Tiny
Funnel
Adventure

Updates:
17/2/21 - completed THE SINK. clarified funnel page.
16/2/21 - clarifications and revised combat rules to distribute enemy damage. added some notes on character death. added an example of play.
15/2/21 - added tiny funnel structure. a bit fancier formatting. added THE SINK.

rULES

You are in charge of a group of characters. A ref is in charge of the dangerous world. When attempting a risky action roll d6 equal or under your Stamina to succeed. If your background or tool gives you an edge, roll equal or under Stamina+1.

If you succeed to hit an enemy, roll for damage:
d6-1 for daggers and knifes.d6 for swords and bows.d6+1 for battleaxes and longswords.
Lower the enemy's Danger by the amount of damage.

Enemies vary in Danger scores. Roll at the start of combat:
Scary: d3, Really Scary: d6, No Way How Even: 2d6.

Characters who fail attack and evade rolls are hit. Distribute enemy Danger among those who are hit. Lower their Stamina by enemy's Danger. If Stamina is at 0, that character dies. Keep going until only one from your group is left.

" Tim, Reed and Karla all attack the Fire Dragon (Danger 10). They all fail their attack roll. The ref can choose to deal 10 Danger to all characters within the Dragon's area who fail their evade rolls. Alternatively they can choose deal the 10 Damage only to Tim, Reed and Karla."

CHARACTERS

Figure out with the ref & other players how many characters will go on adventure.
4-5 classic, 6-8 deadly, 9-10+ woah thats a horrible place.
Characters are defined by Name, Background, Stamina score, Weapon, Tool. Example:

Tim, Librarian, STA: 4, Longsword, Lantern

Characters start with d4 Stamina.
Roll on your favourite tables from any book to get a Background, Weapon & Tool.

When a character dies, cross them out and note how they died. Example:

Tim, Librarian, STA: 4, Longsword, Lantern Fire Dragon breath

If you have no characters left one of the other players may gift you theirs. You also can create new characters and introduce them at an appropriate moment in the funnel.

FUNNEL

Roll on the tables or choose to create a tiny funnel. Write your own tables with options that suit your world to create unique tiny funnels.

Tiny funnels are defined by a clear goal, a hazardous obstacle, a great treasure.
You may roll on them once at the start for the whole party. Alternatively, you can assign a different goal to each group - creating a competing funnel. Example tables:

Tiny funnel turns:
1. Explore rooms. You may do this with a generator.
2. Roll some dice for the amount of enemies.
3. Resolve combat in groups. Roll many dice at once if needed.

If you write a tiny funnel or some rules for this game, dm me @mayvisit so I can link it here.

THE SINK

an ocean planet sci-fi tiny funnel
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Character creation:
For Background, Weapon & Tool roll on some sci-fi tables (or the one below).
Optional rule: Colleagues - All your characters have the same Background.

The Sinking:
Characters arrive as part of a salvage team of the Oceanic-100. The exploration ship sank at around 2000 meters deep and sits on the edge of an underwater cliff.

I. Find a way to safely submerge before the storm takes over the waves.
II. Evade the deep sea monstrosities & environmental hazards.
III. Attach self-inflatable balloons to the Oceanic-100 and resurface.