Contents

• 1. Character Creation
  • 1.1 Character Creation Terms
  • 1.2 Fudge Trait Levels
  • 1.3 Character Traits
    • 1.3.1 Attributes
    • 1.3.2 Skills
    • 1.3.3 Gifts
    • 1.3.4 Faults
    • 1.3.5 Personality
    • 1.3.6 Fudge Points
  • 1.4 Allocating Traits
  • 1.5 Subjective Character Creation
  • 1.6 Objective Character Creation
    • 1.6.1 Attributes
    • 1.6.2 Skills
    • 1.6.3 Gifts & Faults
    • 1.6.4 Trading Traits
  • 1.7 Uncommitted Traits
  • 1.8 Random Character Creation
  • 1.9 Minimizing Abuse
  
  
• 2. Supernormal Powers
  • 2.1 Supernormal Power Terms
  • 2.2 Powers at Character Creation
    • 2.2.1 Powers Available
    • 2.2.2 Associated Skills
    • 2.2.3 Combat Powers
  • 2.3 Non-humans
    • 2.3.1 Strength and Mass
    • 2.3.2 Speed
    • 2.3.3 Scale Correlations
    • 2.3.4 Cost of Scale
    • 2.3.5 Racial Bonuses and Penalties
  • 2.4 Legendary Heroes
  • 2.5 Magic
  • 2.6 Miracles
  • 2.7 Psi
  • 2.8 Superpowers
  • 2.9 Cybernetic Enhancements
  
  
• 3. Action Resolution
  • 3.1 Action Resolution Terms
  • 3.2 Rolling the Dice
    • 3.2.1 Reading the Dice: Fudge Dice
    • 3.2.2 Other Dice Techniques
    • 3.2.3 Success Rates
  • 3.3 Action Modifiers
  • 3.4 Unopposed Actions
  • 3.5 Opposed Actions
  • 3.6 Critical Results
  • 3.7 NPC Reactions
  
  
• 4. Combat
  • 4.1 Combat Terms
  • 4.2 Melee Combat
    • 4.2.1 Story Elements
    • 4.2.2 Simultaneous Combat Rounds
    • 4.2.3 Alternating Combat Turns
  • 4.3 Melee Combat Options
    • 4.3.1 Melee Modifiers
    • 4.3.2 Offensive/Defensive Tactics
    • 4.3.3 PCs vs. NPCs
    • 4.3.4 Multiple Combatants in Melee
    • 4.3.5 Hit Location
    • 4.3.6 Fancy Stuff
  • 4.4 Ranged Combat
  • 4.5 Wounds
    • 4.5.1 Wound Levels
    • 4.5.2 Damage Capacity
    • 4.5.3 Wound Factors
    • 4.5.4 Sample Wound Factors List
    • 4.5.5 Determining Wound Level
    • 4.5.6 Grazing
    • 4.5.7 Recording Wounds
    • 4.5.8 Non-human Scale in Combat
  • 4.6 Wound Options
    • 4.6.1 Damage Die Roll
    • 4.6.2 Stun, Knockout, and Pulling Punches
    • 4.6.3 Min-Mid-Max Die Roll
    • 4.6.4 PC Death
    • 4.6.5 Technological Levels as Scale
  • 4.7 Combat and Wounding Example
  • 4.8 Healing
  
  
• 5. Character Development
  • 5.1 Subjective Character Development
  • 5.2 Objective Character Development
  • 5.3 Development through Training
  • 5.4 Alternative Experience System
  
  
• 6. Tips and Examples
  • 6.1 GM Tips and Conversion
    • 6.1.1 Conversion Hints
    • 6.1.2 Templates
  • 6.2 Character Sheet Example
  • 6.3 Character Examples
    • 6.3.1 Fantasy Characters
    • 6.3.2 Historical Fiction Characters
    • 6.3.3 Modern Characters
    • 6.3.4 Science Fiction Characters
    • 6.3.5 Miscellaneous Characters
  • 6.4 Class and Racial Template Examples
    • 6.4.1 Ranger Template(Fantasy Character Class)
    • 6.4.2 Broad Class Templates
    • 6.4.3 Cercopes (Fantasy Race)
  • 6.5 Animal & Creature Examples
  • 6.6 Equipment Examples
  
  
• 7. The Addenda
  • 7.1 Sample Magic System: Fudge Magic
    • 7.1.1 Magic Potential
    • 7.1.2 Spells
    • 7.1.3 Mana
    • 7.1.4 Skill
    • 7.1.5 Resolution
    • 7.1.6 Personal Magic Resistance
    • 7.1.7 Certain Spell-Casting
    • 7.1.8 Enchanting Items
    • 7.1.9 Fudge Magic Options
  • 7.2 Sample Miracle System: Fudge Miracles
    • 7.2.1 Divine Favor
    • 7.2.2 Petitioning a Miracle
    • 7.2.3 Modifiers to the Petitioning Skill Level
  • 7.3 Sample Psionic System: Fudge Psi
    • 7.3.1 Psionic Powers
    • 7.3.2 Psionic Skills
    • 7.3.3 Psychic Reservoir
    • 7.3.4 Psionic Actions
    • 7.3.5 Desperation Psionics
    • 7.3.6 Psi Modifiers Summary
    • 7.3.7 Psi Examples
  • 7.4 Alternate Rules
    • 7.4.1 Alternate Section 1.4: Character Creation
    • 7.4.2 Alternate Section 3.2: Diceless Action Resolution
    • 7.4.3 Alternate Section 3.2: Rolling the Dice
    • 7.4.4 Alternate Section 4.36: Heroic Evasion
    • 7.4.5 Alternate Section 4.57: Recording Wounds
  
  
• 8. Fantasy Fudge
  • 8.1 Character Creation
    • 8.1.1 Character Points
    • 8.1.2 Skill Descriptions
    • 8.1.3 Attributes
    • 8.1.4 Gifts
    • 8.1.5 Faults
  • 8.2 Magic
    • 8.2.1 Innate Magic
    • 8.2.2 Hedge Magic
    • 8.2.3 Scholarly Magic
  • 8.3 Clerical Magic
    • 8.3.1 Calling on Divine Favor
  • 8.4 Non-Human Races
    • 8.4.1 Sample Racial Package: Elves
    • 8.4.2 Sample Racial Package: Halflings
  • 8.5 Equipping Characters
    • 8.5.1 Damage Factors and Equipment
  • 8.6 Character Development
  • 8.7 Settings for Fantasy Fudge
  • 8.8 Action Resolution
    • 8.8.1 Rolling the Dice
    • 8.8.2 Unopposed Actions
    • 8.8.3 Opposed Actions
  • 8.9 Combat
    • 8.9.1 Special Circumstances
    • 8.9.2 Wounds
    • 8.9.3 Stun, Knockout, and Pulling Punches
  • 8.10 Situational Rolls
  • 8.11 Fudge Points
  • 8.12 The Only Rule You Really Need To Know
  • 8.13 Sample Characters
    • 8.13.1 Azrath (Mage)
    • 8.13.2 Hans (Warrior)
    • 8.13.3 Lena (Rogue)
    • 8.13.4 Tomas (Priest)
  • 8.14 Wild Things
  
  
• A. Miscellaneous Charts and Information
• B. Open Game License Version 1.0a