Simply Rules | Simply PF2e

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From Eldritch Osiris Games

Actions | Checks and DCs | Traits | Items | Size and Space | Reach | Melee Strikes | Range | Ranged Strikes | Conditions | Game Modes | Encounter Mode | Exploration Mode | Downtime Mode

Simply Rules

Actions - This is the Action icon. These mean an activity will take one, two, or three actions. This is a Free Action icon. These can be used like an action during a turn without using up an action. Participants in an encounter can have one free action per trigger, or freely if there is no trigger. This is a Reaction icon. Participants in an encounter can use a reaction once per round, even when it's not their turn, so long as the trigger is met.

Checks and DCs - Checks are when a Player or GM rolls a d20 to see if a task succeeds or fails. - Difficulty Class (DC) is the number that a check must meet to succeed. - To make a check, roll a d20, add any l modifiers or penalties, and compare the result with the DC. - Sometimes rolls can critically succeed or critically fail. This is called the Degree of Success. Rolling a 1 on the d20 will make the Degree of Success go down one bracket. A check 10 or more below the DC is a Critical Failure. A check below the DC is a Failure. A check that meets the DC is a Success. A check 10 or more above the DC is a Critical Success. Rolling a 20 on the d20 will make the Degree of Success go up one bracket.

Traits Traits help show common rules for abilities, spells, creatures, items, and game mechanics. The spells Burning Hands and Scorching Ray both have the Fire trait. That I means both spells share the rules for the Fire trait. The Leshy ancestry has the Uncommon, Leshy, and Plant traits. This shows the Leshy’s rarity, creature type, and that it is a plant

Size and Space One square of space is equal to 5 feet. Creatures and objects of different sizes occupy different amounts of space. Tiny Takes up less than 5ft (Can have 4 in one square), Small 5ft, Medium 5ft, Large 10ft, Huge 15ft, Gargantuan 15ft or more

Range Range is how far an effect can occur. Thrown and ranged weapons have a range increment. Ranged attacks take penalties as they go farther away. Let’s take the Shortbow for example. A shortbow has a range of 60ft. The attack gets a -2 penalty every 60 feet after the first range increment. Up to a -10 penalty. range of 60ft. Attacks six times further than the weapon’s range are impossible.

Conditions

Conditions Conditions change a character or object’s physical or mental state. - Condition effects last until their duration ends, they are ¥ removed, or their terms are resolved. Some conditions override and suppress other conditions. The overridden condition’s duration continues while suppressed. Condition values show the severity of a condition’s bonuses or penalties. The condition ends if the value is reduced to 0.

Game Modes There are three modes of gameplay. Encounter Mode Exploration Mode Downtime Mode

Encounter Mode Encounter mode starts for everyone when anyone enters an encounter. Time is divided into rounds roughly 6 seconds long. Most participants will have 3 actions. Participants can include... Player, Non-Player, and Hazards

Exploration Mode Time in exploration mode is free-form and can minutes, hours, or even days. The GM determines how much time passes for activities. Activities for exploration mode can include... Traveling, Role-Play, Overcoming Obstacles, Rest and Daily Preparations

Downtime Mode Usually played as long forms of time, such as day-by-day or over the course of a week. Settings are relatively safe, such as cities or settlements. Activities for downtime mode can include... Long-Term Rest, Retraining, Earning Income, Forming Connections

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