Roan - Role Playing Game

✍ Scribed by Robert F Morris

• Publisher: Clear Skys LLC
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 260
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Now hear this, Ponies of Roan!

Venture forth and rediscover a lost world - help to recliam the forgotten in this action-packed game of pulp adventure.

A world changed by magic. A legacy hidden in shadow.

A nation of ponies reborn, with the threat of an empire reaching out with iron claws to hold them and the world in its grasp.

Pony adventurers, can you answer the call of duty to defend your nation?

To rediscover the lost, and to reclaim what was stolen?

Find out in Roan as you journey from the urban to the wilds!

Roan is supported by great writers like Ross Watson and Michael Surbrook, as well as over 20 artists.

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction
The Ponies of Roan
Race
Creating Your Character – Overview
Step One: Race
Step Two: Archetype
Step Three: Motivation
Step Four: Primary Attributes
Step Five: Secondary Attributes
Step Six: Choose Your Skills
Step Seven: Talents and Resources
Step Eight: Flaws
Step Nine: Experience
Step Ten: Finishing Touches
Step Eleven: Style Points
Creating Your Character
Archetype
Motivation
Attributes
Skills
Talents
Resources
Flaws
Finishing Touches
Style Points
Rules of Play
Dice or Coin(s)
Time
Actions
Dice Pool
Skill and Attribute Ratings
Extenuating Circumstances
Taking the Average
Resolution
Style Points
Experience Points
Combat
Combat Overview
Combat Rounds
Offensive Maneuvers
Defensive Maneuvers
Standard Maneuvers
Attack
Defense
Aircraft Versus Aircraft
Air Combat Overview
Dog Fight
Air Combat Round
Multiple Plane Combat
Counterattacks
Stalling
Mid-Air Collision
Maneuvers
Pony Versus Aircraft
Pony Maneuvers
Damage
Effects of Damage
Health
Environment
Disease
Healing
The Secret of Æther
Æther
Spellcasting
How to Create a Spell
Equipment and Vehicles
Personal Gear
Weapons
Explosives
Armor and Shields
Clothing
Travelling Gear
Tools and Kits
Materials
Vehicles
Vehicle Armaments
Vehicle Types and Models
Equipment Price and Weight Lists
Weapons & Explosives
Armor & Shields
Clothing
Travelling Gear
Food & Lodging
Tools & Toolkits
Non-Player Characters
Curiosity Sparks
BlueStar
Reluctance
Cobalt duCoeur
StormWind
Swift Shadow
Topsy Turvy
Topsy Turvsy
Steel Prism
Rambles
Slinks
Wing
Sterling Soul
Starswept Dusk
Rome Silvanus
Deckard Spade
Jupiter Echo
Cashile
Petina DePony
Femme Fatale
Mane Coon
Steel Rain
Additional Characters
Hooves, Paws, and Claws
Supporting NPCs
KP
Fluffle Puff
History and Peoples
The Nation of Roan
Roan: A History
Life in Roan Today
The Falconigrad Empire
A Fortress by Caste
The Gears of Industry
Military: Birds of a Feather
Truth in Light
Gryphons of Falconigrad
Gryphon Talents
Gryphon Flaws
The Canidian Nation
Engineers of Renown
Industry: The Precision Powerhouse
Military: Clouds of Steel
Pedigree
Canidian Talents
Canidian Flaws
Mirages of the Walking Sands
Mirage Culture
Mirage Beliefs
Mirage Society
Mirage Language
Malikah Zhevarashad: Queen Mother Eternal
The Walking Sands
Rise of the Skritt
The Twenty-Year Hunt and the Fall of al Shet’Lan
Mirage Talents
Mirage Flaws
Pony Automatons
Organo-Tech
Æther-Tech
Arcano-Tech
Automaton Talents
Automaton Flaws
RIB/SOI Report: Ratvarians
Culture
Ratvarian Divisions
Wardens of D’draig
Wardens Culture
Wardens of D’draig Stats
Creatures
The Exiled Beasts of the Wilderness
The Rog
Forest Wanderers
Poohdini
Valravn
Tomb Poogie
Wolps
Lavellan
The Yowie
The Reptilian and Aquatic
The Regulus
Fire Elemental
Cipakna
Death Worms
The Hammer Spawn
Enchanted Ones
Creek Men
Mire Kings
Insectoids and Deadly Vegetation
Throttle Vines
Somber Roses
Chitter Hounds
Chitter Hive Queens
The Inexplicable, Horrible, & Paranormal
The Fire of Fools
Genganger
All fear the Goryo
Poltergeist
Beware the Kukeri
The Helhest
The Tale of the Bloody Marionettes
The Djinn
Nightmares From the Æther Wars
Aiden-Capall
Barvest
Jeza
Mari Lwyd
Springwurm
Yahtehveo
A Brief Farewell
Locations
Port City of New Damsire
Sunset Bay
Ventura Highway
City of Crescent Lights
Bell Naval University
Ft. Packard
Ft. Dell
Cantle Bay
The Reaches
The Legacy of War
The Messarans
The World Above
The Down Below
Money to Be Made
Pirates!
The High Guard
The Night Stalkers and the Dragons Hovel
The Legend
Amber City
The Elderveldt
The Interested Parties
Dramatis Personae
The Lance Trio
The Master
Non-Player Characters of the Elderveldt
Vehicles
Example Game: The Bar Fight
Credits and Thanks
Afterword
Kickstarter Supporters
Contributor Credits