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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q: What is the dice system Shattered uses?
    • A: The MDS or Multi-Die System. It uses a combination of d4, d6, d8 & d10 along with a Rating system taht tells you wich combination to use. For a longer explanation, please see the MDS page.
  • Q: How do characters progress in Shattered?
    • A: every session the GM passes out experience, this is used to build your character. Shattered is kind of a class-less level-less RPG (we do have some structure with the Archetypes). You may spend as much of the XP as you’d like per session to upgrade your character’s Stats, Skills, and Talents (think abilities or D&D Feats)
  • Q: What are basic attacks and how do I perform them?
    • A: Basic attacks involve melee, ranged, or hand-to-hand attacks. To perform one, you roll your respective Rating (Stat+Skill) for melee (Strength+Melee), ranged (Perception+Ballistics), or Hand-To-Hand (Agility+Hand-To-Hand). Your target rolls dodge (Agility+Dodge) or Block (Toughness+Block). If you exceed their Dodge roll, you hit and deal damage. For Block, you roll damage, the target’s DR changes whether or not the block was successful. If you roll 2x (or more) their Dodge or Block, you bypass DR.
  • Q: What is the premise of Shattered?
    • A: A nation sized cult attempted a mass suicide to bring a being from another dimension into their world. The ritual failed and the world was torn assunder. Roughly 3000 years later, the world is rebuilding. The Reckoning (apocalypse) brought magic into the world.
  • Q: What are the themes in Shattered?
    • A: Shattered launched a Kickstarter as a Steampunk TTRPG, but since then it has grown and evolved into a larger, more encompassing setting. It includes elements of steampunk, biopunk, horror, fantasy
  • Q: Do we plan to expand prosthetics?
    • A: While there are no current plans to expand prosthetics, we wouldn’t mind adding more in the future.
  • Q: Where can I get Shattered?
    • A: on our website we have a list of several vendors
  • Q: What are the races like?
    • A: There are 8 playable races ranging from your default human to telepathic beings to mutated brutes, to fungus people to robots with brains inside.
  • Q: Would Arkanic Drives (or similar devices) ever be made on a smaller scale to be more portable?
    • A: Yes, we would very much like to do that.
  • Q: Have you considered Patreon to drip feed funds for content?
    • A: Yes, but with how we release content and its frequency, we don’t believe it would be worth the money people would give us.

Can I use weapons with Martial Arts and/or grapples?

    • A: yes, but only light weapons
  • Q: Do effects stack? (ie: If I cast 3 Arkane Armors on myself, what happens?)
    • A: with each cast, the duration of the effect or ability is reset. If there is a variable length or bonus, take the higher result
  • Q: How do you calculate stitch health?
    • A: p119 and p120. You add the size category health to the health granted by sparks