WORLD OF MYSTERY -- WEBCOMICS

Special Abilities and Distinct Character Subtypes

ABILITY: A.K.A.: BASE SCORE: NOTES:

360 degree Vision All-Around Sight *special* 10' radius, plus 10' per 12 DPs added

Acrobatics Tumbling 25% -

Adrenalin Burst - 0% +1% per 10DP, adds 4 to STR for one roll / check

Ambuscade Commando Training 0% allows ambush/surprise attacks

Animal Lore - 0% -

Armoursmithing - 0% -

Assassinate Slaying, Hitman 0% +1% per 8 DPs

Automatism Sleepwalking 0% -

Awareness Initiative Bonus *special* bonus begins at +1, +1 per 30 DPs spent

Back Protection Negate Backstab 5% negates backstab multiplier

Backstab Thievish Backstab multiplier *special* 1 Thief level of ability per 60 DPs

Beast Control Animal Control 0% -

Beast Taming Breaker 30% -

Beguiling - 0% forces all opponents to use least powerful attacks

Berserkergang Blood Rage 0% +1% per 7 Dps

Blacksmithing - 0% -

Brawling Unarmed Combat *special* +1 to-hit and damage in hand-to-hand per 30 DP

Brewing - 0% -

Camouflage Self Hide in Natural Surrdgs. 25% chances halved in non-wilderness

Camouflage Other Conceal Object 25% -

Carpentry Woodworking 30% -

Cause Fear - 0% -

Channelling Preserver Magic *special* one spell level per 10 DPs

Charm Bardic Charming 0% +1% per 6 DPs

Cheat at Game of Skill - 10% DM option: begins at (WIS)%

Cheat at Trade or Enterprise - 10% DM option: begins at (CHR)%

City Lore - 0% must choose culture

Class Lore - 0% must choose Class

Climb Cliffs & Trees - 85% chances halved in non-wilderness

Climb Rigging - 75% chances halved in non-marine

Climb Walls - 60% see *modified table*

Command Undead - 0% +1% / 100 DPs

Con Lie Convincingly, Fast Talk 5% DM option: begins at (CHR)%

Confusing Dance To-Hit Penalty *special* bonus begins at -1 to-hit for attacks, -1 per 80 DP

Counterspell Countermagic 5% -

Crew Personnel *special* begins with 1 Level 0 Buccaneer, +1 per 30 DP

Crushing Blow - 0% -

Cryptography Codes & Ciphers 0% -

Damage Bonus Martial Arts Attack 0% adds 3-18 hits damage to any one attack per rnd

Damage Immunity - 0% negates damage taken that segment; +1 per 100

Damage Resistance - 0% halves damage taken that segment

Deathblow Killing Blow 0% +1% per 60 DPs

Deduction Logic 0% -

Detect Chaos - 0% -

Detect Enemy - 0% -

Detect Evil - 0% -

Detect Good - 0% -

Detect Illusion - 5% -

Detect Law - 0% -

Detect Life - 0% -

Detect Lycanthropy Werehunter 0% -

Detect Magic - 25% maximum 90%

Detect Neutrality - 0% -

Detect New Workings - 10% -

Detect Noise Listen; Hear Noise 15% -

Detect Secret Door - 15% -

Detect Sloping Passages - 10% -

Detect Thievish Activity - 25% -

Detect Treasure Toshmongering 0% -

Detect Undead Ghosthunter 0% -

Disease Immunity - 0% +1% per 6 DPs

Disguise Alter Self 20% -

Dodge Avoid Attack 0% +1% per 4 DPs

Dodge Spell Avoid Spell Effect 0% +1% per 16 DPs

Dolorous Blow Wounding 0% +1% per 30 DPs; wounds must heal w/o magic

Dowsing Find Water 15% -

Earthsense Radar/Sonar 25% -

Elemental Attunement - 0% +1% per 256 DP

Escape Escape Bonds 10% -

ESP Sixth Sense, Mindreading 0% +1% per 6 DPs

Evaluate Evaluate Treasure 45% -

Extra Action Reflex Action 0% cost is 3 DPs per 1%

Fake Orgasm - 0% -

Fall Feather Fall *special* 0', plus 10' per 8 DPs added

Farming Agriculture 30% -

Fashion Sense - 0% -

Feign Death Play Possum 0% -

Feign Illness Illusory Disease 0% -

Feign Stupidity Illusory Feeblemindedness 0% -

Feint - 0% -

Find/Remove Traps - 5% -

Find Weakness - 0% -

Firestarting Set Fire 45% -

Fishing - 50% -

Flurry of Blows Attack Multiplier 0% 3 extra identical attacks given on successful roll

Foraging Find Food & Supplies 15% -

Free Action - 0% -

Glibness - 0% resistant to Detect Lie etc.

Group Nondetectability Group Proof vs. Detection 0% +1% per 96 DPs spent

Haggling - 0% -

Healing Hands Lay on Hands *special* heal 1d4 hits per week per 120 DPs spent

Hide in Shadows - 5% -

Hide Underwater - 10% -

Hold Breath - 3% DM option: begins at (CHR)%

Horde Tribe *special* begins with 1 Level 0 barbarian, +1 per 30 DP

Identify Animal - 0% -

Identify Coinage Numismatist 20% -

Identify Glyph Glyphology, Sigilology 0% -

Identify Plant - 5% -

Identify Potion - 4% DM option: begins at (WIS)%

Immovability - 5% +1% per 30 DPs

Infravision Night Sight *special* 10' range, plus 10' per 12 DPs added

Insight Circumspection 0% -

Interrogate - 0% -

Interview - 0% -

Investigate - 20% area covered dependent on level

Invisibility - 0% +1% per 64 DPs spent

Jewelsmithing - 0% -

Joke / Insult Jesting 0% -

Kiai - 0% -

Kicks Martial Arts Kick 3% -

Knockback Power Slam, Push 5% DM option: begins at (CON)%

Knockout Punch - 0% -

Leadership - 0% DM option: begins at (CHR)%

Leaping & Springing - *special* Leap/Spring 10' / 3' +1' to each per 8 DPs spent

Learn Spell Magical Training *special* starts at chance based on INT, +1% per 44 DP

Legend Lore - 0% -

Levitation - 0% +1% per 30 DPs spent

Library Use - 25% -

Life Protection Proof vs. Level Drains 0% +1% per 32 DPs spent

Locks & Holds Aikijutsu, Pin Opponent 0% -

Locksmithing - 10% -

Looting - 0% -

Magic Defence - *special* -1 to all magical damage, plus -1 per 30 DP

Magic Resistance Antimagical Aura 1% +1% per 100 DPs spent

Magicweaving - 0% +1% per 256 DPs

Mapping Map Use 5% -

Martial Arts - *special* +1 to-hit, +2 to dmg with fist & kick / chop per 48

Melee at Range Remote Action 0% +1% per 32 DPs spent

Mental Strength - *special* -1 to all psionic damage, plus -1 per 30 DPs spent

Mineral Lore Geology 0% -

Mining - 0% -

Missile Deflection - 3% -

Monster Lore - 0% -

Movement Bonus Coursing *special* bonus begins at +1 to movement, +1 per 10 DP

Move Silently - 10% -

Natural Weaponry Monk Hands *special* hands, feet, teeth start as +1 wpnry, +1 / 128 DP

Negate Surprise Combat Reflexes normal * *points REDUCE this chance

Nondetectability Proof vs. Detection & ESP 0% +1% per 32 DPs spent

Open Locks - 10% -

Packrat Pockets Kender Pockets 0% -

Parry Attack Negation 0% requires weapon or item to parry with

Peasant Levy Troops *special* begins with 1 Level 0 conscript, +1 per 10 DP

Persuasiveness Suggestion 0% +5 on reaction dice rolls and 1suggest spell/ turn

Photographic Reflexes Weapon Proficiency Aptitude 0% +1% per 18 DPs

Pick Pockets - 15% -

Plant Lore - 0% -

Plant Control Druidic Empathy 0% -

Poison Immunity - 0% +1% per 6 DPs

Prepare Poison Poison Preparation 0% +1% per 6 DPs

Prepare Potion Potion Preparation, Alchemy 0% +1% per 30 DPs

Pole Vault - *special* score begins at 8', plus 1' per 10 DP

Pressure Points Ukemijutsu 0% +1% per 30 DPs

Prestidigitation - 12% -

Psionic Resistance Blocker 1% +1% per 100 DPs spent, PSI score must be 8

Psychic Duel Battle of Wills 0% -

Race Lore - 0% must choose one Race

Raise Morale Pep Talk 0% -

Read Languages - 0% -

Recruitment - 0% -

Regeneration Healing Bonus *special* Con = 20 for healing purposes, +1 per 128 DPs

Remove Fear - 0% -

Remove Weakness - 0% negates Find Weakness

Repel Undead - 3% +1% per 6 DPs

Research - 0% -

Rider - *special* bonus begins at +1 to Riding MR, +1 per 10 DP

Rope Swinging Ropeslinging *special* bonus begins at +1 to swinging MR, +1 / 10 DP

Rope Use Tie Up W/ Ropes 20% -

Rowing - 0% -

Sage Knowledge - 30% must choose area of knowledge

Schlepping - 0% -

Seduction Sex Appeal 0% -

Set Trap Create Trap; Trapping 5% requires physical components of trap for success

Shapeshifting Polymorph, Metamorphosis 0% +1% per 6 DPs

Shattering Fist Iron Fist; Hammerhand 0% 1d4 hits per strike per level in hand-to-hand

Shield - 0% requires shield or item to block with

Shipwright Shipbuilding 0% -

Sidekicks - *special* begins with 1 Level 0 young offsider, +1 / 30 DP

Singing - 0% -

Skill Imitation - 0% +1% per 18 DPs

Sky Rider - *special* bonus begins at +1 to flying MR, +1 per 10 DP

Slap Palm Strike 0% 1d3 hits per strike per level in hand-to-hand

Speak Languages Omnilinguist 0% -

Spelljamming - 0% +1% / 30 DPs must have spellcasting ability

Spell Turning Magic Deflection 0% use PHB chart, +1% per 78 DPs.

Spot Hidden Search; Seek 25% -

Sprinting - 0% -

Spying Espionage, Discovery 50% -

Survival, Arctic - 30% -

Survival, Deathlands - 30% -

Survival, Desert - 30% -

Survival, Dungeon - 30% -

Survival, Ocean - 30% -

Survival, Prison - 30% -

Survival, Rooftop - 0% -

Survival, Rural - 30% -

Survival, Social - 30% -

Survival, Undersea - 0% -

Survival, Urban - 30% -

Survival, Wilderness - 30% -

Survival, Wildspace - 30% -

Swimming Bonus Professional Swimmer *special* bonus begins at +1 to Sw MR, +1 per 10 DP

Telekinesis Psychokinesis / PK 0% affects up to STR + CON pounds

Throws Martial Arts Throw 4% -

Tightrope Walk - 20% -

Tinkering Invention 0% +1% per 18 Dps

Torture - 0% EVIL - must be evil in alignment

Touch of Death - *special* inflict 1d4 hits per week per 120 DPs spent

Toughness - *special* -1 to all physical damage, plus -1 per 30 DP

Tracing - 32% -

Tracking - 20% -

Trailing - 20% -

Trapping Set Trap 5% -

Tunnelling Bonus Tunnel Rat *special* begins at +1 to Tu MR, +1 per 10 DP

Tunnel Runner Dungeon Coursing *special* begins at +1 to MR underground +1 / 10 DP

Turn Undead - 0% +1% / 100 DP

Ultravision UV Sight *special* 5' range, plus 5' per 12 DPs added

Unarmed Parry Martial Arts Defence 0% allows unarmed Parry

Voice Mimicry Sound Imitation 5% -

Wakefulness Resist Drowsiness 0% -

Weapon Break - 0% -

Weapon Catch - 0% -

Weapon Familiarity - *special* Proficiency with one class of weapon per 10 DPs

Weaponsmithing - 0% -

Weightlifting - 0% -

World Lore - 0% -

Wrestling - 0% Inflicts 1d6 + Strength bonus damage

Zero-G Combat - 0% -

DISCRETIONARY POINTS FOR NON-TRADITIONAL SETS OF SPECIAL ABILITIES

Discretionary points are given to a character as follows:

For every 8 Special Abilities chosen the character receives 120 discretionary points at level 1 plus 30 per level thereafter. Individual Special Abilities totalling more or less than this 8 Abilities / 120 discretionary points set are given 15 discretionary points each at level one and 3.75 points per level thereafter. For any character taking extra Special Abilities, or a class taking a Special Ability when ordinarily they would not, there is a XP penalty of 10% cumulative per Special Ability taken.

SPECIAL ABILITY SETS FOR PARTICULAR DISTINCT CHARACTER SUBTYPES (DCSs)

All DCS ability packages begin as per the rules above - 120 DPs at Level One plus 30 DPs thereafter per 8 Special Abilities.

DCS ABILITIES:

ROGUE (sets of 8 abilities INSTEAD of the traditional 8. No backstabbing ability unless noted.)

Assassin Assassinate; Move Silently; Trapping; Hide in Shadows; Prepare Poison;

Poison Immunity; Disguise; Deathblow; Find/Remove Traps; Climb Walls;

Spying [XPT x2.1]

Detective Insight; Deduction; Tracing; Investigate; Tracking; Interrogate; Interview;

Trailing; Wakefulness [XPT = x1.1]

Jester Joke/Insult; Con; Acrobatics; Packrat Pockets; Prestidigitation; Voice

Mimicry; Raise Morale; Beguiling [XPT normal]

Pirate Climb Rigging; Tightrope Walk; Toughness; Cheat at Game of Skill; Crew;

Survival, Ocean; Fall; Looting [XPT normal]

Rogue Trader Evaluate; Identify Coinage; Speak Languages; Cheat at Trade [XPT normal]

Sage Sage Knowledge (choose); World Lore; Plant Lore; Animal Lore; Mineral

Lore; Legend Lore; Research; Deduction [XPT normal]

Shadowblade Tightrope Walk; Leaping & Springing; Martial Arts; Unarmed Parry;

Damage Bonus; Escape; Climb Walls Pole Vault; Prepare Poison; Fall;

Find/Remove Traps; Trapping; Hide in Shadows; Move Silently; Open Locks;

Acrobatics; Rope Use [has backstabbing ability also; XPT = x2.8]

Spider Ropeslinging; Rope Use; Escape; Fall; Leaping & Springing; Climb Walls;

Pole Vault; Acrobatics [XPT normal]

Spy Disguise; Spying; Tracing; Con; Trailing; Spot Hidden; Prepare Poison;

Cryptography [has backstabbing ability also; XPT normal]

Wake Sage Knowledge - Local History; Raise Morale; Peasant Levy; Trapping;

Looting; Ambuscade; Leadership; Disguise [XPT normal]

SPECIALIST WARRIOR

Barbarian Camouflage Self; Camouflage Other; Climb Cliffs/Trees; Back Protection;

Leaping & Springing; Horde; Pole Vault; Movement Bonus [HD = 1d20, XPT

= x 1.8]

Cavalier Peasant Levy; Remove Fear; Extra Action; Leadership; Raise Morale; Sage

Knowledge - Chivalry [HD = 1d12, XPT = x 1.5]

CLERIC

Warrior Monk ESP; Nondetectability; Escape; Martial Arts; Unarmed Parry; Acrobatics;

Damage Resistance; Kiai; Negate Surprise; Damage Bonus; Open Locks;

Move Silently; Hide in Shadows; Wakefulness; Wrestling [XPT = x 3]

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