immediate danager

• XP: Free
• Use: 1 Per Rest
• Call: Dodge

And Return

After a Dodge, next Attack is Combo +1 Damage.

• XP: 2
• Call: Dodge Combo Melee (Damage+1)

Move Strike

After a Dodge, next Attack is Combo +1 Damage. Replaces “And Return”

• XP: 3
• Requirement: And Return
• Call: Dodge Combo Melee (Damage+2)

Fast Dance

After a Dodge, next Attack is Combo +1 Damage. Replaces “Move Strike”

• XP: 4
• Requirement: Move Strike
• Call: Dodge Combo Melee (Damage+3)

Choose Partner

After a Dodge, next attact can be converted from melee to blood.

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Move Strike
• Call: “Dodge Combo Blood (Damage)”
• Special: Damage from abiltiies like “And Return” can be applied to the damage in this skill.

2 Step

All damage that you do with main hand after dodge applies to off hand

• XP: 5
• Requirement: Move Strike

Deadly Dance

After a Dodge, next attact can be converted to a Critical Attack

• XP: 6
• Requirement: Fast Dance and 2 Step
• Call: “Dodge Combo Critical (Damage)”
• Special: Damage from abiltiies like “And Return” and “Choose Partner” can be applied to the damage in this skill.

Close Dance

Once Activated, the next number in Dexterity Attacks will be elevated to Blood Damage.

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Choose Partner
• Special: If a player has a Dexterity of 3, the next three attacks will be Blood Damage Attacks.
• Call: Blood (Damage)

Dance Macabre

Convert 1 Blood attack into an attack that can restore the user’s HP. This is considered “Leach Attack”

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 Per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Constitution
• Requirement: Choose Partner
• Call: Leach Blood (Damage-2)

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Red Dance

Inflict damage onto oneself to do more damage on the next attack

• XP: 4
• Use: 2 Blood Uses
• Requirement: Dance Macabre
• Call: Self Blood 2
• Special: Next attack is augmented by +1 damage. This skill can be applied multiple times, each time cost 2 blood.

Evade

First attack that hits other then breaths and stealth, character can Evade.

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Requirement: Dodge
• Call: Resist Evade

Windy Steps

Armor points are augmented by Dexterity+2 (Max 20 total armor points)

• XP: 2
• Special: The character can still have armor, this augments the worn armor by adding the character’s Dexterity as well as an additional 2. These points are taken away first before hitting the actual armor. These points can be refreshed with a 5 minute rest.

Dance the Magi

Spell Resist or Spell Block Augments no longer take up augment slots

• XP: 5
• Requirement: Windy Steps and Chose Partner

Pass

Dodge at a reduced cost

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Fast Dance and Evade
• Call: Dodge

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Archer

You enjoy throwing things at people or shooting them with a weapon. Regardless your skilled in long distance projectiles.

Pin Point

First Attack with range gains more damage

• XP: Free
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Call: Cleave Range X+1

Stun Shot

Stun your enemies from a distance.

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Call: Range Stun

Good Shot

Increase Damage from Range Attack by 1

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 2 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Long Bow Archer or Short Bow Archer

Bow Parry

You can now use Weapon Defense skills found in the Open Skill with your range weapon. Bow takes conditional damage based on ability used.

• XP: 3
• Special: Ripost can not be used with this skill

Fire Agan

Refreshes Cleave Ranged Abilities

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 2 per Dexterity

Coated Arrow Quiver

Augments that add an elemental type to ranged attacks do not expire after use and do not consume augment slots.

• XP: 3

Foot Shot

Ranged Pin Foot

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Call: Range Pin Foot

Range Disarm

Ranged Disarmed

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Call: Range Disarm

Point Blank

After using a defence, next shot is a Cleave Shot

• XP: 6

Short Bow Archer

Augment an attack’s damage by 1

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Rest

Rapid Fire (SBA)

After hitting a target with a Cleave, all combo attacks are augmented damage by 1 with the target until you miss a shot

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Short Bow Archer
• Call: Combo Range X+1

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Third Bulls Eye (SBA)

Damage is further upgraded by 1 after a successful Combo hit with Rapid Fire.

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Rapid Fire
• Call: Combo Range X+2

Weak Spot (SBA)

When performing Combo attacks, upgrade the next attack to a Blood Attack

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Third Bulls Eye
• Call: Combo Range Blood X+2

Longbow Archer

Add 1 Damage for Long Bow and Heavy CrossBow Damage

• XP: 4

Gust Shot (LBA)

Range Repel

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Longbow Archer
• Call: Range Repel

Ranged Knockout (LBA)

Range Sleep

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 1 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Gust Shot
• Call: Range Knockout

Stick’em (LBA)

Range Impale

• XP: 5
• Use: 1 per Day
• Rebuy: 2 per Dexterity
• Requirement: Ranged Knockout
• Call: Range Impale

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Monk

Ecclesiastical order, dedicated to the fight against corruption.

Monk’s Weapons

Weapon damage is now based off Will, not Strength or Dexterity.

• XP: Free
• Requirement: Medium Blunt weapons, Two-handed Blunt, or Unarmed Proficancy requirement

Identify Magic Items

With Labor Points, can learn all about the magic item and thier corruptive values.

• XP: Free
• Use: 2 LP

Monk’s Meditation

Gain half of your Ki after 5 minutes of meditation. Replaces meditation in Ki’s Focus.

• XP: 3

Unarmed Monk

Medium Weapons. Must be White Boffers.

• XP: 1
• Special: Weapons hitting these, user takes damage
• Call: Melee Blunt (Damage)

Iron Fist

Melee damage does not hurt Unarmed when blocking.

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Unarmed Monk

Combat Monk

Upgrade Prop to a Long instead of a medium. Still needs to be white.

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Unarmed Monk

Staff Master

Add +1 damage to Staff or +2 with two-handed blunt weapons.

• XP: 2

Ki Strike

Use Ki to make next weapon attack a Spirit Attack

• XP: 1
• Special: Meditation for 5 minutes rest will recover 1 Ki point
• Call: Melee Spirit (Damage)

Galahad Punch

You can use your Ki to throw a Spirit 1

• XP: 2
• Call: Spirit 1

Stunning Strike

Melee Stun with Monk weapons or white packet

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 Ki per rest
• Call: Melee Stun or Spirit Stun

Devistation Punch

Monk is able to Nullify the magical items. While Nullify, the user does not benefits or suffers any of the effects of the magical item. This includes the corruption, unless the user chooses to retune the item during a Rest. In addition, items that are soulbound are no longer soulbound unless the user is able to retune the item.

• XP: 3
• Use: 2 Ki
• Call: Melee Spirit Nullify Magic Item

Dest

Monk is able to Nullify all augments the target may have. This includes free augments. The target can replemish their augments however it requires recasting/renewing those augments.

• XP: 2
• Use: 2 Ki
• Call: Melee Spirit Nullify Augments

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Prepare for Pain

For each Ki point you gain, receive magic armor augment for that amount during a meditation

• XP: 6
• Requirement: Monk’s Meditation
• Special: Counts as Magical Armor not regular armor.

Take Pain

The Monk is able to weather most attacks to minimize the damage. Melee, Range, and Critical Attacks and reduced down to 1 damage.

• XP: 6
• Use: 2 Ki
• Requirement: Prepair for Pain
• Call: Physical Absorbtion 1

Resist Elements

The Monk is able to weather elemental attacks as long as they are not breaths and reduced down to 1 damage.

• XP: 6
• Use: 2 Ki
• Requirement: Take Pain
• Call: Elemental Absorbtion 1

Take Corruption

Monk is able to take corruption via meditation with Target

• XP: 3
• Use: 1 per Event
• Requirement: Resist Elements

Pure

Once per event, Monk can remove 5 corruption from Self

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Event
• Requirement: Take Pain

Adapt Monk

Gain 2 Ki

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Path of Life or Path of Mind

Sworn Monk

Gain 2 Ki

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Take Pain

Master Monk

Gain 2 Ki and 2 HP

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Pure

Path of Life

• XP: 4
• Use: 1 Ki
• Requirement: Galahad Punch
• Call: Touch Heal (Will)
• Special: Upon taking this skill, you can never perform a death blow. If you do, you would lose all monk skills. Deathblowing Undead is ok as they are already dead.

Take Weakness (PoL)

Heal target of Weakness, and take it into yourself

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 Ki
• Requirement: Path of Life
• Call: Touch Transfer Weakness to Self

Restore Vigor (PoL)

Remove Self Weakness

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 Ki
• Requirement: Take Weakness
• Call: Cure Self Weakness
• Special: This is the exception where no skill can be used while under the effect of weakness.

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Inflict Weakness (PoL)

Melee Weakness

• XP: 3
• Use: 3 Ki
• Requirement: Restore Vigor
• Call: Melee Weakness

Path of Mind

Stops befriend, stun, knockout, rage, fear,
charm, command, dominate, and bind.

• XP: 4
• Use: 2 Ki
• Requirement: Resist Element
• Call: Mind Block

Pasify (PoM)

Heal target of Rage

• XP: 2
• Use: 2 Ki
• Requirement: Path of Mind
• Call: Melee Pacify

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Tactician

Field martial who changes rhythm of battle by forming squads to elimate threats on the field. Requirement: All abilities found in this tree, requires a flag with a significant meaning to be shown in order to activate the powers.

Weapon of Will

Weapons that would require Strength or Dexterity for damage could instead be used with Will.

• XP: Free

Form Ranks

You and 2 other people with in weapons reach form a formation

• XP: Free
• Special: People must accept to be in your formation and must stay with in the weapons/banner’s reach

Formation Guardian

You can use any of your defense skills for people in your formation

• XP: Free

Inspire

When Formation is at rest, the individuals within the Formation gains the Free Augment “Inspiration”

• XP: 3
• Use: (Will + 2) / Event
• Call: Rest Free Augmentation Inspiration

Keep the Formation

Touch individuals within the Formation to grant Heal 1 Combo Cure Weakness

• XP: 4
• Requirement: Inspire
• Use: (Will + 2) / Event
• Call: Heal 1 Combo Cure Weakness

Copy

Copy an attack performed on any members of the formation and attack an enemy with the same attack.

• XP: 4
• Requirement: Inspire
• Use: 3 Ki
• Call: Copy (Repeat Call from attack)

Formation Tactics

Upgrade number of people in Form Ranks. You are able to bring in an additional double your will into the formation.

• XP: 1

Archer Formation

Individuals with Range Weapon within the formation gain +1 Range Attack. Requires a minium of 2 people with range weapons to establish the formation.

• XP: 2
• Use: 2 Ki
• Call: Formation Augment Range Bonus 1

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Scorpian Formation

Individuals with Melee Weapon within the formation gain +1 Melee Attack. Requires a minium of 1 person with a 2-handed weapon.

• XP: 2
• Use: 2 Ki
• Call: Formation Augment Melee Bonus 1

Magi Formation

Casters within formation gain +1 Spell Attack. Requires a minium of 2 casters.

• XP: 2
• Use: 2 Ki
• Call: Formation Augment Magic Bonus 1

Shield Formation

Individuals within formation gains a Free use of Parry. More then half of the formation must be using a shield.

• XP: 2
• Use: 2 Ki
• Call: Formation Augment Parry

Hold the Formation

Individuals within formation gains a Free use of Weapon Block. More then half of the formation must be non-spell casters.

• XP: 6
• Use: 4 Ki
• Call: Formation Augment Weapon Block

Dance Formation

Individuals within formation gains a Free use of Dodge. Requires a minium of 2 Wardancer.

• XP: 6
• Use: 4 Ki
• Call: Formation Augment Dodge

Shield Wall Formation

Individuals within formation gains a Free use of Shield Block. Requires a minium of 3 Shield user.

• XP: 3
• Use: 2 Ki
• Call: Formation Augment Shield Block

Harden Formation

Individuals within formation gains an Magic Armor 5 Augment.

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 Ki
• Call: Formation Augment Magic Armor 5

Why not Both

Normally, you can only have 1 Formation at a time. With this ability the Tactician can combo two formations. Requirement is the combine Ki expendature of both formation.

• XP: 3

Three is Company

Upgrade to three Formations at once. Requirement is the combine Ki expendature of all three formation.

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Why not Both

Guild Formation

Upgrade to Four Formations at once. Requirement is the combine Ki expendature of all four formation.

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Three is Company

Commander

This allows the Tactician to be a field marshal. In other words, they can form a formation and leave it to form another formation. Each formation is still based on the limitation max the Tactician can make. Individuals within the formation must be with weapon distance of each other to be considered part of the formation (instead of being in weapon’s distance of the tactician themselves). The Tactician must have two flags to use this ability.

• XP: 5
• Requirement: Three is Company
• Call: Formation, You have your Orders.

Rejoin

Can rejoin the formation after leaving it to apply new formation bonus

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 Ki
• Requirement: Commander

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Formation Master

Give your Formation thier second wind. Rousing speech for 15 seconds, your formation gains all benefits from a rest. Requirements 1 Ki per member of the Formation.

• XP: 7
• Use: 1 per Day
• Requirement: Commander
• Call: Formation Augment Refresh Rest (after the Rousing Speech)

Redirect

Redirect an attack to another ally in the formation. Does not work with Stealth or massive.

• XP: 5
• Use: 2 Ki
• Requirement: Copy
• Call: O Man, I hope they can take it, Redirect (Target in formation)

Hardship Overcome

The Tactician is able to reapply the buffs of the formation. Ki points to rebuff.

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Why not both
• Call: (The Formation Call)

Ki Training

Gain 2 Ki

• XP: 2

Grand Tactics

Gain 2 Ki

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Ki Training

Master of Tactics

Gain 2 Ki and 2 HP

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Grand Tactics

Grand Booster of Morals

Gain 4 Ki

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Master of Tactics

Meditation Before Battle

Gain half of your Ki after 5 minutes of meditation.

• XP: 3

Rally Point

You can find a place of the Field where you plant your flag and set up. This can be brought down with 1 minute of roleplaying. If you leave the Rally Point, the benefits go away.

• XP: 1

A Place to Recover

Activate this ability on the Rally Point. The Tactician can use 1 Ki point to refresh someone’s Rest.

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 per Event
• Requirement: Rally Point

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Magic in this setting is pulling from the elemental planes to cast spells. Degrees from which magic is pulled is called Circle of Magic. This skill allows the Planes to fill within them to channel into spells. Every caster has to have a spell book attuned to the element and themeselves in order to cast.

All starting casters come in game withs a spell book tag that holds up to 15 spells.

Spell packets should be made of the color that you cast. Yellow for air, red or orange for fire, blue for water, green or neon green for earth. (glow in the dark even better)

Mana Chart

Circle	Mana Cost	Title of Circle
First	1	Initiate
Second	2	Apprentice
Third	3	Disciple
Fourth	4	Adept
Fifth	5	Master
Sixth	6-10	Elder

If you cast more than the mana you have gain Corruption and take that much HP damage.

Combat Skills

Spell Casting

Unlocks the ability to cast Circle Magics

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Read Magic
• Bonus: +1 Mana Pool
• Special: Upon taking this ability your able to create and dismiss light with no mana cost. Additional Lights cost 1 mana. Color of the light spell is White or the element you cast from. You are also able to use magical items like Wands with this ability.

Meditation

Five minutes meditation recovers 5 mana. While Meditation occurs, can not break till it is done.

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Read Magic
• Bonus: +1 Mana Pool
• Special: While you meditate you are Prone can you can not break meditiation. You can not go over your mana cap.

Augment Self

+1 Augment slot for Self magic

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Circle 2, Magic robes

Grand Resolve

+1 Augment slot

• XP: 2
• Rebuy: 1 Per Will
• Requirement: Augment Self

Battle Magic

Walk while casting battle type magic

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Spell Casting

Wield Cast Training

Tag items with WC that means Wield Cast. This allows some items to be used while casting.

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Spell Casting

Spell to Weapon

Allows to cast Battle Spell delivery via Wield Cast Weapon

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Wield Cast Training

Mana Surge

Add 2 additional mana per circle of primary

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Circle 5 in Primary

Pure Mana

Add 2 additional mana per circle of primary. If second element is selected, benefits are lost.

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Can only cast 1 Element

Master Meditation

Refresh extra 5 mana after a meditate

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Meditation

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Defensive Magic Training

Able to resist the first offensive spell casted

• XP: 1
• Use: 1 per Rest
• Requirement: Circle 2 and Battle Magic
• Call: Mana Spell Resist

Defensive Magic Expert

User is able to Spell Block without affecting augment slots. You can Block as many spells as you have Intelligence. Each use cost 5 Mana.

• XP: 3
• Call: “Mana Spell Block”
• Requirement: Defensive Magic Training / Wand Prop
• Other: Refreshes with a Meditation

Defensive Breath Counter

Breath Resist. Stops first breath attacks. Each use cost 10 mana.

• XP: 5
• Call: “Mana Breath Resist”
• Rebuy: 1 per Elemental Circle 6
• Requirement: Defensive Magic Training, Circle 6
• Other: Refreshes with a Meditation.

Weave the Magic

Anytime a spell or breath is resisted, blocked, or reflected recover 2 mana.

• XP: 4
• Requirement: Circle 5 and Defensive Magic Expert

Stored Spell

Store a spell of circle 2 or lower using a Staff/Wand/Septor/Relic

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Circle 2 and a staff
• Other: Once per rest, Activate staff to cast spell

Greater Stored Spell

Store a spell of circle 4 or lower using a Staff/Wand/Septor/Relic

• XP: 1
• Requirement: Circle 4 and a staff or a mace
• Other: Once per rest, Activate staff to cast spell

Break Meditation

Allows you to break out of meditation when hit. The damage is reduced to 1

• XP: 1
• Rebuy: 1 Per Intelligence
• Requirement: Circle 1
• Other: First attack that hits breaks meditation. Damage is reduced to 1. “Call Absorption 1”

Enlarge Chakra Gate

Pulling the gates open to have more mana. Increase your Mana pool by your Intelligence, eact time you buy this ability

• XP: 1
• Rebuy: 1 Per Intelligence
• Requirement: Lore Chakra Gates
• Special: Sorcerors can not buy this ability.

Enlightened

Now takes 1 minute to meditate

• XP: 3
• Requirement: Break Meditation, Intelligence 3, and Circle 3

Elemental Master

Resist the Element you cast from

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 Per Rest
• Requirement: Circle 6
• Call: (Element) Resist

Over the Threshold

If you overcase use blood pool to pay for mana (1 Blood equates to 2 mana). If you go to zero or negative you take effect death and instantly dust.

• XP: 2
• Use: 1 Per Rest
• Requirement: Circle 4, Fake Blood on Face

Avatar of an Element

Advanced class. You accept an evolution to align yourself completely to one element. Unlocks hidden tree of abilities that is only reserve to this Class.

• XP: 2
• Requirement: Circle 5 of one element/ makeup to look touched by a element. No other circles in any other element
• Other: +10 Mana Pool

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Sorcerer

Little is known of Sorcerers especially with regards to their source of magic. You do not have a spellbook nor follow the traditional rules of magic for your source of your magic. A Sorcerer gains rank the moment they purchase their first spell outside of an Element Circle. A Sorcerer can not have more spells within a Rank (Circle) as they have Intelligence. Progressing into the next rank at least one spell at the lower rank. A Sorcerer can never exceed the number of spells in a higher rank then they have at a lesser rank. Sorcerer Ranks are further restricted based on Intelligence. A Sorcerer could not gain Rank 3 without having 2 Intelligence and can not gain Rank 5 without having 3 Intelligence.

To learn spells, you do not need a teacher as you pull from a source that is unknown. You have somewhat of an innate nature where you can learn the spell but once learn it is imprinted upon your existings never to be unlearned. The cost in XP is the Circle level of the spell. This allows you to cast this spell as many times as you have Intelligence per Event. If you pay in additional cost, you can gain an additional cast (additional 1 casting) of the spell once per Rest.

Upon this method of spellcasting, a Sorcerer can never be an traditional caster. They also suffer the fact that the lists is restricted and can never learn to cast Breaths. The advantage though is that they are not bound to a spellbook. A Sorcerer does not need a teacher or a copy of the spell to learn the spell. They also are not effected by mana manipulation as they do not cast using mana to be influenced or effected. In addition, with each rank a Sorcerer gains, they learn a new Elemental Cantrip they can select. However much like spells, once learn they can never unlearn.

Sorcerer’s while their source is not from thier Chakra still must incant the spell like other casters. In the past, the Templairs had hunted down Sorcerers as they believed they were unnatual. In addition, others hunted down Sorcerers as they make excellent and powerful ritual components. Most recently this practice has been outlawed and the Templairs have cooled their zeal.

• Requirement: Spell Casting and No Circles in any Element
• Special: Locked. Currently not playable at this time. Not avalible to players at this time.

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Elemental Casting

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Spell Casting Mechanics

A player who takes up spellcasting has a lot more requirements then just swinging a boffer. They have to use hand gestures, incants, and use the correct packet color.

Gestures

In spellcasting, the player must gesture thier spells. They would while incanting the spells have both hands act like opening up a portal over their Chakra points.

Chakra Points

Element	Body Part	Packet Color	Incant word
Void	Above Head	Purple/Black	Umbra
Water	Head	Blue	Aqua
Air	Throat	Yellow	Ventus
Fire	Chest/Heart	Red	Ignis
Earth	Stomach	Green	Terra
Nexus	Crotch	White/Shiney Gold	Lux

In one of the hand, they would have a Packet “Spell Component” of the respected element they are casting. After the ripping motion, they would wave the hand containing the packet to the side in circles behind their back to repersent a wind up pitch or like shaking out extra dust from the packet.

A player may have their gesture waived if they are casting directly from their spellbook. In this, the player must have the book open (not closed) and be on the page of the spell in question. As it makes it difficult to have gestures with an open book, it may sometimes be necessary.

Incant

There are two types of Incant. The first is the High Incant. This utilizes the language of the Dragons. Originally this was the only way to incant spells but when the Blood of the Old Ones started teaching to the other Bloods the Low Incant. Some scholars believe this was to limit the other Bloods potential in spell casting however such was never proven. Yet, while Low Incant spellcasting can accomplish the same effect, Low Incant Spellcasting can not be utilize in any Circle of Magic greater then 5.

The properties of language of the Dragons is further explained with Spell Lore.

Low Incant Spellcasting is any words the spellcaster chooses. The only exception is the first word must be the Incant Word. See Chart above.

Spell Delivery

Spell Delivery can only be done via a packet. If a player does not have a Spell Packet, or what is commonly refer in game as “Spell Component”, the player is unable to deliver a spell. The only exception to this rule is Wield Cast Weapons. Wield Cast Weapons are weapons forged with special metals that allow the user to deliver spells through the weapon rather then via packets. Due to the unnatual ways Wield Cast Weapons operate, the user must also be skilled in this.

Armor and Spellcasting

A spellcaster is unable to cast spells with any armor greater then leather. If a Spellcaster is wearing such, the energies that wield would be grounded and would be severely weaken or would not even manifest. The exception much like Wield Cast Weapons is Wield Cast Armor.

Battle Magic and Rest Spells

When casting spells, casters must incant and gesture to activate thier spells. However if skilled in battle magic, and casting spells is classified Battle, the gesture is changed to crossing the arms. This allows the caster to walk while casting (else they must remain stationary).

Rest Spells can only be casted after performing a rest. Self Augments and Unclassifed Augments can be cast in combat.

Spell Book

All Spellcasters must have a Spellbook. All players start with at least a 15 page spellbook and starter spells which are randomly rolled. The Spellbook repersents a physical contract with the elemental plane. Any spells written in their attuned spellbook, grants them the ability to cast those spells. If a Spellbook is lost and attuned to another, if someone rips a spell out of the spell book, or worst the spellbook is destroyed; the spellcaster looses access to all thier spells they were once able to cast.

Attuning a Spellbook

Attuning a Spellbook requires the user to meditate with a spellbook. Upon successful attuning, the caster is able to cast all spells found within that they are “capable” of casting.

Other notes about Spellbook

A spellbook does not need to be physically located on the caster, but must be located at game. If a player does not have a fully propped (including spell and incants) at the time of game, they are unable to cast any spells. It is the Player’s responsibility to physrep their Spellbook approprately.

Spell Ink and Copy Scroll

Spell Ink (of the approprate rank/element) and the Skill Copy Scroll is the method a player can create a copy of an existing spell. Other then being granted a spell from a powerful entity, spell research is the only other method; however it is very inefficent. Note a player can rip a spell out of an existing spellbook and attach it to their own, however this is more of a transfer then creating.

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Casting a Spell directly from Spellbook

If a caster casts a spell directly without mana expendature, the spell will be successful however the result will be the loss of the spell.

Warning: Doing such with Breaths may be hazard to one’s existance as the nature of the Breaths are tied to an entity.

Spell Research

Characters are able to research and scribe spells on thier own. This is not the preferred method of gaining spells but characters are able to do this. As knowledge of the first two circles are common knowledge with Spell Lore, they accomplished half the work in researching the existance of spells. Researching spells can be further detailed in Tome of Labor.

Cantrips

Each Element unlock provides a cantrip that does not require mana. They only require spell components, incantations, and guestures.

Cantrips do not take a spell slot in your spellbook and cantrips can be upgraded based on merit base conditions. These conditions are unique to each element. Conditions may include but not limited to, obtaining a type of spell in all circles. When accomplish the Cantrip may be upgraded in damage or altered to cast an effect.

The details are restricted from players in order for players to learn on their own and to incentivize collecting the spells. Of all the classes, Magic Users have the greatest versitlity but the hardest progression in the game as intended.

Mana and Overextending Casting

The mana pook of a caster is important. This is the mental limination of a spellcaster. A spellcaster is not able to share their mana with others without specialized spells (typically found in the Water Elemental sphere of influence). There are Mana potions that help quick refreshing of mana but typically mages would be relying on Meditation to refresh mana.

A spellcaster can choose to overextend themselves in spellcasting, in which they use their own body (HP) in leu of mana, but this is called, “Scarring”. The effects are lasting in that a player gains corruption that is not easily healed. When a player reaches above their limit of corruption, they are consider mad, and are no longer playable.

Nature of Magic

There are a lot of perception and lore with regard to the nature of magic. While we can explain things, it is best to learn such in game. Overall, spellcasting from an Elemental aspect is understood that all life has connections to all elemental planes. These connections are called “Chakra”. When a Spellcaster is attuned to a elemental plane they are able to draw energy or “Mana” from those realms and focus it into this reality. Opposing energy in a body makes it impossible to be of opposing elemental casting. Attempts in the past had resulted in people just exploding into little itty-bitty-pieces.

Apprentice in Magic

When a character has taken an elemental spellcasting method, they are typically attuned to an element by an more experienced caster of that element. This attuning is called “Apprenticing” into an Element. A player should keep track of how many players that “Apprentice” as it may be useful when talking to Entities of element in question.

Typically the tradion requires that any who “Apprentice” a character into an element are required to supply them with a spellbook and with at least four spells and a cantrip. The Teacher does not need to create it themselves, but must aid the apprentice in obtaining such. In the past, a Teacher may have the apprentice scribe the spells themselves out of the teacher’s spellbook. By such preparing the student to be able to work on their own to advance their own schooling.

The teacher is not obligated to teach the student beyond the first level. It is up to the student to seek out new teachers and their own spells to advance their own magical talent.

Advancing Circles

To advance one’s circle may be taxing to the body as the individual may be overwhelmed by the amount of elemental mana in their body all at once. This primarily is accomplished by learning from a teacher of that element of a higher circle then the student’s. Unlike Apprenticing the student, there is no obligation of the teacher to share any of their spells nor do the teacher gain any special boons from the Entities.

A student can also obtain advance circles via special tomes. These tomes are rare and only convey one use of obtaining circles. They can only be used when a spellcaster is inside the approprate elemental circle and it allows the spellcaster to unlock thier next tier in spellcasting.

Due to the level of strain on a body, a character can only learn one circle per month. Once learned, the character mana pool is adjusted and they can cast the spells of that circle, however they are unable to advance to the next circle until the next lunar cycle.

Elemental Circles and Gates

There exists two types connections between the elemental planes and the physical world. Circles and Gates. Not much is known about Gates however Circles are common enough that anyone who is a spellcaster understands their rules.

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Circles are best describe as weak points of the fabric of existance where an Elemental realm touches very closely. With proper skill, a skilled practitioner is able to cross over to the respected elemental plane, however in which realm of the elemental plane is always changing. It is wise to study more on the nature of such.

Within an Elemental plane, a Caster of that element gains double the amount of mana when meditating. In addition, entities are able to commune telepathically with the spellcaster far greater then they could when not in an elemental circle or elemental plane.

Besides spellcasting, when a character dies and turns to dust, the closest Elemental circle determins in which elemental plane the character manifests from. There are methods, rituals, and magical items/blessings/ curses that can influence this but those are just exceptions of the rules.

Note that while there are many benefits of having an elemental circle near by, it may not be wise to have one too close to a settlement, unless all your citizen are attuned to earth. As characters are able to enter the elemental realms and planes from these circles, so can creatures of locations are able to enter the physical world. Fortunately, they can not wander too far as the physical world does drain a bit of thier mana which can’t easily be replaced without assistance of an elemental circle.

Scholars of Magic

This is important to note that while education is wide within Terra (it is rare to find anyone who does not know how to read) and magic is strongly tied (everyone has magic within them), yet the advancement of magic has not advanced much. Typically practitioners do not advance beyond the third circle in an element.

Scholars have theorized that due to the cost of making inks to scribe spells and the difficulty to finding anyone who lend their spellbook to scribe, only those of great wealth and power were able to advanced in the ranks. The exception of course was the Old Ones within thier towers however since their last great war and those of higher circle were consider of greater authority, they were the first to be targetted by assassins. Since then, the Old Ones have further isolated themselves in the Towers making it quite difficult to find a teacher or to find higher level spells.

Elements Casting

There are four primarily elements of casting: Fire, Water, Earth, and Air. Each element has a particular nature/purpose within the world.

Fire- Fire casters are typically known as war-mages. They are very destructive, both on the physical and the magical sense. They have the ability to destroy limbs, walls, and even magical augments. As the Fire-mage progress within their abilities, they tend to develop more aggressive personalities as the rage of the fire starts to flood their body and thoughts.

Water- Water casters are typically known for their manipulation of the mind and magic. While Fire is very direct, most of water-mages are indirect. They have abilities to strengthen an individual’s ability to recover magic, able to sap magic out of their foes, able to inflict or cure mind effects, and have known to speed up the decaying/erosion process of items. While Fire is direct and impatient, Water is manipulative, logical, and looking for the long game. This is reflected by thier casters, as a mage progresses the path, they tend to be very logical and cold in their beliefs and thoughts.

Earth- Earth Casters are typically known for their healing abilities. Typically the Healer’s Guild are comprised of Earth Casters as Earth Casting focuses on fortification, and regrowth. As Earth is very focused on Life, it is rumored that Earth Casters are the only known casters who have the ability to disrupt undead/decaying energies. Earth mages tend to start developing more motherly and nurturing attitudes as insincts of life preservation and cultivation infuses their thoughts.

Air- While earth is about fortification, Air is about avoiding, defenses, and speed. An Air Mage has skills that are able to block, deflect, and reflect effects. Powerful Air Mages are capable of abilities such as Flight and Teleportation. The practitioners of Air tend to develop more paranoia and suspicious attitude as they progress in their craft.

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Air Magic

Cantrip

Lighting Damage Spells that does only 1 point

School:

Evocation

Type:

Battle

Spell Call:

Ventus Cantrip Spell Shock 1

Circle 1 Spells

Intelligence points of spell shock damage

School:

Evocation

Type:

Battle

Spell Call:

(3 Words) Ventus Spell Shock X

Grant armor to the value of your Intelligence to self or others who have rested this armor always takes damage first then fades away

School:

Abjuration

Type:

Focus

Spell Call:

(5 Words) Ventus Rest Augment Armor X

Intelligence+1 Armor that can be applied to self only and during combat. This armor is used up first and augment drops once used.

School:

Abjuration

Type:

Focus

Spell Call:

(5 Words) Ventus Self Augment Armor X

Target take 10 steps away from caster they take no damage while moving away till they took the 10th step

School:

Evocation

Type:

Battle

Spell Call:

(3 Words) Ventus Spell Shock Repel

Target drops weapon or specified item and can not pick it up on a slow count of 3.

School:

Evocation

Type:

Battle

Spell Call:

(3 Words) Ventus Spell Shock Disarm (Target)

Stops the first melee attack the target is hit by

School:

Evocation

Type:

Battle

Spell Call:

(3 Words) Ventus Self Augment Melee Resist

Stops first Gas attack that hits Person with this augment.

School:

Abjuration

Type:

Focus

Spell Call:

(5 Words) Ventus Rest Self Augment Gas Resist

Reaction Response:

Augment Gas Resist

Stops a Shock attack on self only

School:

Abjuration

Type:

Focus

Spell Call:

(5 Words) Ventus Self Augment Shock Resist

Reaction Response:

Augment Shock Resist

Stops first range attack you are hit by if you dont use it lose it

School:

Abjuration

Type:

Focus

Spell Call:

(5 Words) Ventus Rest Augment Range Resist

Reaction Response:

Augment Range Resist

Adds shock strike to one melee critical or range attack.

School:

Transmutation

Type:

Focus

Spell Call:

(5 Words) Ventus Rest Augment Shock Strike

Reaction Response:

Shock (Damage)

Circle 2 Spells

Stops the first Gas attack the target is hit by

School:

Abjuration

Type:

Focus

Spell Call:

(5 Words) Ventus Self Augment Gas Resist

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