Exodus NDS Core Rules is published under the ORC License.
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Licensed Material — The following elements of this document are designated as Licensed Material under the ORC License and may be freely used in your own works:
- The dice pool resolution mechanic, including pool construction, the cancellation system, and difficulty ratings
- The six symbol types (Success, Failure, Boon, Bane, Breakthrough, Calamity) as mechanical concepts
- The six die types (Boon Die, Bane Die , Ability Die, Trial Die, Mastery Die, Crisis Die) and their face distributions as described herein
- The structured play framework including action economy, adversary tiers, and vehicle characteristics
- The Story Points mechanic as described herein
Reserved Material — The following elements are not Licensed Material and may not be used without express permission:
- See the license at the beginning of this document.
If you publish a work using Licensed Material from Exodus NDS Core Rules, you must include the following attribution:
This work uses the Exodus Narrative Dice System (Exodus NDS), originally published by Kaosweaver, Inc. and released under the ORC License.
Third-Party Attributions
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Illustration images by ChatGPT + DALL·E
The Exodus NDS Core Rules are provided free of charge.