Survival Survival challenges come into play when the Adventurers risk starvation and harsh environment. These challenges are layered on top of the adventure. Adventurers traveling through frozen tundra in search of a lost temple face the challenge of the search, on top of that are layered the challenges of dwindling food supplies and extreme cold. […]

Stealth & Trickery Adventurer can declare that their character is hiding or sneaking at any time. Tests for success are made when character is in danger of being spotted. This can be due to attempting to sneak past a foe, causing loud noise or being actively searched. On success character is Hidden. Hidden: Hidden being

Distance With distance important questions are; Is the goal within reach? If not, what does it take to reach it? Things can be out of reach due to distance or obstacles and an attempt to reach something out of reach requires either an Action, a Test or both.Distance can be abstracted to units that describe

Time is very flexible in tabletop roleplaying games. Days of travel can be followed by seconds of fighting followed by an hour of conversation and planning. All taking an equal amount of time at the table.Most important thing about time becomes; What changes when time passes? Mechanically three concepts are used to measure this change;

While adventuring in dangerous places Bearer makes Trouble Checks for unexpected Setbacks. Trouble Check is made:• Every Round of Conflict to check if an adversary is able to recover dangerous abilities• When Significant or Long Time passes. See Time for more details• When the Trouble Rating increases Trouble Check is made with a six-sided-die (D6).

Burden Burden is accumulated strain from mortal and mystical sources. Backbreaking weight, lack of food, creeping dread and pushing your limits increase Burden.• When a character faces a source of Burden their Burden increases by strength of the source, usually 1 + Degree of failure• Burden has a threshold of 5 + half the characters

Advantage & Disadvantage Advantage and Disadvantage are benefits and complications that dramatically alter a beings chances of success. Advantage: Roll an additional die for each Advantage and choose the highest result.Example sources for Advantage:• Dedicating Significant Time• Successful preparation• Situational advantage such as a surprise Disadvantage: Roll an additional die for each Disadvantage and choose

When dice are rolled, they decide the outcome and all around the table have to live with it.Cursebearer uses a suite of dice from four-sided to twenty-sided (D20). Twenty-sided die is reserved for Tests, the rest are used for effects like damage and healing. Dice rolls are abbreviated to formula “number of dice D sides

To make a Test roll 1D20 and add appropriate bonuses to the roll. If the result is equal or greater than the Difficulty Rating the Test succeeds. There are three types of Tests.Prowess Test: Prowess tests jumping, fighting, tracking and action in general. Adventurer describes the action and Bearer chooses Prowess to add as a

Challenges are storied moments in the adventure. For there to be a Challenge there has to be an obstacle or threat and significant stakes.When faced with a Challenge Adventurers describe their approach. Bearer then considers whether approach fits one of three categories. Fitting: The Adventurers approach to the Challenge is fitting, they overcome the Challenge.Searching