Against the Darkness
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Against the Darkness is a role-playing game
which assumes a vast Vatican
conspiracy organized to protect humanity from supernatural forces. Tabletop Adventures, LLC released the game in electronic or print on demand
format in 2006
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(d4, d6, and d8) to four attributes. The attributes all have Latin names: Corpus (Body), Mentus (Mind), Spiritus (Spirit), and Fidelis (Faith). The d4 is assigned to the weakest attribute. The d6 is assigned to two average attributes. The d8 is assigned to the most powerful attribute. Each attribute is further defined by a rating between 1 and 7. Each attribute governs a number of skills and miracles. A character may only use the miracles governed by the attribute which is assigned the d8. Skills and miracles are defined by a rating between 1 and 7. Extremely high levels can be created by assigning specializations to skills and miracles, up to a maximum of seven levels per skill or miracle.
Players resolve tasks by rolling a die and adding an attribute rating and an applicable skill or specialization score. They then compare the result to either a target number or opposed roll to determine success.
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
which assumes a vast Vatican
Roman Curia
The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Catholic Church, together with the Pope...
conspiracy organized to protect humanity from supernatural forces. Tabletop Adventures, LLC released the game in electronic or print on demand
Print on demand
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format in 2006
2006 in games
This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 2006. For video and console games, see 2006 in video gaming....
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Mechanics
Against the Darkness uses the 4-6-8 System, which assigns three different die typesDice notation
Dice notation is a system to represent different combinations of dice in role-playing games using simple algebra-like notation such as 2d6+12....
(d4, d6, and d8) to four attributes. The attributes all have Latin names: Corpus (Body), Mentus (Mind), Spiritus (Spirit), and Fidelis (Faith). The d4 is assigned to the weakest attribute. The d6 is assigned to two average attributes. The d8 is assigned to the most powerful attribute. Each attribute is further defined by a rating between 1 and 7. Each attribute governs a number of skills and miracles. A character may only use the miracles governed by the attribute which is assigned the d8. Skills and miracles are defined by a rating between 1 and 7. Extremely high levels can be created by assigning specializations to skills and miracles, up to a maximum of seven levels per skill or miracle.
Players resolve tasks by rolling a die and adding an attribute rating and an applicable skill or specialization score. They then compare the result to either a target number or opposed roll to determine success.