THE BEANUT LANDS TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAME

SYSTEM

OVERVIEW

Ten-Sided Dice System

The Beanut Lands tabletop system uses a ten-sided die (or d10) for all major rolling mechanics, as well as an Exploding/Collapsing dice mechanic. When you would perform an action that could fail, the GM will often require you to roll a test with your dice to determine the outcome.

Difficulty

When you roll a test, it will be judged against a difficulty that determines if it succeeds or fails. A success is considered anything that meets or exceeds the difficulty. An action’s difficulty may be different depending on what you are attempting. For example, jumping over a small rain puddle so you don’t get wet might have a difficulty of only 2, so when you roll a d10 you would have a 90% chance to succeed (with only natural 1 being a failure); however wrestling with a fully-grown lion may require a Difficulty of 15, which no average person could expect to perform on a regular d10.

Modifiers

Your character, a dashing and impressive adventurer who is much more capable than the average peasant, will often have extra bonuses to add. This is where your modifiers may come in handy. However, sometimes you may have modifiers that are negative, instead subtracting from the resulting number on the dice. Most of your tests will involve modifiers that come from your Attributes, Skills, features, talents, and/or Combat mechanics. More information can be found in the Stats section.

Exploding & Collapsing Dice

▲ Explosion

When you roll your d10 and the result on the die face is a 10 (also known as a natural 10, or “nat.10”), you will roll another d10 and add its result to the original 10. When these Explosions happen, you will often celebrate a narrative boon

⭳ Confidence

Rolling with Confidence allows you to avoid the Collapse on a nat.1 roll, but you may still suffer a negative effect for the low result.

▼ Collapse

When you roll your d10 and the result on the die face is a 1 (natural 1, or “nat.1”), you will roll another d10 and subtract its result from the original 1. For Collapses, you are likely to suffer a narrative malus

⭱ Caution

Rolling with Caution forces you to ignore an Explosion on a nat.10 roll, but it can still be a success if the final result meets or exceeds the difficulty.

STATS

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Finesse

Overview

Finesse is the mastering of fine motor skills and nimbleness. A person with great Finesse is adept at deft hand movements, physical agility, and graceful control of their body

Weapons

Most Finesse Weapons do a smaller amount of damage, but are lighter and more versatile.

Armor

Finesse Armors are lighter, so they typically offer a small amount of damage prevention. Generally, Finesse equipment is most useful for anyone who wants to strike quickly, silently, or from a distance, such as an archer or rogue.

Dodge

Anyone may decide to use their Dodge to avoid taking a hit, instead of allowing their Armor to defend against it. To determine how effective a Sodge is, a character attempting to dodge will make a Finesse Reflex test and add their Dodge bonus to it.

Dodge bonuses are most often the result of a character’s species, culture, or Origin, but many pips in the XP Web will offer Dodge bonuses and Finesse Reflex training.

Might

Overview

Finesse is the mastering of fine motor skills and nimbleness. A person with great Finesse is adept at deft hand movements, physical agility, and graceful control of their body

Weapons

Most Might Weapons do a reliable amount of damage, but offer few chances for special damage types or effects.

Armor

Might Armors typically offer a very good armor rating, but have few special properties. Generally, Might Armor is a safe choice for anyone who expects to be dealing and receiving a consistent amount of damage, such as a soldier or scrapper.

Grit

Overview

Grit is the measure of physical endurance, fortitude, and persistence. A person who has developed their Grit will be able to endure harsher conditions, resist adverse effects, and push their limits just a little more.

Weapons

Most Grit Weapons are very heavy, or even hazardous to wield, but they often deal heavy amounts of damage.

Armor

Grit Armors usually grant resistance to a specific damage type, as well as solid armor rating at the cost of encumbrance. This category has the highest raw armor ratings of all physical armor.

Death

Your Grit affects your ability to stay alive if you take damage while unconscious.

Heart

Overview

Heart is the strength of connection between your body and your soul, as well as your connection with the world around you. A Heartful person values physical and spiritual wellness, and they have a knack for healing as well as uncanny recovery from ailments, both visceral and esoteric.

Weapons

Most Heart Weapons will do less physical damage, but offer defensive capabilities, debilitating properties, or unique magical effects.

Armor

Heart Armors similarly offer a lower armor rating, but will allow for special movement or a special type of damage resistance. Heart equipment is best for those who intend to support a group, and do not intend to do as much direct, physical fighting.

Heart Dice

Your Heart Dice determine how much Health you can recover when healing yourself and others.

Armor

Your Heart is your primary Attribute for keeping your Soul connected to your physical body when you are knocked unconscious.

Savvy

Overview

Savvy is the way you use your past and present experiences to process and engage with the world around you. A Savvy person is more aware of their surroundings, and is great at processing the information they gather.

Brilliance

Overview

Brilliance includes both your ability to learn new information and the memories of things you already know. A Brilliant person rarely forgets something they have learned, and takes on new ventures more easily.

Charm

Overview

Charm is the poise and panache you put forth, especially when interacting with other people. A Charming person is able to easily converse, discuss, deceive, and display themselves however they wish.

Allure

Those with good Charm may attempt to Allure another person. This is done by measuring the target’s Pizazz score against your test. When this is successful, that character will gain a bonus on their next opposed roll against the opponent.

Daring

Overview

Daring is the measure of your ambition, desire, and courage, and it also influences your luck. A Daring person aims to overcome obstacles through the sheer force of their will. Due to its heavy ties to willpower, risk, and fate, many schools of magic rely on this attribute.

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COMBAT

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MAGIC

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More information on Magic and Spells will be coming soon. For now, we have a teaser!

The Beanut Lands Magic system consists of three major Caster Types: Intrinsic, Harmonic, and Auric. While our system does not inherently force players into a specific type of caster, these are the major groups seen throughout the world, each identifying with a particular type of channeling ability. Many casters dip into more than one type of casting, as a warrior might learn both melee and ranged weapon fighting styles.

Below, you’ll find more basic information about the three major types of casting:

Intrinsic Magic

Intrinsic magic is primarily channeled from the latent energies of the natural world. The most common source is raw Mana, provided by the caster. While nearly all magic spells require Mana to activate, Intrinsic Magic is the most straightforward, but also offers the standard caster experience. As the most generic and least committal of the three casting types, Intrinsic magic is what you make of it. Intrinsic casters are mostly referred to as Mages, a simple term for a simple style. Though the primary Attributes for most intrinsic casters are Charm and Brilliance, many of these people commonly make use of other Attributes like Savvy, Daring, Heart, and even Finesse and Grit in some cases.

Harmonic Magic

Harmonic Magic is primarily channeled using a Beanut, which most often functions most effectively if the user has a positive relationship with that Beanut. Due to this connection between Beanut and User, a Harmony test is done each time a user attempt to cast a spell with a Beanut’s help. While this does rely on a secondary source, adding a level of complication to otherwise simple spell casting, those who have complete Harmony with their Beanut are capable of pushing the limits of magic. Most Beanut casters are known as Seekers, a common conflation of the ancient Tok word, ‘sejikuru’, and the tendency for these casters to be found in the wilderness, searching for actual Beanuts and the Twelve Beanut Temples of the Pilgrimage. Their primary Attribues are typically Savvy and Brilliance, though they often make use of Heart and Charm as well.

Auric Magic

Auric Magic is most commonly used by the less formal casters of the world, who may not always know what situations they will find themselves in. Either by directly siphoning energies from the Spirit Realm, tempting fate by channeling the Esoteric forces of the unknown, or even spending the life force of their own Soul, Auric casters are wildcards and no mistake. Due to the untamed nature of their magic, many Auric casters are commonly referred to as Witches, a relic of ages past when Auric Magic was the primary method for casting. Though ‘witch’ is a colloquial term without any single faction or spell family behind it, it still remains one of the most common ways to refer to Auric casters.

Many Auric casters intentionally learn the ability to store spells they know in Enchanted Bird Leaves for later retrieval, allowing them to go into the fray with their premade Bird Leaves and a full pool of Mana for on-the-fly casting. While there are some less reliable factors to this method (namely the preparation and sourcing of true, auric Bird Leaves), the results speak for themselves. While Daring is the primary Attribute for these casters, they also may require a solid level of Charm and Savvy in most cases, and a stronger Heart score is never a bad idea.

EXPERIENCE

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