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Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel

02 Basic & Special Moves

06 Barbarian
08 Bard
10 Cleric
14 Druid
16 Fighter
18 Immolator
20 Paladin
22 Ranger
24 Thief
26 Wizard
30 GM Sheet
31 Fronts
 Hack & Slash Defy Danger Discern Realities
When you attack an enemy in melee, When you act despite an imminent threat When you closely study a situation or
roll+Str. On a 10+ you deal your damage to or suffer a calamity, say how you deal with person, roll+Wis. On a 10+ ask the GM
the enemy and avoid their attack. At your it and roll. If you do it... three questions from the list below. On a
option, you may choose to do +1d6 damage 7–9 ask only one. Take +1 forward when
• by powering through, +Str
BASIC MOVES

but expose yourself to the enemy’s attack. acting on the answers.

• by getting out of the way or acting
On a 7–9, you deal your damage to the
fast, +Dex • What happened here recently?
enemy and the enemy makes an attack
• by enduring, +Con • What is about to happen?
against you.
• with quick thinking, +Int • What should I be on the lookout for?
• through mental fortitude, +Wis • What here is useful or valuable to me?
• sing charm and social grace, +Cha • Who’s really in control here?
Volley • What here is not what it appears to be?
On a 10+, you do what you set out to, the
When you take aim and shoot at an enemy
threat doesn’t come to bear. On a 7–9, you
at range, roll+Dex. On a 10+ you have a
stumble, hesitate, or flinch: the GM will
clear shot—deal your damage. On a 7–9,
offer you a worse outcome, hard bargain, Spout Lore
choose one (whichever you choose you deal When you consult your accumulated
or ugly choice.
your damage): knowledge about something, roll+Int. On
• You have to move to get the shot placing a 10+ the GM will tell you something
you in danger of the GM’s choice interesting and useful about the subject
Defend relevant to your situation. On a 7–9 the GM
• You have to take what you can get: -1d6
damage When you stand in defense of a person, will only tell you something interest-
• You have to take several shots, reducing item, or location under attack, roll+Con. ing—it’s on you to make it useful. The GM
your ammo by one. On a 10+, hold 3. On a 7–9, hold 1. So long might ask you “How do you know this?”
as you stand in defense, when you or the Tell them the truth, now.
thing you defend is attacked you may
spend hold, 1 for 1, to choose an option:
Parley
When you have leverage on a GM
• Redirect an attack from the thing you Aid or Interfere
defend to yourself
character and manipulate them, roll+Cha. When you help or hinder someone you
• Halve the attack’s effect or damage
Leverage is something they need or want. have a Bond with, roll+Bond with them. On
• Open up the attacker to an ally giving
On a hit they ask you for something and do a hit they take +1 or -2, your choice. On a
that ally +1 forward against the attacker
it if you make them a promise first. On a 7–9 you also expose yourself to danger,
• Deal damage to the attacker equal to
7–9, they need some concrete assurance of retribution, or cost.
your level
your promise, right now.
Last Breath Undertake A Perilous End Of Session
When you’re dying you catch a glimpse of Journey When you reach the end of a session,
what lies beyond the Black Gates of Death’s When you travel through hostile territory, choose one your bonds that you feel is
Kingdom (the GM will describe it). Then choose one member of the party to act as resolved (completely explored, no longer
roll (just roll, +nothing—yeah, Death trailblazer, one to scout ahead, and one to relevant, or otherwise). Ask the player of
doesn’t care how tough or cool you are). On be quartermaster (the same character the character you have the bond with if
a 10+ you’ve cheated death— you’re in a cannot have two jobs). If you don’t have they agree. If they do, mark XP and write a
bad spot but you’re still alive. On a 7–9 enough party members or choose not to new bond with whomever you wish.
Death will offer you a bargain. Take it and assign a job, treat that job as if it had
Once bonds have been updated look at your
stabilize or refuse and pass beyond the rolled a 6. Each character with a job to do
alignment. If you fulfilled that alignment at
Black Gates into whatever fate awaits you. rolls+Wis. On a 10+ the quartermaster
least once this session, mark XP. Then
On a miss, your fate is sealed. You’re reduces the number of rations required by
answer these three questions as a group:
marked as Death’s own and you’ll cross the one. On a 10+ the trailblazer reduces the
threshold soon. The GM will tell you when. amount of time it takes to reach your • Did we learn something new and
destination (the GM will say by how much). important about the world?
On a 10+ the scout will spot any trouble • Did we overcome a notable monster or
Encumbrance quick enough to let you get the drop on it. enemy?
On a 7–9 each roles performs their job as • Did we loot a memorable treasure?

SPECIAL MOVES
When you make a move while carrying
expected: the normal number of rations are For each “yes” answer everyone marks XP.
weight up to or equal to Load, you’re fine.
consumed, the journey takes about as long
When you make a move while carrying
as expected, no one gets the drop on you
weight equal to load+1 or load+2, you take
but you don’t get the drop on them either.
-1. When you make a move while carrying Level Up
weight greater than load+2, you have a When you have downtime (hours or days)
choice: drop at least 1 weight and roll at -1, and XP equal to (or greater than) your
or automatically fail. Recover
current level+7, subtract your current level
When you do nothing but rest in comfort
+7 from your XP, increase your level by 1,
and safety after a day of rest you recover
and choose a new advanced move from
Make Camp all your HP. After three days of rest you
your class. If you are the wizard, you also
remove one debility of your choice. If
When you settle in to rest consume a get to add a new spell to your spellbook.
you’re under the care of a healer (magical
ration; If you’re somewhere dangerous Choose one of your stats and increase it
or otherwise) you heal a debility for every
decide the watch order as well. If you have by 1 (this may change your modifier).
two days of rest instead.
enough XP you may Level Up. When you Note that changing your Constitution
wake from at least a few uninterrupted increases your maximum and current HP.
hours of sleep heal damage equal to half
your max HP.
Carouse Ability scores can’t go higher than 18.
When you return triumphant and throw a
big party, spend 100 coin and roll + extra
100s of coin spent. On a 10+ choose 3. On a Outstanding Warrants
Take Watch 7–9 choose 1. On a miss, you still choose When you return to a civilized place in
When you’re on watch and something one, but things get really out of hand. which you’ve caused trouble before,
approaches the camp, roll+Wis. On a 10+ roll+Cha. On a hit, word has spread of your
• You befriend a useful NPC
you’re able to wake the camp and prepare a deeds and everyone recognizes you. On a
• You hear rumors of an opportunity
response, the camp takes +1 forward. On a 7–9, that, and, the GM chooses a
• You gain useful information
7–9 you react just a moment too late; the complication:
• You are not entangled, ensorcelled,
camp is awake but hasn’t had time to
or tricked • The local constabulary has a warrant out
prepare. You have weapons and armor but
little else. On a miss whatever lurks outside for your arrest
the campfire’s light has the drop on you. • Someone has put a price on your head
Recruit • Someone important to you has been put
When you put out word that you’re in a bad spot as a result of your actions
looking to hire help, roll. If you make it
Bolster known...
When you spend your leisure time in
study, meditation, or hard practice, you • ...that your pay is generous, take +1
gain preparation. If you prepare for a week • ...what you’re setting out to do, take +1
or two, 1 preparation. If you prepare for a • ...that they’ll get a share of whatever
month or longer, 3 preparation. When your you find, take +1
preparation pays off spend 1 preparation If you have a useful reputation around
for +1 to any roll. You can only spend one these parts take an additional +1. On a 10+
preparation per roll. you’ve got your pick of a number of skilled
applicants, your choice who you hire, no
penalty for not taking them along. On a 7–9
Supply you’ll have to settle for someone close or
When you go to buy something with turn them away. On a miss someone
money on hand, if it’s something readily influential and ill-suited declares they’d
available in the settlement you’re in, you like to come along (a foolhardy youth, a
can buy it at market price. If it’s something loose-cannon, or a veiled enemy, for
special, beyond what’s usually available example), bring them and take the
here, or non-mundane, roll+Cha. On a 10+ consequences or turn them away. If you
you find what you’re looking for at a fair turn away applicants you take -1 forward
price. On a 7–9 you’ll have to pay more or to Recruit.
settle for something similar.
 Hack & Slash Defy Danger Discern Realities
When you attack an enemy in melee, When you act despite an imminent threat When you closely study a situation or
roll+Str. On a 10+ you deal your damage to or suffer a calamity, say how you deal with person, roll+Wis. On a 10+ ask the GM
the enemy and avoid their attack. At your it and roll. If you do it... three questions from the list below. On a
option, you may choose to do +1d6 damage 7–9 ask only one. Take +1 forward when
• by powering through, +Str
BASIC MOVES

but expose yourself to the enemy’s attack. acting on the answers.

• by getting out of the way or acting
On a 7–9, you deal your damage to the
fast, +Dex • What happened here recently?
enemy and the enemy makes an attack
• by enduring, +Con • What is about to happen?
against you.
• with quick thinking, +Int • What should I be on the lookout for?
• through mental fortitude, +Wis • What here is useful or valuable to me?
• sing charm and social grace, +Cha • Who’s really in control here?
Volley • What here is not what it appears to be?
On a 10+, you do what you set out to, the
When you take aim and shoot at an enemy
threat doesn’t come to bear. On a 7–9, you
at range, roll+Dex. On a 10+ you have a
stumble, hesitate, or flinch: the GM will
clear shot—deal your damage. On a 7–9,
offer you a worse outcome, hard bargain, Spout Lore
choose one (whichever you choose you deal
or ugly choice. When you consult your accumulated
your damage):
knowledge about something, roll+Int. On
• You have to move to get the shot placing a 10+ the GM will tell you something
you in danger of the GM’s choice
Defend interesting and useful about the subject
• You have to take what you can get: -1d6 relevant to your situation. On a 7–9 the GM
damage When you stand in defense of a person,
will only tell you something interest-
• You have to take several shots, reducing item, or location under attack, roll+Con.
ing—it’s on you to make it useful. The GM
your ammo by one. On a 10+, hold 3. On a 7–9, hold 1. So long
might ask you “How do you know this?”
as you stand in defense, when you or the
Tell them the truth, now.
thing you defend is attacked you may
spend hold, 1 for 1, to choose an option:
Parley
• Redirect an attack from the thing you
When you have leverage on a GM
defend to yourself
Aid or Interfere
character and manipulate them, roll+Cha. When you help or hinder someone you
• Halve the attack’s effect or damage
Leverage is something they need or want. have a Bond with, roll+Bond with them.
• Open up the attacker to an ally giving
On a hit they ask you for something and do On a 10+ they take +1 or -2, your choice.
that ally +1 forward against the attacker
it if you make them a promise first. On a On a 7–9 you also expose yourself to
• Deal damage to the attacker equal to
7–9, they need some concrete assurance of danger, retribution, or cost.
your level
your promise, right now.
Last Breath Undertake A Perilous End Of Session
When you’re dying you catch a glimpse of Journey When you reach the end of a session,
what lies beyond the Black Gates of Death’s When you travel through hostile territory, choose one your bonds that you feel is
Kingdom (the GM will describe it). Then choose one member of the party to act as resolved (completely explored, no longer
roll (just roll, +nothing—yeah, Death trailblazer, one to scout ahead, and one to relevant, or otherwise). Ask the player of
doesn’t care how tough or cool you are). On be quartermaster (the same character the character you have the bond with if
a 10+ you’ve cheated death— you’re in a cannot have two jobs). If you don’t have they agree. If they do, mark XP and write a
bad spot but you’re still alive. On a 7–9 enough party members or choose not to new bond with whomever you wish.
Death will offer you a bargain. Take it and assign a job, treat that job as if it had
Once bonds have been updated look at your
stabilize or refuse and pass beyond the rolled a 6. Each character with a job to do
alignment. If you fulfilled that alignment at
Black Gates into whatever fate awaits you. rolls+Wis. On a 10+ the quartermaster
least once this session, mark XP. Then
On a miss, your fate is sealed. You’re reduces the number of rations required by
answer these three questions as a group:
marked as Death’s own and you’ll cross the one. On a 10+ the trailblazer reduces the
threshold soon. The GM will tell you when. amount of time it takes to reach your • Did we learn something new and
destination (the GM will say by how much). important about the world?
On a 10+ the scout will spot any trouble • Did we overcome a notable monster or
Encumbrance quick enough to let you get the drop on it. enemy?
On a 7–9 each roles performs their job as • Did we loot a memorable treasure?

SPECIAL MOVES
When you make a move while carrying
expected: the normal number of rations are For each “yes” answer everyone marks XP.
weight up to or equal to Load, you’re fine.
consumed, the journey takes about as long
When you make a move while carrying
as expected, no one gets the drop on you
weight equal to load+1 or load+2, you take
but you don’t get the drop on them either.
-1. When you make a move while carrying Level Up
weight greater than load+2, you have a When you have downtime (hours or days)
choice: drop at least 1 weight and roll at -1, and XP equal to (or greater than) your
or automatically fail. Recover
current level+7, subtract your current level
When you do nothing but rest in comfort
+7 from your XP, increase your level by 1,
and safety after a day of rest you recover
and choose a new advanced move from
Make Camp all your HP. After three days of rest you
your class. If you are the wizard, you also
remove one debility of your choice. If
When you settle in to rest consume a get to add a new spell to your spellbook.
you’re under the care of a healer (magical
ration; If you’re somewhere dangerous Choose one of your stats and increase it
or otherwise) you heal a debility for every
decide the watch order as well. If you have by 1 (this may change your modifier).
two days of rest instead.
enough XP you may Level Up. When you Note that changing your Constitution
wake from at least a few uninterrupted increases your maximum and current HP.
hours of sleep heal damage equal to half
your max HP.
Carouse Ability scores can’t go higher than 18.
When you return triumphant and throw a
big party, spend 100 coin and roll + extra
100s of coin spent. On a 10+ choose 3. On a Outstanding Warrants
Take Watch 7–9 choose 1. On a miss, you still choose When you return to a civilized place in
When you’re on watch and something one, but things get really out of hand. which you’ve caused trouble before,
approaches the camp, roll+Wis. On a 10+ roll+Cha. On a hit, word has spread of your
• You befriend a useful NPC
you’re able to wake the camp and prepare a deeds and everyone recognizes you. On a
• You hear rumors of an opportunity
response, the camp takes +1 forward. On a 7–9, that, and, the GM chooses a
• You gain useful information
7–9 you react just a moment too late; the complication:
• You are not entangled, ensorcelled,
camp is awake but hasn’t had time to
or tricked • The local constabulary has a warrant out
prepare. You have weapons and armor but
little else. On a miss whatever lurks outside for your arrest
the campfire’s light has the drop on you. • Someone has put a price on your head
Recruit • Someone important to you has been put
When you put out word that you’re in a bad spot as a result of your actions
looking to hire help, roll. If you make it
Bolster known...
When you spend your leisure time in
study, meditation, or hard practice, you • ...that your pay is generous, take +1
gain preparation. If you prepare for a week • ...what you’re setting out to do, take +1
or two, 1 preparation. If you prepare for a • ...that they’ll get a share of whatever
month or longer, 3 preparation. When your you find, take +1
preparation pays off spend 1 preparation If you have a useful reputation around
for +1 to any roll. You can only spend one these parts take an additional +1. On a 10+
preparation per roll. you’ve got your pick of a number of skilled
applicants, your choice who you hire, no
penalty for not taking them along. On a 7–9
Supply you’ll have to settle for someone close or
When you go to buy something with turn them away. On a miss someone
money on hand, if it’s something readily influential and ill-suited declares they’d
available in the settlement you’re in, you like to come along (a foolhardy youth, a
can buy it at market price. If it’s something loose-cannon, or a veiled enemy, for
special, beyond what’s usually available example), bring them and take the
here, or non-mundane, roll+Cha. On a 10+ consequences or turn them away. If you
you find what you’re looking for at a fair turn away applicants you take -1 forward
price. On a 7–9 you’ll have to pay more or to Recruit.
settle for something similar.