/1e/Multi-Die System (MDS)

From Shattered: A Grimdark RPG
Revision as of 22:39, 2 March 2021 by INDE Admin (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search


Shattered runs on the MDS (Multi-Die System). A character's aptitude is known as their Rating and is determined by the sum of a Stat and Skill. Higher Ratings mean greater dice and dice pools for the player to roll. This better simulates a "normal" progression: In the beginning, some things are simply impossible for an untrained novice. For greatly skilled characters, however, even time-consuming tasks become simple.

Every 4 ranks invokes a "Die Wrap" which adds a 1d10 and starts over with 1d4. Please see Rating 4 and Rating 5 for an example.

Rating Dice Code Rating Dice Code
1 1d4 11 2d10+1d8
2 1d6 12 3d10
3 1d8 13 3d10+1d4
4 1d10 14 3d10+1d6
5 1d10+1d4 15 3d10+1d8
6 1d10+1d6 16 4d10
7 1d10+1d8 17 4d10+1d4
8 2d10 18 4d10+1d6
9 2d10+1d4 19 4d10+1d8
10 2d10+1d6 20 5d10