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Among the Beautiful Creatures 2nd ed playtest by David Johansen
- Keywords: genre fantasy rules-lite world
- A baroque fantasy game in a world of unusual supernatural creatures.
Character creation involves extensive descriptions and physical
traits to describe a unique creature, plus three attributes
(random-roll, 2d6) and a set of skills (freeform). Action
resolution uses 2d6 and a universal table.
33 pages rules and background (PDF).
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Divus Ex: by J.C. Connors
- Keywords: genre fantasy rules-lite long
- "The Roleplaying Game of Gods and Goddesses". The system is
mostly diceless, using tarot cards that correspond to different
divine powers in the setting.
58 pages rules and background material (PDF).
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Ghostlight by W Doug Bolden
- Keywords: genre fantasy rules-lite
- An RPG set in a strange world where ghosts interact only with
each other through emotions and stimuli, using a minimalist
system.
~7 pages HTML.
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Legends from the Dark Wheel by Vin Diakuw
- Keywords: genre fantasy world
- A fantasy setting in a Dark Age which comes after the Golden Age
of the Precursors. As the ice melts more and more secrets of
the ancients are revealed, which can be used for ill or
good. This was the setting of the Epitaph RPG.
38 page PDF (available by email).
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TV Action
- Keywords: universal rules-lite
- A system for role-playing in the genre of action/adventure television.
It uses an adaptation of Ian Marsh's Timelord system, with cinematic
modifications including Screen Presence from Matt Wilson's
Primetime Adventures, and Kickers from Ron Edwards' Sorcerer.
19 pages rules (PDF).
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Zen and the Art of Mayhem by Dave Zyn
- Keywords: universal long
- A universal system focussing on Japanese anime. Action
resolution is attribute + skill + 1d10 vs difficulty. Character
creation is open point-based with optional random-roll attributes.
It has a sample sci-fi setting, Pangea.
124 pages core rules and background (PDF).
John H. Kim
<jhkim@darkshire.net>
Last modified: Thu May 1 15:12:24 2008