# Hellsquad tags: #game/rpg/hellsquad ![[Hellsquad (cover).jpg]] ## Hellsquad **Hellsquad** is a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) where players take on the roles of cloned soldiers fighting a seemingly endless horde of alien crab monsters. Imagine Starship Troopers meets Warhammer 40,000, but with a healthy dose of dark humor and a grim acceptance of your expendability. The game uses a streamlined, OSR (Old School Renaissance)-inspired ruleset that emphasizes fast-paced combat and gritty realism, where character death is a very real possibility. ## Core Mechanic: Dice Pool System **Hellsquad** uses a unique dice pool mechanic for action resolution. Every action requires a roll of three dice: - **Base Die:** This die reflects your clone's overall quality, ranging from a lowly d4 to a heroic d12. - **Characteristic Die:** Choose one of three characteristics - Vigor (for strength and resilience), Instinct (for speed and awareness), or Cunning (for intelligence and subterfuge) - depending on the action. Each characteristic is associated with a different die. - **Equipment Die:** This die represents your gear. It starts as a measly d4, but acquiring better equipment can improve this die. To succeed, roll all three dice and compare each die to the target number, typically 4. Each die that equals or exceeds the target is a success. Extra successes can be spent to trigger special effects, like increased damage or improved defense. ## Editions **Hellsquad** is currently in its first edition. ## References - [Hellsquad by Oddplan! - Itch.io](https://oddplan.itch.io/hellsquad)