Welcome to Gauldalier! A fantasy setting created by Boo Riley and over the years play tested and developed by the gamer group called Fourth Wall Games.
Setting Rules
Born a Hero
Heroes may ignore the Rank qualifications for Edges during character creation. They must still meet any other Requirements as usual. The usual rules for Rank Requirements apply afterward.
Conviction
Conviction is a special award granted when a character experiences a great victory or catastrophic misfortune. Conviction can be spent to add a d6 to all a character’s Trait and damage totals until the beginning of their next turn. This die can Ace, and its result is added to the final total.
Villainous Conviction
The central villain of an adventure can gain Conviction any time they succeed at a significant goal or the heroes fail in some task related to their scheme. This makes them much more powerful and provides incentive for the heroes to act quickly and decisively when thwarting their plans.
Downtime
When the Game Master decides there’s “downtime” (generally a few days to a week), you can choose one of several activities (see Fantasy Companion, page 77). Narrate what your hero is doing then follow the instructions under each activity. Some Game Masters might also require characters spend money on Lifestyle (see Fantasy Companion, page 50) during Downtime.
Wound Cap
Characters can never suffer more than four Wounds in a single hit and therefore never have to Soak more than four wounds either.