Optional BFRPG Rules in Play

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Several optional rules are listed toward the back of the BFRPG core rule book. We will use the following:

Death and Dying: PCs can save vs. Death at zero hit points to avoid dying per page 187. Characters who fail their save are dead. Characters reduced to -10hp are dead with no save possible.

Poison Damage: Poisons never kill instantly, but instead inflict 1d6 damage per round for six rounds unless negated by magic. Still very dangerous! See page 188.

XP for Gold: Barrowmaze was originally written for Labyrinth Lord, which assumes XP for gold, so we'll use this rule. You only get XP for treasure returned to a place of safety. See page 188.

Human XP Bonus: All human characters receive a 20% bonus to earned XP, per page 188.

Preparing Spells from Memory: Magic-Users and Illusionists can attempt to prepare spells from memory if their spellbook is unavailable. Requires an intelligence check per page 189 of the Core Rule Book.