CHARACTER GENERATION
To create a player character you must first select an archetype. There are presently five archetypes for you to use. In games with multiple players, it is recommended that no two players use the same archetype.

ARCHETYPES
LEADER
Active: 1/battle as a reaction you may grant yourself or an ally the use of one action that they have expended.
Inherant: The Leader and all allies recover 1 HP at the beginning of their every turn.

LANCER
Active: 1/battle as a reaction attack a target who is making an attack. The damage cancels out on one for one basis with remaining damage resolving against the losing party.
Inherant: Can declare a defend, using their next turn's action. If they defend against an overwhelming action they cancel it and it becomes an attack, resolved simultaneously.

SMART GUY
Active: 1/battle learn target's powerset, as a reaction you may declare one attack made against the target to be overwhelming.
Inherant: Character is immune to power advantage and gains an extra point when she has the advantage.

STRONG GUY
Active: 1/battle as a reaction cancel open status.
Inherant: +1 to all damage, double HP.

THE HEART
Active: 1/battle you may use an ally's Active ability.
Inherant: All friendships are +1. Rank 1 friendship with everyone.


THE GIRL
Players have the following profiles:
HP			5	[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]
Attack		1	Unlimited
Defend			Unlimited
Archetype		[ ]

Player characters who are not transformed are considered to be Open, and therefore can be immediately defeated by a Finisher.


ACTIONS
A character can perform one action per turn and any number of reaction actions. You perform actions on your turn and reaction actions whenever they are applicable, whether or not it occurs on your turn.

ATTACK
Cost: Action
To perform attack you simply declare a target, and that target takes damage equal to the attack's rating.

DEFEND
Cost: Action
To defend you simply declare a target from whom you are anticipating an attack from. You ignore the effects of the first attack made against you by that target until the beginning of your next turn.

ARCHETYPE
Cost: Reaction
As described in the archetype.


TRANSFORMATION
To transform into a Magical Girl the player character needs a transformation token of some sort. In some games this may be produced at will by the character in question, in others it may be a physical object that can be misplaced or lost. At the GM's option the transformation token may be have additional powers beyond merely allowing for the transformation. Here are some suggestions:

COMMUNICATION
The token can be used to communicate with another individual with a token or perhaps with the magical girl's mentor.

MENTOR
The token itself could be the magical girl's mentor, possessing sentience of its own.

TELEPORTATION
The token could act as a means of transportation, generally to a home base of some sort


MAGICAL GIRL
When the player character transforms, their HP doubles and the gain access to their special attacks. They are no longer considered Open and gain access to their magical powers. A starting character will begin with a signature move and a finisher.

HP			10	[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]
Attack		1	Unlimited
Defend			Unlimited
Archetype		[ ]
Signature		[ ][ ]
Finisher	4	[ ]


SIGNATURE
A character initial signature move is selected from the following list.

MULTITARGET ATTACK
Type: Attack 2
This is an attack action. This attack strikes all your enemies simultaneously.

MULTITARGET DEFENSE
Type: Defense
This is a defense action. You defend all your allies simultaneously.

OVERWHELMING
Type: Attack 2
This is an attack action. The attack ignores defense.

TOTAL DEFENSE
Type: Defense
This is a defense action. You defend yourself from all attacks directed at you until the beginning of your next turn.

TRACKING
Type: Attack 2
This is an attack action. This attack, if defended against, attacks the target again the next turn automatically.

TRAPPING
Type: Attack 0
This is an attack action. The attack makes it impossible to take any non-reaction actions until the end of the target's next round.


FINISHER
A finisher that is performed against an open target results in the immediate defeat of a target. In the event that a finisher is used when the target is not open, the target will still take damage equal to the finisher's rating.


FRIENDSHIP
The power of friendship is the greatest power of all. You start the game with three friendship points. You may spend them to declare who your friends are and the degree of that friendship. You may have three friends with one point, one friend with three points or any combination thereof. This is not to say that you cannot have more than three friends. Merely that these particular individuals stand out above others. Friendship is used in combat in a variety of ways.

Once per friend per battle you may call upon the bonds of friendship to aid them. You may:
	Spend a turn to add your friendship value to that friend's attack.
	Spend a turn to reduce the damage done to a friend by your friendship value.
	Spend your next turn to take a hit for a friend.


CONDITIONS
OPEN
When a target is Open they are vulnerable to attack. When a target is rendered Open, they lose their next turn. Additionally, as long as they remain Open, they can be defeated by a Finisher. There are various ways to become Open, the most common of which is to be reduced to 0 HP.


POWERSETS
A common theme of these series is that different characters have different powers. Rather than create an elaborate power ruleset, instead the powers act as a descriptor to a character or their individual powers. When a character is using a power that is advantageous over a target it gains an advantage. An attack deals 1 more point of damage. A non damaging attack is overwhelming. A defense is not penetrated by an overwhelming attack.

It is important for the GM to establish what, if any power advantages there are. Here are some suggestions, but the GM should feel free to improvise.

CHINESE PROGRESSION
Fire beats Metal beats Wood beats Earth beats Water beats Fire

CLASSICAL PROGRESSION
Fire beats Water beats Fire, Earth beats Air beats Earth


CHARACTER ADVANCEMENT
Over time a character will grow in power. Usually this is in the form of a 'spotlight' session when the threat of the week is only defeatable by a specific character's abilities. A more uniform, group, advancement usually occurs when an enemy is impervious to the finishers of the party as a whole, resulting in something akin to a story defeat. In this case, its traditional for the group to reach a new tier of power complete with new finishers.

SPOTLIGHT EPISODE
The character whom is the spotlight of the particular episode gains one new signature move with one use per battle. Previous signature moves gain one more use per battle.


NON PLAYER CHARACTERS

MENTOR
	Luna/Spinal
	Demeanors

ENEMIES
	Monsters
		Durable or Tricky
		Require a finishing move to destroy/purify/whatever
	Dark Magical Girls


Combat Sequence
	Monster Appears/is cornered into a fight
	Transformation Sequence
	In the name of the moon speech
	Blows and words are exchanged
	Everyone uses their specialty
	Firepower is exchanged
	Turning Point
		Damage to the point of stun
	Finishing Move