HOW TO PLAY

One Game Rule to Rule Them All

The ODD game is built around a core mechanic. This core mechanic is used to resolve all actions in the game, keeping play fast and intuitive.

The Core Game Mechanic: Whenever your character attempts an action that has a chance of failure associated with it, roll a twenty-sided die (d20). The higher the roll, the better the character’s chances of succeeding in that action.

Character actions boil down to three basic types:

• Attack Roll in order to hit an opponent in combat
• Saving Throw in order to avoid something bad happening such as falling into a pit of snakes
• Attribute Check in order to accomplish something such as climbing a wall, turning undead or bluffing a guard

Other dice rolls are used by players to determine things like damage done when an opponent is sucessfully hit in combat or by the Referee to determine which way the wind is blowing or if there are monsters lurking in the shadows.

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