Game rules - DDM Guild

Player’s Choice: If several effects apply to one player’s creature or creatures, that player
determines the order and resolves effects one creature at a time.
Player Whose Creature is Taking a Turn First: If the effects apply to creatures controlled by
more than one player, the player whose creature is taking a turn goes first. He or she handles
all the effects on his or her creatures, one creature at a time. Next, the player to the left
handles effects on his or her creatures, and so on.
size: Size categories for creatures are: Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, and Huge.
skips next turn: (Keywords) On its next turn, a creature subject to this effect activates but can
take no actions.
The creature is still considered active. It threatens squares normally, can make attacks of
opportunity, and can be granted actions by creatures with such abilities.
skirmish: A D&D Miniatures Game battle.
Sleep/sleeping: (Keyword) A creature subject to a Sleep effect is sleeping. A sleeping creature
is helpless until another creature wakes it up. A creature adjacent to one more sleeping
creatures can remove Sleep from one adjacent creature; this replaces its own attacks. Sleep
effects are also removed immediately when a sleeping creature takes damage.
slide: (Keyword) This effect works like push/pull (see that entry, on page 42), except that the
movement of the affected creature can be in any direction.
Slow Effect (Enemies that are adjacent to this creature when they activate can’t make more
than one ranged or melee attack this turn; DC [#]) This holds true even if they move away
from the creature after failing the save.
Slow [Melee/Ranged] Attack (Can’t make a [melee/ranged] attack and move in the same turn) If
no attack type is listed, it can’t move during the same turn that it attacks or does anything
that replaces attacks.
Small: A Small creature has a base less than 1 inch across but occupies 1 square.
Smite CREATURE +[#]: This creature can deal additional damage with a melee attack against
an enemy of the specified kind, type, or alignment. If no sort of creature is listed, it affects
any enemy.
If this creature has limited uses of Smite, you must declare the use of the ability before
making the attack. This counts as one use even if the attack misses.
Smoke: A terrain type; see fog above.
Sneak Attack +[#]: See Melee Sneak Attack. An ability that affects both Melee and Ranged
Sneak Attacks uses the word “any.”
sonic: (Keyword) A type of energy.
Sorcerer Spells: This creature’s stat card lists its spells and a separate series of check boxes
() for each level of spell it can cast. The creature can cast any spell on its stat card, but
each casting marks off one check box at the spell’s level. When all of a given level’s check
boxes are used up, the creature can’t cast any more spells of that level.
space: The square or squares a creature occupies.
Speed: (Creature Statistic) The number of squares a creature can move. See Movement on
page 10.
spell: A magical effect that certain creatures can use instead of attacking. See Spells beginning
on page 22.
spellcaster: A creature that has a Spells entry on its stat card is a spellcaster. See also caster.
Spell Immunity (SPELLS): The creature is completely unaffected by the listed spells.
spell level: A number from 1st to 9th that indicates the relative power of a spell.
Spell Resistance: When casting a spell that would affect this creature, roll the d20. On a roll of
11 or higher, the spell affects this creature normally; otherwise the spell has no effect on it.
This creature can choose not to resist a spell.
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