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    Call of Cthulhu Cheat Sheet

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    This cheat sheet provides rules for rolling levels, opposed rolls, penalty and bonus rolls, and combat mechanics in a roleplaying game. It outlines that roll levels determine success or failure on tasks based on a character's relevant skill. It also provides details on damage thresholds, hit points, wound levels, first aid, medicine, and healing over time. Outnumbered characters get a bonus to dodging and fighting back in combat.

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    Call of Cthulhu Cheat Sheet

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    This cheat sheet provides rules for rolling levels, opposed rolls, penalty and bonus rolls, and combat mechanics in a roleplaying game. It outlines that roll levels determine success or failure on tasks based on a character's relevant skill. It also provides details on damage thresholds, hit points, wound levels, first aid, medicine, and healing over time. Outnumbered characters get a bonus to dodging and fighting back in combat.

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    This cheat sheet provides rules for rolling levels, opposed rolls, penalty and bonus rolls, and combat mechanics in a roleplaying game. It outlines that roll levels determine success or failure on tasks based on a character's relevant skill. It also provides details on damage thresholds, hit points, wound levels, first aid, medicine, and healing over time. Outnumbered characters get a bonus to dodging and fighting back in combat.

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    Call of Cthulhu Cheat Sheet

    Uploaded by

    Zack Taylor
    This cheat sheet provides rules for rolling levels, opposed rolls, penalty and bonus rolls, and combat mechanics in a roleplaying game. It outlines that roll levels determine success or failure on tasks based on a character's relevant skill. It also provides details on damage thresholds, hit points, wound levels, first aid, medicine, and healing over time. Outnumbered characters get a bonus to dodging and fighting back in combat.

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    CHEAT SHEET

    ROLL LEVELS
    Fail > Skill

    Regular success <= Skill

    Hard success <= ½ skill

    Extreme success <= 1/5 skill (Crit)

    Opposed rolls: Roll level decides. Roll level equal, skill level decides.
    Level of skill opposed (target’s skill): <50% = Regular, 50%-90% = Hard, >90% Extreme
    Pushing the roll = try again  Describe how!  Failure = Dramatic consequence
    Penalty roll: 2D10 (tens dice) + 1D10 (ones die)  Keep the higher tens die
    Bonus roll: 2D10 (tens dice) + 1D10 (ones die)  Keep the lower tens die
    FIGHTING
    In DEX order. A readied gun counts as DEX+50 in order
    Houserule: DEX roll. Best success goes first, equal: Highest DEX first.
    Attack:
    1. Meelee attack
    a. Dodge: Better level than attack, no damage
    b. Fight back: Use fighting skill: Better level than attack, damage attacker
    2. Firearm attack, one shot = normal, 2-3 shots = Penalty to each shot
    a. Dive for cover – forfeit your next attack:
    i. Successfully dodge = attack with penalty
    ii. Dodge = no penalty
    Extreme success = max damage
    Outnumbered = after one dodge/fight back, attacks get Bonus
    DAMAGE
    Damage >= ½ HP in one attack  Major wound  CON-roll  Failed  Unconscious
    HP cannot be negative.
    0 HP = Close to death  CON-roll  Failed  Dies
    First aid = +1 HP – Dying: No +HP and Stable until Medicine
    Medicine  1 hour  +1D3 HP – Dying/Stable: No +HP and Healing roll at end of week
    +1 HP/day – Major wound: CON-Roll  Success = +1D3 HP, Extreme success = +2D3 HP
    Major wound marker: #HP when taking major wound. Healing past  Normal healing

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