Determining your character's...
A measure of presence within the current realm. is replenished passively by one point every turn out of combat.

Spent in attempts to manipulate one's surroundings. Energy is replenished by defeating enemies or solving puzzles.

Mental stability, required for sanity checks and spent in premonition. Sanity can be replenished by one point by taking a turn of rest.  
 




1. I will announce the check.
DM: "Roll EMPATHY check."

2. The player rolls a number of dice equivalent to the filled slots in that attribute.
PC has 3 slots filled under empathy, and therefore rolls 3 twenty-sided dice.

3. I will count the successes. If they are greater than the difficulty of the roll, the character succeeds.
PC rolled 12, 4, and 18. Anything greater than a ten is counted as a success, with 1 success needed to pass the check. The PC has 2 successes, and therefore beats the check.


NOTES:

·         A roll of 11 or above will count as a success. This number may change throughout the campaign- I will announce if a particular check requires higher rolls for success.

·         A roll of 1 is considered a 'natural 1'. A natural 1 nullifies 1 successful roll. If there are no successful rolls to cancel, the character fumbles. The consequences of a fumble depend on what kind of check it is. An attack fumble may cause your character to not only miss, but leave themselves open to counterattack. An instinct fumble may cause your character to be fed false information. In the case of multiple successes, a natural 1 cancels the lowest roll first.

·         A roll of 20 is a critical success. Your character not only succeeds, but goes above and beyond their normal capacity. Whether this success is due to emotion, logic, or just plain luck is completely up to you. A 20 can be canceled by a 1 if there are no other successes.

·         Boons may be granted to reward players for exceptional posts. Boons will come in the form of an extra die to be used at the player's discretion.

·         Some rolls may combine two attributes. For a FORTITUDE + WISDOM roll, with fortitude at 3 and wisdom at 4, the player rolls 7 dice
 

MANIPULATE
Your character attempts to manipulate the surrounding plane through mutability, by summoning objects, creating structures, or otherwise altering the environment. Each attempt costs one point of energy.

PREMONITION
Your character attempts to tap into otherworldly forces through instinct, seeking premonition or guidance. Each attempt cost one point of sanity.

PERCEIVE
Your character attempts to better perceive the environment, or a specific object. Success and information acquired depends on the attribute used to roll the check.

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1. Players roll a single die against dm. Higher roll is active first.
DM rolls 9. Players roll 14. Players attack first.

2. Each member of the active party performs one action. In order to attack or defend, a check of ANY single attribute chosen by the player is rolled. When defending, every success nullifies one blow from the opposing side's next turn. When attacking, every success lands a single blow. Damage dealt for each attack is the number of the attacker's successes minus the attacked party's successful defense rolls on the last turn.

A rolls to attack X using a fortitude of 4, so A rolls 4 dice to get a 4, 6, 12, and 14. So A lands two blows against X and deals 2 damage. B rolls to defend using an instinct of 2. B rolls and gets a 19 and a 4. So next turn they can nullify 1 blow.

3. The opposing party rolls next.
DM's monster X rolls to attack A using a wisdom of 3, and gets a 4, 12, and 16. Since A didn't defend last turn, A takes 2 damage. DM's monster Y rolls to attack B using an independence of 4, and gets a 2, 3, 9, and 17. Y has one success, but the blow is nullified by B's previous defense roll.

4. The first party goes again, and so on and so on.

NOTES
·         Rolling different attributes in attack and defense checks will have different effects.

·         A crit attack destroys any of the attacked party's defenses. A crit defense nullifies all attacks. In the case of a crit attack landing on a crit defense, both crits nullify each other.

·         Party members can roll defense checks to protect other party members.

·         Fighting is not necessarily the only solution. It may not be a solution at all.

·         Death is not always the end.