Some thoughts for a Dungeon Squad campaign

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Characters have three abilities.

• Fighting
• Exploring
• Magic

Assign one of the following values to each ability. (Dice with more sides are better.)

• d12
• d8
• d4

Characters begin with 15 hp.

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Characters begin with two assets. Assign one of the following values to each asset.

• d10
• d6

Possible assets include:

• Melee Weapon: Does its die in damage on a successful hit.
• Ranged Weapon: Does its die in damage at a distance, but misses if the to-hit roll is odd.
• Armor: Subtracts damage equal to a roll of its die from each attack that hits the character.
• Spell: Various effects.

The player my describe each asset as they desire.

(Unarmed attacks do d4.)

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Characters may be one of the following races.

• Vanara (anthopomorphic monkeys)
• Mew (anthropomorphic cats—think Puss in Boots from Shrek)
  • Small: (Attackers must roll 3+ to hit a mew?)
  • Claws: When attacking unarmed, if the attack roll is even, a mew does d6 damage instead of the normal d4
  • Climbing: Mew increase their Exploring die by one step when climbing.
  • Always lands on his feet: (?)
• Ursan (anthropomorphic bears—think Bear in the Big Blue House)
  • Large: (Attackers must roll 5+ to hit an ursan?)
  • Claws: When attacking unarmed, if the attack roll is even, an ursan does d6 damage instead of the normal d4
• Tengu (anthropomorphic birds)
  • Fly (Cannot fly while carrying armor? Cannot fly with more than two assets?)
  • Fragile: Attackers must roll a 3+ to hit a tengu instead of the normal 4+.

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Target numbers

TN	Fighting	Exploring	Magic
2	Hit a weak foe in combat	Move silently	Cast a spell when not in a dangerous situation
4	Hit a average foe in combat A monster hitting a PC in combat	Pick a lock Climb a wall
6	Hit a weak foe in combat	Disarm a trap Jump a chasm	Cast a spell in a dangerous situation

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A couple of sample characters:

Name: Grey
Race: Mew
Abilities: d12 Exploring, d8 Fighting, d4 Magic
Assets: d10 [Melee Weapon] rapier "Scalpel", d6 [Armor] dagger "Claw"

Name: Brav Barbar
Race: Ursan
Abilities: d12 Fighting, d8 Exploring, d4 Magic
Assets: d10 [Melee Weapon] sword "Graywand", d6 [Armor] dirk "Heartseeker"

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