• 00:00 🎲 Overview of EZ D6 mechanics

  • EZ D6 uses standard six-sided dice (D6), making it accessible with common board game dice.
  • Players roll against a target number, with a 6 resulting in automatic success and a 1 leading to failure.

• 01:18 🍀 Boons, Banes, and Karma

  • Boons enhance rolls by allowing players to pick the higher of two dice, while Banes force players to use the lower die.
  • Karma can adjust die rolls, with players starting with three points and gaining more by failing.

• 03:25 ⚔️ Hero Dice and their role

  • Hero Dice permit rerolls of critical failures, providing a last-ditch effort to turn a failure into success.
  • Players can regain Hero Dice by spending Karma during the game.

• 05:31 ⚔️ Combat mechanics and critical hits

  • Combat involves rolling against a target number to hit, with successful rolls resulting in damage.
  • Rolling a 6 initiates a critical hit, allowing additional damage upon confirmation, which can be influenced by accumulated Karma.

• 07:14 🛡️ Armor types and saving from damage

  • Different armor types (light, medium, heavy) affect the threshold needed to avoid taking damage.
  • Players can use Karma or Hero Dice to adjust their armor save rolls, mitigating potential damage.

• 08:47 🏃‍♂️ Miraculous saves and non-combat damage

  • Miraculous saves are vital for escaping non-combat perils like collapsing ceilings or avalanches.
  • Karma and Hero Dice can be utilized to increase the odds of surviving such situations.

• 10:01 🧙‍♂️ Spellcasting mechanics and consequences

  • EZ D6's magic system emphasizes narrative descriptions over predefined spells.
  • Players must balance power level against the risk of failure, with options like spell burn or Hero Dice to salvage failed spells.

• 13:33 🙏 Miracle mechanics and deities

  • Miracles in EZ D6 require a specific character inclination and entail rolling against aloof dice determined by the magnitude of the miracle.
  • Players can opt to offer a sacrifice to reroll failed miracle attempts, reflecting the challenging nature of divine intervention.

In my experience, Tiny Dungeon is actually a game where being outnumbered can turn things south in a hurry for the PCs -- even against fodder, if you're using them "striaght" / as-written. Each one having two actions they can use for attacks, and rolling 2d6? Rough stuff.

Unless I'm going for a grittier feel, I prefer to limit the fodder in a couple of ways -- first, they attack at Disadvantage (1d6), and while I give them two actions, they can only attack once.

Such a great system to tinker with in this way... though I'd admit I think it loses something once too many changes are made. The minimalist part of it is what initially attracted me.

One the better overviews and reviews of the game.