Deathtrap Games Rules Cyclopedia

Spell Points A.K.A. Inner Strength Points, Psi Points Description : Characters have a pool of magical energy that they spend to cast their s...

Free-form Magic Description : Rather than using pre-defined spells characters describe a desired magical effect, and are assigned a level  t...

 Metamagic Components Description : In lieu of the standard spell component for a magic item, a rarified and exotic item with the right reso...

Choose the Unlucky Description : When lacking any other tool for decision making as to which character is attacked, targeted, or hit by a tr...

Last Breath Description : As a PC is dying, there is a chance, if they might not otherwise recover of bein approached by Death, a demon, or ...

Steal the Spotlight (a.k.a. "Hold my beer", Time to Shine)  Description : Once per session, characters get to declare that they ar...

Death is Not the End Description : When a PC or important NPC dies, there is a chance that they can be resurrected.This entails rolls to che...

Boosts Contributed by: McChuck  Description: Characters have Boosts which passively grant bonuses to certain actions. Actively using the bo...

Failing Forward Description : Task resolution rolls that do not indicate success do not mean simply failure that halts forward momentum; ins...

Armor as Damage Reduction Description : Rather than having armor make a PC harder to damage or letting them take more, armor reduces the amo...

Rescues Description : A character may sacrifice their turn and a resource like luck to leap to another NPCs aid, catching them at a cliff...

Combat Exploits Description : During Combat characters may declare special effects of a combat attack, like disarming, knock back, tripping,...

Mighty Deeds of Arms Description : Combat-oriented characters may declare special effects of a combat attack, like disarming, knock back, tr...

Let the Mail be Rent Description : Sacrifice Armor effectiveness to reduce damage.  Find it in:  Right Here Keywords : Fantastical, Tactical...

Let the Shield be Shattered Description : Sacrifice a shield to reduce the damage of an attack.  Find it in:  ICRPG Core 2e ,  the Black Hac...

Roll to Recover Description : While resting, characters make rolls to gain back health, regain lost class feature uses,  instead of automati...

Spell Duels Description : Usually works alongside Spell rolls, allows two Magicians to engage in a battle of wills, trying to overwhelm the ...