Mythic - Discworld Rules

 Here's a summary of the rules I use for my Mythic Discworld games. They can also be used for any fantasy game; just change the races as you see fit.

Simplified Mythic Discworld Rules

Abilities

Characters have 3 Abilities:

• Do:  Anything physical, including Combat and Toughness.
• Think:  Anything mental, including Stealth and Magic.
• Talk:  Any interactions.

Rules and Options:

• Stats for Abilities range from + to - with 0 being average.
• Characters gain 2 Ability Points per Level.
• Level 0 characters get 0 AP.
• Level -1 characters get -1 AP.
• Starting characters can trade points from one ability to another.

Skills

• Characters can trade 1 AP for 3 Skill Points.

Do:

• Athletics: Any non-combat physical rolls.
• Combat:  Attack and Damage.
• Toughness:  Resisting Physical Damage.

Think:

• Brains:  Anything requiring intellect.
• Wits:  Stealth, Bluffing, and Awareness.
• Magic:  Casting and resisting.

Talk:

• Charm:  Make someone calmer and cooperative.
• Question:  Gather information, formally, or general dialog.
• Wealth:  Buying and selling.

 

Races

Level 1 Characters or higher get +1 to an Ability.

• Dwarf:  +1 Do.
• Troll:  +1 Do.
• Golem:  +1 Do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Gnome:  +1 Think.
• Goblin:  +1 Think.
• Igor:  +1 Think.
• Werewolf:  +1 Do.
• Vampire:  +1 Do.
• Orc:  +1 Do.
• Human:  +1 to any Ability.

 

Classes, General

Examples: 

• Warrior, Guard, Watchman, Thief, Assassin, Fool, Acrobat, Conman, Thig, Bandit, Merchant, Expert, Driver, Hunter, Gambler.

 

Magical Classes

• Magical Classes can Cast Spells.
• When created, Character sacrifices 1 Ability Point,

Examples:

• Wizard, Witch, Druid, Alchemist, History Monk, Sorcerer.

Spells

• No Spell Slots.
• All spells require a Magic roll.
• Rolling Exceptional No results in -1 RS.

Types of Spells:

• Damage:  Fireball, Lightning, Thorns.
• Escape:  Teleport, Danger Sense, Shield.
• Effect:  Heal, Forget, Levitate.

 

 

 

 

Character Creation

• Choose a Race.
• Choose a Class.
• Distribute Ability Points.
• Choose Spells (if Magic Class)
• Create background, appearance, etc.
• Venture forth!

 

 

Experience

• When a character succeeds with a Clash or Ability check, the character receives an Adventure Token.
• AT can be spent to gain a +1 RS at any time.
• However, a character rolling an Exceptional failure receives a Negative Adventure Token, which cancels out 1 previous AT.
• After gaining a total of 3 AT, a character can attempt to advance by making a Fate Roll.
• The Difficulty is the next Level.
• Failure means the character can try again next time 3 AT are rolled.
• Random events mean the character must perform a task first.

 

Money!

• No coins are kept on record for currency.
• Instead, characters purchase things by making Talk rolls.
• The Difficulty base is 0 but is modified by its bonus.
• The Bonus is modified by the number of uses.
• So a sword with a permanent +2 bonus (+2 x +3 for perm bonus) would have +6 Difficulty.
• AT can be spent to improve chances.
• If Exceptional No is rolled, a character cannot make another roll to buy something until gaining another AT.