Scratch
The Scratch Role-Playing System (Scratch RPS) is a simple set of RPG rules used in the Squawk Role-Playing Game and Ancient & Deadly. Scratch uses twenty-sided dice and traditional roll-and-add-bonus game mechanics. Stats for Scratch characters can be as simple as a few abilities and ability levels which are added to rolls when those abilities are used.
The Scratch RPS has a few basic rules and many optional rules that may be used depending on whether they are required or desired:
Basic Rules
- Rolls
- Turns
- Hit Points
- Defenses
- Basic Actions
- Abilities
- Toughness
- Attack Abilities
- Stalking Abilities
- Movement Abilities
- Support Abilities
- Combat Example
Optional Rules
- Vehicles - rules for big machines you can ride
- Grid - play on hexes and squares
- Twenty-Sided Die Alternatives
- Example Characters
Experimental Rules
Ready for Testing:
- Jumping, Climbing and Falling - falling damage and how to avoid it
- Pace - how long do turns take, and how much time passes between turns?
- Random Damage - use d4, d6, d8, d10 and d12 to roll damage
Work in Progress:
- Skills - extra features for your character's abilities
- Races - choose a race with features and a CP cost
