wbs playtest 1

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WELCOME WELCOMEHello and welcome to the very 1st playtest document for Weapons of Body and

Soul.

This is an RPG that has been in conceptual development for over months and !

finally "ot around to wor#in" out the blan#s enou"h to ma#e it playable.

MISSING SECTIONSThis current version of the playtest is missin"

$ Special Techni%ues

$ &hi 'ttac# &omponents

$ &omplete S#ill (ist

$ )ther Races

$ (evellin"

$ Sta""er*+noc#bac# Rules

$ ,arious )ther Thin"s

CHANGELOGPlaytest 1.1

$ 'dded e-amples

$ Twea#ed rules and clarifications

SETTING/GENREThe basics of the settin" and "enre is a artial 'rts/ Wu-ia/ Wire$0u settin".

CORE MECHANICThe core mechanic of the "ame uses a pool of dice. The pool sie is based off

of your ran#s in s#ills. 2ou roll your pool of dice and then add your

attribute value to the total.

This will then be compared to either a static number representin" the

difficulty/ or a variable number. The variable number will be based off of

what your opponent rolls.

0or each dice in the pool/ you can choose to ta#e a rolled result of instead.

!f usin" a die that is a different sie than a 34/ you may ta#e a result e%ual

to half the ma- result.

's of now/ the die sie is a 34. 0eel free to use a different sie of dice

when testin"/ please inform me of the results of the dice chan"e in your

feedbac#.

CHARACTER CREATIONTo create your character you build up attributes and s#ills by spendin"

character points. 'll attributes start at 1. To increase an attribute costs an

amount of character points e%ual to &urrent ,alue56.

Purchasin" S#ill Ran#s costs points e%ual to &urrent ,alue 56. 6 for 1st ran#/

for 6nd/ etc.

The cost of increasin" Secondary 'ttributes is &urrent ,alue. These are

purchased as bonus points that "o on top of the default value from attributes.

!f you increase Primary 'ttributes/ you will need to spend more character

points to increase a secondary attribute further.



EXAMPLE: Your Con is 3 and Willpower is 2. This makes your i!our e"ual #o $.

To in%rease i!our #o & would %os# & poin#s. '( you in%rease ei#her your Con

or Willpower )y *+ your i!our will remain &+ wi#h & poin#s spen#. ,ne more

poin# is re"uired #o in%rease i# #o -.

0or the purpose of the playtest/ decide as a "roup how many character points

you wish to start with and see how that plays.

CHARACTER BASICS2our character has 7 attributes. 8 physical and 8 mental.

Physical9 Stren"th/ &onstitution/ 3e-terity/ '"ility.

ental9 !ntelli"ence/ Willpower/ Wisdom/ Perception.

2our character also has secondary attributes.

Health

,i"our

Physical :ner"y ;+i<

Spiritual :ner"y ;&hi<

ovement Rate

otion

2our character will also have access to a number of s#ills. These will be

listed further on.

ATTRIBUTESThe human avera"e value for attributes is .

:ach attribute has a different basic function.

PH2S!&'(

Stren"th9 Brute force. (iftin". Pushin". The liftin" capacity of a character

is =>+G 5 6=+G per point in stren"th over 1.

&onstitution9 :ndurance. Resistance. 3ama"e Reduction. ,i"our.

3e-terity9 Slei"ht of hand. 0inesse. otion.

'"ility9 obility. 3od"in". otion.

:?T'(

!ntelli"ence9 +nowled"e. 'bility to memorise and learn over time ;!:. Boo#

learnin"<.

Willpower9 0orce of will. Resistance a"ainst manipulation. ,i"our.

Wisdom9 'pplication of #nowled"e. (earnin" on the fly. Wor#in" out wea#ness.

&ommon sense.

Perception9 'bility to sense.

S:&)?3'R2 'TTR!B@T:S

' secondary attributes value is based off addin" two attributes to"ether. They

can be increased further throu"h the e-penditure of character points. While

your base attributes can be increased after creation/ you are able to increase

your secondary attributes directly as well.

Health9 ' value representin" your characters ability to ta#e dama"e. :%ual to



Stren"th 5 &on.

,i"our9 ' representation of your characters ability to stay awa#e and continue

under stress. ay also be spent in a way similar to action points ;:berron

style<. :%ual to &on 5 Willpower.

+i9 ' physical ener"y pool that is e-pended when usin" physical attributes and

special techni%ues. 'lso affects the ma-imum value for physical attributes.

:%ual to 6A;Stren"th 5 &on 5 '"i 5 3e-<56A;Ran#s in +i S#ills<.

&hi9 ' spiritual ener"y pool that is e-pended when usin" ma"ic and special

techni%ues. ay be manifested with trainin". :%ual to 1>A;Ran#s in &hi S#ills

5 Willpower<.

ovement9 How far your character can move on foot per 6 motion points. :%ual

to 1 meter ;1 yard< per 6 a"ility.

otion9 :ffectively your characters initiative. 2our motion determines who

acts ne-t as well as how often you can act in a round.

?'T@R'(*B))ST:3 'TTR!B@T:S2our physical attributes have both a ?atural ,alue ;?,< and Boosted ,alue

;B,<. The ?, is your attributes value written on your character sheet.

The B, is a chan"e to your stats based off your +i Pool. 2our B, is e%ual to

;&urrent +i )utput*8<.

SKILLSS#ills come in two sections/ &ore S#ill and Sub S#ills.

&)R: S+!((S

' core s#ill is a cate"ory of related s#ills. :ach core s#ill has a "roup of

sub s#ills under its headin".

&ore s#ills cannot be increased directly. 0or every = ran#s total you have in

the relevant sub s#ills combined/ the core s#ill "ains one ran#.' core s#ills ran# is added to the relevant sub s#ill ran# when determinin"

dicepool sie.

S@B S+!((S

' sub s#ill is a specific s#ill found amon"st a "roup of related s#ills.

Sub s#ills are increased throu"h character point e-penditure. 0or every =

ran#s you have in sub s#ills in a "roup/ the core s#ill "ets a ran#.

Ran#s in sub s#ills determine the sie of the dice pool.

:?:RG2 '?!P@('T!)? S+!((S

:ner"y manipulation s#ills are a special type of sub s#ill. When purchasin"

ran#s in : s#ills/ they do more than Cust increase a dice pool. 0or each ran#

you purchase in : s#ills/ they will also affect your options when usin" +i or

&hi.

S+!(( (!ST

The list of &ore S#ills and Sub S#ills is found in a separate document. 0or

the playtest ! will only be elaboratin" on certain s#ills. S#ills are split

into various sections separated li#e so. &ore s#ills are written in bold .

S+!(( @S'G:

When usin" s#ills/ you will "enerally choose one or two sub s#ills that fit



A(#er a (i!h#+ you hae used *$ 0i. Your 0i Pool is %urren#ly si##in! a#

3$89emainin!;$/8Curren# ,u#pu#.

'( you %hoose #o re%oer+ #ha# %omes ou# o( your 4aily 9emainin! 0i.

,u# o( your *// daily+ you hae used a #o#al o( *$+ leain! 7$ (or #he day .

Een#ually+ your To#al 0i amoun# will drop #o mee# your Curren# ,u#pu#. When

#his happens+ your Curren# ,u#pu# drops wi#h i#+ as you hae no more #o

re%har!e.

!n a way/ it functions li#e a "enerator.

2ou have fuel as a power supply ;3aily :ner"y<

2ou have youre a ma-imum power output;a- )utput<

2ou can choose to use less than the ma-imum power output ;&urrent )utput<

When your fuel drops to low/ the ma-imum power output de"rades ;When daily

"ets lower than you &urrent )utput<

+!

2ou can accumulate directly into attributes rather than raisin" your &urrent

+i )utput. When usin" the &ontrol s#ill/ you can choose to accumulate directly

to an attribute. When you do/ you count as havin" raised your &urrent )utput

for that attribute only. This will allow you to ta#e your effective &urrent

)utput hi"her than your a- )utput limit for the attribute.

To maintain this increase over rounds/ you must perform a +i anipulation

s#ill chec# once per round. The difficulty of the chec# is e%ual to the

'ttributes &urrent )utput E 2our actual &urrent )utput. This s#ill chec#

ta#es 1 otion Point.

EXAMPLE: Your Curren# 0i ,u#pu# is 67. This !ies your 1oos#ed alue 81 as

*2. You de%ide you wan# #o raise your <#ren!#h #o *$. You hae a Con#rol

alue 89anks =* e"ual #o 6. To !e# #o *$ <#ren!#h re"uires a Curren# ,u#pu#

o( &/. '# #akes * mo#ion poin# #o a%%umula#e. Ea%h #ime you a%%umula#e in#o

<#ren!#h+ i#s Curren# ,u#pu# %oun#s as 6 hi!her 8Con#rol alue. This means 3Mo#ion Poin#s are re"uired #o a%%umula#e <#ren!#h #o *$.

,n%e you s#op a%%umula#in!+ you hae one round #o use #he a%%umula#ed s#a#.

A(#er #ha#+ you are re"uired #o main#ain i# a# #he s#ar# o( ea%h round. The

di((i%ul#y o( #his %he%k would )e 3 8Temporary <#ren!#h o( *$ > The a%#ual 1

o( *2.

2our +i is consumed when usin" your physical stats. ' physical stat has a +i

cost based off its value.

!f you are usin" a value e%ual to its ?atural ,alue/ the +i cost is halved.

When usin" a Boosted ,alue/ the cost becomes the difference between the ?, and

the B, plus the cost of the ?, .

!f you have a B, hi"her than your ?,/ the minimum value you can use is halfway

between your B, and ?,.

!f you have a B, lower than your ?,/ the ma-imum value you can use is your ?,.

&o#"ula: '($)i#$d Stat *alu$ + Natu#al Stat *alu$, - ./ 'Natu#al Stat *alu$,0

NOTES: ' cost less than F ?atural Stat &ost is valid/ as is a cost of >. !f

the final cost is ne"ative/ this allows you to recover +i, without havin" to

spend motion points, at a value no hi"her than the ne"ative result.



STR:?GTH E &onsumed each use of stren"th. This includes attac#s and feats of

stren"th.

3:T:R!T2 E &onsumed at the start of each round when determinin" motion.

&onsumed per use when usin" hei"htened de-terity ;feats of de-terity<.

'G!(!T2 E &onsumed at the start of each round. 3etermines value for the round.

'ffects motion/ dod"in"/ etc.

&)?ST!T@T!)? E &onsumed once per round/ when first hit when determinin" dama"e

reduction. Boosted stats do not affect health.

&H!

2our chi is consumed when usin" chi attac#s. The chi cost is determined by the

attributes "iven to the chi attac#.

When usin" a &hi attac#/ you are "iven an amount of points to spend on

attributes based off your &urrent &hi )utput ;&&)<.

The minimum of points to spend is e%ual to &&)*6>.

To be able to use a &hi attac#/ first you must accumulate enou"h &hi to cover

the minimum points for a &hi attac#. This may ta#e multiple turns.

2ou then wor# out what aspects you are spendin" the points on/ and must then

ma#e multiple &hi anipulation chec#s until you reach the difficulty chec#

re%uired for the attributes. These chec#s cost 6 motion points.

2ou can accumulate anywhere between your minimum points and your &&).

By default/ accumulation assumes raw accumulation. 2ou can choose to

accumulate directly into a techni%ue. To do so/ you first determine what your

points are "oin" to be spent on. 2ou then spend 6 motion points per

accumulation chec#/ but you may also do the &hi anipulation chec#s in the

same action.

NOTES: The accumulation of chi costs 1 motion point per s#ill use. !f you are

struc# while accumulatin"/ you must ma#e a concentration chec# or lose some of

the accumulated &hi.

&)P)?:?TS T) ' &H! 'TT'&+

When usin" a &hi 'ttac#/ you spend points on the components to ma#e up the

attac#.

By default a &hi 'ttac# has a ran"e of melee/ is as wide as your hand and does

no dama"e. 's you purchase ran#s in the Shapin" and 3ama"e s#ills/ you have

options to spend your points on.

The point cost ;< and difficulty modifier ;2< will be lasted as ;*2<

?)T:9 ' chi attac# will be stopped by somethin" it hits/ unless the tar"et is

destroyed. Subtract the struc# tar"ets ;Health 5 Reduction< from the dama"e of

the blast. !f any dama"e remains/ continue the shot with that value.

SHA1ING9 :ach ran# in Shapin" allows you to choose one of the followin"

options.



Ran"e E !ncrease the ran"e of your chi blast by ft. ;@sed 1*ran#<

;1*6<

:-plosion E 'dds e-plosion on hit with diameter of ft. ;@sed 1*ran#<

;6*6<

Width E !ncreases the diameter of your blast by 1 ft. ;@sed 1*ran#<

;6*<

(AMAGE: :ach ran# in 3ama"e allows you to choose one of the followin" options

of dama"e dice. ' &hi 'ttac# cannot have more dama"e dice than you have ran#s

in 3ama"e. 0or each additional ran# in a particular dice/ you can increase the

amount of dice per ran# by 1. 'dditional dice per ran# have an increased

;*2<.

38 E ;1*6< for 138/ each additional 38 increases by ;56*56<.

34 E ;6*6< for 134/ each additional 34 increases by ;5*56<.

37 $ ;*< for 137/ each additional 37 increases by ;58*5<.

31> E ;8*< for 131>/ each additional 31> increases by ;5=*5<.

316 $ ;8*8< for 1316/ each additional 316 increases by ;5=*58<.

EXAMPLE: You hae pur%hased 2 ranks in 4ama!e 846 and * rank in dama!e 847.

'n #o#al you %an apply 3 dama!e di%e #o your Chi A##a%k.

You %an apply

> 3 lo#s o( *46 a# a poin# %os# o( *;lo# and di((i%ul#y modi(ier o( 2;lo#.

> 3 lo#s o( 246 a# a poin# %os# o( 8*=2;lo# and di((i%ul#y modi(ier o(

82=2;lo#.

> 3 lo#s o( *47 a# a poin# %os# 3;lo# and di((i%ul#y modi(ier o( 3;lo#.

> Any mi o( up #o 3 lo#s.

COMBAT

S:I@:?&: )0 R)@?3

1< 3eclare 3e-*'"i used for round/ spend +i.

6< Roll for otion Points.

< 3etermine active character by hi"hest remainin" otion Points.

8< 'ctive character declares action/ spend otion Points.

=< 3etermine new active character by hi"hest remainin" otion Points.

=a< !f new active character has unresolved action/ action resolves. 3efender

declares defense action/ spend otion Points.

=b< !f new active character does not have an unresolved action/ repeat step 8.



4< When all otion Points have been spent/ repeat from step 1.

ST'RT!?G TH: R)@?3

't the start of the round/ all characters determine the value they are usin"

for 3e-terity and '"ility. 2ou only need to pay the +i &ost once per round.

'fter determinin" otion ,alue for the round/ add 1d4. This is your otion

Points for the round.

R)@?3S '?3 )T!)? P)!?TS

' round of combat ta#e place over 1$6 seconds of real time. ' character can

act multiple times in a round dependin" on how many otion Points they have

remainin".

't the start of each round of combat/ each combatant rolls 1d4 and adds the

result to their otion value. This is their otion Points for the round.

!nitiative in combat is constantly in flu-. 's you spend motion points/ your

turn order chan"es.

The first person to act in a round is the one with the hi"hest current otion

Points.

!f it is tied/ characters act at the same time.

'fter decidin" your action/ you spend otion Points.

!f your remainin" otion is tied with or hi"her than another characters

otion/ then your action completes and you act a"ain.

!f another characters otion is hi"her than your remainin" otion/ then they

"et to act before your action completes.

2our action completes when you ne-t come up on initiative.

!f you have made an attac#/ the otion spent on your opponents defense is

ta#en into account when your action resolves.

&)B'T '&T!)?S

)n your turn in combat/ you have multiple choices for actions you can ta#e.

The most common actions are

1< ovement



6< 'ttac#

< &ontrol S#ill &hec#

8< 3efense

),::?T

)n your turn/ you can choose to move as an action. 't the cost of 6 otion

Points/ you can move 1 meter per 6 '"ility you are usin" for the round. !f the

ne-t action you use after movin" is a dod"e maneuver/ you may add your

ovement Rate ;'"ility*6< to the total result of your dod"e chec#.

'TT'&+

)n your turn/ you can choose to attac# as an action. 'n attac# is a 6 part

s#ill chec#.

Part 1 is the JWeapon TypeK ;Hand types/ le" types/ weapon types<.Part 6 is the JStri#e TypeK ;Lab/ Strai"ht/ Heavy/ Hoo#<.

When your attac# is resolvin"/ you combine the ran#s of both parts to

determine the dice pool sie for the attac# roll.

2ou then roll the pool of dice and add your stren"th attribute. 'ny dice that

comes up as a 4 e-plodes.

When a dice e-plodes/ you may either reroll it/ addin" the rerolled value to

the initial 4/ or you may ta#e the 4/ and then add it as an e-tra die for your

dama"e roll.

'fter your attac# roll/ your opponent declares their defense. This uses otion

Points but is resolved immediately.

2ou spend +i on the attac# after resolution whether or not it actually hits

the tar"et. This +i cost is for the Stren"th attribute.

3''G:

!f your attac# hits successfully/ then you roll for dama"e. The dama"e dice is

determined by the type of attac# you used.

0irst loo# at the Stri#e Type used to determine the base dama"e dice. Then the

Weapon Type modifies the dice sie.

2ou then "ather a dice pool usin" the same ran#s as your attac# with sli"ht

differences.

1< 2ou start with 1 dice of dama"e.



6< 2ou "ain 51 dice for every 8 ran#s instead of 1 for every .

< 2ou "ain 51 dice for every :-ploded 3ie on the attac# roll that wasnt

rolled in addition.

'fter "atherin" your pool of dice/ roll it and add your stren"th attribute tothe amount rolled. This is the dama"e you do before your opponents calculates

dama"e reduction.

3:0:?S:

!f you are tar"eted for an attac#/ you can choose a defensive maneuver. @sin"

a defensive maneuver happens immediately when the attac#ers attac# resolves.

2our options are 3od"e/ Bloc#/ and Parry.

3efensive dice that e-plode can only be used to add to the s#ill roll.

(od%$9 6 otion Points. ' s#ill chec# usin" the 3od"e s#ill ran#s. &ostin" 6

otion Points. Roll the dice and add a"ility to the total. This is then

compared to the attac#ers roll. !f hi"her/ the attac# misses. !f tied/ you

ta#e half dama"e ;Before reduction<.

2ou may also move up to half your movement value.

!f the last action you too# before a dod"e was a movement/ you may add your

movement value to the total roll.

1a##29 1 otion Point. ' 6 part s#ill chec# usin" the Parry s#ill and Weapon

Type of the last attac# used. Total your pool and roll the

chec#. 2ou then add '"ility to the total. 2ou then compare

the total to the attac#ers roll. !f the parry chec# is

hi"her/ the attac# misses. !f it ties/ you ta#e half dama"e

;Before reduction<.

Blo34: 1 otion Point. ' 6 part s#ill chec# usin" the Bloc# s#ill and Weapon

Type of the last attac# used. Total your pool and roll the

chec#. Rather than avoidin" the attac#/ this maneuver

increases your dama"e reduction a"ainst the attac#. !f you

do not use another physical action ;'ttac#*3efense< between

uses of Bloc#/ it does not cost any more otion Points to

use.

R:&:!,!?G 3''G:

!f you "et hit/ you then receive dama"e. :ach character has a dama"e reduction

value. By default this is e%ual to your constitution

attribute. The +i cost for usin" &onstitution in this way is

only paid once per round and only when you "et hit. 2our

dama"e reduction can be increased further by the bloc#

maneuver or the +i anipulation ;Barrier< s#ill.



&)B'T S+!((S

W$ao! T2$) 'A#",E O$! 1al" E $1 dice sie. &ritical dama"e ran"e

increased by 1. !ncreased #noc#bac# distance. Bloc# dice

e-plode on =$4.

Clo)$d &i)t E 3efault dama"e. ay bloc# as normal.

S!a4$ &i)t E $1 dice sie. 'ttac# dice e-plode on =$4.

:-ploded dice used for dama"e "ain 51 sie. &ant bloc#. &ant #noc#bac#

opponent. !f opponent uses a bloc# maneuver/ opponents dice e-plode on =$4.

Elbo5) E Treat as closed fist

W$ao! T2$) 'L$%, E &#o!t &oot E 51 dice sie. 51 motion point cost. &ant

dod"e.

Shi! E 56 dice sie. $1*dice to hit. 51 motion point cost.

&ant bloc# or dod"e.

H$$l E 56 dice sie. 56 motion point cost. &ant bloc#.

K!$$ E 's foot

St#i4$ T2$) E St#ai%ht E 34 dama"e dice. otion cost 6.

6ab E 38 dama"e dice. otion cost 1. 51*dice to hit. &ritical

dama"e ran"e decreased by 1 for sta""er. &ant #noc#bac#.

Hoo4 E 34 dama"e dice. otion cost 6. )pponent parry $1*dice.

&ant #noc#bac#. $1*dice to hit. &ritical dama"e ran"e increased

by 1 for sta""er.

St#o!% E 37 dama"e dice. otion cost . &ritical dama"e ran"e

increased by 1 for #noc#bac#.

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