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PIRATE BORG · p.36

Open source p.36

A sneaky, cutthroat scallywag good at backstabbing, breaking & entering, stealing, cheating, and escaping. Found in taverns, shadows, and shallow graves. You will need a deck of playing cards...

Abilities: to Agility, to Strength, Toughness. HP: ± Toughness. Begins with: Devil's Luck (pg. 54).
Roll for a starting weapon (pg. 50), for clothing (pg. 52), and for a hat (pg. 52).

Roll for a specialty when you begin and when you gain experience.

1. Back Stabber
If you attack by surprise (from hiding, distracted enemy, etc.) lower the attack DR by 2 and deal extra damage.
If taken again, draw a card: Black: Lower DR by 1 more. Red: Increase damage die (>>>). Joker: Both.

2. Burglar
You begin with lock picks. Pickpocket, disarm an enemy, or disable a trap: to DR.
If taken again: additional to DR.

3. Skylarker
You're as nimble in the rigging as you are on the deck. If you attack after swinging, jumping, or making an acrobatic maneuver, test Agility DR10 to automatically hit and deal +2 damage.
If taken again: increase extra damage by .

4. Sneaky Bastard
When striking from the shadows or while sneaking, test Agility DR12. On a success you automatically deal a critical hit.
If taken again: to DR.

5. Lucky Devil
Whenever you use the Devil's Luck, draw a card:
9+: Regain 1 Luck. Joker: Roll on the Joker Table.
If taken again: Lower the card number needed to regain Luck by 1.

6. Grog Brewer
Each day you can brew servings of potent grog. You can soak melee weapons in it to use as a poison.
Grog in a wound: Test Toughness DR14 or - HP.
If taken again, draw a card: Black: to DR. Red: Increase damage die [>>>]. Joker: Both.

JOKER TABLE []

  • 1. The Devil comes for your soul. You are sucked into a fiery portal. This is the end of your story.
  • 2-9. Lose all of your remaining Luck points.
  • 10-19. Regain 2 Luck points.
  • 20. Gain 4 Luck points (to a max of 4).

Drinking Grog&Rum: Test Toughness DR8 + [number of drinks in the last hour] to heal HP. Fail and you vomit for rounds. Agility is for each drink (lasts one hour per drink).