BOOGIE BOG"A rogue's wager, a drunkard's pastime, and a fool's final gambit."
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When outlaws grow bored, when coin grows thin, or when an ego needs squashed, the Walljacks of the eastern swamplands turn to Boogie Bog. Nobody is quite sure who first invented the game, nor if it actually originated from the Walljack culture. All we know today is that it's a massively popular pastime within the culture that almost any 'jack knows. Boogie Bog has also become a staple at Walljack weddings, where the groom must beat his fiancée’s father (or other parent) in a match to gain their blessing for the ceremony.
Before the game begins, all contenders make a DEX roll for initiative. Highest starts. A tie is settled with a Face-Off (see Phase III: The Flexin').
Each round consists of three phases: The Stabbin’, The Drinkin’, and The Flexin’.
THE THREE PHASES OF THE BOG
────────────────────PHASE I — THE STABBIN'────────────────────"Steady hand, steady heart... or kiss your fingers goodbye."
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1. Plant your off-hand flat upon the table—spread your fingers wide like want to keep 'em.
2. Take up your knife.
3. Make five finesse blade attack rolls as you slam the blade down between each finger (wielding requirements do not apply).Hit: You strike clean, miss the flesh, and earn +1 point.Miss: You slip. You bleed. Take 4 damage (armor doesn’t count) and earn nothing but the joy of your opponent.
After all players have danced with danger, move on to drinking.
────────────────────PHASE II — THE DRINKIN'────────────────────"These shots are on the house, right..?"
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1. Every round, you must take one shot of the hardest booze around. More is optional—but each additional shot raises the stakes.Your score-per-hit next round is multiplied by the # of drinks you down (2 shots = x2, 3 shots = x3, and so on).
2. For each drink you attempt, make a STR: Fortitude check.Every failure earns a stacking -1 Aim penalty for the rest of the game.
It doesn't matter if you can hold your drink or not; you're helping the spectacle either way.
────────────────────PHASE III — THE FLEXIN' (Optional)────────────────────"Some settle their pride with knives or ale. Others use their arms."
Any players may step into a Face-Off:1. All participating make a contested HAR roll—whoever shows no weakness (rolls highest) rises to the top.
2. The highest two arm-wrestle:The higher HAR roller gets +1 to the contest.The lower gets –1.On a tie, no one gets an edge.
3. The arm-wrestle itself is a contested STR: Athletics roll.The victor decides the turn order for the next round.
If no one flexes—or if the wrestlers tie—the turn order reverses.
────────────────────CHEATIN'────────────────────"In Boogie Bog, cheating isn't forbidden—just don't let them call your bluff."You may cheat during two phases, but getting caught has teeth.
1. CHEATING DURING THE STABBIN'Instead of making an attack roll, you may attempt sleight of hand with a DEX: Stealth roll to fake the stab.Success: Passed off clean—counts as a hit, earns a point.Mixed Success: Rivals make INT: Perception checks.Failure: You're exposed, but take no damage from the knife for that roll.
If anyone sees through your ruse—or if you fail—you're caught and earn no points this phase.
2. CHEATING DURING THE DRINKIN'Instead of actually drinking, you may attempt sleight of hand with a DEX: Stealth roll to pretend you downed a shot.Success: Your fake drink counts toward your multiplier.Mixed Success: Rivals roll INT: Perception.Failure: You're caught.
If you're caught—by failure or an enemy's keen eye—you must take two real shots immediately, and your multiplier resets to x1 next round.
────────────────────BEATIN' THE BOG────────────────────
1. Every participant begins with 20 Health. Each slip of the blade (each attack miss) deals 4 damage.2. There is no crit phase; when a player hits 0 HP, they fall out of the game. The last surviving player always finishes their final round. Afterward, tally all scores.Highest score claims victory.
