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Abbreviations
Common shorthand used in Hexidecimate stat blocks, equipment, attacks, deflection, and class references.
Core Reference
Rules
Actions, checks, combat flow, damage, movement, fatigue, and the working systems that keep play moving at the table.
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Action Types
Primary actions, move actions, reactions, free actions, and combined action costs.
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Character Creation
Character Creation
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Checks and Saves
Checks represent your ability to resist danger, push through hardship, and avoid harmful effects.
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Combat Options
Common combat options, defensive choices, special manoeuvres, and mounted combat.
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Combat Overview
Combat Overview
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Combat Rules
Rules on combat
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Condition Stacking
How conditions interact and combine.
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Damage Types
Weapons and attacks deal different types of damage, which interact with armour in different ways.
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Deflection
When your character is struck, you can attempt to deflect the attack if you are aware of it. A successful deflection means you have parried ...
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Encumbrance
Encumbrance represents the burden of carrying equipment and affects your movement and combat ability.
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Free Actions
Free actions do not consume your primary action, move action, or reaction.
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Health and Wounds
HP represents your character's vitality and ability to take punishment. When HP drops to 0 or less, you are out of HP and may start taking w...
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Holding Breath
Rules for how long you can hold your breath and what happens when you can't breathe.
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Initiative
Initiative, marching order, surprise, delaying, and simultaneous actions.
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Jumping
The ease of jumping depends on your base movement speed compared to the jump distance:
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Markdown Property Reference
Reference for markdown frontmatter and table properties used by the wiki build and character sheet.
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Move Actions
Movement values, movement action costs, difficult movement, climbing, swimming, crawling, and overland movement.
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Objects and Surfaces
Rules for damaging objects, degrading surfaces, and breaking through materials.
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Reactions
Reactions are brief actions taken on your turn or in response to threat.
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Rest and Recovery
Rest is essential for healing wounds and recovering from the rigors of adventure.
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Senses and Vision
Common sense and vision types used by creatures, abilities, and magical effects.
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Size Categories
Creature size affects combat, movement, and physical capabilities. Size modifiers apply to attacks, defenses, and damage.
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Success Rolls
Success rolls are the core mechanic for resolving actions in Hexidecimate. You roll a D20 and add your modifiers to try to reach the target ...
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Threat
Threat represents the ability to make reaction attacks against enemies who let their guard down.
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Time and Watches
Time in Hexidecimate is measured in watches - four-hour periods that structure the adventuring day. Each season has its own named watches th...
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Zero Level Occupations
Occupation tables for zero-level characters.
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Zero Level Play
Zero-level funnel play for fast, fragile starting characters before class selection.