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The Basic 8 System is a d8 dice system that is an easy to use resolution system for any tabletop game.
The Basic 8 Die has hits, misses, and defend icons, all easy to read and use for any age.
Battle dice were designed and created by Michael Bielaczyc for the Sagaborn Battles Miniatures Game. These basic dice rules were so easy to follow, we realized you could design a plethora of games with them. What game will you make?
Battle Dice
A Battle Die is an 8-sided die. Three blue shields are Defense, two blanks are Miss, two red stars are a Hit, and a single hollow red star is a Critical Hit.
Basic 8 Combat (from SagaBorn Battles)
Initiative
Initiative is rolled at the start of each round. Each player rolls three battle dice. The player with the most hits wins (critical hits count as two hits). A winner may optionally pass initiative to their opponent. In larger groups, one person for each side rolls initiative for the team.
To hit:
Roll the number of dice indicated in the Attack stat. The defender rolls the number of dice equal to their Defense stat. For the attacker, stars determine the number of hits. For the defender, shields determine the number of attacks defended.
Critical hits cause 2 damage, but can be blocked with a single shield. Normal hits must be blocked before Critical hits.
Example
Halvar attacks Brym. Halvar has an Attack of 4, and Brym has a Defense of 3. Halvar rolls 4 dice and gets a shield, a blank, a hit, and a critical. Brym rolls 3 and gets a blank, a hit, and a shield.
Brym’s blank and hit are discarded. His shield blocks one hit from Halvar. Normal hits are canceled first, so Halvars hit is canceled, but his critical hit scores. Brym takes 2 damage.
