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Congratulations! In a world where there is no shortage of
mediocre games, you’ve managed to find one of the true gems. Designed
from the ground up to be played at a table with real life friends,
HackMaster makes no qualms about its old school heritage. This is the
way role playing games were meant to be played and we present to you
the best of breed.
This version of the game is 'basic' only in that it serves as a gateway
to the dynamic thrill of the HackMaster game. Gone are the days of
waiting around for your 'turn', of battling static opponents or of
being anything but totally in charge of your own
destiny.
Hard
Hitting Old-School Gaming
Who’s Watching YOUR Back??
HackMaster Basic is the skeleton key that unlocks the chains that have
confined you to the humdrum world of the mundane for your entire life.
It is the game of choice for those that know the difference between
ordinary and epic. This is the game for you. You’re not ordinary;
you’re extraordinary. For those of us that live in a world that forces
us to conform, to abide by the rules day in and day out; for those of
us that suffocate in our daily routine of breakfast cereal and ham
sandwiches; for those of us that slave each day in our cubicle
inextricably tied to the digital world; those who would be heroes if it
weren’t for the constraints of reality, we present... HackMaster!
Here’s just a sample of what you’ll find in this book:
• An entirely revamped combat system
geared for quick, hard-hitting, dynamic action.
• Knock-back rules and special melee
maneuvers that eliminate static “conga line of death” battles
• Penetration damage, damage reduction
from armor and shields and revamped ranged combat rules, including
shield 'cover'
• A combination of slot and spell point
system that allows for 'straight up' mage play but at the same time
allows your mage to change spells on the fly or increase a spell’s
range, duration and other effects
• 70+ spells (including Skipping Betty
Fireballs and Heat Seeking Fist of Thunder)
• Classic fantasy races (dwarf, elf,
halfling, human) and classes (fighter, thief, mage, and cleric) for
your campaign
• Five clerical classes to choose from!
• An all-new thief statistic: Luck
Points!
• Quirks and flaws that transform your PC
into a real character
• Building Point rules that let you
customize a character to your own style (there are no ‘cookie cutter
characters’ here!)
• Quick-Start rules for even faster
character creation
• 90+ skills and talents and
proficiencies (including all weapons and armor) and specialization open
to every character class... for a price
• Honor tightly integrated into play and
with more flexible usage
• Confidential GameMaster chapters with
treasure tables, 75 monsters, magic items, tips and more
• An entire chapter devoted to proper
dice usage and etiquette
• PDF EDITION: The 198-page PDF is revised with corrected errata and clarifications, new skills chart and an index.
• (NEW) HackMaster fan Ryan Sanborn has created an unofficial Excel character sheet for your HackMaster Basic game. You can download this great game aid here.
• HackMaster fan Chris Holmes designed an unofficial worksheet for tracking how long your character's wounds
take to heal (including all adjustments permitted). You can download this
game aid here.
• Download the Index (print version)
PDF
• Download the Player Character Record Sheet
PDF
• Download the Quick-Start Rules
PDF
• Download the Table of Contents
PDF
• Download Gary Jackson's foreword
PDF
• Download the Combat Example
PDF (with the Knights of the Dinner Table!)
• White Palette, Ivory Horns is a free PDF adventure for the HackMaster Basic RPG! A classic adventure in the old-school tradition, White Palette, Ivory Horns takes place in and around the village of Vew, on the edge of the untamed Legasa Peaks, and features a variety of combats and challenges designed for three to five 1st level characters.
Please note that we do not offer refunds for PDFs.
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