Perils — Advanced Old School Revival

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Perils are units that represent traps or other dangers that occupy a single hex on the map.

Once a peril is triggered, remove it from the map or mark it as used.

Generally, perils do not move, however the GM may create a peril that wanders randomly or that you may control, depending on what you propose and how successful you are in creating it. If there is a possibility of failure, the GM may call for a roll to determine the outcome.

Example of Creating a Peril

The Clockwerk researcher Tkahn wants to use strategic action to create a trap on the map that occupies a forest hex, such that any army passing through the hex is unable to move without spending a turn to free themselves.

Tkahn: I want my minions to create a series of Clockwerk logjams and giant bear traps that waylay enemies unfamiliar with the forest. It’ll be like Endor with the Ewoks, but bloodier.

GM: I don’t see anything that would stop you from doing that; you’ve got plenty of time to prepare and plenty of minions. Let’s do a success check to see how good your trap is.

Tkahn: Okay, that’s Smart plus a d6, right? I’m going to add Domain Knowledge (Clockwerk Engineering) and my story tag, Expert Researcher. (They discuss the relevance of the story tag and skill, and the GM assents.) I got a 13!

The GM allows Tkahn to place the traps on the map and it functions as intended. The GM rules that the mechanical strength of Tkahn’s roll confers a -2 to any action units that occupy an adjacent hex to the trap take and that they must spend a turn to free themselves to disarm the trap.

Since Tkahn rolled an extraordinary result (a 13 or better affords GM advantage), the GM decides to place an extra copy of Tkahn’s trap on the map, to cover more area.

Destroying Perils

If a peril can be destroyed or disarmed, a unit must be adjacent to the peril and spend an action to disarm or destroy it. No roll is necessary to succeed.

A peril cannot be captured.

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