WINTER 冬 201 10-STAR SHADOWS 3 - INANNA A Mesopotamian deity of love and fertility. They represent the planet Venus and the Morning Star. They are the child of Nanna and a counterpart to the Sumerian Ishtar. STR 2 AGI 3 END 2 MAG 4 HP 114 STRONG: Fire, Ice, Electric, Wind, Psychic, Nuclear, Bless and Curse SKILLS: Ragnarok, Diamond Dust, Thunder Reign and Phanta Rei PERSONALITY: Upbeat TREASURE: ¥60,460 and Magic Mirror 4 - MERKABAH In Abrahamic religions, Merkabah is the throne chariot of God. According to Ezekiel, Merkabah is an amalgamation of angels which forms a heavenly chariot. STR 2 AGI 3 END 2 MAG 4 HP 185 ABSORB: Bless; WEAK: Curse SKILLS: Chariot, Riot Gun, Thunder Reign and Phanta Rei PERSONALITY: Irritable TREASURE: ¥69,575 and Magic Mirror 5 - CLEOPATRA The last queen of Ptolemaic Egypt, who allied themselves with Julius Caesar to secure power. They joined forces with Mark Antony to oppose Caesar’s successor Octavian. This lead the two’s defeat and famous double suicide. STR 2 AGI 3 END 3 MAG 3 HP 123 ABSORB: Psychic and Bless; STRONG: Fire, Ice, Electric and Wind; WEAK: Curse SKILLS: Phanta Rei, Diamond Dust, Mediarahan, Alluring Banter PERSONALITY: Upbeat TREASURE: ¥51,855 and Bead Chain 10-STAR SHADOWS Ten-star shadows are appropriate for the most elite characters. They may make good bosses for lower level characters. All of the Shadows listed have access to a basic attack. For 10-Star Shadows, this attack does 4D4 Physical damage. There are only 12 10-Star Shadows. When generating one at random, simply roll 1D12. • 1 - Ancient of Days • 2 - Mastema • 3 - Inanna • 4 - Merkabah • 5 - Cleopatra • 6 - Seraph • 7 - Demiurge • 8 - Satan • 9 - Mephisto • 10 - Satanael • 11 - Cthulhu • 12 - YHVH 1 - ANCIENT OF DAYS In Christianity, Ancient of Days represents God, the Holy Spirit, Jesus and Adam. In Hinduism, the name is associated with Kartikeya. In Judaism, it represents God’s eternal presence. In Buddhism, it is associated with Brahma and Sanat Kumara. STR 2 AGI 2 END 3 MAG 4 HP 100 NULL: Bless and Curse; WEAK: Electric and Wind SKILLS: Kougaon and Masukukaja PERSONALITY: Upbeat TREASURE: ¥60,600 and Magic Mirror 2 - MASTEMA Mastema, also known as Mansemat, is an angel of persecution and hostility in Abrahamic religions. They are similar to Satan and said to have released the ten plagues of Egypt and attempted to kill Moses. STR 1 AGI 3 END 3 MAG 4 HP 161 REFLECT: Ice, Wind, Psychic and Bless; WEAK: Fire, Electric and Nuclear SKILLS: Megidolaon and Evil Smile PERSONALITY: Irritable TREASURE: ¥52,670 and Magic Mirror
冬 WINTER 10-STAR SHADOWS 202 9 - MEPHISTO Mephisto is one of seven lords of Hell. They originally appeared in literature as the demon in Faust. Since then they have appeared as an equivalent of the Devil themself. STR 4 AGI 2 END 2 MAG 3 HP 194 REFLECT: Ranged and Electric; NULL: Physical; STRONG: Curse; WEAK: Bless SKILLS: Maeigaon and Heatwave PERSONALITY: Irritable TREASURE: ¥65,560 and Attack Mirror 6 - SERAPH The highest ranked angel in Abrahamic religions. Their name means “Burning Ones,” as they are aflame with the love of God. STR 2 AGI 3 END 2 MAG 4 HP 161 ABSORB: Fire and Bless STRONG: Physical, Ranged and Curse; WEAK: Ice SKILLS: Riot Gun and Ragnarok PERSONALITY: Upbeat TREASURE: ¥63,115 and Maragidyne 7 - DEMIURGE Gnosticism portrays Demiurge as an inferior “evil” god who created the world and who appears as the “God” of the Old Testament. They were also known as Adam, Choronzon, Samael, Saklas, “Fool” or Yaldabaoth. The “Child of Chaos” is also said to have been the devil, but others believe they are two separate beings. STR 2 AGI 3 END 2 MAG 4 HP 150 ABSORB: Curse; STRONG: Fire, Ice, Electric, Wind, Psychic and Nuclear SKILLS: Megidola and Concentrate PERSONALITY: Irritable TREASURE: ¥60,460 and Magic Mirror 8 - SATAN Satan is the enemy of God’s will in Abrahamic religions. They tempt humankind to commit sin to show God human’s fragility. They have been linked to other dark entities such as Seth, Hades, Ahriman, Mara, Yaldabaoth and Samael throughout the ages. STR 3 AGI 2 END 2 MAG 4 HP 231 REFLECT: Ice and Curse; STRONG: Ranged SKILLS: Diamond Dust, Ice Age and Regenerate PERSONALITY: Irritable TREASURE: ¥51,855 and Mabufudyne Stone
WINTER 203 10-STAR SHADOWS 10 - SATANAEL In the second Book of Enoch, Satanael is the leader of the fallen angels that rebelled against God. They refused to bow to humankind, thus leading to their imprisonment. Due to their name and role they are often considered an equivalent of Lucifer. STR 4 AGI 2 END 2 MAG 3 HP 278 ABSORB: Curse; NULL: Bless; STRONG: Physical, Ranged, Fire, Ice, Wind, Psychic and Nuclear SKILLS: Maeigaon, Megidolaon, and Riot Gun PERSONALITY: Irritable TREASURE: ¥45,585 and Maeigaon Stone 11 - CTHULHU A creation of H.P. Lovecraft and namesake of the Cthulhu Mythos. Cthulhu is a deep one who grew to a massive size. They stay in a constant slumber in a sunken city called R’lyeh. It is said that if they ever awaken, they will destroy humanity in their rage. STR 5 AGI 2 END 3 MAG 4 HP 350 ABSORB: Psychic; NULL: Bless; STRONG: Physical, Ranged, Fire, Electric, Wind, Nuclear, and Curse SKILL: Mabufudyne, Megidolaon, Oblivion Wave PERSONALITY: Irritable TREASURE: ¥50,000 and Mapsiodyne Stone 12 - YHVH YHVH is the most common transliteration of the Hebrew name of God. The name refers to the four letters of the name of God: Yod, Heh, Vav, Heh. By Hebrew practice it should not be said aloud, typically being substituted by “Adonai” (“my lord”) in prayers. In speech, Hashem (“the name”) is used in its place. STR 4 AGI 3 END 3 MAG 4 HP 300 STRONG: Physical, Ranged, Fire, Ice, Electric, Wind, Psychic, Nuclear, Bless and Curse SKILLS: Inferno of God, Hailstorm of God, Lightning of God, Tornado of God and Miracle PERSONALITY: Upbeat TREASURE: ¥70,000 and Magic Mirror 冬
OPTIONAL RULES 204 STRUCTURED PBTA TURN ORDER Each player makes an AGI roll. Those who rolled a complete success go first, followed by those who rolled a mixed success, then those who rolled a failure. When two players achieve the same level of success, the PC with the better AGI goes first. If the two players in question have the same AGI, simply flip a coin or roll a die to determine who goes first. If desired, the GM can prompt players to roll once when they start a new session, then use those rolls as the de facto turn order indefinitely. Similar to PbtA Turn Order, enemies do not have their own turn (see above). PHASE-BASED TURN ORDER Combat consists of two phases: the PC phase and the enemy phase. When combat begins, the PCs should elect a single player to make an AGI roll with a maximum bonus of 4. On a mixed or complete success, the players go first. On a failure, the enemies go first. During the corresponding phase, all members take their own turns as described in Initiative. OPTIONAL RULES The final major section of this book aims to help GMs fine-tune the game to their liking with a selection of optional rules that were not touched on earlier in the book. Think of them as rule variations, or “mods” for the game if you’d like. If you want to add a custom rule to your game that isn’t listed here, remember the Golden Rule of any tabletop role-playing game. You, as the GM, are the final arbiter of all rules. If it makes sense to you and you think your players would like it, change anything and add whatever you’d like. OPTIONAL RULES • PbtA Turn Order • Structured PbtA Turn Order • Phase-Based Turn Order • All-Out Debuff • AoE Evasion • HP Variation • SP Variation • Tactical Movement • Classic Insta-Death • Memento Mori • Restlessness PBTA TURN ORDER Following closer to PbtA, there is no set turn order. Instead, the GM moves around the table and describes the circumstances or threats in front of each player, allowing them to act when appropriate. With this rule, enemies will not have a turn to attack; instead, enemies will counterattack if a complete success is NOT rolled during an attack against them: • On a mixed success, the player's attack will still land, but the enemy will strike back; this can be seen as "exchanging blows". • On a failure, the player misses entirely and the enemy strikes.
205 OPTIONAL RULES ALL-OUT DEBUFF This rule makes large groups of enemies tougher to sweep with All-Out Attacks; it will make your game meatier, with tougher and longer combat segments. When the PCs make an AllOut Attack, divide the damage they do by the number of enemies they are fighting, then apply this quotient to each enemy on the battlefield. AoE EVASION When an enemy uses an AoE attack such as Maragi or Mabufu, all players roll 2D6 to defend themselves. The GM may allow them to add an appropriate stat, such as END or AGI, as a modifier to this roll. On a failure, the player takes full damage from the attack. On a mixed success, they take half damage. On a complete success, they take no damage. HP VARIATION With this rule, the basic move “Command Persona” costs 1 HP to make. In exchange, all characters begin the game with an additional 5 HP. Swords characters begin with an additional 7 HP. When you’re making your character, ask your GM whether or not they plan on using the HP variation, so that you can calculate your HP accordingly. SP VARIATION Every magic skill (Agi, Zio, Maragi, Ziodyne, etc.) costs 1 SP. To account for the increase in SP expenditure, PCs start with 5 more SP than what is noted on their Arcana page. They will also gain 1 more SP than what they normally would when their character gains additional SP by leveling up. See page 16 for details on gaining SP by leveling. When you’re making your character, ask your GM whether or not they plan on using the SP variation, so that you can calculate your SP accordingly. TACTICAL MOVEMENT This optional rule adds grid-based movement to the game, similar to SMT: Devil Survivor. On their turn, PCs, humans, etc. may move up to 3 + WP squares. Shadows may move up to 3 + TL squares each turn. Attacks and abilities have ranges that vary by type: • All skills suffer -1 or -2 to hit rolls against enemies that are partially or fully obstructed, respectively. • Melee skills have a range equal to 5 + STR. • Melee weapons always have a range of 1 square, or 2 for spears or large weapons at the GM’s discretion. • Ranged skills have a range of 5 + AGI. • Ranged weapons have a range of 5 + Proficiency. • Magical skills have a range of 5 + MAG squares. • Skills that target all enemies or 1~4 enemies use a 3x3 diamond or square if they deal light or medium damage, and a 4x4 diamond or square if they deal heavy or severe damage. On a mixed success, your skill might not exactly hit where you intended, varying by one square in any direction. • Single-target supportive and healing skills have a range of 5, and support moves that target all allies/enemies can target any allies/enemies within 5 spaces of the caster. CLASSIC INSTA-DEATH This rule augments the effects of Bless and Curse skills. Instead of just dealing damage, these moves have a chance to kill opponents. On a complete success, the target of a Bless or Curse skill dies instantaneously. Otherwise, these moves have no effect. Weaknesses apply as normal. Reflecting these attacks simply nullify the effect; they do NOT give a chance to kill the caster. • -ha moves add +0 to this attack and cost 1 SP. • -ga moves add +1 to this attack and cost 2 SP. • -gaon moves add +2 to this attack and cost 3 SP. Note: The GM reserves the right to say that a particularly powerful enemy is not affected by these skills.
OPTIONAL RULES 206 MEMENTO MORI With this rule, death is no longer an impossibility. When a PC hits 0 HP, they get one last chance at life and end up at Death's Door. The dying character should make a Check without modifiers. If the PC in question has completed one or more S. Links (brought them to their maximum level of 5) they use their total number of completed S. Links as the modifier, up to a maximum of +4. • If the dying PC rolls a complete success, they gain one point of success. • If the dying PC rolls a mixed success, they gain one point of failure. • If the dying PC rolls a failure, they gain two points of failure. Dying PCs must make this death saving roll for each round of combat. If the PC accumulates three points of success, they are stable. PCs have their HP reset to 1 and are unconscious for a period of time determined by the GM (generally about an hour). If the PC accumulates six points of failure, they die. Dead characters are permanently out of the game unless a revival item or skill is used (such as Recarm or a Revival Bead). Any healing applied to the character on Death's Door will bring them back to life, but they will be left unconscious. Items and skills which revive a character (such as Revival Beads) will return them from Death's Door and allow them to act on their turn. RESTLESSNESS Each night you don’t sleep during in a row gives you a -1 to all 2d6 rolls. For example, staying up for two nights gives you a -2 to all rolls. Staying up for three gives you -3. The next night you sleep you recover from this stat penalty. This can stack infinitely, creating immensely large penalties that can cripple even the luckiest of rolls if you're not careful. Be sure to get a good night's sleep!
THE END 冬 You have arrived at the end of the book. Thank you so much for your interest in this project! You may have finished the book, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end here! If you want to put together a group or join a game of PTTRPG, why not head over to the Crimson Parcel Discord server? https://discord.gg/Vyk93jQ If something about the game frustrates you, feel free to send your feedback; we’re hard at work with this now being community-driven, but we will try to listen to every piece of feedback we get. Don’t get upset; get involved. CREDITS CREATORS JUNE AUSTIN • Lead Writer and Designer SEAMUS HARVEY • Designer and Lead Coder PLAYTESTERS CHESHAMOEBA • SERGIOR • VELGATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TEAM CRANKNPLANK • SEAMUS “CEOHEART” HARVEY JUSTASLOTH • NICOLAS "MYTHICRECORDS" LOZADA ALEXANDER "SIREPIC" NORIEGA • ORUDEON • YAHOO12 PTTRPG is a fan game. Atlus is not associated with the game in any way. No money has or should ever be made as a result of the distribution of this book. TO EVERYONE ON THE CRIMSON PARCEL DISCORD SERVER AND TO EVERYONE READING, THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR GAMES! SPECIAL THANKS HONEYOTU For early encouragement and our first official character sheet! CARDS_NOTES • EVORO • JAKKAFANG • THEMEEVMAN For feedback that has improved the game! ATLUS CO., LTD. Thank you for Shin Megami Tensei, we love you!