Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

One day, Gates popped up all across the globe. Similar phenomena have been observed in every corner of the planet. Although these anomalies seemed to be relatively harmless, experts have yet to identify their causes. Researchers analyze whether these objects have any correlation with the strange Tibet ruins uncovered by the Nazi party in 1943.

After that, the last year and a half of the war became a bloody conflict between Hunters and regular soldiers, the latter proving to be more or less ineffective against both Hunters and the magical beasts that started to come out of the unattended Gates. Gates, as it turned out, were portals to other dimensions known as Dungeons. When a Dungeon remains uncleared, the overpopulation of monsters causes a bursting of monsters into the world, dubbed as Dungeon Breaks. Publicly, the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the war, though many speculate that it was a dangerous monster.

Certain powers awakened among select individuals, giving them a fighting chance against these monsters. The Awakened later became Hunters, responsible for hunting the monsters and clearing the Dungeons. After the end of World War 2, Hunters became a business of sorts, where they would get paid for closing these Gates and preventing a repeat of the war's destruction. Many people fear war, but even more dread the thought of a Dungeon Break in their own city ...

Guilds

Guilds are organized groups of hunters that raid gates. The leader of a guild is called the Guild Master, and with the top guilds in a country, the Guild Master is typically a S-Rank Hunter.

The top guilds actively recruit high-level hunters with large bonuses depending on rank. As a result, joining a top guild ensures access to large salaries and a higher degree of safety, since raids are well-planned and cautious. On the other hand, the lower guilds recruit just about anyone they can get their hands on and have a tendency to raid dungeons that are tougher than they can handle. As a result, joining a lower guild is fraught with risk and comes with a significantly higher mortality rate.

Guilds often serve as "area leaders" in various cities. These guilds, often called "District Guilds" are in charge of their own districts in the city, and the Hunters' Association will often call on these District Guilds for abnormally high-level guilds, and these District Guilds have priority on A-Rank Dungeons and above in their designated districts.

Dungeons

Dungeons and Hunters are a more recent phenomenon, only having been "birthed" somewhere in 1943 during World War 2. The Nazi army had uncovered some strange ruins in Tibet, where a flash of light would change the world forever. This event would be called "Heaven's Light," and caused around 30% of the world population to Awaken to strange powers.

After that, the last year and a half of the war became a bloody conflict between Hunters and regular soliders, the latter proving to be more or less ineffective against both Hunters and the magical beasts that started to come out of the unattended to Gates. Publicly, the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagisaki ended the war, though many speculate that it was a dangerous S-Rank monster or even a National-Rank Hunter.

After the end of World War 2, Hunters became a business of sort, where they would get paid for closing these Gates and preventing a repeat of the war's destruction. Many people fear war, but even more dread the thought of a Dungeon Break in their own city...

Chapter 2: Character Creation

Before you begin playing Dungeon Break, you first need to create your Hunter character, who will act as your avatar in the world. Your character will be the focus of the game and the exciting adventures you have, so making the right character for yourself and for the game campaign is very important!

There are a lot of options when it comes to building your character, but at the beginning of this chapter, we want to focus on the step-by-step process. Keep in mind that this is separate from your Unique Gift, and will focus on your base character.

Step 7: Basic Descriptions

Your character is now mostly complete as far as the game mechanics go, but that’s only the start. Now’s the time when you should take care to flesh out your character’s appearance, their personality, and anything else that isn’t covered by the game mechanics but is important to defining a person. Choose a name! You’ll be using it for the rest of the campaign, so be sure you’re happy with whatever you choose.

At this point, you may want to talk to your GM and the other players about developing a more detailed history for your character. This is optional and doesn’t need to happen in every campaign. It’s perfectly okay to gloss over childhoods and focus on the adventure to come, but in some campaign types, it’s important to establish where a character comes from, such as a detective’s brush with death at the hands of some thugs as a child or a gang member’s difficult childhood growing up in the slums with a single parent.

Step 8: Money and Items

While it is ultimately up to your GM how much money Hunters start with in their campaigns and what items are available for purchase, we recommend all Hunters starting with $5,000, as well as 500 gp.

Step 9: Character Progression

After Character Creation, whenever you Level Up, your character may advance in certain ways, depending on the Level. There is no maximum level. Characters also Level Up upon either achieving a Milestone or by collecting 1,000 EXP.

• Every Level Up, remove 1,000 EXP from your character sheet
• Every Level Up, gain 3 Stat Points
• Every Level Up, gain 1 Aether Point

In addition to the usual bonuses on every Level up, Hunters qualify for certain rewards after reaching Level Milestones, as listed below.

Advanced Class

Upon reaching level 10, a player is given the "Advanced Class Quest," which is often formatted as follows:

Chapter 3: The Lifepath

Lifepath is a flowchart of "plot complications" designed to help you give your Dungeon Break character the skills and backstory to help you succeed. Its sections cover your cultural origins, your family, friends, enemies, personal habits, and even key life events. It's intended primarily as a guide; if something you roll doesn't fit the character you've envisioned, feel free to change the path as you see fit.

Motivations & Relationships

Background

Now we now know what you're basically like, so it's time to find out how you got there: it's time to explore your Background.

Your Environment

How did you grow up? What kind of places did you and your sibs hang out in? Safe and calm? Crazy dangerous? Massively oppressive? It's possible that something happened in your background and your environment turns out drastically different from your original family background.

Your Family Crisis

Chances are, something happened to you and your family along the way. What's the story there?

Your Friends

It's not all grim. Sometimes you link up with people who have your back.

Roll 1d10 and subtract 7 (minimum 1) to see just how many friends you've made so far in your life. For each friend, roll on the table below.

Your Enemies

You're going in get in someone's face sooner or later, so you might as well find out who they are, why there's a beef, and what they can do to you to even a score.

First, roll 1d10 and subtract 7 (minimum 0) to determine how many enemies you've made. Then, for each one, decide who was the injured party and roll once on each of the columns below.

Hunter-Based Lifepaths

Some things about life are universal. Other things are pretty specific. One of these is how your Awakening affects your life. Choose 1d3 of these paths and complete them to gain your starting skills! Choose one to be your "main" path. All points gained from non-main paths are halved.

Inspirational

Prerequisites: 1 Dancer Point
Cost: Passive

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All allies within 3 squares of you gain a +1 accuracy bonus.

One Man Army

Prerequisites: 3 Destroyer Points
Cost: Passive

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Your DR and damage bonus increases by +5. This bonus takes a -1 penalty for every ally within 3 squares of you.

Rage

Prerequisites: 1 Fighter Point
Cost: Passive

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You generate 1 Rage whenever you hit with an attack. You can have a maximum of 10 Rage. On your turn, you can spend any amount of Rage when you make a melee attack to deal that much additional damage.

Rend

Prerequisites: 2 Fighter Points
Cost: 4 Mana

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Spend 10 Rage and target an opponent. Roll an attack roll. If you hit, inflict Bleed. Bleed lasts for three rounds with this ability.

Rite of Ruin

Prerequisites: 2 Destroyer Points
Cost: Passive

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You become immune to physical conditions when you are below 25% max HP.

Second Wind

Prerequisites: 3 Fighter Points
Cost: Passive

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Up to three times per day, as a reaction to being attacked, you can recover two ticks of HP.

Starfall Dance

Prerequisites: 4 Dancer Points
Cost: 10 Mana

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While holding a Finesse weapon, you can use an action to use Starfall Dance, moving four squares in a straight line, and hitting all enemies within 1 square of each space moved. Critical Hit Range +3 while active.

Thunderclap

Prerequisites: 1 Monk Point
Cost: 2 Mana

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Activate this skill as an action, and all targets within 3 squares must make a DC14 save or take 1d6 lightning damage, or half as much on a successful save.

True Strike

Prerequisites: 2 Monk Points
Cost: 4 Mana

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When making a melee attack, you can activate True Strike to increase the attack's Critical and Effect Range by +2.

Mage

With each decision, you will gain either Summoner, Elementalist, or Warlock points, which can be spent on skills at the end of this chapter.

Element Bolt

Prerequisites: 1 Elementalist Point
Cost: 2 Mana

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Make a magic attack against a target within 5 squares. If it hits, this spell deals 1d4 + Intelligence elemental damage, the element being your choice.

Enlightened

Prerequisites: 4 Mage Points
Cost: Passive

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Your MP maximum increases by 2. Whenever you gain a level, your MP maximum increases by an additional 2.

Hex

Prerequisites: 1 Warlock Point
Cost: 2 Mana

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Choose a target to make a DC13 save. On a failed save, you deal an extra 1d6 necrotic damage whenever you hit with an attack. Also, choose a stat, and that creature suffers a -2 penalty to that stat. Lasts for five rounds.

Lifetaker

Prerequisites: 4 Warlock Points
Cost: Passive

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Whenever you deal damage to a Cursed enemy, or an enemy afflicted by any of your spells, you recover half of the damage you dealt as temporary HP.

Mana Blast

Prerequisites: 1 Mage Point
Cost: 2 Mana

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Make a magic attack against a target within 5 squares. If it hits, this spell deals 1d6 force damage.

Pet Trance

Prerequisites: 3 Summoner Points
Cost: 4 Mana per minute

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As an action, you can see through your summon's eyes and hear what it hears. During this time, you are deaf and blind in regards to your own senses.

Poison Strike

Prerequisites: 3 Warlock Points
Cost: 6 Mana

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Make a magic attack against a target within 5 squares. If it hits, this spell deals 1d6 poison damage. Inflicts Poison on 19+.

Resonance

Prerequisites: 3 Mage Points
Cost: Passive

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Spells that deal damage to multiple targets deal +2 damage to all targets for each affected creature.

Slipstream

Prerequisites: 2 Mage Points
Cost: 4 Mana

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Whenever you cast a spell that would only hit a single target, you can use Slipstream to target an additional creature within 1 square of the original target. The additional target only takes half the damage, however.

Summon Gem

Prerequisites: 1 Summoner Point
Cost: 2 Mana per 10 minutes

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You summon a Gem, which acts as a companion and aid in combat. Its stats are below:

Gem

Small, Neutral

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• Evasion 1
• Damage Reduction 5
• Hit Points 33
• Mana Points 30
• Speed 2 Squares

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STR	AGI	VIT	INT	SEN	CHA
1	1	7	8	4	1

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• Damage Vulnerabilities Force
• Damage Resistances Ice
• Damage Immunities Poison
• Condition Immunities Asleep, Bleed, Poisoned
• Rank E

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Actions

Energy Beam. (3 Mana) One target, 3 squares, 1d20, Hit: 1d6 Force

Mana Share. Whenever you would cast a spell, a tick of the cost can be drawn from Gem's mana as well.

Thoron

Prerequisites: 2 Warlock Points
Cost: 4 Mana

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A target of your choice makes a DC14 save. On a failed save, they become Cursed for three rounds.

Assassin

With each decision, you will gain either Thief, Shadow, or Trickster points, which can be spent on skills at the end of this chapter.

Marked for Death

Prerequisites: 2 Shadow Points
Cost: 4 Mana

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At the start of combat, mark an opponent for death. When that opponent dies, gain +1 Effect and Critical Hit Range until the end of combat.

Master Assassin

Prerequisites: 3 Assassin Points
Cost: Passive

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While in Stealth, your Critical Hit Range increases by +2.

Master of Shadows

Prerequisites: 4 Shadow Points
Cost: Passive

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When you take damage, roll a DC15 save. On a success, you do not break Stealth.

Mind Games

Prerequisites: 3 Trickster Points
Cost: 6 Mana

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When you inflict a status condition on an opponent, you may activate Mind Games to inflict Vulnerable on them as well until the start of their next turn.

Nightstalker

Prerequisites: 2 Assassin Points
Cost: Passive

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While Stealth is active, you gain 2 squares of movement and deal an extra Xd4 damage, where X is equal to your Level/10 (rounded down).

Night Terrors

Prerequisites: 1 Shadow Point
Cost: 2 Mana

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When you exit out of Stealth in front of an enemy, that enemy must make a DC14 save or become frightened until the end of their next turn.

Prey on the Weak

Prerequisites: 3 Shadow Points
Cost: Passive

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When fighting an enemy that is ten or more levels lower than you, that enemy takes 1d10 additional damage from your attacks.

Sleight

Prerequisites: 4 Trickster Points
Cost: 10 Mana

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Up to twice per long rest, when an enemy creature would take their turn, you can use this as a reaction to use a skill against that creature. The effect range of that skill is increased by +4.

Smoke Bomb

Prerequisites: 3 Thief Ranks
Cost: 5 Mana

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As an action, you throw a Smoke Bomb down, immediately entering Stealth and Blinding any enemy within 1 square of you until the end of their next turn.

Soothing Darkness

Prerequisites: 4 Assassin Points
Cost: Passive

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You heal a tick of HP at the start of your turn if you are in Stealth.

Stacked Deck

Prerequisites: 1 Trickster Point
Cost: 3 Mana

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Target a creature that is suffering from a Status Condition and apply a different effect based on the condition they are currently suffering from:

Stealth

Prerequisites: 1 Assassin Point
Cost: 2 Mana

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You can activate this skill as an action, turning Invisible. Costs 5 Mana per round after the first round, and ends when you deal or take damage.

Thievery

Prerequisites: 4 Thief Points
Cost: Passive

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When you defeat an enemy, you gain a +1 bonus to the loot roll, and are always guaranteed at least the currency reward.

Trap Sense

Prerequisites: 2 Thief Points
Cost: Passive

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You have advantage on Senses checks made to sense traps.

Tanker

With each decision, you will gain either Paladin, Dark Knight, or Guardian points, which can be spent on skills at the end of this chapter.

Blood Weapon

Prerequisites: 2 Dark Knight Points
Cost: 3 Mana, a tick of HP

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As an action, coat your weapon in your blood. For the next 3 rounds, your weapon now deals an additional amount of damage equal to the HP cost of this skill.

Defiance

Prerequisites: 2 Tanker Points
Cost: 4 Mana

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When you or an ally would be afflicted with a status condition, you can activate Defiance to immediately end the status condition. Can only be used once per person per encounter.

Divine Veil

Prerequisites: 3 Paladin Points
Cost: Passive

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Whenever your HP is recovered, either by your own skill or the skill of an ally, all allies within 6 squares of you gain temporary HP equal to the amount healed.

Fortress Stance

Prerequisites: 4 Guardian Points
Cost: 10 Mana

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As an action, you take up a sturdy stance. You cannot move or make an attack while Fortress Stance is active. You gain resistance to non-magical damage while in this stance. Costs 3 Mana per turn after the first turn.

Glorious Defense

Prerequisites: 3 Guardian Points
Cost: Passive

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All allies within 3 squares of you gain additional DR equal to a tick of your DR.

Heavy Swing

Prerequisites: 1 Tanker Point
Cost: 2 Mana

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Swing your weapon at an enemy. Roll an attack roll, and if it hits, ignore the target’s DR for the damage.

Holy Sheltron

Prerequisites: 4 Paladin Points
Cost: 10 Mana

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Until the end of your next turn, all damage you and any ally within 3 squares of you take a tick less of damage.

Iron Will

Prerequisites: 1 Paladin Point
Cost: Passive

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You are have advantage on saves to resist Despair and Frightened.

Living Dead

Prerequisites: 3 Dark Knight Points
Cost: 1/2 max mana

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When your HP hits 0, instead of being KO’d, your HP instead hits 1 if you activate this skill as a reaction.

Prominence

Prerequisites: 2 Paladin Points
Cost: 4 Mana

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All enemies within 3 squares of you must make a DC14 save or take 1d10 holy damage

Rampart

Prerequisites: 3 Tanker Points
Cost: Passive

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All sources of DR +1.

Salt and Darkness

Prerequisites: 4 Dark Knight Points
Cost: Passive

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Your melee attacks deal an additional 1d4 necrotic damage.

Shake it Off

Prerequisites: 4 Tanker Points
Cost: 10 Mana

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You can use this as an action to target yourself and all allies within 4 squares of you once per day. Remove 1 status condition and grant +10 DR until the end of your next turn.

Unmend

Prerequisites: 1 Dark Knight Point
Cost: 2 Mana

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Make a magic attack against a target within 5 squares. If it hits, deal 1d4 necrotic damage, and halve any HP the target would next heal.

Ranger

With each decision, you will gain either Beast Master, Druid, or Marksman points, which can be spent on skills at the end of this chapter.

Arcane Shot

Prerequisites: 4 Marksman Points
Cost: 10 Mana

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Once per turn, when you fire a ranged attack, you can apply one of the following effects to the arrow. You can use this ability twice per long rest.

• Banishing Arrow: This attack deals an additional 1d6 force damage, and the target must make a DC14 save or have their speed reduced to 0 until the end of their next turn.
• Beguiling Arrow: This attack deals an additional 1d6 psychic damage, and the target must make a DC14 save or be charmed until the end of their next turn.
• Enfeebling Arrow: This attack deals an additional 1d6 necrotic damage, and the target must make a DC14 save or have their damage halved until the end of their next turn.
• Grasping Arrow: This attack deals an additional 1d6 poison damage, and the target must make a DC14 save or become poisoned.

Beast Companion

Prerequisites: 1 Beast Master Point
Cost: 2 Mana per 10 minutes

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You summon a Baby Beast, which acts as a companion and aid in combat.

Baby Beast

Small, Neutral

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• Evasion 2
• Damage Reduction 2
• Hit Points 18
• Mana Points 9
• Speed 4 Squares

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STR	AGI	VIT	INT	SEN	CHA
3	5	2	1	3	1

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• Damage Vulnerabilities Poison, Void
• Damage Resistances Ice
• Rank E

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Actions

Bite. One target, 1d20, Hit: 1d4+5 Kinetic

Bestial Fury

Prerequisites: 4 Beast Master Points
Cost: Passive

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When one of your summons takes the Attack action, they can make a second attack or can take the Multiattack action if it has it.

Druidic

Prerequisites: 1 Druid Point
Cost: Passive

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You know the secret Druidic language, can read and write it, leave secret messages, and have advantage on checks made to hide in nature.

Exceptional Training

Prerequisites: 3 Beast Master Points
Cost: Passive

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One of your summon’s (your choice) attacks now count as magical damage for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity.

Favored Enemy

Prerequisites: 1 Ranger Point
Cost: Passive

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Choose a type of enemy: aqua, beast, celestial, construct, demonic, dragon, elemental, fey, insect, plant, reptile, rock, or undead. You deal an additional 1d6 super effective damage against those types of enemies, and have advantage on checks made to track or recall information about them.

Feral Senses

Prerequisites: 4 Ranger Points
Cost: Passive

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You no longer have disadvantage on attacks made against enemies you cannot see.

Land’s Stride

Prerequisites: 3 Ranger Points
Cost: Passive

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Moving through nonmagical difficult terrain no longer imposes a movement penalty, and you have advantage on saves made against plants that are magically created to impede movement.

Natural Recover

Prerequisites: 2 Druid Points
Cost: Action

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On your turn, you can spend mana to recover HP. When not in a forest, you can spend 3 Mana to recover 1 HP. If you are in a forest, this is reduced to 1 Mana for 1 HP recovered.

Nature’s Sanctuary

Prerequisites: 4 Druid Points
Cost: Passive

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When a beast or plant monster of a lower rank than you makes an attack against you, they must pass a DC15 save or choose a different target within range, or the attack automatically misses. If the creature succeeds, they are immune to this effect for 24 hours.

Primeval Awareness

Prerequisites: 2 Ranger Points
Cost: 4 Mana per minute

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As an action, you can cast Primeval Awareness. For one minute per 4 Mana paid, you can sense when any of the following creature types are within 1 mile of you (or 6 miles if it is your favored enemy): celestial, demonic, dragon, elemental, fey, and undead.

Spirit Totem

Prerequisites: 3 Druid Points
Cost: 6 Mana

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As a bonus action, create an aura in a 3-square radius around you for 1 minute, and choose one of the following effects. This ability can only be used once per short or long rest:

• Bear: You and all allies within the radius gain temporary hit points equal to 5 + your level.
• Hawk: When a creature makes an attack roll against a creature within your radius, you can grant them advantage.
• Unicorn: When you cast a spell to heal a creature, all allies within your radius also receives that healing.

Stalker’s Fury

Prerequisites: 3 Marksman Points
Cost: Passive

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Once on each of your turns, when you would miss a weapon attack, you can make another weapon attack as part of the same action at disadvantage, unless the target is your Favored Enemy.

Umbral Sight

Prerequisites: 2 Marksman Points
Cost: Passive

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You gain darkvision out to a range of 6 squares.

Wild Empathy

Prerequisites: 2 Beast Master Points
Cost: 4 Mana

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When you attempt to tame a creature of a lower level than you, you can cast Wild Empathy to make the roll with advantage. This does not automatically make it a combat-ready creature.

Healer

With each decision, you will gain either Sage, Bard, or Scholar, which can be spent on skills at the end of this chapter.

Prognosis

Prerequisites: 2 Sage Points
Cost: 4 Mana

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As a bonus action, choose a status condition. You and all allies within 3 squares of you have advantage on saving throws made to resist that condition. Only one status condition can be chosen with Prognosis at a time.

Rescue

Prerequisites: 4 Healer Points
Cost: 10 Mana

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When an ally reaches 0 HP, as a reaction, you can cast Rescue to revive them with 1 HP. Can only be used once per day.

Esuna

Prerequisites: 3 Scholar Points
Cost: 6 Mana

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As an action, remove one status condition from a target.

Lucid Dreaming

Prerequisites: 4 Scholar Points
Cost: Passive

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Recover 5 MP at the start of each of your turns.

Mantle of Majesty

Prerequisites: 4 Bard Points
Cost: Passive

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On your turn, as an action, you can give a creature that is charmed by you a one-word command that does not harm itself.

Medica

Prerequisites: 2 Healer Points
Cost: 4 Mana

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As an action, you and all allies within 3 squares of you recover 2d4+Int HP.

Physis

Prerequisites: 3 Sage Points
Cost: Passive

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At the end of your turn, if you did not take the attack action or use any damage-dealing skills, you and all allies within 3 squares of you recover a tick of HP.

Serenity

Prerequisites: 4 Sage Points
Cost: Passive

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Healing spells now have a Critical Hit Range of 18-20.

Song of Rest

Prerequisites: 2 Bard Points
Cost: 4 Mana

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Up to three times per day, as an action, give a quick performance that gives people a surge of energy, resetting any skills that recover after a long rest from up to three allies, including yourself.

Chapter 4: Interests

An Interest represents a character's development and training in broad fields, and helps them stand out and provide more definition to their characters. This is the step where you start taking your Character Concept and fleshing it out a little. Hone in on what your Hunter would have picked up and learned through interest.

Chapter 5: Hunter Systems

Hopefully, when you downloaded this document, it came with all the supplements we made for the system as well. If not, then you can check our Discord server for them!

First of all, you'll find character sheets in the .zip file for your use as well as standalone PDFs for some useful charts, such as monster locations and other useful tidbits.

Secondly, you'll see we've made a few sourcebooks for the various powers that a player might take, or what the GM might decide to give their players.

Class Card

Class Card allows the Hunter to shuffle their property and classes, as well as compounding abilities together. And not just the standard classes, but all new classes such as the Warrior, Rogue, Wizard, Ranger, Berserker, Enchanter, Bard, and much much more! Not to mention some secret classes as well.

Power of Death

Power of Death details a strange power in which the Hunter grows by... dying? More specifically, whenever the Hunter is killed, the Hunter is able to gain some of the powers of the person or creature that killed them, going back in time from when they died as well. Certainly a difficult power to use in a group of Hunters.

Auto Battler

Auto Battler gives the Hunter who holds this power the ability to recruit or even create their own minions, similar to Monarch Rising. However, these minions are not just loyal servants, but people with their own ambitions and loyalties. How will you navigate this new landscape you have made for yourself?

Vault Hunter

Vault Hunter is a book where the Hunter in question is given the ability to delve into ancient and dangerous tombs of powerful mages, scholars, and warriors, all for a chance to gain their powers. The dungeon is customizable by those who wield these powers, giving the Hunter the power to control their runs.

Ultimate Craftsman

Ultimate Craftsman is a sourcebook that details a very unique crafting system, moreso than the one already present. In here, you can create any magic item you can dream of: burning swords, arrows of light, rings of power, loyal golems, all from the power of your materials. However, these materials often don't come cheap, and the process is slow, but the Hunter with this power could create their own empire of magic items from it.

Guardian: Arise

Guardian: Arise is another unique power system in which the Hunter is given a very unique item, and that item is what gives them the power to grow, as well as communicate with a strange voice. This item can grant all sorts of powers; acting as weapon, armor, tools, or all of the above.

Elemental Mastery

Elemental Mastery: Water. Earth. Fire. Air. These are but the core elements of the world, with several others able to be taught and mastered: Light, Elixir, Shadow, Time, and many more. How many will you be able to master?

Scholar's Hunting

Scholar's Hunting gives the Hunter their own journal. This isn't any normal journal, but one with an infinite number of pages, one that's as easy to navigate as a Google Document. And, strangely enough, one that seems to grant its wielder strength based on how much is written in there. Well, how much anything of substance is written in, anyways.

Murim Mastery

Murim Mastery is inspired off the popular Murim and martial arts manhwas, where the player is taught martial arts as both martial and magical forces. Especially useful and enjoyable in fantasy settings, and may even have some correlation to curses and cursed energy.

The Dark Hunt

The Dark Hunt, whether it is in your lore or not, is an unspoken realm of dark and unnatural creatures. Vampires, werewolves, witches, and more are willing and able to grant you their blessings and skills as you make your way through this dark, corrupted land.

Lifeblood Alchemy

Lifeblood Alchemy transforms your blood into a potent alchemy supply, of course named Lifeblood. As a highly malleable chemical, Lifeblood can be used as a healing salve, a potent poison, or even a strong enhancer for those who consume it in some way.

Media Shift

Media Shift takes characters from popular media to teach the player in a similar format to Godly Grace or Other Selves. These characters can come from books, video games, movies, comics, anything that the GM approves of, though be mindful that the GM may not know everything about your favorite characters.

Blessing of Chefs

Blessing of Chefs turns you into a magical Gordon Ramsay, where you can create Michelin-Star-quality dishes that grants whoever eats them temporary bonuses, qualities, and even skills.

Tamer of Beasts

Tamer of Beasts is exactly what it sounds like: you gain the ability to tame monsters. However, where it deviates is you can name and transform themse beasts as well, granting them sentience, individuality, and strength.

Heroes and Legends

Heroes and Legends is another power in the same format as Other Selves and Godly Grace, where you are instead taught by various heroes and important figures of humanity's history and mythology. Can also include fictional figures if run in a mostly-fictional world.

Helpful Custodian

Helpful Custodian is taking the power and giving it to others. This is a mostly support power, where you help to train and raise other Hunters to become the strongest rather than just yourself. Great if you don't like getting your hands dirty with combat yourself.

Monstrous Mutation

Monstrous Mutation gives you a "monster form" that you can transform yourself into. Not only that, but as you defeat stronger and stronger monsters, you can eventually adopt some of their best qualities, which you can mix and match together to create your ideal monster.

Chapter 6: Combat

A typical combat encounter is a clash between two sides, a flurry of weapon swings, feints, parries, footwork, and spellcasting. The game organizes the chaos of combat into a cycle of rounds and turns. A round represents about 6 seconds in the game world. During a round, each participant in a battle takes a turn. The order of turns is determined at the beginning of a combat encounter, when everyone compares their Agility scores. The one with the highest Agility moves first, the one with the lowest is last.

If a tie occurs, the DM decides the order among tied DM-controlled creatures, and the players decide the order among their tied characters. The DM can decide the order if the tie is between a monster and a player character. Optionally, the DM can have the tied characters and monsters each roll a d20 to determine the order, highest roll going first.

Ready

Sometimes you want to get the jump on a foe or wait for a particular circumstance before you act. To do so, you can take the Ready action on your turn, which lets you act using your reaction before the start of your next turn.

First, you decide what perceivable circumstance will trigger your reaction. Then, you choose the action you will take in response to that trigger, or you choose to move up to your speed in response to it. Examples include "If the cultist steps on the trapdoor, I’ll pull the lever that opens it," and "If the goblin steps next to me, I move away."

When the trigger occurs, you can either take your reaction right after the trigger finishes or ignore the trigger.

Cover

Walls, trees, even other creatures and obstacles can provide cover during combat. A target can benefit from cover only when attacked or other effects originated on the opposite side of the cover.

There are three degrees of cover. If a target is behind multiple sources of cover, only the most protective degree of cover applies; the degrees aren't added together.

Damage Types

There are a variety of damage types that weapons and skills can deal to an opponent. If the damage dealt is magical, it ignores any resistance unless the resistance specifies magical resistance.

• Fire
• Holy
• Ice
• Lightning
• Necrotic
• Physical
• Poison
• Psychic
• Void
• Wind

Status Conditions

Conditions alter a creature's capabilities in a variety of ways and can arise as a result of a skill, attack, or other effect. A condition lasts until it is either countered or for a duration specified by the effect that imposed the condition.

Volatile Conditions

Volatile Afflictions are cured completely at the end of the encounter and when they are knocked unconsious.

Asleep: Sleeping users are Vulnerable and cannot take any actions on their turn, unless those Actions would cure Sleep or are explicitly allowed to be made while Asleep. At the end of their turn, they make a Save Check with a DC of 16 and are cured of Sleep on a success. Whenever a sleeping user is hit by an attack or maneuver while Asleep, they wake up. Allies may use an action to shake awake a sleeping user.

Blinded: The user is Vulnerable and cannot target or react to targets that are not adjacent. Attacks made against adjacent targets are made with a -6 Acc penalty.

Brainwash: The brainwashed creature only gets one action. On their turn, they must roll a d6. ON a roll of 1-2, they must give a healing item to a random enemy. On 3-4, they must attack a random ally. On 5-6, they must use a random buff skill on a random enemy. Cured at the end of their turn.

Charmed: Infatuated users take a -5 penalty on all Damage Rolls, and also take a -4 penalty to Accuracy on attacks that include their Crush. The user makes a Save Check at the end of their turn, and is cured of Infatuation on a Save of 16+. When cured of Infatuation, the user suffers a -10 penalty to Damage Rolls for 1 round.

Confused: When the user makes an action, roll a d20. On a roll of 6 or lower, the user loses a Tick of Hit Points. The user makes a Save Check at the end of their turn, and is cured of confusion on a Save of 16+. When cured of Confusion, the user suffers a -4 penalty to all accuracy rolls for one full round.

Cursed: The user has a -3 penalty to all rolls, and loses a Tick of Hit Points whenever they take an action.

Despair: The user loses a Tick of Mana Points at the start of each of their turns.

Dizzy: The user suffers a -10 penalty to all accuracy rolls for one full round.

Enraged: Enraged users cannot use Status-Class Moves, gain a -2 penalty to Accuracy Rolls, and double their stat bonus to Damage Rolls. When cured of Rage, the user becomes Vulnerable for 1 round.

Fatigued: The user is Vulnerable, and has a -10 penalty to damage rolls. Always lasts 1 full round.

Forget: The user is unable to use skills or abilities for one full round.

Frightened: A frightened creature has disadvantage on all rolls while the source of its fear is within line of sight. The creature can’t willingly move closer to the source of its fear.

Shaken: The user takes a Bane to all Challenge Rolls. In addition, many Moves, Abilities, and Features have special effects when the user or target are Shaken.

Unconscious: You are unconscious and cannot take any actions until the end of combat.

Vulnerable: A vulnerable target cannot apply Evasion against attacks targeting them.

Resting

Sleeping and taking a long rest can restore HP and MP. "Rest" is described as any period of time during which a Hunter does not engage in rigorous physical or mental activity.

What activities precisely are and aren’t “rest” is up to your GM’s discretion; usually rest means sleep, or at least sitting down for a while. Meals can often count as “rest” time. Traveling for extended periods of time almost never counts as “Rest”.

Leaving a Dungeon also restores half of a Hunter's max HP and MP.

Dungeon Fatigue

Whenever a Hunter transports between dimensions too many times, something called Dungeon Fatigue tends to set in. After a Hunter has been through three Dungeons, every Dungeon after that one will grant a level of Dungeon Fatigue upon entry.

Terrain

Not all terrain is created equal. The type of terrain you're moving over will determine the course of the battle.

Chapter 7: Equipment

A number of items are absolutely essential to a Hunter's journey though the world of Dungeon Break. Sometimes, they are given a small package by the Hunter's Association. Other times, they must scrape up the money themselves to buy the basics.

Equipment Slots

You have a number of slots that you can put equipment on, which will most likely be taken up by magic items. For an Hunter, the availability of armor, weapons, backpacks, rope, and similar goods is of paramount importance, since proper equipment can mean the difference between life and death in a Dungeon.

Chapter 8: Dungeons

Dungeons are pockets of the chaos world that are connected to the human world through gates. They generally contain a horde of monsters, which are led by a boss, and remain open until the boss is killed. Once the boss is killed, the dungeon will stay open for about an hour before closing on its own.

It should be noted that in order to prevent the loss of human life as much as possible, then a dungeon must be cleared within seven days. If it is not, then it will undergo what's called a Dungeon Break, meaning that the monsters inside the dungeon will be able to cross over to the human world and attack the civilian population.

Mines

A mine filled with various resources. There are no enemies on this floor, but you will only have a specific amount of time you can stay. Roll a Strength check, the DC dependent on the rank of the Dungeon. If you succeed, you gain a corresponding reward. If you fail, you gain minimal rewards.

• E-Rank:
  • DC15
    • Success: $5,000-$10,000
    • Failure: $100-$1,000
• D-Rank:
  • DC30
    • Success: $15,000-$30,000
    • Failure: $1,000-$5,000
• C-Rank
  • DC45
    • Success: $35,000-$50,000
    • Failure: $2,000-$7,000
• B-Rank
  • DC60
    • Success: $55,000-$100,000
    • Failure: $5,000-$10,000
• A-Rank
  • DC75
    • Success: $110,000-$200,000
    • Failure: $12,000-$$20,000
• S-Rank
  • DC90
    • Success: $250,000-$1,000,000
    • Failure: $25,000-$40,000

Abandoned City

A settlement whose size can range anywhere from villages to sprawling cities, usually depending on the rank of the Dungeon. There are monsters and loot here, but for the perceptive, there are also hidden chambers and rewards that can really give an edge.

Pirate Cove

Similar to the Abandoned City, but the difference being that half of the room is trapped in the water on sunken ships. Most of, if not all of the best loot is trapped in those sunken ships, and rare ores can be found at the bottom of the water for anyone who can breathe underwater and deal with the drowned enemies.

Puzzles

A random puzzle will be generated. If it is solved within 3 attempts, the group is rewarded with a number of gilded chests equal to their remaining attempts. If it is not, then a miniboss spawns!

Vendor

A goblin is selling some nice items! These items can only be purchased with either gp or trading magic items. The goblin will have three items for sale, and these items will not be obtainable in any other instance other than the goblin’s shop.

However, there is also an option to fight the goblin. If the Hunters win a fight with the goblin, they gain a permanent discount at their shop. Beware though, as even the Yellow Dragon would not dare challenge this fearsome creature!

Dragon Chamber

You've stumbled into a dragon's personal chambers. This is either an amazing opportunity or the most dangerous. If there is no dragon in the chambers, then it will be filled with enemies also trying to steal its treasures, which amounts to 2d4 gilded chests.

If the dragon is in there, you will have to be quiet, because if it wakes up, it will be trouble. Dragons are always at least A-Rank, no matter what rank Dungeon this chamber is in, so don't stay longer than needed!

Treasure

You enter a treasure room of varying quality. Roll a d6 to see how many chests spawn. Roll a d100.

• 1-10: Everything is fake. The room is a miniboss room.
• 11-20: All but one chest is trapped.
• 21-40: One of the chests is trapped.
• 41-60: All of the chests are normal
• 61-75: One of the chests is gilded.
• 76-90: Half of the chests are gilded (minimum 1).
• 91-100: All of the chests are gilded.

Arena

What was considered the best room to find in a Dungeon, the arena is excellent training and loot opportunity! The Hunters will be put into the center of the arena, and will be allowed to choose how many rounds of combat against various minibosses they want to fight in.

The more rounds they fight in, the more they win, but it gets harder the more rounds they go through. And these aren't light-hearted sparring: plenty of arrogant Hunters have died trying to reach the final boss of the arena!

End World

This is odd. Nothing in my notes has anything on anything called an "End World." The readings are off the charts too. Surely it has some good loot in there if it's supposedly so dangerous. Still, what could it be...?

Biome Dungeons

You enter a Dungeon with a certain biome. The biome is generated upon entry, and you have a number encounters until you must fight the boss equal to the rank. Alternatively, you can go straight to the boss:

• E-Rank: 3 Encounters
• D-Rank: 4 Encounters
• C-Rank: 5 Encounters
• B-Rank: 6 Encounters
• A-Rank: 7 Encounters
• S-Rank: 7 Encounters

In addition, chests and rewards are hidden, and not given after encounters like in the Rogue Dungeons. However, there is always a chest after the boss is defeated.

Themed Dungeons

Themed Dungeons have a certain genre as the theme, and these Dungeons are unique. These have a special quest that can be cleared for unique rewards based on that genre. So a Fantasy Dungeon might ask you to defeat a necromancer, or a Sci-Fi Dungeon might try to get you to defeat space pirates. There is no real standard. Many theorize that these domains are actually portals into other worlds, though there is no real information to back this up.

1. Fantasy
2. Sci-Fi
3. Horror
4. Dystopian

Dungeon Traits

Dungeons have a certain number of traits based on the rank of the Dungeon, and each trait can be positive or negative.

• E-Rank: 2 Traits
• D-Rank: 3 Traits
• C-Rank: 4 Traits
• B-Rank: 5 Traits
• A-Rank: 6 Traits
• S-Rank: 7 Traits

Chapter 9: Social Links

It doesn't matter how strong a Hunter thinks they are, nobody can do everything alone. Even the National-Rank Hunters needed to work together in order to defeat the great dangers of the hardest S-Rank Dungeons in history. However, you don't just need Hunters, as even mundane people can be incredibly valuable to your goals! The people you form strong bonds with are referred to as "social links," and they are just as valuable as a trusty weapon or powerful skill.

Justice

The Justice arcana symbolizes the objectivity and rationality of any situation. No matter what is given, it will be taken within the fairness given, although this depends on the person.

Likely Characters: An attorney; a police officer; a hall monitor; someone obsessed with revenge.

Likely Bonuses: Extra XP, extra HP, status Skills

Hermit

Hermit arcana are the wise characters who are also left within their own solitude. They are known for their immense intelligence while also seeking out introspection within their lives.

Likely Characters: An introverted peer; someone with an unhealthy obsession.

Likely Bonuses: Extra MP, treasure Skills, Dungeon Skills

Fortune

The fortune arcana is a card that symbolizes exactly what it sounds like. Bringing in good fortune while also having a hand with fate and opportunity.

Likely Characters: Someone who lives on the edge; someone who deals with a lot of money.

Likely Bonuses: A suitable amount of cash, extra XP, a suitable magic item

Strength

Just as it is called, the Strength arcana focuses on the mental and physical energy that is necessary to pull off a task.

Likely Characters: A deep, emotional peer; a charming businessperson; a matronly figure.

Likely Bonuses: Extra HP, extra MP, combat Skills

Hanged Man

The Hanged Man arcanas symbolizes the idea of sacrifice. By dealing self-sacrifice, they will achieve a form of enlightenment.

Likely Characters: A peer facing an impossible dilemma. Someone who’s been through hell.

Likely Bonuses: Extra HP, extra DR, resistance Skills

Death

Death doesn't just symbolize literal death. But rather a form of rebirth that brings about strong change.

Likely Characters: Someone reinventing themselves. A doctor, or a writer, or a therapist.

Likely Bonuses: Curse Skills, healing Skills, extra XP

Temperance

Temperance arcana represents harmony and synergy. Characters within this arcana often seek a form of balance between their lives and the things that they love.

Likely Characters: A nature-lover; a chef; a thoughtful peer.

Likely Bonuses: Extra MP, resistance Skills, quest Skills

Devil

The Devil arcana represents the yearning for doing selfish and dangerous things. Although positively, the arcana is known for healthy commitments.

Likely Characters: A compulsive liar; someone who impulsively seeks pleasure; a gambler.

Likely Bonuses: A suitable amount of cash, extra MP, reputation Skills

Tower

Those within the Tower arcana are there to represent arrogance, with those walking down this path ironically falling to their own downfall.

Likely Characters: Someone befallen by tragedy; an orphan; a survivor.

Likely Bonuses: Extra DR, extra HP, combat Skills

Star

The Star arcana is supposed to represent hope. Their integral faith in others and their hope for all things to go well make them very positive.

Likely Characters: Someone who knows how to relax; a popular but soft spoken peer.

Likely Bonuses: Extra HP, extra MP, reward Skills

Moon

The Moon arcana is a card in the tarot that represents creativity, inspiration, and being subconsciously connected to the world around them.

Likely Characters: A thoughtful and witty peer; a night owl; an adorer of shellfish.

Likely Bonuses: Extra MP, extra XP, activity Skills

Sun

The Sun arcana is a tarot that symbolizes happiness and optimism. Although those with the Sun arcana tend to always have something bad befall them.

Likely Characters: A creative powerhouse; a beacon of optimism; a mentor.

Likely Bonuses: Extra MP, reward Skills, reputation Skills

Judgment

The Judgment arcana is supposed to represent one's journey and understanding. Their journey represents an understanding of life and completion. With another focus on balancing light and dark.

Likely Characters: A wise and knowing figure; an overseer; a principal; a president.

Likely Bonuses: Extra HP, Destiny Effects

Chapter 10: Downtime

Sometimes things quiet down. Maybe the heros are between missions. Maybe they’re tired, or maybe they just have things they need to do in the real world. Dungeon Break isn't just about action—it's also about slice of life, both drama and relaxation.

The GM is advised to give each PC a number of downtime moves they can perform in a given day. By default, there are two “time slots” in a day - daytime and evening. PCs can perform one downtime move for each time slot.

Crafting

There are two types of crafting projects: Alchemy and Hunter Gear. The main difference is in the type of items produced with each, as well as their associated aspects (Intelligence for Alchemy, Senses for Hunter Gear). GMs can offer either type or both, depending on preference.

Different projects will take different amounts of time depending on their complexity. Each project has an associated number of project points (PP). When you devote a downtime move to working on a project, you gain a number of points based on your level in the related stat. For example, say you want to use Alchemy to craft a Love Potion, which costs 3 PP. Let’s also say your related aspect (Intelligence) is 10. Every time you spend an action to craft you will gain 1 PP, meaning it will take three “sessions” or three uses of the move to complete the project. If your Intelligence were 20, it would take only two sessions.

Keep in mind that you lose unused points when you go over the threshold; they don’t “carry over” into your next project. Continuing with the earlier example, let’s imagine that your Intelligence aspect is indeed 20, but the project cost is still 3 PP. In two sessions, you would earn 4 PP. The single extra unused PP cannot be saved; it disappears into the void.

If your aspect would allow you to craft an item multiple times with a single downtime move, you can do so. However, you cannot craft multiple different types of items in one session.

Part-Time Work

PCs might also be able to spend time working at a job for which they’ve been hired. Each job has a primary stat, as well as recommended stats. You can still work the job if you don’t meet these recommendations, but it will be harder. If you are severely deficient in recommended stats, an employer may also refuse to hire you (at the GM’s discretion).

To work at a job, a PC should make a check using the job's primary stat as a modifier. In addition to money, working will give them 1 AXP toward this aspect. However, for each point of difference between the PC’s aspects and the recommended aspects for the job, they will suffer -1 to their check. For example, if a job recommends a Senses of 3 and your Senses is 1, you will take a -2 penalty when rolling to work.

• On a success, you will earn $25/hour worked.
• On a failure, you will earn $15/hour worked.
• On a critical success, you will earn $40/hour worked.
• On a critical failure, you will earn $8/hour worked.

Better jobs with higher recommended aspects will pay out more money in the form of a regular bonus, applied regardless of what level of success the PC achieves. For example, scoring a success while working at a job with a bonus of $10 will earn you $35 instead of $25.

Make sure to convert amounts for any game that does not take place in the US. For a quick, rough conversion of USD to yen, simply multiply the USD amount by 100. For other types of currency, you will need to determine the conversion rate on your own.

A list of potential example jobs can be found below. As always, GMs are encouraged to improvise and offer jobs that are appropriate with regards to their choice of setting. The example jobs are simply meant to be used as a baseline.

Reading

If you wish to better yourself, there are few better ways to spend your time than by simply reading. To make reading available, simply provide the PCs with a place to purchase or rent books.

Reading is essentially the same as training. Each book is associated with a particular stat. When you are reading a book, you must train the stat that is associated with the book. However, you will earn a single extra stat no matter your roll result (for example, if you roll a success you gain 3 AXP instead of just 2).

However, books come with a few drawbacks. Firstly, each book has a limited number of uses. This is denoted by their “length” numbers. For example, a book with a length of 3 can be used for Reading three times before the PC has finished it. A finished book does not disappear. It can be reread, but this action confers no additional stats. GMs might offer programs which rebuy books at a fraction of the original price (maybe one fourth). Or, if the PCs take books out from a library, they may have a limited time to finish a book before it must be returned.

Secondly, books have certain requirements. Unlike with part-time jobs, if you do not meet the aspect requirements for a book, you cannot gain the benefit from it at all. Many books will require you to have a sufficient Intelligence before they can be fully enjoyed.

There are further options - the GM might also employ single-use brochures or magazines which do not give bonus stats, but instead point PCs toward potential story hooks, new locations, or Social Links. Or, if they are so inclined, the GM can reflavor books entirely by turning them into DVDs, video games, or anything else they desire. If this is done, the GM might also change requirements. For example, a game might require Senses rather than Intelligence. A movie might require Vitality or Charisma, and so on.

Venues

Player characters can visit venues to exchange a bit of money for a bit of extra aspect experience. Venues can also provide an opportunity for role-playing! Let’s take a look at an example venue; the Full Moon Café.

Chapter 11: System Functions

All Hunters use the Ether System, which came with the development of technology not even a year after World War II. Hunters access the functions of the system through the Hunter Pad, a thin electronic tablet with a screen that displays a hunter's level, stats, skills, name, age, and other general information about the owner of the pad. Hunters are given a Hunter Pad for free upon Awakening, and is bound to them through a biological lock.

Chapter 12: The World

The world of Dungeon Break is that of modern-day... wherever. America, China, Korea, wherever you want. This book will be going over the American setting, often referring to a fictional city named "Roselake." However, hopefully, this section will provide you with some inspiration and ideas on what goes into creating a setting for a Dungeon Break campaign if you want to run a game outside of America, or you can just say these are global rules.

Chapter 13: Running Dungeon Break

Fleshing out a world to play Dungeon Break can be trickier than it seems. It’s our philosophy that we should share our opinions and experiences with various types of options rather than prescribe a specific form of setting, so instead of telling you how it’s all gonna go down, we've readied a list of questions for you to think about when designing your setting. Thinking about the answers to all of these questions should give you a very firm grasp about your setting, and clarifying these questions early with your players makes sure both you and your players have the same sort of expectations about the campaign. So here we go!

Creating Hunter NPCs

This one is actually fairly easy to do, as Hunter NPCs follow a similar rule to the Player Hunters, though with a few exceptions. So you can use similar character creation rules and the same character sheet, though keep these in mind:

• Hunter NPCs gain 1/4th of the XP Players do.
  • Alternatively, you can give them no XP.
• Hunter NPCs do not follow the same advancement rewards.

Creating Magical Beasts

Otherwise known as monsters, these creatures populate Dungeons rather than the actual mundane planes, but it is important that these are balanced at least somewhat more carefully than the Hunters since players will be fighting these more often. Below, you will find some general stats for monsters of each rank, and of a weak, normal, or hard structure, with an example of a normal monster after each rank.

Imperial Boar

Medium, Neutral

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• Evasion 2
• Damage Reduction 7
• Hit Points 75
• Mana Points 33
• Speed 3 Squares

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STR	AGI	VIT	INT	SEN	CHA
10	3	15	1	6	1

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• Damage Resistance: Fire
• Rank D

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Actions

Bite. One target, melee, 1d20, Hit: 1d6 Physical

Charge. (8 MP) One target, melee, 1d20 and move full speed at a target in a straight line, Hit: 2d6 Physical.

Weak C-Ranks

Evasion: Agi/10+1
Damage Reduction: 5-12
HP: (Vit * 3) + 30 + 10
MP: (Int * 3) + 30
Speed: 2-4 squares
Stats: 48 stat points.
Actions & Skills: 3-5

Normal C-Ranks

Evasion: Agi/10+1
Damage Reduction: 5-17
HP: (Vit * 3) + 44 + 10
MP: (Int * 3) + 44
Speed: 3-4 squares
Stats: 66 stat points.
Actions & Skills: 4-6

Hard C-Ranks

Evasion: Agi/10+1
Damage Reduction: 5-23
HP: (Vit * 3) + 60 + 10
MP: (Int * 3) + 60
Speed: 3-5 squares
Stats: 90 stat points.
Actions & Skills: 5-6

Weak B-Ranks

Evasion: Agi/10+1
Damage Reduction: 5-23
HP: (Vit * 3) + 60 + 10
MP: (Int * 3) + 60
Speed: 3-5 squares
Stats: 90 stat points.
Actions & Skills: 5-6

Normal B-Ranks

Evasion: Agi/10+1
Damage Reduction: 7-28
HP: (Vit * 3) + 70 + 10
MP: (Int * 3) + 70
Speed: 3-5 squares
Stats: 105 stat points.
Actions & Skills: 6-7

Hard B-Ranks

Evasion: Agi/10+1
Damage Reduction: 8-35
HP: (Vit * 3) + 80 + 10
MP: (Int * 3) + 80
Speed: 3-6 squares
Stats: 120 stat points.
Actions & Skills: 6-8

Undead Mage

Medium, Evil

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• Evasion 5
• Damage Reduction 20
• Hit Points 146
• Mana Points 184
• Speed 3 Squares

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STR	AGI	VIT	INT	SEN	CHA
4	31	22	38	11	5

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• Damage Vulnerabilities: Holy
• Damage Resistance: Necrotic
• Condition Immunities: Asleep, Brainwash, Charmed, Despair
• Rank B

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Actions

Bite. One target, melee, 1d20, Hit: 1d4 Physical

Dark Touch. (12 MP) One target, melee, 1d20, Hit: 3d6 necrotic. Recover half of the damage dealt.

Blight Eye. (30 MP) One target, 6 squares, DC16 save, Hit: 10d6 necrotic, half on a success.

Eye of Undeath. (20 MP per round) Conjures a red and black eye. Grants all allied creatures within 4 squares True Sight.

Silent Night. (22 MP) Three targets, 3 squares, DC15 save, Hit: 4d8 necrotic. Inflicts Despair on save rolls of 4 or lower.

Weak A-Ranks

Evasion: Agi/10+1
Damage Reduction: 8-35
HP: (Vit * 3) + 80 + 10
MP: (Int * 3) + 80
Speed: 3-6 squares
Stats: 120 stat points.
Actions & Skills: 6-8

Normal A-Ranks

Evasion: Agi/10+1
Damage Reduction: 10-40
HP: (Vit * 3) + 100 + 10
MP: (Int * 3) + 100
Speed: 3-6 squares
Stats: 150 stat points.
Actions & Skills: 7-8

Hard A-Ranks

Evasion: Agi/10+1
Damage Reduction: 10-45
HP: (Vit * 3) + 120 + 10
MP: (Int * 3) + 120
Speed: 4-7 squares
Stats: 180 stat points.
Actions & Skills: 7-9

Weak S-Ranks

Evasion: Agi/10+1
Damage Reduction: 10-45
HP: (Vit * 3) + 120 + 10
MP: (Int * 3) + 120
Speed: 4-7 squares
Stats: 180 stat points.
Actions & Skills: 7-9

Normal S-Ranks

Evasion: Agi/10+2
Damage Reduction: 12-50
HP: (Vit * 3) + 150 + 10
MP: (Int * 3) + 150
Speed: 4-8 squares
Stats: 225 stat points.
Actions & Skills: 8-9

Hard S-Ranks

Evasion: Agi/10+2
Damage Reduction: 15-54
HP: (Vit * 3) + 180 + 10
MP: (Int * 3) + 180
Speed: 4-9 squares
Stats: 270 stat points.
Actions & Skills: 9

National-Rank / Obscenity

Evasion: Agi/10+3
Damage Reduction: 20-70
HP: (Vit * 3) + 250 + 10
MP: (Int * 3) + 250
Speed: 5-10 squares
Stats: 375 stat points.
Actions & Skills: 10+

Creature Types

A monster’s type speaks to its fundamental nature. Certain spells, magic items, skills, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of a particular type. For example, an arrow of dragon slaying deals extra damage not only to dragons but also other creatures of the dragon type, such as dragon turtles and wyverns.

The game includes the following monster types, which have no rules of their own.

Aqua: Monsters that are brought from aquatic domains; think things like merfolk, krakens, sharks, etc.

Beast: These are general beasts, where a lot of magical beasts fall under. Wolves, monkeys, falcons, etc.

Celestial: Angelic or otherwise "holy" creatures; usually incredibly rare. Angels, unicorns, planetar, etc.

Construct: Machines or golems or otherwise non-living monsters. Golems, turrets, homunculi, etc.

Demonic: The exact opposite of celestial: demonic monsters, also somewhat rare. Imps, succubi, demons, etc.

Dragon: Some of the most powerful creatures, dragons are usually the top of the food chain. Dragons, wyverns, drakes, etc.

Elemental: Animated masses of their respective elements, or with bodies with affinity to that element.

Fey: Magical creatures closely tied to the forces of nature. Pixies, fairies, elves, etc.

Insect: Creatures who belong to the insectoid variety. Spiders, beetles, ants, etc.

Plant: Plants or creatures made of plants generally fall into this category, or at least have it as a sub-type.

Reptile: Different from dragons, these are reptiles of a more mundane variety. Lizards, snakes, crocodiles, etc.

Undead: Creatures who have been risen from the dead. Zombies, liches, skeletons, etc.

Habitats / Ecosystems

When thinking about what monsters to throw at your players, make sure that what is there makes sense. You wouldn't throw a vine monster at the players in an underwater environment, or a demonic creature in a holy temple.

Creating Magic Items

Magic items can either be plentiful or incredibly rare in your world, but they should be a part of your world regardless. Hunters, while they are powerful, sometimes need help from their gear to get them through the next fight. Gear is divided similarly into Hunters and Magical Beasts: into the core Ranks. Below are some suggestions for how you can create your own items for your players.

Creating Skills

Hunters are given skills when they Awaken, and they gain new skills as they get stronger. For a Player, however, skills are much easier to come by, so you may want to have a backlog of different skills, even some with mundane effects. Below are some examples of different skills that you may use.

System Shop

As stated before, this is different from the Hunter and Black Markets, as the items here are far stronger, on average, but they can only be bought with GP, which only PCs and S-Ranks or higher can earn. Depending on the way your world works, GP can be something only PCs can get, or it is the main currency of your world. In which case, it is advised to have some sort of separation between the real world and the system. Of course, that only applies to stories where such a theme might make sense, and it is once again at the hands of the DM.

If you want an example of a System Shop, you can use the one created for my games here

GM Tasks

The GM has several tasks that they are charged with that goes into running the game, which will be explained below, along with the necessary charts and tables.

Spicing Up Encounters

Now that you’ve got the basics down, it’s time to get interesting. Battles don’t happen in a vacuum, or they shouldn’t anyway. If all of your encounters take place against a stock number of opponents and on a flat and empty plane, then your players are liable to get bored from the lack of tactical variety. Here are some ideas for mixing it up!

Optional Rules

This section is designed to showcase some of the rules that we have enjoyed at the table, why we use it, and how it fits into the scope of Dungeon Break. Keep in mind that the GM has the final say on what is included, but it is important to have healthy and progressive communication between both the players and the GM so that everyone can have their fun at the table.