<link rel = "stylesheet" type = "text/css" href = "https://groumy.github.io/homebrewery-sotdl/homebrewery-sotdl.css" />

# Shadow of the Demon Lord
## Player Cheat Sheet
___

### How the system works

* **Challenge Roll**: Roll 1d20 + attribute modifier + **boons** or - **banes**. 10+ succeeds.

* **Attack Roll**: Same as **challenge roll**, but must <br> be ≥ opponent's defense or relevant attribute.

* **Boons**: Roll a d6 for each **boon**; the highest roll from the **boons** is added to the d20. Relevant professions can grant you boons!

* **Banes**: Like **boons** but subtracted from the roll.

#### Damage
When you take **damage**, your **damage** score goes up, your Health does not go down. **Damage** can be healed by resting, character talents, and magic.

* When **damage** ≥ 1/2 Health, you are injured; inform the GM. 
* When **damage** = Health, you are incapacitated and may die.

#### Insanity and Corruption
You gain **Insanity** when you experience terrible things; you gain **Corruption** when you do terrible things.

* When you gain **Insanity**, you become frightened for rounds = your **Insanity** total. When frightened, all rolls get a bane and you cannot take fast turns. When your **Insanity** = your Will, you may go mad; inform the GM. You can reduce **Insanity** by resting, taking quirks, going mad, and through magic.
* When you gain **Corruption**, roll 1d20. If result <br> is < your **Corruption**, you gain a mark of darkness. If your **Corruption** is 4+, you experience negative effects; see core book page 36.

#### Casting spells
Table on core book page 112 gives spell castings. Note that castings are for *each spell per day*, not spell slots per day. For example, if you know two rank 0 spells and have Power 2, you can cast each of those spells three times.

* You must be able to speak and use some sort of magic implement to cast a spell.
* You regain castings by resting. Some traditions have additional requirements to regain castings, such as the *Forbidden* tradition.
* Spells (and abilities) that specify *concentration* require an action each round to focus. See core book page 48.

```
```

#### Frightening and Horrifying creatures

* When you encounter a **frightening** creature, make a Will challenge roll to avoid being frightened for a number of rounds = 1d3 + your Insanity.
* When you encounter a **horrifying** creature, make a Will challenge roll to avoid gaining Insanity. Regardless of the roll's outcome, all attacks against **horrifying** creatures gain 1 bane.

#### Fortune
You may gain **Fortune** points through play. These can be spent at any time for one of the following benefits:
* Turn your d20 roll into a success.
* Turn the result of any d6 roll into a 6.
* Grant 2 boons to another character's roll.

Some GMs may also allow **Fortune** spends to make small narrative changes to the scene ("Can I spend a **Fortune** to say that the guard and I are old friends?").

### Combat

|    |     Turn Order  | Description     |
|:--:|       :--:      | :-------------  |
| 1. | PC fast turns   | move or attack  |
| 2. | Enemy fast turns| move or attack  |
| 3. | PC slow turns   | move and attack |
| 4. | Enemy slow turns| move and attack |
| 5. | End of Round    |                 |

#### Common Actions in combat
\- attack - cast a spell - concentrate - defend -
<br> \- end a talent or spell effect - help an ally - hide -
<br> \- prepare an action - reload - retreat - rush -
<br> \- stabilize a dying person - use an item - 
<br> For more information see core book page 48. 

#### Triggered Actions
You get 1 **triggered action** each round. It can be used for specific actions with a **trigger** that activates it. Creatures can use the following as a **triggered action**:

* Free Attack: When a creature moves out of your reach (**trigger**) you may make an attack against it using a melee weapon.

>***Shadow of the Demon Lord*** is trademark of Schwalb Entertainment, LLC. 
> <br><br>
>Buy Shadow of the Demon Lord [here](https://shop.schwalbentertainment.com/products/shadow-of-the-demon-lord-pdf).
> <br><br>
>Player Cheat Sheet made by [D. South / Somniac Delusions](www.somniacdelusions.wordpress.com) with [Groumy's hack](https://github.com/Groumy/homebrewery-sotdl) of the [Homebrewery](http://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/).