D20 Tests

Rolling 20 or 1 

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If you roll a 20 on the d20 (called a “natural 20”) for a skill check, then add 5 to the total.

If you roll a 1 on the d20 (a “natural 1”) for a  skill check, then subtract 5 from the total.

Heroic Inspiration Dice

ADD

-When you roll a Natural 1 on a D20 skill test, attack roll or saving throw during an encounter you may put a D20 in the "pot" for any player to take and use for an advantage during a D20 skill test, attack roll or saving throw.  The "pot" is usually the top of a dice container, beer can or any other object that is visible to the table and can hold multiple dice. 

Combat

Damage and Healing

Critical Hits

CHANGE

When you score a Critical Hit, you deal extra damage. Roll the attack’s damage dice twice, add them together, and add any relevant modifiers as normal. For example, if you score a Critical Hit with a Dagger, roll 2d4 for the damage rather than 1d4, and add your relevant ability modifier. If the attack involves other damage dice, such as from the Rogue’s Sneak Attack feature, you also roll those dice twice. 

TO

When you score a Critical Hit, you deal extra damage. Roll the attack’s damage and add any relevant modifiers as normal, then double that number. If the attack involves other damage dice, such as from the Rogue’s Sneak Attack feature, you add it to the total damage before you double the amount.

Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures comes into play when a player character is "bloodied", or at half or fewer of their hit points. In general, they allow a player on their turn to pre-mark a certain number of death save throw failures in exchange for specified consequences. The death saves reset after a long rest.

One death save

• The player can immediately take dash and disengage actions.

• The player can reroll any d20 test they just failed.

• The player regains one Level 1 spell slot.

Two death saves

• If an attack roll hits, each damage die deals maximum damage.

• The player can give all allies a Heroic Inspiration.

• The player regains an expended spell slot of Level 2 or 3.

Three death saves

• The player can immediately take another turn on their Initiative minus 1. During this turn the player can only take the Attack action or Magic action.

• The player regains an expended spell slot of Level 4 or 5.

• The player can spend their HD to heal themselves.

Expanded Weapon Mastery  

(Added weapons are in parenthesis.)

1. Cleave Weapons: Greataxe, Halberd (Greatsword, Glaive)

2. Graze Weapons: Glaive, Greatsword, (Greataxe, Lance, Pike)

3. Nick Weapons: Dagger, Light Hammer, Sickle, Scimitar (Club, Handaxe, Shortsword)

4. Push Weapons: Greatclub, Pike, Warhammer, Heavy Crossbow (Halberd, Maul, Quarterstaff)

5. Sap Weapons: Mace, Spear, Flail, Longsword, Morningstar, War Pick (Battleaxe, Greatclub, Longbow, Warhammer)

6. Slow Weapons: Club, Javelin, Light Crossbow, Sling, Whip, Longbow, Musket (Flail, Heavy Crossbow, Shortbow)

7. Topple Weapons: Quarterstaff, Battleaxe, Lance, Maul, Trident (Whip, Sling)

8. Vex Weapons: Handaxe, Dart, Shortbow, Rapier, Shortsword, Blowgun, Hand Crossbow, Pistol. (Dagger, Longsword, Scimitar, Sickle) 

**You now pick a weapon mastery you know instead of a weapon.  You may now use the special technique with any weapon that has the mastery. I.E. You pick Vex and Nick as a Rogue.  Now you can use Vex and Nick with any weapon that you are proficient in that also has that mastery.