Mini mam - Revision history

BFGalbraith: Updated by BFGalbraith in anticipation of a new upcoming post-Squawk mano a mano update.

2010-11-25T07:39:52Z

Updated by BFGalbraith in anticipation of a new upcoming post-Squawk mano a mano update.

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	Mini mam is designed to recreate the feel of generic fantasy role-playing with a minimum set of rules. Feel free use these rules and modify them as you see fit under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. (Mini mam ~~gets it's name because it was a bit like a "Mini" version~~ of the [[Mano a Mano]] Role-Playing System~~, developed by Seth Galbraith and B~~. F. ~~Galbraith, but now the systems bear little resemblance to each other~~.)		Mini mam is designed to recreate the feel of generic fantasy role-playing with a minimum set of rules. Feel free use these rules and modify them as you see fit under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. (Mini mam is named after older versions of the [[Mano a Mano]] Role-Playing System. MiniMaM eventually led to the creation of the [http://knol.google.com/k/scratch-rps Scratch RPS].)

	==Players==		==Players==

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More Levels

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	For more gradual character development you can allow higher maximum levels and increase the ability and injury modifiers from +1 or -1 to +3 or -3. Use a 20 sided die instead of a 6 sided die for attack rolls, and add 10 to the defender's level and modifiers instead of a defense roll.		For more gradual character development you can allow higher maximum levels and increase the ability and injury modifiers from +1 or -1 to +3 or -3. Use a 20 sided die instead of a 6 sided die for attack rolls, and add 10 to the defender's level and modifiers instead of a defense roll.

	For other rolls use a 20 sided die instead of a 6 sided die for one side and 10 instead of a die roll for the other side. Although it does not make a big difference, the die should usually be rolled for the side playing a more "active" role, and the 10 should be added to the side that represents the difficulty of that action. If this is ~~not clear then~~ roll the die for the players' side and add 10 for the Game Master's side.		For other rolls use a 20 sided die instead of a 6 sided die for one side and 10 instead of a die roll for the other side. Although it does not make a big difference, the die should usually be rolled for the side playing a more "active" role, and the 10 should be added to the side that represents the difficulty of that action. When this is unclear roll the die for the players' side and add 10 for the Game Master's side.

	==Original Mano a Mano==		==Original Mano a Mano==

	If you would like something more detailed than mini mam which allows for more customized characters and combat options, check out [[Mano a Mano]].		If you would like something more detailed than mini mam which allows for more customized characters and combat options, check out [[Mano a Mano]].

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2009-01-11T19:38:35Z

More Levels

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	For more gradual character development you can allow higher maximum levels and increase the ability and injury modifiers from +1 or -1 to +3 or -3. Use a 20 sided die instead of a 6 sided die for attack rolls, and add 10 to the defender's level and modifiers instead of a defense roll.		For more gradual character development you can allow higher maximum levels and increase the ability and injury modifiers from +1 or -1 to +3 or -3. Use a 20 sided die instead of a 6 sided die for attack rolls, and add 10 to the defender's level and modifiers instead of a defense roll.

	For other rolls use a 20 sided die for one ~~roll~~ and 10 instead of a die for the other ~~roll~~. Although it does not make a big difference, the die should usually be rolled for the side playing a more "active" role, and the 10 should be added to the side that represents the difficulty of that action. If this is not clear then roll the die for the players' side and add 10 for the Game Master's side.		For other rolls use a 20 sided die instead of a 6 sided die for one side and 10 instead of a die roll for the other side. Although it does not make a big difference, the die should usually be rolled for the side playing a more "active" role, and the 10 should be added to the side that represents the difficulty of that action. If this is not clear then roll the die for the players' side and add 10 for the Game Master's side.

	==Original Mano a Mano==		==Original Mano a Mano==

	If you would like something more detailed than mini mam which allows for more customized characters and combat options, check out [[Mano a Mano]].		If you would like something more detailed than mini mam which allows for more customized characters and combat options, check out [[Mano a Mano]].

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2009-01-11T19:37:31Z

More Levels

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	===More Levels===		===More Levels===

	For more gradual character development you can allow higher maximum levels and increase the ability and injury modifiers from +1 or -1 to +3 or -3. ~~For each combat roll, use~~ a 20 sided die instead of a 6 sided die for ~~the attacker~~, and add 10 to the defender's level and modifiers instead of a ~~die~~ roll.		For more gradual character development you can allow higher maximum levels and increase the ability and injury modifiers from +1 or -1 to +3 or -3. Use a 20 sided die instead of a 6 sided die for attack rolls, and add 10 to the defender's level and modifiers instead of a defense roll.

	For other rolls use a 20 sided die for one roll and 10 instead of a die for the other roll. Although it does not make a big difference, the die should usually be rolled for the side playing a more "active" role, and the 10 should be added to the side that represents the difficulty of that action. If this is not clear then roll the die for the players' side and add 10 for the Game Master's side.		For other rolls use a 20 sided die for one roll and 10 instead of a die for the other roll. Although it does not make a big difference, the die should usually be rolled for the side playing a more "active" role, and the 10 should be added to the side that represents the difficulty of that action. If this is not clear then roll the die for the players' side and add 10 for the Game Master's side.

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2009-01-11T19:36:37Z

More Levels, Less Dice

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	If any character with thievery heading toward the ambush rolls higher than the roll for the trap, he detects the trap. All of the characters on his side can avoid the trap and the characters waiting in ambush, or they can choose to fight the characters waiting in ambush. When characters detect a trap and avoid it, they don't get to find out how many and what type of enemies were lying in wait.		If any character with thievery heading toward the ambush rolls higher than the roll for the trap, he detects the trap. All of the characters on his side can avoid the trap and the characters waiting in ambush, or they can choose to fight the characters waiting in ambush. When characters detect a trap and avoid it, they don't get to find out how many and what type of enemies were lying in wait.

	===More Levels~~, Less Dice~~===		===More Levels===

	For more gradual character development you can allow higher maximum levels and increase the ability and injury modifiers from +1 or -1 to +3 or -3. For each combat roll, use a 20 sided die instead of a 6 sided die for the attacker, and add 10 to the defender's level and modifiers instead of a die roll.		For more gradual character development you can allow higher maximum levels and increase the ability and injury modifiers from +1 or -1 to +3 or -3. For each combat roll, use a 20 sided die instead of a 6 sided die for the attacker, and add 10 to the defender's level and modifiers instead of a die roll.

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New Abilities

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	Characters can even have ''disabilities'' that work against them:		Characters can even have ''disabilities'' that work against them:

			:'''vampirism''' gives the character an unquenchable thirst for blood and an allergy to sunlight, religion and spicy foods.

	:'''unclean abomination''' disability causes the character with the disability to be incapacitated by any successful attack from a character with healing ability, such as a priest, even if the character with this disability is healthy.		:'''unclean abomination''' disability causes the character with the disability to be incapacitated by any successful attack from a character with healing ability, such as a priest, even if the character with this disability is healthy.

	~~:'''vampirism''' gives the character an unquenchable thirst for blood and an allergy to sunlight, religion and spicy foods.~~

	===Items===		===Items===

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Characters

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	The ''Dragon'' is a powerful, devious,<br>		The ''Dragon'' is a powerful, devious,<br>
	~~agical~~ creature with all four abilities:<br>		magical creature with all four abilities:<br>
	''thievery'', ''magic'', ''fighting'' and ''healing''.		''thievery'', ''magic'', ''fighting'' and ''healing''.
	\|}		\|}

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New Abilities

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	:'''explosion''' ability allows a character to cast a spell which hits every enemy in a battle. When the character uses this spell, make an attack roll against every enemy which is not incapacitated. If the roll is successful the enemy is injured if it was healthy and incapacitated if it was injured. Unlike fireball and similar spells, explosion spells do not incapacitate healthy enemies.		:'''explosion''' ability allows a character to cast a spell which hits every enemy in a battle. When the character uses this spell, make an attack roll against every enemy which is not incapacitated. If the roll is successful the enemy is injured if it was healthy and incapacitated if it was injured. Unlike fireball and similar spells, explosion spells do not incapacitate healthy enemies.

	Characters can even have disabilities that work against them:		Characters can even have ''disabilities'' that work against them:

	:'''unclean abomination''' disability causes the character with the disability to be incapacitated by any successful attack from a character with healing ability, such as a priest, even if the character with this disability is healthy.		:'''unclean abomination''' disability causes the character with the disability to be incapacitated by any successful attack from a character with healing ability, such as a priest, even if the character with this disability is healthy.

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New Abilities

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	Some characters might have minor abilities which give them just one aspect of the four basic abilities:		Some characters might have minor abilities which give them just one aspect of the four basic abilities:

	* ''escaping'' (+1 defense while fleeing)		<dd>
	* ''backstabbing'' (+1 to attack fleeing characters)		'''escaping''' (+1 defense while fleeing)<br>
	* ''hiding'' (+1 to hide before combat)		'''backstabbing''' (+1 to attack fleeing characters)<br>
	* ''pick locks'' (can try to pick locks)		'''hiding''' (+1 to hide before combat)<br>
	* ''disarm traps'' (can try to disarm traps)		'''pick locks''' (can try to pick locks)<br>
	* ''initiative'' (go first in combat like characters with thievery)		'''disarm traps''' (can try to disarm traps)<br>
	* ''sneak attack'' (attack on first turn can incapacitate a healthy enemy)		'''initiative''' (go first in combat like characters with thievery)<br>
	* ''fireball'' (just the spell without the magic knowledge)		'''sneak attack''' (attack on first turn can incapacitate a healthy enemy)<br>
	* ''arcane lore'' (just the knowledge without the spell)		'''fireball''' (just the spell without the magic knowledge)<br>
	* ''attacking'' (+1 to attack rolls)		'''arcane lore''' (just the knowledge without the spell)<br>
	* ''defending'' (+1 to defense rolls)		'''attacking''' (+1 to attack rolls)<br>
	* ''revive'' (change an incapacitated ally's health to injured.)		'''defending''' (+1 to defense rolls)<br>
	* ''heal wounds'' (change an injured ally's health to healthy.)		'''revive''' (change an incapacitated ally's health to injured.)<br>
	* ''persuasion'' (+1 to people skills)		'''heal wounds''' (change an injured ally's health to healthy.)<br>
			'''persuasion''' (+1 to people skills)
			</dd>

	Characters could have ~~completely new abilities instead of or in addition to the basic~~ abilities:		Characters could also have abilities which have different effects:

	* ''protection'' ability gives the character uncanny ability to avoid assassination attempts and magical curses. A character with protection ability is injured instead of incapacitated by a successful fireball, other spell or sneak attack.		:'''protection''' ability gives the character uncanny ability to avoid assassination attempts and magical curses. A character with protection ability is injured instead of incapacitated by a successful fireball, other spell or sneak attack.
	* ''explosion'' ability allows a character to cast a spell which hits every enemy in a battle. When the character uses this spell, make an attack roll against every enemy which is not incapacitated. If the roll is successful the enemy is injured if it was healthy and incapacitated if it was injured. Unlike fireball and similar spells, explosion spells do not incapacitate healthy enemies.

	~~Abilities can even be disabilities that work against~~ a character:		:'''explosion''' ability allows a character to cast a spell which hits every enemy in a battle. When the character uses this spell, make an attack roll against every enemy which is not incapacitated. If the roll is successful the enemy is injured if it was healthy and incapacitated if it was injured. Unlike fireball and similar spells, explosion spells do not incapacitate healthy enemies.

	* a character with the ''unclean abomination'' disability can ~~be incapacitated by a single successful attack by a character with healing ability, such as a priest,~~ even ~~if the creature is healthy.~~		Characters can even have disabilities that work against them:

	* a character with the ''vampirism'' ~~disability has~~ an unquenchable thirst for blood and an allergy to sunlight, religion and spicy foods.		:'''unclean abomination''' disability causes the character with the disability to be incapacitated by any successful attack from a character with healing ability, such as a priest, even if the character with this disability is healthy.

			:'''vampirism''' gives the character an unquenchable thirst for blood and an allergy to sunlight, religion and spicy foods.

	===Items===		===Items===

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Damage

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	[[Image:Minimam-wizard-attack.png]]		[[Image:Minimam-wizard-attack.png]]

	A successful '''fireball''' ~~(or other~~ magic ~~attack)~~ or '''sneak attack''' (the first attack of a character with thievery ability ~~in a given battle~~) makes the target incapacitated regardless of their previous health.		A successful '''fireball''', similar magic spell or '''sneak attack''' (the first attack of a character with thievery ability) makes the target incapacitated regardless of their previous health.

	===Escaping===		===Escaping===