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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Solitary Swordsman

human ∙ fighter ∙ rogue

When you destroy 2 or more monsters in a single combat round by using Blade & Counter, gain 1 Luck󰀣

+2 󰀆 | +6 󰀰 | +3 󰀣

Squash Sorcerer

human ∙ wild ∙ wizard

When you succeed in your Recovery action on doubles in an Outside󰀖 space gain 1 Luck󰀣

+8 󰀆 | +4 󰀰 | +3 󰀣

Squash Sorcerer

The Squash Sorcerer was a weird-looking kid raised among the pumpkins & corn of the Fields. Her family was reluctantly Gütter but not self-conscious about it. As she grew up she ofound that she drew power from the natural world. She felt particularly at home during the weeklong Kurbisnacht festival among the costumed revelers. Soon, she tried her powers for personal gain & found that her powers increased by performing small evils. One day, an Imperial Witch Smeller observed her controlling the Kurbis and it was off to the dungeons for her!

The Fool

human ∙ rogue ∙ wild

When you successfully Explore due to an Ally or Item (you would otherwise have failed the PER Test) gain 1 Luck󰀣

+1 󰀆 | +5 󰀰 | +6 󰀣

Found in

Malingerers

Home

Crossroads

Old towers, walls & other stone structures are everywhere in the Fields, home to secret gatherings of cults, rebels, robbers, scratchers, spirits & vermin. In the midst lies the Crossroads, connecting winding roads between Brüttelburg, the Holy Order, the Graveyard & East Bridge.

Start setup

Spell Book

At the start of any fight or Phase, you may spend 1 XP󰀰 to make a MAG Test. If you pass, take any Skill card (not Mastery) with the requirement Warlock & use it even if you don't meet its requirements. If you fail, become Suppressed.

At the end of the fight or Phase, discard the skill.

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.

Nature's Child

If you roll at least one 6 on any Attack or Power die, inflict damage equal to (halved) Power die to target monster (cannot use a Power die used for damage).

If you roll at least one 6 on any Defence or Power die, recover Wounds󰀄 equal to (halved) Power die before suffering Wounds󰀄 (cannot use a Power die used to reduce damage).

Remorse

You never really wanted to hurt anyone...
When you destroy a Human, you become Demoralized.

Recommended skills

Meditation

You may use MAG for Recovery Tests (in place of MRL).

Shock Wave

COMBAT ACTION:
Make a MAG Test. If you pass, inflict damage equal to your lowest single die on each monster targeting you.

Other available battle skills

Bloodlust

Make a MAG Test when you destroy an enemy. If you pass, you become Invigorated & Focused.

Dead Eye Shot

QUICK ACTION:
If you make a Range Attack this turn, you may swap the value of a Power die with the value of one of your Attack dice, unless your target is an Ooze or Swarm, or has Ghostly.

Dominate

COMBAT ACTION:
Make a PER Test. If you pass, inflict damage equal to your lowest single die to target monster (not Ooze or Swarm or has Ghostly). If you inflict damage greater than the monster's XP󰀰 val, they become Dazed.

Exterminator

Your Attacks inflict +1 damage against Swarms & Vermin.

Find Weakness

COMBAT ACTION:
Make a PER Test. If you pass, attach this card to target monster (place this card on that monster's card).

Attacks inflict +1 damage against the attached monster.

Return this card to your hand at the end of the fight, or at the end of the combat round if the attached monster is removed from the fight.

Forlorn Hope

While you have Wounds󰀄 equal to or greater than your CON, you have +1 STR & you are immune to Fear & Pain.

Goblin Slayer

Your Attacks inflict +1 damage against Goblins.

Illusory Double

QUICK ACTION:
If it is the first round of a fight, roll D6 for each monster targeting you. If you roll a 5 or higher, that monster attacks your duplicate & inflicts no damage on you.

This Skill has no effect on Void monsters.

Lurker

During a fight, you may skip your turn & act last; after all other adventurers in your party have taken a turn.

If another member of your party is also using this Skill/Mastery, agree who will act first or roll off.

Magic Missile

ATTACK:
PER (RANGE)

Misdirection

If this card is attached to a monster during the Establish Targets step, you may choose that monster's target.

Return this card to your hand if you or the attached monster leaves the fight for any reason.

This Skill has no effect on monsters that target ALL.

QUICK ACTION:
Choose a target monster & make an AGI or MAG Test. If you pass & your highest single die is equal to or greater than the target's XP󰀰 VAL, place this card on the target.

Mist Form

You may use MAG to Escape (in place of AGI).

COMBAT ACTION:
Make a MAG Test. If you pass, monsters cannot inflict Wounds󰀄 on you this round unless they are Void or Ghostly.

Mystic Shield

COMBAT ACTION:
If there are no counters on this card, place {MAG Test} Wound󰀄 counters on this card.

While there are counters on this card, if you would take a Wound󰀄, you may remove a Wound󰀄 from this card instead.

Remove all counters from this card at the end of the fight, or if you become Stunned or Suppressed.

Pigeon Friend

If you roll at least one 6 on any Power die, you may ignore damage from any single monster targeting you (if you are in Guard󰀔 stance you may still use the Power die to block damage from another monster).

Provoke

QUICK ACTION:
If you are not being targeted this round, attach this card to a monster in your space (place this card on that monster's card).

The attached monster must target you during the Establish Targets step.

Return this card to your hand at end of fight, or at the end of a round if the attached monster is removed from the fight or Provoked by another adventurer.

Psychic War

QUICK ACTION:
Make a MAG test. If you pass, become Suppressed to inflict Piercing damage equal to the lowest single die to any monster targeting you. If you fail, become Stunned until the end of the round. On doubles (pass or fail), lose 1 XP󰀰.

Repulsion

When you use an Unarmed Strike Attack, do not halve your Power dice.

Sixth Sense

You are immune to Ambush.

Adventurers in your party add +1 to their PER while they Test against Ambush.

Slippery

QUICK ACTION:

If it is the first round of a fight, choose a target monster & make an AGI or PER Test.

If you pass & your highest single die is equal to or greater than the target's XP󰀰 VAL, reassign the monster to another adventurer, based on its target attribute.

This skill has no effect on monsters that target ALL.

Slow Death

If you Destroy a monster using a 1H Item's Attack or Combat Action, you may choose to Subdue it.

Sneak Attack

QUICK ACTION:
If it is your first turn after entering a fight, you may roll an additional Power die when you use an AGI or PER Attack this turn.

Snipe

QUICK ACTION:

When making a Range Attack, if your lowest Attack die is higher than target monster's ARM, your Attack inflicts Piercing damage.

To the Front

If you are being targeted by 4 or more monsters, you may swap the value of any one Power die with any one Defence die.

Weird Time

COMBAT ACTION:
Make a MAG Test. If you pass, become Suppressed, then any monsters in your space with XP󰀰 VAL lower than your lowest single die become Dazed until they are targeted by an adventurer. If you fail, lose 1 XP󰀰.

Other available utility skills

Anatomy

At the end of a fight, you may make a MAG Test. If you pass, one adventurer in your party recovers 1 Wound󰀄.

Astral Projection

You may use MAG when Exploring (instead of PER). If you pass, you may place an Explored󰀦 counter on any adjacent space.

Botanist

Make a PER Test. If you pass, place a Metaphysical󰀠 counter on any Herb card. When instructed to discard a card with a Metaphysical󰀠 counter on it, you may instead discard a single Metaphysical󰀠 counter.

You may only use one Metaphysical󰀠 counter for this purpose at any given time.

Clairvoyant

At the start of the Danger Phase, you may become Suppressed & spend 1 Luck󰀣 to make a MAG Test. If you pass you may draw half {MAG Test} cards from the top of the Danger Deck & replace them in the order you drew them. If you fail, gain 1 Luck󰀣.

You cannot use this skill while Suppressed.

Cure Disease

Make a MAG Test. If you pass, discard Alchemical or Herb items with GP cost equal to {MAG Test} to remove a Plague counter or discard a Disease card from any adventurer in your space (including yourself).

Detective

When rolling dice (a Test or otherwise) for the purposes of revealing, obtaining, or activating a Clue token, you may roll an additional die & discard any single die.

Dopesmoker

When you make a Test while using an Herb, you may roll an additional die & use any 2.

Fieldcraft

You may use CON for Recovery (in place of MRL).

Gourmet

At the end of a fight, you may consume one Brute, Filth, or Goblin that your party destroyed. If you do, make a CON Test. If you pass, recover Wounds󰀄 equal to your lowest single die. If you fail, you become Poisoned.

Happy go Lucky

When you make a MRL test, roll 3 dice & use any 2.

Immunity

If you would become Poisoned, first roll D6. If your roll is equal to or greater than your Wounds󰀄, you are not Poisoned.

Levitate

You may use MAG for Force March Tests.

You may use MAG for any Test to avoid the effects of a Trap Encounter.

Your Melee Attacks count as Reach Attacks.

Mend Wounds

Make a MAG Test. If you pass, you & each other adventurer in your party recovers 1 Wound󰀄 & this Skill/Mastery cannot be used by another member of your party this round.

Night Vision

When you make a PER Test to EXPLORE you may add the Moon Phase Value to your PER value.

Research

Make a PER Test. If you pass, place a Metaphysical󰀠 counter on this card (you may have a maximum of 1 Metaphysical󰀠 counter on this card).

When rolling dice (a Test or otherwise) for the purpose of revealing, obtaining or activating a Clue token, discard a Metaphysical󰀠 counter from this card to reroll any single die.

River Rat

You may River Port Travel for free & other members of your party may River Port Travel for 1 GP󰀆 each.

Torture

At the end of a fight where your party has Subdued a Goblin or Human monster in a fight, make a MRL Test. If you fail, become Demoralized to draw cards up to the monsters XP󰀰 VAL from the Loot or any Encounter or Monster decks. You may then choose to discard any of the cards drawn & place the cards you chose not to discard at the top of their deck(s).

Track

When you make a PER test to Explore or Hunt, roll 3 dice & use any 2.

Transcendence

When you become Blessed, remove Suppressed & while you are Blessed, you cannot become Suppressed.

When you become Exalted, remove Demoralized & while you are Exalted, you cannot become Demoralized.

Available via Spell Book

Blood Curse

COMBAT ACTION:
Make a MAG Test. If you pass, place this card on target monster. Return this card to your hand at the end of the fight, or when that monster is destroyed.

If you take Wounds󰀄 while the card is on a monster, also place half that many Wounds󰀄 on the attached monster.

Bloodlust

Make a MAG Test when you destroy an enemy. If you pass, you become Invigorated & Focused.

Clairvoyant

At the start of the Danger Phase, you may become Suppressed & spend 1 Luck󰀣 to make a MAG Test. If you pass you may draw half {MAG Test} cards from the top of the Danger Deck & replace them in the order you drew them. If you fail, gain 1 Luck󰀣.

You cannot use this skill while Suppressed.

Claws

ATTACK:
AGI (MELEE)

Decay

COMBAT ACTION:
Choose a target monster & make a MAG Test. If you pass & your highest die is equal to or greater than your target's XP󰀰 VAL, your target becomes Corroded. If you fail the Test, you become Suppressed.

Drain Life

QUICK ACTION:
If you destroyed a monster this round, you recover a number of Wound󰀄 equal to that monster's XP󰀰 VAL, unless it was a Construct or Undead.

Immunity

If you would become Poisoned, first roll D6. If your roll is equal to or greater than your Wounds󰀄, you are not Poisoned.

Mist Form

You may use MAG to Escape (in place of AGI).

COMBAT ACTION:
Make a MAG Test. If you pass, monsters cannot inflict Wounds󰀄 on you this round unless they are Void or Ghostly.

Psychic War

QUICK ACTION:
Make a MAG test. If you pass, become Suppressed to inflict Piercing damage equal to the lowest single die to any monster targeting you. If you fail, become Stunned until the end of the round. On doubles (pass or fail), lose 1 XP󰀰.

Rebuke

COMBAT ACTION:
Choose a target Daemon or Undead with XP󰀰 VAL 2 or less & make a MAG or MRL Test. If you pass, the target becomes Hexed.

Warding

When you take damage from a Daemon, reduce that damage by 1.

Weird Time

COMBAT ACTION:
Make a MAG Test. If you pass, become Suppressed, then any monsters in your space with XP󰀰 VAL lower than your lowest single die become Dazed until they are targeted by an adventurer. If you fail, lose 1 XP󰀰.