A FLIGHT OF RAVENS ADVENTURES IN THE WYRD WEST

Flight of Ravens is a dark fantasy wyrd western that takes place in the unsettled badlands of an
Alternate Earth, known as the Wyldlands or just the wylds. Aerth as the world called, is a world at the
Apex of an industrial revolution nearing the equivalent of WW 1 in terms of technology, it is a place of
fantasy races, dark magiks and six guns. Welcome to the Wyrd West, where a man is free. Free to live,
and free to die.

Setting Rules gain Brawny for the scene, increasing his

Flight of Ravens has its roots in the grim
and gritty westerns of the 70s where heroes dont
always wear white, but it also still retains some of
the western's pulp roots, heroes are larger than
life, and in most cases will rise up to set things
Right. The following are the main sources of
inspiration for Flight of Ravens, The Man with No
Name Trilogy, the Game of thrones TV series,
Dishonored, The Witcher series of games, and the
Dragon Age video game series.
The Following are the setting Rules that apply to
the LAW setting. Some rules are original if taken
from the SW: DX they can be found on page 95
Big Damn Heroes: A hero can spend a
Benny to gain the use of an Edge for one
scene. They have to meet the Rank and
any other Edge requirements but can
ignore Trait requirements. Multiple
Bennies can be spent to gain multiple
Edges, counting as requirements for other
Edges gained.
Example 1: Samuel has to carry his buddy
across a wasteland, but between the weight
of his friend and the water they need, he
can barely move. He spends a Benny to
Load Limit to x8. He grits his teeth and
begins the long walk.
Example 2: Samuel has taken two wounds,
but needs to sneak into the camp of the
wasteland marauders to rescue his friend.
He knows the penalties from the wounds
will make it nearly impossible, so he
spends one Benny to get Nerves of Steel
and another to get Improved Nerves of
Steel. Focusing past the pain, Samuel
silently moves in.
Example 3: With the orc marauders' dire
hounds chasing him while he pulls a cart
with his friend in it, Samuel spends a
Benny to get Fleet-Footed. As he begins to
out-distance the creatures, his player asks
the GM if he can trade his Loyal
Hindrance for a different one.
Blood and Guts
Critical Failures
Fanatics
Gritty Damage
Heroes never die
 Jokers Wild
Multiple languages
Swift Learner: Your insight and
intelligence grants you unique advantages.
You may convert two raises from a Trait
test into a Benny. You may not go over
your total Benny count.
Skill Specialization
make the sanity check at a -2.
Starting Funds: Players begin with 500 $ Drakes.
Tolerance: Tolerance represents your bodies
ability to process alchemical elixirs. Your
tolerance is equal to your vigor + your spirit.

New Derived Statistics & Mechanics

Backgrounds: Everyone started out as something

else, before they began a life of adventure. All
WC's begin play with 2 skills at a d6 this
represents what they did previously.

Reputation: Reputation affects how NPCs react

to a character. It starts at a value of zero
and can be modified via edges.

Sanity: Sanity is a person's innate shield against

things that should not be, it represents a person's
ability to deal with mental strain before having a
psychotic break. When Confronted with a horrific
creature or event anyone witnessing the event
must make a sanity check. This requires a spirit
roll, this roll may be affected by penalties or
bonus from edges or circumstances. If successful
you may continue normally, if you fail you
become shaken, on a snake eyes you gain a level
of fatigue. Some times you will be required to
make multiple sanity checks if you are shaken and
are exposed to another sanity check you must
Character Generation
There are several races available in Flight of
Ravens.
Dwarves
A short, stout, and hardy race of people, The
dwarves of Aerth inhabit the many Mountain
ranges of the north in massive underground towns
and cities called Hallows. An industrious and
somewhat jingoistic society, they prize
craftsmanship, practicality, and honor (or at least
the perception of being honorable) above all else.
The dwarven merchant houses control many of
the banks in Aerth.
Dwarves tend to stay in their Hollows, and
some tend to suffer a mild form of agoraphobia
outside their mountain homes.
caste society: Dwarves are a caste driven
society and place a great deal of
importance of maintaining the honor of
ones house and caste. This is a sub culture
of dwarves who are casteless by either
choice, or by circumstance they are
considered the dregs of dwarven society.
Select one of the following castes you gain
a d6 in the appropriate skill
Merchant: Kn: Financial
Noble: Persuasion
Religious: Kn: Dwarven Ancestor
worship
Smith: Repair
Casteless: Streetwise
Jingoistic: Dwarf pride runs deep and wide
and they never seem to miss a chance to
talk about it. Dwarves suffer a -2 to
charisma.
Low Light Vision: Dwarves ignore
penalties for low light conditions.
Slow: Dwarves have a slower walking
pace in comparison to humans: They have
a pace of 5
Tough: The dwarves of Aerth are a hardy
breed, they start with a d6 in vigor
Elves
Elves are a race of pale and lithe
humanoids with long pointed ears, and possessing
a strange alien beauty to them. There are two
eleven sub-cultures the Syl'vahn which have
retreated into the wilds to protect them selves
from the influence of the outside world, there they
try to hold on to their dying culture. Then there is
the Ur'Bahn, they have embraced the new and
fascinating world the industrial revolution has
brought.
Lithe: Elves begin play with a d6 in
Agility
Occult Aptitude: Both types of elves are
naturally adept at using ritualistic magic
they gain a d6 in Kn: occult
Alien Beauty: elves have a strange alien
beauty to them. They have a +2 charisma
Frail: Elves have a hollow skeletal system
akin to a birds. The suffer a -1 to
toughness
Syl'Vahn Traditionalist: If you are of the
 Syl'Vahn cultural belief, you have a hard
time wrapping your head around
technology. You gain the All Thumbs
hindrances
Ur'Bahn Pioneer: The Ur'bahn have an
unhealthy fascination with technology.
They gain the curious hindrance when
dealing with technology
Humans
Humans are the most prevalent and most
adaptive race on Aerth and are responsible for
much of the industrial revolution. They run the
full spectrum of skin tones, and personalities.
Use the Standard SWDX rules for Humans
Orc
The Orcs of the wylds have a proud nomadic
warrior culture and often hire them selves out as
professional soldiers. They are disciplined both in
terms of body and mind. Many have begun
making a permanent home in the newly
established the City known as Siege.
Disciplined: Orks are drilled at a young age in the
battle field arts choose one of the following the
gain a d6 in the skill
Combat Engineer: repair
Combat Medic: Healing
Commander: Kn: battle strategy
scout: stealth
Infantry: Shooting or Fighting
Shock Troop: Intimidate
Scout: stealth
Durable: Orks undergo extensive endurance
training they gain a +1 to toughness
Band of Brothers: The orcs are loyal to 3 things
them selves, clan, and those they fight with. They
gain the loyalty hindrance
New Skills
Knowledge: Alchemy
The Alchemy skill is used to make various
medicinal and utilitarian compounds and
potions that generate a variety of effects. To use
the skill you must have access to access to an
alchemist lab either stationary or mobile, some
ingredients, and a recipe. You can also use the
skill to generate new recipes from scratch. You
know a number of recipes equal you alchemy
die from memory, you do not need a hard copy of
that recipe to produce it.
Knowledge: Occult
The Occult skill is used in understanding occult
symbolism and performing ritual magic.
Hindrances & Edges
Removed Edges
All core Arcane Backgrounds except Super
Powers from the SWDX, champion, Holy/Unholy
Warrior, Gadgeteer, Mr Fix
it (Remove weird Science) Wizard
New Hindrances
Karmic Debt (Major)
Karmas a Bitch and you know her on a first name
basis. You begin play with one less
Benny.
Doppelganger (Minor or Major)
Someone looks a lot like you or you them.
Whenever you enter a new town there is a 10%
chance if minor and a 30% chance if major your
double has been there causing a ruckus.
This can cause all sorts of trouble for the player
maybe a day in the slammer, or it could lead
to a lynching. it is up to the GM.
Infamous (minor or major)
You are known for some heinous or criminal act
whether or not it is true or not. You start with
-2 reputation if minor or -4 if major.
New Edges
Background
Veteran of the Wylds(Background)
Requirements: Novice Wild Card
You have survived the sprawl making you more
capable than the average folk. When you
take this edge you immediately start at Seasoned
gaining 5 advancements. You can only
Take this at character generation. You must pay
the xp debt before you can advance.
Combat
Finesse
Requirements: Veteran, Agility d8, shooting d10
or fighting d10
Your skill in combat is tough to match. If you hit
with a raise you may sacrifice the bonus
damage to gain a +2 to the AP value of the
weapon.
Concentrated Fire
Requirements: Heroic, Agility d10, shooting d10
When making attacks with a ranged weapon with
a ROF higher than 1, you gain a +1 to
damage with each shot after the first impact
(More than one shot has to hit)
Better Criticals
Requirements: Heroic, Agility d10, Shooting d10,
fighting d10
When you get a critical you get a critical. When
you get a raise on the fighting or shooting die you
roll a d8 instead of a d6 for bonus damage
General
Alchemical Resistance
Requirements: Vigor d8
Your body has adapted well to the use of elixirs
and mutagens and has made you more resistant to
their use. You gain a +2 to your tolerance score.
Comprehension
Requirements: Novice, Smarts d8
You deductive reasoning is superb. You gain a +1
to all common Knowledge rolls
Famous
Requirements: Novice, WC
You are famous for some act weather you did it or
not. You start with a +2 to your reputation.
Silent Running
Requirements: veteran, agility d8+, Stealth d10
You may move your full speed when trying to be
stealthy.
Light Step
Requirements: Veteran, Smarts d8, Notice d10,
Repair d8, lock pick d8
Tired of setting off enemy traps? You gain a +2 to
notice and disarm traps and +2 to agility
tests to avoid the consequences.
Professional
Alchemist (Professional)
Requirements: Seasoned, Alchemy d8
A true alchemist only needs his mind and his
hands to make items of terrible wonders. The
Alchemist ignores the lab requirement of making
alchemical creations. When using an alchemy lab
mobile, or stationary you gain a +2 to alchemy
rolls. You also gain the ability to make your
elixirs into permanent mutagens.
Automatica Expert (Professional)
Requirements: Seasoned, Kn: Occult, Kn:
Mechanics D10,
You're well versed in the working of the
constructs known as Automatica You gain a +2 to
repair and damage VS automatica constructs.
Demolition Expert (Professional)
Requirements: Seasoned Knowledge (explosives)
D8 Smarts d8
Your skill with explosives and things that go
boom is unparalleled. You receive a
+2 to setting explosives and explosive damage
Gunslinger (Professional)
Requirements: Seasoned Quick draw Shooting
D10
When using any pistol weapons you receive a +1
to called shots
Master Trader (professional)
Requirements: Veteran, Smarts d8, Persuasion d10
or Intimidate D10
During price negotiations you gain a +2 bonus to
social tests. Must maintain a neutral
reputation score.
Rifleman (Professional)
Requirements: Seasoned Shooting d10, Fighting
D6
When using a rifle of some kind you gain a +1 to
called shots, you also may use rifles in Close
Quarters.
Weird
Cannibal (Weird and GM's Permission)
Requirements: Veteran
They say that the eating of human flesh is the key
to immortality. You may consume human
flesh to help with your bodys healing process.
You must eat at least a pound of flesh; you
may make a natural healing roll at the end of the
deed with a +2 bonus. This action takes 10
min. Any npc's who sees this behavior will attack,
player characters who see this behavior
must make a spirit check failure means that they
are shaken, on a snake
eyes they must make a spirit test or attack.
*Addiction:
After finishing the deed make a spirit check with a
-4 penalty, if you fail you have become
Addicted. You gain the major habit as a hindrance.
In addition you lose reputation every time you use
the cannibal ability.
Deathly Beauty (Weird)
Requirements: Attractive, spirit d8
Youre bringing Sexy Back. Your attractiveness is
very disarming to the opposite sex. You may
spend a Benny to gain a bonus to damage equal to
your charisma bonus against any target of the
opposite sex. This ability does not work against
any creature classified as an animal, non-sentient
undead, or construct You cant have the ugly
hindrance.
Devil's Own (Weird)
Requirements: WC, Legendary, Vigor d12
Negative reputation
The devil walks beside you in your adventures.
You may add a bonus equal to your negative
reputation score to your Soak rolls
Fortunate One (weird)
Requirements: Novice, luck, great luck, Wild
Card
Karma Smiles upon you. You start play with an
additional Benny.
Iconic (Weird)
Requirements: WC, Legendary, Spirit d12
Positive reputation Score
God walks beside you in your adventures. You
may add a bonus equal to your positive
reputation score your natural healing rolls
I have my Hate to keep me Warm (Weird)
Requirements: Veteran, Spirit d8, WC Must have
a negative reputation score.
You are filled with so much hate and bile, that the
elements have a hard time bothering you. You
gain a bonus equal to your negative
reputation score to resist the effects of heat, cold,
and starvation.
Pale rider (weird)
Requirements: Veteran, riding D10, WC, (Must increase an npc's attitude towards you receive a
own your mount) +2 bonus.
And low death rode upon a pale white horse.
When seated in your vehicle you gain a +2 to
intimidate rolls.

True Believer (Weird)

Requirements: Belong to a belief system, Spirit
D8
Your belief keeps you going in the face of
adversity. You gain a +2 to spirit rolls to resist fear
and sanity

Social
Youre Breathing my Air boy. (Social)
Requirements: Seasoned, Intimidate d8, WC,
*Must maintain a positive or negative Karma
Score. Whether good or bad you have an air of
menace around you. You gain a bonus to
intimidate
rolls equal to your reputation score.

Paladin, Paladin where do your roam (Social).

Requirements: WC, Veteran, Survival d8
Streetwise d8, Positive reputation.
Your good deeds are not punished. You gain a +2
bonus to streetwise and survival rolls to
find shelter and food

Magnificent Bastard (Social)

Requirements: Seasoned Spirit d8 Persuasion d10
Your wit is like a well honed blade. When trying
to
Arms and Equipment
FoR is a cinematic dark fantasy adventure
setting as such puts realism on the bench.
Weapons and armor are fairly generic but
cinematic. Ammo is simplified into small,
medium, large, and special.
Pistols
Burst Pistol
Cost: 400$ ROF: 1 Range: 12/24/48 Ammo: Sm
Weight: 4lbs Shots: 18 Damage: 2d6
Notes: AP 1, one action to reload, can only fire 3rb
Wrist Bolter
Cost: 100$ ROF: 1 Range: 5/10/20 Ammo: Sm
Weight: 2lbs Shots: 4 Damage: 2d4+1
Notes: SA, 1 action to reload, able to use specialized
ammo. DBT Silent -2 to notice
Semi-Automatic Pistol
Cost: 250$ ROF: 1 range: 12/24/48 Ammo: Sm
weight: 3lbs Shots: 12 Damage: 2d6
Notes: AP 1, one action to reload, DBT
Revolver
Cost: 200$ ROF: 1 Range: 12/24/48 Ammo: M
Weight: 4lbs Shots: 6 Damage: 2d6+1
Notes: Revolver, 2 actions to reload
Hand Cannon
Cost: 450 ROF: 1 Range: 10/20/40 Ammo: L
Weight: 5lbs shots. 5 Damage: 2d8
Notes: AP 2, revolver, 2 actions to reload
Shotgun
Shotguns fire a spread of metal shot and so do
more damage at close range. For each additional range
increment the damage decreases. Ex. First range 3d6,
second range, 2d6, 3rd range 1d6. Double Barrels and
Triple Barrels can fire at multiple opponents in a single
turn as if they had an Auto fire weapon. Normal Shot has
a +2 to shooting, Slugs do 2d10 regardless of rang
increment.
Double Barrel
Cost: 150 RoF 1, Auto Range: 12/24/48 Ammo: M
Weight: 11lbs Shots: 2 Damage: 1-3d6
Notes: see shotgun
Lever action Shotguns
Cost: 400 RoF: 1 range: 12/24/48 Ammo: M
Weight: 9lbs Shots: 5 Damage: 1-3d6
Notes: see shotguns
Sawed Off DB/TB
Cost: 200 Rof: 1, Range: 5/10/20 Ammo: M
Weight: 6lbs Shots DB 2 TB 3 Damage: 1-3d6
Notes: see shotguns
Triple Barrel
Cost: 350 Rof: 1 Range: 12/24/48 Ammo: M
Weight: 10lbs Shots: 3 Damage 1-3d6
Notes: see shotguns
Rifles
Bolter Rifle
Cost: 250 Rof: 1 Range: 15/30/60 Ammo: M
Weight: 7lb Shots: 12 Damage: 2d6+1
Notes: AP 1, SA, 1 action too reload DBT, Silent -2 to
Notice
Burst Rifle
Cost: 400 Rof: 1 Range: 12/24/48 Ammo: M
Weight: 9lbs Shots: 24 Damage: 2d6+1
Notes: 1 action reload, can only fire in 3rb
Carbine
Cost: 400 Rof: 1 Range: 24/48/96 Ammo: L
Weight: 8lb Shots: 20 Damage: 2d8
Notes: AP 2, SA, 1 action too reload DBT
Repeater
Cost: 350 Rof: 1 Range: 24/48/96 Ammo: L
Weight: 8lb Shots: 10 Damage: 2d8
Notes: 1 AP, 3 actions to reload, lever action
Marksman Rifle
Cost: 600 Rof: 1 Range: 30/60/120 Ammo: L
Weight: 12lb Shots: 8 Damage: 2d8+1
Notes: AP 2, Bolt Action, 2 actions to reload, Includes a
scope
Machine Guns
Machine Gun
Cost: 650 Rof: 3 Range: 20/40/80 Ammo: L
Weight: 15lb Shots: 45 Drum Damage: 2d8
Notes AP 2, Can only fire on Full Auto
RPG
Shoulder Cannon
Cost: 5000* Rof: 1 Range: 25/50/100 Ammo: Sp
Weight: 25lbs Shots: 1 Damage: 4d6 MBT
Notes: Snap Fire, 4 Actions to reload
Grenades
Grenades are thrown explosive charges that
affect an area. They have a delay until they detonate. A
delay of 2 for instance is 2 rounds before detonation.
Explosions bypass armor
Arc Charge
Cost: 350 Weight: 2lbs Delay: 2 Damage:2d6
Notes: SBT, -2 to agility rolls to get out of the blast
radius. If any of the targets are wearing metal armor they
take +2 damage
Explosive Charge
Cost: 150 Weight: 1lbs Range: 5/10/20 Delay: 2
Damage: 3d6
Notes: SBT, -2 to agility rolls to get out of the blast
radius
Incindiary Charge
Cost: 200 Weight: 1 lbs Range: 5/10/20 Delay: 2 damage
2d8
Notes: SBT, -2 to agility rolls to get out of the blast
radius if unsucessful check to see if you have caught fire.
Smoke charge
Cost: 100 Weight: 1lbs Range: 5/10/20 Delay 2 Damage:
None
Notes: A Choke charge releases a strong gas iritant in a
MBT, Targets must make a vigor roll at -2 or become
blinded and shaken as they are racked by coughing fits.
The Cloud lingers for 2 rounds. Anyone wearing a gas
mask is immune to the effects.
Uniques
Arc Rifle
Cost: 1200 Rof: 1 Range: 10/20/40 Ammo: Sp
Weight: 18 lbs Shots: 5 Damage: 2d8
Notes: AP 4, 4 Actions to reload
Assassin Rifle
Cost: 800 Rof: 1 Range: 30/60/120 Ammo: L
Weight: 10lb Shots: 12 Damage: 2d8
Notes: AP 2, SA, 1 action too reload DBT, silenced -2 to
notice rolls to detect shot

Crank Gun
Cost: 1100 Rof: 2 Range: 20/40/80 Ammo: L
Weight: 25lb Shots: 80 box Damage: 2d8+1
Notes AP 2, 3 actions to reload

Flack Cannon
Cost: 500 RoF: 1 Range: 10/20/40 Ammo: L
Weight: 13lbs Shots: 1 Damage: 1-3d8
Notes: Snap Back, see shotgun, Hot Shot: Items struck by
the flack cannon have a chance to catch fire. 2 actions to
reload

Armor

Leather Jacket
Cost 100, AV: +1, Weight: 2lbs
Notes: Covers ATL
Armored Leather Great Coat
Cost: 200 AV: +1/+2 Weight: 4lbs
Notes: Covers ATL, Can be worn over plate

Plate
Cost: 350 AV: +3 Weight: 12lbs
Notes: Covers ATL, -2 to soak versus electrical damage,
Plate Corselet, arms, and leggings can be bought
separately for 1/3rd the price of a full plate

Re-Enforced Rubberized Armor

Cost: 300
AV: +2(Normal damage)/+4 (Electrical)
Weight: 8lbs
Notes: covers ATL, -2 to vigor checks to resist fatigue
due to non-breathability of the material.
Mysteries of the Arcane
Magic is a serious matter in the world of
Flight of Ravens, it is difficult to channel directly
and done via Ritualistic means, or via Alchemy.
Some rare individuals can channel magic via the
force of their will alone. Others have managed to
merge the arcane with mechanical principles to
produce terrible wonders.
Alchemy
The Alchemy skill is used to make various
medicinal and utilitarian compounds and
potions that generate a variety of effects. To use
the skill you must have access to access to an
alchemist lab either stationary or mobile, some
ingredients, and a recipe. You can also use the
skill to generate new recipes from scratch. A
character with the Alchemy skill knows 1 recipe
from memory per die type, this does not restrict
him from learning new ones or developing his
own. Only an Alchemist (Someone who has taken
the professional edge) can safely produce
Mutagens.
There are 3 types of alchemical products elixirs,
Poisons, and mutagens
Elixirs: are typically potions, pills, or injections
that provide a temporary effect to a trait, attribute
or provide a unique ability with mild side effects
Poisons: cause a harmful effect, and my be
applied to certain types of weapons.
Mutagens: the are similar to an elixir but the
effects are permanent. This boost comes with a
price as mutagens can have severe side effects.
You can safely have a number of mutagens equal
to your vigor plus your spirit. You are only
able to have your vigor in elixirs active in your
system.
To manufacture either one you need a functioning
alchemy lab. Ingredients, a valid recipe, and
money
Recipes can be bought, found, traded, or invented
Making an Elixir, Poisons, or mutagens
Determine its purpose: Help, Hinder/harm/
or Augmentations
Determine Cost: Helpful 150,
Hinder/Harm, 200, Augmentation 1500
Determine penalty: helpful: -1,
Hinder/Harmful -2, Augmentation -4
Make an Alchemy roll on a success you
have made the item in question, this takes
an hour or more normally, for every raise
you decrease time spent and over all cost
by 25%
selling an Alchemical product: Base cost
of production + 50%
Arcane Talent (Arcane background)
The Arcane Talent is a modified version of
the Super Powers background from the SWDX.
These individuals are known by various names,
not all of them good. Now one knows how or why
these people can manipulate raw magical power
with no ill effects, but they are appearing with
more frequency.
Arcane Talent (Arcane background)
*Reworked Superpowers: Only requirement is
that upon taking this edge you must choose an
arcane trapping such as sound, fire, or lightning.
This can not be changed you can gain new
trappings by using an advance.

Occultism
The Occult Skill allows to identify occult
symbolism and cast ritualistic magic. A ritual is
any of the spells listed in the SWDX these can be
cast by a single individual via scrolls, or as a
group in what is know as a working.

To determine the difficulty of the ritual its based

on what level the spell is.
Novice: -1
Seasoned: -2
Veteran: -3
Heroic: -4
Legendary: -5

For every knowledgeable Participant in the ritual

the penalty is decreased by 1.

Blood Magic: One of the more profane aspects of

magic. For every would you or a designated
sacrifice willing or otherwise, takes your gain a
+2 bonus to the ritual.