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System Manuals and Content Expansions

As we look forwards toward the release of version 1.0 of the Doronai Nui, it's clear that we have a long road ahead of us. Knowing this, we want to keep putting out content and getting feedback before we move into the definitive release of the Doronai Nui. To that end, we will release updated system manuals and content packs on a semi-regular basis, including new playable species, additional Supertypes and Archetypes, new Kanohi masks, and more.

The most up-to-date versions of system manuals and content packs can be downloaded from here; this page will be updated as we continue to release expansions.

System Manuals

Species Manual 1: Matoran, Toa, and Turaga

Last updated 2/18/2021.

Contents:

  • Rules for playing the Matoran, Toa, and Turaga species

  • The Badge of Office weapon component

  • Rules for transforming Matoran into Toa and Toa into Turaga

  • Templates for various Toa transformations (Nuva, Inika, etc.)

  • An optional template for elementally-empowered Matoran

Elemental Powers Manual

Last updated 3/31/2021.

Contents:

  • The basics of the Elemental System, including all the tables and calculations needed for play

  • The six primary elements of the Matoran Universe: Fire, Water, Air, Ice, Stone, and Earth

  • The eight secondary elements of the Matoran Universe: Sound, Plasma, Electricity, Magnetism, Gravity, Psionics, Plantlife, and Metal

  • The three tertiary elements of Light, Shadow, and Sand

Kanohi Index

Last updated 3/31/2021.

Contents:

  • An index of Great and Noble versions of all Kanohi masks in the system as of the time of this release

  • The Focus skill, used to maintain concentration while utilizing Kanohi and certain other powers

Kanohi Nuva Index

Last updated 2/24/2021.

Contents:

  • An index of Nuva and Noble Nuva versions of all Kanohi masks in the system as of the time of this release

Content Expansions

Toa Transformations

Released 7/4/2020.

Contents:

  • Templates for the following Toa transformations: Aerial Toa (Phantoka/Mistika), Aquatic Toa (Mahri), Partial Elemental Hybrid Toa (i.e. Inika), Full Elemental Hybrid Toa (i.e. Light-drained Takanuva), and Toa Nuva

  • Changes to the Kanohi Fighter Supertype and its Archetypes (Activator, Mind Blade, Suva Warrior, and Warper)

  • Errata for Shields

  • Discontinuation of the Sympath Archetype and the non-canon variant of Suva Warrior

Secondary Elements: Gravity

Released 7/19/2019.

Pack contents:

  • The secondary element of Gravity and its associated powers and abilities

  • Ethereal elemental types, a new classification within the elemental system

  • The Kanohi Arthron, the Mask of Sonar

  • Definitions for Blindsight and Blindsense

  • Rahi Tables to use with the Kanohi Zatth and Kanohi Faxon, sorted by biome

Secondary Elements: Plantlife

Released 3/28/2020.

Pack contents:

  • The secondary element of Plantlife and its associated powers and abilities

  • Additional Tribal Passives for the element of Earth

  • The Kanohi Botroi, the Mask of Plantlife

  • Errata for elemental Kanohi

  • Errata for the Leadership skill

  • Errata for the Electricity elemental manifestation

Secondary Elements: Plasma and Sonics

Released 5/24/2020.
Pack contents:

  • The secondary element of Plasma and its associated powers and abilities

  • The secondary element of Sonics and its associated powers and abilities

  • Additional Tribal Passives for the element of Fire

  • The Kanohi Suiphui, the Mask of Plasma

  • The Kanohi Stadehi, the Mask of Sonics

  • New items for musical instruments, including the five primary prize winners of the Song of Sound and Plastic contest

  • New condition: Shrouded

  • Errata for several parts of Supertype Rework Issue 1, including changes to equipment kits and errata for two Archetype levels

  • Errata for Range in the Elemental System

Secondary Elements: Iron and Magnetism

Released 8/10/2020.
Pack contents:

  • The secondary element of Iron and its associated powers and abilities

  • The secondary element of Magnetism and its associated powers and abilities

  • The Kanohi Fedaki, the Mask of Iron

  • The Kanohi Kafai, the Mask of Magnetism

  • New ability for Iron, Gravity, and Magnetism: Elemental Rend

  • New Elementalist Archetype: Render

  • Overhauls for most other Elements, including new Elemental Aspects and Passives

  • Significant updates for Metals and Alloying in the Crafting system

  • Errata for protosteel and magnetic metals

Archetypes: Issue 1

Released 8/16/2019.
Pack contents:

  • The Alchemy supertype, with reclassifications for the Explosives and MASH Technician archetypes

  • The Mad Alchemist archetype for the Alchemy supertype

  • The Elemental Smith archetype for the Elementalist supertype

  • The Kromean archetype for the Melee supertype

  • New Feat: Dirty Fighter

  • New items to use with the alchemy system

Archetypes: Issue 2

Released 10/25/2019.
Pack contents:

  • The Heavy Operator supertype

  • The Tahtorak Slayer archetype for the Heavy Operator supertype

  • The Titan archetype for the Heavy Operator supertype

  • The Grand Fusilier archetype for the Heavy Operator supertype

  • The Combat Pragmatist supertype

  • The Hangarov Disciple archetype for the Combat Pragmatist supertype

  • The Wrestler archetype for the Combat Pragmatist supertype

  • The Combined Arms supertype

  • The Swashbuckler archetype for the Combined Arms supertype

  • The Mohawk archetype for the Combined Arms supertype

  • Errata for certain Combat Maneuvers

  • New Combat Maneuvers: Bullrush, Reposition, Shove, and Pin

Supertype Rework: Issue 1

Released 4/28/2020.
Pack contents:

  • Revisions to the Corps Support and Alchemist Supertypes

  • Errata for the Kanohi Amana and Kualhai

  • New content for the Alchemy system

  • New rules for Temporary Hit Points, the Dying condition, and the Stabilize action.

System Update: Issue 1

Released 2/21/2020.
Pack contents:

  • An overhauled system for Health Points and Elemental Pools

  • Revised Skills, including new Leadership, Survival, and freeform skills

  • New elemental manifestations and resistances for each elemental tribe

  • Rules codifying nonlethal damage

  • Optional rules for Downtime, giving players methods for training skills, healing, repairing items, alchemic processes, and modifying weapons during Short or Long Rests

Equipment Update

Released 6/30/2020.
Pack contents:

  • Pre-made weapon and armor templates

  • Errata for most weapon types and categories

  • New weapon components and errata for certain existing components

  • New weapon types, including Advanced Materials weapons, Automated weapons, and Crew-Serviced weapons

  • Modular Traps and Trap weapons

  • New equipment, including multiple types of prosthetic limbs

  • New starting packs: the Healer's Pack and the Tinkerer's Pack

  • Set bonuses for each armor weight type

  • The Modular Armor System and its associated components

  • New Conditions: Anosmatic, Irradiated, Mute, Numb, Suffocating, and Tasteless

  • A metallurgy expansion to the alchemy system, now referred to as Crafting

  • A new Combined Arms Archetype: Rhokatai

  • New Half Archetypes: Arms Technician, Heavy Armament Constructor, Machinist, Platemaster, Trapper, Trapsmith, and Weaponswright

  • Updates to the Engineer Supertype and its associated Archetypes

  • Updates to Defense Archetypes Deflector and Shields

  • Errata for the Grand Fusilier Archetype

  • Clarifications for Nose to the Grindstone

  • Removal of the original version of the Brawler Archetype, replacing it with the Martial Artist Archetype and, in a future update, a new version of Brawler under the Combat Pragmatist Supertype

Looking for an older system manual or content pack?  Previous versions are available from the Archived Content page.

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