I enjoyed writing my first Tunnels and Trolls solo very much and I would like to write another one. However, I also want to incorporate as many of the game rules as possible into my solo. for example, it is very hard to accommodate both wizards and warriors in a solo. These rules below are my attempt to incorporate more options into TnT solo adventures. Please comment on them.
Stuart Lloyd’s
house rules when playing a TnT solo
Talents
Below is a list of talents that may be used in TnT solo
adventures written by me. You may add
the bonus of any talent you have when making a saving throw if you see the name
of the talent in parentheses after the saving throw instruction. For example, ‘Make a L1SR on STR (Labouring,
Smithing) means that you must make an SR on strength and add your bonus for
labouring if you have it and smithing if you have it (so you may get the
bonuses from more than one talent as they may involve overlapping skills).
The talents that will be used in my TnT solos are:
STR: Labouring, Climb, Swim, Smithing, Break bonds,
Wrestling, Powerful punch, Charge!, Smash weapon.
CON: Survival, Iron stomach, Healing, Forced march, Poison
resistance, Disease resistance, Ascetic, Resist cold, Resist heat, Thick skin.
DEX: Acrobatics, Pick lock, Sneak, Riding, Balance, Use
rope, Escape artist, Disarm opponent, Thievery, crackshot, archery, throwing.
SPD: Dodging, Sprint, Quick draw, Unconscious defence, Arrow
catch, Deflect missile, ambush.
INT: Appraise,
Strategy, Plant lore, Artifice, Alchemy, Decipher script, First Aid, Symbol
lore, Religion lore, Architectural lore, Spot weakness.
WIZ: Sense magic, Intuit danger, Sense wizard,
Synchronicity, Blindsense, Hypnotism, Sense changeling, Fae law, Divination,
Gut feeling, combat prediction.
LK: Gambling, Just what I need, Narrow escape, Wild
guesswork, Unlikely encounter, Coincidence, Just as I wanted, Impossible shot,
Last minute rescue, Impossible hit.
CHA: Persuasion, Disguise, Calm animal, Con, Haggle,
Intimidate, Etiquette, Amazing performance, Rousing speech, Taunt.
Combat
Before combat, you may either
cast one spell that can be used before combat (see below) or use a ranged weapon. To
hit your opponent, you must perform a L2SR on DEX (crackshot, archery (if using
bows), throwing (if using a thrown weapon)).
Stunts in combat
Combat isn’t just all about wearing down your opponent’s MR
while trying to stop them hitting you.
In a TnT RPG, you can suggest your own stunts to the GM who can work
with you to find out the result.
However, you can’t do that in a solo, so instead you will have stunts
suggested to you. If you fight a combat,
you may be given the option of performing certain stunts. These stunts are saving throws against a
particular attribute (and possibly talent) which may produce an extra effect in
your favour. You may choose to perform a
stunt instead of attacking your opponent.
You still roll dice for yourself and if you lose the round then you
still take damage as normal. If you win,
however, you may decide to perform a stunt rather than inflict damage in the
normal way. You then make the saving
roll. If you succeed, you get the effect
listed. If you fail, nothing
happens. You may try the same stunt
again on the same opponent, but each time, the saving roll level increases by 1
as they become wise to your tricks (If you fight multiple opponents, it still
increases as they can all see what you are up to).
You come up with the story of what you do to pull off such
an effect – a saving roll on INT that allows you to automatically inflict 1
point of spite damage per round may come from you spotting a chink in your
opponent’s armour. A saving roll on STR
that makes your opponent miss two rounds of combat may be because you slammed
your staff into their belly and winded them.
You come up with the action.
Also, sometimes, monsters may try stunts on you! Watch out for that!
Spells
Below is the list of spells form the TnT 7.5 Core Rulebook
and when you may use them. There are
some spells that may be used before combat, some that may only be used when
named in the text, some that may be used at any time and some that may only be
used on a willing target (as you are playing a solo, however, these will almost
never be used). Some spells may be used
in other circumstances. For example the
call flame spell may be used in place of a tinderbox.
Level 1 (INT + DEX 10)
Spells you may use before combat: Call flame, Call water, Dem Bones Gonna Rise,
Hold that Pose (target loses 1st combat round), Oh Go Away (counts
as winning against a single foe. Otherwise, one foe does not take part in
combat for 2 rounds – one to flee, one to get back), TTYF, Vorpal Blade,
Spells you may use on another, willing target (not too
useful): Cremme de la Kremm, Teacher,
Suppress Kremm,
Spells you may use on any paragraph you are not fighting or
performing a saving roll: Hocus Focus,
Spells you may only use when the text demands: Detect Magic, Know your foe, Lock Tight, Oh
There it is, That’s a Natty Beard, Who’s There?, Will o Wisp,
Other notes:
Call flame: Can be
used in place of a tinderbox or when lighting a fire.
Call water: Can be
used in place of a waterskin or when putting out a fire.
Knock Knock: Can be
used when there is a L1SR to pick a lock.
Level 2 (INT + DEX 12)
Spells you may use before combat: Glue You, Hidey Hole,
Little Feets, Spirit Mastery (can then use the enslaved monster to fight
another monster. If the hero’s
characteristics go below the MR of the monster, they must fight the monster
then), Unerring Blade, Unlucky Bees, Whammy.
Spells you may use on another, willing target (not too
useful):
Spells you may use on any paragraph you are not fighting or
performing a saving roll: Dura Spell Battery,
Spells you may only use when the text demands: Cateyes, Ding a Ling, Find Object, Mirage, Omnipotent
Eye,
Other notes:
Hidey Hole: Doubles
an attribute for the purposes of hiding or sneaking SRs.
Little Feets: Doubles
an attribute for the purposes of running SRs.
Poor Baby: Can be
cast on any paragraph the hero is not fighting or performing another SR.
Level 3 (INT + DEX 15)
Spells you may use before combat: Befuddle (If multiple opponents, target
fights another one for 3 turns, otherwise no action for 3 turns), Blasting
Power, Fire at Will, Firestorm of Protest (only used on multiple opponents –
you may flee while they argue), Freeze Please, Rock a bye (puts 1 target out of
action, may flee), Shield Me,
Spells you may use on another, willing target (not too
useful)
Spells you may use on any paragraph you are not fighting or
performing a saving roll:
Spells you may only use when the text demands: Devoted Rain
Cloud, Dis-Spell, Find Person, Firestorm of Protest, Fly me, Hard Stuff,
Slash-Yuck.
Other notes:
For What it’s worth:
Caster can use this whenever there is an SR that the appraise skill
could be used for. They will
automatically pass it.
Healing Feeling: Can
be used on any paragraph that does not involve combat or another SR.
Level 4 (INT + DEX 19)
Spells you may use before combat: Double Double, Protective
Pentegram (may cast two more spells on self or flee unharmed), Smog,
Spells you may use on another, willing target (not too
useful)
Spells you may use on any paragraph you are not fighting or
performing a saving roll:
Spells you may only use when the text demands: Dum Dum, Upsidaisy
Other notes:
Double Double: Can be
used for any SR. The halving only lasts
on the next paragraph.
Too Bad Toxin: Can be
used on any paragraph that does not involve combat or another SR.
Level 5 (INT + DEX 24)
Spells you may use before combat: Breaker Breaker, Mind Pox, Trollgod’s
Blessing, Zingum (escape combat),
Spells you may use on another, willing target (not too
useful)
Spells you may use on any paragraph you are not fighting or
performing a saving roll: Resist Magic (lasts the whole gamebook or until you get a spell cast upon you, may not restore WIZ
while in operation),
Spells you may only use when the text demands: Dear Lord, ESP, Second Sight, Zingum,
Other notes:
Level 6 (INT + DEX 30)
Spells you may use before combat: Blue Shirt of Life, Reversal of Fortune,
Spells you may use on another, willing target (not too
useful)
Spells you may use on any paragraph you are not fighting or
performing a saving roll:
Spells you may only use when the text demands: Mystic Visions, Porta Vision,
Other notes:
Level 7 (INT + DEX 37)
Spells you may use before combat: Zappathingum
Spells you may use on another, willing target (not too
useful)
Spells you may use on any paragraph you are not fighting or
performing a saving roll:
Spells you may only use when the text demands: Invisible Wall
Other notes:
Level 8 (INT + DEX 45)
Spells you may use before combat: Zapparmour
Spells you may use on another, willing target (not too
useful)
Spells you may use on any paragraph you are not fighting or
performing a saving roll: Patterns of
Cosmic Fate
Spells you may only use when the text demands: Imafrawg
Other notes:
Imafrawg – can be used to automatically succeed at any
disguise SR.
Zombie Zonk – can be used on the body of an opponent after
combat.
Level 9 (INT + DEX 54)
Spells you may use before combat: Death Spell #9, Medusa, Yerafrawg (auto win
against 1 opponent)
Spells you may use on another, willing target (not too
useful)
Spells you may use on any paragraph you are not fighting or
performing a saving roll: Mortal Source
Spells you may only use when the text demands: Pygmalion
Other notes:
Level 10 (INT + DEX 64)
Spells you may use before combat: Hellbomb Burst, Smaller is Smarter,
Spells you may use on another, willing target (not too
useful)
Spells you may use on any paragraph you are not fighting or
performing a saving roll:
Spells you may only use when the text demands: Blow Me To..., Wizard Speech
Other notes:
Level 11 (INT + DEX 75)
Spells you may use before combat: Bigger is Better, Blow You To (auto win, no
treasure)
Spells you may use on another, willing target (not too
useful)
Spells you may use on any paragraph you are not fighting or
performing a saving roll:
Spells you may only use when the text demands: Cut the Cord, Ghostly Going
Other notes:
Level 12 (INT + DEX 87)
Spells you may use before combat: Banishing (only against demons), Invisible
Fiend, Summon,
Spells you may use on another, willing target (not too
useful)
Spells you may use on any paragraph you are not fighting or
performing a saving roll:
Spells you may only use when the text demands: Nefarious Necromancy, Omniflex,
Other notes:
Level 13 (INT + DEX 97)
Spells you may use before combat:
Spells you may use on another, willing target (not too
useful)
Spells you may use on any paragraph you are not fighting or
performing a saving roll: Born again
Spells you may only use when the text demands:
Other notes:
Recovering WIZ
You may recover 1 point of WIZ on any paragraph that does
not involve a combat or a saving roll.
If there is an * by the paragraph number, you may restore your WIZ to
its initial level (this will be due to a long period of time passing over that
paragraph).
Adventure points
in a solo
The number of adventure points you are awarded in a solo
depends on the following factors.
Monsters defeated = MR
Saving rolls = Dice roll x SR level
Casting magic = WIZ points expended.
Completion of adventure = number allocated.
Does anyone have any comments?
