ambrosia nectar of the gods

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Ambrosia : The Nectar of the Gods

A game by Mark Snyder / Monster ChestProductions

(http://www.monsterchest.com )

[ntroduction !e"t#

What would you do if you were given the powerof a god?

Would you fight for justice?

Would you avenge a lost soul?

Would you change the world?

Go ahead, take a drink...

Ambrosia is a $o%e P%aying &ame 'or &M

and or more P%ayers. ach p%ayer wi%% be

taking the ro%e o' a norma% e*ery+day ,oe whohas come upon a magica% drink- a %itera% e%i"ir

o' the gods. hen drunk 'rom- it gi*es them

access to the a rea%m o' powers he wou%d ha*ene*er e*en known.

owe*er- you are not p%aying men and womenwho are at the beginning o' their power- butrather at the end o' it. 0espite your better

1udgment- the e%i"ir is dwind%ing- and it wi%%

end tonight. 2ou don3t know how- you don3tknow why- 1ust that it wi%%.

i%% it run dry when you are 'ighting with yourgreatest 'oe4 i%% your nemesis3 'ina% p%an come

to 'ruition4 i%% you need to sa*e your 'riends4

2our 'ami%y4

hat happens when you are the on%y one who

knows your powers are at the end o' their

%ine...4

[hat you need to p%ay#

" 5 Character Sheet (6ound at the end o' this

0ocument) or a standard si7ed 8ote+card 'oreach participating p%ayer

" 5 9o7 / ;<m= >ott%ed drink 'or each participating p%ayer

" 5 $o%% o' tape

" 5 Marker / Permanent nk Pen

" 5 $u%er

A and'u% o' ?+sided dice

[&ame Setup#

Print o'' the inc%uded character sheet-.(or emu%ate it with a standard inde" card) and

'o%d a%ong the %ines. A Character sheet shou%d

be p%aced in 'ront o' a p%ayer with @uadrant 9'acing them- and @uadrants /B hidden

underneath.

!ake the p%ayer3s 0rink and s%ide a pieceo' tape a%ong the side o' it *ertica%%y. sing the

ru%er- mark rough%y a%ong inch %engths (!here

shou%d be enough room 'or D such markings)!hese are the benchmarks o' drinking your

e%i"ir.

ach time you wish to access your

powers- you must drink down to the ne"t %ine to

attain the godhood that your ero sodesperate%y needs.

mmy Saavedra G (order #7347956)

http://www.monsterchest.com/





[Mechanics o' P%ay#

Ambrosia uses a doub%e+tiered

reso%ution mechanic- howe*er one o' them is%itera%%y a trump 'or any situation. P%ease re'er

to the 'o%%owing sections.

$o%%ing Against Cha%%enges

hen a ero runs into a situation thatwou%d be impossib%e to so%*e easi%y- has to 'ight

another character- or i' something is %e't to the

'ate or whimsy o' the uni*erse- they must makea die ro%% with their appropriate attribute. !he

number o' dice that they get is eEua% to how

many points they put in said attribute.

A roll is considered a success based on how

many dice are thrown.

die 5 2ou must ro%% a ? to succeed

9 dice 5 2ou must ro%% a ; or a ? to succeed

F dice 5 2ou must ro%% a B- ;- or a ? to succeed

6or "amp%e: Carrion Man is stuck between a rock and a hard p%ace- two thugs

behind him and a brick wa%% in 'ront o' him.

$ather than take his chances with the thugs- heattempts to barre% through the wa%% with his

awesome strength. =ucky 'or him he has

points in Strength- so he ro%%s his three dice.

!heir resu%ts areG - - and ;H SuccessH

Carrion Man breaks through the wa%% with%itera%%y the strength o' a hundred dead men-

and continues his escapeH

t is important to keep $o%%s pertinentand 'air- howe*er i' a ero with no Smarts tries

to hack into a go*ernment database- it is on%y

'air that they don3t stand a chance- they3re 1ustnot keyed to doing it. owe*er i' that Smart

ero wanted to outrun a =ightning !hug- then

he wou%d be hard pressed to 'ind the '%eetnesso' 'ootH

!aking the %i"ir

At any point a ero may drink 'rom

their stock o' e%i"ir instead o' attempting acheck- or e*en a'ter a 'ai%ed attempt. 0owning

the magica% drink wi%% %itera%%y grant them the

power o' a god 'or 1ust a moment. =ong enoughto instant%y succeed at any task they needed the

di*ine he%p with.

owe*er- there is on%y a %imited number

o' drinks that they can take... >e warned

eroesH !he risks are high with the powergained...

[ero Creation#

ero creation in Ambrosia is simp%e- but

*ery open. Ince you ha*e a concept in mind-

take your character sheet- and begin 'i%%ing outstarting with...

@uadrant

!his @uadrant has a space 'or your

ero3s 8ame- and your own 8ame. !his

@uadrant 'aces away when p%aying- so a%% theother p%ayers can easi%y identi'y you and

remember your ero3s name.

As this game is bui%t 'or one+shots or

con*ention games- this is in*a%uab%e to sa*e

time and a bit o' embarrassment during pick+upgames.

>e sure to be creati*e with your ero3snameH Make sure it a%so 'its their o*era%% theme.

2ou wou%dn3t name a great Magma Jing 3Co%d+

guy Mc6rostington3- wou%d you4

Ince 'i%%ed out- continue on to...




@uadrant 9

!his @uadrant has your ero3s

attributes %isted in it. ach one has a di''erente''ect on gamep%ay in addition to the abi%ity to

use them in cha%%enges- the meanings and

e''ects are %isted be%owG

Strength

ow tough your ero is.

!he more points you ha*e in Strength- themore o' a beating your ero can take- and dish

outH

Your Hero starts out with 4 HP, and each pointin trength adds !, to a "a#i"u" of $%.

&dditionally, the points you have in trength

deter"ine how "any dice you get to use in'o"(at when attacking.

))

Speed

ow 'ast your ero is.

!he more points you ha*e in Speed- the more

nimb%e your character is and the greater chance

they ha*e to dodge an attack 'rom an enemy.

*ach point in peed gives you an e#tra die to

dodge any attacks that your opponent throws at you in co"(at. +t also gives you a chance to

strike the" (ack with a counter attack

))

Smarts

ow brainy your ero is.

!he more points in Smarts- the 'aster they can

react in times o' stress- and the Euicker they canmo*e in combat.

*ach point in "arts gives you a leg up when itco"es to co"(at. -he Hero with the "ost

"arts goes first. &ny ties are resolved with the

peed stat (eing the tie)(reaker.

2ou ha*e B tota% points at the beginning

o' ero creation to spend as you wish between

each o' your three Attributes.

Additiona%%y- @uadrant 9 has a bo"

marked 3Power >ase3 in it. !his is the centra%theme o' your ero. ' they are an ancient

Maori warrior that gains power 'rom their batt%e

cries you might put down 3Sound / !riba%Power3. ' your character is adept at shooting

ice 'rom their 'ingertips 36ree7ing !ouch3 may

be app%icab%e. !he on%y %imit is yourimaginationH

@uadrant

A'ter that you are doneH Pass your sheet

o*er to the &M so that he can 'i%% out @uadrant

o' your character sheet. owe*er do not %ookat itH Sure%y %ooking at your 'ate is on%y

dooming yourse%' to it a%% the 'aster. !he notes

he makes here is your ero3s u%timate 'ateshou%d they 'inish o'' their %i"ir to the %ast

drop.

@uadrant B

=ea*e @uadrant B b%ank 'or now- as it is

used once your ero meets their 'ina% 'ate.ee /uadrant 4 and 'haracter 0eath1




[Combat#

hen the chips are down- sometimes a ero

needs to bust out the 'isticu''s and get theirscru'' on. 0uring each combat round- each

p%ayer takes the 'o%%owing actionsG

5 $ound P%acement

ach p%ayer notes their ero3s Smartsstat. !he ero with the %argest Smarts goes

'irst- and the order is 'o%%owed unti% the hero

with the %owest Smarts gets a turn.

' there is a tie- the winner is the one

with the higher Speed attribute.

9 5 Attacking

' your ero wishes to attack someoneor something- they ro%% one die p%us an

additiona% one per point o' Strength they ha*e.

!he goa% is to ro%% as many successes as possib%e. ' you 'ai% ro%%ing a success- you miss-

and combat goes to the ne"t p%ayer.

5 0odging / 0e'ending

hen a ero is attacked- you mayattempt to dodge or de'end against the attack.

!ake one die p%us an additiona% one per point o'

Speed you ha*e- and ro%% them. ' you score asmany or more successes than your attacker did-

then the attack is success'u%%y b%ocked/dodgedH

a. + Counterstrike

' you ro%% a higher number o' successes

than your attacker did- then they must in turnrespond with their own 0odge/0e'end. ' they

do not meet or e"ceed your number o'

successes- then they take damage as though youhad success'u%%y attacked them.

b 5 0amage

6or howe*er many successes you ha*e

against your opponent- they take that many points in damage. Subtract that 'rom the tota%

stamina o' your ero and mo*e to the ne"t

p%ayer in the round.

K 5 %i"irs and Combat

' at any point a ero is stuck in a pinch

and needs to win- they can a%ways down part o'

their e%i"ir stock- and automatica%%y de'eat oneo' their opponentsH

Ka 5 &rand / 0ramatic Combat

Sometimes combat needs to be

important or dramatic- but at the same time 1ust

being ab%e to say 3no3 isn3t 'air to a character. Soin the case o' a &rand / 0ramatic there is a

specia% ru%e.

Any time a ero downs their %i"ir in a

&rand / 0ramatic Combat- they do not

automatica%%y succeed- rather they 1ust gain 9

successes as though they ro%%ed them.




want to thank you 'or gi*ing this game your attention- and a shot at your tab%e.

!here are a tonne o' $P&s out there that you cou%d ha*e chosen- so thank you again 'or picking this

one.

Ambrosia is a great game 'or con*entions or other e*ents where you can pick up and p%ay games. !he

character creation is Euick and pain%ess- and the game can be as short or as %ong as you want it to beH

A %ot o' peop%e said that the game seemed sad when was e"p%aining it to them during it3s creation.

smi%ed and said 32es- it can be sad- any ero3s end is a sad e*ent- but it can a%so be triumphantH A time

'or ce%ebration- e*en with a passing...3

Jeep that in mind when running this game- it is more about ha*ing 'un than anything e%se- and i' the

thought o' e*eryone s%ow%y passing away isn3t 'or your group- then that is up to you as the &M to makea 1udgment ca%%.

!his game is dedicated to my she%%ed 'riend who sat and %istened to me pratt%e on about game design

'or count%ess hours in any gi*en week.

2ou know who you are- and it3s your 'au%t this game e"istsH


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