Glossary - Rules - Nimble Nexus

Advantage X. Roll X additional dice and drop the X lowest dice (removing dice from left to right in the case of a tie).
Ally. A friendly creature, not yourself.
AoE. (Area of Effect). Special attacks that target an area rather than individual creatures (see “Reach, Range, & AoEs” on pg. 10).
Assess. An action to strategically analyze the situation in combat (see “Assess” on pg. 13).
Attack. Any offensive action. Swinging with a weapon, casting a harmful spell, Grappling, etc.
Basic Attack. A cantrip or weapon attack.
Blind. Can’t see. Attacks against you have advantage, and your attacks have disadvantage.
Blindsight X. You can sense creatures and obstacles normally within X spaces, ignoring Blind, darkness, and invisibility.
Bloodied. At half HP or less.
Burrowing. When a creature can move normally underground.
Cantrip. A basic spell. Costs 0 mana to cast, and their power increases as you level up.
Charged. Some spells/abilities have additional effects when Charged (e.g., Overload, Electrickery). Become Charged whenever you take lightning damage. Lasts 1 min or until combat ends.
Charmed. Sees the charmer as an ally. Charmer has advantage on social interactions with you.
Climbing. A creature with a climbing Speed can move across vertical surfaces as flat ground, otherwise climbing is treated as Difficult Terrain.
Concentration. Can only Concentrate on 1 thing at a time. DC 10 STR save when crit or it breaks (see “Concentration” on pg. 8).
Cone X. Starts at the character and extends X spaces outward, becoming up to X spaces wide at the farthest edge.
Cover. If mostly obscured, incoming attacks have disadvantage. If completely obscured (Full Cover), cannot typically be targeted.
Crit. Whenever a creature rolls the max on a Primary Die, that die is rolled again and added to the total.
d44, d66, d88. Roll 2 of the same dice, the leftmost die is the tens place, and the second is the ones. These attacks do not miss or crit.
Damage Types. Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing, Fire, Cold, Lightning, Radiant, Necrotic, and Psychic. Heroes typically do not care what type of damage they take, but some monsters or environmental challenges do.
Darkvision X. Can see normally in the dark, up to X spaces.
Dazed. Heroes: lose 1 action; monsters: can perform one less action on their next turn.
Decrement/Increment. Use a die one size smaller or larger (d4 » d6 » d8 » d10 » d12 » d20).
Difficult Terrain. Speed halved while here.
Disadvantage X. Roll X additional dice and drop the X highest dice (removing dice from left to right in the case of a tie).
Distracted. A target is distracted if it is adjacent to or Taunted by an ally, or if it cannot see you.
Dying. When a hero is at 0 HP (see “Hit Points & Dying” on pg. 9).
Encounter. An encounter begins when Initiative is rolled and ends when hostilities do.
Falling. Suffer 1d6 damage/2 spaces fallen.
Field Rest/Safe Rest. Spend time to recover some of your resources (see “Resting & Downtime” on pg. 16).
Free. Does not cost an action or any other resource (e.g., mana) unless otherwise stated.
Frightened. Disadvantage on rolls when source of fear is near; Speed halved when moving closer to it.
Grappled. Cannot move. Attacks against you have advantage (see “Grappling” on pg. 10).
Hampered. Any creature with actions or movement reduced (e.g., Dazed, Grappled/Restrained, Prone, Slowed, in Difficult Terrain).
Incapacitated. Can’t do anything. Attacks against you have advantage, and melee attacks that hit, crit.
Invisible. Cannot be seen. Your attacks have advantage, and attacks against you have disadvantage.
KEY. The two most important stats for a class. Replace with either of your KEY attributes.
Knockback/Push X. Forcibly move a creature X spaces, ignoring Difficult Terrain. Other creatures or the environment may halt movement prematurely and deal damage (see “Falling & Forced Movement” on pg. 10).
Line X. A straight line extending up to X spaces in one direction.
LVL. Level. When part of an attack, replace it with the character’s level.
Mana. Used to fuel spellcasting (see “Magic” on pg. 44). See the individual Hero classes for more info on how they gain mana.
Minion. Simple creatures: any damage kills them; each attacks with a single damage die, cannot crit, and misses on a roll of 1; when multiple minions attack a single target, their damage is combined and counts as a single attack.
Move X. Move up to that many spaces.
Paralyzed, Stunned, Unconscious. Incapacitated. Can’t do anything. Attacks against you have advantage, and melee attacks that hit, crit.
Petrified. Incapacitated with all the benefits and drawbacks of being a rock! Immune to most damage except from large explosions, picks, or similar tools.
Poisoned. Disadvantage on rolls (typically, healing ends).
Primary Die. The leftmost die in an attack, this die determines if an attack misses or crits.
Prone. Movement costs twice as much, and disadvantage on attacks. Melee attacks against you have advantage; Ranged have disadvantage. Spend 3 spaces of your Speed to stand up.
Range X. Ranged attacks are made with disadvantage if ANY enemy is adjacent. Range can be extended (see “Reach, Range, & AoEs” on pg. 10).
Reach X. The area within X spaces around a character; forming your choice of a cube or sphere.
Resistance. Take –10 damage vs a specific damage type.
Restrained. (Same as Grappled; objects Restrain, creatures Grapple) Cannot move. Attacks against you have advantage.
Riding. You move with the creature you are riding. Any attacks that miss you, strike them (see “Grappling” on pg. 10).
Round. The time in combat when each Hero and enemy has a chance to act (see “Turns, Rounds, & Encounters” on pg. 15).
Rushed Attacks. Attacking more than once on a turn imposes a cumulative disadvantage penalty (e.g., attacking with a short sword for the third time on a turn, you would roll 3d6 and take the lowest result).
Silenced. Cannot cast spells or use other abilities that require speaking (e.g., Commander’s Orders).
Skill Points. Use them to increase your skills. Start with 4 at level 1 and gain 1 each level (see “Leveling Up” on pg. 21).
Slowed. Speed halved during your next turn.
Smoldering. This condition does nothing on its own, though some spells and abilities have additional effects against Smoldering creatures, ending the condition (e.g., Ignite, Pyroclasm).
Spellcasting Focus. Can be used instead of an empty hand to cast spells.
Stats. STR, DEX, INT, WIL: the core attributes of a character.
Surprise. When combat starts before all sides are aware (see “Starting Combat” on pg. 15).
Target. A selected creature or object. It must be within Range/Reach and able to be sensed.
Taunted. Disadvantage on attacks except against the most recent taunter.
Teleport. Move instantaneously. Does not provoke opportunity attacks.
Temp HP. HP that do not replenish (see “Hit Points & Dying” on pg. 9).
Turn. The primary time allotted for an individual hero or monster group to act.
Unheld. Not touched, worn, or held by anyone.
Upcast. Spend extra mana on a spell to gain an extra effect for each additional mana spent.
Vicious. Roll 1 additional die whenever you roll crit damage.
Vulnerable. When a creature is vulnerable to a damage type, it takes +10 damage.
Wound. A measure of how close a hero is to death. Typically 6 and you’re dead (see “Hit Points & Dying” on pg. 9).
Wounded. Has any Wounds.