Building on the previous post regarding skeleton rules for RPG, here is additional details.

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Additional Equipment

Armor

Weapons

Note: Medium Range -2 to hit; Long Range -4 to hit

Encounters

1. Establish Encounter Distance (2d6x10 ft) (if applicable)
2. Check Surprise (2 in 6) (if applicable)
3. Check Reaction (2d6)
4. Check for Random Encounter (1 in 6, appears in 1d6 rounds)
5. Check Morale (2d6)
6. Declare Intent
   1. Players may declare (+1 to initiative)
   2. Referee declares
   3. Remaining players declare (-1 to initiative)
7. Roll Initiative (1d6 for each side in the conflict)
8. Resolve Actions
   1. Magic
   2. Missile
   3. Move
   4. Melee
9. If a pending random encounter arrives, go to step 4. Otherwise, go to step 5.

Check Reaction

If you have a chance to parlay, you may add your Charisma modifier.

Check Morale

Player characters need never make morale checks. For all other intelligent creatures (including retainers and hirelings), morale checks are made if any of the following occurred in the round:

• Opposition is first encountered
• Half of the allies are incapacitated
• Leader is incapacitated
• Exposed to powerful fear affects (e.g. dragon fear)

Hirelings

Offering

Add your Charisma modifier to the roll.

Initial Loyalty

Add your Charisma modifier to the roll

Over the course of play, a retainers morale score may increase or decrease based on treatment.

Checking Morale

Roll 2d6 and compare to loyalty of the retainer; If it is higher, then the retainer leaves.

When to roll:

• Returning from perilous environs to relative safety of civilization
• Exposure to a perilous situation
• When the hiring character is incapacitated
• When orders are given from the non-hiring character

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