PatD Official Advancement System

OFFICIAL Level Up System for Panic At The Dojo

Every 3 fights that end in victory, Level Up! Heroes are always the same level, even if a new player joins late.

Level 1 is the default state of the game, with a fully built character. Level 9 is the maximum, if you incorporate this new system into your game.

When you Level Up, you may swap out one Form or Style for another valid option, within any of your Stances.

Every odd Level, you gain a new Stance. This Stance must be made using the same rules as your other Stances. If you are Frantic, instead gain either a new Form or a new Style - new Styles must be chosen from within one of the Archetypes you already have a Style from.

Every level, you either gain an additional die at d4, or if you already have one, you increase its size (up to a d10). This bonus die is rolled with your Action Dice regardless of the Stance you are in, just as the Boss enemy bonus die does.

At level 5, you gain another Archetype. If you are a Focused or Fused Hero, you gain that archetype's Fused Ability. The Stance you gain at this level must be made using a Style within this new Archetype.
If you are a Frantic Hero, you gain the new Archetype's Frantic Ability, and the new Style you get at this level must be from the new Archetype. You cannot take a new Form at this level.


LEVEL	BONUS DIE	STANCES
1		None		Initial 3 Stances
2		d4
3		d6			Gain a new Stance (4 total)
4		d8
5		d10			Gain a new Stance (5 total). Gain an additional Archetype.
6		d10+d4
7		d10+d6		Gain a new Stance (6 total).
8		d10+d8
9		d10+d10		Gain a new Stance (7 total).



ENEMIES AS YOU LEVEL UP

Stooges never improve, and will become increasingly pathetic.

Warriors are equal to you in level, gain the same Bonus Die as you to their Stance. They gain no other level up bonuses.

Bosses are one level higher than the Heroes. Their d4 bonus die to all stances is replaced by the Level Up Bonus Die of one level higher than the Heroes' current level. Once the heroes reach level 5, all Bosses gain an additional Archetype Ability.

For example, if the Heroes are level 3 and gain a d6 Bonus Die, Bosses they face have a d8 Bonus Die. If they are level 9, Bosses they face gain d10+d10+d4 Bonus Dice.