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R unic F antasy

A Dozen Free

Legendary Abilities

by Philip Reed

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Introduction

Following those abilities found in the RuneQuest Main Rulebook , this

free PDF provides twelve new Legendary Abilities for use by characters of

all degrees of experience. Some of these Legendary Abilities build upon

Legendary Abilities found in the RuneQuest Main Rulebook but many of

them are completely new to this PDF.

he new Legendary Abilities described hereater follow the format established

in the RuneQuest Main Rulebook . Where these abilities clash with other

abilities, either those published in oicial rule books or third-party expansions,

the game master must determine which Legendary Ability is allowed because,

perhaps more so than any other improvement to characters, new Legendary

Abilities must always be reviewed and approved by the game master before

they may be used in a campaign.

Also From Ronin Arts

Runic Fantasy: Expanded Professions is a 32-page supplement (available in both print and

PDF) that provides players and GMs with 17 new professions and expanded descriptions

and special abilities for all of the professions found in the RuneQuest Main Rulebook and

the Companion . Available now from www.roninarts.com and many ind PDF sales sites.

Open Game Content

All of the text in this PDF is presented as open game content. While this means absolutely

nothing to your campaign it does give other publishers permission to use this material as

long as they follow the open game license (see the end of this PDF).

About the Author

Philip Reed has been working professionally in the roleplaying game industry since 1995.

In that time he has worked for such companies as West End Games, Privateer Press, and

Steve Jackson Games. Today Philip spends his days at home running Ronin Arts, writing

and designing new games, and reading whatever books interest him at the time. To learn

more about Philip Reed – and Ronin Arts – please visit www.philipjreed.com and www.

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Legendary Abilities

Legendary Ability

Requirements

Hero

Points

Accuracy of the Gods Dead Eye, DEX 18+

Champion of the Bear Heart of the Bear, Skin of the Bear, CON 18+, Resilience 125%+

Charmtongue

CHA 15+, Inluence 90%+

Divinetouched

POW 18+, Special (see description)

Heart of the Bear

STR 15+, CON 15+, Resilience 90%+

Minotaur’s Blow

STR 15+, Unarmed 90%+

One with Magic

POW 18+

Runestrike

Runecasting (any) 40%+, Close Combat Weapon skill 90%+

Sudden Strike

Strike Rank 15+, Close Combat Weapon Skill 90%+

Troll’s Blood

Disease Immunity, Poison Immunity, Special (see description)

Unequaled Strength

STR 18+, Athletics 90%+, Resilience skill 90%+

Unlocking a Past Life Master level of experience

Legendary Ability Descriptions

Accuracy of the Gods

Requirements: Dead Eye, DEX 18 or higher

Hero Points: 12

When using your chosen ranged weapon, your accuracy rivals that of

the greatest warriors of all time. Pick any single ranged weapon that

you have already assigned the Dead Eye Legendary Ability to and while

using that weapon you gain the following efects:

• Increase the weapon’s Range by 50% (in addition to the Range

modiier gained through Dead Eye).

• Increase the weapon’s damage by +2 (in addition to the damage

gained through Dead Eye) against any target, including those

out of Range.

• Precise attacks with the weapon sufer only a -10% penalty

(this replaces the similar Dead Eye Legendary Ability efect).

• By expending a Combat Action you may tap into the eye of

the gods, using this divine connection to push your accuracy

far beyond that possessed by mortal men. For the remainder

of the combat round in which you utilize

this efect your attacks with this weapon

gain a +50% to skill tests and all damage is

increased by +4 (this is in addition to the

basic damage bonus listed above) against

any target, including those out of range.

original Inluence test); if the Persistence

test succeeds then you may automatically

reattempt the Inluence test but if the

Persistence test fails then you blunder so

badly that all future Inluence tests against

this same individual sufer a -25% penalty.

Champion of the Bear

Requirements: Heart of the Bear, Skin of the

Bear, CON 18 or higher, Resilience skill at 125%

or higher

• As a Combat Action you may make an

opposed Inluence test against an opponent

of your choice and, if successful, cause

that opponent to be so charmed by your

presence that he may not act against you

for a number of Combat Rounds equal to

one-half your CHA score (round down).

Hero Points: 12

You and the bear are one, your entire body melding

with that of the bear at times of great need,

transforming your body into that of a towering,

powerful bear-like creature. You can turn into this

“werebear” form as a Combat Action and at the

cost of two Magic Points, during which time your

SIZ, STR, and CON are all considered to each be

10 points higher – for all purposes. You remain in

this werebear state for a number of rounds equal

to your (unmodiied) SIZ ater which point you

automatically gain three levels of Fatigue (see

Fatigue in the RuneQuest Main Rulebook ).

Divinetouched

Requirements: POW 18 or higher, Special (see

description)

Hero Points: 12

You have been touched by the heavens, your body

transformed during a near-death experience into

a weapon of divinity. A Divinetouched is one that

has sufered a Serious Wound to the head or chest

and fallen unconscious during which point his soul

journeys to the heavens where it is confronted by the

gods and sent back to act as a champion of the gods’

wills.

Charmtongue

Requirements: CHA 15 or higher, Inluence skill

at 90% or higher

A Divinetouched stands apart for other mortals,

his body constantly emitting a pale, divine glow

that cannot be extinguished or concealed by any

means short of encasing the Divinetouched and

covering every bit of its body entirely (even the

eyes, if uncovered, emit this glow). Each one of a

Divinetouched’s characteristics are increased by 2

and the character automatically acquires 4 divine

magic spells (see Divine Magic in the Companion ),

each at Magnitude 3.

Divinetouched is a roleplaying-oriented Legendary

Ability, one in which the character must act to fulill

the will of the gods. At the beginning of each game

session the character is given a task by the gods and

until this task is completed the character does not

gain new Hero Points at the end of a game session.

Uncompleted tasks follow the character from session

Hero Points: 8

Your charming personality and mastery of

persuasionandsubtlemanipulationareoflegendary

stature, granting you the ability to convince almost

anyone to follow your suggestions. When using

Inluence you gain the following efects:

• In any Opposed Test with someone

with a CHA lower than your own, your

opponent sufers a penalty equal to your

own CHA on their d100 roll.

• At any time that you fail an Inluence test

you may immediately make a Persistence

test (with the same modiiers as the

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