Troves 2e

Big congrats for the 2nd edition release, Sasquatch Games team!

Hi there,

I started my first playthrough of Troves and like it quite alot but I have a questions about the rulings.

I have problem with the core concepts "DV +" vs "+ attributes", probably because english is not my first language.

Am I correct with my assumption that the spelling of the whole book is:

Agility +1 means the DV is +1 and +1 Agility means add 1 to your agility roll? Or does it have to clearly state "DV" to modify the dice.

Because I only found specified DVs in the Training section and in the Items of the Wyrm Maze, all other Tables just show +/- Value before or after the attribute. 

But then again the Wyrm weapon "Blade of the Wyrm" states Fight DV+1 and Fight + 1 ... which would be DV+2, in the Crump Tables we have the Crumps Hammer which does Fight + 3 and then -1 Agility, which would "raise" the DV + 3 and -1 to a Agility roll.

My second question is about the Iron Knuckles from The Guardian which says "deal 1 harm on a failed attacks", does this activate on my failed attacks, on enemy failed attacks or both?

Hi there! Yesterday I tried the game with a friend, and it works smooothly as I was expecting! Great job! Just a couple of points to discuss, and I will be happy if you could answer :D
- we wanted to create a custom character but we couldn't get how the "choosing abilities" section works: let's say a character has 21 dice value points total. The tier should be the one with 4 Stamina points (pg.13). Once we got there, we were just lost ahahah. What does this tier refers to? The total of spendable stamina for the Starting Abilities (+1 a free one?). And then, what about the Unlockable? If there are 4 additional points to spend for unlockable abilities, we are talking about a total of 8 stamina that can be spent on Starting and Unlockable? We tried and compare these thoughts with the pregens, but we couldn't find a consistent pattern. so PLEASE help :D
- in the delves there are 2 different table for Items and Weapons/Armour. When the Reward tables refers to "equipment", should we roll a d12 on these tables and get a random iteems/weapon/armor from here? Is that what you intended with Equipment? We got confused by the words Equipment but then there's no a proper Equipment table except for the one at pag.17

It would be great to hear from you, because we usually like to play games as intended by the author! Again, great work! It was fun until the Wyrm wiped us away...actually, also that was part of the fun.

Cheers, 
Lorenzo

hi there fabulous creator. Just curious if there’s any more community copies available? I really appreciate game creators like you who do generously offer these community copies to people going through a hard time. It really helps out.

Thank you in advance

I was curious where you got Troves printed? Paper weights as well. I recently printed a few copies of my game Glaive for use at the table and had them bound in a similar fashion. The results were fine, but not exactly what I’d hoped for. My covers are more like your interior pages (100 weight?) and the interior pages are too flimsy for my tastes. 

Hoping for better results the next time I do something like this.

Love the game by the way! :D

For the Backgrounds, are their starting Stamina including the equipment? Such as the Ranger starts with 8 stamina but also has a +1 Sturdy boots. Does that mean they have 9 stamina?

I'm finally getting a chance to sit down and play. I'm really enjoying the system! I'm going kind of light on the details as I figure out the rules. Still, I've stumbled into a serpent guardian watching over a burnt nest and discovered some loot beneath a room with ancient, crumbling flooring. One question: for the loot, if I land on "1 equipment," how do I roll that result? I'm assuming I'd discover something from the Items or Gear tables -- do I pick which table? My initial instinct was to roll 1d12, but then I was unclear as to why the tables are separated as 1d6 rolls. Thanks for any help!

Greetings~ I purchased the game on DTRPG(, cuz I had trouble paying for it on Itch.io.) The latest version on DTRPG is ver.1.6. Could you please update the files on DTRPG as well?

Yeah, those typos are in the physical book too, a bit disappointing, because they were highlighted like 5 months ago below. At least correct the digital file pls...

I've had my eye on this for a while and just picked it up on the 50% off sale. I'm confused about some of the rules. It states that the stats for Fight, Agility, Wits, and Resilience are listed as Dice Totals (the amount of d6), but the character backgrounds show them a d4, d6, d8 etc... Dice Totals only seems mentioned on page 4 and the rest of the rules seem to indicate that those stats aren't dice totals. Also, the rules of +/-X F/M/W/R says its an increase or decrease to Dice Totals, while in the backgrounds and other rules its either a Dice Value increase or a dice modifier (which I guess would be stat dice value plus a number instead of changing the dice rolled). Any clarity on this?

Hi, just finished reading of the book, it was a real delight for me. The balance is so well shaped between light rules and some kind of subtle crunchiness, its like a refreshing breeze after a hard and boring day at work. I hope i will get some time to enjoy playing it soon (you know, hardstuck in real life-kids, work, obligations...). In meantime, have few typos and suggestions to report if you dont mind:

1. Typo: pg4 says F/M/W/R, guess should be F/A/W/R.

2. Suggestion: I would add explanation for +X DV in Important concepts, it overlaps with DV+/-X for untrained eye or mind.

3. Typo/Suggestion: pg19 first sentence: Trials are obstacles of strength, agility, or smarts that players are required overcome to proceed. May be:

Trials are obstacles of strength, agility, or smarts that players are required to overcome in order to proceed.

4. Question: pg16 says This treasure has a value of 1d8, meaning a player stands to make between 1 and 8 Coins for trading it using the chart provided below. The table for treasure for die results from 1-8 is 1-5 coins, or i got that wrong?

Sorry for the long version, its the game, it spontaneously derives exploding thoughts in my head :) Keep up the good work, cant wait for KS to begin. Have a great day!!!

I did a playthrough stream on my solo TTRPG show. Myself and everyone in the chat was really enchanted by the art and the mechanics. This is probably my fave solo D&D-like thus far (just edging hex crawl). 

A quick note, there is no #14 on the "Maze of the Wyrm" location table. 

Also, I think the game would benefit from an update where there's more flexibility in the character builder--though I realize that might be difficult to balance. 

Otherwise, I hard recommend this lovely game. 

Bought it a few days ago. Im somewhat new to TTRPGs and completely new to solo RPGs. I am absolutely in love with this game. I ran a solo version of the included delve and will be playing again with my 8 year old as an introduction to TTRPG/Creative Writing.

Is there a change log for the changes of 1.1 to 1.2?

Currently skimming through the book, so I’ve noticed that, at page 4 the last sentence is unfinished:

Luck is restored at the

at the… end of the session? at the end of the Delve?

I would like to have a go at creating a delve for Trove (and get a free copy).  Can you give me a rough guide to the game so that I can grok the stats needed for tests and monsters etc?