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Novus 2nd Edition

Novus 1st Edition

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Below is a Table of Contents (TOC) from the core Novus rulebook. As you can see, nearly every item on the TOC is a link. Those links take you to excepts from the core rules. Some of the links take you to pages where you find links to even more pages.

In short, the entirety of the Novus rules are available through the links below. We have done this for the simple purpose that we feel that you should be able to take a good look at the rules before you decide to purchase one of the PDFs or the print version of the rules.

You can click on the image of the cover to the right, to take you directly to DriveThru RPG, where you can purchase the rules.



Announcement: As of January 7th, 2023, Novus 1e (the text of the game, not any of the artwork) is hereby released under the Creative Commons license.








Table of Contents

Introduction
4
5
   Glossary
6
Character Creation
7
7
8
   Choose Race
8
      Humans
9
      Elves
9
      Dwarves
10
      Halflings
10
      Half-Elf
11
      Half-Orc
11
12
      Barbarian
12
      Hillock
12
      Rural
12
      Subterranean
12
      Sylvan
12
      Urban, Lower Class
12
      Urban, Middle Class
12
      Urban, Upper Class
12
13
      Archer
13
      Fighter
13
      Mage (Classic)
14
      Mage (Dual)
14
      Martial Artist
15
      Minstrel
15
      Scout
15
      Thief
15
16
      Stat Generation
16
      Secondary Stats
17
20
      Character Points
20
      Learning Skills
20
      Resolving Skills
21
      Skill Descriptions
22
         Acrobatics
22
         Athletics
22
         Combat Skills
22
         Crafting
23
         First Aid
23
         Gimmickry
23
         Influence
23
         Lore
23
         Magecraft
24
         Navigation
24
         Perception
24
         Performing Arts
24
         Riding
24
         Spellcasting
25
         Stealth
25
         Streetwise
25
         Survival
25
         Tracking
25
         Trickery
25
      Talents
26
         Talent Descriptions
26
32
      Money
33
      Equipment
33
         Accessories
33
         Armor & Shields
35
         Food & Lodging
36
         Transport
37
         Weapons
38
   Encumbrance
40
40
Combat
41
41
42
      Combat Round Sequence
42
43
   Combat Moves
47
53
Magic
55
55
55
57
57
57
      Casting Boons
58
      Counterspells
58
   Spell Lists
58
      Spell Descriptions
58
      Spells Vs Def
58
60
   Black Magic
63
   Divine Magic
66
   High Magic
69
   Mysticism
72
76
   Wizardry
79
82
      Summoning Procedures
82
83
84
84
84
85
   Snags
86
   Boons
86
   Common Tasks
86
86
87
      Falling Damage
87
      Extreme Temperatures
87
      Handling Traps
87
      Landslides/Cave-ins
88
      Light & Vision
88
      Starvation & Thirst
89
      Watery Hazards
89
90
90
90
90
91
91
93
   Encounters
93
   Creatures
94
      Demons (all)
96
      Devils (all)
99
      Dragons (Wyrms)
101
      Spirit Entities (all)
105
      Undead (all)
110
   Treasures
114
      Treasure Table
114
      Sample Magic Items
115
         Herbal Remedies
115
         Potions
116
         Scrolls
117
         Magical Weapons & Armor
117
         Staves, Rods & Wands
118
         Amulets, Rings & Jewelry
120
         Miscellaneous Magic Items
121
Appendix
122
   Combat Boons
122
   Snags
123
123
   Skill Boons
123
124
Index
126