One-Six Adventures

So I've created a little one-page game system. The system is called, One-Six Adventures. The reason is because all you need is a single six-sided die to play. The system is also designed that it assumes the players know the basics of tabletop RPGs so rules for things like Initiative and Skill Checks are not included. This is a skeleton system that you can build upon. Also, it is designed to be hacked into any genre you would like.

How the system works is that there are only three Attributes (skills) that a character has. These can be renamed to fit the genre you want. These three Attributes are what determines a Character's Health, Armor Class, Magic Defense and Attack Modifiers. Magic, or whatever you use in place of it, is open-ended. Since all damage (melee, ranged & magic) is based on a single six-sided die the spells are left open for the GM and/or Players to create. Also, spells can target a single target or multiple targets. There is no penalty for targeting a single target. But for multiple targets there is a -1 penalty to the Spell Attack Roll for each target. If a Witch summons an Insect Swarm on a single target then there are no penalties. But if they decided to target all three bandits in the cave then it would be a -3 penalty to their Spell Attack Roll. But what does a non-damage Spell look like in this system? That is what the GM and Players determine.

This system allows up to six classes/races/roles/etc. to be created. A class has three levels of degrees when it comes to the three Attributes: Good, Bad and Ok. These determine the Modifiers for each Attribute. Also, since the class doesn't determine things like Health and equipment doesn't determine things like Armor Class the classes are open-ended with questions the GM asks the Players to help define their character.
For Example: Barbarian - You are a mighty warrior that fears nothing! You have a two-handed weapon. Describe it. You wear the hides of a fierce animal. Describe it. What is your Battlecry?

I have created a Fantasy game with this system called, Broadswords & Deathspells. This is the game that others can build upon and/or hack. It is under a NonCommercial Creative Commons License. So if you do modify or hack this game do credit me and mention that it is a One-Six Adventure Game by Josh Beckelhimer. Also, I would love a copy. And I of course would feature it on my blog.

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