BRUTAL - Big Bad Ball Busting Bloody Battles (4.1 Edition) Providing the best role-playing ACTION anywhere! BRUTAL was designed from the ground up to handle massive battles quickly and fairly. Concepts like "dodging" are built-in, and not merely added as an after thought. Starter Kit All you need to get started are these two short documents. Download these two files, print them, choose your characters, and enjoy the game. This sample adventure provides step-by-step instructions and serves as an easy-to-follow introduction to the "BRUTAL - Big Bad Ball Busting Bloody Battles" game.   Sixteen Sample Characters (934 KB) The Goblin Hunt - Sample Adventure (1,797 KB) Game Rules   Game Rules (5,303 KB) 07/12/2017 Monster Book (8,052 KB) 08/21/2017 GM Screen (349 KB) 02/02/2016 Character Sheets Have you created your own character sheets. Send me a copy and I will post them here so others may enjoy them too.   Character Sheet (XLSX) (51 KB) 02/02/2016 Character Sheet (444 KB) 02/02/2016 Recent Updates If you happen to find a spelling error or something, please let us know so we can fix it. Then check back often for updates, corrections, and those oh so exciting new additions. If you are using a binder, it's easy and painless to print the new and updated pages only, then insert them into the binder where needed. 2017-08-21 Monster Udates Cleaned up "Drain XP" Fixed typing errors 2017-07-12 Monster Udates Added the new "Key Word" (Magical) Cleaned up and balanced the random tables 2017-07-12 Game Rule Updates Moved the "WereRat" perk to the setting book (coming soon!) Added "Explosion" as an attack that also causes fire damage Numberd the "Perks & Flaws" for random creation (optional) Fixed the crossbow range (again) 2017-03-29 Game Rule Updates Fixed the Bow and Crossbow ranges Replaced "Big and Strong" with "Bigger and Stronger" Cleaned up "Intimidate" Cleaned up "Siege Weapons" and "Bash to Bits" Cleaned up "Whip" and "War Hammer" Cleaned up "Escape" Cleaned up "Grapple" 2016-12-25 Game Rules Update - Character Races Fixed 3 Typos Added 3 Spell Glyphs Updated Whips and Nets Added more Perks and Flaws Added Character Races (initial stats) 2016-07-24 Game Rules Update - Proofreading Thanks: Michel Côté Pages 20, 22, 24 - 29, 35, 36, 38, 41 - 46 Typo's 2016-07-01 Game Rules Update - Creating a Character Thanks: Michel Côté Pages 6, 15, 17. Typos 2016-02-09 Game Rules Update - Creating a Character Thanks: Steven Brown Page 6. LF = LF + 2 Page 6. Show which ratngs were increased. 2016-03-26 Monster Book Update - Simple Typo Thanks: Ryan Castle Vampires page 2016-02-09 Game Rules Update - Creating a Character Thanks: Luke Reynolds Page 6. Maximum HP attribute vs Current HP clarification 2016-02-05 Monster Update - Werewolf Thanks: Luke Reynolds Fixed minor typo. 2016-02-04 Released BRUTAL 4.1 Edition The 4.1 Edition of the BRUTAL Game Rules was released. Updates and corrections will be posted as needed. Archives 4th Edition 3rd Edition 2nd Edition