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Black Sword Hack — Ultimate Chaos Edition

General

p.12 · 71 rules

Advantage and Disadvantage p.13

Critical Success and Failure p.13

The Attribute Tests p.13

Perception p.14

Usage Die (Ud) p.14

Initiative p.16

Attack Effect p.18

Ongoing Damage p.18

Two-Handed Weapons p.18

Combat Example p.19

Character Creation p.20

Backgrounds p.24

Hit Points p.25

Starting Doom Die p.25

Starting Equipment p.25

Weapon and Unarmed Damage (Starting) p.25

Cost of Living p.26

Experience p.30

Dark Pacts — Use Responsibly p.33

Demon Manifestation p.34

Demonic Pacts p.34

Free-Form Demonism p.35

Spirit Alliances p.36

Creating a New Pact (Spirit) p.37

Sacrificing a Spirit Alliance p.37

Finding and Learning New Spells p.41

Faerie Ties p.42

Twisted Science p.44

Creating New Objects p.45

Runic Weapons p.46

Armoured Opponents p.48

Bestiary Intro p.48

Enemy Morale p.48

Vulnerability & Resistance p.48

What Do You Find On The Corpse? p.57

Create Your World p.58

Law and Chaos in Your World p.60

The End Is Nigh p.61

The Struggle p.61

The End Game p.70

Create Your City p.72

Birth Of A City p.74

Travellers' Tales p.76

Of Ships and the Sea p.77

Appendix I — Prepping & Running the Game p.90

Appendix I — Creating NPCs on the Fly & Running Combat p.91

Appendix II — Advice from the Great Old Ones p.92

Appendix II — Advice (Saberhagen, Anderson, Abercrombie) p.93

Appendix III — Solo Play: Steps 1-5 p.94

Appendix III — Pacing, Instincts, Companions, Character Death p.95

Appendix IV — Bibliography p.96

Appendix V — Plot Generator p.96

Appendix VI — The Dark Gods' Oracle p.98

Appendix VII — Cosmic Usage Dice p.99

Appendix VIII — Friendly NPCs: The Allies' Oracle p.99

Appendix IX — Evlyn's World p.100

Appendix X — Impossible Creatures p.102

Appendix XI — Strange Planes p.103

Appendix XII — Names by Origin p.104

Character Sheet Reference p.106