Resident Evil

• skills centric system, not a class based one. Good variety of skills so you don’t get stuck in the OSR “you have the sword, you are now the warrior” bucket
• simple grid based. In my head it’d be isometric. Range would rarely be relevant, it’s more about how close you are and getting access to things
• limited inventory cap
• combat would be simple, maybe even a “roll for damage” rather than to hit. Enemy internal mechanics can handle things like DR or “gets back up later” effect
• high lethality in the form of limited health pool. Maybe some kind of status system like poison, infection, or a panicked state that makes you actually have to see to hit
• Also it shouldn’t be straight HP. Thresholds feel like a better structure, like daggerheart. Allows you to spread damage out more while still keeping it lower

Characters

Statistics

Hit Points

Skills

0~3

Talents

• Alertness
• Athletics
• Drive
• Lockpicking
• Persuade
• Pilot
• Search
• Stealth
• Swim
• Survival

  Studies

• Anthropology
• Biology
• Bioengineering
• Computer Science
• Forensics
• History
• HUMINT
• Pharmacy
• Surgery

  Training

• Dodge
• First Aid
• Field Crafting (Mcguyver shit)
• Firearms
• Explosives
• Heavy Weapons
• Melee Combat

  Equipment

8 Slots on Player Items have a slot size, effect, damage. Key items aren’t a slot, tools are.

Weapons

Weapon	Slots	Hands	Damage	Mag	Fire	Reload	Draw
Knife	1	1	1d6	N/a	1 AP	N/a	0 AP
Axe	2	1	1d8	N/a	1 AP	N/a	1 AP
Handgun	1	1	1d8	8	2 AP	1 AP	1 AP
Compact Pistol	1	1	1d6	5	1 AP	1 AP	1 AP
Military Handgun	1	1	1d12	8	2 AP	2 AP	2 AP
Pump Action Shotgun	2	2	2d8	2	2 AP	2 AP	2 AP
Semi-Automatic Shotgun	2	2	2d6	6	2 AP	3 AP	2 AP
Bolt Action Rifle	2	2	2d10	5	2 AP	3 AP	2 AP
Semi-Automatic Rifle	2	2	2d10	8	2 AP	2 AP	2 AP
Revolver	2	1	2d12	5	2 AP	3 AP	2 AP
Semi-Automatic Magnum	2	1	2d10	8	2 AP	2 AP	2 AP

Melee

Knife

Skill	Slots	Hands	Damage	Attack	Draw	Holster
Melee	1	1	1d6	1 AP	0 AP	0 AP

Tags

• Melee
• Escape - Can be recovered if the B.O.W is defeated.

  Axe

Skill	Slots	Hands	Damage	Attack	Draw
Melee	2	1	1d8	1 AP	1 AP

Tags

• Melee
• Counter

  Katana

  Pistols

Handgun

Skill	Slots	Hands	Damage	Mag	Fire	Reload	Draw
Firearms	1	1	1d8	8	2 AP	1 AP	1 AP

Tags

• Double Tap

  Upgrades

• Red Dot Sight - +1 to Damage
• Extended Magazine - +4 Magazine Size
• Hair Trigger - Burst

  Compact Pistol

Skill	Slots	Hands	Damage	Mag	Fire	Reload	Draw
Firearms	1	1	1d6	5	1 AP	1 AP	1 AP

Tags

• Double Tap

  Upgrades

• Red Dot Sight - +1 to Damage
• Extended Magazine - +2 Magazine Size

  Military Handgun

Skill	Slots	Hands	Damage	Mag	Fire	Reload	Draw
Firearms	1	1	1d12	8	2 AP	2 AP	2 AP

Tags

• Double Tap

  Upgrades

• Red Dot Sight - +1 to Damage
• Extended Magazine - +4 Magazine Size
• Stock - Wield with two hands for +1 Damage.

  Shotguns

  Pump Action

Skill	Slots	Hands	Damage	Mag	Fire	Reload	Draw
Firearms	2	2	2d8	2	2 AP	2 AP	2 AP

Tags

• Two Hands
• Spread
• Close Quarters

  Upgrades

• Stock - Wield with two hands for +1 Damage.
• Barrel Extension - +2 Magazine Size
• Hair Trigger - Double Tap

  Semi-Automatic Shotgun

Skill	Slots	Hands	Damage	Mag	Fire	Reload	Draw
Firearms	2	2	2d6	6	2 AP	3 AP	2 AP

Tags

• Two Hands
• Close Quarters

  Upgrades

• Sights +1 Damage.

  Rifles

Bolt Action

Skill	Slots	Hands	Damage	Mag	Fire	Reload	Draw
Firearms	2	2	2d10	5	2 AP	3 AP	2 AP

Tags

• Two Hands
• Aim
• Piercing

  Upgrades

• Sights +1 Damage.
• Speed Loader - -1 Reload AP

  Semi-Automatic Rifle

Skill	Slots	Hands	Damage	Mag	Fire	Reload	Draw
Firearms	2	2	2d10	8	2 AP	2 AP	2 AP

Tags

• Two Hands
• Aim

  Upgrades

• Sights +1 Damage.
• Extended Magazine - +2 Magazine

Machine Guns

Submachine Gun

Assault Rifle

Magnums

Revolver

Skill	Slots	Hands	Damage	Mag	Fire	Reload	Draw
Firearms	2	1	2d12	5	2 AP	3 AP	2 AP

Tags

• Steady - +2 Damage with Two Hands
• Piercing
• Close Quarters

  Upgrades

• Hair Trigger - Double Tap

  Semi-Automatic Magnum

Skill	Slots	Hands	Damage	Mag	Fire	Reload	Draw
Firearms	2	1	2d10	8	2 AP	2 AP	2 AP

Tags

• Steady - +2 Damage with Two Hands
• Piercing

  Upgrades

• Hair Trigger - Double Tap
• Laser Sight - +1 Damage
• Extended Magazine +2 Magazine Size

  Grenades

Skill	Damage	Use	Tags
Grenade	2d10	2 AP	Escape
Flash Grenade	0	2 AP	Escape
Incendiary Grenade	2d8	2 AP	Burning
Acid Grenade	2d6	2 AP	Chemical Burn

All Grenades have the Explosive tag.

Speciality

Grenade Launcher

Rocket Launcher

Flamethrower

Railgun

Armor

Name	Minor	Major	Severe	Skill Mods	Description
Street Wear	2	4	8	+Dodge	T-shirts, jeans, suits, dresses, etc.
Jackets	4	8	10		Leather jackets, denim, heavy fabrics.
Tactical Vest					Padded, but light weight protection
Bulletproof Vest				-Dodge	Sturdier, bulkier, heavier, but protective.
Body Armor				-Dodge	Military Grade protection
Bioterror Armor				-Dodge	Hardened material, modern day plate.

Herbs

• Green - Heal
• Red - Merge, Better Heal
• Blue - Cure Poison
• Yellow - Bonus AP (temp)

Tools

Weapon	Slots	Damage	Bonus	Fire	Reload	Draw	Tags
Knife	1	1d6	0	1	N/a	1	Melee
Axe	2	1d8	0	1	N/a	1	Melee
Pistol	1	1d8		2	1	1
Heavy Pistol	1	1d12		2	2	2
Sawed Off Shotgun	1	1d12	1	2	2	1	Spread
Pump Action Shotgun	2	2d8	1	2	3	2	Spread 2H
Riot Shotgun	2	2d6		2	2	2	2H
Bolt Action Rifle	2	2d10		3	2	2	2H
Semi Auto Rifle	2	3d6		3	1	2
SMG	1	1d6+2		2	1	1	Auto
Assault Rifle	2	1d8+2		2	1	2	Auto 2H
Magnum	2	2d12	3	2	3	2

[!note]+ Weapons:

• Pistol (Light, Accurate, Heavy)
• Shotgun (High Spread, Low Spread, Double Barrel, Drum Feed)
• Rifle (Bolt Action, Magazine, Scopes)
• Magnum (Revolver, .50 cal)
• Explosives (Explosive, Incendiary, Cryo, Acid) (Launcher)
• Special (Rocket Launcher, Flamethrower, Taser, Railgun)

Parameters:

• Hands (1,2)
• Inventory Size
• Damage Dice
• AP Cost (Fire, Reload, Draw, Holster)
• Magazine Size
• Ammo Type
• Relevant Skill
• Tag Mechanics
  • Melee (Adjacent targets only)
  • Escape (Lose the item, prevent Melee damage. May be recovered.)
  • Counter (Reaction: when a creature misses, make a Melee on it)
  • Steady (Using with 2 hands gives Bonus)
  • Double Tap (Two shots in a round for all AP)
  • Two Hands (Need both hands to wield, must holster or drop to interact)
  • Spread (Cone template, hit multiple targets)
  • Close Quarters (Deals bonus damage to adjacent targets)
  • Auto (Multiple attacks per round, increasing penalty per, jam risk)
  • Burst (Advantage on attack rolls (roll 4d6, take higher two.))
  • Aim (Ensures a minimum Damage threshold hit, takes an action)
  • Penetration (Ignores X amount of DR)
  • Piercing (Line template, hit multiple targets)
  • Burning (Applies Burning condition)
  • Explosion (Circle Template)
  • Lethal (Deals damage directly, ignores thresholds) Upgrades: Additional tags, possibly changes core values (more slots, damage etc)
• Scope (Infinite Range) ⚠ Range isn’t a part of the game though
• Sights (+1 to Damage)
• Extended Magazine (Add to Magazine size)
• Stock (Enable Steady for a one handed weapon)
• Barrel (Reduce Fire AP)
• Speed Loader (Reduce Reload AP)
• Sawed-Off Barrel (Spread tag)?

Mechanics

Checks

2d6 + Skill for checks

Exploration

6 space movement. strict timekeeping and movement (everything is a dungeon)

Combat

3 AP on a turn. Movement is free. WD is weapon dependent. GM can have a rolled check determine AP to complete an action. (R) is reactionary, done on other’s turns

Action	Cost	Skill
Fire	WD	+Firearms
Reload	WD	n/a
Draw	WD	n/a
Holster	1	n/a
Search (Pick Up)	1	+Search
Run	2	+Athletics
Other	?	?
Dodge (R)	1	+Dodge
Parry (R)	1	+Melee

AP Maybe? Roll damage dice directly from a weapon PCs roll to negate damage against them +Dodge, +Melee. +Dodge you move 5 feet. +Melee you can make an attack back but you’re in reach. Attacks of opportunity. Multiple dodges/parry get increasing penalty (-1 per prior since last turn?)

Run action for additional movement +athletics. Must holster long weapons? Swapping weapons is an action, as is reloading. Easier to swap to handguns

Health & Damage

Hit Point total. Thresholds: Minor (4), Major (8), Severe (10). 1, 2, and 3 damage if damage roll is equal to it respectively. 0 if under minor. pluses shift the whole column over (effectively reducing the threshold by 1)

xdx	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1d6	83%	67%	50%	33%	17%	—	—	—	—	—	—
1d8	88%	75%	63%	50%	38%	25%	13%	—	—	—	—
1d10	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%	—	—
1d12	92%	83%	75%	67%	58%	50%	42%	33%	25%	17%	8%
2d6	100%	97%	92%	83%	72%	58%	42%	28%	17%	8%	3%
2d8	100%	98%	95%	91%	84%	77%	67%	56%	44%	33%	23%
3d6	100%	100%	100%	98%	95%	91%	84%	74%	63%	50%	38%
2d10	100%	99%	97%	94%	90%	85%	79%	72%	64%	55%	45%
2d12	100%	99%	98%	96%	93%	90%	85%	81%	75%	69%	62%
3d8	100%	100%	100%	99%	98%	96%	93%	89%	84%	77%	68%

• Player turn. Rolls damage dice. Compares to the target’s Thresholds, deals that much damage.
• Enemy turn. Player rolls +Dodge or +Melee for defense against the Attack’s DC. On a failure, suffers the damage of the attack. On a success, move or parry.

  Conditions

• Stressed: Must succeed a check before getting to roll a damage die.
• Poisoned:
• Bleeding:
• Burning: At start of each turn, take one Damage.
• Chemical Burn: Eliminates DR while suffering

  Enemies

• Hit points and Movement speed
• Defense thresholds for their defenses. They do not (by default) get a dodge/parry.
• One or more Attacks with DC and Damage - DC is for the player to avoid the damage with a Dodge/Melee, Damage is what they suffer on a failure. Can be dice or fixed.

  Zombie

Hit Points	Movement	Minor	Major	Severe
6	15ft	6	10	12

• Lunge 6 : 1d6+2 (Move an additional 10ft before attacking.)
• Grasp 8 : 1d8+2
• Bite 8 : 8

  Cerberus

Hit Points	Movement	Minor	Major	Severe
3	30ft	3	6	8

• Bite 6 : 1d6+3
• Lunge 8 : 6 (Move an additional 10ft before attacking.)