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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Can Savage Worlds be played effectively on a Square or Hex Grid?
Can Savage Worlds be played effectively on a Square or Hex Grid? And if so, what sort of resources are there for converting Savage world distances (move speeds, ranges, blast sizes) to fit the grid?
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Savage Worlds: Do extras gain experience, take hindrances and edges?
I've just picked up PEG Inc's edition of "Savage Worlds," and the way experience works for me is unclear. Each player controls a Wild Card character and collaborates on controlling a pool of Extra ...
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Are the offspring of Wild Card creatures also Wild Cards?
If a creature is a Wild Card, are its young also Wild Cards, or do they only become Wild Cards once they have matured?
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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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Do spells need to roll 4+ even if they are opposed rolls?
Some spells allow the enemy an opposed check to avoid the effect. Does the caster still need at least a 4+ on the roll, or is it sufficient that it is higher than the opposed roll?
Example: Burst - ...
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What fantasy setting for Savage Worlds?
I've been playing D&D over the last 20 years through 3 editions. I've recently picked up Savage Worlds Deluxe and really like what I see. I'm looking for some information on which ...
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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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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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Limits of the Entangle Power?
The duration of the entangle power seams to be until you make make your break free roll.
Is the break free roll a standard test ie TN 4 or against the arcane skill roll?
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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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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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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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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 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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How fast do Rocs grow?
A character has access to a roc egg. I would like to work out at what point it could be ridden, and when it stops being a cute bird and turns into a man-eating monster that locals might object to ...
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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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How does Armour work in Savage Worlds?
I am a bit confused about how Armour and Armour Piercing is meant to work.
If you have a Toughness of 8 and Armour of say +2 (10) and you are hit by a weapon with AP 2. Do you take 2 off for the AP ...
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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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As a GM, when to force a harrowed player for control of his body?
In Deadlands:Reloaded, it's possible for characters to become Harrowed. In short, this means the character has died and been re-animated by an evil spirit. It's up to the GM to decide when this ...
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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 a tied Trick or Test of Wills go to the attacker or defender?
Tricks and Tests of Wills are opposed rolls. The result is binary though: either the bonus/malus the "attacker" is trying to apply gets applied to the target, or it doesn't.
Opposed rolls on the ...
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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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Does ending a Power early take the equivalent of an action?
Obviously it normally takes an spellcasting action to use Shape Change (Savage Worlds Deluxe EE, p. 115) to shift into animal form, but the description says nothing about how shifting back to normal ...
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Does Additional Bolts mean Additional Backlashes?
When using a power like Bolt with the Additional Bolts option, does any '1' on any of the Spellcasting rolls invoke a Backlash for a character with Arcane Background (Magic). That is if you roll three ...
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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 ...
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What powers do Elemental Mages start with?
In the 50 Fathoms players section it does not specify what a starting character gets when they select Arcane Background (Magic). This is unlike the other Arcane Backgrounds in the other rule book.
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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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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 means are there for dealing with invisible creatures?
In Savage Worlds, the Invisibility spell makes a target invisible - a normal Success on the Invisibility casting roll means you must first make a Notice check at -4 to spot it, then your attack roll ...
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Where can one find a list of Savage Worlds Explorer Edition publications?
Pinnacle's Savage World settings seem to be making the switch to the Explorer's Edition size publications gradually. The Companions were initially published in the Explorer's Edition size. The newest ...
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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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Can a mage have a Roc Familiar?
A mage in my game would like to have a Roc chick that is about to hatch as his Familiar. The rules on the Familiar edge give guidelines on the size of creature that can be a familiar, and so the young ...
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Kraken Dehydration preventing using Environmental Protection
In 50 Fathoms Kraken and a few other races have a hindrance of Dehydration, that means they must immerse themselfs in water for at at least hour, in every 24 hours, can the dehdyration be prevented ...
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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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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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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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How many Power Points does a Mirror Self ally have?
According to Savage Worlds Deluxe Edition, when casting Summon Ally to create a Mirror Self, the duplicate has "half the total Power Points" of the caster. Does "total" mean "maximum" here?
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Is it a single or double run?
If a character runs and does a double move do they roll there running die twice?
IE if the character has Pace 6" and run d6 do they
Move (6+d6)" which takes a whole round
standard double move 12"
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Where is the ally sheet? Is it good as an NPC sheet?
The SWD:EE mentions a donwloadable Ally Sheet. I found several fan made ally sheets (some pretty slick) but couldn't find it in the official site. Was it removed?
I plan to begin GMing soon and ...
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How can I use Helfrost spells with Power Points?
I would like to give my players some spells from Hellfrost - but Hellfrost uses a penalty to the casting roll instead of Power Points cost. How can I convert those spells for use with Power Points?
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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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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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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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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?
