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    Dungeon Nights is a lighthearted old school fantasy RPG designed for casual play. Character creation involves rolling attributes, choosing a race and culture for bonuses, and a class. Combat uses initiative rolls and 6-second rounds. Magic users and clerics can cast spells or use prayers of their level or below. The bestiary provides sample monsters like goblins, orcs, trolls, and dragons with their stats and abilities.

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    Dungeon Nights is a lighthearted old school fantasy RPG designed for casual play. Character creation involves rolling attributes, choosing a race and culture for bonuses, and a class. Combat uses initiative rolls and 6-second rounds. Magic users and clerics can cast spells or use prayers of their level or below. The bestiary provides sample monsters like goblins, orcs, trolls, and dragons with their stats and abilities.

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    Free OSR game: Dungeon Nights

    Scott Malthouse
    Dungeon Nights is a fast and dirty old school adventure game, powered by fuzzy riffs
    and fizzy drinks. It's designed to scratch the traditional fantasy itch when you can't be
    arsed with anything else. It's a light mish-mash of old school and new school thinking,
    but probably not for beginners.

    So grab some dice, paper and some mates and have at it.

    Character creation

    - roll your attributes


    - choose a culture (gain culture bonuses)
    - choose a race (gain race bonus)
    - choose a class
    - roll your hit die plus your Con bonus to figure your HP
    - Your AC begins at 10 plus your Dex bonus
    - Begin with 1d6x10 gold

    Attributes:
    Strength: Bashing doors, lifting heavy items, swimming, hitting with swords, climbing
    walls.
    Dexterity: Sneaking, vaulting walls, disarming traps, dodging fireballs.
    Wisdom: Religious insights, spotting hidden things, willpower, common sense.
    Intelligence: Knowing facts, understanding mechanisms, recognising monsters, keeping
    lucid.
    Constitution: Staving off damage, taking a beating, surviving without food.
    Charisma: Entertaining, persuading, leading, lying.

    Roll 3d6 for each. Less than 7 is a -1, 8-10 is ,+0, 11-14 is +1, 15-17 is +2, 18-20 is +3.

    Tags: Cultures and classes have certain tags to help you get a flavour for the character
    you're creating. Use as many or as few of these tags as you like to help inspire your
    character.

    Cultures

    Stone Culture (Thorish)


    Tags: Proud, Loyal, Traditional
    Common races: Dwarf, Halfling, Orc
    +1 to Str or Con/ -1 to Dex or Cha
    You can see in the dark
    You have a 1 in 3 chance of being able to tell the history of an underground structure.

    Sea Culture (Venna)


    Tags: Adventurous, Open minded, Talkative
    Common races: Human, Elf, Gnome
    +1 to Dex or Cha/ -1 to Con or Int
    You can sail boats
    1 in 4 chance of being able to circumnavigate waters

    Desert Culture (Al Hadar)


    Tags: Curious, Welcoming, Organised
    Common races: Human, Dwarf, Gnome
    +1 to Wis or Con/ -1 to Str or Dex
    You can go 2 days without needing water
    You have a 1 in 3 chance of recognising poison from the smell

    Night Culture (Gloam)


    Tags: Meticulous, Honourable, Quiet
    Common races: Elf, Halfling, Orc
    +1 to Dex or Cha/-1 to Wis or Con
    Gain a +2 when attempting to use stealth
    You can see in the dark

    Forest Culture (Arboran)


    Tags: Cautious, Theatrical, Empathic
    Common races: Elf, Human, Gnome
    +1 to Dex or Int/ -1 to Cha or Str
    Gain +2 when attempting to climb
    You have a 4 in 6 chance of circumnavigating a forest or wood

    Frost Culture (Frigos)


    Tags: Solemn, Resilient, Resourceful
    Common races: Human, Dwarf, Orc
    +1 to Con or Dex/ -1 to Cha or Wis
    You do not need cold weather furs in extreme cold
    Gain a +2 to Con saves

    Races
    Select one race.

    Human:
    Move 25/ +1 Int
    Dwarf:
    Move 20/ +1 Str
    Elf:
    Move 30/ +1 Wis
    Halfling:
    Move 20/+1 Dex
    Gnome:
    Move 20/ +1 Cha
    Orc:
    Move 25/ +1 Con

    Classes
    Warrior
    Tags: Precise, Brave, Deadly, Grizzled
    Hit Dice: d6+1 per level
    Saving Throw target: 15 (reduces by 1 per level until level 9)
    Special: +1 to attacks per level until level 6.

    Barbarian
    Tags: Savage, Tough, Traveller, Ostracized
    Hit Dice: d8 per level
    Saving Throw target: 14 (reduces by 1 per level until level 9)
    Special: Rage - Once per combat, gain + 1d4 to damage rolls for 3 rounds.

    Cleric
    Tags: Holy, Vengeful, Patient, Courageous
    Hit Dice: d6 per level
    Saving throw target: 16 (reduces by 1 per level until level 8)
    Special: Can use prayers. +1 prayer per level up to a max of 8 prayer slots. Start with 1
    prayer slot.

    Thief
    Tags: Shady, Connected, Misunderstood, Careful
    Hit Dice: d6 per level
    Saving Throw target: 14 (reduces by 1 per level until level 9)
    Special: Gain a +1 bonus to picking locks, picking pockets and disarming traps.

    Magic user
    Tags: Esoteric, Curious, Scatterbrained, Surprising
    Hit Dice: d4+1 per level
    Saving Throw target: 17 (reduces by 1 per level until level 10)
    Special: Can cast Arcane spells. +1 spell slot per level up to a max of 10 spell slots. Start
    with 2 spell slots.

    Levelling up:
    -Roll your Hit Die and add the result to your HP.
    -Reduce your saving throw target
    -Roll d20 per attribute. If you roll under the attribute +1 to it.
    - Level caps off at 20.
    Weapons:
    Melee or ranged weapon (d6 damage) - 10 gp
    Superior melee or ranged weapon (+1 attack, d6 damage) - 100 gp
    Ammo X10 - 3 gp

    Armour
    (Each armour has a max Dex. bonus. This is the most benefit a character would get from
    their Dex bonus to AC)

    Cloth (+1 AC, max Dex NA) 10gp


    Leather (+2 AC, max Dex bonus +3) 50gp
    Chain (+3 AC, max Dex bonus +2) 120gp
    Plate (+4 AC, max Dex bonus +1) 600gp
    Mithril (+4 AC, max Dex bonus +2) 2000gp

    Combat:
    - all players roll 1d6 for initiative. 4+, they go before the opponent.
    - combat is done in 6 second rounds. A round is over when everyone has had a turn.
    - characters may move and attack or move and cast a spell on their turn. They can do
    any other action that takes 3 seconds in place of either moving or attacking.
    - to attack: roll d20 + Str (melee) or Dex (ranged). If equal to or higher than opponent's
    AC, do weapon damage
    - the DM should modify combat as she wishes (i.e. offering +2 AC to a character hiding
    behind a low wall).

    Tests: Whenever you want to try something that could fail roll d20 + attribute. Targets:
    Easy 5, Medium 10, Hard 15, Ridiculous 20. If you are testing yourself against another
    creature, have a roll off. The highest roll succeeds. Example: Sneaking past a guard will
    be a roll off between the sneaker's Dex and the guard's Wis.

    Saving throws: Saves are tied to attributes. Whenever you are in danger and need to
    make a save, roll d20 and add the relevent attribute bonus. If you roll equal to or higher
    than your class saving throw target, you have succeeded.

    Spellcasting and Prayers

    Magic users and clerics can use magic in the form of spells and prayers. Spells and
    prayers use up slots based on their level (i.e. a 1st level spell uses 1 slot, a 2nd level spell
    uses 2 slots etc). Magic users and clerics may only use spells or prayers of their level of
    below. For example, a magic user of level 5 could use a fireball and a magic missile.

    Arcane spells must be memorised at the beginning of the day before they can be used.
    Prayers must be prayed for at the beginning of the day to be used.
    Cleric prayers
    Lv. 1. Heal: Restore +1d6 +1 per Wis bonus HP to you or another person
    Lv. 2 Bless: Grant someone a +1 per Wis bonus to attacks until their next turn.
    Lv. 3 Blast Undead: d4 undead creatures take 1d6 damage within 50ft.
    Lv. 4 Stop Undead: d4 undead creatures cannot move for 18 seconds.
    Lv. 4 Invigorate: d4 creatures within 50ft gain +1 per Wis bonus to saves for 30 seconds.
    Lv 5 Raise Dead: Restore a dead creature to life. They return with HP equal to cleric Wis
    bonus. They cannot have been dead for longer than 3 days.

    Arcane spells
    Lv 1 Acid spray: Do damage equal to Intelligence bonus to a creature within 50ft
    Lv 1 Light: Create a 30x30ft sphere of light
    Lv 2 Magic missile: Do 1d6 damage to a creature within 50ft.
    Lv 2 Barrier: Increase the AC of a creature within 30ft by 2 for 24 seconds.
    Lv 3 Fireball: Do 2d6 damage to d4 creatures within 50ft. Creatures may not be more
    than 10ft away from each other. Dex save to halve damage based on Magic user's Int
    attribute as the target.
    Lv 3 Teleport: Instantly appear 100ft away.
    Lv 4 Illusion: Create a convincing illusion of a creature or structure. It can move and
    make sound.
    Lv 4 Freeze: 1d4 creatures within 30ft are unable to act for 12 seconds unless they
    succeed a Str save with the magic user's Int attribute as the target.
    Lv 5 Vorpal weapon: a weapon within 50ft gains a +1d6 bonus to damage for 24
    seconds.
    Lv 5 Fly: You or a creature within 30ft can fly for up to 1 minute.

    Bestiary example

    HD: The number of dice rolled to work out HP


    Attack: includes their attack bonus and damage. X/X indicates more than one attack per
    turn.
    Saving Throw target: the creature rolls d20+ HD whenever they need to save.
    Move: Number of feet able to move per turn.
    Special: an ability the creature has.

    Goblin
    HD: 1 (1d6 HP)
    AC: 11
    Attack: Sword +0 (d6 damage)
    Saving Throw target: 17
    Move: 25
    Special: None
    Orc
    HD: 2 (2d6 HP)
    AC: 13
    Attack: Mace +2 (d6 damage)
    Saving Throw target: 15
    Move: 20
    Special: Anyone trying to intimidate an orc takes a -2 to the roll.

    Troll
    HD: 4 (4d6 HP)
    AC: 15
    Attack: Club +4/+4 (d6 damage)
    Saving Throw target: 14
    Move: 20
    Special: Trolls can camouflage as boulders. Other creatures must succeed a medium Wis
    test to spot that a boulder is a troll.

    Dragon
    HD: 10 (10d6)
    AC: 18
    Attack: Bite/Tail/Tail +7/+7/+7 (d6 damage) or Fire Breath (3d6 damage - see Special)
    Move: 20 (fly 30)
    Special: Breathe fire, affecting 1d4 creatures within 60ft. Dex save halves damage.

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