Attribution & license

This game kit derives some of its rules and content from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") published by Wizards of the Coast LLC, which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0).

Brave and Bonkers is developed by Noah DeBoy and published under the GreyMill Games imprint. Below is the copyright notice every product carries, the attribution that licence requires, exactly what is SRD-derived and what is original, and the typefaces everything is set in.

Copyright and credit

Every book, sheet and download in this line carries this notice:

© 2026 Noah DeBoy. All rights reserved.
Permission is granted to print and copy this work for use at your own table, classroom or clinic. Please do not sell it or redistribute it.

That permission travels with the notice, wherever the notice appears. Print the hero sheets, photocopy them, fill a binder with them, run the game for a class or a clinic. Just don't sell it.

Brave and Bonkers and GreyMill Games are unregistered trade marks of Noah DeBoy.

Required attribution

Every published version of Brave and Bonkers carries this notice:

Portions of this work are derived from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode).
Where derived content has been modified for use in this kit, the modifications are the work of Noah DeBoy and do not imply endorsement by Wizards of the Coast.

What this kit uses from SRD 5.1

Core rules

The d20-based attack-roll mechanic (roll d20 + modifier vs. AC).
Armor Class (AC), Hit Points (HP), and damage dice (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12).
Advantage and disadvantage (roll 2d20, take higher / lower).
Actions, bonus actions, reactions.
The concept of saving throws (used in modified GM-called form).
The general framework of conditions (this kit uses a custom 5-condition list).

Classes (named directly)

Fighter, Wizard, Rogue, Barbarian, Cleric, Monk, Bard.

Kinds (named directly)

Human, Elf and High Elf, Halfling, Half-Elf, Half-Orc.

Class features (used or adapted)

Second Wind (Fighter feature, used directly).
Sneak Attack (Rogue feature, used directly with simplified trigger).
Cunning Action mechanics (Rogue feature: the component actions Dash, Hide and Disengage are used, without the "Cunning Action" name itself).
Rage (Barbarian feature, used in simplified form).
Relentless Endurance (Half-Orc trait, used as "Relentless" on Brick's sheet).
Lucky (Halfling trait, used in simplified form as "Lucky" on Sneaky Sam's sheet, a once-per-session reroll).
Bardic Inspiration (Bard feature, used directly).
Flurry of Blows, Step of the Wind, Deflect Missiles (Monk features, used in renamed/simplified forms as "Flurry", "Speed Burst", "Reaction – Catch").

Spells (used or adapted, all from SRD 5.1)

Mage Hand
Fire Bolt
Magic Missile
Thunderwave
Shield
Healing Word (printed as "Heal Word")
Cure Wounds
Sacred Flame
Bless (name used; effect simplified to "next attack has advantage")
Guiding Bolt (printed as "Guiding Light")
Vicious Mockery (printed as "Mockery")

Monsters & monster traits (used or adapted, all from SRD 5.1)

Goblin, Goblin Boss
Giant Rat
Skeleton
Giant Spider
Mimic
Giant Wasp
Will-o'-Wisp (printed as "Will-o'-the-Wisp")
Owlbear
Troll (printed as "Cave Troll")
Young Red Dragon
Hobgoblin (creature and name; this kit's Hobgoblin Sergeant is an original stat block built on it).
Wraith (SRD undead; the original Shadow Wraith draws on it plus the incorporeal-movement mechanic below).
The Pack Tactics trait.
Incorporeal-movement mechanics (used on Shadow Wraith and Will-o'-the-Wisp).

What is original to this kit (not from SRD)

The following are original to this kit and are not derived from the SRD:

The Lightborn and Catfolk player kinds as named, including all flavor.
The Hobgoblin Sergeant stat block as written.
The Shadow Wraith stat block (an original combination drawing on SRD mechanics; the name itself is original).
Cave Troll's specific "regenerates unless burned this round" mechanic and the way the bestiary frames fire as an encounter beat.
The zone-based movement system (Close / Near / Far).
The five-condition list (Distracted, Hidden, Stunned, Down, Blessed) and its specific effects.
The "8 / 12 / 16" tiered DC system.
The "Going first" initiative rule (replacing 5e's initiative roll).
The "Down, not dead" damage-recovery rule.
The dual-trigger refresh rule for X/day abilities ("long rest or session-start, whichever first").
The Three-Tag damage system (Hates Fire / Shrugs Off Arrows / Magic-Only).
The "What You're Good At" character-sheet block as a mechanic (granting advantage on off-sheet rolls).
The seven pregenerated characters as named (Ash of Ironhold, Zap the Unhinged, Sneaky Sam, Brick, Lumi, Whiskers Nightpaw, Bard.exe), their catchphrases, role descriptors, and personality.
All other prose, examples, encounter recipes, GM guidance, and layout decisions.

Typefaces

The books, the hero sheets and this site are all set in two typefaces, both licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1:

Fredoka — © Milena Brandao. Reserved Font Name: "Fredoka".

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Copyright 2016 The Fredoka Project Authors (https://github.com/hafontia/Fredoka-One)

This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at:
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DISCLAIMER
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This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at:
https://scripts.sil.org/OFL

-----------------------------------------------------------
SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1 - 26 February 2007
-----------------------------------------------------------

PREAMBLE
The goals of the Open Font License (OFL) are to stimulate worldwide
development of collaborative font projects, to support the font creation
efforts of academic and linguistic communities, and to provide a free and
open framework in which fonts may be shared and improved in partnership
with others.

The OFL allows the licensed fonts to be used, studied, modified and
redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. The
fonts, including any derivative works, can be bundled, embedded,
redistributed and/or sold with any software provided that any reserved
names are not used by derivative works. The fonts and derivatives,
however, cannot be released under any other type of license. The
requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply
to any document created using the fonts or their derivatives.

DEFINITIONS
"Font Software" refers to the set of files released by the Copyright
Holder(s) under this license and clearly marked as such. This may
include source files, build scripts and documentation.

"Reserved Font Name" refers to any names specified as such after the
copyright statement(s).

"Original Version" refers to the collection of Font Software components as
distributed by the Copyright Holder(s).

"Modified Version" refers to any derivative made by adding to, deleting,
or substituting -- in part or in whole -- any of the components of the
Original Version, by changing formats or by porting the Font Software to a
new environment.

"Author" refers to any designer, engineer, programmer, technical
writer or other person who contributed to the Font Software.

PERMISSION & CONDITIONS
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a copy of the Font Software, to use, study, copy, merge, embed, modify,
redistribute, and sell modified and unmodified copies of the Font
Software, subject to the following conditions:

1) Neither the Font Software nor any of its individual components,
in Original or Modified Versions, may be sold by itself.

2) Original or Modified Versions of the Font Software may be bundled,
redistributed and/or sold with any software, provided that each copy
contains the above copyright notice and this license. These can be
included either as stand-alone text files, human-readable headers or
in the appropriate machine-readable metadata fields within text or
binary files as long as those fields can be easily viewed by the user.

3) No Modified Version of the Font Software may use the Reserved Font
Name(s) unless explicit written permission is granted by the corresponding
Copyright Holder. This restriction only applies to the primary font name as
presented to the users.

4) The name(s) of the Copyright Holder(s) or the Author(s) of the Font
Software shall not be used to promote, endorse or advertise any
Modified Version, except to acknowledge the contribution(s) of the
Copyright Holder(s) and the Author(s) or with their explicit written
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5) The Font Software, modified or unmodified, in part or in whole,
must be distributed entirely under this license, and must not be
distributed under any other license. The requirement for fonts to
remain under this license does not apply to any document created
using the Font Software.

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This license becomes null and void if any of the above conditions are
not met.

DISCLAIMER
THE FONT SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT
OF COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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OTHER DEALINGS IN THE FONT SOFTWARE.

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