Savage Worlds is a generic RPG from Pinnacle Entertainment Group. The core values of the system are explicitly stated as, "Fast! Furious! and Fun!"
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What happened to Adventure Cards?
I kept seeing references to adventure cards and the adventure deck, then I noticed PEG used to sell a deck of adventure cards. Lots of people seemed to like it, but I can't find it for sale anymore.
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Overcoming racial hindrances
Is it possible for a character to cancel out a racial hindrance using a edge from character improvement?
For example, a player is playing a Grael, who has the 'All Thumbs' hindrance because of his ...
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How to challenge legendary characters?
As characters get to Legendary in Savage World (Fantasy) they abilities soon seem to out class the Powers the creatures have. For example, most powers are saved with a attribute, say Agility, if you ...
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50 Fathoms Quake Spell Effect
How big a hole does the Quake spell in 50 Fathoms produce? The description says that those who make their save, cling to the sides and may climb out.
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How many members make up the typical Savage Worlds adventuring party?
After looking at the Test Drive, I do not see anything about party sizes. Is there a standard Savage Worlds party size? I want to try out the Tomb of Terrors one-shot with the Test Drive rules, but ...
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What happens when you deal damage with a raise but the victim is already shaken?
Let's say a wild card foe gets shaken (either through damage or other means). Per the rules, if she gets "shaken again" through successful damage, she gets a wound instead (and remains shaken).
What ...
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How do you plan Savage Worlds combats based on PC ability?
Last night I ran my first Savage Worlds combat, to try to get a feel for the system. The combatants were two sword-wielding fighting men against three orcs (extras) and their chieftain (a wild card). ...
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Does a magic weapon's bonus increase Parry as well as Fighting?
So the lovely DM gave out a magic sword, which my character has gobbled up. Let's say the weapon is +1/+1, meaning I get +1 to Fighting and +1 to Damage. Since Fighting is intrinsically tied to ...
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A mage has 'Beast Friend'ed a swarm that then splits. What happens?
A mage has cast a 'Beast Friend' spell on a swarm of creatures -- say, a swarm of Razor Wings. The swarm then takes a wound and splits into two swarms. Does the mage now have control of all of the new ...
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What happens when a swarm of creatures you are controlling with Beast Friend attacks another swarm of the same type of creatures?
If a mage casts Beast Friend on a swarm of creatures, and then directs them to attack another swarm of the same type of creatures, what happens? Are the two swarms able to differentiate between those ...
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Casting successive 'Beast Friend' spells
Can a mage have more than one 'Beast Friend' spell running at the same time or does he need to concentrate on spell to keep it active.
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How can one prevent the gadgeteer edge in Savage Worlds from becoming overpowered without banning or nerfing it into oblivion?
According to the text in the Deluxe Edition of Savage Worlds, the Gadgeteer edge available to weird scientists (WS) allows a player to indefinitely accumulate devices at a rate of one per session, ...
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How can characters with low Fighting and Shooting contribute in combat?
I've run a few rounds of Savage Worlds, and I like the quick character generation and minimal bookkeeping. I'm a little frustrated with a phenomenon which is hardly unique to the system: in combat, ...
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Soaking wounds with Bennies
When Soaking Wounds with a bennie do you roll for the maximum number of wounds the damage could do, or the maximum wound the character can take. For example, say a character currently has 2 wounds and ...
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Using a Magic Item as an Edge Pre-requisite
Can a character take an Edge with an Advance that uses an Edge they got from a Magic Item as a pre requisite. For Example say I had a "Gum Shield of Frenzy" could I get Improved Frenzy.
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What is the basic TN for Character Rolls in Mass Battles?
When a character chooses to fight in a Mass Battle. What is the original TN (before the mods for number of tokens and character rank).
For a spellcraft roll is we assume TN 4 but for fighting it is ...
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Wizard Edge in a Mass Battle
The Wizard Edge reduces the cost of a power by one point for each raise. Does this reduce the Power Points per round used, if you roll a Raise or Two Raises using their Arcane Skill roll?
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How long is a Mass Battle round?
The SWD rules give no suggestion for the length of a round in a Mass Battle are there any rules or hints for how long this should be for a battle type and size anywhere?
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Is the Wizard in Savage Worlds too powerful?
I have a long running fantasy campaign with Savage Worlds and I wonder if the Arcane Background (Magic) is too powerful. The wizard can quickly overwhelm the fighter types with the ease that they hit ...
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Is Savage Worlds Deluxe Edition the new standard rules?
I'm not clear about what role the Savage Worlds Deluxe edition serves now. Are future Savage Worlds products from Pinnacle going to be released using the Deluxe rules from now on? Or will they ...
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How to create a new Ray Gun with Weird Science?
If a character with the Arcane Background (Weird Science) edge takes a new Power, say Bolt, do they need to roll a skill check to create their Ray Gun?
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Surprise round procedure
As per the rules, those doing the surprise attack start on hold. Does this mean they need to also win an agility test with the non surprised character with the highest initative to actually go first?
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Action per turn in Savage worlds?
I was looking at the Savage Worlds test drive PDF and was wondering how the action economy goes. Basically for non attack actions in a turn like agility tricks or trying to intimidate an opponent. Are ...
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Replaying Adventure Card?
Should you allow the following. Player A use the "my Bennies become XPs" adventure card then, Player B plays "get a card from the Discard stack" and then replays "my Bennies become XPs"?
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Does the power Beast Friend work for, say, part of a Coral Reef?
Say you were an underwater creature with Beast Friend. Would it be reasonable to use the power to control part of a coral reef and all the small creatures in the area?
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Can a Berserking hero run away from enemies?
In savage worlds, the Berserk edge causes a hero to "attack with reckless abandon." He can also leave berserk by doing nothing on his turn (not even movement) and passing a smarts roll at -2.
I'm ...
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What are the best alternatives to cards for initiative in Savage Worlds?
I can't use the card initiative system for a web-based game that I have started. The web-page have a full dice-roller with lots of options, so... which are the best alternative ways to do initiative?
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What is the “average human” stat for Savage Worlds?
I just started running Savage Worlds (SW:EX) and ran into a minor issue on my first session. The SW:EX book says in the Character Creation section that an average human has a d6 for any given stat. ...
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What happens when an Extra is Incapacitated but survives?
Tonight in my Savage Worlds (Explorer Edition) game, several of the bad guys, all Extras, were shot, took damage exceeding their Toughness, and were put out of the fight--which I believe is ...
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Face cards or better?
In the Savage Worlds RPG I have seen the phase "Face cards or better".
Does this mean Joker and or Aces as well as Jack, Queen and King?
Is this defined anywhere in the rule book?
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Sword and Spell Casting?
If a Wizard has a Rapier in one hand and then casts a spell, do they get the off hand penalty?
That is do they have to use there other hand to cast the spell.
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Using a Rapier in your Off Hand?
You get a +1 to Parry using a Rapier. If you hold a Rapier in your Off Hand do you still get the +1 to Parry?
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Does a skill at d4-2 count for the wild die too?
I've seen that with skills with a +x bonus, it applies to both the skill die and the wild die. How about if you have an untrained skill at d4-2. Does the -2 also apply to your wild die?
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Arcane Background: Backlash on a roll on “1”?
A lot of the Arcane Backgrounds something happens on a roll of '1' on your Spellcasting die. I originally read this to mean that only if your total was a natural '1', i.e. your first roll was a ...
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Bennies for Long Sessions?
In Savage Worlds, Player Bennies refresh at the start of a new session. What is the best way to handle a long session?
For example what if the session is all day or even all weekend?
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What if two mages use the “beast friend” spell on the same creature?
What happens if a second mage attempts to "Beast Friend" a creature that has already been "Beast Friend"-ed by another mage?
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Does Invulnerable include Magic Weapons?
Some creatures in Savage Worlds are Invulnerable to wounds except for something they have a Weakness to. For example: a Vampire has a Weakness to Sunlight and other standard anti-Vampire attacks.
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What size is Savage Worlds Kerberos Club?
Is the Savage Worlds edition of The Kerberos Club sized the same as the Explorer Edition and Superpowers Companion, or is it a more traditional 8.5"x11" sized book?
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How long does “Joker” initiative in Savage Worlds apply?
I'm trying to learn enough Savage Worlds to start running a little experimental game. I keep feeling like the rules are explained poorly, but it may just be that my brain is not ready to learn.
The ...
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One-sheet Savage Worlds adventures: do they only require the core rules?
Do the one-sheet Savage Worlds adventures only require the core rules, or do they generally use some setting-specific rules?
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Where can I find Fantasy Pregen Characters?
Has anyone done any Savage World Iconic (1) Fantasy Characters pregens with all their advances, like Triple Ace Games' Daring Tales of the Space Lanes Character Pregens who I can give to player that ...
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Advice on converting a D&D adventure to Savage Worlds Fantasy
Are there any useful rules, tips or suggestions for converting a D&D adventure to Savage Worlds with the Fantasy Companion?
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Handling Dungeon Traps?
How should standard dungeon traps be handled in Savage Worlds?
For example:
do characters get a Notice roll if they aren't searching for the trap?
what should be the mod to spot a
trap with Notice?
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Does Arcane Resistance work against inherent abilities?
If a creature has an ability that is like a power. For example, an undead with fear ability. Are the character allowed to save using their Arcane Resistance Edge?
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Can I use a barrier power to create a bridge?
If you have a pit of fire or lava, is there any reason to not allow the barrier power to be used to create a bridge over it?
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Are there any “War Of The Dead” maps
In the War Of The Dead Campaign for Savage World there are no provided Maps in the PDFs. I have seen on the forum that Daring Entertainment intended to produce some for the encounter locations but I ...
