This site was a project to make a list of available skills per Dungeon Degenerate character, which then went a bit overboard. It is based on the card CSS renderering work done by Stephan Beal for his excellent Morbad Tools site. The actual content and artwork all belongs to the Dungeon Degenerates creator, Sean Äaberg of of Goblinko. Used with permission. Site by David Waller.

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Retaliate

ability ∙ standard

If this monster receives 1 or more Wounds󰀄 from a Melee Attack & is not destroyed, it inflicts 1 Piercing damage on its attacker. If a number (n) is indicated it inflicts n Piercing damage instead.

Skirmish

ability ∙ standard

If this monster is alive at the end of a combat round & the Danger Level is less than 6, increase the Danger Level (increase Bounty Level instead if from the Law󰀴 deck), then remove all counters and shuffle the monster back into its deck. Only increase Danger Level or Bounty Level once per fight, regardless of the number of Skirmish monster that escapes.

If the monster is an Encounter, discard it instead of shuffling it back. If it is from the Loot deck, shuffle it in with the top 12 cards.

Slime

ability ∙ standard

When you receive 1 or more Wounds󰀄 from this monster you become Slimed until the end of the fight.

Introduced in

Hand of Doom

Related monster abilities

Summon

ability ∙ standard

If this monster is still alive at the end of its 1st combat round, draw a monster from its deck & add it to the fight.

If icons are listed, draw from the indicated deck(s).

A monster entering via Skirmish cannot use Ambush or Rally, but resolve its other arrival abilities at the start of the next combat round.

If followed by a class, discard the drawn card if it does not have that class (without redrawing).

Related concepts

Bounty Level

This represents how hard the authorities are looking for the Adventurers. It is used when evaluating Danger Cards at Law󰀴 spaces.

Danger Level

Represents how dangerous the location or territory is, ranging from 1 to 6. A Danger Level at a Settlement󰀕 that sinks below 1 becomes a Town Level.

Related map space traits

Law

map space trait

A Law󰀴 space is a location with a Bounty Level, where monsters would be drawn from the Law deck if the Danger Card also has a Law󰀴 symbol.

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Related loot

Barbed Whip

ATTACK:
AGI (REACH)
QUICK ACTION:
Make an AGI Test. If you pass, target monster with XP󰀰 VAL 1 or less loses the following abilities until your next turn: Evade, Pursue & Skirmish
Oozes, Swarms & Ghostly monsters are immune to this Action.

Hunting Hook

ATTACK:
STR (REACH)
QUICK ACTION:
This Action may only be used once per fight.
Target monster you inflicted Wounds󰀄 on this round loses these abilities: Evade, Pursue & Skirmish.
Oozes, Swarms & Ghostly monsters are immune to this Action.

Hunting Net

COMBAT ACTION:
Make an AGI Test. If you pass, target monster with XP󰀰 VAL 1 becomes Dazed & loses the following abilities: Annoy, Evade, Pursue & Skirmish. This Action may be attempted only once per fight & cannot be used against Oozes or Ghostly monsters.

Squash Staff

ATTACK:
STR (REACH)
Roll an additional Power Die if you are in an Outside󰀖 space.

COMBAT ACTION
Make a MAG Test. If you pass, all monsters in this space lose Pursue & Skirmish until the end of this round.

Monsters with Skirmish

Barrel Surprise

Celestial Sentinel

Evade • Skirmish

Chicken Witch

goblin ∙ witch

Skirmish • Summon

Crusty Amongus

Fish Thing

fishoid ∙ weird

Annoy • Skirmish 󰀃

Flying Jar

reptilian ∙ construct

Evade • Retaliate • Skirmish

Grave Robber

human ∙ bandit

Grublin Grabber

Command • Skirmish

Jabberwock

Skirmish • Summon

Man Scrag

human ∙ law ∙ bandit ∙ noble

Fear • Ambush

Pain • Evade • Skirmish

Saved Scratcher

human ∙ law ∙ scratcher

Skirmish • Summon

Skink Sneak

filth ∙ reptilian

The Mad Goblin

goblin ∙ filth ∙ vermin

Skirmish • Summon • Evade

Vampyr Thrall

human ∙ cult ∙ heretic