Herman Hunter 1989 Warlords Production A French-language RPG set in the American Wild West, using a system intended to be "simple and effective". The basic rules (58 pages) includes only character creation, combat rules, a list of weapons, and a brief introductory scenario. Rob Heinsoo Jonathan Tweet 2013 Pelgrane Press A fantasy tabletop role-playing game with a customizable setting, based on a variant of the D20 System from third edition<a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>. It mixes in story-oriented mechanics, along with no predefined skills and no assumption of figures or a map for combat. It does include ten levels grouped into three tiers. The setting includes default places, a default bestiary, and 13 default figures of power in the world (known as Icons - such as the Archmage, the Diabolist, and others). However, other details are left open to be filled in as part of character creation. Antonello Lotronto 1996 Qualitygame An Italian-language sci-fi RPG based on the 50's alien invasion B-movies, part of the "I Giochi del 2000" collection. Markus Heinen Thomas Michalski Ralf Murk Matthias Schaffrath 2009 Prometheus Games Verlag A German-language RPG about child detectives, solving crimes under the radar of their parents and teachers. The basic games includes a city setting and a sample adventures ("The Curse of Wolpert Festinger"). Tristan Lhomme 1989 Casus Belli / Excelsior Publications / Jeux Descartes A French-language humorous sci-fi RPG, first published in issue #56 of the French gaming magazine Jeux &amp; Strat&eacute;gie. It is set in a future 2089 where characters are live-action roleplayers attempting to revive the French Revolution three hundred years later using a mix of muskets, laser pistols, and androids. Character creation uses random-roll attributes (2d6 each for Intelligence, Dexterity, Body and Appearance). Each attribute has three skills. For resolution, the player rolls from 2d6 to 4d6 depending on the difficulty, trying to roll under attribute or skill value. The game itself divides the reenactment into six sequences that mix historic events with futuristic twists and turns. Matt Johnston John Fleming Colin Johnston Eamon Watters Mark Lamki Lesley McLarnon 1996 Crucible A sci-fi conspiracy RPG, set in a world where psychics are real and becoming more and more commonplace. The PC's are psychics or humans caught in the secretive war between government projects and the corporate powers. It uses a simple skill-based system (the "ERIS" system), which includes rules for psychic powers. Gregor Hutton 2008 BoxNinja A science-fiction role-playing game, where the player characters are members of 16th Brigade, 3rd Army, of the Terran Expeditionary Force. They are soldiers fighting alien bugs that are trying to kill every living thing in the Universe to protect the home world. Clint Krause 2004 KNRPG Productions A simple universal RPG system, similar to the Storyteller system from White Wolf. Richard A. Johnson 2006 Rattrap Productions A tabletop miniatures game of two-fisted action set during the era of the pulp magazines, with some role-playing aspects. It can be played without a gamemaster, with as few as 3 models per player. James Desborough 2006 Postmortem Studios 104 A post-apocalyptic sci-fi RPG based on sci-fi B-movies of the 1930's through 1950's. It is set in a tongue-in-cheek alternate future where WWII was fought by atomic bombs on all sides, creating an America that is largely a radioactive wasteland populated by mutant greasers, beautiful dames, giant ants, and the like. It uses a simple dice pool system called "Xpress engine". Resolution is by rolling a number of d6s equal to attribute, with a target number based on comparing skill level to a universal chart. Character creation includes ten Attributes in pairs ranging from 1-5, along with skills and a simple system of merits and flaws. John Wick Jennifer Wick 1999 Alderac Entertainment Group A swashbuckling RPG set on an alternate world ("Theah") very similar to 17th century Earth with the addition of magic and various name changes. There are parallels to most of the major European countries ("Castillian" for Spainiards, etc.) but there is no New World. The system is a dice pool system: roll dice equal to attribute + skill, keeping a number of dice equal to attribute. There are also bonus dice of a different color. Jeff Siadek 1986 Jeff Siadek Enterprises A tongue-in-cheek post-apocalyptic RPG, published in 3 books including an introductory scenario and a GM screen. Supplements include three extra scenarios, and a rules expansion packet that allows conversion of the plots into fantasy, western, or futuristic settings. Martin Hackett Peter Bennett 1984 self-published 28 A scifi RPG set in a fantastical version of the solar system. It uses a percentile skill-based system, with attributes POW, FIT, AGI, LUCK and LEARN. Steffi Seipp Dieter Steinseifer Norbert Weiser Harald Zubrod 1988 Abenteuerrunde GbR "Adventures in Magira" -- a German-language fantasy RPG set in the world of Magira novels by Hugh Walker. The game was developed from a long-standing fan club of the fantasy work. It uses a d20 based system, except for damage which uses Nd6. Three attributes (strength, skill, and constitution) are determined with d100 table which gives values from -1 to +3. Modifiers for attributes, skill, and difficulty are added to 1d20, which must be at least 15 for success. Jennifer Reynolds Chuck Lauer 2005 Insomnium Games A modern horror RPG, set in the modern world where nightmares and horrific fairy tale creatures can recruit or hunt humans. It uses a simple skill-based system where action resolution uses attribute + skill + a die roll versus difficulty, with the die type varying. It includes a sanity system tied into the magic system (feats called Pathos). A character has four Passion scores: Anguish, Dread, Fury, and Yearning. The higher the total of the scores (called Intensity), the more impressive feats of magic the character can do. Justin R. Achilli Andrew Bates et al. 1999 White Wolf The sci-fi superhero RPG (a "prequel" to <a href="GAME#trinity"> Trinity</a>) set in an alternate history's 2008 (unrelated to the "World of Darkness"). An accident in 1998 flooded the world with strange radiation that created superpowered "novas". It uses a variant of the "Storyteller" system, introducing "mega-attributes" -- where rather than having strength higher than 5, you might have strength of 3 and also "mega-strength" of 1. Mega-attributes add mega-dice to your dice pool, which are rolled as normal but yield 2 successes if over the target number (or 3 if a ten is rolled). Jose Carlos Dominguez 2014 Otherselves A Spanish-language medieval fantasy game, based on geography and legends of the northern Iberian Peninsula. The setting is an isolated country called Ablaneda, where humans struggle against giant snakes, elves, demons, and more. The country has two primary cities, the capital Castro de la Reina, and the commercial center Yerbosera. It uses variant of a simple dice pool system called the xd6 system. Each character is defined by four or five freeform phrases, that are assigned a number of d6. Resolution is by rolling dice equal to the trait, where every 5 or 6 is a success. Peter Cakebread Ken Walton 2011 Cubicle 7 Entertainment Limited 300 A post-apocalyptic steampunk roleplaying game, based on the songs of band Abney Park. It is set in a Victorian-style future in the year 2150, after a world-wide apocalypse in 1906 caused by time travel. The world is dominated by a totalitarian government using clockwork police, armored railroads, and airships. The default area is North America, currently a wasteland with scattered nomads. The player operate a steam-powered airships out of sky-cities such as Isla Aether and High Tortuga, who furthermore have acquired a time travel device. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#fuzion">Fuzion</a> system. Character creation is limited point-based after picking a background: Neobedouin, Neovictorian, or Skyfolk. Lower classes are given more attribute points to balance their lack of money and influence. Marco Pecota Wes Johnson 1997 Global Games An RPG set in the Hell of Dante's "Inferno", a spin-off of the miniatures game <u>Inferno: Battles of the Abyss</u>. Players roleplay demons, which begin as lowly sergeant class and ultimately work for the Archfiends. It uses a dice pool system, rolling (skill minus difficulty) d6's where any "6" indicates success. It has an action-point based combat system. Character creation is point-bought with templates. Steve Savage L. Lee Cerny Walter H. Mytczynskyj 1992 Stellar Games A humorous espionage RPG, in which an UNCLE-like espionage organisation has to fund itself by selling the rights to films, toys and comics describing its agents' exploits. Jolly Blackburn Brian Jelke Steve Johansson David Kenzer Jennifer Kenzer Mark Plemmons 2007 Kenzer &amp; Company 400 A Wild West RPG using an original system, set in an alternate history of the American West. Combat uses a "shot clock" with a transparent cover and a silhouette of the target, with location determined by a 1d20 roll with modifiers and a card draw. The system also includes roll-over percentile skill tests, where skills start at 100 and go down to 5 for mastery. Torbj&oslash;rn Lien 1999 Lovehulen Spilldesign A Norwegian-language fantasy RPG setting, in a world with no elements from traditional fantasy. &Aacute;cin Damb&aacute;gin is "the land to the East, beyond the great ocean which no one may cross. Damb&aacute;gin is the land of the Guardian, eternally illuminated by the light of the One. From here mankind is guarded; from here history is changed; from here the Guardian one day will return to the world to settle all things and destroy the Enemy for ever. And then he will take mankind home to the stars..." Carl Smith 1980 Adversary Games A fantasy-genre RPG, originally published as a setting for D&amp;D. The game apparently came in several books: "Acquitane", "Red Book of Nal", and "Sword and Shield". Mark Arsenault Patrick Sweeney Ross Winn 2002 Gold Rush Games A universal RPG system, related to the earlier <a href="GAME#fuzion">Fuzion</a> system. Action resolution is attribute + skill + 3d6 vs difficulty. Character creation is limited point-based, with a pool of attribute points and a pool of character points (used for advantages, disadvantages, and skills). Jared A. Sorensen 2009 Memento Mori Theatricks A humorous mini-RPG intended to emulate old computer text adventure games such as the Zork series - part of a series called Parsely Games. The GM takes the role of the computer, responding to player requests such as "Look key" with computer-like responses. Special Edition Brett M. Bernstein 2002 Deep7 158 A universal diceless system. The basic diceless rules are published free, but the special edition is available 5.5x8.5 printed format with additional rules and notes. Action resolution is based on spending Luck, Discipline, and Revelation points. Skills lower difficulty, while attributes add to the total. Character creation is limited point-based. There are four free setting books, 20-30 pages each: a modern-day monster-hunter setting ("The Shaded Veil"), a dystopian sci-fi setting ("Overworld"), a modern conspiracy/horror setting ("Harlequinade"), and a medieval Europe setting ("The Kingdom of Norweign"). In addition, there are three commercial settings: HeartQuest, CORPS, and Dreamwalker. Gary Gygax 1978 TSR 2nd David Cook 1989 The advanced version of the original fantasy role-playing game, <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>. This is the dominant RPG on the market and has hundreds of supplements and adventures. It uses a class-based system with minimal skills, most resolution being by case- or class-specific rules. Character creation is random-roll, with level-based advancement. A 3rd edition reverted to the title of just <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>, although it is not part of the separate D&amp;D line. Troy Christensen 1992 TC International 110 A medieval fantasy RPG. Tori Bergquist 1985 self-published A universal RPG system, using mechanics similar to Chaosium's <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Roleplaying</a>: attributes in the 2-20 range with percentile based skills. A short vehicle design and combat system was included (by Russ Heller). It includes basic stats on vehicles, weapons of old and new, and a short spell and psionic system. The rulebook is 48 pages with a plain tan cover, no cover art, and fannish interior art. It has a print run of 400 copies. Andrew Bates Bruce Baugh 2001 White Wolf This is a pulp-genre RPG set in an alternate version of the roaring 20's. This is the third in the trilogy of games including <a href="GAME#trinity">Trinity</a> and <a href="GAME#aberrant">Aberrant</a>. This forms a prequel to the other two, showing the roots of the Aeon Society which in the future will change the world. It uses roughly the same variant of the "Storyteller" system as the others in the trilogy. It includes "Dramatic Editing" rules to represent the psychic luck of the PC's, which allows the player to change storyline continuity for a cost in inspiration points. Dennis McDonald 1992 WorldMaster Designs 160 2nd 1996 A self-published universal RPG system. Reviewed in Shadis magazine #10 (mini-review) and #15. Francis Hogan 2014 Eden Studios A fantasy RPG with a card-based system designed for children ages 8 and up. Character creation is handled by putting down a race card, a class card, and an action card. Resolution uses custom six-sided dice, where each die has three blank sides, one side show one sword, one side showing two swords, and one side showing the Maximus symbol. Cards can also be used in adventure creation, with a formatted sheet that starts the adventure by putting in a Map card, a Treasure card, and a Creature card on the bottom row. Robert Blake Daniel Lawrence 1991 Lafayette Simulations A universal RPG system, including a fantasy setting with sci-fi elements ("Jaern"). Jaern is an ocean planet that was shot out of its orbit and eons later (its inhabitants protected by psi shield and cryogenics) smashed through another planet ("Torandor") to take its place in that system. Alexander Macris Tavis Allison Greg Tito 2012 Autarch LLC 274 A variant of <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> that draws from the Basic Set version - including combined race and class and strict 3d6 attribute rolls. Attacks, saves, and proficiencies are all recorded as the target number on 1d20, like "14+" (called "throws"). Resolution is by rolling 1d20 + modifiers compared to the throw number. Advancement is level-based, but also divides into three categories (adventurer, conqueror, and king) where the characters progress into developing followers and territory. Bob Albrecht Greg Stafford 1984 Reston Publishing Company Inc. 208 A small-press fantasy-genre RPG intended as an introduction to role-playing for beginning players. The cover shows a row of young players with their fantasy selves floating above them -- with similar features but medieval wardrobe. The system is a variant of Chaosium's <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Roleplaying</a>. It is an intentionally generic system with a pedantic approach, which includes in the end a list of other RPGs and RPG companies of the time, along with brief reviews of nine "major" ones. Vincent Diakuw 2004 Thousandpress 31 An electronically-published fantasy RPG of the pulp swords and sorcery genre. It uses a simple step-die system with an emphasis on description. Character creation includes selecting step dice (d4 to d12) for attributes (Courageous, Wise, Mysterious, Solitary, and Charming) as well as a stereotype (such as "Barbarian Warrior", "Dashing Rogue", or "Arcane Student") which adds or subtracts a Fit Die to the total when the stereotype applies to the action. Dave Arneson Richard Snider 1979 Excalibur Games Inc. 2nd 1979 Adventure Games Incorporated A medieval fantasy RPG. The system is class-based: warrior or magic-user. Social standing has a heavy influence on character creation. The first edition is 163 pages and included three books: Book of Adventure, Book of Faery and Magic, and Book of Creatures and Treasure, along with charts and dice. F. Douglas Wall 2010 F. Douglas Wall Publishing 131 A fantasy RPG set in the world of L. Frank Baum's Oz books, designed for young players. It uses a simple system with seven traits: Athletics, Awareness, Brains, Presence, Sneaking, and Wits. Basic resolution is by rolling two six-sided dice against a trait, with success if either is less than or equal to the trait. There is a combat system, but no death in keeping with the background. It also includes a simple magic system. Character creation is by picking a template - such as Crafted Person (like the Scarecrow) or Animal (like Toto or the Cowardly Lion). This is followed by buying extra points, a friends list, and Oz points. Oz points are gained in play by making friends, and spent to get a bonus to a roll or receive help from friends. Vincent Diakuw 2004 Thousandpress 28 An electronically-published pulp action RPG. It uses a simple step-die system with an emphasis on description. Character creation includes selecting step dice (d4 to d12) for attributes as well as a stereotype, which adds or subtracts a Fit Die to the total when the stereotype applies to the action. David "Zeb" Cook 1984 TSR A pulp-action RPG in the world of the "Indiana Jones" movies. The 64-page rulebook concentrated on playing actual characters from the movies. The boxed set included paper miniatures. James Brunton 1991 23rd Parallel Games 160 A UK alternate-timeline RPG based on the miniseries of comics by Bryan Talbot. The titular hero is a man with the unique ability to jump between parallel universes. He is recruited by a telepath named Rose Wylde to become an agent of the parallel known as "zero-zero" - whose stable position in the multiverse has allowed the development of world peace. They fight an organization called the Disruptors who are trying to destabilize the multiverse. The system is a percentile skill-based system similar to Chaosium's <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Roleplaying</a>. Resolution uses a universal table that converts skill, difficulty and a percentile roll into level of success from best (A) to least (E). Character creation is random-roll, with different rolls for the percentile stats. Strength is 4D10+20; Endurance is 4D10+30; Willpower is 6D10+10; PSI-rating is a straight D100 roll; etc. The player adds Intellect + Willpower + (age multiplied by ten) to get the number of points to spend on skills. Some skills have a default, and some get a First Point bonus (a bonus only if at least 1 point is spent on them). Character generation includes the option for the GM to designate one player character with a PSI ability, and for one player character to have a Warrior Option that significantly boosts points. Alberto Tronchi 2011 Alephtar Games A science fantasy RPG inspired by Japanese console RPGs. The player characters are agents of an elite corp in charge of exploring the ruins of a lost civilization - armed with energy guns, katanas, spells, and ancient artifacts. Xavier Bottet 1992 self-published A French-language space opera RPG, set in a galaxy controlled by a high-tech Church. Stewart Wilson 2007 Mob United Media 158 A modern magic RPG, set in a modern world with a Pocket Kingdom where elves, dwarves, gnomes rub shoulders with witches and alchemists right under the noses of a mundane population. One in twenty people is Aware of magic, and a few are Legends who fight evil. It uses an original system, the "Ready 2 Run" system. This is a dice pool system with broad traits ("Aptitudes") like Soldier or Scientist. You roll a number of d6s equal to Attribute + Aptitude, and every 1 or 2 is a success. Bob Charrette Paul Hume 1981 FGU A generic post-nuclear-apocalypse RPG, supporting various sub-genres (mutants, survivalist, etc.). The system is a complex skill-based, where action is resolved by rolling a d20 under (skill/5) or (attribute/2). Character creation uses limited point allocation, with some random rolls. Notably, besides standard attributes it has "aptitudes" in skill categories: charismatic, combative, communicative, esthetic, mechanical, natural, and scientific. Combat is quite complex, with a two-page flowchart explaining the combat sequence(!!). It uses basic to-hit, hit-location, and damage rolls with armor subtracted -- but with many special-case criticals. Eric Wujcik 2001 Palladium Books 224 A post-apocalyptic RPG where anthropomorphic mutated animals rule the world. This was formerly a supplement line for the <a href="GAME#teenagemutantninjaturtles"> Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</a> RPG, but has been released as a standalone RPG. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy">Palladium System</a>, with limited point-bought character creation (via "bio-energy"). Timothy J. McFadden 1991 Stellar Games A post-apocalyptic RPG, set in the U.S. 6 months after a large nuclear, biological, conventional war with the Soviets. The Russians manage to invade the U.S., with attendant resistance. One unique feature is that "U-joints" occurred where nuclear blasts met close together: creating gatewas to other dimensions. It uses the system from <a href="GAME#expendables">Expendables</a> by L. Lee Cerny and Walter H. Mytczenskyj. Character classes are Mainstream, Military, and Fringe. Reviewed in White Wolf #33. Christopher A. Field Daniel M. Brakhage Vicki Potter 2006 Tabletop Adventures, LLC 68 A modern horror game where the PCs are an elite group of priests and other personnel fighting demons, ghosts, and vampires. Character types include Modern Templars, Treasure Seekers, Dispassionate Experts, Sacred Hunters, Blessed Non-believers or others. Resolution is by attribute rating + skill or miracle rating + resolution die vs. target number. There are four attributes -- Corpus, Spiritus, Mentus, Fidelis -- each rated from 1 to 7 as well as having a designated resolution die: d4, d6, or d8. There are 12 skills and 19 miracles, each with a base attribute. Todd Downing 1999 Deep7 A very simple espionage mini-RPG published in electronic PDF format. It uses a version of the "1PG" system, which (as its name implies) fits on a single page. Resolution is rolling 1d6 and getting under attribute or skill, where 1 is always success and 6 is always failure. Rob Stone Sean Tisdale Annette Tisdale 1999 Mind Interactive A table-top and live-action espionage RPG. The PC's are FBI, CIA, and NSA agents. The system uses a custom deck of cards. Action resolution uses skill level minus difficulty to find the number of cards to draw from the deck. Success is determined by the number of success cards. Character creation is by picking an agency template and adding point-bought skills. The rules include essays on spy slang and surveillance. Marshall Rose 1978 Avant-Garde Simulations Perspectives A medievel knights RPG, concentrating on a unique system for combat, with a bare bones campaign system included. The combat system involves cross referencing tables to determine the modifiers to attacks based upon what combination of attack and defense each combatant chooses. It also has a jousting system simular to one in <a href="GAME#chivalryandsorcery">Chivalry and Sorcery</a>. Gareth-Michael Skarka 1996 Epitaph Studios A fantasy RPG set in Victorian Europe with the addition of wizards, mad scientists, and monsters (including demons, dragons, elementals, lycanthropes, and even Martians). It uses a fairly simple system with 3 attributes (Mind, Body, and Spirit), attribute specialties, and various skills. Action resolution is by rolling a number of d6's equal to attribute + skill, compared against a number of dice rolled by the GM for difficulty. This has large variation, which is intentional for a cinematic genre. Brian Gleichman 2012 self-published 288 A detailed fantasy-genre system, using a percentile system. Character creation is class-based with random-roll attributes and additional point-bought traits. Players roll 1d100 on a table for each of ten attributes, generating a score from 2 to 12 for each. The game is self-published via <a href="http://www.lulu.com/product/hardcover/age-of-heroes/18947387">Lulu.com</a>. Sean Bindel Brian Fitzpatrick 1997 Moebius Adventures A traditional fantasy RPG (with elves, dwarves, monsters, and dungeons). It uses a mix of random-roll and allocated character creation, and a pure skill-based system. Clay Gibbons 1990 Cutting Edge Games A post-apocalyptic RPG, set around 80 years after the a third world war caused by lack of natural resources. The dominant weapon was called the Red Death, a plague which killed by mutating the DNA of the infected. If you survived, your children were mutants. It uses a simple percentile attribute and skill-based system. Includes a fast-playing vehicle combat system, and an introductory mini- campaign/adventure. Reviewed in White Wolf #22. Kristoffer Simonsson 1998 Point Blank Games A Swedish-language modern technothriller RPG, set in Los Angeles, California. John Harper 2006 one.seven design A competitive RPG set in a fantastic version of ancient Greece, similar to the settings of the Iliad and the Odyssey. It uses a combat system where the player holds dice in their right hand to represent attacks, and in their left hand to represent defenses. 1st French David Beno&icirc;t S&eacute;bastian C&eacute;lerin Mathieu Gaborit Gr&eacute;goire Laakman Jean-R&eacute;my Levin Jean-Baptist Lullien St&eacute;phane Marsan Xavier Spinat 1999 Multisim 1st English 2001 A French-language medieval fantasy RPG, set on an original fantasy world: "Harmonde", by Mathieu Gaborit. The PC's are "Inspir&eacute;s" -- imbued with magical powers by the Muses to fight the evil Masque which threatens the world. The PC's may be humans as well as minotaurs, sprites, dwarves, ogres, and other fantasy races. The system uses attribute + skill + 1d10 vs difficulty. unknown 1993 Digest Group Publications A science fantasy RPG -- never actually published. It was announced in 1993 as the next project for DGP. The game was set in a decayed future where Earth has been radically changed by nanotechnology, machine intelligence, and genetic engineering (attempting science <u>as</u> magic). The characters would be explorers working for intelligent starships that have returned home to find it inexplicably changed. Paul Kidd Steve Gallacci 1988 Thoughts and Images (a subsidiary of TAGG) 2nd 1993 Chessex Platinum Catalyst 2004 Sanguine Productions A sci-fi RPG based on the comic book series "Albedo, Anthropomorphics" by Steve Gallacci. It is a hard-science starfaring setting, with the twist that the characters are anthropomorphic animals (from 1 of 163 species). Tim Gray 2002 Silver Branch Games A post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG set in Britain after a rapid climate change (known as The Shrug), social upheaval, and the return of magic to the world. Various factions have arisen with conflicting beliefs in magic and technology. In Britain the Order of Druids was rebuilt, and spirits from the Otherworlds of Annwn and Abred have returned. It uses a dice-pool system (the LODE system), with action resolution based on rolling a number of d6's based on skill + modifiers, where any result of 4-6 indicates a success. Character creation is limited-point based (spending points on Attributes, Skills, and Advantages) plus a selection of template. Lee Foster Monica Valentinelli Werner Hager 2007 Abstract Nova Entertainment 178 A modern-day occult RPG, where the player characters are members of the Seven Dogs Society, a detailed organization that investigates paranormal occurrences throughout the world with the belief that a single truth underlies everything. It uses a simple dice pools system where you gain automatic successes equal to your level in a relevant occupation or extracurricular skill, then roll d6s equal to your relevant attribute where every 5 or 6 is an additional victory. A will point may be spent to roll an additional 1d6. Character creation is limited point-buy, with attribute points for the four attributes (fitness, awareness, personality and reason -- rated 1 to 5); occupation points for skills; and supplemental points that can be used to buy powers as well as to buy increased attributes, addition descriptors, occupations and extracurricular skills. The nine powers are presque vu (intuition), deja visite (orientation), remote viewing, X-ray vision, postcognition, precognition, ghosting (insubstantiality), teleportation, and time travel. M. Redwood D. Freegard V. Piper P. Scott D. Barton 2003 Alice RPS 250 A complete RPG, focused on modern-day settings but designed for use in most genres with a little more work. It uses a simple skill-based system, rolling under Core Skill + Aptitude + Focus + modifiers on 1d20. Character creation is open point-based, allowing spending on the 16 different broad Core Skills (such as Athletics), the Aptitudes (narrower skills such as Throw, Melee, Unarmed, and Acrobatics), and Focuses (specializations). Solo 1992 &Eacute;ditions de la Lune-Sang A French-language alien-invasion RPG, set in the modern world where horrific aliens have just invaded -- with a rather tongue-in-cheek tone. Barry Nakazano David McKenzie 1990 Leading Edge A sci-fi action RPG based on the movie "Aliens". It uses an simplified version of the combat rules in <a href="GAME#phoenixcommand">Phoenix Command</a>, although it is still quite complex. Annie Rush 2004 Wicked Dead Brewing Company A sci-fi mini-RPG about negotiation between four alien races using Earth as neutral territory. It is partly live-action format, as the PCs are aliens in human guise similar to the players who are sitting around a room and discussing problems. Character creation is based on random draw of six playing cards: one determines race, while five others define personality Quirks. Players can trade cards back to the dealer to add some control. The core rules include descriptions of the four races mainly in terms of personalities and beliefs. Action is primarily discussion between the players. The rules include special powers and limited combat rules, all of which are diceless, spending certain tokens for effects. Gareth Jones unknown, pre-1991 Taupe Games A small-press universal RPG (AAARG!) with an emphasis on pulp or swashbuckling cinematic action. The rulebook is 54 pages (A4 size) staple-bound, and includes a general bestiary, NPC archetypes, campaign ideas, and a simple weapons chart. Action resolution is a d20 roll modified by skill, attributes, etc. Character creation is cooperative rather than point-based or rolled -- the player and GM simply assign stats based on the role. It has 8 attributes (Brain, Muscle, Heart, Soul, Legs, Hands, Senses, and Mouth) rated 1-10, along with Skills, Passions, Hobbies, and Interests. Albert Bruno III C.J. Carella Richard Oaken M. Alexander Jurkat George Vasilakos 1999 Eden Studios A zombie-horror RPG, covering a variety of possible campaign settings. There are notes on creating different types of zombies. The core book presents eleven separate campaign concepts, each with distinct zombie stats, background info and adventure seeds. These range from modern-day Romero-inspired reanimation to alien invasion, WWII, medieval times, post-apocalyptic zombies, and a Biblical apocalypse. It uses the skill-based "Unisystem" from <a href="GAME#witchcraft">Witchcraft</a>, with open point-based character creation and resolution by stat+d10 vs difficulty. There are three basic character types: normal civilians, survival specialists, and the "inspired" who have magic-like abilities. Paul Wade-Williams 2010 Triple Ace Games A swashbuckling/horror RPG set in France of 1636, the time of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, with the addition of horror elements including black magicians, secret societies, and demons. The player characters are King's musketeers, fighting the corrupt nobility and their diabolic creations, agents of Cardinal Richelieu, and other enemies of the throne. It uses a variant of the "Ubiquity system" also used by <a href="GAME#hollowearthexpedition">Hollow Earth Expedition</a>. Paul Schulze 1991 Afterthought Images A professional wrestling RPG. Steve Davis Andrew Warden 1982 Oracle Games A grossly humorous RPG about high-school students of anarchic bent at a generic high-school setting, "Central High". The cover by Erol Otus shows juvenile delinquents gathered at the front door of their high school, with drug-dealing and fornication in evidence. The inside cover is a map of Central High School. The system is skill-based. Character creation is class-based with random-roll attributes. You roll 7d10 and assign one die to each of seven attributes: Strength, Coordination, Appearance, Intelligence, Learning Drive, Courage, Willpower, and Constitution. You pick one of seven classes: Average Kid, Brain, Cheerleader, Criminal, Jock, Tough, and Loser. You then generate your social level based upon your class and a d10 roll, which in turn generates your starting money and allowance. Your age (from 13 to 17) and birthday are then generated. You get attribute increases when you turn 16, 17 and 18. You then randomly generate problems, ranging from "Moderate Acne" to phobias and so forth, with increased problems for lower Appearance. You have initial skills based on class, including high-school specific skills such as Cheating, Drinking, Studying, and Crudeness. The core book includes rules for activities ranging from drug use, animal reactions, and dealing with the contents of the chem lab to pregnancy. Players score points for Social Success (for dating, partying, etc.), Academic Success (for grades), and General Success (including miscellaneous such as successful crimes for the Criminal and Tough classes). The game includes an explicit victory condition that whoever has the most Success Points after four years of game time wins the campaign. David Carter Earl Fischl 2008 Mind Storm Labs A post-apocalyptic science fantasy game, set on Earth in the year 2280, after a series of natural disasters as well as biological and nuclear war have laid waste to the planet. Magic has been rediscovered, monsters roam the wastelands, and two alien races (Nephilim and Grigori) resembling angels and demons are beginning a perennial war. It uses an original system, that involves rolling six dice of types determined by attribute rank. For example, an attribute of 18 has a pool of 3d6 + 3d4. Resolution is by adding the total from the dice pool and skill rank, compared to difficulty level. Each combat turn is divided into six phases, and the six dice from the pool must be split among the phases a character is allowed to act in. Character creation is open point-based, spending 500 points on attributes, skills, advantages, and disadvantages over a base species template. Jun'ichi Inoue 2002 F.E.A.R. fortissimo 2005 F.E.A.R. A Japanese-language fantasy RPG, set in a humorous fantasy world named Midgard inhabited by figures from Norse mythology (like Odin or Thor), though most of the gods died in Ragnarok. It is a mixed fantasy world with guns, motorcycles, robots, androids, airships, tanks, or other mechanical gadgets. The player characters are called Questers, and possess a crystal (called Shard) of ancient gods that grants divine powers. The Questers seek an ideal world Asgard. They are opposed by various evils, including a theocracy, the Wahres Reich (German for the Authentic Empire), who worship a god of machinery known as "Deus Ex Machina". Patrick Philip Michel Philip Eric Lautier Bernard Jullion Jean-Ren&eacute; Jullion 1989 D3 &Eacute;ditions A French-language sci-fi RPG set in the 27th century. The name comes from a clan (Alter-Egos) of genetically engineered, telepathic twins who always operate together. Each pair also has an intelligent extraterrestrial companion animal (a gernaute), resembling a gerbil. Other clans include the argo nautes (criminals), astro nautes (pilots), cyber nautes (cybernetic technicians), docto nautes (NPC scientists), interco nautes (soldiers), secto nautes (missionaries), techno nautes (trade union of miscellaneous professionals). It uses a simple percentile skill-based system, including brief rules for robots and starships. unknown 1992 Presses Alternatives A French-language universal system. Bill Slavicsek Richard Baker 1998 TSR A generic science-fiction RPG. It uses a skill-based system with restrictive professions (similar to <a href="GAME#rolemaster"> Rolemaster</a>). Character creation is by limited point-buying, with 5 classes. The resolution is standard roll d20 under attribute+skill, with a twist. Rather than fixed modifiers, the roll is modified by a second step-die which varies (i.e. -d4, +d4, +d6, +d8, etc.). Experience is divided into levels, but experience can be divided freely among skills. It also covers aliens (5 types), starships, psionics, mutations, and equipment to varying degrees. <br> Settings include "Star*Drive"; "Dark*Matter" (conspiracy); and "Gamma World" (based on the earlier game). Roderic Waibel 2004 Sacrosanct Games Ent. 154 An electronically-published "retro-style" fantasy RPG set on an original fantasy world -- the continent Algerian on the planet of Azorath, inhabited by humans, elves, dwarves, and gnomes. It uses the "InertiaX System" which emphasizes flexibility and speed of resolution for combat. Action resolution is a stepped dice pool (1d4, 2d4, and on up to 4d20, 5d20). Wounds are scaled in four steps. The full combat system includes a speed point systems as well as maneuvers such as charging, power attacks, critical hits, encumbrance, poison and disease, and fatigue. It includes a magic system with four types (Rune, Totem, Channeling, and Mental). Character creation involves percentile attributes and percentile non-combat skills, as well as selecting an optional guild occupation including warrior, knight, wizard, paladin, rogue, assassin, and druid. The core rules also includes over 100 monsters. Jason Vey 2012 Troll Lord Games 5th 2020 Troll Lord Games A pulp action system based on the SIEGE Engine of the <a href="GAME#castlesandcrusades">Castles &amp; Crusades</a> game. It uses the same six attributes (Str/Dex/Con/Int/Wis/Cha); It has classes of Arcanist, Gadgeteer, Gumshoe, Hooligan, Mentalist, Pugilist, Raider, and Socialite. Characters have further options including swapping class abilities for one of eight generic abilities like Ace, Two-Fisted, or Wealthy. They also have a Background such as scientist or chef, which give a bonus to skills. They also have standard Skills and Traits. It has a "5th Edition" which is compatible with 5th edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. David "Zeb" Cook Karen S. Boomgarden Michele Carter 1993 TSR A minimalist generic system from TSR. It uses a simple percentile system where the players generate a "core concept" with 4 attributes (Physique/ Intellect/ Spirit/ Influence), which is fleshed out when it was adapted to a given setting. Two sub-attributes are then specified for each attribute, and skills are bought. Actions are resolved by rolling percentile dice under skill. Degree of success is shown by the "ones" digit of the roll: the lower, the better. <br> The 19-page system was included with many universebooks, including: "For Faerie Queen and Country" (Victorian Earth + faerie), "Bughunters", "The Galactos Barrier" (Space Opera), "Kromosome" (cyberpunk + genetics), "Magitech", "The Once and Future King" (Arthurian science fantasy), "Tabloid!" (Earth where tabloids are true), and "Metamorphosis Alpha to Omega" (a remake of the <a href="GAME#metamorphosisalpha">classic game</a>: science fantasy on a generation starship). Eric Wujcik 1991 Phage Press A diceless RPG based on the novels by Roger Zelazny. The system makes action resolution entirely within GM discretion, with various guidelines given. Character creation is via a point system with a unique auction where players compete with each other to have the highest of each of the 4 attributes. Detailed writeups are given for many characters from the series. Mirko Caruccio Piero Cioni Barbara Chies 1992 Editore Planetario An Italian-language modern-day/sci-fi action RPG, inspired by manga comics such as "Ghost in the Shell" and "Gundam". Risto J. Hieta Hans Zenjuga 1999 Artic Ranger Production A small-press Finnish-language comedy RPG in which the PC's are single-celled creatures. The adventures can't be too difficult -- try to slide forward some inches and get some food, for example. Miguel Angel Friginal Jose Luis Lavi&ntilde;a 1993 Larshiot A Spanish-language science fantasy RPG. It is set on Arturo, a planet orbitting the far Evenea 304, a dying red giant sun. Human beings have been there for millions of years, but only very ancient ruinous cities show that they once had advanced technology. The most advanced civilizations are barely above the medieval level. It uses a narrative system, which allows gaming without a GM -- instead, each player the narrator by turns. It includes a magic system not based in spell lists. Jon Sagberg unknown unknown A small-press Norwegian-language RPG. It is a universal system with two minimal settings: one in the 4th century, and one in a cyberpunk future. It includes a number of tongue-in-cheek tables (such as random sexual orientation including "fish"). It includes a magic system with an extensive list of spells. Brett Bernstein 2010 Precis Intermedia Games A simple medieval fantasy game with a skill based system, intended as a quick introductory game that players can start playing within ten minutes, that focuses on dungeon crawling. Player characters are one of four races (human, elf, dwarf, or hobling) - and one of three vocations (rogue, warrior, or wizard). There are three attributes (Fitness, Awareness, and Reasoning) and about 15 skills. Resolution is by rolling 1d6 and adding attribute and skill versus a difficulty number. It comes in a boxed set with three booklets. C.J. Carella 2003 Eden Studios A modern-day monster-fighting RPG based on the U.S. television series, the spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer set in modern-day Los Angeles. It uses a variant of the "Cinematic Unisystem" which was originally designed for the closely related <a href="GAME#buffythevampireslayer"> Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG</a>. The Angel rules add more detail on various demons as player characters, as well as detailed rules for organizations, and some varied options in ads/disads and combat maneuvers to fit the series. Michael Deflize Rainer "Blum" Wagner 1993 Astra Poesis A German-language fantasy horror RPG about the eternal fight between angels and demons. PC's can be almost any intelligent creature, though. Sample character templates include a dog, ghosts, golems, and ordinary humans as well as demons and angels. Antonio Sottocasa Sergio Giovannini Massimo Ghirardi Davide Tortosa Giacomo Sottocasa 1997 Rose and Poison An Italian-language modern-day magic RPG, where PC's take the roles of angels and demons who fight on Earth to control the souls of mankind. Supplements include the adventures "Christmas with the devil", "Le maschere del diavolo", and "Enchersi"; a GM's screen; and an expansion book "Anno secondo", with new character classes and rules for live role-playing. 1st Spanish Carlos B. Garc&iacute;a Aparicio 2005 Edge Entertainment 1st English 2008 Fantasy Flight Games 320 2nd Spanish 2010 Edge Entertainment A fantasy genre RPG influenced by Japanese anime themes. It uses an involved system similar to the <a href="GAME#rolemaster">Rolemaster</a> mechanics. Characters creation uses races, classes and levels. Attributes are random-roll, while other options are limited point-bought. Resolution uses 1d100 + skill vs difficulty, though there are also attribute checks done as rolling 1d10 under attribute. Croc 1988 Siroz / Ideojeux A French-language non-violent fantasy RPG, set in a fairly idyllic fantasy world with no metal where humans and animals live in harmony. Technology is largely done through symbiosis with various animals. Inspired by "La Planete Oubliee" by M. Leinster. The system is derived from <a href="GAME#bitume"> Bitume</a>. There are 10 attributes with point-bought skills. Action resolution is mostly percentile, and includes mechanics for social relations and intimidation (since violence is rare). Pasi Janhunen 1988 Nelostuote KY A Finnish-language fantasy RPG nominally set in Iron Age Finland, but very similar to <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. It comes in a boxed set with two booklets (one for the player, another for the game master) and one quick adventure for a beginner GM. The boxed set includes a bag of dice (d4 through d20). Nathan Paoletta 2008 Hamsterprophet Productions A GMless storytelling game about vampires - where the player characters human characters who are to be the victims, hunters and tools of the Vampire. Each player takes turn being "Active Player," "Scene Guide" and "Audience". It has a system including tokens and dice, where die rolls are used for Achievements and Consequences. Character creation is by defining a Vulnerability and a Secret. Piia Makkonen Pasi Silander 1995 SLS/FELM A Finnish-language Biblical RPG set in the New Testament era, role-playing missionaries of St. Paul. It uses a live-action system. Juan Antonio Huerta Dom&iacute;nguez Manuel Sueiro Antonio Alvarez de Morales 2000 Libros Ucron&iacute;a S.L. 360 Characters play the role of pious believers of the three mayor faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) after year 1000 A.D., when hordes of evil invaded the Earth and conquered it. The player characters are fighting back against the hordes, with each faith having special gifts and possibilities for miracles. It uses a dice pool system, rolling a number of d10s equal to skill, where each roll under attribute is considered a success. In addition, there is a special Die of Justice ("Dado del Juicio") which has special results. Character creation is point-based, with characters divided into three categories: common people ("Gente Com&uacute;n"), righteous ("Justos y Cabalistas"), and the Chosen ("Elegidos "). It uses triangular costs (i.e. level 3 costs 6 points = 1+2+3). Arkadiusz Mielczarek Dariusz Tarka 1995 Multimedium A Polish-language fantasy RPG set in a typical fantasy world. The title translates as "Aphalon: the Moonblade". It uses a complex rules system. Eloy Lasanta 2008 Third Eye Games 184 A modern-day horror RPG, set in a world where demons from various dimensions secretly live among us. The player characters are agents of an organization (Apocalypse Prevention, Inc.) that monitors them and arrests those that break the law. Agents include various other races as well as human: Burners, Changelings, Lochs (fish people), Spectrals, Taylari (vampires), and Wolf People. The game uses its own system, the Dynamic Gaming System (DGS). The core mechanic is 1d20 + Attribute + Skill vs. a Target Number of 10, 20, 30, or 40. Character creation is by picking race as well as passion (which provide experience bonuses), limited point-buy of attributes and skills, along with bonus points usable for Gifts, and possibly more from taking Drawbacks. The rules include a magic system divided into 18 Paths (types) and 3 Circles (power levels). Each spell has a mana cost, where mana points come from converting a character's Stamina. D. Vincent Baker 2010 Lumpley Games A post-apocalyptic RPG, set about 50 years after an devastating apocalypse though no one really knows what happened or why. The world is a lawless place ruled by gangs well supplied with guns, ammunition, and gasoline. There is also a psychic maelstrom that either came from or caused the apocalypse. Character creation is by choosing and customizing one of 11 playbooks: Angel, Battlebabe, Brainer, Chopper, Driver, Gunlugger, Hardholder, Hocus, Operator, Savvyhead, or Skinner. Resolution is by rolling 2d6 + attribute, where 7-9 is a limited success and 10+ is a full success. Each playbook has a number of customized moves, including combat and non-combat options. Barbara J. Webb Heather Watson 2000 Frontiers Design A fantasy RPG set on an original world. Choosing from the 11 original races and 11 religions determines the styles of magic and the advancement of technology to which a PC has easy access. The races range from pure energy beings to humanoid saurians. The system is 3d6-based and focuses on detailed character creation but simplicity in play. Sofi&egrave;ne Boumaza 2003 Scriptorium http://lescriptorium.over-blog.com/ http://apokryph.free.fr 198 A French-language modern day occult horror RPG, set in the Vatican. The PCs are generally members of the Vatican, from five key orders: Augustine, Dominican, Franciscan, Jesuit, and Carmelite. They are facing a possible end of the world coming, and various conspiracies and cults are working towards that -- both within the church and outside it. It uses a percentile skill-based system. Character creation is limited point-buy attributes and skills, with the chosen order giving advantages and obligations to the character, as well as a privileged attribute. There are 53 points to split among nine attributes rated 1 to 10 (Intelligence, Will, Education, Force, Memory, Charisma, Dexterity, Constitution and Perception). Then there are 450 points to distribute among the percentile skills. There are also three gauges: Mystique (perception of the world), Faith, and Vitality. The core rulebook includes background on the Vatican, opponents, and an introductory adventure ("The Conscience of Saint Pierre"). Ricard Ib&aacute;&ntilde;ez 1990 Joc Internacional 2nd 1999 La Caja de Pandora 3rd Ricard Ib&aacute;&ntilde;ez Antonio Polo 2011 Nosolorol 536 A Spanish-language RPG set in the Spanish middle ages. It was one of the first RPGs published in Spain, and has numerous supplements. It uses a percentile skill-based system, with a table of costs to raise skills. It has a luck mechanic where you declare that you are using luck before rolling. If you succeed, you use 1 luck point. If you fail by less than your luck total, you pay enough to succeed. If you fail by more than your luck total you fail. It also has an rationality/irrationality stat. Higher rationality means you are more resistant to magic but less able to use magic. Rationality is reduced by exposure to magic. Character creation for the original edition used random-roll attributes. The third edition simplified combat and added a point-buy character creation method, as well as 44 character classes. Saskia Naescher Alexander Junk 2002 Nackter Stahl A German-language dark fantasy RPG. It is set in a world called Kreijor, which mixes various traditional high fantasy elements including Roman-esque empires, Northern barbarians, orcs, trolls, high elves, wood elves, dark elves, and so forth. The system emphasizes heroic epic action, cinematic combat, and a magic-rich setting. Action resolution uses stat + 2d10 vs difficulty. Character creation is point-based. Mage Wilf K. Backhaus 1980 Archaereon Games Ltd. Warrior Wilf K. Backhaus Jan Vrapcenak Richard Fietz 1981 A medieval fantasy RPG based on feudal Europe -- growing out of a <a href="GAME#chivalryandsorcery">Chivalry &amp; Sorcery</a>) campaign in the world of "Arden". It was published as a magic system with mage character creation, and a combat system with warrior creation. Evangelos Hugo Paliatseas 2004 Plot Device 62 A freeform Live Action Role Playing (LARP) event game using a token system, set at the dawn of time. The players portray sixteen parts of the mind of God -- Gabriel, Michael, Uriel, Samael, Azrael, and more. Described as a mix of "divine power, infinite possibility, and boundless ego". James Terbrack 2010 self-published A fantasy rpg using a system based on the Tarot deck in place of dice. It is set in a dark fantasy world where humanity is making its last stand against monsters. The player characters are working for a group called Archetype that infuses humans with traits from monsters. Character creation includes numeric attributes along with associated Key Words. For example, Physical could have key words Condition, Grace, and Strength. Skills list these Key words. If you have the skill's Key Word in your attribute then your skill is aided by your attribute. Resolution works by making a number of draws from the tarot deck equal to your skill (aided or not), where each card over the difficulty (1-14) is a success. Major arcana cards are used in the magic system. David A. Hargrave 1981 Grimoire Games 2nd 1981 Dragon Tree Press The Compleat Arduin David A. Hargrave Mark Schynert 1992 Grimoire Games A medieval fantasy RPG based on <u>The Arduin Grimoire</u> (Vols I, II, and III), which is a supplement for D&amp;D and an outgrowth of Hargrave's long-running campaign. The system is essentially a variant of D&amp;D with redefined races, classes, and other rules. Mages cast memorized spells, while priests have a ritual system. The revised version ("The Compleat Arduin") includes 20 distinct races, new rules, comprehensive equipment lists. Benjamin Gerber 2011 Troll in the Corner A collaborative storytelling adventure for both kids and adults. Players take a sock and craft it to built their character. There is a GM ("Guide") who then takes them through simple quests, such as searching for a specific item throughout the home, where each clue leads to the next until someone accomplishes the requirements. The basic rules are guidelines like improv, such as "There is only yes" or the optional "Yes, but..." method. There are also advanced rules more like traditional RPGs, with numbered stats and d6 rolls for resolution. Christian S. Moore Owen M. Seyler 1994 Last Unicorn A generic system published in three books ("Canticle", "Worlds", "Role-playing"), emphasizing GM or cooperating world design. The character creation is a somewhat complex point system. Action resolution is simple in principle (d10+modifiers vs difficulty), but with a host of modifiers. C. J. Carella 1997 Myrmidon 2nd 1999 Eden Studios A near-future horror RPG where the world is at war with the hi-tech Church of Revelations, which worships an alien entity so horrific that Heaven, Hell, and even old pagan gods have openly joined in the battle against it. It uses the "Unisystem" from <a href="GAME#witchcraft">Witchcraft</a>, which is a simple skill based system: skill+attribute+1d10 vs difficulty. The editing and layout have some problems, however (1st edition). Ian Sturrock 2003 Mongoose Publishing 304 hardback A near-future sci-fi RPG concentrating on mek-based warfare and the mercenary/corporate companies who use them. It is set in a future where, in 2089, the world faces a devastating war between the United States of America and the European Federation. The PCs are mercernaries who own "WarMeks" -- human-shaped combat robots. This uses a variant of of the D20 System from third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>, with many additions for futuristic Mek combat. The rules include a system for generating the mercernary company as well as individual characters. S&aacute;ndor Szigeti 1995 B&iacute;borhold Budapest A Hungarian-language sci-fi RPG. Tim Eldred Paul Sudlow Mike Pondsmith Benjamin Wright 1998 R Talsorian A sci-fi RPG based on the Japanese anime series, set in the far-future featuring mecha combat and over-the-top action. It uses the <a href="GAME#fuzion">Fuzion</a> system (a mix of RTG's Interlock and Hero's Champions). Michael T. Desing 1999 Teddy Bear Press 2nd 2001 3rd 2006 88 An anthropomorphic-animals RPG of playing ants, beetles, crickets, and/or ladybugs engaged with nefarious bees, wasps, spiders, stinkbugs, and other nasties. Warfare takes place in your own backyard (or other nearby plot of land), but uses miniature machineguns, tanks, etc. The system uses roll (based on attribute and skill) vs target number. It has random-roll, class-based character creation. Advancement is level-based. Shane Lacy Hensley 2005 Eden Studios A darkly humorous fantasy RPG based on the 1993 Sam Raimi film, about modern-day misfits thrown into Earth's past with hordes of undead to fight. There is a selection of settings from ancient Sumeria to pulp era. Character archetypes include an archeologist, a swashbuckler, a gunslinger, a reporter, and a game designer (!). It uses the Cinematic Unisystem -- a variant of the Unisystem (originally from <a href="GAME#witchcraft">Witchcraft</a>) developed for the <a href="GAME#buffythevampireslayer"> Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG</a>. Todd Downing Ron Dugdale 2002 Deep7 192 An epic fantasy genre RPG, set in the Empire of Corvel where the King has just been assassinated. The system handles action resolution using a dice-pool system, rolling d6's equal to attribute against a target number based on skill. Character creation is point-bought attributes and skills. Tim Gray 2008 Silver Branch Games An RPG of modern supernatural fantasy, based around a minimalist dice pool system called the NUGGET rules. The player characters are modern people who have acquired the power items of ancient mythic figures like Thor's hammer, Monkey's wishing staff, or the sandals of Hermes. They are in conflict with shape-twisted "demons" from outside our world as well as other obstacles. Resolution calls for rolling a number of base dice for difficulty (2, 0, or -2), and adding dice for attribute (rated 0-2) and skill (rated 0-4). Character creation is limited point-based. Jonathan Tweet Mark Rein&bull;Hagen 1987 Lion Rampant 2nd 1989 156 3rd Ken Cliffe Mark Rein&bull;Hagen 1992 White Wolf 4th Jeff Tinball John Nephew 1996 Atlas Games 5th David Chart 2004 Atlas Games An RPG set in "Mythic Europe" where hermetic magi work secretly in hidden covenants. The system is fairly simple: attribute + skill + 1d10, but the main rules are in the innovative magic system. The magic works by a "noun + verb" system. Magi have ratings in 10 "Forms" (nouns) and 5 "Arts" (verbs), given in Latin as fits the setting. Any spell corresponds to a noun/verb combination (like "Creo Ignem" meaning "Create Fire"). Resolving a spell means comparing (Form rating) + (Art rating) + 1d10 vs level of difficulty. Mark Smylie 2005 Archaia Studios Press A fantasy RPG set in an alternate history 15th century Europe where monotheism is not dominant, based on the Artesia series of comic books written and illustrated by Mark Smylie. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#fuzion">Fuzion</a> system with a certain amount of tailoring for the specific genre. Tim Westhaven 2012 Broken Tower A dark fantasy RPG using the "FateStorm Virtual Reality System (VRS)". It is set in Ashendrya, The Endless City, where industrial cabals and cults hold power - and other dangers include gangs, serial killers, and mad inventors. Malcolm Craig 2004 Contested Ground Studios A dark science fantasy RPG set in a place known only as "The City". It has advanced technology but also is plagued by the remnants of a magical cataclysm from a thousand years ago known as "The Shift". It uses a percentile skill-based system -- roll under stat/skill on 1d100. Character creation is limited point-based (attribute points and skill points), with various origins and occupations offering suggested skills. Jeffrey Talanian 2012 North Wind Adventures A variant of the original <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> game, part of the "Old School Renaissance", published under the Open Game License with a focus on emulating the weird fantasy genre of Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, and H.P. Lovecraft. There are no demi-human races, but only human races such as Vikings, Kimmerians, Amazons, Picts, Kelts, Atlanteans and Hyperboreans. There are also many subclasses including Berserker, Barbarian, Warlock, Witch, Priest, Pyromancer, Bard, Assassin, Ranger, Druid, Shaman and Scout. The core mechanics are changed to streamline some resolution - such as generalizing the d6 roll for open doors to any moderate physical task, or the percentile roll for bend bars to any extraordinary tasks. However, there is still no universal resolution mechanic or skill system. Risto J. Hieta Hans Zenjuga Ari Tukiainen unknown ACE-Pelit OY A Finnish-language horror RPG. James M. Ward 2008 Bill Cobb Produtions, Inc. A humorous sci-fi RPG about anthropomorphic birds that fly on surfboards in space, based on a related card game. It was briefly published as a boxed set including Player's Guide, Referee's Guide, and Birdznest Nebula Guide. Aaron Rosenberg 1997 Clockworks Games A horror game set 150 years in the future where everyone is insane after an biological disaster that darkened the skies with mutant spores. The majority of the world's population lives in Wards: city-sized secure areas where the population of inmates is fed, watched, and treated by the Warden. The mechanics are a simple skill-based system, which uses colored marbles instead of dice: draw out two marbles from a bag of 10 (2 each of 5 colors). The colors map onto numbers 1-5, but for various charts the individual colors matter. It uses point-based character generation. Pierre Rosenthal 1989 Siroz / Ideojeux A French-language sci-fi RPG. It is set in a future Earth where a deadly mutagene agent created several very distinct ecosystems -- so different that only through mutations can people hope to survive traveling. Stephan Michael Sechi Vernie Taylor 1980 Bard Games A traditional fantasy game set in Atlantis of a mythic antedeluvian age. It uses a class- and level-based system using d20 and d100, similar to D&amp;D in that there is no universal mechanic. There is a skill system, implemented as minor binary advantages (i.e. you either have a skill or you on't). Character creation is limited point-based, but dominated by race and class. It includes a distinct magic system, divided into Mysticism, Black Magic, High Magic, Low Magic, Divine Magic, Elemental Magic, Sorcery, and Enchantment. Inmaculada Fl&oacute;rez Alejandro Fresno Mario Grande 2001 Asociacion Juvenil de Interpretacion Ludica de Leon A Spanish-language post-apocalyptic RPG. The setting is a world where civilization survives only in submarine cities. Terrestrial humans were killed during an alien invasion. Now, after the aliens have fled, terrestial lands are wild, dangerous, and unexplored. Scott Agnew 2005 Morrigan Press A traditional fantasy game set in Atlantis of a mythic antedeluvian age, an adaptation of the 1980 from <a href="GAME#atlanteantrilogy">Atlantean Trilogy</a> from Bard Games. Colin Chapman 2009 Radioactive Ape Designs A post-apocalyptic RPG using the "V6 Engine" as its system. Devin Durham 1990 Rapport Games A humorous horror-genre combat system / RPG based on "B-" horror movies, fighting alien brain men, evil stuffed toys, blind telepathic albindo sewer 'gators, and more. It uses a simple system of 3 attributes (Brains, Fitness, and Common Sense) which correspond to the classes of Brainiac, Athlete, and Typical Person. Character creation is class-based with point-bought skills. Stephen Mulholland Chris Page Chris Mills 2002 Aurora Games A hard science-fiction spacefaring game, set in a distant future where humans have colonised space in cooperation with six other spacefaring races. There is a focus on exploration and interaction among the highly-detailed alien species. Action resolution uses "failure dice", where you choose how many d10's to roll. You get a constant bonus equal to that number, but each roll equal to or less than that number subtracts 2 from your total. Thus, choosing more dice is riskier but gives a chance at a higher total. Character creation is open point-based. Ferenc Soml&oacute;i Oliv&eacute;r Kov&aacute;cs 1995 Impressum A Hungarian-language fantasy RPG. Coste Bocquet 1988 Cubic 6 A French-language historical RPG, set in the French Revolution -- Monarchists against "Sans Culottes". It uses a fairly simple system with five attributes (2-12) and skills from +0 to +3. Action resolution uses 2d6. Francois Nedelec 1986 Robert Laffont &Eacute;diteur A French-language historical RPG, set in the barbaric times before the coming of Charlemagne. That is, Europe ca. 400-700 A.D. Joseph Hillmer George Rahm 1994 Better Games A superhero game where resolution is based on genre and drama rather than stats, using the "Free-Style Roleplay" system from <a href="GAME#crimsoncutlass">Crimson Cutlass</a>. By the rules, it is a disadvantage for a Villian to eliminate the Hero as the comic line would then cease to run and the Villain would get canceled with it. The game includes tables of genre cliches, action resolution, etc. Laurent Ryder 1990 Stonehenge A French-language modern-day pulp RPG, based on "Bob Morane" serie of novels published in the 60s-70s. It mixes sci-fi and fantasy in variout fantastic adventures. Originally published as text files on floppy disks. Willow Palecek 2008 self-published 146 A role-playing game of over-the-top action adventure, using a variant of the FATE system (Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment) from <a href="GAME#spiritofthecentury">Spirit of the Century</a>. The rules are written with the goal of quick, easy, fast-moving play. The game book is independently published via <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/2085636">Lulu.com</a>. Matthew Sprange 2003 Mongoose Publishing 304 2nd 2006 360 A sci-fi game based on the TV series "Babylon 5". It uses a variant of the rules from third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a> (aka d20). The book is not a complete game, and requires the D&amp;D Players Handbook for character generation, skills, and experience. It includes descriptions for six races and eight classes, plus modified combat rules and rules for telepathy and spacecraft battles. Joseph Cochran 1997 Chameleon Eclectic A sci-fi game based on the TV series "Babylon 5". The rules are reasonably laid out, with a straightforward skill-based system. The combat system is fairly complex, with a hex-pattern hit location chart and a table relating damage amount and type. Paul Czege 2005 Half-Meme Press A mini-RPG about a night of madness in 61 A.D., in the Italian harbour town of Puteoli. The god Bacchus and his satyrs have descended from the hills to induce an irresistable madness of drunkenness, violent crime, and lust. Three other gods are also present: Venus, goddess of love and lust; Pluto, who has come to see the most base crimes of men; and Minerva, enraged by the mindless brutality and of a mind to put a stop to it. The PCs have each been accused of a crime against the empire, and they need to find their lost companion and flee Puteoli before they are caught and killed by the soldiers that are looking for them. The game consists of rolling a handful of dice, with different dice representing the gods, the soldiers, the companion, and wine. Depending on which die is highest, the player is given directions to narrate the scene. 1st (German) Frank Tarcikowski 2009 Vagrant Workshop 1st (English) Frank Tarcikowski 2011 Vagrant Workshop A satirical fantasy RPG that describes itself as going "far beyond the limits of good taste" - where the PCs are giant barbarian men filled with raging testosterone, and the rules focus on both fighting and seduction. Character creation is a mix of point-based and random-roll, and there is only one core attribute - Virility. All PCs have a Virility of 3. The players then split 25 points between the secondary stats Dangerous and Attractive, which are spent to take actions in fighting or seduction (respectively), and are lost by being being wounded or refused. Players roll 1d6 each for their initial pools of Aggro and Horny points that can be spent for bonus dice. They select 7 tricks - one-shot abilities such as "double strike" or "electrifying touch". Players also define 3 free-form Strengths (or 4 Strengths and 1 Weakness) along with 2 Character Traits, a Goal in Life, and 2-3 Bonds to NPCs (including desire, rivalry, and/or oath). Resolution is by rolling d6s equal to Virility, plus 1 die for describing the scene well, plus 1 die for using a tactical advantage, plus dice supplied by character aiding you, and modifying dice for Strengths, Weaknesses, or Bonds. Aggro points can be spent for bonus dice in fighting, and are gained through sex. Horny points can be spent for bonus dice in seduction, and are gained by fighting. Simon Washbourne 2008 Beyond Belief Games Legendary 2009 A swords &amp; sorcery fantasy RPG, inspired by primarily by Lin Carter's Thongor of Lemuria series along with Conan, Elric, and Fafhrd &amp; The Grey Mouser. It is set in an archetypal world (Lemuria) that is just recovering from a final war against the sorcerer-kings who had ruled for centuries. Along with humans, there are nomadic blue-skinned giants (Ceruleans), savage jungle-dwelling apemen (Grooth), and secretive birdmen (Haklaton). It uses its own system. Resolution calls for combining 2d6 + attribute - difficulty, where 9 and above is a success. Hero Points can be spent to re-roll dice, raise level of success, cheat death, and even change game-world facts (with GM permission). Character creation is limited point-based. The player distributes 4 points among the four main attributes (Strength, Agility, Mind and Appeal) and 4 points among the combat abilities (Brawl, Melee, Ranged and Defence); selects 4 careers from a provided list; then selects a place of origin and either one trait/advantage or two traits/advantages and a flaw. It includes a freeform magic system for sorcery, gods, and alchemy. Nathan J. Hill 2005 Key 20 Publishing Mystic Ages Online 32 A mini-roleplaying game about medieval fantasy barbarians fighting reptilian invaders from beyond the stars. Joseph Hillmer George Rahm 1993 Better Games An oriental fantasy RPG, published in magazine format in three books. One book handles character creation and basic mechanics, one book walks GMs through developing scenarios, and the last one is on dragon battles. It uses the "Free-Style Roleplay" system from <a href="GAME#crimsoncutlass">Crimson Cutlass</a>. Reviewed in White Wolf #26. Sergi Latorre 2000 La Factor&iacute;a de Ideas 2nd 2001 A humorous Spanish-language modern-day RPG. The setting can be your own city and district. PCs are the everydays people who you can see at the streets, frequently dealing with the illegality. Pickpockets, cops, pimps, whores, students, etc. Chris Rutkowsky 2005 Basic Action Games 56 Ultimate 2009 A superhero RPG with a simple system. Action resolution is by rolling 2d6 (with doubles open-ending), multiplying by attribute (1-5), adding modifiers, and comparing with difficulty. Skills are binary -- lacking a skill means -4 on the die roll before multiplying. In combat, if a hit is scored, the damage is the difference between a damage roll (usually Brawn + attack bonuses) and a soak roll (usually Brawn + Armor). Character creation is limited point-based. First, spread 7 points among the three attributes (Brawn, Agility, and Mind). Second, spread 9 points on powers. Third, pick a number of Agility skills equal to Agility, and Mind skills equal to Mind. Chris Rutkowsky 2005 Basic Action Games A fantasy RPG using a variant of the system in <a href="GAME#bash">BASH!</a>. Greg Stafford Lynn Willis 1980 Chaosium Jason Durall Sam Johnson Steve Perrin Steve Hedrickson Ray Turney 2008 Chaosium This is a short universal RPG system, although as originally published it only supported fantasy or early history. The original booklet was intended as an introduction for beginners to Chaosium's <a href="GAME#runequest">RuneQuest</a>, <a href="GAME#callofcthulhu">Call of Cthulhu</a>, and <a href="GAME#stormbringer">Stormbringer</a> games. These used roughly the same system which BRP explained. BRP is a percentile skill system: roll under skill(0-100) on percentile dice, or roll on the "resistance table" for attribute (3-18) vs difficulty. Character creation is random-roll attributes. In the introductory booklet, skills are fixed but can be improved with experience. In 1982, the booklet was packaged with 3 genre books in <a href="GAME#worldsofwonder">Worlds of Wonder</a>. Jack A. Barker Greg Gorden Ray Winninger 1988 Mayfair Games 2nd Ray Winninger 1989 A superhero RPG based on playing characters from the "Batman" comic series from DC Comics. It used a "lite" version of the <a href="GAME#dcheroes">DC Heroes</a> system (aka MEGS). Donald E. Olson K. Douglas Woolsey 2004 Sixteen Coal Black Horses Reforged 2006 A fantasy RPG set on the war-ravaged world of Mordredica, an ancient battlefield of the Gods and prison of the Forty Sorcerers. It is inhabited by races including human, elf, dwarf, orc, and wulfir (wolf-men). Character creation is a mix of random-roll and limited point-based. The six attributes (Vigor, Action, Conviction, Savvy, Imagination, and Fortitude) are each determined by (racial base) + 2d6, after which from 4 to 10 points can be moved between attributes. A profession can be determined by a die roll or choice, and a choice of Mastery (Warrior, Ranger, or Mage). Resolution is by rolling under a target number based on attribute using 1d20, with roll - target number for the level of success ("span"). Joseph Hillmer George Rahm 1992 Better Games A sci-fi mini-RPG published in <u>Space Gamer</u> magazine, issue #1. It is based on a portion of the space marine RPG <a href="GAME#eraten">Era Ten</a>. Lawrence R. Sims 1990 Optimus 2nd 1991 3rd 1992 4th 1993 5th 1999 A "deep space" sci-fi RPG that focuses on an Alliance of 27 alien races who desperately seek to ward off the threat of internal destruction while simultaneously exploring the vast uncharted regions of space. It uses a d100, skill-based system. Reviewed in White Wolf #35. Chris Norman Jody Ellis 1988 Archive Gaming Pty Ltd 232 A generic fantasy RPG produced in Australia. It has no specific setting, though it does have a bestiary and references to various worlds of experience including natural, ethereal, hades, limbo, and cosmos. The system uses classes, levels, and experience points. Skills include general and class-specific, and are resolved by rolling under skill on percentile dice. Combat is resolved by skill rolls, with armor reducing the damage of hits. It includes a magic system where spells require power points, mana, or both - and may be subject to Karmic Influence, a luck attribute. The basic game has a bestiary with monsters including a giant carnivorous kangaroo. Jamie Chambers James Davenport Sean Everette Patrick Kapera Nathan Rockwood Floyd C. Wesel 2007 Margaret Weis Productions 232 A space opera RPG based on the modern television series created by Ronald D. Moore that started in 2004. It uses the "Cortex" system adapted from the <a href="GAME#sovereignstone">Sovereign Stone</a> fantasy system and <a href="GAME#serenity">Serenity RPG</a>. Attributes and skills are rated in a a step die system with twelve ranks: d2, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d12+d2, d12+d4, d12+d6, d12+d8, d12+d10, d12+d12. Action resolution is by rolling attribute die plus skill die. Characters have six attributes (Agility, Strength, Vitality, Alertness, Intelligence, Willpower), along with skills and advantages. It also includes a plot point mechanic. Plot Points can be spent before a roll for an extra die (costing 1 per rank), after the roll to raise the total (costing 1 per +1), or to manipulate the story (scaled from 1-3 for convenient coincidence to 11+ for "saving your bacon"). Jeff Siadek Jason Siadek 2004 Gorilla Games A mixed boardgame and role-playing game which integrates character actions with spaceship actions. Players track their characters' positions on the spaceship layouts (also used for boarding actions) and the ships' positions on the hex map. If you want the ship to turn or speed up, a character has to take an action to make it so. If you want the ship's guns to fire at an enemy ship, a character has to take an action to fire the guns. Character creation uses six species and four professions (Pilot, Marine, Scientist, and Engineer). Herbert A. Beas II 2010 Catalyst Game Labs A sci-fi RPG in the world of the <u>Battletech</u> boardgame, set in a 31st century where constant wars are fought by giant robots - a successor to the earlier <a href="GAME#mechwarrior">Mechwarrior</a> RPG. Resolution uses 2d6 + skill + modifiers vs. difficulty, possibly modified by burning Edge points before or after the roll. Character creation is limited point-based. Richard Tucholka 1991 Tri-Tac Games A humorous sci-fi RPG of alien invasion (a take-off of BTRC's <a href="GAME#machowomenwithguns">Macho Women with Guns</a>). Martians are taking over, reviving the horrors of plastic flamingos and Disco, and only California beach bunnies can spot them (due to their uncluttered brains). It uses a percentile skill system (roll under skill on d100), with mixed random-roll and point-bought character creation. Christian Griffen Lisa Griffen 2007 Berengad Games 154 A game for two players set in an original fantasy setting where tribal hunters stalk mythical beasts through jungles -- combined with mystic rituals and spirits. Bill Underwood 1980 Imagination Unlimited The Game Masters 2nd Bill Underwood 2011 Wunderwood LLC A fantasy RPG. Character creation has combined classes and races (like original <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons"> D&amp;D</a>). Advancement is level-based. It was a small-press offering published locally in Kansas. Neil Gow 2009 Omnihedron Games A role-playing game of naval action in the Napaleonic era. The resolution system is based on playing cards, where each player has their own deck of cards. The players draws a pool of cards based on stat to resolve an entire combat or other conflict, where each card that beats a randomly-drawn "Card of Fate" is one success. Play is structured around mechanically-defined missions. The system also includes mechanics for social advancement, ship-to-ship combat, weather, and grog. Character creation uses a lifepath system. W. Austin Bookheimer John LeBoeuf-Little Kit La Touche 2011 Transneptune Games 122 A role-playing game designed for the genre of epic fantasy, with story-oriented mechanics. It uses freeform traits, which add to make a d6 dice pool used to resolve conflicts. In addition to determining success, players may still gain things if they lose a conflict and/or may get new traits to use later. Players also have beads for "destiny" and "doom". These are used to fuel threads (meta-story effects) or to modify conflicts. The character has an "arc" like Lost King for Aragorn or Dutybound for Frodo. If a player follows their arc, they gain benefits including new threads or more beads. Character creation is by picking 8 primary traits (descriptors of the character), 3 ties (relationships to other people), 3 circumstances (starting situations the character is in), 1 virtue (determining when to get beads of destiny/doom), 1 arc and 4 threads. William H. Keith, Jr. Jordan Weisman Ross Babcock Eric Turn Steve Turn 1982 FASA 2nd 1985 The Companions A military RPG set in WWII on the Western front. The system is similar to the original <a href="GAME#traveller"> Traveller</a> rules. Laurent Tremel 1989 Siroz / Ideojeux 2nd 1995 A French-language dark-future RPG, where the PC's are police in a nightmarish city's worst bourough (Sector 18). This had several releases, the first ones being part of the <a href="GAME#universom">Universom</a> line. Gregor Hutton 2006 BoxNinja A game where the PCs are "best friends". There are five stats: Pretty, Cool, Smart, Tough, and Rich. Each PC's stats are set by how all the other players rate your character. Each player answers five questions for her PC, of the form "I hate _____ because she is (Prettier/Cooler/etc.) than me". Then the number of PCs who hate your character for how Cool she is becomes that PC's Cool stat. Christopher Helton 2005 Battlefield Press A superhero RPG rules system. This is strictly speaking a supplement for use with the <a href="GAME#action">Action! System</a> from Gold Rush Games. Randy McCall Kevin Siembieda Erick Wujcik 1988 Palladium Books 2nd 2005 Palladium Books A contemporary horror RPG, using a variant of the <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy">Palladium System</a>. It includes supernatural and psychic powers, plus a magic system (including ley lines). Volume 1: Faerie 1977 L.W.Felstead Ltd 74 Volume 2: Combat 1978 Skytrex Ltd. 36 Volume 3: Magic 1978 Skytrex Ltd. 84 Volume 4 A.R. Chandler B.D. Cooper G.D. Evans J. le Grabbe-Phipps D.R. Henderson G.J. Philp A.R. Williamson 1979 Skytrex Ltd. 90 Bifrost K. White K. Minear S. Johnson G. Highley 1982 Skytrex Ltd. A medieval fantasy miniatures combat system and RPG, using a fairly complex system. Originally published as a series of four separate rulebook volumes. These were eventually expanded and combined into a single volume, published in 1982. In addition to combat and characters, the system covers planar travel and divine intervention. Volume 1 ("Faerie") is 74 pages staple-bound with a dark blue cover with white illustration of a dragon. Volume 2 ("Combat") is 36 pages staple-bound with a light blue cover with white illustration of castle. Volume 3 ("Magic") is 84 loose pages with a purple cover with illustration of wizard. Volume 4 is 90 pages glue-bound, with a yellow cover with a black illustration of a goblin-like creature. Volume 4 contains rules on unarmed, mounted, and aerial combat, horses, fatigue, firearms and literacy, plus creature descriptions. Chris Carter 2006 Pisces All Media 227 A superhero RPG based on the series of comic books of the same name, a retro take-off series of many classic comics of the Golden Age and Silver Age, founded by Gary Carlson. It is a standalone game using a variant of the D20 System used by 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> called the Golden System. It uses the standard ability scores, levels, attacks and skills, and class mechanics -- while adding disadvantages ("Negative Feats") that allow a bonus feat, as well as a large selection of 200+ new feats including various superheroic abilities. The core book includes statistics for many of the Big Bang characters -- the Blitz, Ultiman, Knight Watchman, Thunder Girl, and others -- as well as background on the universe, gadget rules, mass combat and vehicle combat rules, and alternate dimensions. Mark MacKinnon 1997 Guardians of Order 2nd David L. Pulver Mark MacKinnon 2000 A universal Japanese anime role-playing game, intended to cover subgenres from giant mecha to romantic comedy. It has a very simple system (the "Tri-Stat" system) with three attributes and ads/disads -- the base game has no skills. Action resolution is by 2d6 against modified attribute. The 2nd edition incorporated skill rules, lots of advantages/disadvantages, and mecha rules into the core rulebook. Bertrand Triplet 1988 self-published 2nd 1990 Les Silmarils A French-language universal mini-RPG with minimalist rules that fit on a single page. Character creation is either point-based or random-roll attributes. It included an advertisement for a Hollow Earth setting. Croc 1985 self-published 2nd 1986 3rd 1989 Siroz / Ideojeux Mk5 1992 A French-language post-apocalyptic RPG in the genre of <u>Mad Max</u>. The first game of Croc, one of France's famous game creators. Clint Krause 2008 KNRPG Productions A urban fantasy/horror RPG based on the manga series created by M. Alice LeGrow and published by Tokyopop. The player characters are agents of the afterlife - including humans, inhumans, and spirits - charged with hunting ghosts, resolving their problems, and sending them on to the next world. It uses the "Epiphany Engine" game system. Resolution uses rolling under attribute on 1d20, and if the roll exactly matches the rating is raised by one (called an epiphany). Stew Wilson 2012 Zero Point Information 58 A roleplaying game in the genre of stealth action technothriller games like Deus Ex, Alpha Protocol, and Splinter Cell. The player characters work for an independent espionage organisation, Black Seven, set ten minutes in the future. Action resolution is by rolling 2d6 and adding an action number. A total of 11 or above is success, while 10 or lower is failure. It has an abstract system for breaking into Facilities without using maps. The Facility has a Threat Level ranging from 3 to 5, and failed rolls can affect the level via the temporary status traits Noticed and Exposed. Mark Silcox 2009 Grasshopper Games 14 A horror genre storytelling game for 3 to 8 players inspired by the films of Sam Raimi, George Romero, and Wes Craven. It uses a special deck of 80 Plot Cards along with 8 Backstory Cards and 8 Escape! Cards. It also uses 1d20 but only for choosing a random name, trait, and occupation for each character. A single deck is assembled - taking Backstory and Escape! cards equal to the number of players, and Plot cards based on number of players and desired number of rounds. Each turn, every player is dealt a card and then each player in turn narrates for a short time following instructions for that card type. The basic game includes nine scenarios. Ted Greer Peter Christian 1989 Different Worlds Publications A spacefaring sci-fi RPG, about members of a freelance trouble-shooting organizations ("Blackwatch"). Besides humans, there are 4 alien races described. It uses a skill-based system, including rules for starship combat and robots. Rachel Kronick 2012 self-published 176 A fantasy roleplaying game using a detailed skill-based system. Action resolution is by rolling a pool of d10s based on skill, along with a single d12 that provides flavor for the result. Character creation includes 12 basic attributes along with freeform traits and social class. Taro Suzubuki 1999 F.E.A.R. 2nd 2001 A Japanese-language mythic fantasy RPG. It includes a special tarot deck with the basic rules. Ashcan Edward "Sabe" Jones 2009 self-published 85 A collaborative storytelling game for three to six players, about a group of friends vying for the affection of a common Beloved. It usese playing card mechanics, where conflicts are resolved using special trick-taking rules. Each player plays a card face-down and states a Hope, then reveal their cards. The player with the highest card not greater than their attribute takes the trick, then distributes the cards to the other players to change their Affection stat. Ignition Ben Lehman 2007 Tao Games Interim 2009 A post-apocalyptic sci-fi role-playing game for 2-7 players. The Earth has been occupied by alien invaders and all adults have been put into comas by psychic alien technology. The player characters are teenage resistance fighters (age 13 to 17) battling an alien occupation on a psychic plane using giant robots (ANIMa). A core part of the mechanics is that the robot's power comes from the pilot's relationships - especially sexual ones. Each relationship is measured by two ratings: Intimacy and Trust. It uses a d6 (or Fudge dice) dice pool system, broken into mechanics for missions and interludes. During a mission, the mecha pilot rolls dice equal to total Intimacy of relationships allocates them to categories. Damage may occur by inflicting Stress on relationships or Trauma. In interludes, relationships can be modified as well as Stress or Trauma relieved. Norley Tucker Stephen Osborn 1990 Underground Games James Desborough 2006 Postmortem Studios A modern-day horror RPG where PC's face various film-based creatures including zombies, Angels of Pain (from Hellraiser), Candarion Demons (from Evil Dead), The Blob (from the film of the same name). It uses a percentile system. Character creation is d100 for each attribute, and skills chosen by a career package plus points based on attributes. The combat system is quite gory, with 400+ weapons and 25 critical hit tables. It is a 112 page book, with 2 scenarios to help you get started. John Wick 2010 Wicked Dead Brewing Company 170 A semi-historical game set in an unspecified period of medieval Japan. The player characters are generally samurai. It uses a dice pool system that adapts Aspects from the FATE system in <a href="GAME#spiritofthecentury">Spirit of the Century</a>. The player rolls a number of d6s equal to attribute plus 3 dice for each aspect invoked. If the total is over 10 or the opponent's roll, the character succeeds and the player can narrate what happens. There is also a wager system that lets the player remove a die for a chance at more narrative power. Rick Slawson Troy Christensen 1989 TC International A fantasy mini-RPG set on the barbaric world of Helboria. The PC's are warriors who explore this world, while killing stuff along the way. The combat system is based on a hex-map, and includes graphic descriptions with various critical hits. It uses "Bodily Mutilation Capacity" in place of hit points. Published in a set of 24-page rulebook (complete with a sample dungeon adventure), a world map, hex grid map, and counters. A companion game, Bloodchant, added spellcasting rules to the system. Lawrence R. Sims 1996 Optimus A post-nuclear-apocalypse science fantasy RPG set 60 years after the devastation, in a world of "magic, mutations, and machines". The PC's are prophets seeking to restore civilization from the reigning barbarism. It uses a basic roll-under-stat with modifiers. Character creation is limited point-bought. Todd Downing 1999 Deep7 10 XPG Todd Downing John Sullivan Mark Bruno 2002 Diceless 2004 A mini-game of swashbuckling pirate action, set in a historical pastiche of varied periods from the Age of Exploration and the golden age of piracy. The original game used the 1PG rules from Deep7, where resolution is rolling 1d6 and getting under attribute or skill, where 1 is always success and 6 is always failure. Later editions used the "XPG" system and then later the <a href="GAME#activeexploits"> Active Exploits Diceless Roleplaying</a> rules. The last includes new rules for Mojo and Naval Combat. clash bowley Jason Ludwig Wesley Fornero 2004 Flying Mice LLC 182 A modern-day horror RPG, set in an alternate reality where a evil demons are rampaging. In the past, a god-like figure ("Norandon") saved mankind from the demons, giving humans magic. However, Science has eroded the belief which is necessary for magic, via a process called "Nullity". There is no great conspiracy, but scattered hunters work for the Force of Light to fight vampires and demons. The rules use a percentile skill-based system. Character creation has random-roll attributes and a lifepath mechanic for each year over 10, which generates skills, metaskills, and attribute improvements. Characters may have a "path" -- which are supernatural powers of a variety of sorts. The second edition ("Blood Games II") uses a version of the "StarPool" system, where resolution is by rolling d20s equal to skill, where every result under attribute is a success. Croc 1991 Siroz/Ideojeux A French-language heroic fantasy game, set on the fantasy continent of Tanaephis -- a violent and wild land. Tony Oliveira Ray Hedman Joshua Marquart Christopher Tatro 1998 Pulsar 368 A superhero/supervillian RPG. It uses the "MEGS" system from <a href="GAME#dcheroes">DC Heroes</a>, where everything is rated in exponential "AP" values. Actions are resolved by rolling 2d10 on a universal table of offensive AP vs defensive AP. Elizabeth Shoemaker 2010 Two Scooters Press 78 A modern-day thriller RPG inspired by the television series "Burn Notice" as well as the Bourne trilogy movies. Each player creates one Professional - a spy/operative who have been blacklisted - and one Civilian connected to another player's Professional. Character creation is choosing a type of Professional (general "Lifer" or specialized "Artist") and distributing four values among the four attributes: Commando, Diversion, Pavement, Provocateur. Players also distribute a set of values among rated Relationships, as well as picking background details. The players collectively determine the job they did together that went wrong to get all the Professionals blacklisted. Play is divided into two large phases: Analysis and Operation. Resolution involves either taking a fixed number of successes equal to half of stat, or rolling d6s equal to stat where 4-6 is a success. All successes during the Analysis phase are kept as dice to be used in Operation phase. In addition, the number of success dice minus failed dice is a modifier to the next roll on that stat, called Momentum. Jeff Barber Greg Benage John Snead Jason Werner 1997 Biohazard Games 2nd 2000 Fantasy Flight Games Revised Jeffrey Barber Greg Benage Allan T. Grohe Jr. Greg Porter Brian Schoner John Snead Mark Stout James Sutton Jason Werner Andrew Whincup 2012 RedBrick LLC A post-ecological-apocalypse game set on a lush alien world nearly entirely ocean-covered. The majority of the very thick book is a very detailed description of the world, history, and culture. It is set in a future where Earth discovers a wormhole just outside the solar system which leads to a waterworld dubbed "Poseidon". Colonization had just begun, spurred by the discovery of a longevity ore called "Long John". Contact is interrupted by a catastrophic grain blight on Earth, leading to 75 years of rough independent life for the colonists. The 1st edition rule system is a semi-complex percentile skill-based system. The 2nd edition has a completely new system which uses dice pools: roll d10's equal to your aptitude (1 to 3), take the lowest roll, and try to get less than your attribute+skill+modifiers. In both, character creation is semi-random attributes and point-bought skills. Jeremy Crawford Dawn Elliott Steve Kenson John Snead 2005 Green Ronin Publishing 192 A fantasy genre game set on an original world, Aldea. It is populated by various races including the ancient and mystical Vata, the Sea-folk; the Night People; and the Rhydan (psychic intelligent animals). The rules are a standalone system (the "True20" system) loosely based on the D20 System used by 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>, adding in rules variations from <a href="GAME#mutantsandmasterminds">Mutants &amp; Masterminds</a>. There are only three core classes: adept, expert, and warrior -- and variety instead comes from more and more variety of feats. It also includes a wound track damage system based on a 1d20 roll to resist damage, and a new magic system based on feats, where spells cost fatigue. The combat system is modified to remove full-round attacks and attacks of opportunity, and adding some non-attack options. Kevin Davies 1993 Peregrine A humorous RPG set in the "Dark Lands" with a techno- fantasy horror theme. The game is intended particularly for characters from other game universes to drop in for light-hearted adventures. Ashok Desai 2010 Sane Studios 164 A role-playing game of personal horror, set in the modern world including psychic phenomena such as ghosts, spirits, and psychics. The Bogeyman is contained within the minds of the player characters, controlled by the GM and released by three moments - sin, madness, or tragedy. The rules use playing cards, with each player needing their own deck and the game master needing two. Players each get a hand of five cards, and must play all five in separate tests before refreshing, unless they play a joker. Resolution is by card number plus stat versus a difficulty number. The rules include both physical and social combat and damage. Andrew J. Martone 2004 Peregrine 51 A fantasy role playing game in which characters, monsters, equipment, and obstacles are all represented by customized six-sided dice. These can be made by gluing printed icon sheets onto dice, marking on blank dice, or simulated with a computerized dice roller utility. Each die has icons such as "Universal Success", "Physical Success", "Mental Success", "Universal Hindrance", "Damage", and many icons for skills, magic, and special circumstances. Action resolution is by rolling your set of dice and counting applicable success icons, compared to the result of Challenge dice (if unopposed) or the opposed entity's dice (if opposed). Challenge dice have 2 out of 6 faces as "Null" which cancels one success. Character creation is open point-based of a sort: the player chooses icons for his four starting dice. One face is always "Universal Success", and one face is either "Physical Success" or "Mental Success", while the other four are freely chosen from the other choices. Albert Bailey clash bowley Klaxon Bowley 2004 Flying Mice LLC 214 A fantasy game set on a Renaissance-to-Restoration era alien world where humanity has magic-like psionic powers. This is a standalone fantasy variant of the science fiction RPG <a href="GAME#starcluster">Starcluster</a>. There are four races: human, Alari (humanoids with supernaturally deep but engrossing memories), Khali (orc-like barbarians), and Bani (short, agile miners). It uses a percentile skill-based system. Character creation has either random-roll or point-based attributes; and a lifepath mechanic for each year over 10, which generates skills, metaskills, and attribute improvements. Mike Young Gordon Olmstead-Dean Miki Tracey Mike Pohjola Jeff Diewald Ryan Markle Sandy Antunes Mike Beddes John Kammer John Kilgallon 2003 Interactivities, Inc. A guide to writing and running live-action role-playing games (LARPs). It includes six sample games: "Trapped", "All the President's Zombies", "I Shall Not Want", "Michael Clambino's Fundraiser", "Humans vs Monsters: Diplomacy", and "Lost in the Stacks". Richard Parkinson 2005 Better Mousetrap Games Timeless Games "Saturday" 2007 A pulp style RPG set in the fictional city of Boomtown during the "Dirty 30s" of the U.S. -- with a focus on investigative reporting for its daily newspaper, the Planet. It is an over-the-top setting with ghosts and other supernatural influences, where there are only two countries: the corrupt Capital State and warmongering Klankeruberalles. It uses a dice pool system where you roll either your attributes in d6s (if you have the appropriate skill) or 1d6 (if you don't); and also declare odds or evens. The number of successes is the number of dice over the difficulty and matching your odd/even call. The six attributes are Strength, Endurance, Fortitude, Perception, Essence, and Agility. There is no character generation system -- only sixteen pre-generated members of the Boomtown Planet's staff. Gary Gygax Brian Blume 1975 TSR 34 2nd 1979 36 3rd Steve Winter 1990 An early western RPG. It uses a mostly percentile resolution system. Character creation uses random-roll attributes (Strength, Coordination, Observation, Stature, and Luck) in the 1-20 range. Skills are point-bought with points based on your attributes. The third edition majorly changed the system, revising resolution to use only d6's and d20's instead of percentile rolls. There was a GM's screen and five 32-page adventure modules published for it from 1981 to 1984: "Mad Mesa", "Ballots &amp; Bullets", "Lost Conquistador Mine", "Burned Bush Wells", and "Range War". Bruno Merandon 1992 Le Korrigan A French-language pirate RPG. JP deH&eacute;naut 2008 Heroic Journey Publishing A sci-fi RPG set in a gritty near future where the solar system has been colonized, but lawlessness is rampant in the Solar Frontier. It is loosely based on the anime series Cowboy Bebop. It uses the "Inverted 20" system that partly derives from D20, but resolves by rolling 1d20 under a target number modified by ability, skill, and/or difficulty. Attributes are rated from 1 to 5, and derive Initiative, Movement, Saves, Wounds, and Vitality points. There are also skills - divided into General, Combat, and Specialty - as well as binary Edges and Flaws. Characters start with 3 Edges and may take 3 more by taking corresponding Flaws. The system also includes psychic/feng shui powers. Combat is simple, and you can optionally use the same roll for hit and damage. Barry Nakazano David McKenzie 1993 Leading Edge A cinematic vampire-hunting game covering periods from medieval to the present, based on the 1992 film. It's mechanics include the accumulation of "Clue Points" which allow the PC's to progress to the "Search Stage" and "Confrontation Stage" with various random encounters along the way. The system has an extremely simplified version of the combat rules in <a href="GAME#phoenixcommand">Phoenix Command</a>, which is still quite complex. Matt Forbeck 1999 Pinnacle 2nd 2000 Alderac Entertainment Group A superhero game in an alternate timeline, where the heroes are "deltas" that are fighting against a repressive U.S. government. Powers are handled by pre-building power packages (10 given in the basic game). The system is a fairly simple open-ended attribute+skill dice pool (d6) vs difficulty, similar to the D6 or Icon Systems. Emily Care Boss 2005 Black &amp; Green Games A game of romance designed for two players. Each of the two players creates a character which is in some ways a reversal of themselves -- such as another gender, culture, or orientation. After playing out three dates, the players add up their characters' Compatibilities and Attraction Levels. In general, five or more of both is Love Triumphant, but players are encouraged to discuss things. Players take turns gamemastering the date for each other, awarding dice to roll for those Levels based on story events, cleverness, and agreeing to the GM's ideas. The game awards dice for letting complications mess up your character's date, or otherwise adding in twists. Jeff Mejia James Stubbs Todd Downing 2007 Deep7 16 A 16-page self-styled "beer &amp; pretzels" RPG emulating fantasy barbarian movies of the 1970s and 1980s, such as "Conan" and "Hawk the Slayer". It uses the 1PG mechanics from other Deep7 games. Action resolution is rolling 1d6 and getting under attribute or skill, where 1 is always success and 6 is always failure. This game adds brief systems for "advantages" and "magic", and also includes nine 1-page adventures. Benjamin Wright David Ackerman-Gray 1997 R Talsorian A cyberpunk RPG based on the Japanese anime series, including a lot of background information on the show. It uses the <a href="GAME#fuzion">Fuzion</a> system. Carl Smith 1979 Adversary Games A pirate mini-RPG (16 pages), covering 17th and 18th centuries. The terse rules cover character creation, man-to-man and ship-to-ship combat, and treasure-hoarding. Mike Cook Michael Dobson Jeff Grubb Jim Ward Warren Spector Jeff Butler 1990 TSR A sci-fi RPG loosely based on the comic and TV series, rewriting significant background. The setting is post-apocalyptic, with many dark elements. In 2456, Earth is devastated by war and recently freed from the tyrrany of Russo-American Mercantile (RAM) by the New Earth Order (NEO) and, of course, Buck Rogers. It uses a variant of the AD&amp;D system with a more advanced skill system. C.J. Carella 2002 Eden Studios A modern-day monster-fighting RPG based on the U.S. television series. It uses the skill-based "Unisystem" from <a href="GAME#witchcraft">Witchcraft</a>, with open point-based character creation and resolution by stat+d10 vs difficulty. There are two basic character types: heroes (like Buffy) and "white hats" (like Willow and Xander). Brennan Taylor C. Austin Hogan David Sklar A.J. Hernandez Jeremy Simmons 2004 Galileo Games 2nd 2011 Galileo Games A science fiction / space opera game. The first edition was published as a supplement for third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a> (aka d20). It is set in a distant small galaxy. It includes ten races, including a colorful near-human race, the Arsurbans. There are six new primary classes, including Bounty Hunter, Space Pilot, Engineer, and Space Pirate. It also includes starship combat rules. Scott Robinson B. Dennis Sustare 1976 FGU 2nd 1982 A rabbit-adventure RPG in the genre of the Richard Adam's novel <u>Watership Down</u>. It uses class-based character creation, including herbalists (capable of concoctions like "Snuffball" sleep grenades), seers, and empathic healers. It has a rudimentary skill system and even martial arts rules (the humorous "Bunfoo"). Richard Tucholka Chris Belting 1983 Tri-Tac Games 2nd 1984 3rd 1990 A light-hearted supernatural conspiracy game about agents of a super-secret U.S. government agency dedicated to hunting down evil supernatural creatures while also protecting innocent supernaturals by keeping them secret. The system is fairly complex, including extensive damage rules. Luke Crane 2006 self-published A science fiction system based on the graphic novel series Iron Empires by Chris Moeller. It is set in a far future where human civilization of eight vast interstellar empires is on the verge of collapse in the face of an alien invasion. It uses a variant of the dice pool system in <a href="GAME#burningwheel">Burning Wheel</a>. The system is greatly expanded in the World Burning process to jointly create the setting, and a staged system that creates different types of scenes (Color, Interstitial, Building, and Conflict) in response to strategic maneuvers in resisting the alien invasion. Luke Crane 2002 self-published Revised 2005 A generic fantasy system, with an unspecified default setting -- feudal medieval with the usual dwarves, elves, and orcs. It uses a dice pool system, based on rolling d6's equal to stat against a target number of 2, 3, or 4 (depending on the "Shade" of the stat tested). The number of successes then must be greater than the task difficulty. Character creation is based on generating a year-by-year lifepath according to profession. Attributes are bought from a pool of Mental Attribute points and Physical Attribute points based on age. Skills are bought with skill points accumulated via the lifepath. There are two mental attributes -- Perception and Will -- and four physical attributes -- Power (i.e. strength), Agility, Speed, and Forte (i.e. endurance). unknown unknown Sierra Madre Games A semi-roleplaying game set on the Mexican border. Paul Hume Bob Charrette 1980 Tyr / Phoenix Games 2nd 1981 FGU A fantasy RPG set in mythic Japan ("Nippon"), using a combined class and skill-based system. Frank Chadwick 1990 GDW A post-nuclear-apocalypse game in the strange world of the comic "Xenozoic Tales", where dinosaurs have reappeared on the Earth. Arnaud Cuidet Bruno Bechu Damien Desnous Franck Plasse Gregoire Laakmann Ivo Garcia Jean Bay Nicolas Raoult Sebastien Celerin Vincent Kaufmann Willem Peerbolte Xavier Spinat 1st French 2005 Rackham 1st English 2006 Rackham 348 A tactical fantasy role-playing game in French and English, designed for use with miniatures and compatible with the Confrontation fantasy miniatures game. The game world is a traditional fantasy world ("Aarklash") inhabited by Elves, Dwarves, Humans, Goblins, Orcs, Ogres, and Wolfen. The game is set in the free city of Cadwallon, which was founded by a mercenary company and leases troops to the various nations surrounding it that are in the process of entering a massive war, the Rag'narok. It uses a d6 dice pool system where characters have "attitudes" rather than standard attributes. The attitudes are Pugnacity, Style, Sleight, Opportunism, Discipline, and Subtlety. Character creation is by picking a race and culture (which modify attitudes from their base of 2), distributing some flexible points for skills and raising attitudes, and then picking 3 trade ranks from the 37 trades. Tasks are resolved by rolling a number of d6 equal to your skill level, taking the highest and adding the appropriate attribute to compare against the difficulty. In action scenes, dice are split between an action pool and reaction pool -- which are refreshed according to the character's trade scores. Sandy Petersen 1981 Chaosium Designer's 1982 2nd 1983 3rd 1986 4th 1989 5th 1992 5.5th 1998 5.6th 2000 20th Anniversary 2001 Miskatonic University 2001 Sandy Petersen Lynn Willis 6th 2004 25th Anniversary 2006 A prolific horror game based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft, where PC's are investigators into the unknown who deal with horrors beyond comprehension. The basic game is set in 1920's U.S., but there are also well-supported lines for 1990's U.S. and 1890's England. It uses the Chaosium <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Role-Playing</a> system, with the notable addition of "Sanity". Sanity is a percentile stat which is damaged when encountering grotesque or other-worldly things. It can be regained only with difficulty: by psychiatric treatment or by knowing that horrors have been defeated. It also has a maximum that is the inverse of your "Mythos Knowledge" skill (max SAN is 100-skill), so the more you know about the truth the less sane you can be. Character creation involves random-roll attributes and percentile point-bought skills. Monte Cook John Tynes 2002 Wizards of the Coast A horror game based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft, where PC's are investigators into the unknown who deal with horrors beyond comprehension. The rules are a standalone system based on the D20 System used by 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. It adds rules for insanity, but is still more combat oriented than the original game from Chaosium. John O'Brien 2006 self-published 60 A 'Host a Heist' party game of co-operative storytelling, where 2-6 players take on the roles of thieves who join forces to pull off a crime. The type of caper is up to the Mastermind, while of course the results are cooperative. Caper uses the "21 System" rules which require a deck of playing cards and poker chips to play. The game is independently published via <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/345228">Lulu.com</a>. Anthony Lower-Basch 2005 Muse of Fire Games 269 A superhero RPG with no gamemaster per se. Instead, there are mechanics for narration of conflicts. There are a set of conflicts represented by index cards, each with two d6s (of different colors) on them. Ricard Iba&ntilde;ez 2002 Devir Iberia 269 A Spanish-language gritty swashbuckling RPG, adapting the popular series of novels by Spanish writer Arturo Perez-Reverte. The full title is "El Juego de Rol del Capitan Alatriste" ("The Captain Alatriste Roleplaying Game"). The novels are set in Madrid in the first half of the 17th century, during the reign of Phillip IV Hapsburg. Action resolution is by roll under skill or attribute on 3d6, with difficulty expressed by "fixing" dice to 1 or 6. Character creation is both point-bought and class-based, with thirteen classes: Artist, Adventurer, Bandit, Priest, Comedian, Courtier, Handmaiden, Inquisitor, Medic, Rogue, Soldier, Braggart (Thug), and "Woman of Mystery". It includes a detailed system for combat, with hit location and various maneuvers. Nathan Paoletta 2006 Hamsterprophet Productions 76 A short-form RPG where players play soldiers from a squad of U.S. Marines in the Vietnam war, who end up turning on each other amidst the tensions of war. Each PC has a single pool of dice, and has one of six profiles: Accuser, Brawler, Invincible, Warrior, Companion, and Soldier -- though profile can and will change during the game. Resolution works by a simple dice pool system where you roll a single die from your pool, but each time you roll you have to give away that die. The size of die (d4 through d12) is limited by the combination of your profile and the Approach you use (which is one of Violent, Strategic, Tactical, or Peaceful). The game is short-form, and has a fixed progression which ends when all the NPCs of the squad have been wounded, evacuated, or killed -- at which point all the PCs turn on each other. 1st electronic Cynthia Celeste Miller 2002 Spectrum Game Studios 108 1st print Cynthia Celeste Miller 2003 Spectrum Game Studios Z-Man Games 192 An RPG designed to emulate the action-adventure cartoons of the 1980s, such as Thundarr the Barbarian, Transformers, G.I. Joe, and so forth. Character creation features an open-ended system for designing special abilities such as magic, psionics, gadgets, etc. Action resolution uses stat + 1d12 vs difficulty. It also includes genre rules for features like after-show messages ("...and knowing is half the battle"), character advancement between "seasons" of the series, and so forth. Raymond Norton 1982 Norton Games Advanced Raymond Norton Ray Moats James Gowan 1985 A spacefaring sci-fi mini-RPG. The 1st edition was 16 pages; 2nd was two books 32 pages each. It was set in a <a href="GAME#traveller"> Traveller</a>-like space empire. The system included rules for the usual sci-fi conventions of starships, robots and aliens. Michael Pondsmith 1994 R Talsorian A Victorian fantasy game, set in an alternate Earth with magic, elves, dwarves, and other strangeness. The genre is rather adventure pulp rather than period Victorian fiction. The system uses cards rather than dice, where both players and GM have a hand of cards that they play from for resolving actions. James T. Sheldon 1980 West Wind Simulations A fantasy-genre RPG, emphasizing storytelling aspects. The system is class-based (9 classes), and has modifiers on resolution for acting and enthusiasm on the part of the players. For the magic system, the player must describe six parameters of a spell from memory - such as color, hand motion, and physical manifestation. For each one missed there is that chance that the spell fails. The set includes an introductory adventure and setting, possibly related to novels by John De Chancie (?). Davis Chenault Mac Golden 2004 Troll Lord Games A fantasy-genre RPG with a simple rules-lite system, similar to and roughly compatible with pre-third editions of <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>. Character creation involves rolling up six ability scores (Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma), choosing a race (from 7 options) and a class (from 13 options). Action resolution is based on 1d20 + attribute modifier + level - penalties vs target number. Target number is 12 for primary attribute rolls, or 18 otherwise. John Wick 2004 Wicked Dead Brewing Company A modern fantasy game appropriate for children and adults, where the PCs are cats who protect people from Boggins -- evil creatures that people can't see (like the Man Under the Bed) which feed on children's fears and rejoice in men's shortcomings. Cats also venture to the surreal Kingdom of Dreams. It uses a narration-focused dice-pool system, the "Advantage" system, where extra dice can be acquired by looking for advantages your character has in a particular situation, each of which earns an extra die. Andrea Angiolino Giuliano Boschi Agostino Carocci Massimo Casa Luca Giuliano 1990 E.Elle A peculiar Italian-language time-travel RPG, when players play the role of knights templar, whose soul travel from various places and times to the most important events of the history of mankind. They try to make sure that History goes as it should. Stephan Chapuis 2002 Editions du Matagot A French-language post-apocalyptic science fiction RPG, whose name translates as "Ashes". It is set in Europe a hundred years after an asteroid strike (?) swept all the coastal regions in a tidal wave and ashes turned the sky dark for a year. It uses a skill-based system, of roll under stat on 1d20. Character creation is random-roll or point-bought stats (4d6 among seven main attributes, or distribute 100 points). There are also six personality attributes. It includes a detailed combat system including hit locations and a split of shock and wound damage. Richard Parkinson 2004 Timeless Games Better Mousetrap Games 204 Special 2004 232 A science fantasy RPG, where gunslingers right alongside sapient suits of armor and sorcerors. It is set in a time when the fabric of reality is unraveling, at the Centre of the Universe -- a small fantasy region with floating islands (called marques) and small towns, with a mixture of medieval and early modern technology. Evil forces are undoing the whole of creation. It uses a skill-based system using d6's for resolution. Character creation is class-based, choosing from eight profiles: Adventurer, Architect (Wizard), Bard, Crusader, Dream Crafter (Illusionist), Gunslinger, Sentinel (Ghostly Armor), and Story Teller. Each class comes with a starting skill sets, but new skills unrelated to class can be added with experience. Louis Hoefer 2009 Whole Sum Entertainment 436 A turn-of-the-century RPG that mixes history with popular Victorian novels such as Dracula and Robur the Conqueror. It uses a step-die system where each attribute is assigned a positive die and negative die. Resolution is by rolling both dice, taking the higher absolute value, with the the result being negative or positive depending on which die is higher. Character creation is by picking an Archetype that determined positive attribute die values, and a Background that determines negative attribute die values. The 10 Archetypes are Combatant, Outdoorsman, Rapscallion, Engineer, Scholar, Aristocrat, Believer, Illuminatus, Gnostic, and Jack. The Backgrounds include Militant, Affluent, Educated, Installed, Hard-laborer, Skilled-Laborer, Secretive Past, Privation, and Unrefined. Francesco Lutrario 1994 Carte Segrete An Italian-language RPG for children, whose mission is to prevent traditional fairy tales from being changed by some evil entity. The title translates as "Once Upon a Time". Gary Gygax Jeff Perren 1971 Guidon Games 2nd 1972 An early set of medieval miniatures rules which was the precursor to the original <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>. J.T.T. Williams Cory Katzenmeyer Dan Geyer Justin Williams 2002 Limestone Publishing A humorous fantasy RPG set in a fantasy world ("Paranesia") where the gods have been replaced by drunken louts who have messed up the gameability of everything. It has the usual fantasy elements such as elves, dwarves, orcs, and mages -- along with many humorous additions. It is available using the original "Higher Arc" system and also as a supplement for third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a> (aka d20). Tom Moldvay 1986 Challenges Game Systems A medieval fantasy mini-RPG (8 pages), similar in mechanics to <a href="GAME#advanceddungeonsanddragons">AD&amp;D</a>. George MacDonald Steve Peterson 1981 Hero Games 2nd 1982 3rd 1984 4th George MacDonald Steve Peterson Rob Bell 1989 A superhero roleplaying game, later (in the 4th edition) converted to a generic universal system (aka the "HERO" system). Action resolution is roll under skill on 3d6, with special target numbers for combat (11 + offense - defense) and pure attribute rolls (9 + attribute / 5). Character creation is an innovative open point system, the first of its kind. A pool of points can be spent on attributes, skills, and on customizable superpowers. The power design metasystem is a complex but highly-regarded piece which can be used for almost any power. George MacDonald Steve Peterson Ray Greer Mike Pondsmith 1997 R Talsorian 2nd 2000 R Talsorian A comic-book superhero RPG set in a revised version of the <a href="GAME#champions">Champions</a> universe, where nearly all of the prior superheroes of the world have been wiped out by a cataclysm, and a new generation of heroes (including the PCs) must replace them. It uses a completely revised set of mechanics, the <a href="GAME#fuzion">Fuzion</a> system. Brian Campbell Jackie Cassada Richard Dansky Chris Howard Steve Kenson Ian Lemke Angel Leigh McCoy Deena McKinney Neil Mick Wayne Peacock Nicky Rea Michael Rollins 1995 White Wolf 2nd Ian Lemke 1997 A modern fantasy game about faeries struggling in the modern world. "Banality" of current existance threatens them. It uses a variant of the "Storyteller" system. Brandon Williams 2008 Arcanum Syndicate 300 A dark sci-fi RPG, set in a post-apocalyptic future where humans and an ancient alien race (the eldrynn) have formed a theocratic empire that rules using a mix of magic and technology. The game is set shortly after a horde of demons from another dimension (Nacadia) have begun invading through the largest Soul Gate. It uses a step die system where attribute or skill rank is converted on a universal table to a die roll. Rank 10 is 1d6; rank 20 is d8+d6; 30 is d20+2d6; etc. Character creation is class-based. Chris Engle 2005 Hamster Press 96 A pregenerated scenario book using the minimalist Engle Matrix Game system. The first game has students at Miskatonic University in the 1920's fighting Lovecraftian horrors. It also includes another scenario, "The Grave Yard Shift", about mad scientists, juvenile delinquents and spooky undertakers walking in the graveyard at night? The system has explicit negotiation of arguments and results, but leaves the chances for the negotiated outcomes entirely up to the GM. Jennifer Schoonover 2005 Firewater Productions A tongue-in-cheek modern-day fantasy RPG, set in an alternate future where in May of 2008 a rift tore opened in Binghamton, New York which returned magic into the world. As part of the rift being tore open, Merlin was freed from his magical bonds. He subsequently came to America and founded "Chaos Univisity" on the site of the rift. It uses a simple system of rolling under attribute on 1d30 (alternately, 3d10 or 5d6). Character creation is by deciding on a clique (Jock, Goth, etc.); plus random-roll attributes (Cunning, Grit, Nimbleness, Appeal, Hocus-Pocus, Lady Luck, and Vitality); and a selection of courses which you are going to take at the University. It includes a detailed magic system, and a simple combat system. Omar Vig&oacute; &Aacute;lvarez 2019 self-published A Spanish-language universal RPG system. unknown 1999 Hachette A French-language fantasy mini-RPG intended for children. this game (a 10-pager) was included in a book about mythology, folklore and standard (i.e. ghosts &amp; vampires) monsters, for children. Chris Adams Barbara Manui David Fooden 2003 Aetherco A science fantasy RPG based on the comics and animated series of the same name, by animation auteur Voltaire. The series is set in a fantastic 31st Century New York City, where giant worms offer a clean form of public transportation, and New Jersey has become an armed and deadly enemy. The series explores the political and spiritual tensions among the City's dwellers: its Japanese elite and their rogue security force, the Patahn Pahrr; sentient insect races like the cultured Cockroaches and the nefarious Caterpillars; and outsiders and freaks like the teddybear scientist Dr. Yoshimoto and the title character Chi-Chian, a half-Japanese girl with an invincible organic suit of armor. Lewis Pollak Dan Ross Jac Grenfell 2002 Misguided Games A 'dieselpunk' fantasy RPG set on an original world, called "Raevich". The world is full of technology as well as magic. It uses a step-die system, the "Token System", where each of nine attributes (3 physical, 3 mental, and 3 social) have a die type associated with them (d4, d6, or d8). Action resolution varies among three types of tests, roughly the attribute roll plus skill (0 to 10) vs difficulty. There is also a speical mechanic where character has a "token" that can be spent once in each round of combat, either to support another character's action or to interrupt an action. Gali Sanchez Garry Spiegle Mark Acres Ethan Sharp Michael Williams 1984 Pacesetter 2nd David Ladyman Jeff R. Leason Louis J. Prosperi 1990 Mayfair Games A generic horror roleplaying game. The PCs are members of a centuries-old organization called S.A.V.E. dedicated to fighting evil, which includes a number of psychics. The monsters are mostly traditional (vampires et al.), which use different powers from a unified set of "Evil Way" disciplines. <br> 1st edition uses a percentile skill-based system, checking degree of success vs difficulty on a universal table. Character creation is random-roll attributes and point-bought skills. <br> 2nd edition uses a completely revised system. Michael D. Murphy George T. Singley 2008 Mongoose Publishing 240 A superhero role-playing game set in the universe of a new comics brand of the same name, headed by George Singley. It uses a new percentile skill-based game system. Basic resolution is the 1d100 + stat + modifiers must exceed 100. For opposed rolls, the opponent with the higher stat rolls d100 plus the stat different, while the opponent with the lower stat rolls a flat d100. Character creation is a mix of random-roll and point-bought mechanics. There is a core list of over one hundred powers with general descriptions. Jean-Luc Bizien 1994 Multisim A French-language historical RPG, sequel to <a href="GAME#hurlements">Hurlements</a>. The PC's are Dragons (i.e. top-ranking were-creatures in the Hurlements world), incarnated on Earth to experience life. Ed Simbalist Wilf K. Backhaus 1977 FGU 2nd 1983 3rd Ed Simbalist G.W. Thompson 1996 Highlander Designs Light Edward E. Simbalist Wilf K. Backhaus Steve C. Betney 1999 Brittania Rebirth 2000 A fantasy-genre role-playing game, based on medieval Europe with the addition of elves, dwarves, etc. The original uses a complex system with skills and level-based advancement, including an involved combat system. The complex magic system mixes fantasy magic like fireballs with authentic alchemy, witchcraft, and enchantment. Mages must spend time enchanting materials and tracking degree of enchantment. <br> The 3rd edition introduces a unified mechanic (the "Skillscape" system) using 3d10: a percentile roll under skill for success, and a "crit die" determines quality of success/failure. There are min and max chances of success, but skill below min or above max counts by modifying the crit result. The "Light" rules are a simplified version of the 3rd edition rules (in a 40-page booklet). Gali Sanchez Garry Spiegle Michael Williams 1985 Target Games A Swedish-language translation of Pacesetter's <a href="GAME#chill">Chill</a>. It has 1 sourcebook and 4 adventures which were published over a period of 2 years before being abandoned. Aaron Rosenberg 2001 Clockworks Games A science fantasy RPG about a far-flung future where the PC's are people imbued with the spiritual powers of the archetypal Beasts -- dragons, gryphons, manticores, etc. -- who fight evil conspiratorial Wizards. Jeremy Keller 2009 Cellar Games A historical RPG set in medieval Europe, written in the conceit of being written by a 12th century monk and translated. It uses a simple system created for the game. Character creation is by choosing three mentors, and choosing three Aspects. Each mentor defines a set of skills (from a list of 24 skills) that will increase, while Aspects are player-defined descriptive tags. Each character also starts with 3 Ardor and 3 Vigor. For resolution, each skill has a die rating from 1d4 (unskilled) to 1d12 (master). The player rolls a die for skill along with an optional die for tool and an optional 1d8 for a positive Aspect (which costs 1 Ardor) - or the player may omit one die for a negative Aspect and gain 1 Ardor. Each die over a target number is one success. In combat, characters may either take injuries or lose a point of Vigor. Tony Lee Alana Abbott Benji Blailock John Prescott Michael Johnston Pyran Taylor Shane Wilson Wayne Sykes 2006 White Silver Publishing, Inc. A medieval fantasy RPG, set on the continent of Eranon on a world created by the creator god Ramlar. It is populated by elves, dwarves, halfling, and others. The game uses a percentile skill-based system known as the A/B System, short for Armor/Body as shown by the hit location chart on the character sheet. Resolution is by roll under skill on percentile dice, with level of success being the roll itself. Character creation is class-based with level-based advancement. 2011 Cobweb Games A storytelling game for 3-5 players intended for play in either 90 minutes or 3 hours depending on mode. Each player has three roles: Artist, Other and Scribe. As Artist, a player draws the events of the story. As Other, a player creates characters for the story and guides them. As Scribe, a player invents locations and sets up the world. Players draw from a custom deck of 72 cards to create flags, which they use to determine traits for two cultures at war. Francois Suter 1993 Les Createurs Genevois A French-language cross-genre, time-travel RPG. Ashok Desai 2008 Sane Studios 68 A modern-day tabletop role-playing game where the player characters are high school students, engaged in various trouble and adventures. It includes optional brief rules for magic as well. Jake Richmond Matt Schlotte 2007 Atarashi Games 106 A modern-day action/horror RPG based on the Japanese film "Battle Royale" where a class of high school students are forced to fight each other to the death for televised entertainment. It uses a dice pool conflict resolution system (using d6, d8, d10, and d12), with special rules for narration -- a variant of the system in <a href="GAME#pantyexplosion">Panty Explosion</a>. James Desborough Steven Mortimer Raven Morrison 2004 Postmortem Studios 217 An electronically-published fantasy RPG, using a variant of the <a href="GAME#livesystem">Live System</a> -- intended to be a more free-flowing variant of the D20 System of third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> and <a href="GAME#d20modern">D20 Modern</a>. It is set on the original world of Tierplana, a fantasy world with magic-powered giant robots and airships inhabited by humans and human-animal hybrids called Half-Men. Character creation replaces classes with packages of skills and feats. Gary Pratt 2004 Goldleaf Games 314 A science fantasy roleplaying game designed for play over online chat. The basic game contains rules and background for two fantasy ages -- both set a billion years ago on Earth's own moon, but divided by 5000 years. The Third Age of Unaris is magically rich, when the world is covered in shallow oceans with a medieval culture undergoing renaissance under the eye of a pantheon of gods. The Fourth Age of Unaris is set in the freezing world where the remnants of civilization are backsliding in a giant tower which wards off the cold. Malcolm Sheppard 2007 Mob United Media 27 A universal mini-RPG system aimed at text-based games, especially those played by forum or weblog. Zsolt Nyul&aacute;szi 1996 Imperium A Hungarian-language fantasy RPG. Zero JL Williams Dmitri Arbacauskas Robert Earley-Clark Levi Kornelsen Tony Lower-Basch Stephen Lea Sheppard 2008 Amagi Games A tongue-in-cheek steampunk fantasy game set in the city of Tiran, a center of science and education in a fantasy world - where mechanical men known as "Cogs" have just begun to appear and even sometimes become self-aware. The player characters are rebels fighting evil geniuses known as Masterminds who are corrupting the city. It uses a highest die d6 dice pool system, where the player rolls a number of dice based on trait (1-3) plus a possible bonus for one character condition and one target/environment condition. This is opposed by another die roll, taking the highest die and moving to the next highest in the case of ties. The higher roll narrates the result of the action. Character creation includes picking one of three Kinds (Kid, Geezer, or Cog); one of three Virtues (Cunning, Daring, or Graceful); and one of five Vocations (Mystic, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Scout). Each of these is then tailored by adding a player-defined trait. Malcom Craig 2006 Contested Ground Studios A modern-day horror game about supernatural investigators in Cold War Berlin circa 1950, fighting monsters amidst the national tensions. It uses a contested dice pool system where you roll a number of d10s equal to the most applicable of three attributes: Action, Influence or Reason. You may add one die for an applicable Trait. The side with the highest die wins. Albert Bailey clash bowley 2005 Flying Mice LLC 128 A science fiction game set in an alternate history between 1949 and 1989, where anti-gravity and faster-than-light (FTL) technology was been discovered by scientists following World War II. The Cold War between the United States and the Soviets then played out in space as well as on Earth. This uses a version of the percentile skill-based system from the <a href="GAME#starcluster">Starcluster</a> RPG. Character creation can be either random-roll or point-bought attributes, and a lifepath mechanic for each year over 10, which generates skills, metaskills, and attribute improvements. Patrick Ellison 2005 Mad Hermit Games A Wild Western Fantasy RPG set into an alternate history/reality where the world has been plunged into a dark ages by a comet strike in Northeastern America during the height of the Civil War. The nominal start time is two hundred years later in a Wild West of a transformed world, including demonic mechanical constructs ("Vyl"), a repressive New Roman Church, gunslinging Templars, and more. It uses an original system, the "Fatalist System". It uses roll under skill on percentile dice, or stat + die versus a target number for combat. Character creation uses attributes with a random-roll base plus 100+1d100 of points, random-roll advancement cost per level, selecting one of ten classes, and rolling three random skills based on class. The classes are Bladesman, Gambler, Gunman, Mountain Man, Revivalist, Rifleman, Scout, Shootist, Brave, Gunslinger. Thomas MacKay 2003 Rogue Publishing 83 A modern-day horror game where the PCs are demonic (but not necessarily evil) beings who perform tasks required for them. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#fudge">FUDGE</a> system, and includes an introductory adventure entitled "The Burning House". Richard Iorio Monica Valenrinelli Matt McElroy James Maliszewski 2007 Rogue Games 220 A supernatural historical horror roleplaying game set during the dawn of the American Revolution. Resolution uses rolling 2d12 under a target number based on stat. Brett M. Bernstein 2002 Politically Incorrect Games 67 A science-fiction RPG published as a downloadable PDF. It is set on Mars in the year 2099. There are five distant colonies established on other systems from seeding ships launched in 2030 when disaster loomed. The PC's are colonists seeking to reclaim the Earth from aliens who invaded it. It uses a simple rules set of roll under stat on 2d6. The rules include systems for biotech, nanotech, and psionics. Juan Carlos Herreros Lucas 1990 self-published 2nd 1994 Ediciones Cron&oacute;polis 3rd 2003 Ediciones Sombra A Spanish-language World War II RPG, including action on the European and Pacific fronts. Character may be soldiers or civilians. The game system uses a single 3d10 roll indicate check, sucess level, location and damage. This was originally self-published as a set of home-made booklets in 1990, under the imprint title "Alas de Drag&oacute;n." William Andersen 2005 ComStar Media, LLC A modern military action RPG using a variant of the <a href="GAME#action">Action! System</a> from Gold Rush Games. It includes rules for mass combat to handle command of units, ships, or complete armies. Eric Goldberg Greg Costikyan John Butterfield 1979 SPI A modern military tactical wargame and RPG, set in WWII. It used a complex table-driven percentile system. Combat was action point based. Eric J. Boyd 2007 Eric J. Boyd Designs 116 page 6" x 9" perfect bound softcover A storytelling game of exploration inspired by pulp novels and Victorian adventure tales, where play consists of characters recounting to each other about the adventure they have just had. It is designed to be playable with no pre-game preparation, with play resolving in a single evening or continuing over multiple sessions. Players take turns recounting scenes, where you describe how you overcame a hazard chosen by another player who acts as your opposition. You roll dice based on the attribute used and special traits, then you put forward a die and start narrating the scene. After a bit, your opposition gets to add a complication, you put another die forward, and the cycle continues until you meet the hazard's difficulty or run out of time. There is a three minute maximum. You receive varying amounts of Acclaim points depending on how many dice you used in meeting the hazard's difficulty. Jean-Pierre Pecau 1986 Jeux Actuels A French-language sci-fi RPG, based on a series of novels of the same name by G.J. Arnaud. Set in a future where the Earth is covered by ice, and the only civilization that remains is a group of enormous trains. It uses a percentile skill-based system. Newt Newport 2009 D101 Games 216 A modern-day military RPG, where the PCs are active military - such as soldier, pilot, or surveillance officer. The core book includes information about Trouble hot spots, terrorist organisations, and competitors to the Company. It uses a modified version of the <a href="GAME#openquest">OpenQuest</a> system by the same author. Two scenarios are included in the core book: "Operation Bluebeard" and "Operation F.I.S.H and C.H.I.P.S". unknown 1975 The SPARTAN Robert Cowan Dave Clark Kenneth M. Dahl Nick Smith 1978 Balboa, Inc. 56 This was a variant of <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons"> Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>. It which originally appeared in issue #9 of "The Spartan" simulation gaming journal as an article entitled "Warlock: or How to Play D&amp;D Without Playing D&amp;D". It later appeared as a product from Balboa, Inc. It had two supplements, "Warlock's Tower" in 1979 (with new monsters, new rules for thieves, and many new magic items) and "The Warlock Menagerie" in 1980 (with over 100 new monsters and other new material). Paul Tucker Ian Sturrock 2003 Mongoose Publishing 2nd Ian Sturrock Gareth Hanrahan 2007 Mongoose Publishing A fantasy RPG based on the novels by Robert E. Howard. It is set in the "Hyborian Age" -- a mythic time in what will become modern Europe and Northern Africa. Various precursors to early cultures and races are found. This is a complete game using variant of the D20 System of third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. It adds rules for fate points, reputation, and corruption. PCs start with 3 fate points, gaining 1 per level, which can be used to avert death ("Left for Dead"), added damage ("Mighty Blow"), reduce corruption ("Repentance"), or to impose a plot twist ("Destiny"). Combat is changed by having armor which reduces damage (i.e. DR instead of raise Defense); and special combat maneuvers, which are qualified for by prerequisites of attributes, skills, and/or feats. David "Zeb" Cook 1985 TSR A fantasy RPG based on the novels by Robert E. Howard. It uses a very simple skill-based system aimed at beginners. A d100 roll is cross-referenced with modified skill on a universal table (similar to <a href="GAME#marvelsuperheroes">Marvel Superheroes</a>) to give a color-code result: green(easy)&nbsp;/ yellow&nbsp;/ orange&nbsp;/ red(hard). The boxed set includes a 2-page adventure based on Howard's "Tower of the Elephant" story and a "World of Hyboria" booklet set up in glossary style. unknown 1989 SoLar-Way Games A near-future sci-fi RPG in a future where 13 Southern U.S. states secede after federal corruption becomes intolerable, forming a new Confederacy. The PCs are Confederate Rangers: high-tech lawmen with old-time values. Keith Senkowski 2004 Bob Goat Press 120 Revised 2005 154 A mixed fantasy genre game, described as "X-Files meets grim historical fantasy". It is set on a fantasy world, Polian, similar to medieval European history and legend. There is a demonic conspiracy at work, though the details of this are not specified but left partially open for the GM to define. Action resolution uses 2d6 + attribute + skill vs difficulty. You get an extra dice if a positive descriptor comes into play, and one less if a negative descriptor. Character creation is limited point-based, with professions defined as packages of skills. Rick Ernst Shirley Madewell Chris Pallace 1996 New Millenium 2.0 David F. Chapman 2006 Eden Studios An alien-conspiracy role-playing game (i.e. X-files), focusing on members of a secret government organization which defends against an alien menace. The system is a simple granular one where skill (1-5) is compared to difficulty (1-5). If skill equals difficulty, roll 7 or less on 2d6. If skill equals (difficulty+1), roll 4 or less. The damage system, on the other hand, is more complicated. cf. the <a href="http://www.conspiracyx.com/">official website</a>. Joe J. Prince 2006 Prince of Darkness Games A GMless role-playing game about professional boxers, focusing on the seedy underbelly of the boxing world and personal struggles. It has a scene resolution mechanic using playing cards similar to <a href="GAME#primetimeadventures">Primetime Adventures</a>. Each player takes a turn to define a type of scene for their character, and the scene's conflict is resolved by drawing a number of cards for the character and the opposition. If the player has more red cards, he succeeds in the scene. Whoever has the highest card, though, gets narration rights. The type of scene determines what stats are affected by success or failure. Boxing fights have a further system of selecting strategies for each round. After a character reaches a certain score in his reputation stat, the endgame is reached and players determine if the boxers have achieved their dreams. Antoine Bauza 2005 7&egrave;me Cercle 48 A French-language children's fantasy RPG, whose title translates to roughly "Bewitching Tales". (This is a professional release based on an amateur RPG publication.) It is set on a flat world that humans share with imps, fairies, and goblins. The PCs are youthful wizards and witches who all can fly on broomsticks. It uses a simple system where you roll 2d6 over a target number based on a universal chart that crosses your stat (with three named levels) and difficulty (rated 3 to 10). Chris Adams Barbara Manui David Fooden 1999 Aetherco A time-travel game where the time-travel machine itself is the human body: just "span" and you're there. There is a community of time-travellers, but the past is essentially inalterable. The skill system is a simple one of roll d10 under skill. A d10 is also useed for all damage and other rolls. Character creation is point-based, distributing 25 points over 3 attributes (Body, Mind, and Quick) and skills, plus ads and disads. Lee Garvin 1997 Reality Cheque Games A conspiracy-genre RPG focusing on characters not in-the-know learning about the Truth. As part of character advancement, players can to advance to become GM (aka "Controller"). The mechanics are built on having binary qualities, where the number of appropriate qualities you have determines your dice pool, and take best roll (d20's). Charles J. Walther 1998 Cooperation A sci-fi space-opera RPG, where mankind and five other alien races stand against the Yadeze, giant evil aliens with the requisite space armada. It uses a percentile system with a lot of stats and skills. Character creation has attributes point-bought (from a pool of 250+6d10), and then a lifepath-like acquisition of skills. James Norbury 2006 Core Games Publishing Ltd Revised James Norbury 2008 Brutal Games A science fiction RPG set in 2500 A.D. where five monolithic corporations have taken over the globe, which has been badly damage by corporate wars over the centuries. The technology ranges up to biotechnology, AI, plasma weapons, personal teleporters and invisibility shields -- as well as limited telepathy. It centers on enhanced corporate Agents who take on missions for their corporation. It uses an open skill-based system. Action resolution is by roll under attribute + skill on 2d10, where attributes and skills both range from 0 to 10 for normal humans. Greg Porter 1990 BTRC 2nd 1995 Originally a modern-day conspiracy genre game, this was expanded in the 2nd edition to be a universal generic system. It uses a basic d10 roll of skill vs difficulty, with free point-bought character creation. The damage system is notable for not having hit points, but instead impairment of body parts (which can be unlimited) combined with bleeding and a chance of instant death. Matthew Davenport 2004 self-published 2nd 2007 234 A fantasy genre game set on an original world of the same name, inhabited by elves (the primordial race) and the various races they created to be their slaves including humans, gnomes, channelers, elamorphs, elapidons, mantids, oakbellies, shellbacks, triclops, and zepherai. There are also three outlier races not created this way: vampires, aeternalifs, and gremlins. It uses a complex system. Skills are divided into three "spheres" -- Mental, Visceral, and Rogue. As you advance in each sphere you gain a variety of special abilities. The basic game includes details on life in Correlya and its features, though no monsters. The second edition is self-published via <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/377803">Lulu.com</a>. Jamie Chambers 2008 Margaret Weis Productions A universal system "toolkit" book, based on the step-die mechanic system used in the <a href="GAME#sovereignstone">Sovereign Stone</a> fantasy system, <a href="GAME#serenity">Serenity RPG</a>, <a href="GAME#battlestargalactica">Battlestar Galactica RPG</a>. Attributes and skills are rated in a a step die system with twelve ranks: d2, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d12+d2, d12+d4, d12+d6, d12+d8, d12+d10, d12+d12. Action resolution is by rolling attribute die plus skill die. Characters have six attributes (Agility, Strength, Vitality, Alertness, Intelligence, Willpower), along with skills and advantages. It also includes a plot point mechanic. Mike McCune Gary Sibley Jerry Holland Eric Nikkila 1995 Myrmidon A sci-fi superhero RPG set in a universe where in 2025AD a galactic alliance finally unites 7 races. A dark force seeks to bring chaos by striking down the alliance, resisted by the superhero "cosmic enforcers". Includes magic, psionics, superpowers, and various ultra-tech. Matt Heerdt Randall Bills Jason Schmetzer 2011 Catalyst Game Labs A sci-fi storytelling RPG of "Rockets and Rayguns!" set in a future based on the Golden Age of science fiction, inspired by E.E. "Doc" Smith, Harry Harrison, Robert Heinlein, and Philip Francis Nolan along with the radio series including X Minus One and Dimension X. The player characters are Patrolmen of the Cosmic Patrol. It uses a system of rotating GM ("Lead Narrator"). It uses a step-die system, where resolution is by the player rolling 1d12 plus the appropriate attribute die vs. the Lead Narrator's 1d20 roll. Attributes are Brawn, Brains, Charisma, Combat, and Special (defined as the character's specialty). Players may spend Plot Points to modify rolls, regain health points, or add a plot twist. Ian Warner 2011 Postmortem Studios 276 A roleplaying game set in Victorian Demi Monde, where the player characters are society prostitutes who compete for money and influence in their circles while sharing a house. Character creation begins by choosing a class-like "origin" - including Actresses, Professionals, Fallen Ladies, Goldenhearts, Schemers and Upstarts. During a session, or season, Courtesans procure admirers, complete actions such as conversation, sex and spying, then attend the Cyprian Ball. The characters collect five categories of experience: Legend, Reputation, Wealth, Influence, and Scandal. It uses a variant of the "Beer and Crisps" mechanics from the <a href="GAME#urbanfaerie">Urban Faerie</a> and <a href="GAME#toughjustice">Tough Justice</a> games, though there is no combat system. Matt Machell 2006 Realms Publishing 108 A modern day conspiracy game about members of a conspiracy whose predicted apocalypse never happened. It uses a narration mechanic where conflicts between characters are resolved by players taking turns describing how positive and negative traits impact the outcome of situations. It also has a mechanic for bringing in recurring motifs and highlighting agreed genre conventions. Caz Granberg 2006 Hefty Wrenches Game Design 108 A modern espionage game about child secret agents rebelling against The X, a secret cabal of ex-slackers who now rule the world through coercion and legalistic thuggery. Teen and tween agents collaborate in Cells across the world to fight the man in all his forms. It uses a narration-based dice pool system, with a core pool of three dice with added or subtracted dice for applicable "Core Components" (Core Value, Attributes, Specialty and Cover Identity). Tibor Kir&aacute;ly 2005 Delta Vision A Hungarian-language RPG set in the American Old West. Brett M. Bernstein 2005 Politically Incorrect Games An RPG set in the American Old West, an update of an earlier game called "Shady Gulch". It uses a variant of the genreDiversion system also used by <a href="GAME#hardnova2">HardNova ][</a>. Action resolution is by rolling under attribute + skill on 2d6, with special rules for "Triumph" and "Calamity" criticals. Character creation is limited point-based, spending 10 points on five attributes ranging from 1 to 5 (Fitness, Awareness, Reasoning, Creativity, and Influence); 30 points on broad skills; and selected Gimmicks (i.e. ads and disads). It includes simple rules for chases and combat, with 5 wound levels in 3 types (Injury, Fatigue, Intoxication). The basic game includes a set of Wild West personalities, ready-to-play adventures, story ideas, reference sheets, and numerous character, horse, and wagon templates. Michael Holder 2005 Creation's End Management Group Winterwolf Publishing A modern-day religious horror RPG, inspired by films such as Stigmata, Prophecy, The Seventh Sign, Constantine, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Character creation includes a choice of seven bloodlines: fallen angel, darkling, dustform, angyl, prophet, aboreth, and slayrre. M. Martin Costa 1986 Crustacium Games A humorous post-nuclear-apocalypse mini-RPG (24 pages) where the PC's are mutant semi-intelligent crawdads. After nuclear war wipes out all human life, these crawdads attempt to rebuild. However, the crawdads are still quite stupid, and thus require IQ rolls to attempt almost any activity. Richard Parkinson 2006 Better Mousetrap Games Timeless Games A horror RPG where the player characters are children trapped alone in a warped version of the modern world where gods and monsters stalk city streets and lurk in farmers' fields. Christiano Chaves 2000 Akrito Editora "Twilight" -- A Portuguese-language supernatural conspiracy RPG set shortly before a looming apocalypse. It is the middle of what may be the last battle between Order and Chaos for the dominance of the world. The two Gods have their pawns in secret societies, orders and sects that face each other in open combat or treacherous conspiracies. Aaron Allston 1988 Task Force Games A police RPG with simple rules; simulates the sort of campy police story found in TV shows such as "Adam-12". The rules were counters/miniatures oriented, and 104 playing pieces and 12 mapboards were included in the boxed set. David "Zeb" Cook 1981 TSR A pulp adventure mini-RPG (23 pages) published in <u>Dragon</u> magazine #47. It uses a simple percentile system. Character creation is random-roll attributes, point-bought binary skills, and a 5% chance of a random special power. Brendan Davis 2010 Bedrock Games 105 A modern-day crime RPG, where the player characters are mobsters trying to work their way up within the organization. It uses a d10 dice pool system (the "Network System"), rolling dice equal to skill and comparing the highest roll to difficulty or opposing skill. Rolls of 10 are open-ended. Character creation is purely skill-based - there are no attributes. George Rahm Joseph Hilmer 1979 Better Games 2nd 1989 A swashbuckling RPG using the "Free-style"/"Quick &amp; Dirty" game system. The 1st edition was published in magazine format, while the 2nd edition as a boxed set of three 5"x8" perfect-bound books. Action resolution uses a homemade Spanish tarot deck included with the boxed set. The system has 4 "traits" (Dashing, Cunning, Stout, and Lordly); four backgrounds (Soldier, Commoner, Aristocrat, and Noble); and various skills based on background (fencer, briber, goldsmith, equestrian, etc.). Books 2 and 3 cover scenario design, including extensive tables of randomized storylines and encounters. Chris Loizou 2002 Crimson Empire 310 2nd 2004 A fantasy-genre RPG set on an original world: the world of Thargos. It is set 150 years after the Crimson Empire was destroyed by the Great Cataclysm. Now the Northern region seeks to rebuild the empire, resisted by the South. The world is inhabited by humans, elves, dwarves, and dergs along with various other creatures such as centaurs, dragons, and various original creatures. It uses a detailed percentile system, with a combat system that strives for realism. It also includes a magic system. Character creation is random-roll attributes, choice of race and class, and modifiers for region, childhood, and inheritance. The second edition was renamed <a href="GAME#cursedempire">Cursed Empire</a>. It features a "Points of Renown" experience system, where some characters can align themselves with a faction instead of themselves as individuals. Then if their character dies, the player can create a new PC with the same faction at a head start. Geoff Bottone Jonathan Lavallee 2012 Firestorm Ink 160 A humorous fantasy RPG about adventurers fighting monsters and collecting treasure. The GM is called the Bartender, and all characters have an Alcohol Content (or "AC") score. Character creation is point-buy, with player-generated skills such as "Been Raising Pigs Forever" or "Shred on the Theorbo (or Other Stringed Instrument)". Skills are divided into four categories: Help You, Help Others, Hurt Others, and Cheating. Resolution is by rolling 2d6 under a success number from your stat and difficulty (or opponent's stat). A roll of exactly the success number is critical, which includes success along with both something good and something bad extra. 2000 Paul Arden Lidberg 2000 Crunchy Frog 132 A humorous miniatures combat game where the combatants are modeled after Saturday morning cartoon characters, and that the damage caused by the weapons isn't really real. The "2000" edition includes role-playing rules including 10 pages of mechanics and 35 pages of background. Stephane Gesbert 2004 Chaosium 176 A variant of the classic <a href="GAME#callofcthulhu"> Call of Cthulhu</a> horror RPG set in Europe around 1000 A.D. Rather than randomly rolling for attributes, players allocate 100 points combined to the eight attributes. Robert McLaughlin Dan DePalma Scott Nicholson Cyndy Schneider 1997 Chaosium 2nd 1999 Fantasy Flight Games Robert McLaughlin 3rd 2006 Skirmisher Publishing Live-action role-playing rules for <a href="GAME#callofcthulhu"> Call of Cthulhu</a>, intended mainly for large groups and/or convention events. Matthew Grau Fraser McKay 2008 Wildfire LLC Catalyst Game Labs A storytelling game that mixes the genres of cosmic horror (such as H.P. Lovecraft) and giant mecha Japanese animation. It is set in the year 2085, when the world is emboiled in the Aeon Wars fighting alien horrors and three-quarters of the world's population has been wiped out. Resolution uses a dice pool system where you roll a number of d10s equal to attribute plus skill, and take the sum of the highest matching set or straight (i.e. rolling a pair of sixes gives total 12, or a sequence of 4-5-6 gives total 15). The system also uses drama points, which can raise or lower any dice pool by one die per point spent. Character creation is limited point-based. 2nd Chris Loizou 2004 Spartans Unleashed This is the renamed second edition of the fantasy genre RPG, <a href="GAME#crimsonempire">Crimson Empire</a>. Nathan Kaylor Eric Goldberg 1988 StormWorld Games A dark fantasy RPG where characters are thieves in the medieval city of Skaev. The world is immersed in chaos, as the peaceful 75-year reign of Emperor Ghalish has come to an end. A skill-based resolution system using d20's. Andrea Angiolino Giuliano Boschi Agostino Carocci Massimo Casa Luca Giuliano 1991 Kappa magazine #1-2 2nd 1998 Qualitygame An Italian-language cyberpunk RPG, set in the 26th century where genetically-manipuated plants have become intelligent and taken control of the Earth. The PCs are byborg human rebels. The title translates as "CYB: Role-playing Game in a Far-off Future". The rule system uses playing cards instead of dice. You score your stat with a card for an easy check, with a card of a certain color for a difficult check, or with a card of the same suit for a very difficult check. It was originally published in Kappa magazone in issues #1 and #2 of the third year (1991). The second edition was part of the "I Giochi del 2000" collection. Mike Pondsmith et al. 1993 R Talsorian 2nd 1995 A post-cyberpunk futuristic game featuring nano-technology and an anime-style feel, with super-powered "cyber-evolved" and a mix of grim reality and light-hearted adventure. David L. Pulver Marc A. Vezina Scott Bennie Patrick Sweeney 2004 Firefly Games 60 A duelling game, not really role-playing per se, about gladiatorial combat between cyborg combatants in the far future. It uses a scaled back version of the <a href="GAME#action">Action! System</a> from Gold Rush Games. There are four races: humans, Tuara (a lizard-like race of primitives), Kisa (a bipedal cat-like race), and the Crigg (a primitive insect-like species with deadly mandibles and natural armor). Character creation is limited point-based and includes various cybernetic options. Mike Pondsmith et al. 1988 R Talsorian 2020 1990 A cyberpunk role-playing game, focusing on paramilitary violence and netrunning. It uses a simple attribute+skill+1d10 roll system (the "Interlock" system). Tod Foley Terry K. Amthor LaDell Kevin Barrett S. Coleman Charlton 1989 Iron Crown Enterprises A cyberpunk RPG set in 2090 in the San Francisco Sprawl. It focuses on netrunning, and on personal biotech enhancements which are very common. The classes include Jockey (generalist), Killer (combat), Net Junkie (computer), Sleaze (social skills), Sneak (subterfuge), and Tech Rat (technical). It uses a slightly streamlined variant of the <a href="GAME#spacemaster">Space Master</a> system (but not as simplified as <a href="GAME#middleearth">Middle Earth</a>). Gary Gygax Kim Mohan Larry Mentzner 1987 New Infinities Boxed set of three books: 48, 64, and 15 pages A sci-fi RPG, playing cyborgs soldiers fighting an alien invasion of Earth by Xenoborgs in 2035. It included background on both the cyborgs defenders as well as the invading aliens (biology, society, and culture). The system used a roll of 1d10 times 1d10 for an odd probability curve that is referenced on a universal chart. The system had a handful of supplements, including "Film at Eleven" (by Guy McLimore, Greg Poehlein, and David Tepool). Christopher Ashe 2006 Broken Doll Studios 330 A modern fantasy/horror RPG, set in the modern world with creatures and magic inspired by Japanese anime. The PCs are part of a secret war of Light against the forces of Balance and Darkness. There are four races: humans (known as the Lirie-Kana or "People of the Struggle"); the childlike and graceful Asana-Lea (known as Eternal Children); the man-like rats called the Oraki known for their craftsmanship and love of adventure; and the elf-like Silana (the People of the Ether). It uses an original percentile skill-based system, called the seven13 game engine. Each action is given a rank from 1 to 7, which corresponds to a chance of 13% times the rank (13% to 7x13=91%). Bill Slavicsek Jeff Grubb Rich Redman Charles Ryan 2002 Wizards of the Coast A generic modern-day fantasy RPG. There is no canonical setting, but three brief sample settings are included in the core rulebook: "Shadow Chasers" (secret monster-hunters), "Agents of PSI" (secret agents with psychic powers), and "Urban Arcana" (D&amp;D advanced to a modern age). The rules are a standalone system based on the D20 System used by 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. The classes are redone, with a generic set of six classes for beginning characters: Strong Hero, Fast Hero, Tough Hero, Smart Hero, Dedicated Hero, and Charismatic Hero. Also, there are abstract wealth rules, additional rules for firearms, and altered nonlethal damage. There is an expansion supplement called "D20 Future" which covers science fiction settings. Kyle Schuant 2004 Better Mousetrap Games Goshu Otaku 89 A generic role-playing system, described as best for modern or future campaigns, of relatively short duration. (Longer campaigns may result in the characters becoming too proficient.) Action resolution is a die roll of two four-sided dice, the one subtracted from the other and added to a Trait, and compared to a Difficulty level. Traits are rated with a 11-step descriptive scale such as "Djim is an Outstanding Cook," or "Jane is a Middling Swimmer". This is similar to the 7-step scale in <a href="GAME#fudge">Fudge</a>. Character creation is point-based, speding 20 levels (or variable depending on power level) on your character's traits. You may take up to 5 levels of "Bad Stuff" (standard disadvantages), gaining you that many extra levels to spend on other abilities. George Strayton 1996 West End Games A universal RPG system based on the system used in WEG's <a href="GAME#ghostbusters">Ghostbusters</a> and further developed in WEG's <a href="GAME#starwars">Star Wars</a>. The universal D6 system book was published much later as an alternative to WEG's less popular <a href="GAME#masterbook">MasterBook</a> universal system. The universal system adds advantages and disadvantages to the point-based character creation. Michael Lirko 2005 Better Mousetrap Games Daemornia Games 210 A post-apocalyptic science fantasy game, set in a future where demonic forces invaded Earth but were beaten back with the help of strange new races. Now the Earth is under seige, with guarded "techno-communities" while most learn melee weapons, magic, or psionics. It includes a system with 7 character races, 16 different career paths, magic and psionics, and a collection of demons and monsters. unknown unknown unknown A Japanese-language historical RPG, set in the Edo period. It is based on various TV samurai dramas. This is a fairly stable period, so adventures are about fighting crime and solving mysteries rather than war. It uses a dice-pool system: roll (skill) d20's where each die over the difficulty is 1 success. Character creation is point-bought attributes and choice of two packages: surface profession (omote) and real profession (ura). James F. Dunnigan 1980 SPI A card-game / RPG based on the TV soap opera. The boxed set includes cut-apart cards for major characters from the series, along with a 16-page rulebook, 16-page book of characters, and a 16-page "Scriptwriter's Guide". Character attributes include power, persuasion, coercion, seduction, investigation, and luck. Dev Purkayastha 2009 FGJ Games 44 A fairy tale romance game for 3-5 players, with its own setting centered on the imagery of chess. The player characters are all Ladies at the Ice Queen's court in search of their One True Love among several Lords, and each Lady is represented by a chess piece with associated traits. The Narrator controls the Queen, Duke, and Lords. Play is divided into three dances, with duels as potential interludes between the dances. During each dance, the Ladies move with their partner around the board and exchange questions to gain the Lord's favor and understand their past. At the end of the game (in 1-2 hours real time), each Lady must pick a Lord and find if it is their One True Love. Andrew Peregrine 2010 Corone Design A GMless storytelling game based on "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe, designed to play in a session of around one hour. It uses standard deck of playing cards, and each player tries to force cards from their hand onto the other players. The characters are trapped together in a castle, engaging in wine and vice to mask the fear and paranoia they are feeling. The suits of the cards guides how scenes play out, and these scenes build the story of the castle. There is no official winner of the game, but victory could be implied if one of the players manages to steer the events to a fate they wanted. L. Douglas Garrett George MacDonald Steve Peterson 1985 Hero Games A modern espionage/action RPG, using the 3rd edition <a href="GAME#champions">Champions</a> system. This is the retitled 2nd edition of <a href="GAME#espionage">Espionage</a>. It does not include any of the powers rules, and instead has information covering a host of modern action genres: from crimefighting to post-apocalypse and alien invaders. It introduced vehicle chase combat rules and specific martial arts rules, later adopted into 4th edition <a href="GAME#champions">Champions</a>. Gary Gygax Dave Newton 1992 GDW A three-volume fantasy-genre RPG ("Mythus", "Mythus Magick", "Epic of AErth"). It uses a skill-based system. Character creation has random-roll attributes, and skills determined either by picking a "vocation", or by creating your own vocation. There are 18 attributes: 3 categories (Physical/ Mental/ Spiritual), each with 2 subcategories (Muscular+Neural/ Mnemonic+Reasoning/ Metaphysical+Psychic). Each subcategory has attributes for capacity, power, and speed: each determined by 2d6+8. There were three additional books published over the next year: "Necropolis", "Mythus Bestiary", and "Mythus Prime", plus two magazines (Journeys and Mythic Masters Magazine). After that the game disappeared over legal dispute with TSR (cf. the GDW entry for details). cf. the <a href="http://www.mythusmage.com/">official website</a> Dave Matalon Andy Mello 2002 Torchlight Games A pulp science-fiction RPG, set in the 2330's where a long-standing anti-technology trend has resulted in old-style appearing gadgets such as flying cars. The game centers on Newmerica, which is threatened by a Nazi-like empire in Europe and others. Bob Charrette Paul Hume 1982 FGU A pulp-era action and mystery game. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#aftermath">Aftermath</a> system, with simplified combat and the complex elements made optional. Character creation is skill-based and point-bought. It includes a detailed skill list, source material on the 30's, and a section on special powers (a la "The Shadow"). Lester W. Smith 1991 GDW 2nd 1998 Dynasty A near-future horror role-playing game, in a future where environmental devastation, urban sprawl, and corporate greed are worsened by little-known supernatural alien horrors that have taken over swaths of land known as "demonground". The system is a skill-based (a variant of the GDW house system), using d10 (1st edition) or d20 (2nd edition). David Salisbury Mandy Smith 2001 New Breed Games A historical roleplaying game of Victorian era adventure within Africa, inspired by the work of Burton and Livingstone. The boxed set included two paperback books: the 112-page Player's Guide and the 144-page GM's Guide. There are also two A5 booklets (5.75 x 8.25"): a Victorian traveller's guide to exotic Zanzibar (A Gazeteer of Zanzibar) and a catalog of the fictional Topan Trading Company (Catalog of Goods). The set also included two A3 (11 x 17") player maps of Maasailand and of Abyssinia. It uses a simple skill-based system, with action resolution by rolling under character's skill on 1d10. There are details on long-term movement, outfitting, mass combat, and morale. An expedition has stats derived from its collective membership which are used to resolve large-scale tasks. T. Glenn Bane 2007 Scaldcrow Games 96 A fantasy RPG set in an original world, Sundrah, ruled by evil gods resisted by human rebels -- along with other races including angels, dwarves, goblins, gremlins, hobgoblins and trolls. Player characters may also include a sorcerous hybrid of human and any animal, designed by the player. Character creation involves choice from 23 professions including hoplite and galloglaich. 1st Breand&aacute;n &Oacute; Ciarra&iacute; Orren Fansler Martin Fox 2012 Dark Nova Games 495 A science fiction RPG set in the early 24th century, centered on a loose collection of nation-states called the Terran Alliance of Nations - populated by humans along with dozens of aliens who have discovered FTL (including 9 suitable as player characters). Threats include pirates, organized crime, hostile aliens, as well as internecine warfare. Character creation includes 9 attributes under the three broad groups of Physical, Mental, and Social. There are five broad categories of profession (academic, socialite, combat arms, adventurer, tech), with 6 classes in each. Action resolution includes skill checks based on rolling 3d10 under skill as well as combat based on rolling over a target number (based on class) on 1d20. Advancement is by level. Ashcan Jared Sorensen Jason Roberts 2008 Memento Mori Theatricks 65 A game inspired by horror and crime comics - with amoral anti-heroes and stories of sex, violence, pain, tragedy, betrayal, and rare redemption. Character creation includes choosing one of nine Concepts: Vigilante, Vampire, Outsider, Ghost, Freak, Elemental, Construct, Beast, or Adept. Ryan S. Johnson John L. Ross 1997 Guild of Blades 96 2nd 2004 Guild of Blades A generic fantasy RPG system. The first edition was printed as a 96-page digest-sized book. It uses a universal results table, crossing skill minus (difficulty or opposing skill) with a 1d12 roll for a degree of success. Character creation is class-based, with ten classes including archer, woodsman, and knight, as well as warrior, wizard, and rogue. Advancement is level-based, with randomized skill points for each skill slot gained. Margaret Weis Tracy Hickman 1988 Bantam/Spectra A fantasy RPG set in the world of Weis' and Hickman's <u>Darksword</u> novels, sold in trade paperback format following the novels. It uses a simple system ("Phantasia") with only five stats: Combat, Prowess, Information, Shape, and Life. It uses "paper-rock-scissor" to resolve conflicts. Roger McReynolds Ben Reading 1998 Propaganda Publishing Gold Rush Games A science-fantasy RPG set in a future on the verge of cataclysm, as science begins to falter and rumors of mystical and mythical occurences come about. The "apocalyptic cycle" are Science, Religion, and Magic which are in conflict. Colin Murcray Matt Yarrow 1993 Black Dragon Press A "dark" fantasy role-playing game, set on an original world. Character creation is class-based, including race-specific classes, guild-associated classes, and generic classes. It includes a magic system of designing spells from various defind components. A 2nd edition is planned under the title "Myth &amp; Legend". Donald C. Moehlenkamp Kurt Moehlenkamp James August Mohow 1986 Sorcerers Guild Book Two 1994 Book Two 1986 A fantasy genre mini-RPG, with an original world background along with monsters such as dragon-equivalents called "drakens" and "sabercats". The system is based solely upon D6 dice. Steve Garnett 2001 Tower Games A fantasy role-playing game set near Sherwood Forest of the Robin Hood legends. The system uses roll under attribute + skill on 1d20. Character creation is limited point-based. Ulrich Kiesow 1984 Schmidt Spiel &amp; Knaur Verlag 2nd 1988 3rd Ulrich Kiesow Ina Kramer Michelle Melchers Thomas R&ouml;mer 1992 4th 2001 FanPro 4th (English) 2004 FanPro Fast Forward Entertainment A popular German-language heroic fantasy RPG, set in a traditional fantasy world called Aventurien -- i.e. elves and dwarves, with cultures mostly based on medieval Europe. The rule system is complex although with few tables, using mostly d20 although with d6's for damage. Character creation is class and level-based, with random rolls in creation and development. There are seven good attributes and seven bad attributes for each character. It includes a magic system with a skill for each spell. In the 4th edition, the random elements were replaced with a point-buy system, and classes were replaced by race, culture, and profession. The history of Aventurien grows with the "Aventurische Bote", the official magazine, and with every adventure that is published. Ashok Desai 2009 Kenzer &amp; Company A humorous mini-RPG about playing dogs. It uses simple roll-over percentile system for most resolution. Characters are defined by six attributes: Brawn, Hustle, Dodge, Alertness, Human Handling, and Animal Magnetism. Character creation involves choosing your breed of your dog and lifestyle - with strays having greater street skills, but being less healthy than pets. Characters also have various special abilities ("Tricks"). This was originally published in the comic book Knights of the Dinner Table #150, and later released electronically on its own. Jason Marin 2000 Committed Comics A fantasy genre RPG set on an original world. Each PC uses magic from a type of "Flow" -- magical energy that radiates from the three suns above Dawnfire. The three flow types are Warrior, Shaper, and Rogue. Races include humans, Garin (fox-creatures), Dracos (half-dragons), winged Aerials, Trolls, Makir, and Minotaurs. It uses a skill-based system with 10 attributes. Action resolution is by rolling under stat on 1d20, where 20 is a critical failure and 1 is a critical success. Mike Carr et al. 1982 TSR A WWI air combat game and RPG, a version of the boardgame <u>Fight in the Skies</u> with expanded rules giving more emphasis on the pilots as characters. cf. the <a href="http://www.dawnpatrol.org/">semi-official website</a>. Greg Gorden Sam Lewis 1985 Mayfair 2nd Ray Winninger Thomas Cook Dan Greenberg 1989 3rd Bryan Nystul 1993 A superhero RPG set in the DC comics universe. This uses a unique system (later dubbed "MEGS" for "Mayfair Exponential Gaming System") intended to handle attributes ranging from Robin (2) to Superman (50) on the same scale. Resolution is by rolling stat+2d10 versus 2d10 + difficulty modifier. cf. Josh's <a href="http://w3.one.net/~joshdm/dc/dcgenfaq.html"> DC Heroes FAQ</a>. Fred Jandt Nikola Vrtis 1999 West End Games Another superhero RPG set in the DC comics universe. It uses a variant of the "D6 Prime" system (from <a href="GAME#herculesandxena"> Hercules &amp; Xena</a>. It is a dice pool system rolling d6's where 3-6 is a success (special dice are provided with red and blue faces for this) plus a special "wild die". Character creation is point-based. J.T. Smith Chris Hagness Michael Helfman 1999 Anarchy inK 174 A post-nuclear-apocalypse survival RPG, published electronically. It uses a d6 dice-pool system with random-roll character creation including a vast selection of hundreds of mutations. Chad Underkoffler 2004 Atomic Sock Monkey Press 128 A horror RPG set in the modern world alongside a fantasy setting, the Spirit World. The PCs by default are "Dead Inside" humans who have lost part of their souls, though there are also options to play Ghosts, Magi, Sensitives, or Zombies. They collect soul points for spiritual cultivation, for acting good in various ways, following Virtues and overcoming Vices. It uses a simple system called Prose Descriptive Qualities (PDQ) system. Character creation is by choosing a type, 2 to 4 keywords which give bonuses, and a weakness. Action resolution is by 2d6 + bonus vs difficulty. Shane Lacy Hensley 1996 Pinnacle A western fantasy-horror game, set in an alternate history where magic and monsters begin appearing around the time of the Civil War. The system is a skill-based dice-pool system, where attribute determines die type (d4,d6,d8,d10,d12,d20) and skill determines number of dice. Shane Hensley 1998 Pinnacle A post-apocalyptic fantasy-horror RPG, set in the year 2094 in a possible future of the <a href="GAME#deadlands">Deadlands</a> universe. In 2081, the Reckoners (masters of the evil manitou spirits) break through into the world. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#deadlands">Deadlands</a> system. New character types are psionic "Sykers", mutant "Doomsayers", magic warrior "Templars", and mad-scientist "Junkers". John R. Hopler 2002 Pinnacle A sci-fi/fantasy/horror RPG, set in a distant star system in a possible future of the <a href="GAME#deadlands">Deadlands</a> universe. Thirteen years ago, the colony, known as "Faraway", was cut off from Earth by the Last War. Now three million humans are trapped on this world alongside ten times that many angry aliens. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#deadlands">Deadlands</a> system. Ron Fricke Scott Palter 2003 Final Sword A space opera RPG, set in a future where a group of psychics (known as "Psibers") sought a better life in space. They were captured to serve as hosts for a dying alien race called the Cey. The Psibers were able to thwart the Cey's plans and in the process take over their planet and all of the Cey's technology, including giant robots and ships with wormhole-like technology. Now they are increasingly in contact with their ancestors, the humans, as well as other species. The PCs are on the front line of these scenarios as the "Psibertroopers". It uses the <a href="GAME#d6">D6 System</a> originally developed by West End Games, with the addition of the "Chesspiece Goon System" which simplifies handling of minor NPCs by eliminating die rolls. Merwin Shanmugasundaram Andrew Kenrick 2005 Steampower Publishing 2nd 2010 A horror movie role-playing game published in a small, "pocket" format for ease of pick-up games. It is based on classic horror movies (vampires, zombies, werewolves, and the like), and nominally set in the generic American town of Chaddlestone. It uses a very simple system, with options for playing the victims or monsters, as well as for distributed game-mastering. Resolution is by rolling 2d10 versus a target of 15 (for standard rolls) or 10 + opponent's stat (for contests). Characters are defined by four stat pairs: Identify/Obscure, Persuade/Dissuade, Pursue/Escape, and Assault/Protect. There are no separate skills, but a stat may be specialized in an openly-defined manner. Characters also have Survival Points, which function both as damage and hero points. Each failed combat roll costs one point. Survival Points can also be spent for different effects: to reroll, gain initiative, flip a stat pair, find a clue, or cancel another Survival Point expenditure. Characters begin with around five, and more are earned for rolling doubles (or rolling 13 for monsters), advancing the plot, cool descriptions of your actions, resting for a full scene, and by acting out horror movie cliches. Character creation is limited point-based. Josh Hilden Joshua Sanford Kevin Siembieda 2008 Palladium Books A zombie horror role-playing game, using a variant of the <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy">Palladium System</a>. The game includes six character classes (O.C.C.s), including the Reaper, Shepherd of the Damned, Hound Master, Apocalyptic Soldier, Scrounger, and Ordinary People. There are seven types of zombies plus the Half-Living described as opponents. Mike Whitehead 2001 Cutter's Guild 2nd Mike Whitehead Joe Meyers 2003 474 A fantasy horror RPG set on an original fantasy world, inhabited by 18 races including the typical dwarf, elf, and gnome plus others including lizard-man, minotaur, half-dragons, half-dead, and half-cat. Action resolution is percentile skills and stat + 1d20 for combat. Character creation involves choosing a racial archetype and a character class (out of 32), along with point-bought skills. The racial archetype gives special abilities, languages, class restrictions, and the basic number of d6's to roll for each attribute. The ten attributes are Knowledge, Mental Tolerance, Leadership, Courage, Strength, Endurance, Beauty, Agility, Speed, and Hit-Points. Advancement is level-based. 2000 Hubris A storytelling game. Scott Lynch 2002 Cryptosnark games A superhero RPG using a variant of the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. Paolo Fasce Alessandro Gatti Teo Mora Paolo Parrucci 1996 Qualitygame An Italian-language storytelling fantasy game, part of the "I Giochi del 2000" collection. The title is latin and means "About The Art Of Speaking". It can supposedly be played even without a GM. William Levy 1988 Godiva Productions A post-nuclear-apocalypse RPG where players play themselves as visitors to a secret government research installation when World War III breaks out. The players then place themselves in suspended animation and wake up in some bizarre setting of the GM's choice. (Rule system unknown) Christian G&uuml;nther Tim Struck 2001 Degenesis A German-language post-apocalyptic RPG, originally published as a free RPG on the web. It is set in post-apocalyptic Germany, in the devastated area where the rivers Rhine and Main meet. Several clans are struggling for power over the region. The system uses action resolution by rolling 1d20 against the sum of an attribute and a skill. Characters are defined by their five attributes and several skills. The damage system involves three hit locations and a pool of life points. Phil Brucato 2003 Laughing Pan Productions A modern fantasy about mortals in the modern world who interact with the faerie domain. Action resolution uses stat + random modifier vs difficulty -- using either cards or dice to allow for live-action play. It includes a faerie magic system, and extensive rules for social and spiritual conflict. William H. Keith, Jr. 1986 Task Force Games A modern military/espionage RPG about elite anti-terrorist units, including U.S. Delta Force, British SAS, etc. The system includes lots of detailed weapon statistics. It includes 3 hostage adventures. David L. Pulver 1999 Guardians of Order A supernatural action/horror RPG based on the Japanese animated movie, where in the near future the heart of Tokyo is transformed by the tyrannical Levih Rah into a "Demon City". The game uses the "Tri-Stat" system introduced in <a href="GAME#bigeyesmallmouth">Big Eyes, Small Mouth</a>. Jamie Chambers Brian Clements Jimmy McMichael 2008 Dead Gentlemen Productions Margaret Weis Productions A modern-day horror RPG based on the cult film of the same name. The player characters are members of a holy organization of warriors fighting to prevent Hell on Earth, known as the Brotherhood of the Celestial Torch or simply "Demon Hunters." It uses a variant of the "Cortex" system originally developed for the <a href="GAME#sovereignstone">Sovereign Stone</a> RPG. The game includes a copy of the 30 minute cult film on DVD. Michael Holder 2015 Darklore Publishing A dark fantasy RPG set in the modern world where fallen angels battle to control prophecy. It has its own system, where character creation uses random-roll and selecting from categories to generate bloodline (race), morality, weapons, skills, spells, and equipment. Action resolution uses attribute + skill + 1d20 vs. target modifier. Dan Hensel Al Seeger Dave Schmitz Gino Holland 1997 Lasalion A medieval fantasy RPG, set in the world of "Terrania" with 6 continents each with a tower at the center. It is inhabited humans, elves, and dwarves as well as other races such as dakhans. It uses a step-die system. Character creation has classes (fighter/thief/mage/cleric/...) and skills, and a mix of random-rolls and point-bought stats. Carl Bowen 2002 White Wolf A modern-day horror RPG, where the PCs are demonic spirits who have been incarnated in human bodies within the "World of Darkness" setting of <a href="GAME#vampirethemasquerade"> Vampire: The Masquerade</a> and other games. The demons are partly sympathetic in that they fought against God to empower humanity. Being trapped in the pit for thousands of years, they are now alien and only understand the world through the human part that they inhabit. It uses a version of the Storyteller dice pool system used by the other World of Darkness games. unknown 1995 Ventrue Editora A Portuguese-language espionage RPG published in Brazil, with a complex rules system. 1st [Polish] Michal Oracz 2001 Portal 1st [English] Michal Oracz 2002 Hogshead Games 32 A modern-day horror RPG designed for play over mail. Originally published in Polish, and translated into English. The players write in-character letters to each other, describing their progressive exploration of (or victimization by) eldritch nightmare forces. There is no GM; it's up to the players to interlink their stories. It also suggests the option of "field psychodrama" -- where the players use elements from their real life in the stories. 1st Aaron Rosenberg Ann Dupuis Jennifer Brinn 2005 Grey Ghost Press A fantasy RPG based on the popular "Deryni" series of fantasy books by Katherine Kurtz, about a race of humans in medieval times with the gift of magic -- the Deryni. The system is a modified version of the <a href="GAME#fudge">Fudge</a> system. Carlos Eduardo Klimmick Pereira Fl&aacute;vio Maur&iacute;cio de Andrade Luiz Eduardo Ricon de Freitas 1992 GSA Editora A Portuguese-language fantasy RPG published in Brazil by 'Editora Art Bureau editora de arte LTDA' / GSA Editora. Roughly translated, the title means "The Challenge of the Explorers". It is set in an original fantasy world based in Brazilian history and folklore, named 'Land of St. Cross' (one of the early names for Brazil during the Colonial period). Character creation uses classes such as fighters, wizards, and other common types. Characters may include Portuguese bandeirantes, native scouts, miracle-working Jesuits, native shamans, Yoruba medium-priests, and even Hermetic European "warlocks". Combat is resolved using 2d10 + weapon or dodge skill, while non-combat tasks are resolved using 1d100 roll under skill. (It uses d20, d10 and d6.) The game includes a number of monsters including native beasts such as the anhang&uuml;era (demon-possessed fire-breathing animals), kana&iacute;ma (cannibals reincarnated as werejaguars) and jurupari (nightmare spirits who strangle people in their sleep), as well as more prosaic fare -- vampires, werewolves, mermaids and even the Devil itself. There are at least three sourcebooks: "A Floresta do Medo/O Engenho" (two adventures); "Os Quliombos da Lua" (setting expansion, detailing a fortress deep in the wilderness built by rebel african slaves); and "O Vale dos Acrit&oacute;s" (detailing the region of the savage giant native Acrit&oacute;s and their culture). Jamie Gooch Stephen Herron Matt Somers 2008 Greymalkin Designs LLC A post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG, set on the high fantasy world of Scondera 18 months after a cataclysm nearly destroyed it. The Night of Fire killed 90% of the population of Scondera as fire rained down, the ground split, the oceans rose, mythical beasts awoke, and magic lashed out. Whole regions have been changed magically and geographically, locations have been picked up and placed elsewhere, creatures have been twisted, and the whole fabric of civilisation broken. The game uses a variant of the "Ubiquity system" also used by <a href="GAME#hollowearthexpedition">Hollow Earth Expedition</a>. Dave Schacter 1991 Skycastle Games A western genre RPG, using a skill-based percentile system. Marcus L. Rowland 2003 Heliograph, Inc. A curious, and humorous, modern fantasy game. It is set in the present as re-imagined thousands of years from now -- in a manner parallel to how "Xena: Warrior Princess" treats ancient Greek myth and culture. So it is a romanticized fantasy of our present, which conflates and confuses all sorts of information about our present. Thus it centers on the mighty heroine Diana (recently divorced from Bonnie Prince Charlie) and her sidekick Fergie running about, thwarting the machinations of the evil Queen Elizabeth, as well as those of the dark god of war, Landmines. B. Murray C.W. Marshall T. Dyke B. Kerr 2009 VSCA Publishing A hard science fiction RPG, in a loose setting where groups of star systems are connected by wormholes called Slipstreams, which starships can jump between through use of a Slipstream Drive. It uses a variant of the FATE system (Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment) from <a href="GAME#spiritofthecentury">Spirit of the Century</a>, including simplified stunts as well as extended star system generation rules. Robert A. Neri Jr 2007 Ranger Games A generic rule system focused on fantasy. Action resolution uses 1d20 + skill versus difficulty. Character creation uses random-roll of attributes, choice of class, and point-bought skills. The generic classes are: Brick, Fighter, Adventurer, Rogue, Mage, Psychic and Clergy. T.R.Williams Joe Chan Ryan Kelley Sean Kelley Toby Leonard Gary McBride Jason Middleton Austin Mills Patrick Quarles Aaron Robb Brian Spencer Tico Mike Williams 2002 Living Room Games A cyberpunk game, intended as a setting and general cyberpunk sourcebook for use with the <a href="GAME#d20modern">D20 Modern</a> system. It is set in a near future (circa 2017) where a series of natural and man-made disasters between 2008 and 2012 killed off about 30% of the world population in a period commonly known as "The Burn". Deaths include disasters involving genetically modified crops as well as a new lethal sexually transmitted disease dubbed "Black Molly". Genetic engineering is now widely banned and replaced by cybernetics. The rules include nine advanced classes as well as new rules for cyberware, netrunning, and other advanced technology. The advanced classes are Blank (i.e. anonymous but connected street-dweller), Cop, Fixer, Ganger, Hacker, Icon (i.e. celebrity), Medico, Merc, and Spanner (general technician, esp. electronics). Todd Downing 1999 Deep7 11 A very simple 1930's pulp action mini-RPG published in electronic PDF format. It uses a version of the "1PG" system, which (as its name implies) fits on a single page. Resolution is rolling 1d6 and getting under attribute or skill, where 1 is always success and 6 is always failure. Character creation includes rolling 1d3 to determine attributes (Moxie, Glitz, Cunning, and Grey Matter), then spending 1d6 points your skills, with no skill higher than 3. The basic game is 11 pages, and has a 15 page "Jungle Adventures" supplement. Denton R. Elliot 1985 Doc's Games A fantasy-genre mini-RPG published in a 3''x5'' ziplock bag(!). It has 2 attributes (Physical and Mental) which are randomly determined, and 3 classes (Fighter, Wizard, Bard). All rolls are on 2d6. Combat is by comparing Physical of attacker and defender on a chart. Other rolls (Muscle or Idea rolls) are all the same chance of success, but higher attribute lets you try more rolls per day. There are no skills per se. cf. Steffan O'Sullivans <a href="http://www.io.com/~sos/rpg/dinky.html"> Dinky Dungeons page</a>. Seth Ben-Ezra 2007 Dark Omen Games 148 A game based on the film noir crime genre, with narrative control mechanics where one participant plays the main character, and the other players take turns as the primary game-master. When not being primary GM, they act as advisors with veto power over the primary. The conflict resolution system is a slightly modified version of the Liar's Dice game, where everyone rolls a number of dice secretly and take turns bidding higher numbers for a total. There is a "crime grid" where suspects are included, and the guilty party is determined semi-randomly among the suspects. Greg Stolze 2008 Schroedinger's Cat Press 70 A film noir RPG, using a variant of the "One-Roll Engine" from <a href="GAME#godlike">Godlike</a> and <a href="GAME#reign">Reign</a>. Characters are defined by pairs of opposed stats, where your rating in one stat limits your rating in the other. Characters have three pairs of attributes (called "Identities"), and each pair has two pairs of skills (called "Qualities"). Patience/Cunning has Qualities Generosity/Selfishness and Demonstration/Observation. Vigor/Grace has Qualities Courage/Wrath and Endurance/Defiance. Understanding/Persuasion has Qualities Purity/Corruption and Honesty/Deceit. ORE Noir does not use hit locations like other ORE systems, but instead has a more general damage that can be used for both physical and social conflicts. John Wick 2005 Wicked Dead Brewing Company A modern-day conspiracy RPG, where players take the roles of Discordian double agents infiltrating the world's greatest conspiracies. It uses a dice pool system where you find "fives" in the die roll. It also includes a system of "dogma" (the power your Illuminati grant you) and "catma" (your degree of Discord) that determines what magic powers your conspirator has. Characters have freeform stats reminiscent of Robin Law's <a href="GAME#overtheedge">Over the Edge</a>. Every time a character uses a "dogma" power, she runs the risk of flipping to the dread Triple Agent status. The game includes a number of scenario ideas, with a nod to Robin Laws' "Cut-Up" story mechanism using randomly drawn words on slips of paper. Philippe Chouvel Christophe Guy 1989 Flamberge A French-language sci-fi RPG, set in a near future (2030's) where freedom fighters struggles against fascist, alien-controlled authorities. The boxed set includes a 84-page rulebook, 32-page Atlas 2030, and 28-page GM booklet. David F. Chapman 2009 Cubicle 7 Entertainment Limited A time-and-dimension travelling sci-fi RPG based on the TV series. It uses a simple original system, the "Vortex System". Resolution is by adding attribute + skill + 2d6 versus difficulty - possibly modified by spending Story Points. The system emphasizes talking and strategy over pure violence. Talking always happens first in a round before attacks, and a character loses all Story Points if they kill. Combat damage subtracts directly from attributes. Character creation is point-based, setting 6 attributes (Awareness, Coordination, Ingenuity, Presence, Resolve, and Strength) along with 12 skills and various traits (Good, Bad, and Special). Players must spend from their Story Point total for certain traits such as "alien" or "immortal." The core game is a boxed set including two full-color bound manuals, character sheets for pre-made characters as well as blanks, a counter sheet for Story Points, a set of 6 six-sided dice, a booklet with two introductory adventures, and a number of gadget cards. Michael Bledsoe Wm John Wheeler L. Ross Babcock Guy W. McLimore 1985 FASA A time-and-dimension travelling sci-fi RPG based on the TV series. PC' are from the Gallifreyan Celestial Intervention Agency, usually a Time Lord/Lady and some humans travelling around in a TARDIS. The system is related to FASA's <a href="GAME#startrek_fasa">Star Trek</a>. Actions are resolved using 2d6 on and "interaction matrix". Attributes and skills both range from 1-7 (written as roman numerals), with point-bought character generation. Liam Burke 2012 Liwanag Press A partly GMless story game that revolves around colonialism and its consequence. One player plays the Colonizers and has special control over the narrative. The other players play Natives. Action within a scene is resolved by die roll to determine the narrator, but the Colonizer player can overrule this. Each Native player starts with three tokens, and the Colonizer player has two tokens for each Native. The Native culture is jointly created by the players, and there is a growing list of Rules that the Natives are called on to follow. For each Rule that a Native followed, the Colonizer must pay one token to that Native; for each rule that a Native broke, they must pay one token to the Colonizers. If a Native loses all tokens, they run amok and die in the following scene, and the Colonizer loses three tokens. The game ends when either the Colonizer, or all Natives, have lost all their tokens, followed by end game narration. Vincent Baker 2004 Lumpley Games 98 digest-size pages, plus 8 pages loose-leaf A western-genre game where the PCs are religious guardians (God's Watchdogs) in the community of the Faithful, which is based on 19th century Utah. Demons roam about the world, and can attempt to move in on towns which have given way to sin. Characters have four main attributes, which are each pools of two or more d6. They also have traits, relationships, and equipment which are rated as pools of other dice (i.e. d4, d6, d8, d10). Resolution is by conflict resolution: establish "What's at Stake" and then roll the dice for all stats related to that. The alternate sides then go through a process of a "Raise" using two of the dice, which must then be countered by the opposing side. You can alternately "Escalate" by switching to a different form of combat, such as going from social to physical. This raises the amount of "fallout" which can occur from the conflict. Jonathan Ridd 2004 Cold Blooded Games 290 A modern crime RPG about goodfellas, wise guys, and other criminals from the 1970s era of mob rule in New York City. Specifically, it suggests that each PC be a crook who just got out of jail and who, while behind bars, was given the opportunity to make some fantastic business deal that requires one hundred grand within 90 days. It uses a skill-based system (the "Split System"), which resolves actions based on rolling over a target number on 1d20 determined from a universal chart of skill vs difficulty. Character creation is point-based, with 10 attributes, ads/disads ("Talents/Flaws"), and 33 skills. The attributes are rated from -2 to 5 in value: Bulk, Power, Toughness, Reflexes, Sense, Brains, Control, Style, Experience, and Luck. Blaine Pardoe 1989 StarChilde An alien invasion RPG set in an alternate 1992 where the evil Kalotians and their allied aliens are invading Earth. It uses a percentile system (roll under attribute plus skill). Character creation is class-based, with random-roll attributes and point-bought skills. David L. Pulver 1999 Guardians of Order A futuristic RPG set in the world of the mange/anime series "Dominion Tank Police". The system ("Tri-Stat") is very simple, with three attributes (Body/Mind/Soul) and skills. Roll 2d6 under your stat, modified by skill. The rulebook also is a "resource book" on facts, trivia, and background about the series. Clinton R. Nixon Zak Arntson 2002 Anvilwerks 80 A fantasy-genre RPG with an emphasis on narrative control for the player. It uses a dice-pool system, rolling a number of d20s equal to attribute + skill and taking the highest. The GM rolls a number of d20s based on difficulty and the results are compared. Each success lets the player freely declare one statement about the action. For example, a successful search for secret doors roll allows the player to define that one is there to be found. Chuck McGrew Richard Van Ingram 1995 Mind Ventures 2nd 1997 A modern-day horror role-playing game. It uses an unusual dice pool system where you roll a number of d6 and keep the 3 highest or lowest depending on your Success Rating (found by comparing ability to difficulty). Fred Hicks 2006 Evil Hat Productions A modern-day horror role-playing game where the player characters are all insomniac protagonists with superpowers, fighting -- and using -- exhaustion and madness to stay alive and awake. It is set in a dark alternate reality called the Mad City. It uses an abstract dice pool system with stats for Discipline, Exhaustion, and Madness. Clint Krause 2006 Clint Krause Games 40 A short folkloric horror RPG set in an unnamed 18th-century village, where something threatening is in the nearby woods that the PCs must deal with. There is no character sheet, since characters have only one stat -- the number of Cold Points they have accumulated, representing emotional, psychological, or physical damage. The GM may ask yes or no questions, and if the player may answer yes only if they roll over their current number of Cold Points on 1d6. Daniel Solis 2011 Evil Hat Productions Smart Play Games A cooperative GMless storytelling game where the player characters are teenaged emissaries and troubleshooters (pilgrims) for a vast temple in a realm of endless air dotted by small floating worlds. Each session is spurred by a letter to the pilgrims, which is written in-character but contains a number of "goal words" (usually around 20). The players take turns as storyteller. The current storyteller draws from a bag of black and white stones, and the combination drawn dictates limits on what the storyteller can narrate. The storyteller writes down one sentence, possibly helping the letter's author and crossing off one of the goal words - unless the pilgrim is "in trouble". Ian Warner 2011 Postmortem Studios 226 A roleplaying game set in lower class Georgian London, where the player characters are hardened lower-class whores. It uses a variant of the "Beer and Crisps" mechanics from the <a href="GAME#urbanfaerie">Urban Faerie</a> and <a href="GAME#courtesans">Courtesans</a> games. The attributes for this game are Bitching, Bonking, Charming, Cheating, Daring, and Fighting. Martin Klima 1990 Altar A Czech-language generic fantasy roleplaying game, whose title translates as "Dragon Den". It is clearly inspired by This was a variant of <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons"> Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>, but also contains many original ideas. Combat is resolved using a roll of Strength + 1d6, while other situations are resolved using stat + 1d10. There are six attributes and six classes. Upon reaching sixth level each class must choose one of two specializations. Chris Pramas 2009 Green Ronin A dark fantasy game, based on the computer and console game of the same name. The setting is Ferelden - a fantasy world populated by humans, elves, dwarves, and dragons. However, society is quite bleak - with dwarves withdrawn and elves downtrodden and abused. The primary monsters are a related group - called darkspawn, that rise up out of the ground to invade whole nations. The tabletop game uses a system called the "Adventure Game Engine" or "AGE". Action resolution is stat + 3d6, where doubles in the roll allow a number of stunts equal to the result on a single special die in the set (the Dragon Die). Character creation is random-roll attributes and option picks based on class. unknown 1999 F.E.A.R. A Japanese-language science fantasy RPG, set on a fantasy world shattered by a monster invasion. A dragon-like ancient craft (Bahamut) is discovered and used as a mobile battle platform. The PCs are young mecha pilots in training, with battle interrupting their school classes. Andrea Angiolino Paolo Parrucci 1999 Nexus Editrice An Italian-language martial-arts RPG, based on the Japanese manga/anime series of the same name. This is unrelated to the English game of the same name published by R Talsorian. It has two supplement that can be played as separate boardgames: "Dragonball - Alla ricerca delle Sette Sfere" and "Dragonball Z - Il Torneo". Mike Pondsmith 1998 R Talsorian An over-the-top martial arts RPG based on the Japanese animated series. It uses the <a href="GAME#fuzion">Instant Fuzion</a> system, with the addition of a "Power" stat and no upper limits. unknown 1992 Heartbreaker Games An introductory role-playing/board game, similar in format to Milton Bradley's better-known HeroQuest game. It features simple rules for role-playing, some adventures, a set of interchangeable room and corridor tiles, dice, plastic miniatures and a few other goodies. William W. Connors 1998 TSR An original fantasy game set in the Dragonlance fantasy world (fiction spin-off from D&amp;D). The system ("SAGA system") is story-oriented, usng a special 82-card tarot-like deck instead of dice. Similar to <a href="GAME#castlefalkenstein"> Castle Falkenstein</a>, actions are resolved by players by adding attribute plus the value a card played from their hand. Eric Goldberg David James Ritchie Edward J. Woods 1980 SPI 2nd Gerard Klug 1981 3rd 1989 TSR A fantasy-genre RPG focusing on hex-map-based combat. For its time, this featured a number of new system features in skills and action resolution. cf. John Kahane's <a href="http://deathstar.comnet.ca/~jkahane/dq/dq-intro.html"> DragonQuest introduction</a>. Dick Wulf 1984 Adventures for Christ An evangelical Christian RPG which is aimed at getting players in to learn "Biblical priciples". Spells are cast by the player reciting "WordRunes" which are passages from the Bible. cf. the <a href="http://www.dragonraid.net/">official website</a>. unknown 1985 Standard Games Fantasy miniatures combat system and RPG, published as a boxed set including stand-up figures, dice, map, an introductory adventure ("A Matter of Honour"), and a cassette tape with instructions. It uses an introductory level system which emphasizes combat with various monsters. Hit points are shown as marked-off circles on a body diagram sheet. It has a single supplement, a boxed set entitled "The Zhevezh Gauntlet". D.H. Boggs 2010 Southerwood Publishing A fantasy RPG based on reconstruction of unpublished methods of play developed by Dave Arneson in the period 1970-1973. It has a basic game where characters are either Warriors or Wizards, and an enhanced game that adds Elf, Mage, Thief, Assassin, Merchant and Sage. While it is a predecessor to <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>, the rules are often quite different. Keith Gross 1982 Metagaming This is a mini-boardgame/RPG using a variant of the rules system from <a href="GAME#fantasytrip">The Fantasy Trip</a>, produced after TFT author Steve Jackson left for his own projects. All actions are considered to have happened simultaneously, so DX is not as important in getting a chance to do damage. Susan Van Camp Mark Harmon 1995 Black Dragon Press A fantasy-genre RPG, where players play shape-shifters such as Human/Dragon, and other traditional fantasy creatures. The system is card-based. Character creation is point-bought: choosing an illustrated "character card", and then spending remaining points on other cards for background, flaws (which give back points), and special abilities and/or magic. cf. the <a href="http://www.dragonstorm.com/">official website</a>. Dave Morris Oliver Johnson 1982 Corgi Books 2nd 2008 Magnum Opus Press Mongoose Publishing A fantasy-genre RPG which came in a series of 6 paperback books. (1: "Dragon Warriors", 2: "The Way of Wizardry", 3: "The Elven Crystals", 4: "Out of the Shadows", 5: "The Power of Darkness", 6: "The Lands of Legend"). cf. Cynewulf's <a href="http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/6260/dragmain.htm"> Dragon Warriors page</a>. unknown 1982 Aventyrspel 2nd 1984 Expert 1985 4th aka "'91" 1991 5th aka "Chronopia" 1994 6th 2000 Riotminds A popular Swedish-language medieval fantasy RPG, originally a generic system for a variety of fantasy worlds. The first edition is a direct translation of Steve Perrin's "Magic World" from the <a href="GAME#worldsofwonder">Worlds of Wonder</a> game, but subsequent editions developed away from that. The "Expert" expansion in 1985 introduces many changes. It converts from d100 to d20 for all skill rolls, adds a more point-based (but still partly random) character creation, and adds new occupations, skills, and magic. The 4th edition folds in the "Expert" changes into the main rules. The 5th edition keeps the same rules but introduces the setting of Chronopia, by Bill King, a Tolkien-esque fantasy world with a city ruled by time-travelling mages. The 6th edition is a total remake of the rules system (including new concepts like levels), and includes a new world taking after Scandanavian myth integrated into the rulebook, featuring and inspired by the artwork of <a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/runeberg/jbauer/"> John Bauer</a>. Matthijs Holter 2004 Spartacus Forlag A Norwegian-language RPG based on Norwegian folklore and fairy-tales, set in a fantasy version of Norway in the year 1801 -- where the nation is under Danish rule without sovereign or flag. The setting includes peasant life, hard times, history and national romanticism along with a variety of supernatural creatures such as n&oslash;kken, huldra, vetter, trolls, and nisser. The system is a modified version of the <a href="GAME#fudge">Fudge</a> system. Character generation is assigning ten freeform traits (2 great, 3 good, and 5 fair). There is a conflict rules but only a few suggestions for how to handle combat. The single volume rules are divided into the Player's Book, Gamemaster's Book, and the Book of Adventure. Epidiah Ravachol woodelf 2005 The Impossible Dream 168 A horror RPG which uses a diceless, numberless resolution mechanic centered on a tower of blocks such as the game, Jenga. If you can pull a block from the tower without it falling, the actions succeeds. If you choose not to pull, the action fails. If the tower collapses, your character is removed from the story (i.e. dies, goes insane, etc.). Character creation is by answering a series of questions about the character, with no numeric stats. Rafael Chandler 2002 Malignant Games 180 Rafael Chandler Unrated 2007 Neoplastic Press 280 A modern-day demon-fighting RPG. The PCs are a small team ("Cabal") of people who were exposed to demons and then recruited and trained in magic to fight them. It uses a simple dramatic system based on a d12 dice pool. Action resolution is roll (attribute + skill) d12's, where ties add +1 to the total, and try to get over the target number (2-14). Character creation is limited point-based, with 9 points to divide among the three attributes of Body, Mind, and Spirit. You then get skill points equal to 2x Mind. Emily Care Boss Epidiah Ravachol 2010 Dig a Thousand Holes Publishing A horror-themed role-playing board game intended for for "spooky children and brave adults." It uses custom cards and a Jenga tower for resolution. The player characters are teenagers who have dared each other to spend the night in Dread House. Character creation is by picking one of five pre-generated characters: Nerd, Bully, Athlete, Artist, Scaredy-Cat, or Gossip. Players then take turns exploring rooms in the haunted house, as mapped out on the game board. When they enter a new room, the next player draws a card from the custom Spooky Deck and creatively narrates what is there based on the brief card text. The narrator may get a Spooky token if the description is very creepy. To successfully Brave It Out in that room, the player must make a pull from the Jenga tower - or they may choose from other options. Ashok Desai 2006 Sane Studios 30 A surreal mini-RPG set in the land of dreams, inhabited by various creatures including the bird-like Anothen who create blissful dreams, the shapeless black Katothen who create nightmares, or the watery blob-like Metaksy Dyo who mediate between them. The player characters are the dream-selfs of people in this realm, who may be part of the DreamCatcher society that protect the sleeping minds of humanity, or may be Dream Thiefs who steal ingenuity out of people's heads. It uses a simple dice pool system where each character has three rated stats: Mojo, Dream, and Will. In resolution, the player rolls a number of d6s equal to stat, where every die equal to or higher than the difficulty (2-6) is a success. Dangerous tasks also have a threat level (1-3), and any dice equal to or less than this are lost for the remainder of the session. Joel P. Shempert 2010 Story by the Throat! Press A fantasy genre storytelling game for three players about Faerie journeys, designed to play out in an hour and a half. One player character is a troubled child or adolescent (the Hero/Heroine) who goes to a magical realm to face fear and pain. The other two players act out the forces of the Light Faerie (ally) and Dark Faerie (opposition). Character creation is by defining freeform Elements to be written on cards: a Gift and Flaw for the Hero/Heroine, Allies for the Light Faerie, and a Nemesis and Powers for the Dark Faerie. Resolution is by drawing stones out of a bag when an obstacle is reached, each player putting in stones from a pool on each Element. The Hero/Heroine and Light Faerie put in white stones, while the Dark Faerie puts in black stones. The owner of the winning stone gets the option to place it on the Element their opponent just used, gaining some ownership of the opponent's Element. An element that uses all its stones is permanently transformed, and once all stones of either color are used, the game is over. Mike Pondsmith 1992 R Talsorian An RPG based on the sci-fi novels by Larry Niven, where the characters play in a futuristic big-budget, live-action role-playing games. The book is geared for beginners, with board-game-like introductory scenarios and pre-made character cards, spell cards, etc. The system is quite simple, a variant of "Interlock", using skill+1d6 vs difficulty. Character creation is by choosing a class (which gives a package of basic skills), then adding points for advantages and skill modifications. The base system is for unrealistic cross-genre in-Park "game-play"... where medieval knights fight gun-toting cyberpunks on semi-even footing. Peter C. Spahn Michael Patton David Griffin 2002 self-published 152 A modern magic RPG where you you play a psychic in the employ of a government project (Project Dreamwalker), who enters the dreams of others to rid troubled minds of the Taeniid infestation. It uses a percentile skill-based system, which is adaptable as guidelines for dream-based adventures in any system. Leonard Balsera Chad Underkoffler Ryan Macklin Jim Butcher Genevieve Cogman Rob Donoghue Fred Hicks Kenneth Hite Clark Valentine 2010 Evil Hat Productions 415 An urban fantasy RPG based on the novel series of the same name by Jim Butcher. It uses a variant of the FATE system from <a href="GAME#spiritofthecentury">Spirit of the Century</a>, along with an extensive system of magic and supernatural powers. Characters begin with different number of Fate points at the start of each based on a base number for the campaign (Base Refresh Rate) minus the number of points of powers they have. In addition, it adds armor and weapon strength that modify the stress inflicted with a successful hit. Ben Lehman 2009 Tao Games A short narrative RPG for 3-7 people about a lone drifter (i.e. homeless vagabond) in the U.S., designed to be played in 1-3 hours. One player role-plays the Drifter, while the other players represent The Devil and The Man - abstract forces that are trying to own his life and soul. The book includes with a collection of seven short stories about the American drifter, by Jake Lehman. Andrzej Stoj 2002 Portal A Polish-language RPG, based on Hong Kong kung-fu movies and video games. The title translates as "The Road to Glory". The PC's are masters of martial arts, fighting series of duels in fantasy city of Tsiengtao. The rules are simple, based on rolling under attribute + skill. The game has extended list of combat maneuvers and different styles of fighting. Neil Patrick Moore Derek Stanovsky Drew Mounce 1983 Integral Games A sci-fi mini-RPG (digest-sized) about robots trying to survive after humanity destroyed their world. Character creation is by assembling your droid piece by piece (legs/wheels/treads, powerplant, sensors, etc.). It includes a sample scenario of exploring an abandoned military complex. Jason Morningstar 2006 Bully Pulpit Games 62 A parody of other RPGs, in particular detailed rules for drowning, falling, and other such hazards. It includes fifteen attributes, five character classes (Warrior, Wizard, Cleric, Elf, and Dwarfling), two alignments (Good and Evil), and over twenty three spells and prayers. Spartaco Albertarelli 1993 Editrice Giochi An Italian-language fantasy RPG, set in a mythic land patterned after the Great Britain of Celtic mythology. The last Druid recruits the PCs in his struggle against the spirits of the Derwydd -- evil druids who had caused the Gods to send a diluvium. Every PC had some sort of magic/psionic power, such as healing, illusion, ESP, musical powers, perception, elemental summoning, runes, or hypnosis. The system is skill-based, using d100+skill vs. difficulty. Combat and magic are variations to this standard method. Attributes are generated from a point pool; common fantasy races (elves, dwarves, halflings) are in use, as well as vocations that describe the main professions (granting special advantages). One geographical expansion was printed. Richard Tucholka 1991 Tri-Tac Games A humorous combat RPG (64 page) about re-taking your planet from alien Duck invaders from another dimension. "Now they have the planet and you have the firepower and the will to take back your homes." Bruce Harlick Ray Greer Paul Arden Lidberg 1992 Crunchy Frog A universal RPG system, although geared mainly for the fantasy genre. It uses a simple skill-based system with 3 attributes (Body, Agility, Mind). Character creation is by open point-build, spending 35 points on attributes and skills. Action resolution is by rolling under skill on 1d10, with special cases for combat. It also uses d5's (1d10/2 or 1d6 reroll 6) for damage, initiative, and some other cases. The basic game is 36 pages and includes a brief magic system, a 3-page sample fantasy world, and a 5-page solor adventure. It has a genre book ("Wooden Suits and Iron Men", by Sam Witt, 1994), an advanced rules supplement ("Mega-DUEL"), and a fantasy adventure ("Secret Liaison"). Owen M. Seyler Christian Moore Matthew Colville 2000 Last Unicorn Games 288 A spacefaring science-fiction RPG based on the novels by Frank Herbert. It uses a variant of the "Icon" system developed for the <a href="GAME#startrekthenextgeneration">Star Trek: The Next Generation</a> RPG. This was only published in a "Limited Edition" before the publishing company disappeared. Joseph Goodman 2012 Goodman Games 480 A fantasy RPG based in part on a mix of editions of the <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> game. It uses some unified mechanics similar to later editions, but also has many old school features such as classes for Elf, Dwarf, and Halfling. There are also many differences, including magic that is not limited in spells per day, but every spell must roll a check against its result table. Character creation is by a "funnel" where each player creates at least three 0th level characters, and continue play with the ones that survive. Creation is very simple, rolling straight 3d6 in order for the attributes: Strength, Agility, Stamina, Personality, Intelligence and Luck. A character class is chosen only for characters who survive to 1st level. Gary Gygax Dave Arneson 1973 TSR Basic Set 1st ed J. Eric Holmes 1977 Basic Set 2nd Tom Moldvay 1980 Expert Set 1st David Cook 1980 Basic Set 3rd Frank Mentzer 1983 Expert Set 2nd Frank Mentzer 1983 Companion Set Frank Mentzer 1984 Master Set Gary Gygax Frank Mentzer 1985 Immortals Set Frank Mentzer 1986 Rules Cyclopedia Aaron Allston 1991 3rd Jonathan Tweet Monte Cook Skip Williams 2000 Wizards of the Coast Adventure Game Bill Slavicsek 2000 Version 3.5 2003 Basic Game Jonathan Tweet 2004 4th Rob Heinsoo Andy Collins James Wyatt 2008 5th Jeremy Crawford Michael Mearls 2014 The original fantasy role-playing game, a swords-and-sorcery genre game vaguely based on Tolkien, Howard, and Lieber. The first edition in 1973 was an add-on to Guidon Games' <a href="GAME#chainmail">Chainmail</a> miniatures rules. It was a boxed set with three booklets ("Men &amp; Magic", "Monsters &amp; Treasure", and "The Underworld and Wilderness Adventures"). This used the term "hobbits" which was changed to "halflings" in the reprint after a clash with the Tolkien estate. <br> Later, after <a href="GAME#advanceddungeonsanddragons"> AD&amp;D</a> was released, the "Basic Set" was re-introduced as an easier first introduction to AD&amp;D, covering only levels 1-3. Races were "simplified" to each be their own class (i.e. so elves are "elf" class instead of being forced to be mixed Fighting Man / Magic-user). In 1980 this was then expanded into a separate line of game sets: Basic / Expert / Companion / Master / Immortal. The first two sets went through several editions, and then the first 4 sets were later collected and edited into the "Rules Cyclopedia". This line was dropped in the mid-90's. <br> The "3rd edition" is really a new edition of <a href="GAME#advanceddungeonsanddragons">AD&amp;D</a> with a wholly redesigned system, known as the "D20 System". The "Adventure Game" is a standalone boardgame with 8 pregenerated characters along with 3 premade adventures and random dungeon generators, but with no character generation rules. Sage LaTorra Adam Koebel 2012 Sage Kobold Productions 400 A fantasy RPG in the milieu of Dungeons &amp; Dragons, but using rules adapted from <a href="GAME#apocalypseworld">Apocalypse World</a>. Character creation is by picking a playbook, assigning the six attribute scores, choosing moves, and making connections with the other player characters. Only players roll for resolution, rolling 2d6 + attribute modifier after the GM decides that a Move has been activated. There are no difficulty modifiers. The rules emphasize drawing on the fiction, including a series of diceless Moves for the GM to draw on. Matt Snyder 2002 Chimera Creative A wild west RPG. It uses an unusual playing card system. The character draws a number of cards based on the sum of two attributes. Highest poker hands across opposed characters determines who wins a conflict, but highest single card determines who narrates the outcome. Players also have chips which may be spent to draw extra cards or other effects. Each character has a Devil representing his "worser nature" which can modify actions. Neil Gow 2008 Omnihedron Games A role-playing game of military action in the Napaleonic era - where the PCs are members of the British army under the Duke of Wellington. The resolution system is based on playing cards, where each player has their own deck of cards. The players draws a pool of cards based on stat to resolve an entire combat or other conflict, where each card that beats a randomly-drawn "Card of Fate" is one success. Play is structured around mechanically-defined missions. Character creation uses a lifepath system. Robin D. Laws John R. Snead Peter Freeman 2001 Pelgrane Press A fantasy RPG set in the world of the novels by Jack Vance -- an ancient world populated by a desperately extravagant people, rich with magic. It uses a simple system where a single d6 roll determines the results (1=worst to 6=best), where higher ability gives you a number of rerolls (your "ability pool") which refreshes every 2 to 8 hours. Character creation is open point-based, where you can gain bonus points by accepting random choices. It has an in-depth magic system based closely on the series. Gavin Hadaller 2001 Politically Incorrect Games A science-fiction game set in 2155 A.D. America, where you are part of the oppressed masses fighting against the totalitarian control of the megacorporations. The system is skill-based, based on rolling under your stat or skill on 1d10 (where 10 is a botch and 1 is a critical success). Character creation uses random-roll attributes and point-bought skills (with modifiers for Social Class and Lifestyle). Jacek Komuda Maciej Jurewicz Marcin Barylka 1997 Wydawnictwo MAG 2nd Jacek Komuda Michal Mochocki Artur Machlowski 2005 Wydawnictwo MAG A Polish-language historical RPG set in 17th century Poland. The player characters are all noblemen - usually Polish but possibly foreign - who fight various Polish enemies of this period. There were two supplements published: W stepie szerokim (In the wide steppe) and Ogniem i mieczem (With fire and sword). It has complicated rules for sabre-fighting and duels, using szablas (a Polish type of a sabre) or rapiers (used mainly by foreigners). The rules for other activities are generally simple. The second edition uses a simple mechanic comparing a 1d20 roll plus attribute, skill, and modifiers versus a difficulty number. Character creation is point-based, with slow advancement and little increase in hit points for a realistic feal. Greg Porter 2002 BTRC 150 A universal system, published as a 150-page downloadable PDF file. It is a open-ended d6 system similar to the previous BTRC game <a href="GAME#corps">CORPS</a> but intended to be more heroic in scope. Character creation is limited point-based, with separate points for the six attributes (Strength, Agility, Health, Awareness, Will, and Fate) and skills. It uses a universal logarithmic scale where each +3 doubles the effect. Calvin Johns Travis Rinehart Chuck Wendig 2011 Anthropos Games 400 A low-fantasy game set in a world filled with magic, specifically a set of societies around the Hara Sea. It is set at the very end of a great war sparked by humans who had found secret ancient magick hidden deep within the earth. Human life is rough, and magick is unpredictable and feared, even by those who wield it. It uses a d10 dice pool, with stats for aptitudes (Fight, Cunning, Labor, Touch, Relate, Guile, Thrive) and for domains (Mundane, Arcane, Loom). Character creation is a mix of random-roll and limited point allocation. Brett M. Bernstein Peter C. Spahn 2007 Politically Incorrect Games 86 A post-apocalyptic science fiction RPG, set in a future where the remains of earth is plagued by cyborgs, mutants, plague carriers, and sentient animals. It uses a variant of the genreDiversion system also used by <a href="GAME#coyotetrail">Coyote Trail</a>. Scott C. Hungerford Jesse McGatha Richard Thames Rowan Bahia Rowan 1999 Lamplighter Design Studio Rubicon Games Collector's 2001 Gaslight Press 96 pages trade paperback An RPG of modern urban faerie tales and fantasy, where the power of belief brings to life fictional characters. PC's include wizards and dream walkers. The background includes a faerie realm (the Borderlands), along with unicorns, dragons, and so forth. It uses a rules-lite system. Greg Gorden Louis J. Prosperi 1993 FASA 1.5th 1994 2nd 2001 Living Room Games 3rd 2009 RedBrick LLC A dark fantasy RPG set in a prehistoric mythic era of the world of Barsaive (a parallel Earth), where various "Horrors" have destroyed or corrupted most of the world. From strongholds ("kaers"), the people are slowly reclaiming the land from these Horrors. Races include elves, dwarves, orks, and trolls as well as windling, obsidimen, and lizardmen. It uses a combined class/skill based system. Resolution is by a "step-die" roll vs difficulty: skill + modifiers on a universal chart determines your die roll (d4,d6,d8,etc.). Rob Boyle John Snead Brian Cross Jack Graham Lars Blumenstein 2009 Posthuman Studios LLC Catalyst Game Labs 402 A transhuman sci-fi/horror game, released under the Creative Commons license (non-commercial, share-alike). It is set 10 years after the fall of humanity ("The Fall") - when the Earth and colonies were devasted by advanced artifical intelligences (TITANs) that went out of control and then disappeared along with millions of humans whose minds were forcibly uploaded. Five wormhole gateways to other systems were found following the Fall, and contact has been made with aliens known as the Factors. It uses a percentile skill-based system, with success determined by rolling 1d100 under skill + modifiers, with doubles (11, 22, etc.) being critical. Since characters may switch bodies, stats are distinguished between ego (self) and morph (current body). Attributes are Initiative, Speed, Durability, Wound Threshold, Lucidity, Trauma Threshold, Moxie, and Damage Bonus. Mathieu Gaborit Guillaume Vincent 1994 Tritel / D&eacute;lires 224 A French-language Victorian sci-fi RPG, a la Jules Verne. It is set in a detailed fantasy world drowned in a corrosive matter ("&eacute;cryme"), where only a few islands survive. Civilization is early industrial -- with trains, airships, and muskets -- and rife with political intrigue. The book is divided into three parts of equal length: a worldbook, rulebook, and an introductory scenario for 5 pre-made characters. Rob Vaux 2006 Edge of Midnight Press Studio 2 Publishing A fantasy noir RPG, set in a world based on film noir mixed with magic and horror. The primary nation is the United Commonwealth, a parallel of post-war USA, but it is plagued by inhuman "gaunts". It uses a skill-based system, where the players rolls 2d10 and adds one die to skill (the skill die) and one die to attribute. If both the skill total and attribute total match or exceed the difficulty, it is a full success. If only one does, it is a partial success (either by skill or by raw talent). Allen Turner 2013 Council of Fools Productions A Fate Core based tabletop role-playing game where you play heroes in a fantasy world based on a mix of American Indian and other tribal cultures. Nathan J. Hill 2001 Mystic Ages Online Extended Remix 2004 Key 20 Publishing Mystic Ages Online 92 A humorous fantasy game about "arcane action and old men with sticks". The characters are wizards in the former fantasy realm of Anhelm, which has been torn apart and cast into a strange void. Now the wizards of the realm duel, gossip, and meet in taverns. It uses a simple system with three attributes: Agility, Endurance, and Concentration. Action resolution is by (skill or attribute) + 2d10, with zeroes counting as zero, and compare to difficulty. Success gives you limited ability to narrate the outcome. Magic is divided into schools, with the defaults being Air, Earth, Fire, and Water. Magical effects are largely freeform. There is an optional rule for "Hubris" points which may be spent to alter rolls. John Snead A.J. Luxton 2012 Battlefield Press 270 A science fiction horror RPG, set in 2030 of an alternate history that proceeds from Lovecraft's horror stories. In 1931, an expedition found the elder ones' city in Antarctica; in 1947, the mi-go crashed in Roswell; in 1958, an occult trip to Mars was tried; in 1994, scientists mastered the lightspeed barrier. In 2030, there is spacefaring via sorcery-powered hyperspace along with machine-made telepathy, augmentations, and unprecedented levels of automation. Ghouls and Deep Ones are ab-human minorities, and a UN-run space patrol battles devious mi-go and marauding moonbeasts. It uses the Cinematic Unisystem originally developed for Eden Studios' <a href="GAME#buffythevampireslayer"> Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG</a>. Alexandre Bidot Caroline Jehan Denis Bodin 1994 Orm&eacute;kiane Productions 212 A French-language post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG, set 87 years after the second armageddon in an original setting (Eleckase). In a confused era, the twenty nations face various magical prophecies. The game features cosmic mysteries over the five entities: Chaos, Loi, Balance, Pendule and Magic. There are 13 races including dwarf, elf, gnome, and various others. Character creation is class-based, with 23 attributes and a wide variety of skills. Eric Seaton 2003 Crosstime Games 2nd Eric Seaton 2007 Crosstime Games 128 A fantasy genre system. It includes an original fantasy setting, describing the history and geography of a great empire, along with savage creatures of the world. It uses a percentile skill-based system using a single skill-vs-skill action table for all challenges. Character generation uses a limited point-buy system, where you assign separate points for skills and backgrounds. There are no attributes, only a large skill list. Kenneth Burridge Robert Finkbeiner Kevin Nelson Brian Pettitt 1982 Escape Ventures 2nd 1984 A fantasy-genre RPG, set in a medieval fantasy world ("Vinya") into which aliens are pouring from a interdimensional gate (related to magical transporters which interconnect the continent). It uses a percentile skill-based system. Character creation is primarily random-roll with a few choices. PC's are assumed to be militia with some magic. The 3rd edition, or remake, of this game was published as <a href="GAME#gatewar"> Gatewar</a>. Steve Perrin Sandy Petersen Yurek Chodak 1984 Chaosium 2nd 1989 A fantasy role-playing game set in the world of the comic series "Elfquest". It uses a variant of Chaosium's <a href="GAME#basic"> Basic Role-Playing</a> system. Ron Edwards 2001 Adept Press A humorous mini-RPG poking fun at elf stereotypes in fantasy RPGs. The mechanics are intended to allow for unintentional consequences of PC actions. Illustrated by Jeff Diamond. Jesse Scoble 2001 Guardians of Order An RPG based on the Japanese anime series <u>El-Hazard</u>, directed by Tenchi Muyo! co-creator Hiroki Hayashi. The series details the adventures of high school student Makoto Mizuhara after he is pulled into an alternate dimension, the fantasy world of El-Hazard, where he must battle against an evil insectoid empire. Like other GOO adaptations, the core book includes detailed background on the series. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#bigeyessmallmouth">Big Eyes, Small Mouth</a> system. Risto J. Hieta 1993 ACE-pelit OY 126 A fantasy-genre RPG set on a world dominated by elves. The world also includes humans, dwarves, orcs, bologs (an ogre-like race) and a gnome-like race called kah'jaar. However, the book recommends that the PC's all be elves, who have some unique powers. There are three sub-races of elves: forest, mountain and plains elves. The game is mid- to high fantasy in theme, and rather light-hearted in tone. The system uses 4-20 range of dice. E. Coltorti M. Calamita T. Yamanouchi V. Castelfranchi 1994 self-published 2nd 2000 An Italian-language storytelling fantasy RPG. It is popular and may make an appearance on the German market. The system allows both dice-using and diceless. It also incorporates some live-action elements: casting magic requires learning various hand combinations. Characters creation is based on deriving skills from a developed background (perhaps similar to <a href="GAME#herowars">Hero Wars</a>). Lynn Willis Richard Watts Mark Morrison Jimmie W. Pursell, Jr. Sam Shirley Joshua Shaw 1993 Chaosium A dark fantasy role-playing game set in the world of Michael Moorcock's Young Kingdoms series. This is really an edition of Chaosium's <a href="GAME#stormbringer">Stormbringer</a> with a different name, which was released between 4th and 5th editions. It uses a version of Chaosium's percentile system, <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Roleplaying</a>, notably with fast character creation and very high skills -- recommending combat skills of 100% or more. Lawrence Whitaker 2007 Mongoose Publishing A dark fantasy role-playing game set in the world of Michael Moorcock's Young Kingdoms series. This is to some degree an edition of Chaosium's <a href="GAME#stormbringer">Stormbringer</a> with a different name, released after the 5th edition. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#runequest">RuneQuest</a> system developed by Mongoose Publishing. Troy Costisick Peter Evan John Gordon Brian Hagerty 2002 Twilight Press, Inc. 286 A fantasy role-playing game set in an original fantasy world, It uses a percentile skill-based system. Character creation uses a system of many professions -- including warrior, paladin, archer, scout, essence bender, and intercessor. Francois Nedelec 1984 Robert Laffont, Editor 286 Francois Nedelec Jean-Charles Rodriguez Sylvie Rodriguez 2nd 1987 [trade paperback] A French-language space opera RPG, set in a universe of thousand of stars and many alien races. PC's include merchants of "The Hanse", telepath priests, Empire soldiers, and teknorobot engineers. The 2nd edition was published as a mainstream book. The mechanics are based on stat multiplied by 2d6 vs difficulty. Amy Garcia Clint Krause 2008 Red Design KNRPG Productions A sci-fi/fantasy role-playing game set on a war-torn desert planet called Osaris, although there are fertile Riverlands. A demonic world-conquerer, Thron, crash-landed in the Xadian capital and killed the King, supported by human legions kept subservient by addiction to Osaris "dust." The Xadians have super-tech including sentient Geara androids along with "Gunknights." There are also native Bruta, and invading space-bugs (Krythids). The game uses the "Epiphany Engine" game system. Resolution uses rolling under attribute on 1d20, and if the roll exactly matches the rating is raised by one (called an epiphany). Darrick Dishaw 2005 self-published 62 A horror role-playing game, where the characters are fiends which live in a hellish universe called Yidathroth, or visit the human world (known to them as Sha-la). The content is offered free from www.cultofcthulhu.net, but there is also a print-on-demand version. There are fourteen races of fiends -- and all are unfathomably evil, and strive towards godhood through dark magics. It uses a dice-pool system, where resolution is by rolling attribute + skill d6s, and taking the highest -- where sixes are open-ended. Also, once each scene a player can roll 1d6, and if the result is a six, the player can declare a statement to be true in the game. M.A.R. Barker 1975 TSR 2nd 1983 Gamescience A non-traditional fantasy game set on a unique alien world called "Tekumel". Set 60,000 years in the future, Tekumel was settled by Earth, but a great disaster threw Tekumel into a pocket dimension where gods and magic existed. The setting has a strong Hindu and Aztec flavor rather than European, and is lavishly detailed. There are three other games set in this world that were published later: <a href="GAME#swordsandglory">Swords &amp; Glory</a> (1983), <a href="GAME#gardasiyal">Gardisayal</a> (1995), and <a href="GAME#tekumel">Tekumel</a> (2005). Patrick Durand-Peyrolles 1987 PB Productions 2nd 1988 Editions Dragon Radieux A French-language fantasy RPG with a touch of sci-fi. It features playing thru many generations of characters (hence "dynasties"). Massimo Bianchini Mario Pasqualotto 2006 Asterion Press An Italian-language medieval fantasy RPG with a planar setting emphasizing an involved cosmology. It uses a variant of the D20 system used by 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. unknown 1996 CRJH A French-language space opera RPG in the mood of the 60s-70s novels by Asimov, Dick and other similar authors. Starter Kit Matthew Rodgers Daniel Price 2001 New Worlds Gaming This is a fantasy RPG set in an original fantasy world called Unlond. The system is a simple skill-based system, where resolution is by rolling under attribute or skill on 2d8. Character creation is by allocating a pool of attribute points among the 8 attributes and a pool of skill points among the skills. The system includes a brief magic system. The starter kit includes the 32 page rulebook, a 20 page adventure: "Autumn Harvest", a reference card, a full color map, two eight sided dice, and a dice bag. Joseph E. Donka 1997 Scapegoat Games A bleak post-biblical-apocalypse RPG, where characters are the survivors of the Rapture whom God has abandoned: the Good being taken to Heaven and the Evil to Hell. Characters are ordinary people in a world where chaos reigns. B.S. Ilktac 2001 Moloch Studios A German-language post-apocalyptic RPG, originally released as a free RPG over the web. The world was devastated long ago, and now five races fight for survival. The equipment ranges from handmade items to "high-tech" gear retrieved from the remnants of the old civilization. It uses a skill-based system, where players roll 1d10 against the sum of an attribute and a skill. Characters have five attributes and a variable number of skills, as well as personality stats such as curiosity, greed or vengefulness. Character creation includes various professions, including unusual ones (whores or jesters). In combat, the attacker has always to select a hit location, which determines the difficulty of the attack. Damage is determined by the weapon's damage class and is subtracted from a character's hit points. John Wick 2003 Wicked Dead Brewing Company A mythic fantasy game, where players take dual roles of both a mythic Hero and a watchful God. The God guides the Hero and friends through adventures, and as the Heroes' popularity grows, the power of the Gods does as well. The more powerful the Gods become, the more they can aid the Heroes. It uses a narration-focused dice-pool system, the "Advantage" system, where extra dice can be acquired by looking for advantages your character has in a particular situation, each of which earns an extra die. unknown unknown - pre-1990 Casus Belli / Excelsior Publications / Jeux Descartes A French-language horror RPG, where the PC's are dead people sent back from Heaven for missions on Earth. Published in "Jeux et Strat&eacute;gies" magazine. Gary Bernard Charles Mann Larry Troth 1987 21st Century A sci-fi superhero RPG set in 2046 after superpower mutations began arising in 1999. It uses a percentile system. Character creation is random-roll attributes, and point-buy of superpowers and of binary skills. Reviewed in White Wolf #11. Daryl Hany Frank Chadwick 1975 GDW 2nd 1977 3rd 1989 SFC Press 48 A tabletop game of duellists in 17th Century France. As originally published, it is primarily a set of duelling rules with rudimentary rules for membership in regiments and social interaction (carousing). It has been greatly expanded as a PBeM game, however. cf. the <a href="http://members.home.net/en-garde/">En Garde homepage</a> and <a href="http://www.sfcp.co.uk/">SFC Press</a>. Gunilla Jonsson Mikael Peters&eacute;n 1988 Ragnarok A Swedish-language RPG of duellists in 17th Century France. 1st (German) Oliver Graute Oliver Hoffman Kai Meyer 2001 Feder &amp; Schwert 1st (English) 2002 White Wolf A biblical fantasy RPG, set in the 27th century after the Biblical End Times has fallen over the land. The PCs are either "engels" or their human allies -- where engels are essential angels created to battle insectile demons known as the Dreamseed. The original German edition uses a system (the "Arcana" system) using tarot cards, with an emphasis on storytelling. The English edition uses a standalone system based on the D20 System used by 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. Engels have five new classes, while Humans may be Fighters and Rogues priests of the Angelitic Church tend to be Experts or Aristocrats (the OGL NPC classes). Panagiotis "Aiollus" Laskaris Themis Mpalomenos 2004 Initiative 190 A modern-day Greek-language fantasy RPG, playable either live-action or tabletop. The basic rules also introduce players to the ongoing official campaign, and gives credit in the official campaign currency (10 "talanta"). The PCs are organised in "Brotherhoods", and try to discover the truth behind an unfolding conspiracy. They work for eight ancient Guilds, which assign missions that loosely resemble treasure hunts. The Eight Guilds are: Order of Gaia, Creators' Stage, School of the Occult, Academy of Alchemists, Contract of Merchants, House of Brothers, Caste of the Warriors, and Society of Leaders. The "talanta" are used to buy spells, skills and equipment. Actions are resolved by 1d20 + stat vs difficulty. There is a simple combat system with binary damage -- i.e. whenever you are hit, you are out of the game for as long as this battle lasts. Carl Johan Str&oacute;m Marco Behrrman Krister Sundelin Ola Nilsson 1996 Neogames AB 2nd 2000 Petter Nallo 3rd 2004 A Swedish-language heroic fantasy RPG, set on an original world called Mundana with extensive description. It has versions of many traditional fantasy races including dwarves, elves, tiraker (orcs) and misslor (fairies). The rules system is fairly complex, and includes a magic system with both formulaic and improvised magic. The third edition includes some simplification of the damage system, and splits the core rules into two books (a Player book and a GameMaster book). David Torres Alejandro C&aacute;rdenas Nicol&aacute;s Acosta 2009 Visions of Essence, LLC A fantasy RPG emphasizing high-quality art in an original world. It uses a dice pool system, rolling a number of d20s equal to skill or attribute, where every result over the target number (base 15) is a success. Each rool includes an additional d20, the "essence die," that modifies success or failure. Chris Organ Kent Davis 2005 Dark Matter Studios Revised Chris Organ Kent Davis Andrew Mertz Andy Monroe 2007 Dark Matter Studios Mark III Chris Organ 2011 Dark Matter Studios A fantasy role-playing game set in an original fantasy world, Eslin, centered on the high feudal kingdom of Rullaea along with the Scandanavian-like icy lang of Rimenor and the region of Ursyos-Elkiknon where men are enslaved to by cruel invaders from another dimension -- the seven-foot tall, grey-skinned, mentalist Buruk. Action resolution uses 2d10. Character creation uses a life path at the end of which the player selects a profession, guild, lone master, or teacher is chosen from the specific realm of the campaign. J. Scott Pittman 2000 Dragonslayer Games A universal RPG system, an acronym for "Easy, Player-Initiated Game System". It uses a system of developing characters as you go. Players earn Survival Points for thinking fast, good role-playing and adding detail to their characters during the course of play. The basic game includes a sample setting, "A.N.G.E.L.S.", a modern world where heroes with rare inhuman powers fight against supernatural creatures and government plots. Greg Porter 1996 BTRC An Atlantean-age fantasy game using a unique diceless system. Players match against the GM by splitting their stat into fingers of each hand (i.e. stat 5 could be 3 in one hand and 2 in the other, say). This is similar in principle to rock-paper-scissors, but accounts for a range of skills and difficulties. Chris Rutkowsky 2001 Basic Action Games 79 A fantasy RPG using a percentile system which mixes pure skill and trade grouping. Skills are grouped under three trades: Warrior, Rogue, and Scholar. Each character designates one trade each as Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary. The priority determines a multiplier: x6 for Primary, x5 for Secondary, and x4 for Tertiary. Action resolution is by adding attribute + skill, multiplying by trade multiplier, adding difficulty modifier, and then rolling under that number on percentile dice. In combat, a hit roll is by a roll modified by targets avoid percentage -- followed by hit location and damage (using d6s) upon success. Character creation is a mix of random-roll and point-buy, where skill points can be used to modify the results of random rolls for race, social class, handedness, and attributes. Remaining skill points are used to buy skills within the three groupings. unknown 1999 editore Clinica tbf/multiserver An Italian-language fantasy RPG and combat simulation. The system uses cards in combat to determine the way you attack. It has a web-based expansion dedicated to the videogame "Soul Calibur". Joseph Hillmer George Rahm 1992 Better Games A sci-fi space marine RPG, set in a future where humans and their four alien allies (known as the "Tetra League") have been infected by a "pacification virus." The PC's are rare members of the species who are immune to the virus, and are thus pressed into service as powered-armor marines who defend the league from outside attack. It uses the "Free-style Roleplay" system from <a href="GAME#crimsoncutlass">Crimson Cutlass</a>, and also comes with extensive guidelines for generating random missions and other scenarios. The <u>Space Gamer</u> magazine published two mini-RPGs based on this: <a href="GAME#battleborn">Battle Born</a> (in issue #1) and <a href="GAME#guardiansofsol">Guardians of Sol</a> (in issue #5). The PC's gain abilities by downloading capabilities into their spacesuit. Use of these suit skills are the only types of rolls the player makes during game play. Jonathan M. Thompson 2005 Battlefield Press An role-playing adaptation of the time-traveling novel by Eric Flint, where in May of the year 2000, a six-mile sphere, centered on Grantville, West Virginia, was displaced in space and time to 1631 Germany. The system is a variant of the <a href="GAME#action">Action! System</a> from Gold Rush Games. Ernst-Joachim Preussler 1995 Edition Ulisses A German-language low-magic fantasy RPG, aimed at beginning roleplayers. The system uses stat + an open-ended d10 roll (on a 10 reroll and add) vs difficulty. Character creation is point-based. The player distributes 4 priority points among 4 fields (2 max): physical, weapons, mental and psi. This defines how easily you can learn skill in those fields. There are 6 attributes (Strength, Skill, Constitution, Knowledge, Charisma, and Psi) and 5 sense values (seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, smelling). Skill selection is also point-based with fields and attributes making it easier to gain related skills. It also includes a magic system. Ralf Sandfuchs 1997 Harlekin A German-language universal RPG system aimed at beginners: the name means "The First One" and is an acronym for "Beginner's RPG, very easy". It is a small booklet with no character classes, skill lists, or magic systems. Willow Palecek 2009 self-published A comedic horror RPG for 4-6 people, with a rotating GM position and a pool of many characters. Each player creates a group of characters from among marginalized members of society within Tentacle City, which is being menaced by giant tentacles. Each player then also creates one character in each of the other groups. The players then take turns setting a scene and acting as GM for the group they created. Robin D. Laws 2006 Pelgrane Press A modern-day horror RPG where the PCs are investigators in a secret conspiracy cell, fighting the Esoterrorists -- a loose affiliation of occultists intent on tearing apart reality itself. It uses a new system, called the GUMSHOE rules. It uses diceless point-spending to resolve investigative skills, and die rolls modified by points for core skills. Character creation is limited point-based, with no attributes and splitting between the 39 investigative skills and the 13 core skills. George MacDonald Steve Peterson 1983 Hero Games A secret agent RPG, using a variant of the 2nd edition <a href="GAME#champions">Champions</a> rules. This was revised with a new title as <a href="GAME#dangerinternational">Danger International</a> in 1985. Chris Arnold Rob Arnold Joe Mays 1986 Tai-Gear Simulations A universal system, providing combat rules usable in any genre or time period. It uses a skill-based percentile system, using other polyhedral dice as well. Character creation allows attributes to be generated by several means, with point-bought skills. The rules were later made available free from Tai-Gear's website. Reviewed in White Wolf #9. Nigel McClelland Ben Redmond 2005 Goodman Games 286 A modern fantasy RPG using a variant of the D20 System as found in <a href="GAME#d20modern">D20 Modern</a>. It is set in the year 1984 of an alternate history where psychic technology using the ether was discovered in 1874. Modern etherscopes are devices by which human minds could enter Etherspace, a psychic parallel to the Internet. There are many other steampunk and cyberpunk elements, including eugenically-modified humans. The strains include the standard Betas, improved Alphas, ratlike Gammas, doglike Deltas, and horselike Epsilons. In the larger world, there are three superpowers: Britain, America, and Germany's New Reich. Among all, Victorian virtues like social stratification, imperialism, and scientific progress rule unchallenged. The system includes six basic classes (Broker, Combatant, Enginaught, Pursuer, Savant and Scoundrel) and twelve advanced character classes (Cybernaught, Explorer, Tab-Jammer, Thief, Industrialist, Occult Investigator, Program Crater, Scope Rider, Scope Warrior, Spy and Street Mercenary). Book of the Unliving Steven Brown 1997 Visionary Games Book of the Light 1998 Book of the Spirits 1998 Book of the Fantastical 2003 A modern-day urban fantasy game, which comes in several parts detailing the "Secret World" of eldritch creatures unseen in everyday life. The fantasy elements are much more traditional than White Wolf's similar series (i.e. based on folklore rather than recent fiction like Anne Rice, neo-paganism, etc.) The shared system uses a pool of d12's (based on attribute) rolled against a target number based on skill and difficulty. The game(s) also have diceless and percentile-die variants. <br> "Book of the Unliving" details Ghuls, Revenants, and Vampires. "Book of the Light" details angels and divinely-inspired humans fighting demons and werewolves. Steve Wieck 2002 White Wolf 400 hardcover A fantasy genre RPG based on the popular multiplayer online computer RPG. It is set on the world of Norrath, inhabited by humans, elves, and dwarves as well as reptilian Iksar and aquatic Kedge. The rules are a variant of the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>, although it does not use the D20 trademark and includes complete character creation and combat rules. Jonathan Tweet 1995 Wizards of the Coast 1.5th 1996 Rubicon Games 2nd unknown Gaslight Press A dimension-hopping fantasy game, using a story-oriented diceless system. The game features a fixed deck of "fortune" cards, similar to a tarot deck, which is used to subjectively influence the GM's resolution. There are collectible "image" cards with various original artwork on them, used to inspire character creation and adventure design. Character creation is guided by a set of image card draws, using a loose point-based mechanic to buy attributes, special powers, and magic. There are four attributes: air, earth, fire, and water -- with each element representing a side of character ability. Geoffrey C. Grabowski Robert Hatch Ken Cliffe Richard Thomas Stephan Wieck Andrew Bates Dana Habecker Sheri M.Johnson Chris McDonough 2001 White Wolf A fantasy RPG set in a mythic age when the Exalted ruled a vast empire which controls the world. The Exalted are those who can channel Essence for magical powers. It uses a variant of the "Storyteller" dice pool system. Wolfgang Trippe Brian Carlson 1985 Blind Dog Games 58 A tongue-in-cheek cross-genre RPG where some denizens of a fantasy world are carried by "Vorpal Winds" into a strange new world: twentieth century Earth. There are two home dimensions: Oort, a dimension of treasure-obsessed, dungeoneering elves, orcs, and the like; and Chon-Blu, a parallel universe where furries rule the earth. Character creation is by rolling best 4 out of 5d6 for the five attributes (Strength, Constitution, Agility, Intelligence, and Wisdom/Intuition); then dividing 250 points among a set of percentile skills (with a minimum of 5 skills and a maximum of Intelligence/5). The basic game includes a magic system and division of humanity into enemies, allies, and neutrals. Juan Carlos Herreros Lucas Raul Lopez Diaz-Ufano Fernando Ruiz Tapiador Gutierrez Hugo Wifredo Serrano Ruiz Javier Sevilla Villafa&ntilde;e 2000 Ediciones Sombra A Spanish-language science-fiction RPG in a galaxy with hundred of alien races that fight to survive. The game system uses a single 3d10 roll indicate check, sucess level, location and damage. L. Lee Cerny Walter H. Mytczenskyj Michael A. Thomas 1987 Stellar Games 88 A spacefaring sci-fi RPG, where PC's are explorers hired to find new planets to be exploited by the monolithic company they work for. There is not much background except for extensive equipment lists. Character creation is class-based with random-roll attributes and point-buy skills (assigned a number of dice to different skills). Advancement is level-based. Reviewed in White Wolf #10. Lee Foster Monica Valentinelli John R. Phythyon Jr. Werner Hager Todd Cash 2008 Abstract Nova Entertainment 164 A modern-day horror game set in a world where people and things are being replaced by mysterious duplicates. The player characters are people who have joined the Anonymous -- a loose movement mask-wearing rebels that is set on destroying the replicas and attempting to return the real versions to this world. Character creation is limited point- based, by declaring priority between physical attributes, mental attributes, occupation, and advantages. Characters are also rated in three psychological areas: Paranoia, Violence, and Immorality. It uses a dice pool system, rolling a number of d10s equal to attribute plus skill, where each result of "1" gives one success, each result of "2" gives two successes, and all other results are ignored. Baron Munchausen James Wallis 1998 Hogshead Games 2nd 2008 Magnum Opus Press A storytelling game, part of a series of new games that are innovative, short (typically 16 pages), and quick-to-play(1 hour or less). The characters are 18th century nobles outrageously boasting of their accomplishments. Tony Lee 1997 Archangel 80 A highly cinematic action-movie game where players take the role of type-case actors in action movies. The game, in theory, allows the gamemaster to move the characters into any type of action movie. Characters are designed by combining a Descriptor and a Designator, which gives two attributes: Guts and Coincidence, along with ads ("Repertoires") and disads ("No-Goods"). It uses a simple dice-pool system, totalling a number of d6's based on attribute, modified by how exciting the GM rates the action. There are two supplements: a sourcebook titled "Maximum Damage" and a trilogy of adventures titled "Die and Die Again". Gamers against Cancer Edition Timothy Jones 2004 Flying Mice LLC Chine Games 24 A brief (24 page) generic game system using a variation of the D20 Modern SRD. Action resolution is Stat + Skill + 1d20. Character creation is open point-based. Tomas M&oslash;rkrid 1999 Cappelen A fantasy-genre RPG a generic background and a simple, straightforward system. Its web supplement, "Ulvetid", however, is recommended for adults and advanced players, and has more psychological depths, sex and grimness. cf. the <a href="http://www.fabula.no/">official website</a>. Bill Bridges Andrew Greenberg 1996 Holistic Design 2nd 1999 Revised Todd Bogenrief Vidar Edland Chris Wiese Andrew Greenberg Bill Bridges Phil Cameron Richard Ashley Thomas Baroli Ruben Ramos Mark Stout James Sutton 2012 RedBrick LLC A dark-ages sci-fi game set in a decaying empire where technology is distrusted, dominated by the Universal Church. The system is based on rolling a d20 under attribute+skill, where degree of success is determined by the "blackjack" method (i.e. your actual roll equals your success level, unless you fail). Justin Bow 2007 Green Fairy Games 256 A role-playing game set in an alternate version of America in the 1920s, with the addition of magic and fae beings -- elves, trolls, and so forth. Patrick Sweeney Sandy Antunes Christina Stiles Robin Laws 2006 Firefly Games 64 Deluxe 2007 Firefly Games 96 An RPG aimed at young children about playing faeries in the enchanted forest of Brightwood, a mythic medieval setting. The PCs are one of four types of faery: Pixies, Brownies, Sprites, or Pookas. It uses a dice pool system, rolling a number of d6s equal to the appropriate attribute, where even numbers are a success, and a "6" allows you to roll an additional die. Players may also spend Essence Points for successes as well as magical effects or others. Character creation is by picking a type of faery, distributing 9 points among the three attributes (Body, Mind, and Spirit), and spending points on Gifts. unknown 1999 Nebula A spacefaring sci-fi RPG, set in the distant future 75 years after the great Alliance has broken down. The Frontier (a large section of the galaxy opposite from Earth) is a wild place where pockets of civilization are separated by parsecs of chaos. There are 10 races. It uses a skill-based system (the "ROPE" system) with hundreds of skills. Character creation is point-based. Andrea Sfiligoi 2007 Ganesha Games 32 A simple, fast fantasy RPG where the player characters are magical animals working for a powerful wizard. Character creation includes choosing from among 14 character types (cats, bats, dogs, magpies, ravens, doves, mice, shrews, lizards, homunculi, owls, rabbits, snakes and toads); and selecting from among 40 magical powers. The core book also contains an introductory adventure. Chemapamundi Cels Pi&ntilde;ol 1993 Fasas Wagon Gusa Comics Inc 2nd 1994 Devir Iberia Gusa Comics Inc A humorous Spanish-language science fiction RPG, based on the comic "Fanhunter" by Cels Pi&ntilde;ol. It is set in the year 2008 of a world where comic-books, wargames, TV series, and Terry Pratchet have all been banned by "Pope Alejo I". He is a mad bookseller who has conquered all Europe, believing he is possessed by the ghost of Phillip K. Dick. He has issued repression troops, the "Fanhunter", who are responsible for chasing down and destroying rebel forces. The PC's are rebels -- a dispersed and unorganized group of fans, rolegamers, and inept superheroes. Matt deMille 2001 New Dimension Games 180 Revised 2003 230 A traditional fantasy RPG set in an typical medieval fantasy world populated by men, elves, dwarves, and halfmen. It has varying core mechanics. For example, some actions use stats + 1d20 vs Difficulty, while ability checks use stat + 1d6 vs a Difficulty of 10, 15, or 20. Character creation is class-based, with level-based advancement. Human characters have classes Barbarian, Cavalier, Charlatan, Cleric, Druid, Holy Man, Mystic, Necromancer, Nomad, Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Thief, Viking, Warrior, Wizard or Woodsman. Elves have classes: Animist, Champion, Shadow, Strider or Swordmaster. Dwarves have classes: Elder, Glandran or Urudar. Halfmen have classes: Bard, Burglar, Highman, Scout or Sherriff. There is also a "Story Point" mechanic, with points given to the player which remains even if the character dies. Alex Flagg Scott Gearin Patrick Kapera 2009 Crafty Games Studio 2 Publishing A fantasy game derived from Spycraft 2.0, a variant of the D20 System used by third edition Dungeons &amp; Dragons. It redefines core classes as assassin, burglar, courtier, captain, explorer, keeper, lancer, mage, priest, sage, scout, and soldier. Each class has a single "core ability," and characters select a talent (special ability) and specialty (extra feat) in addition to race and class. The combat uses a version of vitality and wound points, as well as Action Dice - which are used to confirm critical hits, activate special abilities, and boost die rolls. Michael C. Zody 1995 Zody 122 A traditional fantasy-genre RPG, emphasizing realism. It uses a complex and somewhat math-intensive system. Skill rolls are skill + 1d10 vs difficulty, while combat uses 2d10. Character creation uses random-roll attributes (14 attributes rolled by 3d10/3) and classes (warrior, ranger, burglar, sorcerer, shaman, cleric) as modifiers to point-bought skills. Steve Peterson 1985 Hero Games 4th Rob Bell et al. 1990 A generic fantasy-genre RPG using the 3rd edition <a href="GAME#champions">Champions</a> system. It includes the full powers meta-system, used for designing magic spells (including only a short list of 15 predesigned spells). No background is included, but it has a short introductory adventure. The newer <u>Fantasy Hero</u> book is a supplement for 4th edition HERO rather than a stand-alone game: it is 60% larger (256 pages) and includes no core rules. Mark O'Bannon 2006 Shadowstar Games 430 A fantasy RPG set in medieval Europe, in the default year 1121 A.D. It uses a percentile skill-based system (roll under stat or skill on 1d100). William F. Lorenz Mike Katzenberger 1998 Black Knight Games 159 A medieval fantasy-genre RPG and miniatures system. Advances for both miniatures and role-playing use "promotion points" based on accomplishments, used to buy advances. It is set on the world of Faldor, populated by ten races including Humans, Dwarves, Elves, and reptilian Gar, goblin-like N'Tak, orc-like N'Tal, rat-like Verminion, Sea Elves, and Skeletons. Resolution uses a single d10 roll, that are converted usinga universal chart to results. The miniature rules resolve in a single roll of for unit vs. unit. It includes a magic system with around 40 spells. Melee Steve Jackson Howard Thomson 1977 Metagaming Wizard 1978 In The Labyrinth 1980 This was originally a series of two compatible pocket-sized games of combat and dungeon exploration, only nominally role-playing. They are notable as precursors to Steve Jackson's <a href="GAME#gurps"> GURPS</a> and other games. Actions are resolved by rolling 3d6 under 1 of 3 attributes: Strength (ST), Dexterity (DX), and Intelligence (IQ). There are no skills in the basic game. Character creation is point-based: distribute 8 points to raise attributes above base. "Into the Labyrinth" adds advanced rules, including binary skills, more complex point-buy options, and an optional critical hit location chart for hit rolls of 3-7. The advanced system has two classes: hero and wizard, extended from the character generation in Melee and Wizard. There are also advanced rules for targeting specific locations, at a DX penalty. Bruce Galloway Mike Hodson-Smith Nick Lowe Bruce Quarrie Paul Sturman 1982 Stein and Day A medieval fantasy-genre RPG. Over half of the book is dedicated to describing the medieval period and folklore in great detail, and the rules reflect this. There is a lot of medieval authenticity, such as the importance put on astrology and the Christian church. The system is complex and table-driven, comparing stat+modifiers with a percentile roll for a result. There is no universal mechanic. Character creation is based on astrological sign and a random number of points. Each character has 3 experience levels: Combat, Religious, and Magical. Jared A. Sorensen 2004 Memento Mori Theatricks An electronically-published game "of hunger and horror", previewed in the Halloween 2004 issue of Daedalus magazine. The PCs were captured and brought to a place called only "The Farm" so they may eventually be slaughtered and eaten by a mysterious group of people called the Headmasters. They are trying to escape, obviously. It uses a simple dice-pool system which allows pooling and sharing of dice. There are two stats (Stamina and Psyche) which average 4 and determine the number of six-sided dice you roll. There are six skills, each of which has an individually-assigned number. Rolling a number of d6s equal to your stat, you get successes equal to those which roll exactly the assigned skill number. An assigned leader may be given dice, and hand out appropriate numbers to those who need them within certain limits. There are rules for strain and torture as well as combat. Ken Carpenter Keith R. A. DeCandido Gavin Downing Lee Hammock Kelly Hill Christina Kamnikar Rob Vaux 2002 Alderac Entertainment Group A spacefaring RPG based on the U.S. televisions series. The rules are a variant of the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. Complete rules are not provided: basic rules for character creation, combat, and advancement refer to the D&amp;D Players Handbook. Da&iacute;o P&eacute;rez &Oacute;scar D&iacute;az 1994 M+D Editores A Spanish-language RPG set in the American wild west. It has three attributes (STR, DEX, CON) along with percentile skills similar to <a href="GAME#callofcthulhu">Call of Cthulhu</a>. Alexander Cherry 2004 Twisted Confessions An RPG system based on the use of a roulette wheel (with an alternative mechanic using d6s). It has no setting, but rather a meta-genre. It is about characters prone to indulgence, consumption, diversion, and amusement. Players have a bank of casino chips which they bet on the wheel over conflicts. Winning not only lets you succeed in the conflict, but can allow you to narrate the results of your success by spending extra. Character creation is by design. Each character has five Facets: people, assets, nerve, guile, and sobriety. Each Facet also has a Style descriptor. In addition, characters have motivations and favors. Andrew Valkauskas 1993 Pendelhaven 320 2nd 2002 Ragnarok 2006 A fantasy RPG set in viking history and mythology. The original system uses a percentile skill-based system. Character creation includes 35 occupations. The third edition explicitly takes place during the final war between the gods and the giants, allowing players to play supernatural beings such as Einherjar and Valkyries. It replaces the mechanics with a system of drawing rune stones, the Runic Game System (RGS). Each characters has a set of runes they can draw from, and a number of runes they can draw. Brian St.Claire-King 2003 Vajra Enterprises 464 A post-apocalyptic/cyberpunk RPG, subtitled "Suspense Horror and Hope in 2080 on the streets of Manhattan". It is set on Manhattan island in 2080, which is largely deserted with 50,000 inhabitants. Gangs draw lines and protect their own, existing because besides welfare, there is little the government does to protect human rights. Most are afraid to venture to the streets, and live as shut ins, playing in VR rather than living. It uses a detailed skill-based system, the "Organic Rule Components" system. Character creation uses classes and limited point buy. In order, the players chooses personality traits and worldviews, splits 80 points between eight attributes, chooses from among 46 classes, and split 100 points among skills (with costs based on class). Action resolution is attribute + skill + 1d20 vs difficulty. It has a detailed combat system with maneuvers and three Health attributes: Blood, Body, and Incapacity. Philippe Mercier 1985 Les Elfes A French-language fantasy RPG. Written by one of the creators of the <a href="GAME#legendes">L&eacute;gendes</a> system. Robin D. Laws 1996 Daedalus Games 2nd 1999 Atlas Games A (mainly) modern-day action-movie genre game, taking after Hong Kong action films with wild martial arts, magic, and other strangeness. It uses a simple system of skill+1d6-1d6 vs difficulty. Combat is emphasized, which works on an action point (or "shot") system. Unusually, there are full character creation rules. Instead, there only are a set of tailorable archetypes which fit the genre. Jason Morningstar 2009 Bully Pulpit Games 132 A GM-less game of modern-day criminal action for 3-5 players, designed to be played in a few hours with no preparation. It is intended to emulate cinematic tales of small time capers gone disastrously wrong - inspired by films by the Coen brothers including Blood Simple, Fargo, Burn After Reading, and A Simple Plan along with others like The Way of the Gun. There are four settings: Main St (a nice southern town); Boomtown (a wild west mining); Tales From Suburbia (a suburban community); and The Ice (McMurdo Station, Antarctica). Each setting includes lists of Relationships, Needs, Objects, and Locations - in six categories with six elements. Each player brings 4 six-sided dice: two white and two black, which are pooled in the center of the table. The players take dice from the pool to define elements of their characters and to determine scene outcomes. On a player's turn, the player may decide to set up the scene (framing it), and let the group determine the outcome (good or bad), or the player can allow the group to frame the scene, and the player can determine the outcome. unknown 1982 Judges Guild A science fantasy RPG, using a class-based and level-based system similar to <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>, published as a two-book set. The first book covers character creation, which is mostly a huge list of classes and races. The second book is a collection of monsters. The options provided range from traditional fantasy to the bizarre (Attack Blink Cows, or the Acupuncturist class). Robert Bartels 1990 Shield Laminating A fantasy RPG set on the world of "Dolphinis", which is at a point in history where the long-lost art of magic is returning to the world. The first cycle was the era of creation. The second cycle was an era of magic. The third cycle was dominated by Tyrant Mages which created elves, dwarves, lizardmen, and dogmen along with subhumans including trolls and goblins. The fourth cycle was an era when all magic was shunned. The system handles character creation by selecting a profession and then picking skills within that profession. It includes a central magic system which is point-based. Reviewed in White Wolf #29. Fighting Fantasy Ian Livingstone Steve Jackson 1984 Penguin Books Dungeoneer Marc Gascoigne Pete Tamlyn 1989 A traditional fantasy-genre wargame and RPG, published as a series of books aimed at beginners. It is primarily a solo adventure book series of fighting orcs, dragons, zombies, and vampires. The role-playing rules (i.e. guidelines for creating your own adventures) were in "Fighting Fantasy". This has 3 attributes: Skill, Stamina, and Luck. The rules were expanded in "Dungeoneer". <br> Note that this "Steve Jackson" (UK author) is unrelated to "Steve Jackson" (US author, head of Steve Jackson Games). cf. the <a href="http://www.fightingfantasy.com/">official website</a>. Andrea Cortellazzi 1990 Black-Out An Italian-language post-atomic-apocalypse RPG set in Italy, using a detailed set of rules. Bret Billan 2012 Gas Mask Games 28 A horror movie mini-RPG meant to emulate movies where the characters are killed one by one until only one survivor remains to confront the killer. It is for 2 to 6 players, and a complete game lasts 1.5-2.5 hours. It suggests playing cards, index cards, and pencils as required materials. Rob Vaughn 2004 Fantasy Flight Games 224 A modern fantasy RPG set in the near-future where the PCs are human reincarnations of dragons. It is set about 10 years in the future in London, where over the past year magic has come out into public knowledge. It also supports flashback sequences to when the PCs were true dragons back during the mythic age. It uses a d6 dice pool system similar to <a href="GAME#shadowrun">Shadowrun</a>. Judas I. Zeh 2002 Azathot LLC 80 softcover A universal RPG system, using a dice pool system. Action resolution is by rolling d6's equal to your talent and comparing the total vs difficulty. There are modifiers in extra dice which are not kept (i.e. +2 modifier on 3d6 means roll 5d6 and keep the best 3). Lin Carter Scott Bizar 1977 FGU 52 A game which handles the Flash Gordon story as a sequence of programmed choices, similar to a "Choose-Your-Own-Adventure" book -- billed as a "game of schematic role-playing". Each player takes on the role of an Earthling who has landed by rocket on the planet Mongo, and attempts to be the first group to reach Mingo City and defeat Ming the Merciless. There is no GM. Instead, they consult the rulebook for description of the challenges faced at each region of Mongo: such as the Cave Kingdom, Frigia, or the Fiery Desert. Characters are defined by four attributes: Physical Strength and Stamina, Combat Skill, Charisma/Attractiveness, and Scientific Aptitude. Each is determined by rolling three "average dice" (six-sided dice with values 2,3,3,4,4,5). Mark Pettigrew 1984 FGU A swashbuckling combat system and RPG, set in 17th century France: the time of the musketeers. It emphasizes both combat and social status. The duelling system is naturally rather complex and involved. Character creation is random-roll attributes and point-bought skills (modified by class: Rogue, Gentleman, Soldier, or Nobleman) and profession. Quest for the Princess' Crystal Rolando Mei 2001 Shadowcraft Imaging Group A collectible card game with some role-playing elements, where you build the game board as you play. There are square tiles for locations, characters, monsters, and treasure. It has some resolution using d6s. Seth Ben-Ezra 2008 Dark Omen Games A live-action improvisational game with pregenerated characters, billed as "an improvisational play about death, loss, grief, and hope." The player characters are family members grieving a relative, Mara, who just died suddenly and unexpectedly - and play proceeds in a number of scenes for each season of the year following her death. The game uses a Director/GM role as well as a special role for Mara's spirit, along with player roles for up to six of Mara's immediate family. Character creation includes picking one of six relationship types (devoted/ competitive/ respectful/ bitter/ subordinate/ detached), as well as picking a personal grief or regret of the player to bring into the game. The moment that a character lets go of their regret for Mara, the player gives an out-of-character soliloquy about that grief or regret while placing a flower on the grave. There are no numbers or mechanics for resolution, though there are rules for the bounds and requirements of scenes. Tonio Loewald 1986 self-published A sci-fi RPG system. It uses a percentile system similar to <a href="GAME#jamesbond007">James Bond 007</a>. A simplified version of the original rules is now available <a href="../freerpgs/index.html">free</a>. Mark Kibbe 1998 Basement Games A traditional fantasy-genre RPG, using a class and level-based system with skills. Marcus L. Rowland 1999 Heliograph, Inc. A Victorian adventure RPG based on early science fiction writings: not only Jules Verne, but also "forgotten" sci-fi works such s George Griffith and Rudyard Kiplings. This appeared as a shareware download on the Internet for several years, and later was published in print. Although the rules are cheaply downloadable, the core rulebook is 151 pages - illustrated with an index. It uses a rules-lite system with 3 attributes and broad skills. There are both printed and downloadable supplements on various early sci-fi works. cf. the <a href="http://www.forgottenfutures.com/">official website</a>. John Josten 1996 Board Enterprises A modern dinosaur-hunting RPG where living dinosaurs have been rediscovered. Modern scientists are racing to study the creatures, both in their native environments and in their labs, but hunters and adventurers are the main focus. It was apparently released in a Limited Edition as a three-ring binder at GenCon in 1996. The RPG Pundit 2007 Flying Mice LLC 162 A medieval fantasy RPG focusing on tactical play in dungeons, drawing from the original <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a> game, as well as some derivatives like Nethack. Christopher La Haise Catherine Prickett Lev Lafayette 2009 Fool's Moon Entertainment A historical fantasy/horror game where the player characters are various breeds of kitsune - Japanese shapeshifting fox creatures. A character's number of tails indicates their relative success, experience, and ability. Character creation is limited point buy, with number of tails indicated number of attribute points and number of abilities picked. The four attributes are Cunning, Skill, Spirit and Wisdom. In the system, players take temporary control of the narrative until challenged by the GM or another player. Challenges are resolved by a d12 dice pool, rolling a number of d12s equal to the appropriate attribute modified by Opportunities, Complications, and Conditions. Any result of 7 or higher indicates general success, with degrees of success determined for each die. On failure, the challenger takes control ("Tempo"). The basic game includes a summary of Japanese geography, history, and culture - including details on mythology and other magical creatures. Joe Abracadabra 2000 Portal 1st Spanish 2001 Edge Entertainment A Polish-language horror RPG, whose title translates as "Frankenstein Factory". The PC's are creations of doctor Frankenstein, made up with many different body parts. Denton R. Elliot 1986 Doc's Games A post-apocalyptic mini-RPG featuring the usual assortment of mutants and other beasts and includes rules covering both psionics and magic. J. Andrew Keith 1986 FGU A modern military RPG about guerillas taking back America from invaders, subtitled "North America Invaded!". The game presents two options: either Russian or space-alien invaders. The core rules are broken into two books: "The Character" (96 pp) and "The Resistance" (80 pp). The boxed set also includes a 32-page booklet of character creation charts &amp; tables, screen, character sheet, a sample adventure called "The Errant Knight Gambit" (pamphlet 8 pp), Stan Johansen Miniatures (pamplet ad for miniatures), a pin with the Freedom Fighters logo. Luke Crane Jared Sorensen 2010 self-published A transhumanist RPG set on a space station three and a half kilometers wide with a population just over eighty thousand. The PCs are members of MRCZs - ad hoc groups formed for specific purposes. William E. Worthey Gregor Hutton William E. Worthey 1995 Venture Press 116 A small-press universal role-playing and skirmish wargaming system. It included a sci-fi setting ("Stone Killers") and a modern US setting ("Crime Story"). It uses a special percentile system, the "Reverse Roll", where the ones die determines success, and the full percentile roll determines level of success. Character creation is limited point-based, with points for the six main attributes and separate points for the binary skills. The basic rulebook included two sample scenarios, one for each setting. Richard Tucholka 1981 Tri-Tac Games 2nd 1984 3rd 1990 A near-future interdimensional sci-fi RPG. In 2008 an interdimensional portal is found in Antartica, and U.N. teams are sent to explore these other dimensions -- consisting of those elite capable of crossing the interdimensional "fringes". It uses a variant of the Tri-Tac system: a percentile skill system. Character creation is random-roll attributes, skills are generated by assigning dice to them. Advancement is level-based, giving extra hit points and raising skills. Stuart Lynn Sexton 2006 self-published 87 A space-faring science fiction RPG, set in the 22nd century in the United Systems Alliance Frontier Zone. The Zone is only lightly patrolled by the United Systems Navy, whose seven fleets are spread very thinly. Rival powers include the Mordum Hegemony and the Shardon Empire. It uses a simple skill-based system. Resolution is based on 1d6 + skill versus difficulty, with die rolls open-ending on a "1" or a "6" result. Character creation is limited point-based, including choosing a race, modifying attributes by spending Bonus Points, and choosing up to three profession templates. Martin Rait 1991 FSpace Publications KAPCON Edition 1995 SpaceRPG Concise Rulebook v4.0 2001 230 SpaceRPG Concise Rulebook v4.2 2008 A space-opera RPG, in a background set in the late 22nd century, where humanity and others are defending themselves against the expansion of the Stotatl Empire and other menaces. The original edition was titled the "Federation Science Fiction Roleplaying Game Rulebook", later known as the "Fed RPG". The name was changed to FSpaceRPG since most testing players refered to the game as "FED Space". The concise rulebooks (v4.0 and v4.2) and a range of supplements are available in hardcopy, as ebooks or on CDROM. Richard Tucholka 1982 Tri-Tac Games 2nd 1985 3rd 1990 A space-opera RPG, set in a far-flung alliance on the edge of war. On one side is the Hagonni Empire, on the other is humanity and its numerous allies (the "ISCO"). It includes 28 alien races plus humans, uplifted animals, and androids. The system is a fairly complex percentile skill system, based on <a href="GAME#fringeworthy">Fringeworthy</a>. clash bowley 2006 Flying Mice LLC A modern-day sci-fi RPG made as a sequel to the <a href="GAME#coldspace">Cold Space</a> game. FTL Now is set between the end of the Soviet Union in 1990 and 2006. The background is a parallel history, including an attack on 9/11/2001 when terrorists directed a comet into New York City that resulted in an interstellar War on Terror. Steffan O'Sullivan 1995 Grey Ghost Press Expanded Edition 2000 10th Anniversary Edition 2005 A free-form, generic, minimalist role-playing "engine". At times, this is intentionally more of a "how to design an RPG" guide than a pre-made game. There are no fixed attributes or skills, and multiple options are provided for almost everything. There are sample psionics, magic, and clerical magic systems provided with the core rules. The Expanded Edition provides a pre-determined fantasy role-playing game with fixed attributes, skills, and new magic system. The Anniversary Edition provides a host of other pre-made and/or optional systems: a new magic system ("Degrees of Magic"), superhero rules, cybernetics, netrunning, vehicles, dogfighting, detailed weapons, and two alternate martial arts systems. Jorge Barqu&iacute;n 1991 Miraguano A Spanish-language science-fiction RPG. It is set in the 22nd century, where humanity is part of an unstable alliance of members from five species with space travel technology. The political fight for the authority is fierce. There is an institution that takes charge of peace and balance between species, the Guiding Council, but it barely has official influence. The PCs are members of Fuerza Delta, the Council's secret side. Its mission is to keep the peace whatever the cost. Joshua BishopRoby 2006 Kallisti Press A steampunk RPG set in a parallel history where the solar system is being explored in Victorian times using spaceships with solar-powered steam engines and clockwork computers (analytic engines). All of Venus, Mars, Mercury, Vulcan, and the Belt include habitable areas. The British Astronomical Navy is the dominant military force in space, though many countries operate solar steamers. It uses a custom system. Resolution uses rolling 4d6 and taking higher or lower dice depending on the attribute level. There are six attributes (Acumen, Brawn, Coordination, Intellect, Leadership, and Savoir-Faire) and thirty skills. Characters also have "thematic batteries" - which are freeform player-chosen descriptors like "Competitive," "Gentleman," or "Inquisitive." A thematic battery can give a bonus to a related roll, but only if it has been charged by taking a voluntary penalty on a related roll. So a player can get benefit from "Competitive" only if they experienced problems from that earlier. There is also a system for tracking spotlight time in scenes by passing a note ("Scrip") that players write on when they have a scene - also used for experience. David Grashoff Daniel Mayer 2007 Projekt-Kopfkino 112 pages David Grashoff Fabian Mauruschat Daniel Mayer 2009 Projekt-Kopfkino Prometheus Games Verlag 112 pages A German-language RPG about U.S. cop shows from the 1970s and 1980s, with a system that emphasizes quick character creation and simple action. Lise Breakey Bruce Thomas 1994 Furry Games 176 pages, perfect bound An RPG set in an alternate 12th century England where anthropomorphic animals act the Robin Hood myth. It uses the "Halogen System" - a percentile skill-based system shared by the game <a href="GAME#furrypirates">Furry Pirates</a>. The game includes a magic system as well as stats for key characters including Sir Guy of Gisbourne (a rottweiler), Richard Lionheart and Prince John (lions), The Sheriff of Nottingham (a boar), and the Bishop of Ely (a horse). The cover is a parody of the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, with an anthropomorphic fox preparing to fire a flaming arrow. Lise Breakey Bruce Thomas 1999 Atlas Games 176 pages, perfect bound An RPG of anthropomorphic animals sailing the high seas as pirates in a quasi-historical environment. It has an alternate history similar to our own, but with twists to suit the anthropomorphic animals and the dose of added magic. It uses the "Halogen" system, a percentile skill-based system. In combat, the attacker has a skill level which is added to the defender's skill level to generate a score which the attacker must beat (i.e. lower attack score is better). Palle Schmidt Malik Hyltoft 2000 H&oslash;st and S&oslash;n 160 A Danish-language science fiction RPG, set in Denmark in 2012 of a dark future. In the year 2007 a new "self-protection" act gives over much power to private citizens. The PCs are all private detectives belonging to the same firm, which is left to the GM to define. The background is focused on the Danish capital of Copenhagen, where most of the action occurs. It uses a simple dice-pool system, where you roll d6's equal to attribute + skill (both rating 1 to 6). Any roll of 6 gives you a success, but if you roll more 1s than you have in either skill or ability, you get a fiasco. Note that it is possible to get both a success and a fiasco. Infinity 2013 Ataraxy Publishing A sci-fi RPG set in a near future world in the year 2048, where all countries have been taken over by the UNE (United Nations of Earth). The tyrranical world government has instituted a single currency and a complete ban on firearms. The players are members of the Freedom Underground dedicated to destroying the UNE. Other groups include the Hardbodies (the top criminal gang), the Brotherhood (a conspiracy pulling strings in the government), and the Mystics (a new religion). It uses a skill-based system called the DiceLight system. Resolution uses 1d20, with all rolls by the player rather than the GM. Character creation is open point-based, spending 4000 points, with an option to use pre-created templates. Characters have seven attributes (Dexterity, Agility, Strength, Perception, Build, Ego, Stamina) along with a mix of knowledges, skills, and proficiencies. Ego and Stamina determine a character's points in Passion and Energy. Passion points can be spent to increase rolls, reroll failures, or revive from unconsciousness. Patrick Lester 1987 Stellar Gaming Workhop A spacefaring science fantasy RPG, set in the far future which has both an interstellar society and magic-using "Mystics". "The Fuzion group" 1997 R Talsorian A universal system which fuses R Talsorian's "Interlock" system with Hero Games "HERO" system (from <a href="GAME#champions"> Champions</a>). The core system is available for <a href="http://www.thefuze.com/">free download</a>. It has not been released in print as a universal RPG, but the rules are included in numerous printed games including <a href="GAME#championsthenewmillenium"> Champions: The New Millenium</a>, <a href="GAME#sengoku">Sengoku</a>, and other games. It uses attribute + skill + 3d6 vs difficulty. Character creation is by limited point buy ("characteristic points", "option points", and "power points"). <br> "Instant Fuzion" is a simplified version of the Fuzion system used by the <a href="GAME#usagiyojimbo_goldrush">Usagi Yojimbo</a> and <a href="GAME#dragonballz">Dragonball Z</a> games. cf the <a href="http://www.thefuze.com/">official website</a>. Jason E. Roberts Michael S. Miller 2001 Thyrsus 2nd 2002 An RPG set in an alternate history where the Romans discovered gunpowder. It is set in AD 248. The divergence point is in AD 79 when Aufidius Caelus and Pliny the Younger survive the eruption of Pompeii by visiting the Misenum shore, and Caelus then devotes his life to pursuing the secret of volcanic power. It uses an original system which includes a magic system based on Roman superstition. Jonathan Lavallee 2010 Firestorm Ink 74 A GMless storytelling game about humans plagued by Faeries, with no defined human setting - ranging from traditonal fairy tales to modern-day urban fantasy and beyond. Each player creates a human and also a Fae, and each player's Fae must connect to another player's human. Play proceeds in scenes, where there is a defined spotlight character whose success in the scene is determined by bidding dice (d6s). Players spend dice to get what they want, and get dice by giving control to the Fae (aka "geis"). Geis are phrased as compulsions and abstentions that the character must follow. Human character creation is by defining four Elements (Head, Heart, Life, and Loins), at least 2 Goals, and 6 Supports (i.e. things important to the character). Fae creation is by answering three questions: "Who are you?", "What do you want?" and "What makes you weak?" Ferenc Soml&oacute;i 1996 self-published A humorous Hungarian-language RPG. Kyle Schuant 2013 Better Mousetrap Games A generic/universal system, drawing on the basic mechanics of the original <a href="GAME#traveller">Traveller</a> RPG. Resolution is by rolling 2d6 against a target number, modified by skill (rated +0 to +6). Character creation is by random-roll attributes and skills. The six attributes are rated 2-12 (marked in hexadecimal as in Traveller): Grit, Awareness, Mind, Endurance, Reflexes, Strength. James M. Ward Gary Jaquet 1978 TSR 2nd James M. Ward James Ritchie Gary Jaquet 1983 3rd 1986 4th Bruce Nesmith James M. Ward 1992 D&amp;D Richard Baker Bruce R. Cordell 2010 A strange post-nuclear-apocalypse sci-fi game where mutants (both human and animal) and ultra-tech gadgets abound. It uses a system similar to <a href="GAME#advanceddungeonsanddragons"> AD&amp;D</a>, with 1d20 roll under a chart result for combat, and percentile rolls against attribute*factor. Character creation is random-roll attributes and mutations (there are no skills). The 3rd edition used an unrelated set of mechanics, similar to <a href="GAME#marvelsuperheroes"> Marvel Superheroes</a>, but this was abandoned for 4th edition. A Gamma World supplement was later published for the <a href="GAME#alternity">Alternity</a> system. In 2010, a standalone game was published using the 4th edition Dungeons &amp; Dragons rules, entitled the "D&amp;D Gamma World Roleplaying Game." Bill White 2009 Consensus Games A fantasy RPG inspired by Inuit mythology, where the player characters are members of a tribe that lives on an island of ice in an eternally dark world. Play centers on how the tribe deals with the coming of the first Dawn and the changes it brings. Play involves the use of a special deck of tarot-like cards to generate situation, prompt narration, and inspire characters. Mark Acres Rick Krebs Tom Moldvay 1982 TSR 3rd Scott Haring 1990 A police/gangster RPG set in the "Roaring '20s", with characters as private eyes, city cops, prohibition agents, reporters, or gangsters. The game encouraged players to pursue their individual goals rather than operate as a unified party. For example, a gangster character's goal might be to hold up a bank, while a policeman character would try to stop him -- and a journalist might tag along with the cop to cover the story, but wouldn't want to interfere either way. There were five 32-page adventure modules published from 1982-1984: "Trouble Brewing" (fictional 'Lakefront City' setting), "Murder in Harmony" by Mark Acres (a murder whodunnit set at a high-class party), "Death on the Docks" by Mark Acres (gang war over control of the Lakefront CIty dockworker's union) "The Vanishing Investigator" (protecting a witness in a trial involving organized crime), and "Death in Spades" by Tracy Raye Hickman (a murder mystery with a random plot and ending based on draws from a deck of cards). Nick Marinacci Pete Petrone 1979 FGU An organized crime RPG covering from 1900 to the present, which allows both criminal and police PC's. It is co-designed by a former New York policeman, and includes details on criminals, forensics, legal issues, etc. The system is skill-based, with six attributes and lists of various police and criminal skills. The combat system uses multiple tables. M.A.R. Barker Neil R. Cauley 1995 TOME A non-traditional fantasy game set on a unique alien world called "Tekumel", with strong Hindu and Aztec flavor rather than European. The setting was previously published in two games, <a href="GAME#empireofthepetalthrone"> Empire of the Petal Throne</a> (1975) and the imcomplete <a href="GAME#swordsandglory">Swords &amp; Glory</a> (1983). In this game, the rules were wholly rewritten by Neil Cauley. It uses a percentile system where the base chance of success is 70% and the die roll is modified by (+difficulty) and (-skill). There is also another game set in the same world published by Guardians of Order in 2005, <a href="GAME#tekumel">Tekumel</a>. Michael W. Lucas N. Taylor Blanchard 1993 Grey Ghost Press 2nd 1996 A light-hearted science fantasy RPG, in a world where a 22nd-century prospector discovered an ancient transdimensional gate on one of Jupiter's moons, and let Magic back into the world, including dragons, angels, demons, elves, dwarves, etc. The 1st edition has its own rules, while the 2nd edition uses FUDGE rules as a base, with considerable world-specific character creation rules. Kenneth Burridge Robert Finkbeiner Kevin Nelson Brian Pettitt 1994 Escape Ventures, Inc. 275 full-size perfect-bound A fantasy-genre RPG set in the world of Vinya, first introduced in <a href="GAME#elementmasters">Element Masters</a>. The genre is traditional fantasy with a myriad of strange monsters, more light-hearted than "dark". It uses a percentile skill system: roll under skill times difficulty multiplier on percentile dice. Results are often table-driven, including specific hitpoint tables included for each creature type. Character creation is random-roll attributes and point-bought skills. James Maliszewski Gene Marcil St&eacute;phane I. Matis Marc-Alexandre V&eacute;zina 2001 Dream Pod 9 208 hardback A two-fisted pulp action RPG, set in an alternate history's 1941 where weird Nazi science has produced walking tanks and other oddities. It uses a more pulp-oriented variant of the "Silhouette" system: a simple dice pool system: roll dice (d6's) equal to skill and take the best, and add attribute (-3 to +3). Beta Jonathan Walton 2008 Bleeding Play A GMless cooperative survival horror RPG designed to emulate movies in which most of the main characters eventually die such as Alien or Scream, and perform well in single-session play. It is recommended for 5-7 players. It uses a narrative-focused d6 dice pool system, where there is a pool of dice for all the players and for each character, and one pool associated with the Menace (i.e. the defined threat central to the movie). Johan Sjoberg 1999 Cell Entertainment A dark fantasy-genre RPG, originally Swedish-language but also published in English. It is set in a medieval fantasy world where an ancient darkness threatens the land. The world features elven, dwarven, and human kingdoms along with an alternate Church, complete with Knights Templar. cf. the <a href="http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~toaster/games/gemini/"> Gemini intro page</a>. Kevin D. Clarke Noel W. Clarke 1986 Inkeptum Ultra Visio 2nd 1990 A space-faring science fiction RPG, from a small Canadian press. It is set in 2139, and the Earth has discovered and been discovered by ten alien races, including some with psionic powers. The history includes megacorps who ruled the Earth, first contact of Earth by an alien race, and the struggles for establishing a Polysolar Foundation. The PCs may be any of the ten races, and select an occupation in addition: including Pirates, Explorers, Investigators, Traders, etc. The game was published in two books, called the "Caudex Regulum" (Book of Rules) and "Caudex Centia" (Book of Data). The rules for most of the systems allow the players to select from three levels of complexity - ranging from a single die role to damage system tables calculated logarithmically. Sandy Petersen Lynn Willis Greg Stafford 1986 West End Games Ghostbusters, International Aaron Allston Douglas Kaufman 1989 A simple RPG based on the movies, designed to be extremely easy for beginners. The mechanic is a simple D6 dice pool (the "D6" system later used in <a href="GAME#starwars"> Star Wars</a>), based on one of four attributes: Muscle, Brains, Moves, and Cool. Each character can have at most four skills: one per attribute. Action resolution is to roll a number of dice equal to attribute (2 to 6), with one die being a special "ghost die" whose "1" face indicates a fumble. If the number is greater than difficulty, you succeed. Results can modified by spending "Brownie Points" to reduce damage or improve rolls. In the original game, characters get three pieces of equipment which are detailed on cards. The International edition has no cards but has a longer list of equipment rated for size in "hands" (i.e. number of hands to hold). The original basic set included advice on straightforward ghostbusting adventures, including a two-page sample adventure about a taxi cab possessed by the ghost of a gigantic dog. David L. Pulver John R. Phythyon, Jr. 2000 Guardians of Order A modern-day action RPG based on the film by Jim Jarmusch about a mafia hit man who lives by the ancient samurai code. The RPG focuses on one-player campaigns. It uses the Tri-Stat system from <a href="GAME#bigeyessmallmouth">Big Eyes, Small Mouth</a>. Brett Bernstein 2008 Precis Intermedia Games A modern-day investigative game, using a variant of genreDiversion system also used by <a href="GAME#coyotetrail">Coyote Trail</a>. Maurizio Mancini Mauro Teragnoli 1997 Qualitygame An Italian-language murder mystery party game, part of the "I Giochi del 2000" collection of RPGs. The title translates as "Murder at Vernaschi's Home". It is an investigation one-shot RPG with no GM, only an organizer who can also play. David Wood David Wilson Michael Fahey 1993 Dark Arts Games A sci-fi RPG of psychic powers in a dark version of the modern world. The player characters are outcasts in a world that is paranoid of their psychic gifts. There is no organization for them, and they are constantly on the run to survive. Fabrizio Biasiolo Roberto Chiavini Jacopo Garuglieri Michele Gianni Alessandro Ivanoff 1991 DaS Productions An Italian-language modern-day horror RPG, based on the popular Italian comics character (published by Dark Horse in the U.S.). Dylan Dog is a demon/ghost hunter. Similar to <a href="GAME#callofcthulhu">Call of Cthulhu</a>. It also has a sourcebook introducing the world of Martin Mystere -- another popular Italian comics character. Marcello Missiroli Marcello Manicardi Beppe Reina Paolo Poli Simone Gatti Simone Peruzzi Roberto Di Meglio 1995 Nexus Editrice An Italian-language post-nuclear-apocalypse RPG, licensed from the popular anime series, Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star). The rule system is based on the French system <a href="GAME#simulacres">Simulacres</a>. unknown 2000 Kappa Edizioni An Italian-language universal manga/anime RPG created to simulate the world and the action of anime and manga characters. P. Maraziti 1991 Fuori dal Tempo magazine #1 An Italian-language universal diceless RPG system, or a sort. It has no dice, no rules, and possibly no GM. Maurizio Mancini Mauro Teragnoli 1995 Qualitygame An Italian-language historical mystery party game, part of the "I Giochi del 2000" collection. The title translates as "The Last Templars". It has an emphasis on intrigue and politics. It is a one-shot RPG with no GM, only an organizer who can also play. Pete Murray 2006 Rattrap Productions A swashbuckling tabletop miniatures game with some role-playing aspects, based on the <a href="GAME#45adventure"> .45 Adventure</a> system. Dennis Detwiller Greg Stolze 2002 Hobgoblynn Press A superhero RPG set in the era of World War II. The PC's are Allied paranormal "Talents" with superhuman abilities who aid in the war effort. While Talents are definitely superhuman, it is more gritty than four-color superheroic. The PC's can still die, and they have little effect on the war as a whole. It uses a dice-pool system, known as the "One-Roll Engine". Actions are resolved by rolling d10's equal to stat plus skill. The number of matches (i.e. d10's with the same value) indicate speed of success, while the number matched indicates quality of success. Development and supplements to the system were taken over by <a href="COMPANY#arcdream">Arc Dream Publishing</a> in late 2002. Jerry D. Grayson Brian Vinson Kimara Bernard Matt Drake 2001 Khepera 220 D6 Edition Jerry D. Grayson Paul Tomes Brian Vinson Mike Fiegel Matt B. Carter Darren Miguez 2005 Khepera 281 A superhero RPG set in an alternate history where superheroes from another dimension walk among us after accidentally crash-landing on Earth. Some are government agents, some are costumed vigilantes, and others were considered gods in bygone days. They fight for and against many different factions but all have one goal; to stop the coming apocalypse foretold of many centuries ago. It uses a simple system, with action resolution based on 2d6 + attribute + skill vs difficulty. A later edition was published using West End Games' <a href="GAME#d6">D6 System</a>. Simon Burley Peter Hains 1984 Games Workshop A superhero RPG. It uses a fairly simple system. Character creation is fast, and either custom-design or random-roll (including random-roll powers). Combat uses a simple action-point system, where PC's and villians have 4 "frames" (as in comic-book frames) per round. Anders Blixt 1998 R&auml;vspel 192 A Swedish-language renaissance-inspired fantasy RPG. 192 pages long in hardcover and softcover. Daniel Proctor 2007 Goblinoid Games 58 A generic RPG system book with a horror theme, using rules adapted from <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Role-playing</a> and the <a href="GAME#callofcthulhu">Call of Cthulhu</a> game. These are published based on the related RuneQuest rules released under the Wizards of the Coast Open Gaming License. Anders Jacobsson Magnus Malmberg Theodore Berqquist 2005 Riotminds 219 A mystery game set in the 18th century, inspired by "The Brotherhood of Wolves", "Vidoqc" and "Sleepy Hollow". There are many secret societies, and dark forces never spoken about. The core game consists of two books: Lex Libris and Codex Persona. It uses a percentile skill-based system based on Chaosium's <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Role-playing</a>. Richard Hatch Jonathan Bjork 2007 DGA Games 139 A space-faring science fiction RPG based on the comic book series of the same name. It is set in the Magellan Nebula, where a human civilization originating in the planet Kyron had established an interstellar confederation with nine governorships. Humanity was devastated by civil war and the post-war chaos, and evil alien spirit guides called the Nephilim that have turned species into war-mongering horrors including the Kitaan and the Dru-ack. It uses an original system where you roll 1d20, trying to get under attribute + skill but over difficulty. A second 1d20 determines special results. Jason Morningstar 2007 Bully Pulpit Games 139 A historical RPG set in Poland in 1944, where the PCs are teenager soldiers who join the Warsaw Uprising. The game has a pre-determined scene structure where each scene has a specific date. Robert J. Shwalb 2008 Fantasy Flight Games 224 A fantasy RPG system in the genre of fairy tales, specifically the Grimm brothers tales but also others. It is set in a fantasy world called the Grimm Lands, where a mysterious entity called Melusine has made their stories real. This was first published as a setting for use with Dungeons &amp; Dragons (the D20 system) in 2003, but was released with its own rules system in 2008. Mark Kibbe 1995 Basement Games 100 A fantasy-genre RPG system, a predecessor to <a href="GAME#forge"> Forge: Out of Chaos</a>. James Perham Gideon 1991 StarChilde A generic superhero RPG, available as the core rulebook or in a boxed set with one supplement ("Freedom Union") and a few character sheets. The core rulebook has no background setting but includes a sample adventure. It uses the same basic rules system as the <a href="GAME#justifiers">Justifiers</a> system. Resolution is by percentile skill rolls. Character creation has a random number of points for attributes (with a set minimum), and randomly determining the number and category of powers. Joseph Hillmer George Rahm 1992 Better Games A sci-fi police investigator mini-RPG, published in <u>Space Gamer</u> magazine, issue #5. It is based on the RPG <a href="GAME#eraten">Era Ten</a>. J. Parker Jason Libby 2005 Dilly Green Bean Games A dark superhero RPG, set in 1999 of the modern world where superheroes (known as "guardians") have been around for twenty eight years, only to encounter angels come to Earth to purge the superhuman phenomenon. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#fuzion">Fuzion</a> system originally from R. Talsorian Games. It includes new superpowers and psionics, character templates, gadgets, and other expansions. [Multisim staff] 1996 Multisim A French-language Renaissance-era fantasy RPG, set in a world where a mysterious continent has newly appeared a few hundred miles out to sea, ripe for exploration. Jonathan Clarke 2006 FJ Gaming A game set around 1876 in the American wild west. It uses a dice pool system based on rolling six-sided "poker dice" (marked 9 through ace). Traits are rated 1 to 5 and 5/1 to 5/5. Resolution is by rolling five poker dice and attempting to make the best poker hand. You may then re-roll a number of dice equal to your first trait number. If you have 5/1 to 5/5, you may then re-roll again a number equal to your second trait number. There are 15 traits (i.e. stats), plus quirks. Quirks are each combined advantages and disadvantages that balance, with 72 defined in the base game. Christos Giannakoulas Panagiotis Panagiotidis Panteleimon Pantou Evangelos Polizoides Emmanuel Zachariadis-Sourvos Konstantinos I. Zachopoulos 2007 Psychis ta Lampyrismata 128 A Greek-language game set in the American Old West, using d6 mechanics for resolution. Joe McDonald 2010 Buried Without Ceremony A diceless storytelling game for 3-4 players of modern criminal violence, intended for one hour of play. There are three defined roles: the Gun Thief, the Law, and the Jagged Women. Steve Jackson 1986 Steve Jackson Games 2nd 1987 3rd 1988 4th 2004 "Generic Universal Role-Playing System" A universal system that focuses on realism, notable especially for its continuing line worldbooks and sourcebooks, which now number in the hundreds. It uses a skill-based system: roll 3d6 under 1 of 4 attributes, or under skill. Character creation is open point-bought with many options. The "Basic Set" includes a default magic system and psionic system. Jake Richmond Heather Aplington 2011 Atarashi Games Cel*Style A dating sim and role-playing game for 4 players based on the Japanese shoujo dating genre. It is based around a particular story - a shy freshman student named Momoko trying to decide between her three crushes: Ichigo, Takamichi, and Risa. Each player picks one of the four characters, then the three suitors take turns asking Momoko on dates. The suitor plans three activity, then the players of the other suitors help narrate what happens. The player of Momoko passes cards to other players according to rules to show favor to them. 4th Jolly Blackburn 2001 Kenzer &amp; Company 400 5th 2009 A humorous RPG based on the comic strip "Knights of the Dinner Table". It uses a licensed variant of the 1st edition <a href="GAME#advanceddungeonsanddragons">AD&amp;D</a> system, which adds on a set of more complex rules. Additional rules include an honor system, critical hits, and a percentile skill system. There is a character build point system, where points can buy skills, advantages, attributes, or starting money. The original edition was numbered "4th" because that was how it was referred to in the comic, and the following edition became "5th." Daniel A. Fox 1991 Sutton Hoo Games A small-press fantasy-genre RPG about professional adventurers hired by a Council City. It formalizes "adventurer" status as a special profession within the city. The system uses mainly percentiles but also a mix of d8, d12, etc. Character creation is by random-roll attributes and selection of profession packages (which provide skills with random levels). Reviewed in White Wolf #29. Joe Angiolillo 1980 Gameshop A boardgame with some RPG-like elements, where you play one of 365 characters from Norse mythology (each with a character card). It includes a game board with stars and circles connected by lines, representing places in Alfheim, Vanaheim, Valhalla, Midgard, and so forth. Play evolves along two phases: adventures in the wilderness to gather forces for Ragnarok, the final battle between good and evil. The player who is on the winning side of this battle who has the highest Reputation wins the game. In addition to the character cards, there are card sets representing Offspring, Shape Changing, Magic Items, Forged Magic Items, Fates, Runes, and Predictions. There is also a color map, sheets of charts, sheets for character tracking, counters and a rulebook. cf. <a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/3867"> http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/3867</a>. Daniel Solis 2010 Evil Hat Productions Smart Play Games A storytelling party game appropriate for children. Each player takes turns starting a sentence to the story, using a limited number of words based on a die roll and passed coins. Every story starts with the same first sentence: "Happy Birthday, Robot!" On a player's turn, they roll up to three dice to roll using d6s where 1-2 is "AND", 3-4 is "BUT", and 5-6 is blank. The player keeps blank dice, passes BUTs to the left and ANDs to the right. The player can continue to roll until either neighbor has four dice. The player then writes a sentence where each die is a word, and the word "Robot" can be used once for free. Then the right neighbor can add words equal to his dice using "and" once for free; and the left neighbor can add words equal to his dice using "but" once for free. The storyteller player collects coins (heads up) for each blank die used. A heads-up coin can be passed to another player to be used as an extra word in a sentence, turned tails-up. The game ends when a player has ten or more coins and there is the epilogue. The rulebook includes optional rules as well as a number of sample stories written by playtesters. Tam&aacute;s Galg&oacute;czi P&eacute;ter L&aacute;szl&oacute; 1991 Sportorg LLC A light-hearted Hungarian-language fantasy RPG, whose title translates as "Combat and Magic" -- one of the first RPGs to be published in Hungarian. It is set in a medieval fantasy world, "Dragonfire", in roughly the genre of J.R.R. Tolkien, R.E. Howard, and fairy tales. The simple rules are similar to Basic <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>. Character creation includes choosing a race (where choices include goblins and orcs) and one of four classes (fighter, ranger, priest and wizard). Character attributes are percentile ratings that increase with level. Unlike D&amp;D, magic is based on a simple spell point system. Brett M. Bernstein Matt Drake 2004 Politically Incorrect Games A space opera RPG using a variant of the genreDiversion system also used by <a href="GAME#coyotetrail">Coyote Trail</a>. This is the more rules-lite retake on the earlier HardNova game. It is set in the United Sovereign Worlds (USU), with humans, human-like Centaurians, insectoid Kt'sorii, ape-like Digronians, the unsightly Migado (obese with redundant organs). In addition, there are the mutated Tarkosians, now dependent on nano-symbionts and grudgingly accepted into the USU after earlier hostilities. Action resolution is by rolling under attribute + skill on 2d6, with a possible bonus die (lowest 2 out of 3d6) or penalty die (highest 2 out of 3d6). There is also an advanced system with graded difficulties. Character creation is limited point-based, spending 10 points on five attributes ranging from 1 to 5 (Fitness, Awareness, Reasoning, Creativity, and Influence); 30 points on broad skills; and selected Gimmicks (i.e. ads and disads). It includes simple rules for combat, with 5 wound levels in two types (Injury or Fatigue). Ship combat is handled using a variant of the personal combat rules, with ships having stats and wound levels just like characters. N. Robin Crossby 1986 Columbia Games Core 1996 Columbia Games Gold 1999 self-published 3rd 2003 Columbia Games A medieval fantasy-genre RPG set in the original game-world Harn. Harn is a beautifully and extensively detailed world based on medieval England with a Tolkien-esque style. It uses a percentile skill-based system. Character creation uses random-roll attributes and background, including details of family and social role. Skills are based on a package for background, a package for the selected profession, and five option points. Combat is very detailed, including 38 hit locations and graphic injuries with different effects depending on type. "Harnmaster Gold" is a divergent second edition by original author Robin Crosby, which will be converted into expansions to the core rules. It includes an optional point-bought character creation system. Tim Dugger Heike Kubasch 2003 Iron Crown Enterprises A generic fantasy genre RPG, using an evolved and simplified version of the <a href="GAME#rolemaster">Rolemaster</a> mechanics. It uses stat plus an open-ended percentile die roll, with result determining degree of success (where totals over 100 are a success). Character creation is class-based, with nine classes (Cleric, Fighter, Harper, Mage, Monk, Ranger, Rogue, Thief, and Warrior Mage). Skills are divided into four categories: Combat, Outdoor, Subterfuge, and Mystic Arts. Race is also a factor -- the core rulebook includes Human, Dwarf, Elf, Gnome, Halfling, and Gryx (a strong but peaceful orc-like humanoid). A culture is selected separately from race, such as "Nomad" or "Underhill". Advancement is level-based. Louis Porter, Jr. 2002 LPJ Design A modern crime and crime-fighting RPG set in a fictional city ("Haven") on the eastern coast of the United States. Action resolution uses rolling under attribute or skill on 1d20. Character creation is skill-based including templates for various professions. Clinton J. Staples Wendy Speary 1997 Seventh Moon A live-action fantasy-genre RPG system, printed in digest format. It has rules both for "boffer" combat with mock weapons and "static" no-touch combat. Kerie Campbell-Robson Sandy Petersen 1986 Chaosium Gareth Hanrahan 2007 Mongoose Publishing A post-apocalyptic medieval science fantasy RPG, based on the Michael Moorcock's "Hawkmoon" novels. It uses a variant of Chaosium's <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Role-playing</a> system. The second edition used a variant of the <a href="GAME#runequest">RuneQuest</a> system developed by Mongoose Publishing. Michael Hopcroft Robert Pool Dimitri Ashling Ewen Cluney Robert Boyd Robert Bain Ismael Alvarez Travis Johnson 2002 Seraphim Guard 128 An RPG in the genre of shoujo manga and anime -- i.e. Japanese girl's comics and animated shows. The game describes sub-genres of high-school romance, "magical girl" (superheroic), and otherworldly adventure. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#fudge">FUDGE</a> system. Tim Kirk 2006 Better Mousetrap Games Silver Lion Studios A superhero RPG with a simple narratively-focused system. Each character has a single motivation, systematized as "Drive", such as "Love", "Guilt", or "Spirit of Adventure". Players use Drive to gain a reroll by either improvising a monologue, or accepting Stress points. Once Stress maxes out, though, there are required failures. There are six attributes: Might, Deftness, Resilience, Brains, Prowess, and Resolve. Each attributed has a rank (Human/d4, Superhuman/d8, and Cosmic/d12) and scale (Ordinary, Extraordinary, Spectacular). The core book includes two sample settings. The main one is "Analog Prime", where the world's greatest superhero team were just wiped out in an explosion. The minor one, "Millenia", has reality slowly shifting over time. John R. Phythyon, Jr. 1998 Event Horizon Productions 2nd 2001 Guardians of Order Lee Foster Michelle Lyons James Maliszewski John R. Phythyon, Jr. Lucien Soulban 3rd 2004 Abstract Nova Entertainment A modern-day occult RPG, inspired by surreal TV series like "Twin Peaks", "The Outer Limits", and "Millenium". It is set in the quiet town of Potter's Lake, Kansas -- home to an Air Force base that hosts a "Project Grayscale" and many other odd denizens. There is a deep underlying secret outlined in the book. The first edition game uses a diceless system based on playing cards, where you first compared attribute plus skill vs task difficulty. If greater, you succeed automatically, but otherwise you draw a playing card. If it is a number card less than your total you add +1, and if it is a face card there are special results. Character creation is limited point-based: distribute 30 points among 12 attributes, and 30 points among skills and advantages. The second edition uses the "Tri-Stat" system from <a href="GAME#bigeyessmallmouth">Big Eyes, Small Mouth</a>. The third edition uses a step die system, where you add attribute number plus skill number plus a die roll versus a fixed difficulty of 9. The die rolled varies with difficulty, from a d20 for easy tasks to a d4 for nearly impossible ones. Third edition character creation is limited point-based, with 14 attribute points and 9 occupation points. Occupations vary in cost based on breadth, and have three ranks (Rookie, Professional, and Veteran). Jean Carrieres Gene Marcil Martin Quellette Marc-Alexandre V&eacute;zina 1996 Dream Pod 9 2nd 1997 3rd 2004 A spacefaring sci-fi RPG and tactical miniatures game, set in 6132 on "Terra Nova", the first colony planet outside the solar system which was abandoned by Earth due to domestic strife. Terra Nova is split between the North and South factions which are on the edge of war. The factions briefly dropped their differences to repel an invasion from Earth, but are now again on the edge of war. "Gears" are human-shaped combat mecha about 4-5 meters tall. It uses the "Silhouette" system: a simple dice pool system: roll dice (d6's) equal to skill and take the best, and add attribute (-3 to +3). Croc Mathias Twardowski 1991 Siroz/Ideojeux A French-language sci-fi RPG, set in a near future where the world is being controlled by a secret power using robots troubleshooters, opposed by heroic rebels -- a la "Running Man". Miska Fredman 2006 Ironspine Games 272 A Finnish-language "space noir" science fiction RPG, whose title translates as "Tribes". Heimot is set in far future 500 years after a great disaster decimated and divided humanity. At present known space is ruled by the nine tribes of humanity. Outer worlds are populated by the barbaric outlanders and aliens. Characters are by default outlawed "clanless" humans who live outside the tribal society, though tribal humans are available as options. Aliens species exist, but are only NPCs. The rules mechanics use 1d10 + Aptitude + Skill versus a Difficulty number or competing result. Character creation and advancement is point based. Adam J. Weber Gloria Weber William Parker 2008 self-published A post-apocalyptic RPG set in the year 2081 after global war has devastated the world, and subsequently magic has been re-awakened. The world has broken down into city-states connected by the powerful Umbrea Corporation, and the Wastelands in between. Player character options include Cyber Mystics, Code Slingers, Gun Jacks/Jills, and Average Joe/Plain Jane. The game is self-published by Adam Weber, with information at <a href="http://helixrpg.wordpress.com/"> helixrpg.wordpress.com</a>. Michael L. Fiegel Jerry D. Grayson 2008 Aethereal Forge Khepera Publishing An epic space opera game, in a setting inspired by Greek myth -- where spaceships travel through another dimension called the Panthalassa or "Slipspace", deploying aetheric force screen emitters on cables to act as sails that pull them. It is inhabited by a variety of races, including the Nymphas, Myrmidon Goregon, and Zintar as well as humans ("Hellene"). It uses a version of the "Omni System" from <a href="GAME#highmedieval">High Medieval</a>, licensed from Morrigan Press. Action resolution uses skill or attribute minus difficulty + 1d20, interpreting the results on a universal degree of success table. There is also a hero point system to change rolls. Phil Masters Jonathan Woodward 2002 Steve Jackson Games A modern-day magic RPG based on the comic series by Mike Mignola, about solving occult mysteries, beating up demons, and saving the world from Things Man Was Not Meant to Know. It uses a version of the <a href="GAME#gurps">GURPS</a> system which is included in the basic rulebook. The PC's can be characters from the comics, or may create their own agents of the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense. Andrew Peregrine 2009 Corone Design A modern-day RPG set in a fictional English boarding school for girls, St. Erisian's - complete with magic and weird science. Adventures focus on the girls pulling off schemes, plans, and capers - inspired by the St. Trinian's series of films. Characters come from one of nine cliques, each with its own special ability and selection of skills - Coquette, Emo/Goth, Exchange Student, Fixer, Hockey Girl, Nerd/Geek, Prefect, Scientist, and Sweetheart. Character creation is point-based, selecting a clique, spending 5 points on clique skills and 15 points on any skills, choosing a Best Friend and Rival from among the other player characters, and an optional Personality Trait. Resolution uses a target number dice pool mechanic, rolling d6s equal to 1 plus skill, where every result of the target number or more is one success. Characters begin with 10 Willpower Points which can be traded in for extra dice. The system has a very nonlethal physical combat system as well as social combat rules. Sebastian Hickey 2010 Cobweb Games A storytelling game about a deadly gameshow where the contestants are hunted down across the world, though the game discusses alternate settings as long as the main characters are being hunted down by an overwhelmingly powerful adversary. It uses a GMless system that requires no preparation, intended for play in 2-4 hours. Resolution involves a diceless story pip system, and a challenge system of rolling a d10 into a circle where 3 six-sided dice are stacked, trying to get the d10 into the circle without knocking over the stack. G&aacute;bor Lux 2013 self-published A Hungarian fantasy RPG, set in a fantasy version of Switzerland in the period of 1650-1750, called Helv&eacute;czia. It uses a simple system aimed at beginners, similar to <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. George Strayton et al. 1998 West End Games A fantasy-genre RPG based on the two TV series. It uses a fast dice-pool system (the "D6 Prime" system), with special dice (included in the game) marked only success and failure. Roll dice equal to your skill and count the results. Dave Millard 1979 Tabletop Games A medieval fantasy RPG, set in Dark Ages Europe. It uses a mostly percentile system. Characters are defined by their country, social status, alignment, and five attributes (Strength, Agility, Intelligence, Charisma, and a Combat Value). The system is fairly detailed with the exception of combat. T. Dorsey unknown, pre-1998 Travell Games 57 pages plastic ring bound A small-press comic-book superhero RPG. It uses class-based character creation with 31 classes of superheroes. The combat system is involved, including special rules for critical hits and knockouts. James E. Freel 1993 Excel Marketing 118 A superhero RPG, which licensed characters from several comic companies including Image, Malibu, and Continuity. Character creation is point-based, including a long list of powers and weaknesses. Combat is resolved by cross-referencing a d20 roll on a universal table. The basic game includes no background, but has a short sample adventure. It has one sourcebook: "The Maxx", an adaptation of the independent comic of the same name. unknown 2001 Guild of Blades A superhero RPG set in an alternate history where the world is carved into numerous empires by superbeings. It features a high-power system. Character creation includes kits, with Vampire, Werewolf, Mutant, Sorcerer, and Policeman kits included in the core rules. B. Dennis Sustare 1981 Task Force Games 2nd 1983 A Greek-myth game which acts as an RPG, a wargame, and/or a boardgame. It includes background on gods, limited magic (from gods or magic places), sample races, and pregen characters from the Argonauts. It uses a skill-based system, with point-bought character creation. There are three combat systems: Noble (i.e. duelling), Melee, and Naval. They are fairly complex, although Melee is fairly fast. Kevin Siembieda 1984 Palladium Books 2nd 2000 A fairly gritty "street-level" superhero RPG, using a variant of the <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy">Palladium System</a>. Character creation is random-roll attributes with classes and levels. Some classes get random powers, while tech-based classes buy their cyberware/robotics/equipment with a pool of money. David E. Blake unknown, post 1990 Renaissance Ink A superhero RPG. It uses a primarily percentile based system. Character creation is either point-bought or random-roll. Mathew Van Dinter 1999 self-published An RPG in a modern-day setting with pseudo-science and super-human powers. It is more of an action/adventure genre with powers, however, rather than mainstream comic-book superheroes. The setting is the real world complete with all normal features. William A Council 2002 New Vision Comics A superhero RPG. The rules are a variant of the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. Justin Halliday 2012 Hero Forge Games 39 A simple fantasy RPG intended for young players. Action resolution uses highest die from 1d6 to 3d6, compared with opposing roll. There is a simple rule for fighting, with three hits per character. Character creation is by picking a pre-built template, including Warrior, Hunter, Healer, Warlock, Brute, Rogue, and Knight. There are guidelines for creating new templates, but not complete rules. The core game includes a 19-page adventure, Basement o' Rats, featuring lots of fighting giant rats. Greg Stafford Robin D. Laws 2003 Issaries, Inc. Steve Jackson Games 288 2nd Greg Stafford Robin D. Laws 2009 Moon Design LLC 132 A fantasy RPG set in the world of Glorantha, the setting for original for <a href="GAME#runequest">RuneQuest</a> and for <a href="GAME#herowars">Hero Wars</a>. This is essentially a second edition to Hero Wars with a new title. Tim C. Koppang 2006 TCK Roleplaying A fantasy RPG about the choices of a hero on the cusp of his greatness. It uses an abstract narrative system with a GM. Each character has three stats ("Influences") representing possible goals in life. The player can reroll failures by raising the highest score (possibly switching it), such that eventually one of the three goals will win out -- leaving the other two unachieved. George MacDonald Steve Peterson Rob Bell 1989 Hero Games 5th Steven S. Long 2002 6th Steven S. Long 2009 A universal RPG system, also published as the 4th edition <u>Champions</u> rules. Further editions count from Champions, becoming 5th and 6th. Besides superheroes, several genre books have been published for it for each edition - including "Fantasy HERO", "Cyber HERO", "Western HERO", "Horror HERO," and many others. Robin D. Laws Greg Stafford Roderick Robertson Shannon Appel 2000 Issaries, Inc. A fantasy RPG set in the world of Glorantha (originally the <a href="GAME#runequest">RuneQuest</a> setting). It uses a skill-based system with a single universal mechanic. Character creation is (optionally) by writing a 100 word description of the character, then extracting skills and abilities from it. Kielan Yarrow Dan Fitt 2005 Hexicon Press LLP A fantasy genre RPG set on an original fantasy world ("Korin-Thar"), populated by elves, dwarves, and orcs along with various other races. Character creation includes 22 races along with 50 professions. Character creation includes a mix of random-roll and point-based elements. Paul Arden Lidberg 1995 Nightshift Games "Invasores" Xavi Garriga Dicky Miracle Miguel Ant&oacute;n 1996 Farsa's Wagon An alien conspiracy RPG, with reptilian "Greys" having taken over the government with the help of ancient human conspiracies. It uses a minimalist dice pool system, the "Cinematic Adventure System". There are no attributes, just "talents". You roll d6's equal to 2 plus your talent vs a difficulty number. Character creation is by allocating 10d of talents. There is a Spanish edition under the title "Invasores: La conspiraci&oacute;n alien&iacute;gena," which adapted the background information for Spain and added a new introductory adventure ("Convergence" by John Tynes, originally written for Call of Cthulhu). Jon McClenahan Stan Dokupil Gene Riemenschnieder 1985 New Rules, Inc. A fantasy RPG set in Arthurian times, highlighting political and religious conflict. It was sold as a three-ring binder with a red and blue illustration of a knight holding a banner on a horse on the cover, and included fold-out color hex-maps of England. You can choose from over three hundered Arthurian characters whose statistics were given in the main book, including a mix of knights/kings and ladies/queens. Characters also have a spiritual/philosophical alignment based on the Arthurian cultural context. The four alignments Pagan Powerlord (i.e. extremist pagan), Pagan Chivalrous, Christian Chivalrous, and Christian Renunciate (i.e. extremist Christian). In combat, a 20-sided die determines whether you landed an effective strike against your opponent, a 12-sided die determines the hit location, and an 8-sided die determines the extent of injury. There is also a separate jousting system. Mark A. Schultz 1999 Valiant Games A medieval fantasy-genre RPG set in the primitive World of Korroth, populated by 9 races: insectoid Grrites, human-like "Humuns", dragon-like Hynchar, amazonian Inyo, lizard-like Koothron, weasel-like Kurk, lizard-like Moudunn, enigmatic Shii, and insectoid Zhontal'rai. It uses a d12 dice-pool system, using special icon-marked "Success Dice" and "Battle Dice". Jeff Grubb Steven E. Schend 1993 TSR A sci-fi RPG based on the original Buck Rogers comic strip. This is a new take on the same source material as TSR's earlier game, <a href="GAME#buckrogersxxvc">Buck Rogers XXVC</a>. The setting is the 25th century, where there a war between the Han -- the Mongolian rulers of the Earth -- and organized resistance. The technology includes anti-gravity jumping belts, rocket pistols, airships, biplanes, and disintegrator weaponry. The system uses an additive d6 dice pool: roll a number of open-ended d6s (maximum 8d6) based on your attribute rank, +1 for applicable skill) vs a difficulty number. Each character has four attributes (Strength, Aim, Brains, and Health), which are each rated one of four ranks (OK, Good, Better, Best). They then pick five binary skills. Movement and combat are regulated by action points. Earned Experience Chips help increase your chances. The boxed set includes three booklets, maps, fold-up counters, along with ten six-sided dice and a bag of white and red poker chips. Edwin King 1988 Waterford Publishing House A sci-fi RPG, set in 2188 where Earth is a wasteland and humanity lives in several hundred space stations scattered around the solar system. There are also "bio-gens" (biological androids) and a friendly alien species. The system is a percentile skill-based system, with random-roll attributes. Does not include rules for spaceships. Reviewed in White Wolf #15. Jeffrey C. Dillow 1978 Fantasy Productions Inc. 2nd 1981 Reston Publishing Company Inc. A fantasy-genre RPG, from makers of the <a href="GAME#advanceddungeonsanddragons">AD&amp;D</a> scenarios "Fortress Ellendar" and "Moorguard". Scott Agnew Jim Andrews Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2005 Morrigan Press A historical fantasy RPG that adds fantasy and magical elements to late medieval Europe. It uses the "Omni RPG System," also released under Wizards of the Coast's Open Game License. Action resolution uses skill or attribute minus difficulty + 1d20, interpreting the results on a universal degree of success table. Tim Kirk 2010 Better Mousetrap Games Silver Lion Studios 151 A fantasy RPG set on an original world, where demonic Fane-Lords are returning to the Free Kingdoms of the West after centuries absent. Races include Humans, the Sidhain ("elf-touched" humans), Dvegar (Dwarfs), Sidda (Elves), and Fomoradgh (feline beast-men created by the Fane-Lords). Resolution uses a dice pool system, where players roll a number of d10s equal to their attribute and take the highest die, then add any related trait's rank (+2 to +10). A highest die result of "10" also adds the next-highest die. Character creation is limited point-based, with players spending 5 points to raise the attribute pools (Will, Faith, and Valor) up from rank 1, and then spending picks on traits. Tonio Loewald 1987 self-published A variant of the <a href="GAME#foresight">Foresight</a> sci-fi rules for the fantasy genre. Emily Fontana Matthew Whitehouse Pedro Panzardi 2010 On The Lamb Games A miniatures skirmish game and role-playing game set in a fantasy world of anthropomorphic animals that closely parallels the historical Napoleonic era. The inhabitants of the various factions include anthropomorphic rats, rabbits, dogs, hamsters, badgers, and moles -- including Emperor Moleon II. It uses a version of the percentile skill-based rules from Mongoose Publishing's <a href="GAME#legend_mongoose">Legend</a> RPG. James Overton Jonah Miller 1999 Stormcrow Games A generic "modern action" RPG system. It has several levels of rules complexity which work on the same stat scale and basic engine. The levels range from "freestyle" (LARP rules, almost diceless); "dramatist" (6 skills, point-build, d20 against stat+skill); "gamist" (more skills, more special cases, same basic rules engine as dramatist); and "simulationist" (still more skills and special cases, action point move-combat rules). unknown unknown Hobby Japan Roughly: "Twilight Zone in School". A Japanese-language RPG in the genre of "Gakuen-mono" (school genre), about schoolkids who deal with ghosts and other supernatural beings. The rules are a variant of <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Roleplaying</a>. Todd Shaughnessy Daniel Thron Chris Elliott 1993 Dirt Merchant 2nd 1994 White Wolf A blackly comedic sci-fi RPG, set on a dismal prison planet. The rulebook is hand-written (!!) and portrays the twisted world of Sodomy Bikers, Wastits, Jumpslugs, and more. The rules are basic attribute + skill + 2d6 vs difficulty, with the attributes being Greymatta, Feets, Nuts, Mouth, and Meat. Jeff Combos Brannon Boren Bruce Baugh Eric Cagle Jason Carl Patrick Bradley Steve Winter 2006 Exile Game Studio A pulp action game set in the 1930s, inspired by the lost worlds stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jules Verne, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It uses a dice pool system, the "Ubiquity System", which can use any even-sided dice. Action resolution is by rolling dice equal to skill, where each even result is a success. Results can be modified by spending Style Points. B. Murray C.W. Marshall 2011 VSCA Publishing A modern-day action RPG, inspired by ultra-violent action movies. Character creation is by assigning priorities to the six skills: values (5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0) to Kill, Cool, Con, Take, Dig, and Terror. Players also choose five unique descriptive traits, such as "thirst for revenge" or "I love black magic". Action resolution is by rolling d6s equal to skill and looking for matching sets, trying to beat matching sets from the GM's opposed roll. Players can gain more dice by using traits that apply, or by drawing from the Teamwork Pool - a limited resource used when helping or praising other players. Reiner Knizia Kevin Jacklin 2004 Fantasy Flight Games A semi-freeform live-action game which mixes party game, trading game, and role-playing elements. A group of 10 to 25 players take on the nominal roles of old Hollywood stars and producers, then break up into teams and collaborate to perform three-minute trailers for a set of films. There is an economy of cash and fame pips for the film production, along with bonus points from awards voting after all of the trailers are performed. The game provides a selection of parody names of stars and movie titles. Mario Corte Antonello Lotronto 1986 E.Elle 2nd 1989 Universal Editrice An Italian-language investigation RPG, in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. The original game was focused on pure investigation. The second edition added rules for action investigations including firearms, car and foot chases, and more. The second edition also shortened the title to "Holmes &amp; Co.". Kristoffer A. Silver 1986 Silver Wolf Games A dungeon crawl game, where the PCs delve into futuristic dungeons designed to protect certain artifacts while providing media coverage of the dungeoneers as entertainment for the masses. Light Edition Matthew Nigro 2004 Faith Quest Games A Christian fantasy game, set in a generic fantasy setting. Action resolution is generally 1d20 + modifiers vs difficulty. Character creation is class-based, with ten classes: Bard, Cleric, Knight, Martialist, Saint, Scout, Spy, Warrior, Devil Hunter, and Soldier. Each class has attribute requirements, Life and Faith points, and skill selections. The nine attributes are determined by random-roll: Intellect, Wisdom, Patience, Strength, Agility, Speed, Endurance, Beauty, and Charisma. A. Miles Davis 2011 Left of the Moon Games A tongue-in-cheek RPG where the PCs are gangs who wander aimlessly and kill things to get their stuff - a satire on Dungeons &amp; Dragons and similar games. It uses a simple rules system requiring only one pencil, a piece of paper, and a single die. Gareth-Michael Skarka 1996 Event Horizon Productions 2nd Scott Kessler Nicole Lindroos Jeff Mackintosh Chris Pramas Lucien Soulban 2001 Guardians of Order An extremely cinematic RPG which emulates Hong Kong action movies. For example, your chance to hit an opponent is not based on range or armor, but solely on the Star Power of the opposing actor, or the character's importance to the current plot! The 2nd edition rules were adapted to be compatible with the <a href="GAME#bigeyessmallmouth">Big Eyes, Small Mouth</a> system, while still keeping many of the innovative features. Chris Rutkowsky 2005 Basic Action Games 225 A swashbuckling game, using rules based on Simon Washbourne's <a href="GAME#barbariansoflemuria">Barbarians of Lemuria</a> RPG, with new features intended for the swashbuckling theme. Carl Warner Brian St. Claire-King 2010 Vajra Enterprises 312 A horror RPG set in the modern American South, haunted by the past of slavery, oppression, and magic. Character creation is point-based and class-based, and includes flavor choices such as deciding on your character's musical tastes in Step Two. Players splits 80 points between eight attributes, chooses from among six classes, and split 100 points among skills (with costs based on class). Action resolution is attribute + skill + 1d20 vs difficulty. It has a detailed combat system with maneuvers and three Health attributes: Blood, Body, and Incapacity. The classes are: Crossroader, Hag, Hoodoo Doctor, Loup Garou, Medicine Worker, and Voodoo. Brendan Davis William Butler 2011 Bedrock Games 104 A horror movie RPG, focusing on monster horror. It uses a d10 dice pool system (the "Network System"), rolling dice equal to skill and comparing the highest roll to difficulty or opposing skill. Rolls of 10 are open-ended. Character creation is point-based, with default "roles" (such as cop, bookworm, survivor, or scientist) which determine how many points they get in each skill group (defense, combat, physical, mental, specialist and knowledge). Players can also take Shortcomings (such as "addict" or "cowardly"), and Acquaintances - NPCs who provide one favor per session (either support or information). unknown 1986 Force Four Games 70 A modern-day action RPG narrowly focused on hostage situations. One can play a terrorist, a hostage, a policeman, or a civilian (negotiator, policy, journalist) within the framework of a taking of hostages. The 70-page soft-cover rule booklet includes an extensive list of equipment (up to rocket launchers), and an experience system based on specific objectives achieved for that role -- i.e. a hostage earns points for hiding and surviving, for example. Scott Corum Victor Gipson 2008 Dakkar Unlimited A near-future sci-fi game set in 2015 of a world where an alliance of corrupt capitalists, actual demons from the Netherworld, and sinster alien scientists who all have their own reasons to exploit human suffering -- especially attractive human women. It uses a skill-based system called the "Inverted 20" System, where resolution is by rolling under attribute + skill. Combat uses a damage save using a d20, where failing takes damage in "shrugs". The core rules include options for magic, psionics, cyberware, and super powers. Malcom Craig 2009 Contested Ground Studios 204 An alternative history/horror game set in London of an alternate 1963, one year after a world war erupted in Europe using nuclear as well as occult weapons. The PCs are members of the Special Situations Group. John Wick Storn A. Cook Daniel Solis 2008 Wicked Dead Brewing Company A fantasy RPG set on an original world, where the player characters are nobles of the Ven -- the ruling race divided into a set of noble houses. It uses a dice pool system that adapts Aspects from <a href="GAME#spiritofthecentury">Spirit of the Century</a>. The player rolls a number of d6s equal to attribute plus 3 dice for each aspect invoked. If the total is over 10 or the opponent's roll, the character succeeds and the player can narrate what happens. There is also a wager system that lets the player remove a die for a chance at more narrative power. The system focuses on the intrigue within the nobles houses including social interaction, economics, and clothing style. Tony Dowler 2008 Planet Thirteen Games 22 A solo dungeon-building game, where the single player traces out the history of a dungeon from the Primordial Age through the last Age of Tyrrany. There are a series of randomized events using assorted dice (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20); as well as beads in two colors to track effects. Brennan Taylor 2010 Galileo Games 218 A story-telling game based on myth and legend of American Indians of the Southwest, intended for two GM-like roles and 1-3 players. The player characters are the heroes of a village of people in a world filled with monsters. GMing is split between the "Outer Player" who controls external threats, and the "Inner Player" who controls internal conflicts within the village. All players take turns setting scenes, and conflicts are resolved by rolling pools of Fudge dice that are pushed in sets to win an overall conflict. Martin Melhus John F. Sasso 2002 IGS Games LLC A fantasy-genre RPG set on an original world, published electronically. The commercial rules include 28 character races, 66 character background packages, 150 skills, 40 magic spells, and 85 creatures. David Bruggeman 1986 TAGG / HPAC Pty, Ltd. A humorous sci-fi RPG about aliens come to Earth to hunt humans (or rather, come to "Dirt" to hunt "hoomans"), using a minimalist system. Bruce Baugh Geoff Grabowski Angel McCoy Greg Stolze et al. 1999 White Wolf A modern-day monster-hunting RPG, where the PC's are normal humans who find that they have supernatural powers ("Edges") which allow them to notice and fight monsters hidden around us. It is set in the "World of Darkness", filled with vampires, werewolves, wraiths, mummies, and other supernatural creatures. The origin and purpose of the hunters' powers remains an unknown mystery. It uses the "Storyteller" dice-pool system. Valerie Bizien Jean-Luc Bizien 1989 &Eacute;ditions de la Lune Sang A French-language historical RPG where the PC's are with a caravan that has slowly rolled thru France from the middle ages to the beginning of the 20th century. Frank Sronce 2010 Kiz and Jenn Press 100 A fantasy-genre role-playing game in the swords and sorcery subgenre, as portrayed by anthropomorphic mice and rats. It is set in the valley of Hyperborea, where albino mice with magical powers (called the White Lords) rule over an empire threatened by barbarian rat tribes, deadly predators, and political intrigue. Instead of fantasy monsters, there are giant predators such as foxes and owls as well as smaller ones such as shrews. It uses an original system, with resolution based on attribute + skill + 2d6 vs. difficulty, with every 5 points that you succeed for fail by being one level of success. Character creation is limited point-based. The attributes are Agility, Brawn, Cleverness, Perception and Magic - with derived combat stats based on averages between these, such as Melee (Agility + Brawn) and Dodge (Agility + Cleverness). It includes an original magic system focused around six different magical arts and four levels of spell effects. Walt Ciechanowski Morgan Davie Steve Kenson Gareth-Michael Skarka 2010 Adamant Entertainment Assembled 2014 Adamant Entertainment A superhero RPG using a simple original system. There is no setting although there are sample characters. Action resolution is based on attribute + 1d6 - 1d6 (adding a positive and subtracting a negative die) compared to difficulty. Only the player rolls to resolve contests. Character creation is random-roll including origin, attributes, the number and type of powers, and specializations. The attributes are Prowess, Coordination, Strength, Intellect, Awareness, and Willpower. There are over 70 powers in the core rules. In addition, characters and the team of player characters create freeform positive Qualities (such as Secret Identity, Connections, or Motivation) and negative Challenges (such as a Fear or Vulnerability). Characters can spend Determination Points to gain advantages through Qualities, and gain Determination Points by invoking Challenges. Advantages can make small changes to the world, boost die rolls, recover lost Stamina, and generate Stunts with your powers. James Stubbs 2007 Heyoka Studios 14 A romantic fantasy mini-RPG (14 pages), that emulates the fiction popularized by authors such as Tamora Pierce, Mercedes Lackey and Tanith Lee. It uses a licensed variant of the "1PG" system from Deep 7, Inc. -- whose basic rules fit on one page. Resolution is roll a d6 and try and get under your attribute or skill. The basic game also includes custom character sheets, magic rules and sample spell list, referee advise, six adventure scenarios and custom genre rules specific to the genre. W. Michael Tenery III 1998 Imagine A universal RPG system, based on the "Players Guide" (348pp). It uses a percentile skill-based system except for combat which is d20 based. Skills are broken up into class skills, racial skills, and social skills. Character creation is class-based (warrior&nbsp;/ rogue&nbsp;/ priest&nbsp;/ mage), with random-roll attributes. Character advancement is level based. Ran Ackels 1994 Precedence 2nd 1999 A modern-day-magic RPG about shape-shifting immortal beings from a long-past mystic accident which created them, fighting other immortals. It uses a step-die system, with limited point-buy character creation. Nate Petersen 2005 Neo Productions Unlimited 31 A humorous fantasy RPG where the player characters are imps -- tiny bumbling demonic henchmen working for a fiendish wizard played by the GM. It uses a simple system where the player must roll under a target number on 2d6. This is not based on the difficulty of the task, but rather is an absolute number which is independent of the player and circumstances. The target number is raised only by players spending "Guts Points," which are a sort of hero points for the game. The target number starts out at 2, is raised one-for-one by spending Guts points. After a successful roll, it is reset to 2. Character creation is class-based, including classes such as Big Dumb Imps, Smart Imps, Devious Imps, and Crazy Imps. Successful missions or quests can earn "Praise Points" from the Imp's master. The Imps can use Praise Points between sessions to purchase new traits and abilities, which range from firebreathing to kleptomania and pacifism. Torbj&oslash;rn Lien 1993 Lovehulen Spilldesign A Norwegian-language diceless sci-fi RPG. It is set in a chaotic future where intelligent machines are threatening human existence in the whole galaxy. Vincent Baker 2008 Lumpley Games A sword and sorcery fantasy role playing game, with abstract mechanics that include random situation-generation mechanics to create characters and create dramatic conflicts for them. A game begins by generating four entries for each of the four Oracles (16 total), with the Oracles being predefined as "Blood &amp; Sex", "God-kings of War", "The Unquiet Past", and "A Nest of Vipers." It uses a step-die system, where the attributes are the six Forms, namely: "Covertly", "Directly", "For Myself", "For Others", "With Love", and "With Violence". Each is rated from d4 to d12, and player-defined particular strengths are added as modifiers. Resolution is handled by highest die of two Forms plus modifiers, and the winner may impose penalties on the loser -- but the result in-fiction must be agreed on by both players. Richard Tucholka 1992 Tri-Tac Games A sci-fi RPG about humans abducted from Earth who escape their alien abductors. Set in the present, PC's are part of the masses who hardly realize that thousands of people are vanishing every year -- until they are woken from cryo sleep by a 4 foot tall cockroach and was asked "Help us!" The characters are lost in a fallen alien empire of a hundred million inhabited worlds, including 40 different alien races. Gabe Ivan 1994 Death's Edge Games 136 A fantasy/horror RPG set in Hell -- with characters ranging from a priest hunting through Hell for souls wrongly imprisoned to a vile necromancer to a Hellspawn. Action resolution is roll under stat on 1d20. Character creation is by choosing race (mortal, shade, hellspawn, or imp); randomly rolling attributes with modifications for race; choosing a class (priest, layman, or necromancer for mortals and shades; demon for hellspawn and imps); and finally determining skills by a mix of class and point-spending. Class also determines faith status: Faithful, Doubtful, or Infernal. The game includes two types of magic: divine (for priests) and sorcery (for necromancers). Andrea Sfiligoi 1993 Nexus Editrice An Italian-language horror RPG, based on the French system <a href="GAME#simulacres">Simulacres</a>. The player characters are angels or demons (generally demons). It includes a list of major demons based on traditional western demonology, and rules for witchcraft (to be used in games set in the Dark Ages or in the contemporary world). Gareth Hanrahan 2005 Mongoose Publishing A fantasy game set in hell, where the player characters can be demons, fallen angels, mortals, or damned souls struggling to conquer and become lords within the Pit (as it is known). It uses a variant of the D20 System of third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. Jason Broadley Robert Frey 2004 Darkharbor Games 160 A universal RPG system, including an involved combat system emphasizing realism, and a generic effects system for representing magic, psionics, cybernetics, and so forth. It uses a target number dice pool resolution -- roll a number of d10s equal to stat / 2, and each roll higher than difficulty (1-9) counts as one success rank. There are 18 attributes divided into Physical, Mental, and Spiritual -- where each category has six functions: fortitude, force, aptitude, interface, martial, and structural. For example, the Physical Force attribute is Strength. Character creation is open point-based, buying attributes, skills, and positive and negative traits with Development Points. Levi Mote 2011 Bonsai Games 104 A superhero RPG using a simple dice pool system. The player rolls a number of d8s equal to stat (attribute + skill) and compares the total of all dice to difficulty or opposed roll. There are eight attributes (rated 1-50: Fighting, Agility, Intelligence, Reflexes, Willpower, Presence, Health, Durability. There are also 19 skills (rated 1-3) and over 50 talents - similar to advantages or feats, as well as over 150 example powers. There is no setting, but there are 4 sample heroes and two teams of sample enemies. Derrick Charbonnet Terry Podgorski 1978 Threshold Games An universal RPG movement and combat system (36 pages), intended to encompass vehicles and weapons from the stone age to the future including fantasy. It was a skill-based system using d20's for hit and damage. Character creation was random-roll attributes (3d6), but had no classes or levels. The original rulebook included a very limited magic system. There were no supplements. Greg Saunders 2011 Fire Ruby Designs A sci-fi RPG that draws from Haitian Voudoun mythology, where reality includes both the material world (the Flame Worlds) and the spirit world (the Understar). The player characters are exiled Loa - godlike beings from the Understar who are now trapped in human bodies as punishment for their crimes. It uses the "Mini 6" system, a variant of the OpenD6 system that derives from West End Games' <a href="GAME#d6">D6 System</a>. It adds in two scales for Guilt and Dislocation. Guilt shows how close a character is to forgiveness for their crimes, while Dislocation shows how strongly they are connected to their host body. clash bowley 2010 Flying Mice LLC A historical RPG set in Napoleonic era Europe as romanticized in the fiction of authors like Forster, O'Brian, Parkinson, Lambdin, and Pope. It uses a dice pool system, the StarPool dice mechanic, also used in the <a href="GAME#starcluster">Starcluster</a> RPG. Chris Clark 1982 Inner City A humorous modern-day action RPG, based on playing cops or crooks in a universe modeled after the really bad police shows of the 70's. It has 3 supplements: "Peacekeepers", "Pavement Pounders", and "The Mug Book". 1st [French] Croc 1989 Siroz 2st [English] Derek Pearcy 1997 Steve Jackson Games A modern-day-magic RPG about the ongoing War between angels and demons, where both sides can be ugly and treacherous in trying to win the battle of intrigue over men's souls. The original French-language game came in two parts ("In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas"), and was much more tongue-in-cheek than the American game. The mechanics of the English game are a fixed roll of 2d6 versus skill, with the quality of success determined by a third die (dubbed "d666"). Gav Thorpe 2001 Games Workshop A "narrative wargame" set in a horrific future in the 41st millenium. This is a miniatures wargame played on a table-top with miniatures for each PC, but it requires the part of a game-master and has added narrative elements. It uses a percentile based system. unknown unknown Fr&egrave;res-Dragons &Eacute;ditions A French-language horror RPG about school boys and girls (about college age) stuck in a demon-operated school. Formerly known as "Compte &agrave; Rebours". Jared Sorensen 2002 Memento Mori Theatricks Wicked Dead Brewing Company In a modern-day setting unabashedly owing much to Ghostbusters, the supernatural is on the rise and publicly acknowledged. The public's reaction certainly is: ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and other horrors are a source of embarrassment rather than widespread panic. The game is about InSpectres, Inc. -- a franchise operation dedicated to "fighting the forces of darkness so you don't have to", and willing to employ just about anyone to do it. It uses a narrative dice-pool system where a roll determines whether the player or the GM narrates the results. Impairment can occur in the form of Stress Dice. There is also a "Confessional" mechanic, which allows players to narrate changes to the scene by narrating in-character as if from a later time. PC's have four broad Skills (Athletics, Academics, Technology, and Contact) which are point-allocated, plus a freeform Talent. The PC's franchise also has stats which affect rolls. Dave Miller 1990 Game Masters Associated A sci-fi roleplaying line, including one supplement dealing with artic combat. Reviewed in White Wolf #28. The line may have been sold to <a href="COMPANY#wizardsofthecoast"> Wizards of the Coast</a> in 1994, but as far as I know they did not publish anything for it. James Desborough 2008 Postmortem Studios 57 Pocket 2011 118 A humorous game where the player characters are low-level footsoldiers in a massive invasion of Earth. These can be warrior clones of the planet-sized Jerkian Emperor or various slave races to the Jerkian invaders. They are frequently given peculiar orders from high command, and often survive only by betrayal of their fellows to rise in the ranks. It uses a variant of the "Beer and Crisps" system from the <a href="GAME#urbanfaerie">Urban Faerie</a> game. Jason Holmgren 1999 Sanguine Productions An anthropomorphic fantasy-genre RPG, in a neo-Elizabethan fantasy setting dealing with the rise of technology and the middle class. It uses a loose skill-based system, where attributes and skills are rated on a step-die system (d4, d6, d8, d10). Roll (attribute die) + (skill die) vs difficulty. Brett Bernstein 2004 Politically Incorrect Games 89 A simple fantasy-genre RPG aimed at beginners, using a variant of the "Impresa" system. Action resolution uses a d10 dice pool, rolling a number of dice equal to your attribute, with each roll under skill counting as one 'step'. Difficulty is expressed as number of steps required for success. John Brooke 1987 Empire Wargames 2nd 1989 A fantasy system with supplements for other genres: "Ganghedge" (inner city gangs), "Starhedge" (space opera), and "Westhedge". Michael Mearls 2005 Malhavoc Press 256 The core book of a fantasy genre RPG, a variant of the third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> Player's Handbook that focuses on warriors and weaponed combat more than flashy magic. Bradley K. McDevitt Walter H. Mytczenskyj 1989 Stellar Games A bad-movie parody RPG. Elizabeth Shoemaker 2008 Dissolute Games Revised 2010 A storytelling game about convoluted, messy, compelling, and occasionally one-sided relationships - designed to facilitate play in the style of movies like The Royal Tenenbaums, and television shows like Ugly Betty and Pushing Daisies. Ron Edwards 2006 Adept Press A story-oriented game about romantic break-up, with the possibility that one is an evil were-rat. Jason Holmgren 2001 Sanguine Productions An anthropomorphic fantasy-genre RPG, in fantasy setting based on Chinese mythology. It is a new worldbook for <a href="GAME#ironclaw">Ironclaw</a>, using the same system. Gerard Christopher Klug 1983 Victory Games An espionage-adventure RPG, based on the film series (which were based on the books by Ian Flemng). It uses a percentile skill-based system, with a universal chart that gives four Quality Ratings of results. Quality Ratings are emphasized over success/failure in the system. It also includes a Hero point system where points can be spent to modify the outcome of rolls. Character creation is open point-based, allowing characters at "Rookie", "Agent", and "00" levels. Scott Agnew 2005 Mongoose Publishing Morrigan Press A post-apocalyptic RPG based on the graphic novel series by Hermann Huppen, and subsequent television series adapted by J. Michael Straczynski. It is set in the United States fifteen years after a mysterious disease called The Big Death wiped out everyone over the age of puberty. It is a complete game using variant of the D20 System of third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. The basic classes are Brainboy, Guardian, Jock, Mystic, Scavenger, Shepherd, Thief, Trader, and Wanderer. M. S. Matheny 1978 Heritage Models A pulp sci-fi miniatures system and RPG, based on the novels by Edgar Rice Burrough's. It is primarily wargame in flavor, but does provide background on Barsoom and its cultures. Frederick Goff 1989 Infinity Games This is a space-faring hard science-fiction genre RPG. There is no specific campaign setting, but it discusses various space-faring campaign options. It includes description of 3 human sub-races and 6 detailed and realistic alien races, rules generating solar systems and planets, and rules for soceity tech levels. The system resolves actions by d10 + skill - difficulty vs a flat value of 10 to determine success. Character creation has seven random-roll (3d6) attributes and profession templates which determine starting skills. Skill increases are point-bought. It has an extensive section on space travel and space combat, including appendices with the real-world equations they are based on. Phillippe Boulle Jean Carrieres Wunji Lau Marc-Alexandre V&eacute;zina 1997 Dream Pod 9 A spacefaring mecha RPG, set in 2210 after an optimistic expansion into the solar system has founded the "Jovian confederation" of space colonies. Earth is now dominated by a central government ("CEGA"), following a long period of depression and unreset caused by pollution and ecological disasters. In 2210, CEGA lost a brief war with the Jovian confederation, fought over an Earth scientist defecting with the secret of "cyberlinkage". It uses the "Silhouette" system: a simple dice pool system: roll dice (d6's) equal to skill and take the best, and add attribute (-3 to +3). Boxed Set Marc Gascoigne Rick Priestley 1985 Games Workshop Hardback 1989 A futuristic sci-fi RPG set in a dark urban nightmare, based on the comic book series by Alan Grant and John Wagner. In the future, urban crime has become so rampant that elite autonomous "Judges" are employed who act as policeman, judge, jury, and executioner. It uses a simple percentile system, with involved combat rules including 10-phase turns and hit location. Attributes are Strength and Initiative; skills are Drive, Street, Tech, Medical, Combat, and PSI. There were four supplements: "Judgement Day" (Scenario 1986), "Slaughter Margin" (Supplement 1987), "Judge Dredd Companion" (Supplement 1987), and "City Block" (Supplement 1987) . cf. Ivan Hanley's <a href="http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dungeon/6893/Dredd.htm"> Judge Dredd</a> page. Matthew Sprange 2002 Mongoose Publishing A futuristic sci-fi RPG set in a dark urban nightmare, based on the comic book series by Alan Grant and John Wagner. In the future, urban crime has become so rampant that elite autonomous "Judges" are employed who act as policeman, judge, jury, and executioner. The rules are a variant of the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. Complete rules are not provided: basic rules for character creation, combat, and other systems refer to the D&amp;D Players Handbook. ToniSan El Magnifico Carlos Surreal 2002 La Cocoguawa A Spanish-language humorous mini-RPG where all of the PC's believe they are Errol Flynn. During the session it is revealed who is the real Errol and who are the guest stars. Jason Morningstar 2015 Bully Pulpit Games A card-based live-action roleplaying game for 3-6 players, aimed for a session of about two hours. It is set in the U.S. of an alternate July 1950, where a group has invented a computer that can see the future. Kevin R. Brown 2003 Collision Entertainment Design A humorous action-genre RPG set in an ultra-modern Earth soiled with the supernatural. Now, werewolves, aliens, vampires, and more have set the world awry. The PCs are heavily-armed and nearly unstoppable forces. It uses a simple skill-based system with three attributes and d10's for resolution. Aaron Allston Steve Peterson Michael A. Stackpole 1984 Hero Games A generic pulp action RPG, in a two volume set: rulebook and campaign book. The system is a variant of the 3rd edition <a href="GAME#champions">Champions</a> rules, but instead of the superpowers meta-system, there were skill-like psychic powers. The campaign book includes a discussion of different pulp genres, a campaign setting (The Empire Club), an overview of the 1930's, and a half-dozen pulp adventures. Gideon Blaine Pardoe 1988 StarChilde A sci-fi RPG in a dark future where "Transmatts" (i.e. stargates) allow limited teleportation to a host of Earth-like worlds. Megacorporations hire mercenary teams ("Justifiers") to "pacify" new worlds for colonization and exploitation. Justifiers are uplifted animals with limited rights, trying to eventually buy their freedom. It uses a simple percentile skill-based system, including a choice of 28 anthropomorphic animal races (from albatrosses to rhinos!). Ernest T. Hams 1980 Kabal Gaming Systems 2nd 1982 A medieval fantasy-genre RPG, using a math-heavy system and including detailed dungeon maps. The title is an acronym for "Knights and Beserkers and Legerdemain". It uses a percentile system. Character creation is random-roll attributes (6d20 for eight attributes). The boxed set includes four booklets: player's guide, rules, magic spells, and creature catalog. unknown 1988 Edizioni Rune An Italian-language RPG printed in a small-press (photocopy) fanzine named "Rune" -- part of a local RPG club, called "Lords of Dragons". It is a modern-day horror-genre game, set in Northern Italy with the addition of various mad cultists and strange curses. The system is similar to "Call of Chtulhu" with a simple D6 mechanics and rules for ritual magic. Danielle Lewon 2009 Cream Alien Games 40 A narrative-heavy single-session historical storytelling game for 3-6 players, set in Japan in 1572. The scenario is that a wayward ronin named Kagematsu flees to a village - and several young women conspire to win his affections and convince him to defend their village from a deadly threat. A female player plays Kagematsu, while other players play various women of the village. Game play is divided into Courtship and Confrontation. In Courtship, the women characters use their Charm or Innocence in a contested roll versus a number of dice specified by the particular Affection they are trying to get. Luigi Castellani 1996 Qualitygame An Italian-language fantasy RPG based on Finnish mythology, part of the "I Giochi del 2000" collection. The title is from the Finnish epic. Tibor Bihon Lajos H&uuml;se Istv&aacute;n Nemes 2001 self-published A Hungarian-language fantasy RPG. Matthias Heimpold Oliver Hoffmann Linda Heweker 1994 Feder &amp; Schwert A German-language oriental fantasy RPG. "Honor is the law of <u>Karma</u>. Imprisoned between Yin and Yang your characters experience fascinating scenarios within a world of the spirit and demons..." Julie Ann Dawson 2008 Bards &amp; Sages Publishing A skill-based universal system featuring a detailed magic system. Resolution is based on 1d20 + attribute vs. difficulty or opposing roll. Character creation is point-based. There are 12 attributes rated from 0 to 5 divided into three groups: physical, cerebral and spiritual. Characters start with rank 1 in each, and have 6 attribute points to add to them. They also have a profession package and 15 starting points that can go to any of attributes, skills, damage threshold, or mana. Agostino Carocci Massimo Senzacqua 1984 Bero Toys 2nd 1988 E.Elle An Italian-language fantasy RPG, set in an alternate medieval Italy inspired by Italian folklore, fairy-tales and classic myths. Matthew Gwinn 2002 Errant Knight Games A pro-wrestling RPG using a storytelling-emphasized system, published electronically. The fights are actually faked and are resolved as such -- while the players work on promotion, showmanship, and other aspects of being a wrestler. It uses a simple d6-based dice pool system. 1st FATE Benjamin Baugh Mike Olson 2011 Arc Dream Publishing 372 A science fantasy game where the player characters are super-powered individuals in Victorian England of an alternate history. The Kerberos Club is a private group of individuals with powers who battle threats to the Empire and world. In the alternate history, Queen Victoria becomes a mystic embodiment of the British Empire, while inventions appear such as machine men, flight devices, and lightning guns. Faerie is annexed into the Empire after a war, leading to even more over-the-top action towards the end of the era. The setting was originally published as sourcebooks for Savage Worlds and Wild Talents, while the FATE edition is a standalone game using a variant of the FATE system called "Strange FATE" intended for use with superhero settings. Jamie C. Borg Michael Hopcroft 2005 ComStar Media, LLC A anthropomorphic animals RPG based on the long-standing webcomic by Bill Holbrook. It is set in a twist on the modern world where there are only animals instead of humans, with the canonical characters being a married couple who happen to be a wolf and a rabbit -- now with kids in school and a mix of problems of domestic and wild problems. The system is based on the <a href="GAME#action">Action!</a> System from Gold Rush Games. David Sharrock Wyn F Dawkins Suzanna Hope 2007 Forever People Digital Press A universal RPG system, designed primarily for use with play-by-email games, as well as tabletop. The basic rules are intended for modern-day and horror genre, but an appendix includes optional rules for fantasy and science fiction genres. Action resolution is roll under stat + skill on 1d20. Character creation is limited point-buy: 35 points among the five attributes (Stamina, Muscle, Skill, Academia, Sense), plus five points among skills. Kathleen Williams Joe Williams 1994 Marquee Press An alien invasion RPG, where the PC's psychically project themselves to a distant planet to possess monsters who are invading Earth. The "Trans-Ego Device" used was invented in 1944 by Dr. Isabella Bayne, who is also the evil mastermind behind the invasion from the "tech noir" world of Xenos. The PC's are members of the International Society of Enlightened Scientists (ISES) who took charge of the TED. The catch is that the whole party possesses one creature: only one member of the party at a time can control the host, while those who are not in control can use psychic powers and offer advice. It uses a variant of the system from <a href="GAME#legendarylives">Legendary Lives</a>. Stefan Burstrom Bjorn Wahlberg Micke Nordin Hans Sundqvist Hakan Jonsson Anders Blixt 1989 Lancelot A Swedish-language fantasy RPG set in the isolated island realm of Khelataar, where Iron Age clans guard their territories and clash with each other. The game is focused on human interaction; common fantasy cliches such as monsters are toned down or absent. The rules are advanced but demand a lot of bookkeeping. Mark E. Rogers Rich Staats 2006 self-published A fantasy RPG set in the city of Khymir and its environs in the world of Thorgon Karrelssa - the setting for Mark E. Rogers' books Zorachus, The Nightmare of God, and the Blood of the Lamb series. It uses a skill-based system where flat numbers are converted into die rolls. By default every 7 points of stat becomes 2d6, so if skill + modifiers is 15, that would be rolled as 2d6+1 and compared to difficulty. Brian St. Claire-King Elroy LaSanta 2009 Vajra Enterprises 276 A post-apocalyptic game, set in after a worldwide plague has killed 50% of the adult population and left the remainder blinded, leaving kids as the majority. Many adults began to capture and train kids to be their armies, and many kids rebelled against adult rule. Resolution uses 1d20 + attribute + skill versus a target number. Character creation is limited point-based, with the number of points for attributes depending on age. Adult characters get 90 points, kids get fewer depending on age. There are 3 classes for adults (Brains, Brawns, Mouth) and 9 for kids (Builders, Cadets, Ferals, Horse Riders, Inheritors, Nurturers, Radicals, Scouts, Students). It has a detailed skill system with over a hundred skills. Each character spending 100 points on skills, with cost per level determined by class. Vincent Baker 2002 Lumpley Games A tongue-in-cheek game where the PCs are low-class demons who exist to cause minor pointless misery and annoyance to the world. By committing evil, they collect power for low-rent miracles to further their work. Jeff Himmelman 2010 Galileo Games An urban fantasy RPG about homeless people, the Lost, who have suffered an unknown trauma and begun to forget even who they are and where they come from. As they are ignored, they slip through the cracks of their world into a mysterious realm filled with nightmarish secrets. Character creation is point based, with players assigning the two attributes (Lucidity and Survival), free-form skills, an Echo (an object that guides the character) and Burden (what is holding them back). Resolution is based on coin flips, where the player flips a mix of coins from a cup, and each head gives successes. Pennies are from attributes and earn 1 success; nickels are from skills and earn 2 successes; a dime comes from the Echo and earns 3 successes; a quarter comes from the Burden and earns 4 successes. The player can lose coins that are bet, but keeps successes. Further, a player can ask for coins from other players that are also risked. Arnold Hendrick 1980 Heritage Models A medieval fantasy miniatures system, which included some role-playing rules and notes on use with other RPGs. Phil Edgren 1976 Little Soldier Games 64 A miniature system and RPG set in Arthurian Camelot. Each figure has a single stat, Prowess, which starts at 1d10 but can be raised to 100. It could be improved with experience. The rules suggested 1-7 points per adventure, although it could be reduced through unchivalrous behavior and temporarily lowered by wounds. The game had three related combat systems: jousting, hand-to-hand, and melee. Combat resolution worked by both players secretly selecting one of 10 maneuver cards. Comparing cards gave a target number to hit on 1d100, where the figure with higher Prowess adds the difference to his roll. Damage is based on the action and the difference between the roll and target. The game also included a description of the code of chivalry, some encounter tables, and rules for falling in love. The campaign section suggested that PCs could found baronies, learn magic or develop spiritual power, although very few details were provided. Tony Lee Cynthia Celeste Miller Eddy Webb Christopher McGlothin Marcelo Figueroa 2005 Comic Images, Inc. A professional wrestling RPG using a variant of the D20 System of third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> and <a href="GAME#d20modern">D20 Modern</a>. It has six classes, one for each primary ability: Aerial Superstar (Dexterity), Power Superstar (Strength), Rough Superstar (Constitution), Savvy Superstar (Charisma), Technical Superstar (Intelligence), and Manager (Wisdom). Each has appropriate talent trees as in D20 Modern. Combat is handled by separate damage to Endurance (which increases with level) and Trauma (equal to Constitution). The game includes a system for developing unique maneuvers, and character limits on maneuvers. Christopher O'Neill Daniel Landis 1998 9th Level Games A humorous beer-and-pretzels RPG about playing kobolds sent on a mission to steal as many babies they can from the humans. It uses a very simple skill-based system including a Kobold Gruesome Death Chart and a magic system with 12 spells. There are several supplements for this game, including "More Things to Eat and Kill!". Ji&#345;&iacute; Reiter 2010 MYTAGO A Czech-language old-school fantasy game focused on compact rules that cover fighting goblins, skeletons, and other monsters in underground labyrinths. Artur Szyndler 1999 Wydawnictwo MAG A Polish-language fantasy RPG set in an original world called Orchia. The title translates as "Jewels of Time". It uses a complex rules system, particularly in character generation. Before the book edition, it was published in parts in "Magia i Miecz" ("Sword and Sorcery") magazine, being really the first set of true role-playing rules published in Polish. 1st [Swedish] Gunilla Jonsson Michael Petersen 1991 Target Games AB 1st [English] 1993 Metropolis, Ltd 2nd 1997 3rd Nils Gullikson Stefan Ljungqvist Terry K. Amthor 2004 A surreal modern-day horror RPG, where the horrific underlying reality is a gnostic fable. Piia Makkonen Pasi Silander 1993 Lastenkeskus Publishing A Finnish-language Biblical RPG, whose title translates as "Time of the Kings". It is published by a Lutheran church for the purposes of fun and entertainment regarding how the world was during the time of the kings (Saul, David, Solomon). It uses a rules-lite system, with no stats were for weapons. Willy Favre J&eacute;r&ocirc;me Larr&eacute; Neko Christophe Valla Julien Heylbroeck 2007 7&egrave;me Cercle 158 A post-apocalyptic science fantasy RPG set in Japan in the year 2046, after a mysterious event (the "Kuro Incident") has cut Japan off from the rest of the world and re-awakened elements from Japanese mythology. It uses an original system. Irma Am&eacute;zquita Tonatiuh Moreno 1999 Editorial Gr&aacute;fica Nuevo Laberinto is a sci-fi anime/manga RPG, the first Mexican RPG. The tagline for the book translates to: "A new and original game to live adventures in a magic and dangerous world. Is fantasy and science fiction. (A) Roleplaying game located within an anime-manga world. Into dungeons or in cities, with robots and dragons... martial artists, ninjas, psychics, monks, magic girls, knights, thieves and aliens live fantastic adventures. You are the hero. Walk the mind labyrinths." Patrick Savary Laurent Gabella 1988 &Eacute;ditions ECG A French-language fantasy RPG -- the first Swiss RPG. It features onirism, symbols, and psycho-analysis. The book is illustrated with original engravings and eau-fortes, and extremely expensive. Daniel Proctor 2007 Goblinoid Games 138 A variant of the original <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> game, mimicking the original basic game circa 1980 based on the third edition rules released under the Open Gaming License. Joe J. Prince 2009 Prince of Darkness Games 86 A tongue-in-cheek dungeon crawl RPG, featuring random labyrinth generation and a rotating GM. The emphasis is on comedy and fast play, with streamlined combat and magic with no spell lists. Character creation is class-based, with the three classes being Fighter, Ninja, and Mage. Paul Kidd 1989 TAGG 2nd 1998 Plainlabel / Pharos A swashbuckling fantasy RPG set in an alternate world parallel to our 1640's, populated with humans and civilized centaurs. It uses a skill-based system which uses cards in addition to dice. Tarot cards modify character creation (which is mixed random-roll attributes and point-bought skills), and special cards are used in combat. Jared A. Sorensen 2004 Memento Mori Theatricks 40 An experimental roleplaying game set in modern-day psychic world of black-suited Mystery Agents and shadowy spidermen. The PCs are "Mystery Agents" in the modern day, who go into a dream-state where they can explore a collective unconscious. This go to a place called the Blue City. Characters have four abstract attributes: Force, Access, Instinct, and Talent. These are rated in a five-step scale: 2d6, lowest 3 of 4d6, 3d6, highest 3 of 4d6, 4d6. There is a reward (Challenge Points) equal to difficulty for a successful roll that can be used to increase attributes. Since all action is psychic, there is no damage but PCs heart rates will rise with every roll. Character generation has random-roll age and mentor, freeform strength/weakness keywords, and optional picking a proficient/deficient attribute. Deluxe James Edward Raggi IV 2010 self-published Grindhouse James Edward Raggi IV 2011 self-published A variant of the original <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> game, part of the "Old School Renaissance", that mimics the original basic game with a focus on emulating weird pulp fantasy. It has a simple skill system along with classes of wizard, cleric, fighter, specialist, elf, dwarf, and halfling. Lee Gold 1980 FGU A fantasy RPG set in medieval Japan, using a variant of the original <a href="GAME#chivalryandsorcery">Chivalry and Sorcery</a> system. Lee Gold 1983 FGU A generic fantasy RPG, with "culture packs" for specific settings. A short booklet covering mythic Greece and medieval England was included with the game. The system is percentile skill-based, with complex sub-systems for combat, encumbrance, movement, etc. Characters track Energy Points (EP, lost by fatigue), Body Points (BP, lost by wounds), and Life Points (lost by bleeding). Bryan Ansell Richard Halliwell Tony Ackland 1980 Tabletop Games A sci-fi miniatures combat system: not really an RPG, but an ancestor of <u>Warhammer 40K</u> by the same authors. It features power armour, dreadnought armour, hand flamers, needle weapons, "sunguns", conversion beam projectors, bolt rifles and so forth. Nicholas Van Zandt Jaz Michele 2001 Synister Creative A modern-day magical/religious apocalypse RPG. It is set shortly after the millenium, where the PC's are all "Scions" -- powerful miracle- performer who act as either Messiahs or Antichrists. The rules system uses a standard playing deck and difficulty numbers for action resolution. Character creation is limited point based, with players spending points on four qualities: Mental, Physical, Cultural, and Spiritual, along with various other choices. Jason Morningstar 2009 self-published A roleplaying/storytelling game based on a historical fiction scenario. It is designed for a single, short session with 2-8 players - with included rules based on the free rule system Archipelago II, by Matthijs Holter. There is a Guide with no main character and a pre-determined sequence of ten scenes. In each scene, players take turns narrating what happens. The current narrator may use mechanics to draw from three sets of custom cards: Fate cards, Setting Element cards, and Resolution cards. The scenario is Warsaw in 1939 on the eve of the German encirclement- with players taking the roles of people on the very last train out of the city: the Conductor, the Quiet Man, the Engineer, the Fireman, the Adjutant, the Countess, the Old Man, and the Pretty Girl. Jason Durall Gareth Hanrahan John Snead 2010 Cubicle 7 Entertainment Limited Alephtar Games A modern-day horror RPG based on the "Laundry Files" series of novels by Charles Stross. Players take on the roles of British intelligence agents tasked with fighting from supernatural horrors. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#callofcthulhu">Call of Cthulhu</a> system. Barry Nakazano David McKenzie 1993 Leading Edge A cyberpunk RPG based on the 1992 movie about a treatment of drugs and virtual reality which unlocks genius intelligence and psychic powers in a retarded man, loosely based on a novel by Stephen King. The system has an extremely simplified version of the combat rules in <a href="GAME#phoenixcommand">Phoenix Command</a>, which is still quite complex. It includes cybernetic enhancement rules. 1st Jacob Octavius Jarlskov 1991 Caligula Forlag 2nd 1999 3rd 2003 A Danish-language fantasy game, whose title translates as "LEF: The Collected Works". "LEF" is an acronym for "Levende Eventyr og Fantasi" -- meaning "Living Adventure and Fantasy". It is set in the world of Valhel, a medieval fantasy world with humans along with elves, dwarfs and trolls. It uses a d6-based rules system, where action resolution is skill plus 2d6 vs difficulty (with some complications for combat). Character creation is point-based: pick one of two broad classes ("learned" and "practical"), and then spend starting experience points on attributes and skills. Attributes range from 1 to 3 dice, with 1 being the default (except for magic which starts at 0). Skills range from 1 to 6. The cost varies depending on skill and class, and starting rank is randomly determined as a 1d6 roll. There is a magic system with five types of magic, each of which work differently. The core rulebook is a oversize black hardback (30 by 19 by 3 cm), with a bookmark ribbon sewn in, and embossed logo of a crowned horse on the spine and back. There is a picture at the <a href="http://alexandria.dk/data?system=80"> Danish Alexandria site</a>. The original system concept was from 1981 -- with first publication in 1991, second in 1999, third in 2003. Brandon Blackmoor Susan Blackmoor 1993 Black Gate Publishing A modern-day occult RPG in the "Techno-Gothic" genre, about secret immortal beings the 21st century (in the style of the movie <u>Highlander</u>). J.D. Frazer 1992 Discordian Games A "hard science" sci-fi RPG. David A. Feldt 1978 Legacy Press A universal RPG system, which uses a complex skill system where the GM creates statistics for the civilization. Mark Arsenault 2001 Gold Rush Games A swashbuckling action game based on the popular series of books and film. This uses the "Instant Fuzion" game system, and is intended for beginning players. It includes four pre-made characters, an introductory adventure, and cut-out cardstock figures. Lawrence Whitaker Pete Nash 2011 Mongoose Publishing 250 A generic fantasy RPG based on Mongoose's version of the <a href="GAME#runequest">RuneQuest</a> rules. Jacob Kurzer Chris Campbell 2011 Rule of Cool Gaming 179 A generic fantasy RPG using a streamlined variant of the D20 System from 3.5th edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. The core classes are Barbarian, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sage, Shaman, and Tactician. It uses standard attributes and resolution using a D20, but gives each class three distinct tracks of special abilities - with one gained each level. Skills are binary, with any trained skill getting a bonus equal to level. Kathleen Williams Joe Williams 1990 Sage Lore Productions, Inc. 2nd 1993 Marquee Press A fantasy-genre RPG, set in a light-hearted Celtic-flavored world thick with faeries. The system uses a universal Action Resolution Table (ART), included on the character sheet. You find the row for skill (modified by difficulty) and rolling percentile dice to find degree of success/failure (5 levels each). Character creation is largely random-roll with a choice of profession, developing a random "life-path" of the character's history. St&eacute;phane Daudier Marc Deladerri&egrave;re Philippe Mercier Jean Marc Montel Guillaume Rohmer 1983 Jeux Descartes L&eacute;gendes des 1001 Nuits Jean Marc Montel 1984 L&eacute;gendes Celtiques Philippe Mercier St&eacute;phane Daudier Guillaume Rohmer Jean Marc Montel Marc Deladerri&egrave;re 1985 Premi&egrave;res L&eacute;gendes unknown 1986 De La Table Ronde Anne Vetillard 1986 Vall&eacute;e des Rois Christian Caroli 1987 Des Cit&eacute;s Didier Franque 1993 Antre du Dragon A French-language historical fantasy RPG system, released as several games focusing on different time periods. "L&Eacute;gendes Celtique" was also released in English as "Celtic Legends". The original game has complex rules and focuses on very detailed historical/legendary background. "1001 Nights" also uses these rules. A simplified version of the rules ("Premi&egrave;res L&eacute;gendes") was later released, which the later supplements use. The simplified version has 3 basic attributes, each of which has 3 sub-attributes. There are 8 Gifts, each of which govern a set of skills. Action resolution uses a d20. The official settings included "L&Eacute;gendes Celtique" (pre-Roman Celtic civilization); "L&Eacute;gendes de la Table Ronde" (Arthurian Britain); "L&Eacute;gendes Mille et Une Nuits" (based on 1001 Arabian Nights); and "L&Eacute;gendes de la Vall&eacute;e des Rois" (ancient Egypt). There was also a third-party supplement for ancient Greece, "L&eacute;gendes des Cit&eacute;s". G.E. Ranne Stephane Bura 1995 Delcourt A French-language heroic fantasy RPG, adapted from a serie of French comic books of the same name. Howard I. Scott III 1998 Chaos Enterprises, Inc. A traditional fantasy-genre RPG. It uses a percentile skill based system, also using Xd10 for damage and other rolls. Character creation is by random-roll attributes, and choice of race and class. Class (Fighter/ Thief/ Cleric/ Mage) determines your central skill -- increase in that skill brings you up a level which improves saving throws and hit points. William WR Ozier 2010 self-published A generic fantasy system, which includes rules on creating cultures and civilizations, original monsters, and major houses and guilds, as well as magical items and spells. Jed Carlton Shawn Carman Dan Comrie Douglas Sun Lucas Twyman Brian Yoon 2008 Alderac Entertainment Group A stand-alone variant of the <a href="GAME#legendofthefiverings">Legend of the Five Rings</a> game, set in an alternate desert region of that world. It details major factions such as the warlike Yodotai, the mystical Ashalan, and the scholarly Qabal. It includes a new magic system with dueling rules (ta-haddi) as well as rules for summoning and creating jinn. John Wick D. Williams 1997 Alderac Entertainment Group 2nd Ree Soesbee 2000 Alderac Entertainment Group Wizards of the Coast 3rd Rich Wulf Shawn Carman Brian Yoon Seth Mason Fred Wan 2005 Alderac Entertainment Group 4th Shawn Carman Robert Hobart Jim Pinto 2010 Alderac Entertainment Group A medieval fantasy-genre RPG, set in the world of Rokugan where clans struggle for dominance. The names, appearance, and other features are Japanese-based, but there are also European influences. The "five rings" are the elements of Air, Earth, Fire, Water, and Void which group the basic attributes. It uses a dice pool system where you roll a number of d10s equal to attribute + skill, keep a number equal to attribute, and sum them. This is modified: rolls of ten add an extra roll, and in contests you throw out dice less than the opposing attribute. Character creation is skill-based, with a choice of 7 clans and 2 professions: bushi (warrior) or shugenja (mage). Brennan Taylor 1997 Galileo Games A fantasy-genre RPG, which allows PC's of giants, goblins, and trolls as well as elves, dwarves, and humans. It uses a simple skill-based percentile system: roll under (skill * 5) + attribute. Character creation has random-roll of race and attributes, followed by selecting a career (1 of 30) and picking skills from that career's list. John Josten 1991 Board Enterprises 2nd 1994 A generic fantasy genre RPG system, including rules for magic and "mentalism", but no background material. It uses a simple skill-based percentile system (roll under attribute*10 + Skill*5) for all tasks. Character creation, however, is point-bought and time-consuming. Sarah Newton Chris Birch Marc Reyes Tom Miskey Mike Olson 2010 Cubicle 7 Entertainment Limited 384 An RPG based on a fantasy series of British comic books that appeared in the Starblazer Adventures series. It includes two settings: Anglerre and the Hither Kingdoms. Anglerre is a swords-and-sorcery setting, where the kingdom of Anglerre are stoic, salt-of-the-earth people at war with the neighboring kingdom of wizards, Suvethia. In the Hither Kingdoms, an alliance of men, elves and dwarves fell a thousand years ago, and only the city of Selantium now holds out against the forces of darkness. The game uses a variant of the FATE system (version 3.0) from <a href="GAME#spiritofthecentury">Spirit of the Century</a>, similar to the variant in <a href="GAME#starblazeradventures">Starblazer Adventures</a>. Character creation is limited point-based. Levi Davis 2005 Fantasy Makers Industries, LLC 358 A fantasy genre game with some science fiction elements, set on an original world ("Kralis"). There are fifteen races: Acires, Aelwyn, Ba-liyan, Centaur, Dwarves, Elves, Firbogs, Gnomes, Humans, Jakara, Kanus, Manax, Minotaurs, Sprites, and Trolls. The world is late Renaissance with the addition of magical war machines, airships, and related elements. It uses a percentile skill-based system (the "Talarius Gaming System"). Action resolution is roll under skill on d100 where successes (skill - roll / 10) must be greater than Target Successes. Character creation is limited point-based. Distribute 200 points plus racial modifiers among eight attributes: four Physical (Strength, Stamina, Agility and Perception) and four Mental (Intelligence, Wits, Willpower and Charisma). Tim Gray 2002 Silver Branch Games An electronically-published superhero RPG set in a near-future world in the year 2020 where certain people have become empowered by creatures of popular myth. Each hero represents a single being from legend: a God like Thor or Athena; an Angel like Michael or Gabriel; a Hero like Hercules; or a Monster like Fenrir or a Spriggan. The setting is described, but the true reasons behind the event are left up to the group. It uses a dice-pool system, rolling a number of d6's based on skill + modifiers, where any result of 4-6 indicates a success. Character creation is limited-point based (spending points on Attributes, Skills, and Advantages) plus a selection of template, i.e. a pre-define mythic source which provides your powers. The core rulebook includes Greek, Norse, Celtic, and Angelic sources, plus there is a supplement for Aztec, Maya, Sumerian and Babylonian sources. Danilo Moretti 1994 Beholder An Italian-language superhero RPG. Marco Donadoni 1980 International Team An Italian-language sci-fi boardgame, only marginally an RPG. It is set in a vast galactic empire along Roman lines, where players go exploring the galaxy. The title is Latin for "7th Legion". It is a strictly table-driven game, where the GM only rolls dice and reads results on tables. Gary Gygax 1999 Hekaforge A fantasy RPG, packaged in several volumes ("Lejendary Rules", "Lejend Master's Lore", and "Lejendary Earth"). It uses a fairly rules-lite percentile skill-based system. Character creation is point-bought attributes. Skills are picked and then ranked in order of importance -- the picks add to attributes, and then attributes and rank determine individual skill values. There are class-like packages ("Orders") which enhance your picks if you qualify. Risto J. Hieta Hans Zenjuga 2000 Artic Ranger Production A small-press Finnish-language RPG in which the PC's are live toys (as in the Disney film "Toy Story"). It uses a fast d6-based system, and allows you play with real toys (cars, trains, dolls, soldiers..) as props. Anders Blixt Krister Sundelin 2004 R&auml;vspel A Swedish-language action-oriented "dieselpunk" game, set on the lost continent of Lemuria in the 1930s. This is a sourcebook for use with the <a href="GAME#d20modern">D20 Modern</a> system, and is the first D20 game made in Swedish. Cam Banks Rob Donoghue Matt Forbeck Laura Anne Gilman Ryan Macklin Clark Valentine 2010 Margaret Weis Productions A modern-day espionage game based on the television series from the TNT network, where the player characters are a specialized group of con artists, criminals, and crooks who are trying to redeem themselves by using their skills to protect the victims of corporations, mobsters, and corrupt politicians. This uses a version of the <a href="GAME#cortex">Cortex System</a> mechanics. Leo Colovini Dario De Toffoli Marco Maggi Francesco Nepitello 1993 Dal Negro "Essential Rules" 1998 Nexus Editrice An Italian-language alternate-history RPG with magic, set in an alternate history 476 A.D. where the Western Roman Empire survived rather than fell. Players take the role of Custodes, members of the Cohors Auxiliaria Arcana, a special branch of the Praetorian Guard devoted to search deep into the mysteries of the known world. In the late 90's, Nexus Editrice bought the game from Dal Negro and distributed the remaining copies. They also published a new geographical supplement called "Italia", by Andrea Angiolino and Francesca Garello. However, the "Essential Rules" edition is really an 8-page introduction to the original game, published in #54 of the magazine "Kaos". Ashok Desai 2006 Sane Studios 29 A post-apocalyptic mini-RPG set a hundred years after robot wars wiped the Earth clean. The survivors live with little technology in the city of New Olympus. The player characters are robots whose minds have been wiped clean, in the hope that they can help the struggling city - despite their violent history. Jason L. Blair Greg Oliver 2001 Key 20 Publishing Nightmare Jason L. Blair 2009 FunSizedGames An RPG of childhood terror, set in a world of bullies, curfews, tattle-tales, werewolves, vampires, and things much worse. The PC's are children below the age of 13, who have the gift of Innocence which monsters hunger for. Upon passing 13, they lose their Innocence and are safe from the monsters -- but they become blind to the terrors of their youth. The "Nightmare Edition" features a complete new system, the "Top 3" System. James Desborough 2004 Postmortem Studios 124 An electronically-published universal RPG system, intended to be a more free-flowing variant of the D20 System of third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> and <a href="GAME#d20modern">D20 Modern</a>. Character creation replaces classes with packages of skills and feats. Jeff Dee Jack Herman 1999 Unigames A superhero RPG, a 3rd edition / revision of the classic <a href="GAME#villiansandvigilantes">Villians and Vigilantes</a>. Barry Nakazono David McKenzie 1987 Leading Edge 2nd 1988 A sci-fi post-apocalyptic RPG, set on an alien world called Rhand in 2349. Alien "Spectrals" assaulted the corrupt human Imperium, and invaded the isolated tourist world of Rhand. The invasion craft was destroyed, but chaos reigns after the devastation. The PC's are human champions equipped with power armor called "Living Steel", dedicated to restoring civilization. The game focuses on realistic powered-armor combat, using a version of the system from <a href="GAME#phoenixcommand">Phoenix Command</a>. The second edition featured a simplified version of the rules, which is still quite complex. Andr&eacute; Wiesler 2003 Image 3033 228 A German-language post-apocalyptic RPG, set in a future where the Earth's surface has become uninhabitable and humanity survives in domed cities beneath the oceans, complete with farms of genetically engineered algae. See www.lodland.de for more information. August Hahn 2004 Mongoose Publishing 304 A fantasy genre RPG, based on the Lone Wolf series of gamebooks and novels. The original gamebooks were co-authored by Paul Barnett (aka John Grant) and Joe Dever. The game is set in the kingdom of Sommerlund, grandest nation on the world of Magnamund. There, Kai monks with mystical powers defend the land against the Darklords of the west. The RPG is officially set some 50 years before the plot of the gamebooks (wherein all but one the Kai monks are killed in a war with the Darklords). It is a standalone RPG, while the rules are a variant of the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. Combat has been made faster by the elimination of Attacks of Opportunity and Feats, and there is special magic appropriate to the setting. Mark Rein&bull;Hagen Stewart Wieck Dale Cook John Dashler 2006 White Wolf A strategic live-action role-playing game for five or more players, which uses cards and three sets of points (Gold, Status, and Favor). It is set in a generic historical kingdom where the prince is dead, and a new heir must be chosen by the ailing king. There are eight named characters: the King, Queen, Royal Bastard, Archbishop, Steward, Ambassador, Baron, and Treasurer. Each has a card with stats provided for it. The game is played with formal rounds for diplomacy and council. Steven S. Long Christian Moore John Rateliff Matt Forbeck 2002 Decipher 304 A fantasy RPG based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. It uses a version of the "CODA" system (also used by Decipher's <a href="GAME#startrek_decipher">Star Trek</a> RPG). Action resolution is by attribute + skill + 2d6 versus difficulty. Character creation uses random-roll attributes (with a point-bought option), and chosen skills -- taking 'picks' of skills from racial background and selecting an 'order' (i.e. warrior, wizard, rogue). There are also Edges and Flaws (advantages/disadvantages). Tom Moldvay 1984 Avalon Hill A dimension-hopping game about characters rising to become masters of their own dimension. The RPG Pundit 2012 Precis Intermedia Games 234 A diceless RPG using a variant of the system from <a href="GAME#amber">Amber Diceless Role-playing</a>, and set in a version of the world of Greek myth. The player characters are children of Olympian Gods, Titans, or Primordials - travelling between dimensions such as Olympus, Atlantis, and Hades. The core book includes many detailed listings of the divine family including many obscure deities and beings. Resolution uses a similar system of GM adjudication with four attributes (Ego, Might, Prowess, and Fortitude), but the resolution rules are written independently. Troye W. Gerard Bryan P. Donihue Jeremy L. Huffman Daniel E. Beatty 2001 Lore Roleplaying A small press fantasy-genre RPG with the usual elements of elves, dwarves, orcs, and dragons. It is not yet released. Rasmus Strand 1991 self-published A fantasy RPG, set on the world of Lociam - populated by elves, dwarves, giants, and animal-peoples (the First People) as well as humans (the Second People). Both are locked in struggle with creatures of Chaos (the Third People). The rules are based on percentile skills for most activities, and binary skills for knowledges. There are eight attributes, including four physical (Strength, Dexterity, Speed, Constitution) and four mental (Wisdom, Perception, Charisma, Mana). Experience is gained on individual skills based on use. A self-publishing site is available at <a href="http://lociam.com/">lociam.com</a>. Kathleen Williams Joe Williams 1991 Sage Lore Productions, Inc. 2nd 1992 Sage Lore Productions, Inc. Marquee Press A supernatural RPG of playing ghosts trying to reincarnate, fighting evil ghosts and other creatures to improve their karma. It uses a variant of the system from <a href="GAME#legendarylives"> Legendary Lives</a>. The system is percentile-based, with degree of success indicated by a universal chart printed on the character sheet. There are five degrees of failure (from Catastrophic to Poor) and five degrees of success (from Passable to Awesome). Character creation has many random rolls, but the key selections are profession in life and lost soul type -- which may be either rolled or chosen. Creation begins with generating appearance, then profession, then how you died, and then the type of ghost you become (which determines your powers). There are 22 types of ghosts, including Bansee, Doppelganger, Haunt, Shade, and Spook. There are also 12 attributes, each of which has 4 associated skills. Ghosts have "will-to-live" points, which when you run out of you have a chance to reincarnate. Experience is via karma, which grants powers as well as improving your luck in reincarnation. Greg Farshtey 1997 Putnam Publishing Group This is a card-based RPG for young children (ages 7 and up). The book contains three interactive adventures, which use 24 punch-out cards. Some cards portray characters from the film, while others contain facts about dinosaurs or the Jurassic era. Each character has four attributes (agility, strength, perception, and mind) which are used with a d6 roll to determine action resolution. Jason Morningstar Matthijs Holter 2010 self-published A low-prep, quick-playing story game that includes five pre-generated characters along with locations and events. It is set in a Norse-themed fantasy kingdom on the brink of ruin. The old King has no male heir, and he seeks to marry his daughter to the Earl of Gardarike - a rival kingdom to the East. It uses a version of the free rules system Archipelago II. Jonathan M. Thompson 2003 Battlefield Press An RPG set in alternate-history Europe of 1946, based on Ted Nomura's comic book series of the same name. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#action">Action! System</a>. unknown 1995 Presses du Midi A French-language medieval fantasy RPG. Philippe Genequand Raphael Kissling Boris Leu Didier Salzmann 1999 Men-in-Cheese A French-language fantasy RPG based on the trilogy of novels by Jack Vance. It is set in the kingdom of Lyonesse, within an imaginary archipelago ("Isles Anciennes") between Spain, France and Ireland. The background has a strong Celtic flavor mixed with historical medieval background. William L. McCord, Jr. 1992 M.G. Games 2nd 1994 A fantasy RPG about modern-day soldiers stranded in a medieval fantasy world by some spacewarp. It includes an original magic system with 30 spells, where spellcasters can cast as many spells as they like until they fail a roll. The 1st edition has a paper cover, while the 2nd edition has the usual softcover and better art. 1st Greg Porter 1988 self-published 3rd 1994 BTRC 4th James Desborough 2003 Mongoose Publishing A hilarious parody RPG which features the battle of "macho women with guns" against over-the-top post-apocalyptic strangeness. The background is that in the nineties, the world began to collapse due to "male chauvinist leadership". The fabric of society collapsed, the states and nations crumbled, and Hell itself vomited forth a plague of lawyers and tax collectors to ravage the land. The 3rd edition incorporates two sequels to the original: "Renegade Nuns on Wheels", and "Bat-Winged Bimbos from Hell". It uses a simple system of roll under skill on 3d6, with a hex-based combat system. It has point-based character creation, including ads/disads like "Look good in armor" and "Top-Heavy". The 4th edition was completely rewritten by a different author, and uses the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. unknown 1989 Edition Einhorn A small-press German-language fantasy RPG, similar to <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. It includes a range of classes including slave, prostitute, and combat mage -- plus races such as half-trolls. Michael Lange 1983 Alliance Publications Ltd. A science fantasy RPG, in a universe where humankind in the 1980's is "rescued" from a pending supernova and deposited on an alien planet, which they share with 3 other refugee races. They are then left to fend for themselves with weapons smuggled in. The game takes place after 200 years of war and technical atrophy. PC's can be of one of the refugee races, native Machs or a very non-humanoid alien race who made it to Mach on their own with unknown intent. It uses a skill-based system, with attributes and races similar to <a href="GAME#advanceddungeonsanddragons">AD&amp;D</a>. Experience is based on adventuring, practice, or study. Reviewed in "The Space Gamer" #69. Alexander Scott 1984 Puffin Books 2nd 2008 Arion Games A historical RPG about life in 16th century England, in pocket book format (in a line of "Adventure Books", ISBN 0-14-031811-9). The system uses percentile rolls as well as d6's. It has limited point-bought character creation, with packages for chosen profession. The 10 attributes each has a base of 30, you could distribute 50 points among them plus bonuses from your profession package. Witchcraft was handled as semi-freeform Willpower roll vs difficulty, with an extensive chapter on herbs. The second edition was published electronically via <a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=54233"> RPGNow</a>. Christian Aldridge Seth Lindberg 1998 Hubris A fantasy RPG of pseudo-science, Leonardan magic and gunpowder set in a different reality which constantly shifts as a magical storm passes over it. The system ("<a href="GAME#storyengine"> Story Engine</a>") is a cinematic dice pool system which has no numerical stats. Instead, the size of the pool depends on the number of textual "descriptors" (like "strong") the character has that apply. Success is determined by the number of odd numbers rolls ("Odds") vs the difficulty. Stewart Wieck 1993 White Wolf 2nd 1995 A modern-day game of secret magic, where magicians from nine rebellious traditions struggle against the Technocracy -- a group of magicians who are trying to control all magic within reality, enforcing the limits of mundane science for everyone except themselves. It uses a variant of the "Storyteller" system originally used in <a href="GAME#vampirethemasquerade">Vampire: The Masquerade</a>. It has a magic system with effects in several broad spheres, where due to the Technocracy, magic is made more dangerous if the effects visibly break physical laws -- but are allowed if there is a plausible mundane explanation. Phil Brucato 1998 White Wolf A companion RPG to <a href="GAME#magetheascension">Mage: The Ascension</a> set in 1430 to 1550, prior to the founding of the Technocracy. The rules are similar, but the magic system is significantly altered to reflect the different mystic laws (i.e. "Paradox" is changed). In this time period, the "Daedalans" (predecessors of the Technocracy) are innovators who seek to change the old ways, with strong religious beliefs. Wyant 1999 Event Horizon Productions 330 A science fantasy genre RPG with no setting per se but provides support for both magic and advanced technology side-by-side. Character creation uses random-roll attributes, but assumes each character is from a unique race. Race is created by a number of selections of abilities and templates. Skills are based on character class. There are also rules for magic in three varieties (Arcana, Elementa, and Mindra) as well as robots and cyborgs and special powers. Marco Donadoni unknown International Team An Italian-language fantasy boardgame / RPG, using a very simple system for limited dungeon-delving. unknown unknown Suzaku Games A Japanese-language universal RPG system. It's vaguely similar to Big Eyes, Small Mouth, actually, except the 3 attributes are Body, Mental and Technique. There are about 8 skills that are written on the included character sheet, and they include winners like "Booze", "Cooking", and "Love-Related". Csan&aacute;d Nov&aacute;k Zsolt Nyul&aacute;szi 1993 Valhalla P&aacute;holy LLC 2nd "SUMMARIUM" 1996 3rd "Els&#337; T&ouml;rv&eacute;nyk&ouml;nyv" 1997 4th "&uacute;j Tekercsek" 1999 5th "M.a.g.u.s. d20" 2004 INOMI Publishing 6th "&uacute;j T&ouml;rv&eacute;nyk&ouml;nyv" 2007 "Mazsola" H&uacute;s&aacute;ru &eacute;s Delik&aacute;t Trade LLC Tuan Publishing A popular Hungarian-language fantasy RPG, based on a series of popular fantasy novels by various authors. It is set on the world of Ynev, that closely resembles Renaissance Europe, full of political intrigue. The PCs are adventurers, often dragged into political schemes by corrupt local officials by money, blackmail, or other means -- influenced by cyberpunk genre tropes as much as traditional fantasy. The world is dominated by humans, but is also inhabited by "aquirs" -- a powerful, dying race of demon-like entities. The 1st and 2nd edition use a system similar to <a href="GAME#advanceddungeonsanddragons"> AD&amp;D</a>, including ability cores, races, and classes. Distinctive elements include new classes such as knights, headhunters, martial artists, and gladiators. There are six different magic systems, including the black magic of warlocks, the seduction of witches, and the "mosaic-magic" of wizards who assemble their spells from smaller components. There are also three schools of psionics available to all classes. The original system includes two-level skills (basic and master levels), but there is no general resolution system for these. The combat system uses percentile rolls, and includes critical hits and armor that reduces damage. The 2nd and 3rd editions add various options. The 4th edition provides complicated point-buy character generation options and a detailed five-stage skill system, but still no general task resolution. The 5th edition is based on the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. Characters start out in a base class (warrior, rogue, novice and aristocrat) and enter regular "adventurer" classes on 4th level. The 6th edition reverted to the original percentile system. Characters creation uses skill and background options in a point buy system, but the traditional classes are also present in the form of premade packages. Ryo Kamiya 2004 Sunset Games "which you love" 2005 Sunset Games 1st English Ryo Kamiya Ewen Cluney 2008 Kuroneko Designs A humorous Japanese-language RPG about women cleaning the house of a master where wacky events occur. There is no physical combat system, but there is a conflict system where the loser accumulates Stress points. When a maid has greater Stress than her Spirit rating, she has a Stress Explosion. Maids also gain points of Favor from the master, which can be used to boost rolls, reduce Stress, to raise attributes, or invoke random events. There are three charts of random events for Outer Space, Modern, and Fantasy -- including many game-changing events. There are two supplements: Koi Suru Maid RPG and Yume Miru Maid RPG. Koi Soru Maid RPG has an introduction and errata, rules for playing a head maid or butler, rules for generating a master, tables for designing a mansion, rules for "romance and enticement," comforting (to reduce someone else's Stress), costume changes (a table of 36 alternate costumes, each with a Favor cost and special rules), items (in a D666 table of 216 of them!), and a total of 13 different random event tables. Yume Miru Maid RPG is mostly a scenario collection, but it also has rules for complexes and apprentices, tables for two new settings (Old West and Old Edo), a second table of costume changes (including plugsuits, Gundam uniforms, and hero suits), and a weather table. Ivan Strobino 1992 L'Arkalance A French-language generic fantasy RPG system, intended for a variety of fantasy worlds. Michel Gaudo Guillaume Rohmer 1985 Jeux Descartes A French-language Victorian horror RPG, set around 1880-1920 with various witch doctors and occult sorcerers in the background. One of the 5 top-selling RPGs in France at one time. Koneko unknown self-published A French-language generic manga RPG (Japanese comic-book), aimed at allowing easy adaptations of Manga settings. Ramon P. Moore 1987 Kingslayer Publications 2nd 1993 Myrmidon A sci-fi adventure RPG in a multi-species interstellar federation (the Aglio-Terran Planetary Defense System). It uses a complex system: skills are percentile rolls under rating, combat is (attack stat+d20) vs (defense stat+d20), with table-driven damage. Character creation is random-roll attributes and point-bought skills. Herbie Brennan 1982 Yaquinto A mythic fantasy RPG ostensibly drawing from 4000 B.C. to 1000 A.D. Earth legends. The game mixes many elements from this wide period. Character nationality and class are determined randomly, so a party might have an African witch-docter, a Greek sybil, and an Oriental shaman. It uses a class-based percentile system, where you roll and add stat to beat 100. The basic game includes a starting adventure set in a gladiator school. Scott J. Compton 1993 self-published A small-press fantasy RPG, published as a spiral-bound book of photocopies. It uses a percentile system, with a complex tree structure of attributes. Christina Laird Delbert Laird 1994 Maelstrom Hobby A post-nuclear-apocalypse anime-genre sci-fi RPG, set in a chaotic Japan filled with Nomads, Newlords, a great Citystate and Breeders (humans mutated into creatures resembling both demons and conventional fantasy monsters). Gareth-Michael Skarka 2007 Adamant Entertainment A retro science fantasy RPG based on the Barsoom stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs and other early sci-fi authors. It uses a variant of the D20 System as found in <a href="GAME#d20modern">D20 Modern</a>. Tim C Koppang 2010 TCK Roleplaying A sci-fi roleplaying game designed specifically for two players around a particular scenario, to be played out in 2-3 hours. It is set in a future where a Mars colony has been created by a coalition of Earth governments, which is now dying after years of incompetence and disaster. One player takes on the role of the colony's appointed savior, while the other player is responsible for all the various problems that are plaguing the citizens of Mars. Jeff Grubb Steve Winter 1984 TSR 2nd 1988 The first superhero RPG licensed from Marvel comics. This used a simple system based on a universal table and attributes rated in broad worded categories (from "Typical" to "Unearthly"). The complete original rules are available online at <a href="http://www.classicmarvelforever.com/cms/"> classicmarvelforever.com</a>. Mike Selinker Michele Carter Bill Olmesdahl Steven Schend Steven Brown 1998 TSR A superhero RPG on the same subject, but an unrelated system (the "SAGA" system). The system uses a special 96-card deck rather than dice. Each player has a hand of cards, and actions are resolved by attribute+(card) vs difficulty. Wounds reduce the size of your hand (so the number of cards you hold is also your hit points). Dan Gelber Jeffrey Simons Evan Jones 2003 Marvel Publishing Group 128 A superhero RPG set in the universe of Marvel Comics, unrelated to the two earlier RPGs published by TSR. It uses a diceless system, where players spend "stones" of effort out of a pool. Action resolution is by stat plus stones of effort vs difficulty. Character creation is point-based. Ed Stark Bill Smith 1994 West End Games A generic RPG system, packaged with various worldbooks but not as a standalone product. The system is a variant of the <a href="GAME#torg">Torg</a> system, using 2d10 instead of 1d20 on the bonus chart and a modified drama deck. Worldbooks include <a href="GAME#worldofindianajones">Indiana Jones</a> (1994) <a href="GAME#worldofbloodshadows">Bloodshadows</a> (1994), <a href="GAME#worldoftankgirl">Tank Girl</a> (1995), <a href="GAME#worldofnecroscope">Necroscope</a> (1995), <a href="GAME#talesfromthecrypt">Tales from the Crypt</a> (1996), <a href="GAME#worldofspecies">Species</a> (1995), and <a href="GAME#worldofaden">Aden</a> (1995). L. Ross Babcock Jack C. Harris 1985 FASA A fantasy RPG/boardgame presented in comic book format, based on the animated children's TV series. It uses pre-generated characters ("He-man", "Teela", etc.) only. Mark Bruno Todd Downing 2002 Deep7 58 A film noir RPG, using the "XPG" rules system published in electronic PDF format. It is a very simple system designed to immediately jump into play. The default setting is New York City in the 1940's, during WWII. The basic game includes a sample adventure, "A Tangled Web". Chris Perrin 2010 Heroic Journey Publications A sci-fi RPG based on Japanese anime about giant robot combat. It has no single official setting, but the core book features three sample settings: a surreal post-modern setting (inspired by The Big O), a standard sci-fi setting (inspired by Gundam), and a tongue-in-cheek high school mecha setting. Game sessions are broken into short Episodes that take about a half hour. Each Episode starts with a role-playing scene centered on a single player who makes a roll, where success grants a bonus in the coming battle. This is followed by a mecha battle conducted on a bullseye map. If a player faces defeat, retreat is automatically successful unless the player chooses to risk their character's life. Anthony Ford 2005 ComStar Media, LLC A mecha anime RPG built using a variant of the <a href="GAME#fudge">Fudge</a> system. It includes rules for mecha treated as characters on a different scale from human characters. Benjamin Paquette Francis Larose 2002 SteamLogic Editions, Ltd 368 An "industrial fantasy" RPG, set on Kainaas, a circle of light nearly 30,000 miles in diameter surrounded by a mysterious black wall. There is a mix of modern technology for the elite, while in slums and far-flung villages life is still in the medieval stage. It uses a dice pool system where attribute determines the type of die rolled (d4,d6,...) and skill determines the number of dice. The highest roll is the result. Character creation is open point-based. Kevin Siembieda 1981 Palladium Books 2nd 1985 A sci-fi game about invasion by evil aliens with robotic bodies. This introduced the basic Palladium RPG system, later used by <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy">Palladium Fantasy</a> and a number of other games. It uses random-roll attributes and class-based character creation, with advancement based on levels. Action resolution is by d20 (combat and saving throws) or d100 (skills), similar to AD&amp;D. L. Ross Babcock Jordan Weisman Walter H. Hunt Evan Jamieson William Keith Patrick Larkin Richard K. Meyer Kevin Stein 1986 FASA 2nd Brian Nystul Lester W. Smith 1991 3rd Brian Nystul 1999 "Classic Battletech RPG" 2004 FanPro A sci-fi RPG in the world of the <u>Battletech</u> boardgame, set in a 31st century where constant wars are fought by giant robots ("mechs"). The 1st and 2nd editions focuses on PC's as pilots and crew of battlemechs, while the 3rd edition expands the scope. The 2nd edition system uses 2d6, roll over target number (based on attribute) minus skill. The 3rd ed system uses 2d10 + skill vs difficulty. Character creation is by a life path, choosing skills and rolling for random events for different stages. The 3rd edition was later reprinted by FanPro as the "Classic BattleTech RPG", since the title "MechWarrior" was used for a related collectible miniatures game. Allysson Brooks 2004 Meddling Games Pandahead Productions A humorous RPG inspired by "Scooby Doo" and similar cartoons from the 1970s. Character creation is based on picking one of 7 archetype: Jock, Fluff, Brain, Goof, Temper, Sidekick, Innocent. There are 4 attributes: Strength, Moves, Smarts, Health. Players spend 24 attribute points and 26 points on abilities. Resolution is based on 3d6 + stat + skill vs. difficulty. It has a non-lethal combat system, and various options for the genre such as a quirky "Wild Card" character and optional "Kids' Points" that can be spent by anyone in the group to modify rolls. J&oslash;rn Eriksen 1984 self-published A Danish-language fantasy mini-RPG, whose title translates as "With fire and sword". It claims to be "the first fantasy roleplaying game in the history of Denmark" which is probably correct. The rulebook is 20 A4 pages with a sketched cover. It is essentially a basic system focused on miniatures combat, with no explanation of what role-playing is. There was only one edition and no supplements. Andrea Angiolino 1992 Giochi del 2000 2nd 1995 Qualitygame An Italian-language fantasy-genre mini-RPG, set in the Europe of classical myth, among Greek and Roman deities, demigods, and monsters. The first edition was an independent booklet and came out as supplement of "E Giochi" magazine #5 in January/February 1992. The 2nd edition from Qualitygame was released as part of the "I Giochi del 2000" collection. Didier Guiserix Michel Brassinne 1984 Jeux &amp; Strategie magazine 2nd 1986 Jeux &amp; Strategie magazine 3rd 1992 Casus Belli magazine 4th 1993 Descartes A French-language time-travel / alternate-worlds RPG (MEGA is short for "Messagers Galactiques" or "Galactic Messengers"). The first three editions appeared as special magazine issues (in J&S and CB). The 4th edition (hardcover) includes the campaign includes the campaign "Le Voleur d'Ygol" by Tristan Lhomme. Allon Brakas 1987 Mega Games An heroic fantasy RPG, English-language published in Norway. It uses a complex system with numerous tables. Players are required to write up a character background, and the GM then assigns skill development levels based on the background. It had a single adventure module: "Ogre Forest". Touichirou Kawashima 2004 Adventure Planning Service Hobby Base Miekyu Kingdom (lit. "Labyrinth Kingdom") is a Japanese fantasy role-playing game. The player characters, called Landmakers, are members of a tiny kingdom's royal court: king, knights, viziers, oracles, ninjas, and servants. A magical force called "Dungeon Hazard" made the whole world (mountains, rivers, plains, etc.) into dungeons. Landmakers explore and conquer dungeons for their kingdom. The English title, "Make you kingdom!!", is broken English, but has a double-meaning because it is pronounced similarly to the Japanese title ''Meikyu Kingdom''. It's setting is cynically tongue-in-cheek. For example, it includes a "vorpal bunny" drawn from the computer game Wizardry's famous monster (itself based on Monte Python and the Holy Grail), but its illustration is a bunny girl. Denton R. Elliot 1987 Doc's Games A sci-fi mini-RPG from the publisher of <a href="GAME#dinkydungeons"> Dinky Dungeons</a>, published in a 3''x5'' ziplock bag(!). There were three supplements, all written by Stu Wagner: "Beasts 'n' Bots" (animal forms for robots), "Weapons Wastebucket" (new weapons and other features), and "Chaotic Combiners" (mega-robots formed from smaller robots). Mike Pondsmith 1985 R Talsorian Mekton II 1987 Mekton Zeta Mike Pondsmith Mike MacDonald Benjamin Wright 1995 A far future sci-fi RPG, in the Japanese anime giant mecha genre. It includes a brief mecha-genre far-future setting (Algol) and GM notes on running anime adventures, but the dominant part is treatment of the mechs themselves. The first edition was predated by a earlier Mekton game in 1984 which was not really role-playing. Editions "II" and "Zeta" use a variant of the "Interlock" system, which is skill based with actions resolved by attribute+skill+d10 vs difficulty. Character creation is limited point-based, with a random number of points (distribute 10d10 points to attributes, skill points determined by your "Education" attribute). Various random-roll "life path" tables add background color to the character. Lee McCormick John Corradin 1980 Wilmark Dynasty 2nd 1981 A fantasy genre RPG set in an original fantasy world. The character creation system has attributes determined by the character's childhood studies. The magic system has spells which are cast by combining runes, each of which has a different purpose: nouns, prepositions, and adjectives. The fewer number of words used, the better chance of success but the more general the effect. The more words used, the more precise the effect, but the less chance of success. It has a few supplements (including an adventure module) made before it went out of print. George Strayton Nikola Vrtis 1997 West End Games A humorous alien-conspiracy RPG based on the movie. The game background and source material concentrates on silliness and slapstick elements. It uses the "D6" system from the <a href="GAME#starwars">Star Wars</a> game. It adds "Cue Cards", given to each player with an action or line of dialogue written on them. If the PC can do or say what's on the card in the context of the adventure, they get a bonus. Paul D. Baader Walter Mark Lawrence Sangee 1981 FGU A military action RPG. Loren Wiseman 1990 GDW Not a standalone RPG, but rather an alternative campaign supplement for <a href="GAME#twilight2000">Twilight: 2000</a>, featuring a world where the big ugly nuclear war never came, but brushfire wars, rebellions and other minor conflicts are fought all over the world, thus offering plentiful employment for PCs. Francois Perrinel 1991 FLEO 108 A French-language modern-day action RPG. It uses a system intent on realism, including extensive weapon tables. Character creation is skill-based, with modifiers depending on whether you choose a civilian or military career. Michael A. Stackpole 1983 Blade (a division of Flying Buffalo) A generic modern-day mystery and espionage game. Uses a simple skill system with level-based advancement. Action resolution by attribute plus skill plus 2d6 (re-rolling doubles open-endedly) vs difficulty. Christoph Guillermet 1991 &Eacute;ditions Role'Mag A French-language space opera RPG, published by the game magazine "Role'Mag". It is set among seven worlds created by gods, complete with magic and demigods and various powerful organizations. It includes three booklets: a 76-page rulebook, a 26-page universe book, and an 18-page scenario book. The rules include 14 races ranging from cat-men and bird-men, to more exotic races like the Levyx (who are legless but levitate and have "hyper-vision"). Stats are based on a mix of random-roll and profession choices. Attributes are tested on 1d20, while skills are percentile. Ashcan Chris Perrin 2008 KNRPG Productions A short GMless game where different factions vie for power in a world gone wild after the coming of the Messiah, playable in roughly 2 hours. Each player controls an entire faction, competing against each other and the Messiah (who no one controls) in a strategic contest. Peter Schweighofer 2001 West End Games A space opera RPG based on the French series of graphic novels written by Alexandro (El Topo) Jodorowsky and illustrated by Juan Gimenez. The series is a galaxy-spanning space opera focused on a clan of powerful warriors. The RPG uses the "D6Legend" variant of the <a href="GAME#d6">D6 System</a>. It uses special six-sided dice where 3-6 is a success. You roll dice equal to your stat, count the number of successes, and compare to the difficulty. R. Wallace Garner 2001 Eternal Tempest A scifi RPG set on a far-future Earth where people are able to transfer their souls into robotic bodies known as 'metalfaces.' Past wars have ravaged the planet and reduced the population, and free-enterprise now rises and battles for control of the solar system. The game uses a six-sided dice system and a free version of the rules can be downloaded in Adobe PDF format. James Ward Brian Blume 1976 TSR 2nd James Ward Slade Henson 1994 TSR 3rd 2002 Fast Forward Entertainment 4th 2006 Mudpuppy Games A sci-fi game set on a 30-mile long generation starship ("The Warden") gone awry. A radiation storm causes mutations to occur to its occupants creating outlandish mutated humans and animals. The concept was wandering around the interior encountering strange creatures in a dungeon-like way -- including many concepts that would later surface in <a href="GAME#gammaworld"> Gamma World</a>. The second edition in 1994 was a universe book of this setting for the <a href="GAME#amazingengine">Amazing Engine</a> game system. The third and fourth edition use their own system, referred to as the 3d6 system. Resolution uses a universal table of attribute with difficulty to find a target number for a 3d6 roll. Combat also uses a table that compares weapon class number (from 21 to 3) and armor class number (from 21 to 2). Character creation is primarily random roll, with varying rules for robots, androids, and humans. Blake Mobley David Webb Anthony Pryor 1993 The Game Lords, Ltd. A space opera RPG. Its background is the "GuildSpace" setting, which mixes far-future technology with medieval elements of sorcery, psionics, swordplay, knighthood, and evil supernatural villains. There are six character races, none of which is strictly human. Each has focuses in one special ability: psionics, the Sorce, psychosomatics, high-tech powered armor, bioware, and cybernetics. The base mechanic uses a "doubling die" which open-ends on a 16. Daniel Danjean 1991 Presses du Midi 52 A French-language sci-fi RPG, where the PC's are psychiatrists who telepathically enter people's dreams to help them. The catch is that mistakes can leave the doctor dead or brain-dead, or the patient in worse shape than before. Leighton Connor 2002 Hex A modern-day monster-hunting RPG, set in an alternate Earth where horrific monsters have been around throughout history. The PCs are agents for a modern-day monster-hunting organization called M-Force, founded as a non-profit organization in 1952. The rules are based on Hex Games' <a href="GAME#qags">QAGS</a> system, adding character design rules, and skills. There are three attributes (Body, Brain, and Nerve) along with three traits (Job, Gimmick, and Weakness): all rated 1-10. Action resolution is to roll under attribute + skill on 1d20, while contests require rolling higher than the opponent's 1d20 roll but still under attribute + skill. It also includes a hero point mechanic (called "Yum-Yums"). Greg Older 2008 Fool's Moon Entertainment A fantasy genre RPG based around an original setting, the Kingdom of An&aelig;land. It uses a straightforward system that handles resolution by rolling under skill plus modifiers on 1d20. Character creation is a point-buy system, including the option of flaws for additional points. Seven races are available: human, dwarf, gnome, halfling, goblin, Hood (fox-people) and Nicila (cat-people). Several pre-built character archetypes are provided. It includes a magic system, divided into faith (used by priests) and magic (used by wizards, alchemists, and spellweavers). Faith is more reliable but more structured, where each faith has a few rituals that are unique to it. Magic is more flexible but more dangerous. S. Coleman Charlton 1984 Iron Crown Enterprises 2nd 1993 A game set in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy series. The adventures are set prior to the trilogy, around the year 1640 of the Third Age. This is before Sauron had re-established himself at Dol Guldur in Mirkwood and the Dwarves had awakened the Balrog in Moria. It uses a simplified version of the <a href="GAME#rolemaster">Rolemaster</a> mechanics: open-ended percentile die rolls, resolved on extensive tables. Juergen E. Franke 1981 Verlag f&uuml;r Fantasy und SF-Spiele 2nd 1985 Verlag f&uuml;r Fantasy und SF-Spiele 3rd 1989 Klee Spiele 4th 2001 Klee Spiele 5th 2005 Verlag f&uuml;r Fantasy und SF-Spiele Pegasus Spiele A German-language medieval fantasy RPG, set in a Norse-themed fantasy world ("Midgard") with giant, dragons, elfs, and dwarfs. It is mid- to low-level fantasy. The rules system is class- and level-based. Character creation has random-roll attributes but point-based skill development. This was the first German-language role-playing game to be published, and has since had several new editions and two spin-off RPGs: the Victorian RPG <a href="GAME#midgard1880">Midgard 1880</a> and the licensed sci-fi RPG <a href="GAME#perryrhodan_vfsf">Perry Rhodan</a> (2004). Heinrich Glumpler 1994 Klee Spiele A variant of the German-language fantasy game <a href="GAME#midgard">Midgard</a>, set in Victorian times. It features master criminals, anarchists, and conspiracies as well as mummies, werewolves, vampires, and so forth. Support for the game was later taken over by <a href="COMPANY#pegasus">Pegasus Spiele</a> and <a href="COMPANY#vfsf"> Verlag f&uuml;r Fantasy und SF-Spiele</a>. There were at least 14 adventures published for the game as well, along with the long-titled sourcebook, "Doctor Nagelius' wohlfeiles und weitschweifiges, exzentrisches und eklektisches Enzcyclopaedisches Compendium der bekannten Welt" (Doctor Nagelius' ... Encyclopedic Compendium of the Known World). Golgotha Kinslayer 2003 Lost Souls Publishing 212 A dark fantasy genre RPG, where the PCs include humans, dwarves, elves, trolls, and gaijin (a sort of barbaric human). It uses a skill-based system, with optional classes purchased with skill points. Character creation is a mix of random-roll and point-based, including ads and disads. Action resolution uses 1d20. Timothy R. Green 1985 TAG Industries A sci-fi RPG based on the eponym Jack L. Chalker's novel series. It features 150 character races and a partial map of "Well World". Eddy Webb 2005 Spectrum Game Studios Z-Man Games An RPG set in a far future on a space colony 50 miles diameter where the dictator mandated that everyone live in what he calls "the Golden Age of humanity" -- meaning pre-World War II America. The dress, speech and technology are strictly regulated by the government to conform to this. This has been the status quo for roughly 120 years, and most people just accept what is going on and lead their normal lives out. Besides normal humans there are aliens (the Kyrhee), rare psychic half-breed aliens (known as "Gazers"), androids (known as "Blanks"), and mutants (known as "Flips"). Further, wounded people are sometimes given cyberware replacements. It uses a variant of the rules from <a href="GAME#cartoonactionhour">Cartoon Action Hour</a>. Character creation features an open-ended system for designing special abilities including steelware, flips, and psychic powers. Action resolution uses stat + 2d6 vs difficulty. Risto J. Hieta 1987 Ultimate Oy 62 A small-press Finnish-language fantasy RPG, whose title translates as "Sword and Magic". It is a rules-lite version of <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>, The classes include "barbaari" (barbarian), "taistelija" (fighter), "seikkailija" (adventurer), "mets&auml;l&auml;inen" (ranger), "velho" (wizard) and "kerubi" (cherub -- something that can turn into a spirit at will). This was the successor to a generic RPG adventure entitled "The Secret Treasure of Raguoc in the Acirema Dungeons". Ville Vuorela 1994 Burger A Finnish-language baroque fantasy RPG, with heavy swashbuckling elements. The title translates as "swordsman". It is set on an original fantasy world called Arleon, a cross-breed between the Roman Empire and 17th century Europe with supernatural elements. The PC's are swashbuckling heroes, facing an evil magical force known as the Darkfire which spawns monsters and is worshipped by cultists. Areas that had fallen under its influence turned into representations of hell. There are witches with powerful magic, although they rely on numerous ingredients for their spells to work. Benoit Clerc 1995 Sans Peur et Sans Reproche A French-language historical RPG set in the era of the crusades. The PC's are Templar Knights, although supplements cover other character types. The system uses playing cards (i.e. Ace thru King). Ricard Ib&aacute;&ntilde;ez Jordi Cabau 2003 Proyectos Editoriales Crom 82 paperback A Spanish-language humorous RPG about modern-day military service. "Mili" is the name for Military Service, and "K K" sounds like "caca", a word for shit. In this humourous game the PCs are youths in the Military Service, with a rich popular culture of humour and bad taste, drugs, jokes and characters as the Fascist Sargeant, the Pacifist Joint-Smoker and the Rambo-like Soldier. Based on mythical comic strips of the brilliant Iv&aacute;. Charles Ryan 1992 Chameleon Eclectic 2nd 1993 A techno-thriller RPG, in the style of novels by Michael Crichton and Tom Clancy. It uses a percentile skill-based system. The damage system uses a transparent overlay on silhouette figures for hit location, and a table which includes determines blood loss and stun from location, damage type, and amount. Gilles Candotti 1990 &Eacute;ditions des Sept Pierres A French-language RPG, subtitled "The Game of Adaptation". Players play themselves, mysteriously transported to an unknown world, with only a pocket knife and a hangover. It includes a detailed background for this world. Fate Core Sarah Newton 2014 Mindjammer Press Modiphius Entertainment A transhuman science-fiction RPG setting. The first edition is a setting book released in 2010 for the FATE-based <a href="GAME#starblazeradventures">Starblazer Adventures</a> RPG. The second edition is a stand-alone game using the Fate Core rules. The setting takes place after thousands of years of expansion from Earth to other systems via slower-than-light colony ships. The New Commonality of Humankind is using faster-than-light planeships to find the lost colonies and bring them back into the transhuman community. Character types include humans, xenomorphs (uplifted non-human species), and synthetics (sentient copies of personalities within the virtual reality Mindscape). Bare Bones Phil Morris Ray Nolan 2009 AntiPaladin Games 38 A universal system based on the open-license version of West End Games' <a href="GAME#d6">D6 System</a>. Character creation is limited point-bought, spending 12 dice among the four attributes (Might, Agility, Wit and Charm); and 7 dice on skills and special abilities (called Perks). Resolution is by rolling d6s equal to attribute plus skill, and comparing the total to the difficulty. The "Bare Bones" edition includes brief vehicle and magic rules. Anthony Lower-Basch 2009 Muse of Fire Games A short-term (30-60 minutes) roleplaying game about high school relationships, contained entirely in a custom deck of cards - such as "Need for Authority - Discard this card and the GM narrates a decision that needs to be made". Ernest T. Hams 1982 Kabal Gaming Systems 16 A modern espionage RPG, using a complex system and including detailed floorplans. It includes a secret base design system where the GM spends a fixed budget of money on guard dogs, steel doors, laser eyes, guards, etc. The PC's then attempt to break into the installation and get to the protected secret. The basic game includes seven 17.5" x 23" full-color maps and four 15.5" x 23" building interiors. Robert Bohl 2010 self-published 16 A storytelling game of playing teenagers rebelling against authority in a player-defined future. The setting is collectively created by the players, including defining The Authory - the antagonist. Each play session is broken into seven scenes. It uses a special conflict resolution system where players roll 2d6 and claim that number on the Conflict Map, where possible GM numbers are defined by what scene it is. If a player rolls an already-claimed number, they win - but if they hit a GM-controlled number they lose. Brandon Sanderson Alex Flagg Patrick Kapera John Snead 2011 Crafty Games 500 A fantasy steampunk RPG based on the novel series by Brandon Sanderson, set in a region called Skadrial of the dystopic Final Empire - controlled for the last thousand years by a dictator with divine powers. The player characters are thieving "Crews" who use magical metallurgic arts. It uses an original dice pool system, where action resolution is by rolling up to ten d6s (based on stats) and looking for the highest match from 1 to 5. Rolled 6s or stats above ten give nudges, where a nudge can be spent for a +1 to margin of success or 3 nudges can be spent for an additional action. Character creation is limited point-based, assigning a strong, average, and weak area to each of Powers, Attributes and Influences. Elizabeth Shoemaker Shreyas Sampat 2008 Summerbird A martial arts action RPG based on modern Chinese wuxia films. It uses game mechanics involving a prop knife that can be in one of four states: covered, sheathed, open, and bloody. In play, players fill out character cards, and then take turns framing scenes. The player framing a scene either fills out a new set card or chooses one that is already filled out. The knife begins covered, and there is little conflict in scenes. When the knife is sheathed, players can hand it to other players, and they have to respond by entering wirework, escalating (making the knife open), or passing it back to present the same options. When it is open, a player can make explicit demands when passing the knife, and the target can respond by entering wirework, meeting the demand (and putting the knife down), elaborating the demand and passing it to someone else, or stabbing another player's character sheet (making the knife bloody). The character whose sheet is stabbed will die by the end of the scene. The player can stab another character, do what was asked, or enter wirework. Malcom Craig 2006 Contested Ground Studios A game of modern crime, set amidst mafia violence in America during the time of Prohibition (the 1920s). It uses a playing-card based system where you assemble poker hands after drawing a number of cards based on skill. In addition, each player has "story chips" which can be used to manipulate the scene and bet on success. Character creation is limited point-based. Two key stats, Reputation and Stature, are chosen freely. There is also a Loyalty rating and a Code which has both a numerical rating and a description (such as "All of the crew on my jobs come back alive"). There are also broad skills bought using points. Sebastian Dietz 2000 Nimble Ogre Games A German-language universal RPG system, designed to be a modular game with genre modules for Fantasy, Magic, and Guns (modern-day firearms and explosives). There are currently no predesigned settings, however. Action resolution is by rolling under skill on 1d20 + modifiers. There are also drama points which may be used to influence die rolls and prevent damage, but they are single-use and can only be replenished with new experience points. Character creation is open point based, using a single pool of points for attributes, skills, race, advantages, and disadvantages. <br> In combat, characters have a number of short, long and very long actions to spend (long and very long actions are multiples of a short action). A character may defend himself by parrying or dodging without spending actions, but every subsequent defense is more difficult than the previous. A character may spend actions to improve his defense. The damage system uses six hit locations, each with its own hit points and armor points. Charles Rice 2008 RPG Objects An electronically-published standalone system based on <a href="GAME#d20modern">D20 Modern</a>. The variant aims to make the base system smoother and faster-playing. It replaces the Basic, Advanced and Prestige Classes with six Core Classes. The skill list has been changed, along with new rules for backgrounds, occupations, and hobbies. Wealth is used, but is not used to roll wealth checks. Critical hits are replaced by a hit location system that modifies damage. Miguel Garcia Fernandez 2002 La Cocoguawa A humorous RPG where you play a baby and other players are your roommates or your playmates. It incorporates a "good nanny manual". Christian Neff 2004 fiveSTORMS Productions A German-language fantasy genre RPG, set in an original fantasy world of the same name. Player characters can be from 10 races (including humans, elves, and dwarves) and 16 sub-races (including 3 human, 4 elven, and 2 dwarven). Character creation is limited point-based, starting with choosing a race (and sub-race) if any, then spending attribute points, skill points, and combat/magic talent points. The experience system emphasizes "learning by doing". It includes a magic system with three spheres of magic. [the "Migou" team] 1995 Gallimard A French-language RPG line. It is an attempt at an easy RPG by putting players in pre-generated roles as characters lifted from novels. It had several books released: "Marid Audran" (from the books by G.A. Effinger); "Odysseus" (from Homer's Oddessey); "Orlando"; and "Sherlock Holmes". Chad Underkoffler 2004 Atomic Sock Monkey Press 64 A tongue-in-cheek RPG based on a board game where cartoon-like characters try to foil the plots of cow-napping aliens, gain Mojo, and lay their hands on the all-powerful sweet, sweet Uranium! Mojo is the peculiar power of being cool and funkily awesome, and is used to be cool, and gained by being cool -- as well as by eating uranium (naturally). The game uses a variant of the Prose Descriptive Qualities (PDQ) system introduced in <a href="GAME#deadinside">Dead Inside</a>. Character creation is by choosing race, a Goal, 2 to 4 freeform keywords which give bonuses, and a weakness. Action resolution is by 2d6 + bonus vs difficulty. Joe McDonald 2012 Buried Without Ceremony A modern-day horror RPG inspired by teenage dramatic stories such as Stephanie Meyer's Twilight, using rules adapted from <a href="GAME#apocalypseworld">Apocalypse World</a>. Each PC is an archetypal monster with its own playbook of distinct Moves - including Vampire, Werewolf, Witch, Ghost, etc. J.H. Brennan 1987 Armada A humorous horror RPG, written by the British author of the GrailQuest and DemonSpawn fantasy adventure books. The GM is called the "WereWizard", and must qualify for the position by passing through a solo adventure entitled the "Labyrinth of Squat". The book includes a simple system, monster cards, and the adventure. Bruce Harlick Patrick Sweeney 2002 Firefly Games 32 A miniatures/role-playing game of giant monster combat. Foob Koen De Waele David Van Dijck Dirk Vandenheuvel 1989 The Wise Tree 72 A Dutch-language fantasy RPG: "Monters &amp; Magicians". This is a shorter 72-page introductory version of <a href="GAME#schimmenandschaduwen">Schimmen &amp; Schaduwen </a>. It is a simple but complete RPG with different characters, magic spells cards, monsters and an introductory scenario. Benjamin Baugh 2007 Arc Dream Publishing 48 A horror RPG about kids who each have a monster that does things for them. It uses a simplified variant of the One-Roll Engine rules found in <a href="GAME#wildtalents">Wild Talents</a> and <a href="GAME#godlike">Godlike</a>. As in other games, the d10 dice pool is used to resolve conflicts, looking for number of matching faces. Character creation is limited point-based. There are five attributes (Feet, Wits, Hands, Guts, and Attention) and related skills. Character also have rated relationships, which could be to parents, friends, or even stuffed animals. Lastly, they create their monster according to another limited point system. Clifford Raymond Fagan 1991 Atlantis Enterprises An RPG set in a mythic version of the British Isles in 527&nbsp;A.D. (with faeries and monsters). It uses a d6 based system: roll 3d6 under attribute, or roll 2d6 under 8+mods for combat. Characters have 7 attributes (Strength, Endurance, Dexterity, Intelligence, Luck, Persuasiveness, and Attractiveness). Ken St. Andre 1976 Flying Buffalo A fantasy RPG spin-off from <a href="GAME#tunnelsandtrolls"> Tunnels and Trolls</a>. This is a traditional fantasy game reversed with players play the monsters fighting human heroes. Monte Cook Luke Johnson Sean K. Reynolds 2007 White Wolf A modern dark fantasy/horror RPG, a variation of the <a href="GAME#worldofdarkness">World of Darkness</a> setting where extra-dimensional horrors known as the Inconnu opened a gate hundreds of miles wide in the central United States. Now one year later, the U.S. has collapsed into dealing with its internal problems, and horrors stalk the fringes. The Inconnu create vampires, werewolves, and demons -- while there are also mages and the Awakened (extraordinary humans). It uses a rules variant based on the D20 system, where character type (such as vampire or werewolf) functions as both a race and a class. Frederik J. Jensen 2009 Thoughtful Games A storytelling game where players take characters from the historical siege of Montsegur where the sect of Cathars were assaulted as heretics by forces backed by the Catholic Church. It uses a diceless system of narration rules, where play is divided into a number of predefined turns leading up to the inevitable defeat of the Cathars, where each character must choose whether to burn themselves alive (as many historical Cathars did). There are a number of special cards that define elements to potentially include in the story. Jurjen Stellingwerff 2006 self-published 94 A fantasy genre RPG using a simple dice pool system. It is set in a medieval world, where mystical powers can be obtained easily but has side effects and is often illegal. The book is self-published via print-on-demand service <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/226582">Lulu.com</a>. An earlier free version is available on a <a href="http://www.geocities.com/area51/Comet/8192/Moros.html"> Geocities site</a>. Devin Durham 1990 Rapport Games Crunchy Frog A virtual reality RPG set in the near-future, where PC's are players in Morpheus Mind Park virtual reality games. Characters have 4 attributes (Imagination, Confidence, Ego, and Reputation), 3 skills (Reality Control, Accuracy, and Defense), and various virutal "powers" (which include more regular skills). You have a pool of dream points, which can be used to buy new powers - even in mid-play. It uses a percentile resolution system, which is slightly math-heavy (i.e. damage = (100% + (Attack - Defense) * 10%) * Xd10). Kevin Dockery Robert Sadler Richard Tucholka 1980 Timeline, Inc. 2nd 1980 3rd 1983 Timeline, Inc. Abacus Dimensions A realistic post-apocalyptic RPG. The PC's are agents deliberately frozen to rebuild the world after nuclear war, as part of a private project by Bruce Edward Morrow (aka "The Morrow Project"). However, something went wrong with the project mechanisms, and the PC's wake up alone 150 years after World War III. This game has a lot of attention paid to detail and hardware, reflecting the survivalist genre. The system is combat-focused, with other issues covered only after the 3rd edition. cf. the <a href="http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Stargate/3351/welcome.htm"> Morrow Project home</a>. Brennan Taylor 2006 Galileo Games 94 A modern fantasy role-playing game inspired by Miyazaki's film "Spirited Away" and Neil Gaiman's comic "Sandman". It allows a range of fantasy backgrounds. It has a diceless mechanical system, where players spend from four pools of tokens: Action, Passion, Power, and Magic. Characters have four attributes (calls "Faculties") named Power, Grace, Wits, and Will; as well as player-defined aptitudes like "Barfly". The mechanics work by bidding tokens on conflicts. David John Morris Steve Foster Andrew Murdin 1979 Waynflett House Ltd (UK) A generic "historical or fantasy" RPG rules system (softcover booklet, 64 pages). Nine attributes: Strength, Constitution, Manual Dexterity, Agility, Speed, Looks, Intelligence, Learning and (magical) Talent. Advancement is level-based. Magic works with spell points and success chance for spells, organised in 8 spell levels, around specialties : Alchemy, Antiquities & Languages, Demonology and Artificery. Timothy Kleinert 2005 Timfire Publishing 162 A role-playing game with a built-in adventure: a group of ronin samurai are hired to assault and kill O-Yanma, the dreaded Mountain Witch of Mount Fuji. It uses a simple resolution system, with player-created Fates for their characters and a system of Trust which focuses play on trust and betrayals among the PCs. Luke Crane David Petersen 2008 Archaia Studios Press 320 Boxed Set 2011 A medieval roleplaying game adapting the anthropomorphic comic book series of the same name. The setting is the Mouse Territories, a collection of three dozen or so mouse settlements loosely unified under a Matriarch. The Matriarch acts as head of the Mouse Guard, a group of idealistic knight errants who maintain the roads and deal with external threats. While there are dangerous wild animals ranging from crows to snakes, the only other intelligent creatures are the bordering weasels. It uses an original dice pool system related to <a href="GAME#burningwheel">Burning Wheel</a>. Resolution is by rolling d6s equal to stat, with bonuses dice for gear, help, or applicable knowledge skills ("wises") - every result of 4 or higher is one success. This is modified by spending Fate and Persona points, or activating traits. It has a unified conflict resolution mechanic similar to BW's Duel of Wits - used for arguments, chases, fights, journeys, etc. Each side generates a starting score, or Disposition, and then every round, each side chooses three actions in secret, continuing until one side or the other is reduced to zero disposition. The PCs are always members of the Guard, generated by a simple step-by-step process of selecting rank, age, birthplace, and so forth. Joseph Fanning 2007 self-published 202 A humorous anime-inspired RPG set in MSF Highschool, a training ground for teenage superheroes, including both alien and magical races. The book is self-published via print-on-demand service <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/1007331">Lulu.com</a>. executive Wood Ingham Becky Lowe Benjamin Baugh 2008 Firebird, Ltd. A satirical rotating-GM RPG about corporate marketing and the rat race, where the player characters are company representatives (reps). Each turn, one player plays The Company trying to crush the reps. Character creation includes choosing to be Freelance or an Asset, along with picking expertises, perks, relationships, two attributes (Compassion and Self), and a "Unique Selling Point." The players create their company as a group, then play through a series of situations in the boardroom. After everyone has taken a turn as GM, the player with the most resources wins and gets to narrate the conclusion. Kevin Dockery 1983 Firebird, Ltd. A light-hearted solitaire game -- not really an RPG -- about unting down muggers in urban "game preserves". The only "attribute" of hunters/muggers is what they are armed with. Michel Gaudo 1988 Oriflam A French-language hard science-fiction RPG, with only a few outer colonies. E.R. Jones M. Joseph Young 1997 Valdron Inc. 2nd 2000 A dimension-hopping RPG where players play themselves with the discovery that they reincarnate in a new universe / scenario upon death (via personal energy known as "scriff"). The skills are divided into "biases": Technology / Psionics / Magic / Body. These are also the categories of rating dimensions (i.e. some universes are high-magic, low-technology). A. Piparo L. de Luca 1999 Cuccia Editore An Italian-language universal RPG system. It has a lengthy and complex character creation process and simple resolution system. Andrew Hackard Steve Jackson 2003 Steve Jackson Games A humorous parody of D&amp;D and other fantasy RPGs based on the card game "Munchkin" card game. It uses the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. Complete rules are not provided: basic rules for character creation, combat, and other systems refer to the D&amp;D Players Handbook. Kevin Davies David Brown 1995 Peregrine A humorous RPG about the world where the junk of many universes collects, intended particularly for characters from other game universes to drop in for light-hearted adventures. Luca De Marini 2015 Acchiappasogni A martial arts game, set in a flexible setting including both modern and ancient elements. Mikael Peters&eacute;n Gunilla Jonsson 1984 Aventyrspel 2nd 1989 Target Games "Underg&aring;ngens Arvtagare" Joakim Bergstr&ouml;m Martin Bergstr&ouml;m Mattias Jonsson Mattias Lilja Fredrik Lindregn Andreas Marklund Johan Normark 2002 J&auml;rnringen HB A Swedish-language post-nuclear-apocalypse RPG, set many years after world wars and great plague. The PCs are descendants of survivors, in a feudal Scandinavia that is slowly rebuilding. The rules are based on 3rd ed <a href="GAME#drakarochdemoner"> Drakar och Demoner</a>, with new rules for mental powers and mutations instead of magic. The 2nd edition kept the rules but converted it to a generic cyberpunk RPG without any post-apocalyptic aspect. The 3rd edition's title translates to "Mutant: The Heirs of the Apocalypse". It returns to the post-apocalyptic world of the first edition, with some changes. The rules have been simplified and streamlined. 1st [Swedish] Magnus Seter Henrik Strandberg Nils Gulliksson Michael Stenmark Jerker Sojdelius Stefan Thulin Fredrik Malmberg 1993 Target Games 1st [English] Matt Forbeck Paul Beakley 1993 Target Games Heartbreaker Games 2nd 1996 Year Zero 2014 Tomas H&auml;renstam Modiphius Entertainment Fria Ligan A techno-fantasy RPG and miniatures system from Sweden. It is set in a distant future where Earth has been destroyed, and the solar system is colonized by soulless megacorps. A discovery on Pluto unleashes "The Darkness", which makes computers go crazy and throws the solar system into chaos. The fanatical "Brotherhood" arose to resist the taint of "Dark Symmetry" in an Inquisition-like manner -- later leading the crusade when a tenth planet was found, unleashing a horde of "Necromutants" which nearly wiped out humanity. Robin D. Laws 2008 Pelgrane Press A near-future police RPG set in a future where ten years ago, 1% of the population gained mutant powers such as flight, telepathy, and energy bolts. The PCs are members of the police Heightened Crime Investigation Unit that investigates crimes in the mutant community. It uses a version of the "GUMSHOE" system that first appeared in <a href="GAME#esoterrorists">The Esoterrorists</a>. It uses diceless point-spending to resolve investigative skills, and die rolls modified by points for core skills. Character creation Jose Felix Garzon Igor Arriola 1991 Ludoctenia "G2" Mikel Cabriada Igor Arriola Joseba Calle Carlos Monz&oacute;n J.A. Tellaetxe Isusi 1997 Ludoctenia 160 A Spanish-language modern-day psychic powers RPG along the lines of <a href="GAME#psiworld">Psi World</a>, where player characters can be either mutants or normals. The system uses 1d20 versus a target number, determined by comparing skill and difficulty on a universal table. The combat system is very deadly, where a rifle round may cause 12d6+5 damage when a strong character has 24 hit points. The first edition revolves around Cold War espionage and politics, while the second edition deals with post-Cold War politics, Middle-Eastern terrorism and a second generation of mutants created by the Chernobyl incident. Daniel Proctor Ryan Denison 2008 Goblinoid Games A post-apocalyptic science fantasy RPG, in the style of the <a href="GAME#gammaworld">Gamma World</a> game and similar games of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Player characters types include pure human, android, mutant human, mutant animal, and even mutant plant! unknown 1992 Target Games A short-lived Swedish-language sci-fi/cyperpunk RPG, a predecessor to Mutant Chronicles. The system is similar to <a href="GAME#warhammerfantasy">Warhammer</a>. Steve Kenson 2002 Green Ronin Publishing 192 glossy, full-color pages, hardbound A generic superhero RPG. The rules are a standalone system based on the D20 System used by 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. It includes a point-based character creation system and an assortment of feats, super-feats, and powers. The basic rulebook includes 12 "ready to play" hero templates, aloing with sample villians and an introductory adventure. The damage system is streamlined to require only a d20. Damage is handled by a saving throw against the damage value. Failing accumulates "hits" which incur penalties, while failing the save by 5 or more can stun or knock unconcious an opponent. Ken Whitman 1989 Whit Productions 2nd 1991 3rd Moses "Wolfy" Wildermuth 2003 MT Enterprises, LLC A post-apocalyptic RPG, set in the year 2073, sixty years after the world was swept by the accidental release of the man-made plague virus. The government is the "Second Republic", which suppresses the mutant majority, with political and racial overtones. The PC's are "Enforcers" who hunt the dangerous mutants ("mutazoids"). The system uses 2d6 roll vs stat on a universal table. Character creation is by random-roll attributes, and semi-random lifepath approach for skills. unknown unknown PL Productions A French-language sci-fi RPG set in the near future as the Earth is being invaded by aliens. Tomas HV Mørkrid 1989 self-published A Norwegian-language fantasy RPG about peaceful, semi-intelligent creatures trying to find food, take baths, cuddle, and sleep. The muu have no language. All actions in the game are initiated by normal playing cards. Any conflicts are resolved by the use of dice. The method involves strong techniques for transforming the language used in-game into poetic Muu-phrases. The aim of the game is to create a kind of merry harmony. Paul Czege 2003 Half-Meme Press A horror RPG where the PCs are all deformed minions of an evil, demented genius -- in the vein of Igor or Quasimodo. It uses a set of strict rules on the dramatic progression of the story, which depends on the stats and rolls made. Each minion character has two descriptive traits: "More than Human" and "Less than Human". There are also three numeric traits: Self-Loathing, Weariness, and Love (though Love always starts at zero). Britta Herz J&ouml;rg Raddatz Thomas R&ouml;mer 2000 FanPro A fantasy-genre German-language RPG related to <a href="GAME#dasschwarzeauge">Das Schwarze Auge</a> system. It is set on a different continent of the same world as DSA, called the "Golden Land" by Aventurians. It uses a precursor to the 4th edition DSA rules. Character generation is open point-bought, and it includes a very open magic system. Extended Ashok Desai 2006 Sane Studios 143 A universal RPG system designed to be incomplete, with some assembly required by the GM and players, putting together various optional parts. There are four core attributes: Power, Grace, Intellect and Spirit. It includes several options for character creation, including limited point-bought, random-roll, and template-based. Resolution is by rolling d6s equal to attribute, adding skill level to the highest die, and comparing the total to difficulty or opposed roll. The basic system (74 pages) is released under the Creative Commons License, with a free PDF available. The print version is "extended" with additional material, including using stealth as a form of conflict, mass battle rules, a large selection of new SFX, and an additional chapter on designing your own game setting. Mike Pohjola 2003 Johnny Kniga Publishing A Finnish-language fantasy RPG aimed at immersion in character and emotional realism. The text focuses on setting and GM instructions, with simple rules provided for both tabletop and larp. The book describes the semi-medieval world of Valenor, with a spaghetti western look and strong political themes. The mechanics aim to emphasize the character's experience rather than the physical reality. John Stater 2011 self-published 72 A simple superhero RPG based on the Swords &amp; Wizardry system by Matt Finch. It uses character classes and levels, with the three classes being Adventurer, Sorcerer, or Scientist. It includes over 200 superpowers, with most being adapted versions of fantasy genre spells. Resolution is by adding attribute + 1d20 and comparing to either 10 + opposing stat or calculated Defense Class (for combat). Released under Wizards of the Coast's Open Game License. unknown 2000 Positive Roleplaying A fantasy RPG, set on an original world ("Oryathar"). The PC's are "Shinkai" who have been granted mystic powers by the Light to battle the Shadow which threatens the world. There are five races: the telepathic Brightlings, the stout and durable Grak, the agile and long-armed Loremek, the cat-eyed Valkin, and the giant and stone-skinned Warlum. A. L. Gohin unknown self-published A French-language traditional medieval fantasy RPG. Tom Pigeon 2003 Word Mill Publishing An universal improvisational game, which has rules for spontaneously generating adventures. It uses parameters determined at the start, combined with randomly determined answers to yes/no questions. It is designed to be playable as a standalone RPG or also as a supplement for GM-less play using other RPG rules. Mark Galeotti 2006 Firebird Productions A standalone fantasy RPG, using the HeroQuest engine in the setting of the ancient Russia of history, legend and folktale. The setting is a cinematic one where the PCs are rare magical heroes. All magic is based on theism in HeroQuest, with a single Otherworld common to both pagan and Christian worship. Religion is a pastiche of paganism and Christianity. For example, one character might worship Volos the cattle god, and argue with his brother, who insists on calling him Saint Vlasii -- while both agreeing on many details. The game includes extensive notes on the body of myth and folklore including many villains and heroes, as well as maps, an introductory scenario, and many adventure seeds. Paul Cardwell, Jr. 1986 Hippogriff Publications A generic fantasy RPG aimed mainly at playing in times of myth -- primarily late bronze age to early iron age. It uses a detailed rule system. The original was published as a boxed set with six books (Rules, Bestiary, Outfitter, Skills, Spells, and Robber's Cave), along with five 4-page character sheets and three dice (d6, d8, d20). Jose Luis Pumarega 2001 La Factoria de Ideas A Spanish-language fantasy RPG. The world is flat and falls towards the floor of the universe. The gods were defeated by the demons and now the hell is physically in the world (i.e. on the map) and when people die they appear there, always. When they were defeated the gods gave a magical language to the humans to allow them to survive, though the magicians (the Name Keepers) are not so sure. The PCs are from Isla, which has the more advanced civilization of the world. Isla has makers of the "clocks": robots that work by clockwork mechanisms. Charles Green 2010 Alephtar Games A paranormal detective RPG set in modern-day Portland, Oregon - developed as a setting and variant of the HeroQuest system created by Issaries, Inc. It includes full keywords for various supernatural creatures including vampires and werewolves, to lamia and djinn. It also adds rules for five different magical traditions, including Witchcraft, Necromancy, and Wizardry. Ulrich Drees Oliver Plaschka 2008 Brendow Verlag 432 A German-language fantasy role-playing game set in the world of Narnia, based on the book series by C.S. Lewis. It uses a simple though not minimal set of rules aimed at beginners. Stephen Herron Tom Bisbee Barry O'Connor 1996 Nearside Games A sci-fi RPG of parallel earths, set among 13 parallel dimensions of the modern world caused by unknown forces. The "variants" (as the dimensions are called) are traveled by people known as "Nearsiders", who have a neural anomaly allowing them to find and penetrate the doorways between variants. William Corrie III 2004 HinterWelt Enterprises A spacefaring sci-fi RPG with a percentile skill-based system (the "Iridium System"). It is set in the RFW (Republic of Free Words) which establishes regular diplomatic ties, encourages trade, keeps shipping lanes open, protects traders, and maintains peace. Alongside it, the Andromedaen Council of Guilds, the Grou-Lynn Empire, and the Kolkesh Empire seek to strengthen the galaxy from the threat of the Jiran Theocracy. Character creation is random-roll attributes (best of 3d20), followed by choosing a class which influences skills. Kristan J. Wheaton 1982 Wheaton Publications An RPG where the PC's are kids role-playing fairly normal childhood adventures. Malcolm Harris 2001 Maximum CNG A post-apocalyptic superhero RPG, set in the modern world after a supernatural disaster (the "Nemesis event") which gave certain people supernatural powers. It uses a skill-based system. Action resolution uses 2d6. Character creation is either an original character, or creating a version of yourself with powers. There are six templates for superpowers. Lambert T&oacute;th 2007 Delonaran A Hungarian-language fantasy RPG. Marco Behrmann Dan H&ouml;rning Carl Johan Str&ouml;m Krister Sundelin 1993 Neogames AB 2nd 1999 A Swedish-language cyberpunk / technothriller RPG, set in the year 2059. It has a detailed background as well as rules for netrunning and cyber implants. The system and background try to be as realistic as possible regarding weapon rules, social changes and the world as a whole. Massimo Bianchini Mario Pasqualotto 2005 Asterion Press 1st [English] Massimo Bianchini Mario Pasqualotto 2007 Mongoose Publishing 160 An Italian-language dark fantasy / horror RPG, using the D20 system, later translated into English and released by Mongoose Publishing. Set in a fantasy world where five dark cosmic entities rule over five different aspects of fear: Disease, Madness, Blood, Darkness and Savagery. 1st [French] Fabrice Lamidey Frederic Weil 1991 Multisim 2nd [French] 1992 1st [English] Fabrice Lamidey Sam Shirley Greg Stafford Frederic Weil 1994 Chaosium An occult RPG where characters are immortal creatures that awaken in human form. First edition was French-language, later translated into English. Michal Oracz Ignacy Trzewiczek 2003 Portal A Polish-language post-apocalyptic game which action takes place in the U.S. after the rebellion of great strategic military computer. Cities are burn to the ground, people are fighting with machines and so on. World is somehow similar to computer RPG "Fallout" or movie "Mad Max". It uses a game system emphasizing speed of play. Action resolution uses 3d20 vs difficulty. Erin Laughlin 1996 ForEverWorld A fantasy-genre system, focusing on a variety of fantasy races and cultures. The world is one where the various races are closed off from each other, casting the PCs as explorers. It uses a skill-based system with complex character generation. Richard Leon 2007 Dark Skull Studios A fantasy genre game where the player characters are minor new gods who have latched onto a struggling human tribe in a largely Bronze Age fantasy world. The humans' worship of the new gods empowers them with Belief that allows them to stay in existence and perform miracles. Humans are threatened by warlike Salamanders and rampaging Jurelian Giants, but live at peace with the taciturn Gnomes, water-dwelling Undines, and knowledgeable Sylphs. There are also Light and Dark breeds of Wood Nymphs, that live in forests and generally ignore humans. Resolution uses a step-die dice pool, where players generally roll d6s unless incarnate in a mortal form, when they roll d10s for most actions except skills in their domain that they roll d12s for. The new gods and their human worshipper face various threats including elder races and their gods, god-like beings that feed on fear called Leviathans, and rival gods of humanity. Character creation is point-based, with each new god getting 50 belief points and 100 followers. Player character also pick one primary domain - such as Birth, Death, Adventure, or Magic - and three secondary Domains such as Intrigue, Lightning, Cats, or Gambling. Advancement is based on getting Belief Points per year equal to 20% of the number of worshippers for that god. Rick Dutton Walter O. Freitag 1994 Chaosium A live-action RPG game/scenario intended for 44 players and 5 referees. The scenarios is about aliens who manage to land their meeting right in the middle of a sci-fi convention, and accidentally mistake the con-goers for their comrades. The book comes complete with characters, handouts, and a brief rules set. Robin D. Laws Jose Garcia 1990 Daedalus Games An interdimensional action game, set in a city which extends across dimensions and constantly changes its geography and connections. It uses a precursor to the system in <a href="GAME#fengshui">Feng Shui</a>, with stat+1d6-1d6 resolution and a point-bought character creation system. Justin Killam Damien Hunt 2008 Apocrypha Studios A post-apocalyptic science fantasy RPG set in the far future where the player characters are modern gods called Ngen reawakened after ages of sleep to survive through the plagues of the apocalypse. The Ngen first appeared in the near future, using a mystic energy called the Pyur to become rulers of a thousand-year golden age. Then creatures of chaos and darkness called Hrongyr appeared, spreading contagion. The Ngen and their custodians retreated underground and went into hibernation to wait out the plagues. The player characters are Ngen newly awakened after an unspecified time, their custodians now missing. The game uses a dice pool system called the Providence system. In resolution, the player rolls a number of dice equal to skill rating (0 to 6) of a type based on attribute rating (from d2 to d12). The result is the highest die, modified by +1d6 (Fate Die) and -1d6 (Doom Die) and any modifiers for difficulty or other circumstances. A positive result is a success. The result is used as level of success, such as for damage in combat. There are 12 attributes, divided into 4 each for Mind, Body, and Soul. There are also about 50 skills divided among controlling attributes. C.J. Carella 1995 Palladium Books A modern horror game about supernatural shape-changers who can appear human, but are really creatures from another dimension (the "Nightlands"). PCs are "Nightbane" who fight to protect humanity from the "Nightlords" who are poised to take over the world, with human sorcerors and vampires somewhere in the mix. The system is a variant of the <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy"> Palladium Fantasy RPG</a> system. It was formerly known as "Nightspawn" but the name was changed for legal reasons. Bradley K. McDevitt et al. 1990 Stellar Games 2nd 1991 3rd 1992 A modern-day horror game where the characters are various monsters: vampires, werewolves, zombies, etc. Tom Wall Sandford Tuey 1986 IIE / Mastery Manual A martial-arts RPG in a modern-day setting, with an emphasis on combat. The opponents are terrorists and organized crime. Croc 1995 Siroz A French-language medieval fantasy RPG, set in the world of the Seven Cities, a giant megalopolis where crime is everpresent. PC's are thieves who fight machiavelian authorities to earn their livings. It includes detailed background on the Seven Cities. Character generation is class-based, with a wide variety of classes and races. Races include dwarves and elves but also many other varieties. Kenneth Hite Robin D. Laws 2012 Pelgrane Press A modern-day supernatural spy thriller RPG, combining inspiration from movies like Ronin and The Bourne Identity with classic supernatural horror like Bram Stoker. It uses a variant of the GUMSHOE that first appeared in <a href="GAME#esoterrorists">The Esoterrorists</a> - expanded to include more combat options along with chases and high-tech espionage operations. Jason Morningstar 2015 Bully Pulpit Games A historical RPG about the Soviet 588th Night Bomber Regiment in World War Two, which consisted entirely of women. It uses rules adapted from Vincent Baker's <a href="GAME#apocalypseworld">Apocalypse World</a>. Play alternates between day and night scenes, with different Moves available for each. unknown 1985 Fondation du Strat&egrave;ge 68 A French-language historical RPG set in ancient Egypt. The is diceless, using order sheets with wargame-like overtones. Matt Snyder 2004 Chimera Creative A science fantasy RPG with an original setting, a fantasy solar system with elements of Greek mythology where aetherships traverse the swirling mists of space between the nine planets, each ruled by the Eternals (Aphrodite ruling Venus, etc.). The rules use playing cards, where each player has a deck of cards to draw from. Characters draw based on their Arete or Hubris attribute, with bonuses for related Muses; then select a number of cards of the same suit. Winning conflicts results in the accumulation of Tricks. Michael Fiegel Kenshiro Aette Christopher O'Neill 2001 9th Level Games Aetherial Forge 2nd 2006 A humorous RPG system where the PC's are ultra-powerful ninjas who have taken day jobs as fast food deliverers. They go on missions to deliver the food in 30 minutes or less (even to inside a high security installation) without being seen by the customer. If they fail, they must commit seppuku. It uses a very simple system. Four stats are generated by rolling 3d6 (Strength, Agility, Ki, and Endurance). Resolution is by rolling under your stat on a multi-d6 roll, with more dice rolled for more difficult tasks. The second edition uses a variant of the Prose Descriptive Qualities (PDQ) system introduced in <a href="GAME#deadinside">Dead Inside</a>. Eric Wujcik 1988 Palladium Books A cinematic modern action/adventure game, using a variant of the <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy">Palladium System</a>. Most of the book is dedicated to combat of one form or another, especially martial arts. R. Sean Borgstrom 1999 Plainlabel / Pharos 2nd 2002 Hogshead Games 3rd 2011 EOS Press A game of theological conflict, where the characters are Powers each set to defend some aspect of reality (like Joy, or Duels, or Calenders Days, etc.). They are fighting "Excrucians" who are trying to destroy all of the larger reality, of which our world is only a small part. It uses a diceless system where players spend "miracle points" to accomplish their actions. The second edition greatly expands the text with examples of play and GM advice. Mischa L. Thomas 2005 self-published A Swedish-language modern horror game similar to the earlier game Kult. cf. <a href="http://www.ad-noctum.com/"> http://www.ad-noctum.com/</a>. Leo Stableford Suzanne Jordan 2009 No Dice RPG Team 248 A universal minimalist RPG, concentrating on advice for players and GM. The base mechanic uses playing cards - drawing from a deck against a difficulty from 1 to 10 set by the GM. A Jack is an automatic failure; a Queen is an automatic success; a King is kept by the player to be traded in for a future redraw. Jason Inglert Jack Norris Curtis Werner 1997 Archon Gaming Inc. A film noir RPG (i.e. pulp-era mystery and intrigue). It uses a free point-build character creation, with an additive dice pool resolution (roll d6's equal to trait plus skill and total them vs difficulty). The combat system is fairly involved. Luke Crane Alexander Cherry Michael S. Miller Kirt Dankmyer Daniel Solis Matt Machell Jeffrey Schecter Mike Holmes Ben Lehman 2004 Key 20 Publishing A collection of eight short roleplaying games published as a single volume, edited by Luke Crane. "Snowball", by Alexander Cherry, is a variant of the free RPG "The Pool" which works backwards in time from a strong image. "Discernment", by Michael S. Miller, is an RPG where the players puts someone in differing situations in order to discern the overall soul quality of the one being examined. "Pretender", by Kirt Dankmyer, is fantasy game about supernatural beings hidden as normal people in the 1980s. "WTF", by Daniel Solis, is a surreal game with many GMs and only one player. "The Agency", by Matt Machell, is about characters fighting the supernatural in the 1960s. "Pagoda", by Jeffrey Schecter, is a game of Chinese wuxia (kung fu fantasy). "Cell Gamma", by Mike Holmes, is a game where the PCs start out in prison cells, with no memory. (The rules are GM-only.) "Over the Bar", by Ben Lehman, is a combined RPG and drinking game. Erlend Sand Bruer Tor Kjetil Edland Arvid Falch Ole Peder Gi&aelig;ver Martin Gudmundsen Matthijs Holter Magnus Jakobsson H&aring;ken Lid Lasse Lundin Anders Nygaard Tomas HV M&oslash;rkrid Erling Rognli Margrete Somerville &Oslash;yvind Stengrundet Even T&oslash;mte Rune Valle 2009 self-published A collection of 17 short role-playing games by Norwegian designers. They vary in length, form and content from 15-minute "game poems" to year-long campaigns, from GM-less freeform to competitive resource management games, from light-hearted fantasy slapstick to grimly realistic stories of patricide. Caias Ward Chris Welsh Darren Maclennan Darwin Leary Jens Rushing Josh Benton Khairul Hisham Lee Foster Monica Valentinelli Nathan Hill Nick Bousfield Robert Hansen Thomas Eliot 2006 Abstract Nova Entertainment A strange fantasy role-playing game of mystery and abstraction. Players assume the roles of the Sarcophagi -- strange insect-like creatures trapped within the Silhouette Rouge, who encounter bizarre entities and explore strange locations. It uses a domino-based task resolution system that enables players to build upon each other's successes, emphasizing player cooperation. Daniel Schuler 1997 self-published A German-language sci-fi RPG, set at the end of the 27th century. It is set in a vast galactic set of empires both human and alien. The system is similar to <a href="GAME#dasschwarzeauge"> Das Schwarze Auge</a>. cf. the <a href="http://www.nova-rpg.de">official website</a>. Tim Dugger 2012 Firehawk Games 128 A fantasy RPG, set in an original fantasy world on the large island of Tyrlon. Originally inhabited by semi-barbarian Halflings and a peaceful spider-folk, it began being colonized a hundred years ago by other races. The game includes six races (Human, Elves, Dwarves, Halflings, Half-Elf and Half-Orc) and eight classes (including Archer, Fighter, Martial Artist, Minstrel, and Dual Mage). Resolution uses an open-ended 2d10 roll. There are Fate Points that modify resolution, and combat uses Action Points. Bradford Younie 2004 Carnivore Games A universal system for roleplaying which adapts from a television series, or just emulates the style. The mechanics are a variant of <a href="GAME#fudge">Fudge</a>. The core rulebook includes a sample series (the "Foundation for Paranormal Investigation") and a sample episode. Cary Lenehan 2006 White Mice Games A cyberpunk role-playing game based on the books by Marianne de Pierres. It is set in a near-future cyberpunk Australia. Micah Skaritka Dav Harnish Frank Nolan 1999 Apophis 2nd 2001 A mystic post-daemonic-apocalypse science-fantasy RPG, set in the year 2299, after the manifestation of Hell upon the Earth Plane in 2029. It is set within the "Zone", a massive monolithic structure housing the remains of Humanity. They are threatened by "Daemons" from outside which feed on sin, and sympathetic "Kultist" within. Characters have the option to play heavenly characters imbued by the Divinity, daemonic characters who serve the daemon hordes, or neutral characters that serve only themselves or the megacorporations within the Zone. It uses a skill-based dice-pool system: total (attribute + skill) d6's vs. difficulty. Jared A. Sorensen 2002 Memento Mori Theatricks A post-apocalyptic RPG set amidst "trash-culture" America. It uses a dramatic system based around Plot Points, though it also uses die rolls. There is one supplement, "Against the Reich", which adapts the game for two-fisted pulp serials fighting Hitler, including 30 new character Roles. Marshall Rose 1980 FGU A fantasy RPG set in an indeterminate period of ancient Greece. Includes brief rules for warships and naval rule. unknown 1997 Omnimarcus A fantasy RPG system. The system uses the special icon-marked 12-sided dice ("Success Dice", "Battle Dice", and "Body Dice") that it uses. Brian Phillips 1981 self-published A generic superhero RPG, focusing mainly on combat. Jeffrey Konkol 1997 Non-Sequitor Productions An epic fantasy RPG. The system is level-based with some skill templates and only human characters. During character creation, the player draws three divinity cards with the "divine power" their character has (Skill Gain, Flight, etc.). Character creation uses random-roll attributes (take 5 highest of 7d10 for each of six attributes) and point-bought skills. Aldo Ghiozzi 1995 Wingnut Games 2nd 2000 Robin D. Laws Unearthed 2007 A humorous beer-and-pretzels mini-RPG about cavemen vs dinosaurs. Players choose 1 of 5 types of cavemen: strong caveman, smart caveman, fast caveman, hitting caveman, or healthy caveman. The twist is that players are limited to a 17 word vocabulary at all times: you, me, rock, water, fire, tree, hair, bang, sleep, smelly, small, cave, food, thing, big, sun, and go. Adrian Bott 2004 Mongoose Publishing A game covering the broad genre of ancient history and legend, focusing on the Egyptians and Greeks before the rise of the Roman Empire. It uses a variant of the D20 System from third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> and <a href="GAME#d20modern">D20 Modern</a>. It is, however, a complete core rulebook released using Wizards of the Coast's Open Gaming License (OGL). August Hahn 2003 Mongoose Publishing A game covering the broad genre of cyberpunk and netrunning, using a variant of the D20 System from third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> and <a href="GAME#d20modern">D20 Modern</a>. It is, however, a complete core rulebook released using Wizards of the Coast's Open Gaming License (OGL). Gareth Hanrahan 2003 Mongoose Publishing A game covering the broad genre of horror, using a variant of the D20 System of third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> and <a href="GAME#d20modern">D20 Modern</a>. It is, however, a complete core rulebook released using Wizards of the Coast's Open Gaming License (OGL). Alejandro Melchor 2004 Mongoose Publishing A game covering the broad genre of steam-age science fiction, using a variant of the D20 System of third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> and <a href="GAME#d20modern">D20 Modern</a>. It is, however, a complete core rulebook released using Wizards of the Coast's Open Gaming License (OGL). Gareth Hanrahan 2004 Mongoose Publishing A game covering the broad genre of wild west action, using a variant of the D20 System of third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> and <a href="GAME#d20modern">D20 Modern</a>. It is, however, a complete core rulebook released using Wizards of the Coast's Open Gaming License (OGL). unknown unknown unknown A Japanese-language fantasy RPG, set in mythic China (Oka). Roughly translated: "Immortals of the Middle Kingdom". The PC's are immortals who fight various monsters and demons. Character creation is random-roll attributes and class-based special abilities. Andrzej Sapkowski 1995 Wydawnictwo MAG A Polish-language fantasy RPG, written by a best-selling fantasy writer. The title translates as "Eye of Yrrhedes". The rules were originally a magazine article, then later published as a book (in 1995). The system is simple and aimed at beginning players. Matt West 2008 Omnifray A fantasy genre RPG set in an original quasi-medieval fantasy world called the Enshrouded Lands. Outwardly the world is populated only by ordinary humans and animals - but there are many magical secrets. Resolution uses a universal table, that gives percentile chances when comparing opposing ability scores. Other aspects of the game use a full range of polyhedral dice. Character abilities are split between ordinary traits and feats that require energy points of a particular type such as physical energy, concentration energy, or fate points. Character creation is limited point-based, using character generation points for your attributes and traits, and versatility points for feats. Dennis Craig Scott Groves Alan P. Widtmann Glenn Zaroski 1989 Omnigon Games Inc. A sci-fi RPG system. It uses a simple class-based system with six classes: warrior, rogue, infiltrator, scout, psionicist, and alpha knight (semi-psionic warrior). Beck Spencer 1978 Tabletop Games A western-genre skirmish combat game which came in 3 booklets, which was officially developed into an RPG with the fourth booklet ("Return of OUATITW"). Jonas Ferry 2007 self-published 56 A game inspired by film noir, designed for play in a single evening for a GM and two or more players. Each character is guilty of a crime, and they are competing to get what they want done before their time is up. It uses a resolution system based on playing cards, where hands of cards are played off against each other one at a time. Character creation begins picking one of 10 character types (including Politician, War veteran, Journalist, Gangster) and one of 10 attributes (including Paranoid, Depressed, Idealistic, Hardboiled). The player then decides upon their character's life goal (what they hope to achieve before they die). The GM then chooses who each character's enemy is, and introduces the femme fatale, the one woman each player wants, but only one can have. Francesco Nepitello Marco Maggi Amado Angulo Dominic McDowall-Thomas 2011 Cubicle 7 Entertainment Limited 336 A fantasy roleplaying game set in the world of Middle Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien five years after the events narrated in The Hobbit in the area of Wilderland (the region visited by Bilbo in his journey to the Lonely Mountain). Resolution is by 1d12 (the Feat Die) with 1d6 for each level of skill. Success is measured by the number of sixes rolled. Characters have 3 attributes (Body, Heart and Wits) - each with six associated skills for a total of 18 skills. There are also Valor and Wisdom social stats along with Hope points (used for extra dice for rolls along with other effects) and Corruption (used for the influence of evil). The set comes with an 192 page Adventurer's Book and 144 page Loremaster's Book. clash bowley 2009 Flying Mice LLC Precis Intermedia Games 234 A historical fantasy RPG, set in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in 16th century England. The players characters are part of Her Majesty's Arcane Service, a secret force headed by John Dee to protect England from mystical attack. It uses a dice pool system, the StarPool dice mechanic, also used in later editions of the <a href="GAME#starcluster">Starcluster</a> RPG. The game includes rules for creating a branch of the service, including capital, base, type, and various resources. Character creation is via a lifepath system, with various options including Half-angel, Changeling, Hunter, Esotericist, Magus, Templar, Savant, Warlock, and Minstrel. There are magic rules similar to those in <a href="GAME#bloodgames">Blood Games II</a>. Simon Carryer 2011 Simon Carryer Games 51 A sword and sorcery fantasy game based on Robert E. Howard's Conan stories. It uses a simple scene-based system using step-die resolution. Character creation starts by assigning a d4, d8, and d12 to three base attributes - Warrior, Sorcerer, and Explorer. Players then choose two freeform attributes assigned a d6 and a d10 as well as a single-word d20 trait. After character creation, players and GM collectively create the setting by drawing a map and marking it with each character's d20 trait and adding features related to these. Play proceeds by scenes that the GM creates and the players add details to. Resolution is by taking the highest result of rolling all dice that apply, compared to a difficulty (default 4) or opposed roll. Foregoing a d20 roll can earn the player a reroll token. Luca Giuliano 1995 DaS Productions An Italian-language acting game. The original game assumes that the players take on the role of the main characters in various Shakespeare plays. It uses cards to determine events. The basic rules include a scenario based on Hamlet. Supplements and other works have extended it to other genres. Official supplements include "Sogno di una notte di mezza estate" (Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream); "Biancaneve e i tre porcellini" ("Snow White and the Three Little Pigs") a mixing of traditional fairy tales); "Fagioli dollari e polvere da sparo" ("Beans, dollars and gunpowder") about Sergio Leone's Western movies; and "On Stage! Epico" about King Arthur's knights. Christopher Helton Jamie Borg Ewen Cluney Richard Gazley Tim Huntley Jonathan M. Thompson 2004 Battlefield Press 190 An open-license system based on the D20 System used by 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. It eliminates class mechanics, replacing it with open point-based character generation. Action resolution uses 3d6 + Attribute + Skill vs. target number. Malcolm Sheppard 2007 Mob United Media 27 A modern dark fantasy/horror RPG, closely based on White Wolf's <a href="GAME#worldofdarkness">World of Darkness</a> games, with the core mechanics released under an open gaming license. The player characters may be investigators of dark mysteries, or monsters at the heart of the secrets. The basic game includes guidelines for set powers, freeform magic and spirits. It uses a dice pool system, rolling d10s equal to attribute plus skill, where every result from 7 to 9 is one success, and every result of 10 is two successes. Total successes are compared to difficulty. Newt Newport 2009 D101 Games 170 "Con-Quest" 2010 180 A generic fantasy role-playing game, based on Mongoose Games' RuneQuest SRD with ideas from previous editions of Chaosium's RuneQuest and Stormbringer 5th. Magic is divided into Battle Magic, Divine Magic, and Sorcery. The basic game includes a sample setting ("The Empire of Gatan") and a sample adventure ("The Road Less Travelled"). The content is entirely open gaming content released under Wizards of the Coast's Open Gaming License. Clay Gardner 2005 Wise Turtle Publishing 128 A universal RPG which aims at broadly emulating Japanese anime genres. It uses a rules-lite dice pool system, the "Richochet" system. Character creation is by simply picking a number of freeform traits and flaws, rated numerically. For action resolution, you roll a number of d6s based on which freeform traits apply to an action. You add together doubles or take the highest die and compare to a GM-set difficulty number. Leonardo Andrade Rog&eacute;rio Godoy 2004 Comic Store Comercial Ltda 208 A Portuguese-language universal system, billed as "The Ultimate Guide to RPG Worlds Creation". There is also an English-language shareware version and upcoming print version. Action resolution is roll under stat on 2d6, or stat + 2d6 for contests. Character creation is open point-bought. The basic game includes world-building system, martial arts, psychic powers, magic, and superpowers rules. Mikael Reidal 2009 Fallen Publishing 128 A historical occult mystery game - subtitled "Can Evil Be Stopped In Time For Tea?" - where the player characters are ordinary but colorful British citizens who come to fight the strange forces behind the Nazi party on the eve of World War II. These are supernatural creatures called the Fallen, who have plagued mankind for millenia. The game uses a simple system with detailed skills but no attributes. Resolution is by 1d20 + skill vs. difficulty. Character creation in the full game is by a separate physical board game (the Life Board). The player draws four cards from a custom deck (Start Cards), each with a profession and a personality trait. They select the profession from one card and take the personality traits from the others. The profession defines a starting spot on the Life Board, and the player then plays 16 rounds on the board, rolling a die to move to different squares each time and collecting a Destiny Card. Joaquim Mic&oacute; 1994 Joc Internacional A Spanish-language RPG about mythic-age Greece. It uses a simple rule system with roughly 20 pre-defined profession templates. You roll from 1d4 to 2d6 depending on your profession and the task, plus percentile special abilities. Combat is handled in one roll, add attacker bonus and subtracting defender bonus to find damage. It has several supplements. Jeff Diamond 1998 6-0 Games 225 A light-hearted spacefaring sci-fi RPG, including dungeon-like labyrinth worlds. It uses a simple skill-based system, where character creation is based on 1 of 8 professions. The resolution is percentile based. Experience is based on creatures killed and money acquired. Todd Miller Chris Pramas 2000 Green Ronin Press A satirical play-the-monsters RPG, where you play a murderous, back-stabbing psychotic interested in naked, merciless power. It uses a simple system rolling a number of dice (1-5) based on skill and die type (d4-d20) based on attribute vs a number of d6's based on difficulty (2d6-5d6). John Wick 2000 Wicked Press A fantasy genre RPG based around a hunter-gatherer race called "Orks", set on the world of Ghurtha. The culture and background of the Orks is heavily detailed. The system is a dice-pool system, taking the highest of skill+attribute d6 -- except multiples of the same number add +1 to the that number. e.g. A roll of 1,1,2,3,5,5,5,6 would keep 5's for result of 5+1+1=7. Also, a special rule for ties is that you compare <em>all</em> the dice until the tie is resolved. Character creation is done by the players collectively creating a household with a single pool of points. Advancement is by managed fana (fame) points handled by the group's tala (bard). Andrea Angiolino Gianluca Meluzzi 1993 City Council of Rome 2nd 2002 Rose and Poison 48 An Italian-language fantasy RPG, based on the Italian poem of Ludovico Ariosto. It uses a simple rule system intended for for new players. The first edition was published by the City Council of Rome and freely distributed to teachers and librarians for educational purposes. The expanded second edition from Rose and Poison includes a section on mythological monsters. Both editions are illustrated with classical engravings by Gustav Dor&eacute; (from circa 1800). Bryan Armor John Chambers Genevieve Cogman Richard Dansky B. D. Flory Harry Heckel IV Ellen Kiley James Kiley Matthew McFarland Dean Shomshak C. A. Suleiman 2003 White Wolf 312 A modern horror game, where the PCs are ghosts (or Laments) who are working for a company called the Orpheus Group. The company has ghost employees who do various jobs ranging from occult investigations, to spying, to assassination. It uses a variant of the Storyteller system. Ravenscrye Grey Daegmorgan 2003 Wild Hunt Studio 113 A darkly comedic fantasy game about playing orcs, creatures hated by the gods and doomed to die. It uses a narration-based dice pool system. Each orc has three attributes: Nasty (social), Brute (physical), and Grok (mental). They also have a Fate stat, which starts at 1 and rises as they choose to tempt fate. Players can roll extra dice on any roll, but this raises their Fate stat, which is used to check if they die when defeated. Character creation is by assigning a d6, d8, and d10 to the three stats, as well as picking three player-defined descriptors such as "Fast-Talking" or "Distance Spitting Champion". Play is in scenes, where the GM has a limited amount of opposition dice available per scene. Niall Shapero 1983 FGU 2nd 1989 shareware A spacefaring sci-fi RPG, set in an interstellar empire (the "L'Doran Hegemony") with 11 species of anthropomorphic animals. Centuries ago, humans fought a devastating war with the Hegemony and eventually lost, reducing Earth to ash. Now, scattered human worlds (former colonies) have joined the Hegemony in re-exploration and settling of the galaxy. It uses a percentile skill-based system. Character creation has random-roll attributes. cf. Ermine's <a href="http://www.FurNation.com/Khromat/html/other_suns.html"> Other Suns Online page</a>. C. Piniol J.P. Romeu R. Mercadal 2002 Planeta-DeAgostini A Spanish-language humorous starfaring RPG, which parodies the science fiction from Jules Verne to "The Matrix". It includes an original background with nine races and four star systems. The system is percentile-based. Character creation uses a set of 20 generic professions. cf. the <a href="http://www.outfan.com/"> official web page</a>. Marc W.D. Tyrrell 1983 Valhalla Simulation Games A time-travel RPG for adventures on alternate Earths. The system is similar to original <a href="GAME#traveller">Traveller</a>, covering psionics. Jonathan Tweet 1992 Atlas Games 2nd 1997 A modern-day "psycho-surreal" RPG, set on a fictional island in the Mediterranean where paranoid conspiracies, alternate realities, and bizarre strangeness collide. It uses a minimalist system where each character is described by 3 narratively-defined traits and 1 fault. The number of dice you sum for a task depends on which (if any) of your traits it falls under. S. Alexander Gentry 2010 Emerald City Expeditions, LLC Studio 2 Publishing A fantasy RPG set in a dark variant on L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz just prior to the first book. For example, the Tin Woodsman is a retired member of the Wizard's oppressive secret police, while the Cowardly Lion is an exile who refused to eat the hearts of humans to gain lycanthropic powers. It uses a d10 dice pool system, where players roll a number of d10s equal to the sum of traits, and add their skill to the total. One die in the pool is always the Luck Die, which is open-ended. Character creation is point-based, including buying magic via ratings from 1 to 5 in various spheres (such as Fire, Mind, or Life). Klaus Johansen Paul Hartvigson 1986 Forlaget Stavnsager ApS A Danish-language RPG of wilderness adventures. The title translates as "Adventuring in the Wilderness". It assumes a generic realistic setting (Earth or near-Earth fantasy). The basic game includes a set of generic historical characters and a wilderness region complete with hex-maps. It uses a simple system aimed at beginners. Clinton R. Nixon 2003 Anvilwerks A fantasy RPG in which the PCs are holy warriors, fighting not only against evil, but against the temptation to turn to hatred, lust, fear, and anger and capture the power that evil can bring. It is designed to be easily adapted to a variety of settings, ranging from Shaolin monks to Jedi knights. Characters creation is point-based, dividing 9 points among Flesh attributes, 6 among Light attributes, and 3 among Dark attributes. In addition, there are two freeform binary skills. It uses a simple narrative dice pool system. Roll a number of d6s equal to attribute plus number of applicable skills plus any animus points spent. Every 5 rolled is one success; every 6 rolled is two successes. unknown unknown Paule et Mick Corp. A French-language medieval fantasy RPG. Kevin Siembieda Erick Wujcik 1983 Palladium Books 2nd 1990 3rd 1998 A traditional fantasy-genre game. It uses the "Palladium" system (actually first introduced in <a href="GAME#mechanoid">The Mechanoid Invasion</a>). The system uses random-roll attributes and class-based character creation, with advancement based on levels. Action resolution is by d20 (combat and saving throws) or d100 (non-combat skills), similar to AD&amp;D. Differences are variety of percentile skills (advanced based on level) and combat with separate attack roll and parry roll. Stephen Michael Sechi Robin D. Laws Joel M. Kaye 1993 MIB Productions Atlas Games A comedic modern RPG, set in a world where Elvis is alive, aliens kidnap our women, and other tabloid reports are all true. It uses a simple system of attribute + 1d10 + modifiers where 6+ is a success. Enrique Garrifo Ramos 2003 Ediciones Sombra A Spanish-language prehistoric action RPG, set in a world where dozens of prehistoric races fight to survive. The game system uses a single 3d10 roll indicate check, sucess level, location and damage. Robin D. Laws 2000 Hogshead Games A 24-page book containing 5 mini-RPGs, all by Robin D. Laws. It uses a dice-and-counter story-telling system (the `Narrative Cage-Match') for all 5. There is no GM, instead each player can make up whatever events they like for their PC -- but other players can challenge using a set of counters as stakes, then resolved by a dice roll. Scores for each player are resolved by scorecards pre-written for each of the 5 scenarios. Jake Richmond Matt Schlotte 2006 Atarashi Games Perfect 2011 A modern-day horror RPG about Japanese schoolgirls who secretly fight demons, some of whom have psychic powers. Each character has "Godai" stats based on five elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Void) which which represent different ways of resolving conflicts. For example, Fire is aggression and resolving issues with violence, while Water is wit and social. Character creation is by setting these traits, picking an agenda, another PC as Best Friend, and another PC as Rival, then voting for most popular. A secret random draw determines which PC is psychic. It uses a dice pool conflict resolution system (using d6, d8, d10, and d12), where successes are narrated by the Best Friend player, and failures are narrated by the Rival player. Martin Lindholm 1996 October Productions A Swedish-language modern crime-thriller RPG. Daniel Seth Gelber Greg Costikyan Eric Goldberg Ken Rolston 1984 West End Games 2nd 1987 "5th" Ed Stark Greg Farshtey 1995 "XP" Allen Varney 2004 Mongoose Publishing 256 A hilarious dark future comedy game, where characters are pawns of an out-of-control Computer in a post-nuclear-apocalypse complex. The atmosphere is on black comedy and slapstick, with the notable feature that each character has 5 clone backups -- such that they can die multiple times (and they usually do). 1st edition used a percentile skill system with skill trees. 2nd edition completely revised this. The XP edition again majorly revised the rules, eliminating attributes in favor of six skill groups (Management, Stealth, Violence, Hardware, Software, Wetware). Action resolution is roll under skill on 1d20, with chances modified by "Perversity Points" which are spent before the roll to modify the chance. Eloy Lasanta 2011 Third Eye Games 212 An urban fantasy game where the player characters are humans who were once mortal, but received the Spark that transformed them into minor deities. Each god has a Dominion - i.e. what they are a god of - as well as specialized skills within that subject, called Manifestations. They also become connected to a territory that is influenced by the Dominion. So a goddess of liquor would have a territory that developed more alcoholics. The gods are divided into "Theologies" - widespread groups sharing a purpose or theme, such as the Ascendants who want to become as powerful as the old gods, or the Cult of the Saints who believe they were sent from Heaven. They also form into local pantheons, who have shared or overlapping territory. Resolution uses a simplified variant of the "Dynamic Gaming System" from from <a href="GAME#apocalypsepreventioninc"> Apocalypse Prevention, Inc.</a> by the same author. The core mechanic is 1d20 + Attribute + Skill vs. a Target Number of 10, 20, 30, or 40. Characters creation is limited point-based, including both human stats (25 points in six attributes and 25+IQ points in skills) as well as godly stats. Justin D. Jacobson Richard Farrese 2006 Blue Devil Games A modern fantasy game based on the fiction works of the late Victorian Era, including Carroll's Wonderland stories, Baum's Oz books, Swift's "Gulliver's Travels", Doyle's Holmes stories, Kipling, Wells, and more. The cover is a scene from "Alice in Wonderland", with scenes from other famous works done for interior illustrations. It uses a distant variant of the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. There are no classes or levels. Rather, character creation is template-based. All characters must choose one culture (Arab, Asian, Easterner, frontiersman, native or Westerner) and one caste, their social class (slave, servant, freeman, bourgeois, noble or royal). Advancement is by "creative energy points", which are used to buy new advantages. There is no combat bonus. Rather, there is a Combat skill, with three sub-skills: Attack, Defend, and Initiative. Damage is done by the difference between attack roll and defense roll, modified by weapon and armor. It also includes "plot points" which can be spent to control narration. Beta Jason Buhlman 2008 Paizo Publishing 1st 2009 A variant of the 3.5th edition of <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>, published under the Open Gaming License. It consolidated and simplified skills and changes certain rules features such as how favored class and class skills worked, but it is intended to be compatible with supplements and adventures designed for 3.5th edition. pre-release Justin Dagna 2001 Technicraft Design premiere Justin Dagna 2003 A spacefaring science-fiction RPG, set in a galaxy where the "Draconian Empire" is fighting a civil war with the "People's Republic". There are three major race groups: humans, the draconian races, and the treeber species (a diverse group with variations like four arms, infrared sight and under-water breathing). It uses a simple percentile skill-based system. Lewis Nicolls 1996 Pharaoh A traditional fantasy-genre game, using a class and level-based system with skills. Greg Stafford 1985 Chaosium 3rd 1990 Chaosium 4th 1993 Chaosium 4th (Reprinted) 1999 Green Knight Publishing 5th 2005 White Wolf A game of Arthurian romance, based on Malory's <u>L'Morte d'Arthur</u> and similar sources. The PC's are knights who will go on quests and journeys, but also engage in building families and raising heirs. Campaigns may span generations. The mechanics are roll 1d20 under (skill or attribute), using the roll as level of success (i.e. "blackjack" method). Combat is a contest where only the combatant with the higher level of success does damage. It uses a detailed system of personality traits and passions, such as Pride/Modesty and many others. Character creation is only knights under the original edition, and magic was only done by NPCs. Under the fourth edition, the options are expanded. The fifth edition returns to more limited initial character generation, and starts in the year 485 (during the reign of King Uther) rather than 531. Paul Tevis 2009 Evil Hat Productions A storytelling game in which players take the roles of amnesiac patients undergoing therapy to recover their lost memories. Each play session is organized as an individual therapy session at the fictional Orphic Institute For Advanced Studies. It uses a set of diceless narrational mechanics, where the players take turns role-playing the patient (known as "the Traveller"). Turns and events are determined by a set of memory triggers that the players write at the start of the session and randomly draw, as well as an economy of pennies exchanged by certain rules. Joe McDonald 2006 Inciteful Entertainment An alternate-reality crime game, set in a world akin to Victorian England that is under oppressive rule. The PCs are criminals within this world who strike out against the system. Gareth-Michael Skarka 1994 Epitaph Studios A sci-fi RPG. Detlef Wenzlik 1993 Agema 344 A German-language sci-fi RPG based on the popular sci-fi series Perry Rhodan. It uses a complex rules system. The character creation system is very detailed, and is focused on naval officers of human origin. (This is an earlier game, ISBN 3925728252, unrelated to the later game based on the Midgard system.) Alexander A. Huiskes J&uuml;rgen E. Franke 2004 Verlag f&uuml;r Fantasy und SF-Spiele 344 A German-language sci-fi RPG based on the popular sci-fi series Perry Rhodan. It uses a rules system based on the fantasy RPG, <a href="GAME#midgard">Midgard</a>. (This is a new game with the Perry Rhodan license, unrelated to the 1993 game by Detlef Wenzlik.) Kevin Munoz 1997 Tesarta A universal, diceless RPG system. While diceless, it uses detailed numerical attributes and skills which are compared to find results. It also includes a powers system for designing magic, psionics, superpowers, etc. Christina Lea 2006 Peryton Publishing Revised Christina Lea 2009 Peryton Publishing A retro style fantasy game inspired by pulp fantasy source material using a variant of the D20 System used by 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. The system includes knacks and ability checks to let players get started quickly and still evolve the character as it goes on. unknown unknown Casus Belli / Excelsior Publications / Jeux Descartes A French-language humorous fantasy RPG where PC's are fairies, leprechauns, korrigans, and other elves. Bruno Faidutti unknown self-published A French-language modern-day fantasy RPG inspired by a popular French comic book. The PC's are reduced to 1/10 of their size and live in a high tech civilization, hidden from common humans. The creator suggests playing in your own house using Playmobil as Scale 1 figures. unknown 1984 Phantasy Conclave A medieval fantasy RPG, set in the world of "Arth", originally inhabited by humans, halflings, elves, dwarves, and gnomes. To defeat a city-state of conquering wizards, a magical conclave was created that prevents technology from working - and also spawned the races of aerlings and meren. Character creation is class-based, advancement is level-based. The classes are healer, wizard, scout, and fighter. The core product is a boxed set including three 20-page booklets, an 8-page gamemaster guide, and ten dice. Illustrated by N. Taylor Blanchard. Dennis Drew II 1982 Cheshire Games A science fantasy mini-RPG (16 pages), set on a damaged space station where characters try to fight monsters and collect treasure. unknown unknown, pre-1990 Ian Press A fantasy RPG set on an alien world whose inhabitants are a mix of anthropomorphic felines and various human races (who are somewhat elfin in appearance). In this world, ancient peoples ascended to become angels and demons. Now a new set of races have been created by a god to try again. The PC's are members of a the last faction of their race whose memory was wiped out. Barry Nakazono David McKenzie 1986 Leading Edge 2nd 1987 3rd 1989 4th 1991 An ultra-complex, ultra-realistic combat system and RPG of modern-day military combat. Mr. Toad 2004 Corone Design 52 A horror roleplaying game where the player characters are psychopathic serial killers who were captured and recruited by men in black while in prison. The men in black released them on the condition that they would kill specified targets when contacted. Jorge Martinez Etchegoyen 2001 La Cocoguawa 2nd Jorge Martinez Etchegoyen Miguel Garcia Fernandez Carlos Sanchez Padial 2002 A humorous Spanish-language RPG of playing "pitufos" - blue-skinned little fairies in a take-off of the Smurfs cartoon (Belgian cartoonist Peyo). While always tongue-in-cheek, the game outlines three kinds of play: mode pitufos ("for kind people"), mode piltrufos ("more hard"), and dark side piltrufos ("for bad people"). Matt deMille 2001 New Dimension Games 140 Revised 2003 A cinematic pirate action RPG, based on an amalgam of classic pirate eras and movies. Action resolution uses 1d12. Character creation is class-based, with level-based advancement. In addition to traditional experience, there are reward systems for fame, fear, and privateering ranks and titles. Michael S. Matheny 1982 Yaquinto A historical pirate/swashbuckling RPG set in the Carribean, aimed at beginning players. Published as a bosed set with 3 booklets: players book, GM book, and sample adventures. Lee Agosta Jasper K. Cummings 1994 Mindgames, Inc. A fantasy-genre role-playing game based on the Hanna Barbara animated television series of the same name. It is set on the fantasy world of Mer, which is dominated by seas but being devastated by the strange "dark water" substance which is oozing from the fissure where magical treasures were stolen. Pirates and others roam the seas in ships that can both sail and fly. The basic game includes a 64-page "World Book" containing background information, locations, and character creation rules, plus 105 3-hole punched sheets detailing the creatures of Mer and a 31&nbsp;3/4"&nbsp;x&nbsp;22" color map of Mer. Paul Wade-Williams 2007 Pinnacle Entertainment Group 256 A game of romance and adventure on the high seas based on the WizKids collectable strategy game Pirates of the Spanish Main and Pirates of the Crimson Coast. It is set in a nebulous time around the early 18th century. It is a standalone game system based on the <a href="GAME#savageworlds">Savage Worlds</a> rules system, adding a ship combat system. Geoff Tuffli 1992 New World Games 20 2nd Geoff Tuffli 2005 Jubal Online Games, Inc. 150 A modern fantasy RPG where the PC's are pixies who want to take over modern-day human homes -- but humans (and their pets) see the pixies as bats, rats and pests. Action resolution is by rolling 2d6 under stat. Character generation is mostly random with some skill selection. The first edition is only 20 pages. The second edition is 150 pages and includes a dozen different types of fey folk including sprites, spriggans, goblins and trolls. The 2nd edition system is pure talent-based, so instead of having separate attributes, skills and spells, everything is simply a talent. Ralf Sandfuchs Steffen Sch&uuml;tte Thomas Finn 1991 Games-In Verlag 30 2nd 1995 A humorous German-language RPG where you play stuffed animals who have strangely come to life, and have adventures in the world of humans. There were a number of adventures and supplements, including: "Cyberplunder", "Keep the Secret", "Pl&uuml;sch, Drugs, &amp; Rock'n'Roll", "Der Woolminator", "Baerotech", "20th Century Plunder", "Playb&auml;", "Popcorn, Pl&uuml;sch &amp; Petticoats", "Big Shop Tango", and "Gamemaster Supply Package". After the 2nd edition, the rights to the game were bought by Phase Publishing. Manda Jeff Dee 2001 Unigames A 16-page mini-RPG with complete rules. Action resolution is by rolling 2d10 under either attribute or skill -- where doubles indicates either critical success (on a success) or critical failure (on a failure). There are four attributes, which range from 7 to 14 for humans: PHYS, DEFT, INTL, WILL. Skills add to the Attribute score the skill is based on. Guy McLimore Greg Poehlein 1997 Plaid Rabbit This is a simple generic RPG using a skill-based system. There are 4 attributes: Strength, Coordination, Intelligence, and Health. Actions are resolved by rolling 2d10 under skill. Character creation is limited point-based. Eoin Connolly Rob Brennan Eric Nolan unknown, post-1994 Wasteland A cinematic modern action RPG, emulating over-the-top action films in the style of John Woo. Characters gain Honour points for performing cinematic stunts and saying good one-liners, which can be used to increase skills and heal injuries. Vincent Baker 2007 Lumpley Games An RPG about pirates, focusing on the dark and harsh life of pirates. It is set in 1701, following the assassination of Captain Brimstone Jack by his cook under the King's orders. It uses an abstract dice pool system, where players roll a number of six-sided dice equal to stat, and results of 4,5 or 6 are considered successes. Combat is categorized in four different ways for personal combat (fist, knife, sword and gun) and ship combat (pursuit, ranged, guns, and boarding). Combat has options for escalation and increased consequences. In character generation, players answer a series of questions by choosing from lists of options, which generates a small collection of statistics for sins, suffering, ambitions and gear. It also has campaign rules for Opportunities (including Elections, Prizes, Leisure, Betrayal and Urgent Considerations) that have mechanical consequences. Bill Slavicsek Stan! 1999 Wizards of the Coast A mini-RPG for young children, based on the Pokemon ("pocket monster") video and card games. Each pokemon has a card which lists its stats: attack roll, damage, and hit points - plus a power if its attack succeeds. Attacks are made by rolling 1d6 vs attack roll. The 60-page pocket-sized booklet mostly consists of 16 pre-made scenarios to play. cf. the <a href="http://www.wizards.com/pokemon/jradventure.asp"> official website</a>. S. John Ross 2000 Squishy Brain Games 2nd S. John Ross 2001 Dork Storm Press A humorous RPG which parodies both the Pokemon game/television show and Lovecraft's Cthuhlhu. The player characters are children called Cultists, each owning their own Pok&eacute;ulhu which they must train and battle with while wandering the land of the dead. It uses a minimal dice-pool system where players roll a number of dice (D12s) dependent on difficulty (from 1 to 3). The roll is a success if one die is equal to or less than the relevant stat. There are special rules for Pok&eacute;thulhu battles, where 1 of 4 attacks are chosen. Character creation uses only 6 stats. Philippe Tessier 1997 Halloween Concepts A French-language post-apocalyptic RPG where humanity has migrated to live undersea after a nuclear war has laid waste to the surface world. Ben Lehman 2005 Tao Games A mythic fantasy game about knights of the Stars fighting the Mistaken demons of the Sun. It is designed for four players who split the gamemastering duties depending on which player character is spotlighted. A given player has a "new moon" (the player on his right, who controls personal and emotional ties), a "full moon" (the player on his left, who controls societal and hierarchical ties), and a "mistaken" (the player across from him, who controls enemies and has more control over conflict and story). As the players switch off spotlight, the roles switch around. There are also twelve "key phrases" that govern timing and decision-making. To start a scene, you begin with "And so it was"; if you object to a development, you interject "But only if" or "You ask far too much" (at which point you must negotiate the story, or sacrifice a Theme on your character sheet), and end with "And that was how it happened." When it is time for another character, you say "But hope was not yet lost, for [the next character] still heard the song of the stars" and start again. C.T. Fluhr 1990 Bootstrap Productions "A Role-Playing and Tactical game of genetically engineered super soldiers and civil war amongst the city-states in a post-nuclear winter world." It is set 90 years after a devastating nuclear winter, and the rules mix role-playing and large-scale combat system for the fights between the surviving city-states. Olof Lindqvist 2005 Olof Lindqvist Games A Swedish-language modern fantasy RPG set in an alternate Earth where through the ages mages have been opening portals to other dimensions and letting in strange creatures. The characters are members of a secret organization trying to stop these forces of darkness. Michael Fiegel 2004 aethereal FORGE A superhero RPG in the style of an anime cartoon, where the PCs are superpowered teenagers who have to manage both fighting supervillains and surviving high school. It uses a rules-lite universal system (the "POW!" system) available separately. Action resolution is by attribute + 2d6 vs difficulty. Character creation is point-based, spent on powers and six attributes: Agility, Brawn, Cognition, Damage, Energy, and Fellowship (ABCDEF). There are "specials" which include advantages, powers, and other things rather than skills. Richard Snider 1983 Avalon Hill A traditional fantasy-genre RPG, which includes magic and monsters. There is no world background in the core boxed set, but a separate boxed set called "Perilous Lands" includes a detailed fantasy world. The rule system has a complex and math-heavy system which uses percentile rolls under skill times multiplier, or in combat on a universal chart. Character creation is random-roll attributes and random ads/disads, with point-bought skills. Advancement is partly level-based (separate Combat and Magic levels) and partly skill-based (improving skills with experience). Ville Vuorela Petri Hiltunen 2000 Burger A Finnish-language fantasy RPG, based on a series of fantasy comics by Petri Hiltunen. The game takes place in the ancient land of Jaconia, now a fragment of living land surrounded by cursed ruins of an ancient superculture, Borvaria. Jaconia consists of about a dozen kingdoms or city-states, as well as large tracts of unclaimed land inhabited by barbarian tribes. Adventurers are "praedors", honourless adventurers who brave the dangers of the Cursed Lands for loot and magical treasures, only to find that the decadent courts and shadowy alleys of Jaconia can be even more dangerous. Philippe Chouvel Olivier Gasnier Christophe Guy 1990 Flamberge A French-language modern-day horror RPG, where the PC's are a vampire's caravan trying to survive against fanatical vampires hunters' attacks. It uses a d12-based system. Characters are random rolled, with a very few powers, advantages and skills. Arthur Agabek Georges Favraud Guillaume Cochard 2000 Athal A French-language medieval fantasy RPG, set in the "World of Dragons". It has a set of 9 non-traditional races. Character creation is both class-based and point-based. It has 9 or 10 supplements. Kry&#353;tof Ferenc Jona&aacute;&#353; Ferenc 2009 MYTAGO A Czech-language fantasy/steampunk RPG set in Victorian England, whose title translates as "Stories of the Empire". It uses a variant of the FATE system (Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment) from <a href="GAME#spiritofthecentury">Spirit of the Century</a>. Greg Costikyan 1986 West End Games A survivalist game of freedom fighters in Soviet-occupied America. The system uses d20 rolled against stats and skills (rated 1-20), with semi-complex combat using a hexmap and counters. Character creation is based on occupation, which determines your skills. Character background includes filling out Soviet identity papers. The first adventure has the Soviets landing in your city and how you react to it. Timothy D. Olsen Mark Costello 1993 Task Force Games This is a Star Trek RPG, based on an obscure independent license of the original and animated television series, derived from the first technical manual. Its vision of the Star Trek universe is much more militaristic than others, used in Star Fleet Battles and other wargames. The player characters are elite commando teams (known as "Prime Teams" in the Federation) dropped by starships to deal with problems on planets or stations. It uses an open-ended dice pool system, with an open-ended roll of attribute + skill d6s. The highest result is compared to the "tricode" for that task, three numbers indicating thresholds required for marginal, normal, and critical success. Multiple lesser rolls can take precedence over the highest roll. Matt Wilson 2003 Dog-eared Design 76 A game of television melodrama, intended to simulate series like Alias, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Six Feet Under. It uses a simple dice pool system to resolve conflicts, where players roll a number of d10s equal to "Screen Presence" for the episode (which varies from 4 to 6), plus possible dice added for spending "Fan Mail" points. Over a "season" of nine episodes, each PC gets to designate certain episodes as their focus episodes. Character creation is by designating an Issue, a track of Screen Presence, and several freeform binary traits. Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan 2012 Cubicle 7 Entertainment Limited A sci-fi RPG based on the British television show by Impossible Pictures, where Anomalies are connecting the modern-day present to distant times and places. The player characters are part of a team who contain threats from the Anomalies (like prehistoric dinosaurs and creatures from the future), and preserve the timeline. It uses a version of the "Vortex system" that first appeared in <a href="GAME#doctorwho_cubicle7">Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space</a> (2009). Resolution is by adding attribute + skill + 2d6 versus difficulty - possibly modified by spending Story Points. Character creation is point-based, setting 6 attributes (Awareness, Coordination, Ingenuity, Presence, Resolve, and Strength) along with 12 skills and various traits. Kevin Allen Jr. 2006 Kevin Allen Jr Design A prehistoric caveman game, pitched as "Build a tribe, fight bloodthirsty dinosaurs, and discover untold mysteries in a game that features easy to follow rules, a uniquely simple turn based combat resolution syste, and character generation that focuses on group social dynamics". Clinton Nixon 2006 CRN Games A fantasy game aimed at children, set in the archipelago kingdom of Islandia. The PCs are a group of young princes who wander from island to island within their father's kingdom, solving problems. It uses a dice pool system, a simplified version of the rules from <a href="GAME#dogsinthevineyard">Dogs in the Vineyard</a>. Colin Fredericks 2007 Valent Games 180 A rules-lite, GM-less RPG where four players each take on an aspect of a magical girl's personality: Love, Imagination, Curiosity, and Fear. The girl is the only real person in the world, who creates things with her imagination -- thus the players divide the GM's duties between them. The Imagination player makes the world and describes the people and places that inhabit it, setting scenes and introducing characters. Love drives the girl to help people, defining objectives for the girl. Curiosity makes the girl want to look around and discover stuff, and the player can introduce new elements into the game. Fear makes the girl choose different paths and look for alternate options. Greg Stafford William Dunn Lynn Willis 1989 Chaosium An Arthurian game by Greg Stafford (author of <a href="GAME#pendragon">Pendragon</a>). This is aimed at beginners with an extremely simple system using coin tosses. Each character has only two attributes, and throws a number of coins equal to the stat for action resolution. Alison Whetton Ruari Armstrong M. Retallack 1997 Principia Malefex A dark psychological horror RPG, where the horror comes from what the human characters do to each other. There are few monsters (and the characters won't often run into them), there is little or no organised or identifiable opposition, and the characters often will not know whose side they are actually on. The system uses roll-under-skill on d20 and d200. Character generation is random-roll base attributes (modified by career choice), and point-bought skills and bonuses. Jon Williams 1983 FGU Boxed set of three books: 40, 32, and 32 pages A combined tactical miniatures rules and RPG, for Napoleonic-era naval warfare -- especially the British navy. It includes personal and naval combat rules. It uses a skill-based percentile system. Jonathan Clarke 2005 FJ Gaming 84 A historical RPG set in the Golden Age of Piracy (late 17th century) or the Age of Sail (mid-18th to early 19th century). The PCs are pirates or privateers, crewing a vessel trying to get rich. It uses a simple percentile system of roll over difficulty, with binary traits. If you have a trait, then you may switch the tens and ones dice in the percentile roll. Jan Christoph Steines Frank Bezner 1990 B&amp;B Productions 2nd 1991 128 3rd 1993 100 A German-language crime-story RPG, set in historical Victorian England (1880 to 1900). The subtitle translates as "Detective Role-playing in Victorian England". It uses a percentile skill-based system, with non-percentile rolls only for damage and hit points. Character creation includes six attributes, and a selection from a small set of professions including solicitor, policeman, journalist, and private detective. The core book includes an extensive introduction to Victorian society in general and London in particular. There is also a twenty page treatise on Victorian criminology, including advances during the period including fingerprinting, forensic chemistry, and ballistics. There were at least five adventures: Abenteuer 1 "Eine tdliche Wette" (A Deadly Bet), Abenteuer 2/3 "Der Schrecken von Randall Castle/ Der Millionencoup" (The Horror of Randall Castle/The Million Pounds Heist), Abenteuer 4 "Der doppelte Biber" (The Double Beaver), Abenteuer 5 "Auge um Auge" (An Eye for an Eye). Jimmy Mah 1995 Dream Pod 9 Ianus Publications This is a comedy science-fiction RPG based on the Japanese anime TV series. It has a simple, rules-light system fitting for the goofiness and massive destruction found in the original A-Ko series, a rules-lite predecessor to the "Silhouette" system used in <a href="GAME#heavygear">Heavy Gear</a> and other games. Benjamin Rogers Mike Rennaker Robert Anderson Kelly Slaughter 2003 BBRACK Productions 394 A fantasy RPG set in an original fantasy setting called T'nah: a magical, post-apocalyptic, vaguely middle-eastern desert environment. It uses a percentile skill-based system (the "Trinary System"), where you roll 3d10, the first two dice are percentile roll that determines success or failure and the third d10 is the Effect Die which determines degree of success. The 394-page core book includes extensive world detail, two magic systems (Ido and Qai), and a selection of monsters. Beno&icirc;t Attinost Julien Blondel Geoffrey Picard Philippe Tessier L&eacute;onidas Vesperini Timbre-Poste 2000 Halloween Concept Beno&icirc;t Attinost Julien Blondel Geoffrey Picard Philippe Tessier L&eacute;onidas Vesperini Timbre-Poste Jean-Marc Maquin Isabelle Vassaux Antoine Clermond 2002 Darwin Project A French-language medieval fantasy RPG, set in the Kingdoms of Kor. Bruce Gomes Duncan Barrow 1992 Bruce Gomes Industries A late medieval fantasy genre RPG with an original world setting. It has non-standard races of centaurs, rat-creatures, eagle-men, and others. The system is skill-based (roll under stat on 1d30). Character creation is random-roll attributes and point-bought skills. Richard Binek Nicolas Jequier Jeff Mackintosh Michael Scott Lucien Soulban 1997 XID Creative 2nd 2001 Hubris An unusual fantasy RPG, "a mix of fantasy and the four-color bravado of super-heroes". It has a separate rules book with the mechanics and a world book describing the setting. It is set on a former penal colony planet in another dimension, which was cut off from the original world and freed by a revolt. Much later, a crack in the world started to flood the world, forcing the inhabitants to look for the long-lost gates to escape. The system uses attribute+skill as modifiers to a 2d10 roll vs difficulty. Del Carr Cheron 1984 FGU A game of psionic powers in a near-future setting with two options: Psi's fighting an oppressive government, or Psi Police protecting innocents from rogue Psi's. It uses a percentile skill-based system. Charles Ryan 1994 Chameleon Eclectic A surreal game where character's reality is questioned, in the genre of movies like "Brazil" and "Total Recall". It uses a diceless system where action resolution is by tarot cards and GM discretion. Rodrigo Garcia Carmona 2012 Otherselves A Spanish-language fantasy game, set in a fantasy world patterned after Mesopotamia in the Bronze Age. The setting focuses on the Empire of Akkad, the most powerful known empire, ruled by the human-appearing Awilu, and also populated partly by two slave races they created - the human-like Mushkenu, and the minotaur-like Wardu. It uses a skill-based system, with resolution by 3d6 + attribute + skill compared to a difficulty (13 for an average action). There are six attributes (rated 1-6), and broad skills (rated 1-3) like "gladiator" or "noble". Character creation is a mix of random-roll, priority picks, and lifepath. James Carpio Michael Smith Jon Richardson 2005 Chapter 13 Press Dilly Green Bean Games A game based on the serial pulp stories of the 30's and 40's, mixed with modern cinematic action. It uses an original skill-based system with eight attributes (Smarts, Vigor, Charm, Spirit, Brawn, Insight, Dynamism, and Quickness), a Stunt, a Schtick, Gimmicks, and Faults. John Tynes 1999 Hogshead Games A fantasy/horror mini-RPG, set in a world of puppets where the evil Punch has killed the creator and rules over the other puppets with an iron hand. It uses a minimalist diceless system where players are required to speak out (in puppet-show style) what they are doing as dialogue (i.e. "I hit you with this stick, you evil nutcracker!"). Jon Wilkie 2000 Atomic Hyrax Games A conspiracy RPG, set shortly before a looming apocalypse. The PC's are "Penitents" who have returned from the dead with various powers to deal with the upcoming doom. It uses a card-draw mechanic for action resolution that allows both live-action and table-top play. Leighton Connor Steve Johnson Dale French 1998 Hex Games A tongue-in-cheek minimalist RPG system intended for use in any setting. A character has 3 attributes (Body, Brain, and Nerve) along with a Job, "Gimmick", and Weakness. An additional stat is "WSPHITM" (Who should play him/her in the movie?). Uwe Mundt 1995 Dreamland Worx 2nd 1998 A German-language universal RPG system. It uses a percentile skill-based system, with 22 attributes. Roll stat + d100 to get over 100. The basic game also includes 11 races and 37 occupation packages. A free version of the rules is apparently available on the web. 1st French Neko Florrent Kristoff Romain d'Huissier Pierre Buty 2005 7&egrave;me Cercle 288 1st English 2007 A semi-historical RPG set in China in 240 B.C., specifically the state of Qin -- which in history will shortly conquer the other six states to form a single nation. It uses an original system. Resolution uses a "Yin/Yang" roll -- roll two ten-sided dice and subtract the lower result from the higher. Which color die is lower is used in damage calculation. Character creation is limited point-bought, spending 14 points on five attributes based on the five Chinese elements, choice of one gift and one weakness, spending 15 points on skills, and 15 points on maneuvers and mystic arts. Hardy Darrell unknown Guild of Blades A generic set of LARP rules, covered in 20 digest pages, with no background and setting information. The rules cover resolving tasks and conflict as well as skill advancement, and are short so as to be memorized easily for live games. Joop Oele 1979 self-published Frank Rieter-Lambers 2007 self-published A Dutch-language fantasy RPG, set in an extensively detailed fantasy world. It uses a class/level system that uses only six-sided dice, with an involved magical system inspired by the Earthsea books of Ursula LeGuin, including a functional magical language. The second edition is printed through <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/queeste-regelboeken/913980"> Lulu</a>, with the electronic version available free. cf. also the <a href="http://queeste.ijlbode.nl/"> Queeste page</a> and the <a href="http://queestgroep.blogspot.com/"> Queeste Group Weblog</a>. Shane Garvey 2010 Crystal Star Games A fantasy RPG, meant to be a basic entry-level game with a very simple system. Character creation is class-based with three classes. Dave Newton Christi Newton 2012 self-published An introductory RPG designed for 2-4 players ages 4-10 and a game master. It includes a board game, "The Gems of the Fairie Queen", intended as an introduction to role playing for children. It is self-published, available from the author's web-page at <a href="http://www.abervon.com/quest/"> www.abervon.com/quest/</a>. Tim Gray 2006 Silver Branch Games A fantasy genre RPG set on an original world, "Median", which wryly pokes fun at some fantasy cliches. It uses a variant of the Prose Descriptive Qualities (PDQ) system used in <a href="GAME#deadinside">Dead Inside</a> and <a href="GAME#truthandjustice"> Truth &amp; Justice</a>. Vince Garcia 1988 Unicorn Game Publications A swords-and-sorcery genre RPG. It uses a class-based system with percentile secondary skills. Manda Jeff Dee 1997 Unigames A fantasy RPG published electronically through HyperBooks Online. It is set in the land of Seloria, inhabited by 3 goblin races and 2 faerie races as well as humans. The world includes psychic powers as well as a unique metal ("Quicksilver") that responds to mental commands, molding itself to any shape. However, as it is used, the metal takes on a life of its own -- potentially "going rogue". It uses a skill-based system, rolling 2d10 under attribute + skill. Character creation is open point based, including 5 attributes (from 7 to 13), skills (from 0 to 4), and ads/disads. Joe McDonald 2013 Buried Without Ceremony A post-apocalyptic storytelling game where the players take turns adding details to a year in the community in a post-apocalyptic setting, by drawing a map and by individual narration. Each turn, a card is drawn from a deck of playing cards arranged in the four suits for the seasons of the year and shuffled within each suit. There are different play options for each card drawn. Carlos Monzon 1992 Ludoctenia 2nd Carlos Monzon 1995 Ludoctenia A Spanish-language contemporary horror RPG, including background dealing with an evil entity that arrived to Earth 65 million years ago, along with Arab philosophers, secret orders, the Knights Templar, and various paranormal creatures. The original system uses stat + 1d20 vs difficulty. The second edition, Ragnarok: Un Nuevo Comienzo, changes this to rolling under base attribute + relevant skill on 2d10. Character generation is point-based, with four different power levels. 1999 Living Imagination, Inc. A fantasy genre live-action role-playing system. Brian J. Perry 2002 Infernal Funhouse Productions 184 A universal system for anime-style play. Action resolution uses stat + 2d6 - difficulty, where a 10 or higher is a success. An additional die, the Luck die, is rolled to determine partial successes based on your Luck score. Character creation uses templates and limited point-buy. The player selects one of 21 templates (which gives a number of bonus points and luck points), then spends attribute points among the 8 attributes and skill points among the 30 skills. Experience is in "Style Points", given out during the game immediately if the player does a stylish move. Gianluca Casu Millo Franzoni 1999 Alchemia An Italian-language martial-arts RPG, based on the Japanese manga/anime series of the same name. Marcel Larcenet 1994 Les R&ecirc;veurs de Runes A French-language humorous modern-day RPG where the PC's are caricatural, average French redneck in everyday situations. The title translates as "The Smelly-under-the-arms Role-playing Game". It uses a very simple system. William Spencer-Hale 1995 Quintessential Mercy A game of theological horror, set in a futuristic biblical armageddon. Nicolas Julien Thomas Baudoin 2002 self-published 224 A French-language military science fiction RPG, in the genre of Heinlein's "Starship Troopers". It is set in a galaxy inhabited by Humans, the Ullar (orca-descended humanoids, now wandering mercernaries), the Adharax (enigmatic tentacled creatures), and Shankkar (warlike cat-people). It uses a simple system of attribute + skill + 1d10 vs difficulty, with some special modifiers. Jesse Sikes Shawn Houghtaling 2010 The R.A.S.H. Engine Team A skill-based system using a single d10 for resolution as a fantasy core rulebook in the genre of <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>. It includes a magic system as well as options for races including humans, light and dark elves, dwarves, halflings, and gnomes. Character creation is limited point-based, spending 20 points on the four attributes - Reason, Agility, Strength, and Health - that form the game's acronym. The character then gets starting skill points equal to Reason times three, spends 10 specialization points, and may optionally choose a template - a package of starting abilities that give greater power within a specialty for a genre type such as fighter, thief, cleric, wizard, or knight. Vincent Diakuw 2003 Thousandpress 30 A simple diceless system emulating fantasy action cartoons. Characters are defined by ranked "Tags", such as "Legendary Strength" for Superman. Higher-rated tags win, with more specific tag winning in the case of a tie. Tags may be pushed to increase them, but they are fatigued (lowering one rank) after one push, or exhausted after two pushes. Character creation works by all players writing a word or phrase on five slips of paper, then drawing from all the slips put together, using the drawn slips to create the basis for their tags. Iacopo Frigerio 2010 Coyote Press An Italian-language GMless game about stories of revenge such as The Crow, The Count of Monte Cristo, Sin City, Kill Bill, and others. A. Siddiqui 1994 Raven Star Game Designs 2nd 1997 A science fantasy RPG, set in a far-future space-opera universe where magic has been found on a frontier world, via the remnants of an ancient civilization. In addition to humanity, there are aliens easily described as elves, dwarves, lion-men, and bear-men. The frontier world has a "wild west" feel as everyone converges to get at the new phenomena. The game uses a simple skill system: skill+d20 vs difficulty. d6's are used for damage rolls (i.e. 2d6, 3d6+2, etc.). Part One - The Magic Realm John Griffin Matt Nixon 1996 Griffin Games Part Two - The Science Realm 1999 A small-press fantasy RPG. It uses a system intended to be adapted to various "realms" for different genres, although only the fantasy one was ever published. Character creation is by random-roll attributes and point-bought skill with required profession packages. Action resolution is by rolling 1d20 under attribute + skill. The first book included 9 fantasy races, a magic system with 200 spells, and a psionics system with 20 powers. Ken Black Marshall Rose 1978 Avant-Garde Simulations Perspectives 2nd 1978 A spacefaring sci-fi RP set on a future Earth. The PC's are humans, although there are various aliens (including the evil "Yolmi"). The system is class-based: soldiers, cyborgs, scientists, and psychics. Advancement is level-based. It includes starship combat rules, and over 140 creature stats. John Holland 2011 J.A.C.H. Books 544 A medieval fantasy RPG that focuses on realism, such as damage to weapons and armor. It uses a percentile system, including a magic system with 8 schools of magic and 8 temples of worship, each having their own spells. Jeffrey Walker Steve Ong David Wainio 2004 Three Sages Games A medieval fantasy RPG. It uses a skill-based system, with 1d20 resolution rolls. Character creation is class-based, with the option to build your own subclasses. Advancement is by skill improvement by use or training. Combat occurs in ten second rounds and actions are split up within that round as strike ranks, with armor reducing damage. The core rules come in four books: the Player Guidebook, Spellcaster's Guidebook, Game Master Book, and Encounter Encyclopedia. Joe F. Martin 1982 RPG Inc. 2nd Erick Wujcik 1986 Palladium Books Deluxe Revised 1999 A modern military RPG and miniatures system set in the Vietnam War, playing U.S. troops against the evil V.C. The game was licensed by Palladium for the 2nd edition, but does not use the Palladium RPG house system. Todd Downing Mark Bruno John Sullivan Andrew Kenrick Lee Hammock 2003 Deep7 176 A humorous sci-fi RPG based on the television series from Grant Naylor Productions, about characters trapped in an ancient Earth spaceship now lost in the middle of nowhere. It uses the "XPG" system. Action resolution is by rolling under attribute + skill on 2d6. Character creation is limited point based (attribute points and skill points), with adjustments for different types of characters: holograms, mechanoids, gelfs, simulants, and various types of evolved animals (cat, dog, rabbit, iguana, and rat). Juan Antonio Huerta Dom&iacute;nguez 2004 Edge Entertainment 176 A Spanish-language hard sci-fi roleplaying game, subtitled "Un pasado a olvidar, un futuro a temer, un presente para luchar". Set in the year 2398, where the Earth has been destroyed and the survivors live in small habitats on Mars, the Moon, and orbital stations. The game deals with ancient cultures (Egyptian, Sumerian, etc.) and their relationship with the aliens that attacked the earth. Paul B. Spence 1998 Grendel 2nd 2002 A spacefaring sci-fi RPG, set in 3663 after an interstellar human empire collapsed. Piermaria Maraziti Marco Perez 1996 Qualitygame An Italian-language universal storytelling RPG, part of the "I Giochi del 2000" collection. The title translates as "The Rule of the Game". Diego Martinez Ruiz de Gaona Nora Ortega Rey 2003 self-published A Spanish-language modern fantasy RPG, whose title roughly translates as "REICHCRAFT: The RPG &amp; Wargame of Fantasy in the Second World War". Self-published in Bilbao, Spain. It is set in an alternate WWII, where orcs and undeads have joined the Italian army, sinister elves representing Germany have imprisoned humans in concentration camps, and the ratlings follow the orders of the Japanese emperor. Meanwhile the Allies are aided by elves, gnomes, dwarves, humans &amp; golems. It uses a simple system which includes tactical miniatures rules using a metric ruler. Action resolution is based on attribute + 1d10 + modifiers. Simon Bell Ken Richardson 1991 Creative Encounters A sci-fi RPG set in 2134 of an alternate history where the Third Reich won WWII and dominated the world. The Third Reich and the Empire of Nippon are in the midst of an age-old Cold War with each other, even as they expand their empires to other star systems. The player characters are revolutionaries trying to overthrow the Third Reich and restore freedom and democracy to Erde and its colonies. Greg Stolze 2007 Schroedinger's Cat Press A fantasy genre RPG using the "One-Roll Engine" from <a href="GAME#godlike">Godlike</a>: Superhero Roleplaying in a World on Fire. It includes an original setting, magic system, and rules for resolving group conflicts. Actions are resolved by rolling d10's equal to stat plus skill. The number of matches (i.e. d10's with the same value) indicate speed of success, while the number matched indicates quality of success. Gregor Hutton 2010 BoxNinja A sci-fi literary cyberpunk GMless RPG with no specified setting, although sample brand names and factions are included. Each scene has a focus player character, and one of the other players acts as GM by playing on the opposing faction. Characters have three numerical stats rated from 1 to 10 called Ready, Willing, and Able - as well as two descriptive stats called Positive Condition (PCon) and Negative Condition (NCon). Opposition factions have a single stat called Influence. Resolution is by each side rolling 3d10, with each die at or under the three PC stats (or the faction's Influence) counting as a success. Each player creates both a PC and an opposing faction, including choosing a descriptive Identity, Motivation, PCon, and NCon; and for PCs distributing 12 points among the three stats. Michael A. Stackpole A. Peters 1990 FASA A small-unit tabletop sci-fi combat system, covering infantry to tanks. Part of a wargame trilogy with <u>RL: Interceptor</u> dealt with air combat and <u>RL: Leviathan</u>. It has a unique system for vehicle armor, where differing weapons affected different 2D shapes of armor blocks. Set in year 6830, PC's include starfighter pilots, grav tank commander, or other adventurer. Fight the oppressive Terran Overlord Government of the Roman-style empire centered around Earth. A few military units defected from the empire to protect the alien races of the Commonwealth and became known as the Renegade Legion. Legionnaire details the history of Earth and seven alien races and provides combat focused rules. cf. Therion's <a href="http://www.ncci.net/therion/welcome/Bridge.htm"> Renegade Legion page</a>. Zsolt Nyul&aacute;szi Tam&aacute;s Farkas Zolt&aacute;n Pozsonyi Istv&aacute;n E&ouml;rsi 2000 Beneficium A Hungarian-language fantasy RPG. Michael T. Desing 2008 Teddy Bear Press 24 A simple superhero roleplaying game, with an original setting of a modern Earth under siege by tyrranical aliens, the Messari, who have made several invasion attempts starting 13 years ago. It uses an original system. Resolution is by 2d6 + stat versus difficulty. Stats ranging from -1 (Impaired, lifting 20 lbs or 5 mph speed) to +13 (Supreme, lifting 500 tons or light speed travel). Character creation is open point-based, with eight attributes and over 50 superpowers. Raphael Bardas Sebastien Celerin Mael Le Mee Tristan Lhomme Frederic Weil 2002 Multisim 256 A French-language RPG set in an alternate history called the "Twisted 50's" -- inspired by uchronic dystopian fiction like Dark City and Brazil. Governments were telepathically contacted by aliens in the mid-19th century, which have largely unified into power blocks in preparation for contact. The PCs are part of the resistance against this world government. Character creation is based on rolling 1d10 on a universal chart which compares skill to difficulty. Skill is determined by a combination of freeform, binary "domain" traits and "verb" traits. Your skill for a task is based on the number of traits which apply. There is also a form of fate points: a pool of "Death" points which players add to gain bonuses, and which the GM draws from to cause penalties. 1st (French) Denis Gerfaud 1985 Nouvelles Editions Fantastiques Ludod&eacute;lire 2nd (French) 1993 Multisim 1st (English) 2002 Malcontent Games A French-language fantasy RPG, set in an ever changing and poetic world dreamed by dragons. The PC's are travellers there, who walk along the Low and High Lands of dream, and fight magic dangers and dream creatures. One of the best-selling games in France. A beginner's version of the game was also made, entitled "Oniros". There is also an English edition, published electronically. James C. Taylor Jr. Jason Knizley 1998 Happy Nebula Adventure Publishing A modern horror game where the PCs are members of an ancient organization based in England dedicated to fighting the supernatural, and in particular demons known as the "Shaetan". The PCs are all superhuman, including five types: Child of the Vampire, Dead Man Walking, Eternal Hero, Nephilim, and Reluctant Werewolf. It includes four magic subsystems for witchcraft, sorcery, psionics, and faith. Barry Nakazano David McKenzie 1984 Leading Edge A science-fantasy RPG with an in-depth combat system, predecessor to <a href="GAME#livingsteel">Living Steel</a>. It is set on the planet Rhand about 500 years after the "Apocalypse", where alien "Spectrals" are invading. It uses a slightly simplified version of the combat system in <a href="GAME#swordspathglory">Sword's Path: Glory</a> (which is very complex by most standards). It includes rules for magic, fantasy creatures, etc. Joe McDonald 2009 Buried Without Ceremony A GMless cooperative storytelling game about a modern-day road trip. It uses randomly chosen songs from mix tapes that the players supply to guide choices. Each player creates a character by choosing a name, two desired futures for the character, and three traits. The players then take turns framing scenes. There are rules for obstacles that may result in crossing off traits, achieving futures, or crossing off (transcending) futures. The first player character to cross off both futures becomes the protagonist. Jacob Norwood Rick McCann Ben Moore 2002 Driftwood Publishing A fantasy RPG set on an original world, Weyrth. It focuses on a realistic, turn-less combat system which is tactically demanding and deadly -- based on study of European Renaissance fighting techniques. It uses a dice pool system where you roll a number of d10's against a target number, counting number of successes. It also has a core system of Spiritual Attributes, which gives you extra dice for following defined goals or ties for your character (such as a destiny, a loved one, or a faith). Kevin Siembieda 1990 Palladium Books Ultimate 2005 A science fantasy post-apocalyptic game about a world where nuclear strikes set off a magical transformation of the Earth. Visible ley lines of magical energy spring up, along with inter- dimensional "rifts" which brought in aliens and monsters. The system is a variant of the <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy">Palladium System</a>. The game features many augmented humans and massive firepower (up to personal nukes!), facilitated by "Mega-damage" where each point is 100 normal "hit points". Ben Wright 2010 self-published 100 A fantasy RPG centered on alchemy as a codified and narrow form of magic, inspired by the Japanese anime FullMetal Alchemist. The intended emphasis mechanical and story levels is on making sacrifices towards a goal and facing difficult choices. The book is self-published as a <a href="http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/ring-of-changes/12109480"> print-on-demand book</a> via Lulu.com. Dennis Drew 1990 self-published A shareware science fantasy RPG set on a giant generational starship using mystic "Psycho-Manipulative Energy" that had a catastrophic accident shortly after. The systems went haywire and rewrote the environment and people to match fictional characters and locales. The PCs are "Ringwielders" that have entered into an agreement with the central computer to protect all life on the ship, armed with rings that can have up to 36 powers. Character creation is random-roll, rolling for powers, the 8 primary abilities, and the 20 secondary abilities. Sherman Kahn John Hewitt Lynn Willis Sandy Petersen Charlie Krank Rudy Kraft 1983 Chaosium A sci-fi RPG based on the Larry Niven's novels: set on an artificial mega-world (a ring around its star) with a melting pot of races and technology. It uses a variant of Chaosium's <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Role-playing</a> percentile system. Character races are human, Kzin, or Puppeteer. Dale L. Gordon 1989 self-published A post-apocalyptic RPG in the genre of the "Road Warrior" films. It uses a percentile system (roll under skill on d100). Character creation has seven random-roll attributes on a 3-18 scale (STR, LOOKS, DEX, CON, SIZ, CHA, SPD), random-roll social class, and point-bought skills. It includes rules for repairing and modifying vehicles, done with flowcharts. Combat is table-based and complex. Clint Krause 2006 Clint Krause Games 44 Roanoke is a short alternate historical role-playing game of mystery and action, set at the Roanoke colony in America between 1587 and 1590 (when it disappeared). It provides several options for threats to the colony, ranging from conspiracies, monsters, zombies, and others. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#wushu">Wushu</a> game system, by Daniel Bayn. It adds a Doom point mechanic, where players can trade success now for a grisly fate later. Book One: Macross Kevin Siembieda 1986 Palladium Books A sci-fi RPG based on the Japanese animated TV series of giant humanoid robots ("mecha"). It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy">Palladium FRPG</a> system. Kevin Siembieda 1988 Palladium Books This is a sci-fi RPG based on a proposed sequel to the Robotech TV series. It is set in the same universe, dealing with a starship seeking help for Earth against the Invid. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy">Palladium FRPG</a> system. Steve Perrin George MacDonald 1986 Hero Games A sci-fi RPG about giant robot combat. The rules are a variant of the 3rd edition <a href="GAME#champions">Champions</a> rules, scaled up for truly massive sizes. It also includes human pilot creation rules. Ken Spencer 2010 Cubicle 7 Entertainment Limited A retro sci-fi RPG, set in the late 1930's of an alternate universe where in 1931 Einstein, Tesla, and Ray Armstrong rode the first rocket ship to Mars. It uses a version of the "Vortex system" that first appeared in <a href="GAME#doctorwho_cubicle7">Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space</a> (2009). Resolution is by adding attribute + skill + 2d6 versus difficulty - possibly modified by spending Story Points. Character creation is point-based, setting 6 attributes (Awareness, Coordination, Ingenuity, Presence, Resolve, and Strength) along with 12 skills and various traits. David Cook Warren Spector 1988 TSR A humorous storytelling RPG based on the cartoon TV show. The boxed set includes 10 hand puppets (unrelated to the system). The system (such as it is) starts with storytelling using story cards, adding in action resolution using spinners. Joseph Hillmer George Rahm 1993 Better Games A fantasy mini-RPG, published in <u>Fantasy Gamer</u> magazine, issue #2. It is based on the RPG <a href="GAME#barony">Barony</a>. Sicart unknown self-published A French-language RPG of playing common housecats (?!?). Francois Nedelec Didier Guiserix 1985 Casus Belli magazine A French-language universal mini-RPG (2 pages). Later was republished in the magazine Casus Belli #34 and in the games <a href="GAME#avantcharlemagne">Avant Charlemagne</a> and <a href="GAME#mega">MEGA II</a>. Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini 1995 Qualitygame An Italian-language mini-RPG, part of the "I Giochi del 2000" collection. A sci-fi game with rules similar to TSR's <a href="GAME#alternity">Alternity</a> system. S. Coleman Charlton Peter C. Fenlon Kurt H. Fischer Terry K. Amthor 1980 Iron Crown Enterprises 2nd 1984 Standard System Coleman Charlton John Curtis Pete Fenlon Steve Martin 1995 FRP S. Coleman Charlton John Curtis 1999 A traditional fantasy-genre game, originally designed as a modular addition to other games ("Arms Law", "Spell Law", "Character Law", "Claw Law", and "Campaign Law"). The system uses skill plus an open-ended percentile roll resolved on a table, with tables for each weapon and skill. Character creation was originally random-roll attributes and limited point-buy skills, modified by choice of class. A given class had its own cost for each skill type (i.e. weapon skill costs 10 for a magician but 3 for a warrior). Later they added a separate attribute point-buy system. Matthew P. King 1983 Roleplayer Enterprises 196 A universal RPG system, with sections on medieval fantasy, mutant powers, modern horror, and futuristic weaponry. As an example so GMs can design their own, there is a single sample monster: the argent wombat. David Jamet unknown self-published 2nd unknown A French-language medieval fantasy RPG. The 1st edition was expensively laid out with a wooden GM screen and a bronze 10-sided die. The 2nd edition was only the rulebook. William Corrie III 2004 HinterWelt Enterprises 336 An alternate history where during the third century Constantine embraced Celtic magic and took over the Roman Empire. It details the world of 1461 in this alternate history, including pre-Viking era Norsemen, a Chinese empire called the Jade Empire, and African states like Axum and the Empire of Ghana. It uses a variant of the "Iridium" system, which originally appeared in <a href="GAME#talesofgaea">Tales of Gaea</a>. Character creation includes random-roll attributes (best of 3d20 for each of eleven attributes), followed by choosing one of 26 classes which influence skills. The basic game also includes over 30 Foes and 13 pregenerated templates for fast play. Paul Chion unknown &Eacute;ditions Dragon Radieux A French-language medieval fantasy mini-RPG (6 pages), aimed for younger children. Greg Saunders 2007 Fire Ruby Studios A spacefaring science fiction game set in distant time and space, where the legacy of humanity is the modified NuMen and a binary star system of Golden and Red, initially established by privately-sponsored colony ships. All NuMen project themselves into "Shell" bodies using instant communication. The player characters are Lucids - a minority fringe who are able to remember their projection into bodies. The game uses a dice pool system with six attributes: Reason, Volition, Ego, Body, Grace, Vitality. Resolution is by rolling d6s equal to attribute, where 4-6 is a positive outcome and 1 is a negative outcome. The total outcomes are compared against the difficulty. Olaf Heinen Goesta Krengel Silvia Eckelt 1992 Games-in Verlag A small-press German-language medieval fantasy RPG. The world is high fantasy (e.g. teleporting castles) with a few twists (i.e. orcs are proud barbarians rather than evil) and highly interventionist gods. The rule system is class and level-based, with random-roll attributes. There are multiple critical hit tables. Tom K. Loney 2007 Peryton Publishing 20 A pulp fantasy game inspired by old-fashioned sword and sorcery paperbacks. It uses the minimalist TAG (Tom's Adventure Gaming) system. Resolution uses 2d6 against a target number of difficulty minus attribute. Character creation includes races including elf, dwarf, simian, and goblin; and character classes including Amazon/Barbarian, Sword-Arm, Cutthroat, Thief, and Sage. John Kilgallon Mike Young Sandy Antunes 2001 Interactivities, Inc. 120 full-size (8.5x11 in) This is a universal system for live-action role-playing (LARP). It uses dice for mechanics (somewhat unusual for the LARP world), with resolution of attribute + skill + 1d6 vs difficulty. Combat uses the same basic mechanics, and assigns levels of damage marked as stars on the character's badge. 1st Robin D. Laws 2001 Atlas Games A fantasy-genre RPG based on the computer game <u>Rune</u> from Human Head Studios, set in a land of Scandanavian myth. The system is adapted from <a href="GAME#arsmagica">Ars Magica</a> with simplifications. Resolution is attribute + skill + 1d10 vs difficulty (or vs other roll). 1st Steve Perrin Ray Turney Steve Henderson Warren James Greg Stafford 1978 Chaosium 2nd 1979 3rd Steve Perrin Greg Stafford Steve Henderson Lynn Willis 1984 Avalon Hill 4th Matthew Sprange 2006 Mongoose Publishing A fantasy-genre RPG set in the original world of Glorantha. Glorantha is a low-tech world (often bronze age) where religion, cults, and magic are of constant importance. It uses a percentile skill-based system which was later published separately as the <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Roleplaying</a> system. Action resolution is by rolling under skill (0-100) on percentile dice, or by roll on a "resistance table" which compares opposed attributes (with +/- 5% per attribute point). Character creation uses random-roll attributes (3-18), and skills selected by profession. It includes several magic systems, including a involved Runic Magic system. Magical power could be boosted by secrets learned in various cults. The third and fourth editions separated the system and magic from the setting of Glorantha, though Glorantha was still one of the setting choices. Matt Drake Mike Fiegel 2003 Politically Incorrect Games 242 A fantasy-genre RPG, set on a gritty fantasy world ("Rhun") where wars are fought with magically-powered war machines of stone, wood or exotic materials (i.e. "Rune Stryders") -- an homage to giant robotic mecha of Japanese animation. There are no fantasy races (i.e. elves or dwarves) and few large monsters. Instead, there are wars and political intrigue among the various human nations. The PCs are by default expected to be a band of mercenaries. It uses a dice pool system. Action resolution is to roll a number of d10s equal to (skill + 1). Each die under your attribute score is one success. Jason Hawkins Todd McGovern 1998 Iron Crown Enterprises A pirate swashbuckling-action RPG set in the historical 17th century: specifically the Carribean circa 1660. The game includes a wealth of historical detail and background on the era. The system is based on (and compatible with) the <a href="GAME#rolemaster">Rolemaster</a> system, but simplified to be suitable for beginners. There are pre-generated characters provided but no character creation system in the basic game. The ship-to-ship combat rules are also sketchy. Annie Rush 2004 Wicked Dead Brewing Company A humorous sci-fi RPG about little robots controlled by totalitarian overlords. It is set on Widenet YT, a vast worldship ruled by the tyrannical and mysterious Cel Tron Stroma. Mark Chapman Joe Caruso 1990 Rus Games A fantasy RPG set in the mythic version of medieval Russia. It includes elemental nature priests ("Volkhvy"), necromancers ("Koldun"), and Christian missionaries. It uses a system with classes (Russia-specific) and skills, with skill-based advancement. The combat system is fairly involved. Marshall Burns 2010 Beyond the Wire Productions 160 A post-apocalyptic roleplaying game inspired by The Stand, The Road, and the Mad Max films. It is set in a future where a mystical power known as The Rust that corrupts everything has destroyed civilization. It uses a dice pool system where characters have three pools - Blood, Sweat, &amp; Tears - that are called upon to push failed rolls into successes. There are no skills, but there are eight attributes: Tough, Savvy, Grizzled, Slick, Thorough, Personable, Cagey and Uncanny. It also includes a number of descriptive psyche traits including Hunger (i.e. desires), Vice (habits to fall back on to cope), Faith (they believe in) and Woe (things they regret). Tokuhiro Okada 2007 Tabletalk Cafe Daydream Jive Ltd A Japanese-language fantasy RPG whose title means "Dragon Egg". It is billed as a "natural fantasy" game, meaning roughly it is more positive and less violent. Character classes include Minstrels, Merchants, Hunters, Healers, Farmers, Artisans, and Nobles. unknown 1985 G+S Verlag A German-language universal RPG system. This developed out of a line of universal supplements for any system, which eventually developed its own house system. Mark C. MacKinnon 1998 Guardians of Order A schoolgirl-superhero RPG based on the Japanese animated TV series, which includes a thorough description of the series including characters and background. It uses the "Tri-Stat" system from <a href="GAME#bigeyessmallmouth">Big Eyes, Small Mouth</a>, altered only by giving genre-specific traits. The Map of Hamal Mark Acres Andria Hayday 1985 Pacesetter Key to the Inland Sea 1985 A surreal RPG scenario series where the (pre-made) player characters wake up to find they have no memory of who they are or how they came to be there. The published game was originally intended to be in a contest to identify who the PC's are, but folded. PC abilities would slowly be revealed in the published scenarios -- clues as to their identity. The system is a percentile system with a universal action table, a simplified version of the <a href="GAME#chill">Chill</a> mechanics. unknown unknown Koei A Japanese-language RPG meaning 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms Role-play'. It is set in China during the fall of the Han dynasty, based on the traditional Chinese epic <u>Romance of the Three Kingdoms</u>. The system is based on comparing attribute + skill + 2d6 vs difficulty. Character creation is class-based (Warrior, Spy, Scholar, Merchant, or Heroine), with class modifying attributes and providing certain special abilities. Bill Kte'pi Todd Downing Gavin Downing 2000 Deep7 A light-hearted 28-page mini-RPG about a paramilitary army of well-armed elves who guard Santa and Christmas against the power-hungry Easter Bunny, Halloween's Boogieman, and the insane Anti-Claus -- using ultra-violent techniques so Santa doesn't have to get his hands dirty. Shane Lacy Hensley 2003 Pinnacle Entertainment Group 144 hardcover 2nd Shane Lacy Hensley 2005 Great White Games 144 hardcover A universal system with a focus on fast resolution. It uses a step-die rules system related to <a href="GAME#deadlands">Deadlands</a>. You roll a d4 to d12 (depending on your stat) plus modifiers, and a result over 4 or higher than your opponent's is a success. Combat uses an initiative system using playing cards, where each player draws a number of cards each turn. The basic rules include seven races: humans, elves, dwarves, half-elves, mantids, saurians and Atlanteans. It also includes a short section on Arcane backgrounds and powers. Croc 1993 Siroz A French-language modern-day fantasy RPG, including Dragons, Faeries, Alchemists, and Technomancers. The characters are part of a group composed of one Dragon creature, and several seemingly normal people, who in fact are of Faerie blood, and drawn to the Dragon's magical abilities. Dragons collect magic, Faerie need it to survive, and in contact with it, regain their former selves. It uses a fairly simple d6-based system. Character creation is point-based. Gene Stanley Pritchard Mike Demetro 2002 Guild Hall Press A humorous RPG about B-movie Horror films. The PCs (known as "Victims of Circumstance" or VCs) are rated in Flaws rather than attributes, so that rather than Strength and Dexterity they are rated in Weakness, Clumsiness, and Ignorance (Primary) as well as Cowardice, Paranoia and Superstition (Secondary). Action resolution is either dice-using or diceless. Dice rolling is to roll over your modified Flaw rating on 2d6 to succeeed. This is intended as the first of several B-movies backgrounds using the "RPG-13" B-Movie game system. Foob Koen De Waele David Van Dijck Dirk Vandenheuvel 1989 The Wise Tree 300 A Dutch-language fantasy RPG: "Shadows &amp; Spectres". The core rules contains the rules, background information, setting, creatures, maps, 80 professions, 9 magic classes, and hundreds of magic spells. It also contains 4 ready-to-play scenarios. There were several adventure supplements released. It is being prepared for release as a free download. Ewan Murray 1998 Lance and Crown Games A fantasy genre RPG set on an original feudal-era world, Thaythorn, and published on CD-ROM. Thaythorn includes versions of Elf, Dwarf and Goblin races -- as well as the reptilian Cy Kell, the canine Yarinese, and the insectoid Ythari. It uses a simple skill-based system. Action resolution is based on attribute + skill + 2d6 (where sixes open-end) vs difficulty. There are four attributes (Strength, Agility, Intellect, Presence), each of which have two sub-attributes. Character creation is limited point-based. Art Wiederhold George J. Herget 1982 Arrose Enterprises A fantasy genre RPG with elements of sci-fi, inspired by the <u>The Avenger of Thule</u> novel by Art Wiederhold. George Strayton 2011 Secret Fire Games An original game system derived from <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons"> Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>, using the Open Game License. The core rules have four classes and four races: cleric, warrior, thief, wizard; and Dwarf, Elf, Human, Halfling. It adds rules for Energy Points, which refresh each day and are used for Special Effects such as pinning an opponent, re-casting a prayer, and inflicting extra damage. In addition, each PC has a descriptive Good trait, Neutral trait, and Evil trait - and regains Energy Points based on expressing these. There are also five wound levels in addition to hit point. Advancement is level-based, with the core rules only covering up to level 10. Annie Rush 2004 Wicked Dead Brewing Company A simple RPG suitable for children as well as adults. The PCs are gingerbread men who become magically animated for the twelve days prior to Christmas, who rush around the home, having adventures, getting in and out of trouble. The setting includes a nasty cat, a helpful but hungry dog, the King of the Rats, the Oracle atop the refrigerator, and the Cookiesmith. Jason Armenta Martin Caplan Marcus Flores Aram Gutowski Chris Hockabout 2005 Paragon Games White Wolf 288 A pulp fantasy RPG set on an original fantasy world, Zir'An, dominated by magical technology including zeppelins, guns, and so forth. It is in a state similar to the decade preceding WWII. There are powerful beings called Fanes which have started to dominate in the several millenia since the gods disappeared. There is now an uneasy peace between a number of allied nations who work together to keep the Fane dominated Tilerian Hegemony at bay. There are also the independent and mercenary empires in the south, and the Forsaken Lands such as The Periphery, a collection of islands in the far south. It is inhabited by the dwarf-like Dolonorri, the giant primitive Gogachi, the beast-like Neolli, the secretive and immortal Zhalanti, as well as the human Ianers. It uses a simple system which uses attribute + aptitude + 1d10 vs difficulty, where the four-level skills (basic/advanced/expert/elite) can give an automatic success. Character creation is by a point-based lifepath system, which includes various packages representing different nations and factions. Daniel Bayn 2009 Bayn.org 30 A modern detective RPG. It uses a dice pool mechanic where the player rolls a number of dice equal to their current stat plus optional "flop dice" representing added difficulty. Any match among the stat dice, or between flop dice and stat dice, indicates failure. A player can remove one or two dice after rolling if the test relates to the characters' defined "means" (character concept) or "motive" (primary drive). A test can either be "soft-boiled" or "hard-boiled" - referring to whether failure is a minor setback or a major problem. Stats to test include the five attributes (Savvy, Moxie, Guts, Nerve, and Mojo) as well as relationships. All stats and relationships start at 2, and are temporarily increased in play ("taking a hit") until they are rolled. Brian St.Claire-King 2012 Vajra Enterprises 188 A modern-day magic RPG where the player characters are wandering mystics on the back roads of the rural US. It uses ORC-L, a rules-lite variant of the Organic Rule Components system used in <a href="GAME#fatesworsethandeath">Fates Worse than Death</a> and <a href="GAME#tibet">Tibet the RPG</a>. Each character approaches enlightenment, self-improvement or wisdom in a unique way, and gains unique abilities from it. The core rules includes an introductory adventure, "Weaponized Honeybees". Mark Arsenault Anthony Bryant 1999 Gold Rush Games Revised 2001 Gold Rush Games A historical RPG set in 16th century Japan, with careful attention dedicated to historical background and information. It uses the <a href="GAME#fuzion">Fuzion</a> system. Todd King Johnny Bruner 1995 Nova Eth Publications A fantasy RPG set in a multiverse ("Senzar") with numerous gods and immortals. It uses a variety of dice and mechanics (similar to <a href="GAME#advanceddungeonsanddragons">AD&amp;D</a>). Combat is d20 + offense - defense : 9 or less misses, 20+ is a critical hit. Character creation is class-based with point-bought attributes, advantages, and disadvantages. Spell and combat advancement is level-based (although skill and attribute advancement is independent of this). Bill Coffin 2009 West End Games Purgatory Publishing 364 A space opera game set inside a Dyson Sphere made by unknown aliens, and inhabited by colonists from a crumbling human empire. The setting includes elements of cyberpunk, transhumanism, and light mecha as well as bits of fantasy. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#d6">D6 System</a> from West End's Star Wars game, including Fate Point instead of Force Points. Jamie Chambers 2005 Sovereign Press A space opera RPG, adapted from the Firefly TV series and Serenity feature film by Joss Whedon. It uses a system adapted from the <a href="GAME#sovereignstone">Sovereign Stone</a> fantasy game. Attributes and skills are rated in a a step die system with twelve ranks: d2, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d12+d2, d12+d4, d12+d6, d12+d8, d12+d10, d12+d12. Action resolution is by rolling attribute die plus skill die. Characters have six attributes (Agility, Strength, Vitality, Alertness, Intelligence, Willpower), along with skills and advantages. It also includes a plot point mechanic. Plot Points can be spent before a roll for an extra die (costing 1 per rank), after the roll to raise the total (costing 1 per +1), or to manipulate the story (scaled from 1-3 for convenient coincidence to 11+ for "saving your bacon"). Michael S. Miller Kat Miller 2008 Incarnadine Press A modern-day criminal investigation RPG. The players role-play potential victims of a serial killer at the same time as they play investigators trying to catch the killer. They can create chains of evidence based their role in the investigation. At the end of each turn, if they fail to solve the crime, they must randomly open an envelope with the name of one of the potential victims to determine who is murdered. Hieronymous 2002 Malcontent Games 126 A fairy-tale RPG including modern fantasy from magical realism to gothic urban magick. It uses a simple system, called "Roll 13". Resolution is by rolling 1d12 + attribute + modifiers, where a total of 13 or higher is a success. Character creation is by choosing a player-created descriptive Aspect (such as "a fairy princess" or "a mighty warrior"), and distributing 13 points among the three attributes (each rated 1 to 7): Head (mental), Heart (social/emotional), and Hand (physical). Characters may also have a number of Charms (magical abilities) equal to their lowest attribute, and optional Taboos (i.e. limitations/hindrances which increase their number of Charms). Scott R. Mitchell Edwyn Kumar Mark Bruno Scott Lynch 2002 Creative Illusions Revised 2005 Morrigan Press A modern-day fantasy RPG based on biblical mythology as presented in the Book of Revelation. Six of the seven seals have been broken, and demons are wandering the Earth in human guise seeking to bring about the final apocalypse. The PC's are Sentinels: mortal guardians of Heaven invested with supernatural powers. They are organized into different celestial orders corresponding to the archangels (Michael, Gabriel, etc.). It uses a dice pool system, where actions are resolved by rolling over a target number on a number of d6's equal to attribute plus skill. Character creation is limited point-based. Ashok Desai 2003 Eldritch Design n A humorous scifi RPG published in electronic format, where the PCs are hideous mutants banished to the sewers below a modern-day town. The premise is that all ugly people were declared mutants and locked in the sewers, and since radioactive waste was also dumped there, soon there were even more hideous genuine mutants. There are eight strains of mutant: Bloaters (overweight and bloated humanoids), Bugs (insectoid monstrosities), Furries (humanoid animals prized as slaves by kinky folks), Goops (big balls of boneless slime), Hissies (reptilian mutants), Psychos (big-brained mutants with a knack for psychic powers), Skinbags (incredibly skinny mutants whose skin sags around them like some sort of cloak) and Sushi (fish people). There are a large assortment of humorous mutations described. Action resolution is to roll (skill) d10's and take the best, then add attribute. Character creation is either random-roll or selected. Tony Dowler 2009 Planet Thirteen Games 22 A GMless competitive strategy card game with narrative and role-playing elements, about female super-soldiers who have dedicated their life to killing, espionage, disrupting and protecting conspiracies. Jason Morningstar 2006 Bully Pulpit Games 73 A darkly comedic horror one-shot role-playing game about an evil Sumerian mind-controlling cockroach preying on the faculty in a small New England university campus in 1919. It uses a GM-less narrational system, where players compete to gain academic Reputation by bidding to winning one of a series of narrated scenes, driven by drawn cards. The winner of the scene is the one who rolls the highest number on the dice. If you are possessed by the Roach, you roll a massive d12. However, if you end the game possessed by the Roach, you lose. To lose it, you have to regurgitate the Roach, by subliming away something you care about, which makes your dice weaker. The game comes with a packet of 40 cards and a rubber cockroach. William Corrie III 2003 HinterWelt Enterprises 234 An alternate-history RPG with a percentile skill-based system (the "Iridium System"), including a setting in 1938 Europe where secret organizations use magic powers to prepare for the coming war. Character creation includes random-roll attributes (best of 3d20 for each of eleven attributes), followed by choosing one of 23 classes which influence skills. Steven Bode 1993 IDD Co. A "High Fantasy" genre RPG, which attempts a medieval feel with monotheistic religion and faerie influences. It includes 15 races including Fey Folk, Devilkin, Kobolds, Penitent Angels, and Changelings. It uses a percentile skill-based system. Character creation is random-roll attributes (modified by race), choice of occupation or occupations, and point-bought skills and advantages. Skills and advantages outside of your occupation cost double. Jason Kirby Jason Thomas Dean Meuggenburg Shiree Nabours Jon Kawa Brian Henrikson Jon Kawa Jason Thomas Dean Meuggenburg 1998 Argonaut Game Studios A fantasy genre RPG. Clinton Nixon 2004 Anvilwerks Revised 2005 A sword-and-sorcery genre RPG which attempts to meld the standard fantasy role-playing and "hard-charging narrative engine". It is set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world (known as "Near") where the apocalyptic creation of a moon has ravaged cultures and thrown the fate of the world into question. Bob Charrette Paul Hume Tom Dowd 1989 FASA 2nd 1992 3rd 1998 4th 2005 FanPro A fantasy-cyberpunk game, set in a future where magic returns to the Earth, and many people are transformed into elves, dwarves, and trolls. It uses a dice-pool system, rolling d6's equal to stat vs a target number of difficulty. Richard Iorio II James Maliszewski 2010 Rogue Games A fantasy RPG emulating pulp fantasy writers like Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp, and Fritz Leiber. It uses the 12&deg; System also used in <a href="GAME#colonialgothic">Colonial Gothic Revised</a> and <a href="GAME#thousandsuns">Thousand Suns</a>. Resolution is by rolling 2d12 under a target number found by adding attribute + skill + modifiers. Character creation is limited point-based, dividing 45 points among 5 attributes (Brawn, Quickness, Toughness, Wits, and Will), creating freeform "Hook" that lets you earn action points if brought up in the game, picking a Background option (Culture and Modifier), and then buying skills. Brian F. Schreurs Joshua D. Thompson J.D. Falk 1988 Coltrane Publications A humorous small-press sci-fi RPG, with 10 races including giant Neptunian Space Bears. It uses a minimalist system. Duane O'Brien 2005 a terrible idea 56 A humorous horror-parody RPG where the player characters are all zombies, who one day simply woke up dead with a craving for brains. It is played in one of three modes: "Fast Food Zombie Fun", "I Want My Life Back", and "Feeding Frenzy". It uses a simple dice pool system called LAFFS, for "Light, Adaptable, Fast, Flexible." Each character has six stats: Lurch, Flail, Clutch, Brawn, Chuck, and Sense. Resolution is based on rolling a number of d6s equal to stat, where each die over the difficulty is a success. Players can modify their own or others' rolls by spending LAFF points, earned by making the GM laugh. Zombie characters generally lose 1 hit point per day unless they eat human brains. The basic game also includes overviews of 6 agencies and organizations that oppose or aid (!) zombies. unknown 2008 Shard Studios A fantasy-genre RPG set on an Eastern-themed world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, known as Dard&uuml;nah or the World of the False Dawn. It uses a d6 dice-pool system, where you roll a number of d6s equal to skill minus difficulty, and each die result of a 4, 5, or 6 is a success. It includes a ritual magic system. Jared Nielson Sean Patrick Fannon 2000 Obsidian Studios Jared Nielson 2001 InterStrike, Inc. A fantasy-genre RPG using the <a href="GAME#fuzion">Fuzion</a> system. The setting is a multiverse where a primordial stone shattered into 25 elements: including Air, Earth, Fire, and Water but also Law, Creativity, and Love. These elements can be physically mined, grown, and so forth from the worlds which resulted from the shattering. There are usual races of elves, dwarves, orcs, ogres, and goblins -- plus winged folk, reptile-men, and beast-men. cf. the <a href="http://www.shardsofthestone.com">official website</a>. Matthew D. Grau Christopher Dorn Timothy R. Erickson Lance P. Johnstone 1994 Apex Publications Inc A horror RPG set in a dream-world, where Nightmares are evil beings that creep into our minds when our souls are bared and corrupt our beings. The PC's are Dreamwalkers who have powers within the dreamworld. There were 3 supplements/adventure books: "Awake and Alone", "Liquid Dreams", and "Of Sound Mind". Paul Lucas 1997 Propaganda Publishing A science fantasy RPG set in the shards of a Dyson Sphere which was broken 5000 years ago, with distances measured in "Earths". It includes aliens, centaurs, talking dolphins, and orcs: all created using genotech and "uplift." The magic is ostensibly based on nanotechnology. The system is percentile-based. Ed Stark 1993 West End Games A cyberpunk space opera game, set in the late 25th century after the accidental discovery of an unexplainable phenomena called the "Shatterzone". Space is controlled by the monolithic Consortium and Fleet, along with various megacorporations. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#torg">Torg</a> system, with modified Drama Deck, and rules for psionics, aliens, and space combat. Chris Engle 2005 Hamster Press 96 A pregenerated scenario book using the minimalist Engle Matrix Game system. This includes several murder mystery scenarios where the players are Sherlock Holmes and associates. The system has explicit negotiation of arguments and results, but leaves the chances for the negotiated outcomes entirely up to the GM. McLellend Jacobsen 1990 Shield Maiden A fantasy genre RPG. Reviewed in White Wolf #25. unknown unknown Suzaku Games A Japanese-language fantasy-genre RPG. Joshua A.C. Newman 2006 The Glyph Press 1.1 2007 1.2 2009 A GM-less sci-fi RPG about the clash of technology upon human society. It has no background, but instead players define a world starting with defining a set of two social or personal concerns (Issues) and two revolutionary developments (Shocks) that are the themes of the game. Character creation sets up player characters (Protagonists), and then player sitting to the right of each Protagonist creates and controls the Antagonist, acting as GM. Protagonists are creates by defining 2 Praxis, 3 Features, 2 Links, and 1 Story Goal. The Praxis are each a pair of two themes such as "buying vs. selling" or "help vs. hurt" rated from 1 to 10. The Features, Links, and Story Goal are numberless, player-defined traits. Resolution always defines two non-mutually intents between Protagonist and Antagonist, trying to succeed by rolling on a chosen Praxis scale. The Protagonist rolls a number of dice equal to the number of applicable Features. These can either be d10s to succeed on their own Praxis scale, or d4s to modify the opponent's roll. For both, if rolling multiple dice the player can choose which to use. Joshua A.C. Newman 2010 The Glyph Press A near-future sci-fi RPG about a interstellar contact ship that makes first contact with a lost colony of humans in another star system, a variant of the game <a href="GAME#shock">Shock: Social Science Fiction</a>. It defines more closely the shocks to be dealt with and the phases of play than the original game. Play begins with life on the contact ship, which takes five years to reach its destination. Second is designing the geography, culture, and language of the colony. The third is first contact, which could use a three person envoy team or could use the entire 100 person contactor. Emily Care Boss 2006 Black &amp; Green Games A GM-less game of romantic rivalry for two or three players, where two rival players compete for the affections of a third. Pitched as a "sequel" to an earlier romantic game, <a href="GAME#breakingtheice">Breaking the Ice</a>. John Wick 2009 Wicked Dead Brewing Company 18 A zombie survival horror mini roleplaying game, using an early version of a new "FEAR" system. Character creation is by picking an archetype - such as Fast Survivor, Strong Survivor, etc. Resolution uses a simple dice pool where the players rolls a number of d6s based on their character, plus any dice taken from the shared pool, and a bonus die for every character they are with. If the player rolls a 6 on any die, they narrate what happens. Otherwise, the GM does. There is also a Zombie Clock mechanic, which advances every 10 minutes to increase the zombie threat; and a fear mechanic. Michael Mendoza 2007 44 Productions 64 A simple diceless system intended for quick play, easily customized to different settings. It has player-created traits rated from 1 to 3, with 0 being the default. Action resolution is by comparing the higher of trait or modifiers against difficulty or opposing trait. This is modified by spending "Wild Points". The effect of success depends on whether the game is in Narrativist, Gamist, or Simulationist mode. The book is self-published via print-on-demand service <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/639913">Lulu.com</a>. Emily Care Boss 2009 Black &amp; Green Games 64 A science fiction storytelling game for 2-3 players about first contact of humanity with aliens. The aliens are created during play by the players, by randomly drawing from a set of words submitted by the players at the start of the game. Giovanna Maselli Auro Miselli Franco Tralli 1983 Black-Out An Italian-language medieval fantasy RPG, and the first Italian RPG. The setting is reminescent of Lone Wolf. The title translates as "The Lords of Chaos". unknown unknown unknown A French-language prehistoric RPG, published by a gaming club in Paris. Marc A. V&eacute;zina Paul Lippincott 2003 Dream Pod 9 224 A universal system. It uses a dice pool, rolling a number of d6's equal to your skill and taking the highest value (each extra six adds one to the result, so two sixes would have a total of seven). Action resolution is attribute plus the skill total vs difficulty. The margin of success or failure is very important in the Silhouette game; in combat, for instance, damage is multiplied by the margin of success, and illnesses and poisons have increasingly severe effects as the margin of failure increases. Stephen Kenson Mark C. MacKinnon Jeff Mackintosh Jesse Scoble 2002 Guardians of Order A superhero RPG set on an original world setting, where superpowered heroes appeared starting in 1942, when an atomic energy test created "Sentinel". It uses a variant of the Tri-Stat system from <a href="GAME#bigeyessmallmouth">Big Eyes, Small Mouth</a>, with three core attributes of Body, Mind, and Soul. Marshall Rose Norman Knight 1978 Avant-Garde Simulations Perspetives A sci-fi RPG inspired by the <u>Planet of the Apes</u> movie series. PC's can be Apes, native Humans, Mutants or Astronauts. The system concentrates on combat and campaign battles. Bob Portnell Guy McLimore 1999 Microtactix Games 132 A universal RPG system, published in electronic format. It is a skill-based system, rolling 2d10 under skill for action resolution. Characters are limited point-bought, with a random number of attribute points, and skill points which depend on age group. There are also advantages and disadvantages which must be balanced (i.e a 1pt advantage requires a 1pt disadvantages). Pierre Rosenthal 1986 self-published "La fleur de l'Asiamar" 1987 3rd 1988 self-published 4th 1989 Casus Belli magazine 5th 1994 Casus Belli magazine A French-language universal RPG system. It is released under an open license allowing anyone to use it for their rulebook. Official games released using Simulacres system include "Aventures Extraordinaires" (by Tristan Lhomme -- Victorian sci-fi), "Capitaine Vaudou" (by J.P. Pecau -- pirates with voodoo magic), "Cyber Age" (by Pierre Rosenthal -- cyberpunk) and "Sang Dragon" (by Pierre Rosenthal -- heroic fantasy). There are also a number of unofficial games, aided by the open license. Mark Manning 1982 Simulacron I 200 A small-press universal RPG system. It uses five Basic Statistics and a large set of Abilities (i.e. skills). Stats started at 1 and cost the level squared in experience to increase. Characters start with one Ability, and additional Abilities are gained as the Knowledge stat is increased. Action resolution uses 1d20. Matteo Cortini Leonardo Moretti 2003 Rose and Poison Year XIII 2007 Asterion Press An Italian-language horror RPG set in an alternate history of 1954, where during D-Day in 1944 the dead woke up and started killing and eating the human race. WWII ends with the Germans calling themselves winners after a coup d'etat where Hitler and the other leader are killed. The Fourth Reich covers most of Europe. In Italy, Pope Leone XIII becomes the governor and returns the Inquisition, which bans most technological items. In the USSR, the cities have become iron fortress and half-men/ half-machines are created to work at the orders of ZAR, the main computer. It uses a Tarot-based system, which can be either a storytelling game (using only the Major arcana) or as a traditional RPG (using cards instead of dice). Benjamin Rogers Ren 2013 Harsh Realities 300 A universal system using dice-pool resolution, rolling d6s equal to attribute + skill, where every result over the target number (TN) is one success, and every six rolled is five successes. Character generation uses a point-based "priority" system. Andrew Lucas 2006 Rebel Minis 17 A miniatures combat and mini-RPG set in the American Wild West. The system is "Place &amp; Play" rules. unknown 1986 unknown A Danish-language RPG, whose title translates as "Destinies and Treasures". It comes as a box-set with 3 small booklets (A5 size), dices, and a overhead-pen and coated hexagonal sheet (which was actually the inside of the box). It includes a pulp genre introductory scenario of a white explorer in the jungle, but also supports medieval scenarios. Seth Johnson Brian Schomburg 2000 Corsair Publishing A humorous mini-RPG (48-page comic format) where the players play "Costumes" -- superpowered entertainers on the planet Sketch. Character creation is by the player drawing the character, or at least copying bits of clip art (provided with the book). The other players then judge how badass the sketched character looks. Gunilla Jonsson Mikael Peters&eacute;n 1988 Ragnar&ouml;k "Master of the Shadows" -- a Swedish-language modern-day espionage RPG. It uses the same game system found in <a href="GAME#engarderagnarok">En Garde</a>. The PC's are agents, crimefighters, or something similar, all having a secret background. T.S. Luikart Gareth-Michael Skarka Ian Sturrock 2003 Green Ronin Publishing 192 A swashbuckling RPG set in the golden age of piracy in the Carribean, using a variant of the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. It adds options to character generation for backgrounds and "fortunes" -- a simple advantage/disadvantage system. There are four new core classes: Buccaneers, Sea Dogs, Shantymen (musicians), Bokors (magicians), and Hougans (magicians). There are also six new prestige classes: three fencers, two sailing (Officers and Warrant Officers), and the Mystic Navigator. It has variant rules for cinematic fighting (adding a parry maneuver), and damage (which is applied first to a character's hit points, and then to their constitution). Gerald D. Seypura Anthony LeBoutillier 1980 FGU A pirate RPG set in the 17th century Caribbean. It includes man-to-man and ship-to-ship combat. Krister Sundelin Simon J Berger Fredrik Ostrozansky 2005 R&auml;vsvans F&ouml;rlag A science fiction game that draws inspiration from space opera, wuxia and anime. It uses an improved version of the system in <a href="GAME#vastmark">V&auml;stmark</a>. Andrew Leker Miles Teves Amy Leker 1985 Skyrealms Publishing 2nd 1986 3rd 1992 Chessex A science-fantasy game with a unique setting, a detailed alien world with marooned human colonists. Emphasis is put on the unique races and culture, a mix of humans, human-created sentient animals, and aliens. There is a "magic" of manipulating Isho energy which flows through this world, along with remnant technology. The system is skill-based, changing with editions. Dave Allsop Tim Dedopulos Jared Earle 1993 Nightfall 2nd Dave Allsop Tim Dedopulos Jared Earle Anne Boylan Morton T. Smith 2000 Hogshead Games A science fantasy RPG of futuristic urban horror, set in a distant future (the "World of Progress") where an amoral arms corporation ("SLA Industries") has taken over the universe, headed by a power being named "Slayer". PC's work as agents for the company, based on the world-city "Mort". There are 7 races, including users of "The Ebb" -- a magical power that permeates the universe. The system uses 2d10+skill+modifiers to determine success (11+ is a success, 21+ is a notable success). Character creation uses race (1 of 7) and career (1 of 9) templates followed by point allocation. The 2nd edition is largely a reprint of the original with errors corrected, more fiction and art, and a new index. Ian Sturrock 2002 Mongoose Publishing 192 RuneQuest Slaine Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2007 Mongoose Publishing 236 A fantasy RPG set in Tir Nan Og, a land of ancient Celtic legends mixed with prehistoric fact, an adaptation of the comic book series. The PCs are members of the Tribes of the Earth Goddess, called on to raid or war against rival tribes, quest after ancient treasures, or defend their lands against invading sea-devils. The rules are a variant of the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>, and require the core D&amp;D rules for character creation and combat, as well as many skill and feat descriptions. It uses an alternate magic system where characters pay in "Earth Points" for spells cast, and spells are broken down according to their cost instead of level. Jackson Tegu 2012 self-published A satirical GM-less mini-RPG where the player characters are all douche-bag hipsters trying to look cool and hook up over a week - Tuesday through Saturday. Each player chooses a playbook at the beginning of the game, but they are all identical: The Hipster. Actions may result in gains like "improve your look", or "change your jam", etc. Published with two other mini-RPGs: Tower of Hats and Superhero. Cynthia Celeste Miller 2009 Spectrum Game Studios 111 A horror RPG emulating slasher films, where the players have primary characters as well as secondary characters who are all potential victims of the psycho killer(s). Secondary characters are created by a group process. Characters have four stats (Brawn, Finesse, Brains, and Spirit) that have trinary ratings (Poor, Normal, or Good). Combat (or "kill scenes") uses stat checks to measure loss or gain of survival points. Players can al also gain "genre points" for playing to the conventions of the genre, that can be used later to help. Ron Edwards 2009 Adept Press 28 A two-player storytelling game of a short sword and sorcery tale involving a monster and a lover. The two players are "You" (who creates and plays the hero) and "I" (who creates and plays a lover and a monster). Character creation is quick - the "You" player reads a ritual statement, then chooses a brief character concept and adds a ten-word description of the Hero's physical appearance. "You" then chooses a general setting from a list of one-line descriptions and a Goal for the Hero. The "I" player then fleshes out the setting, and creates a lover and a monster for the Hero to deal with. "I" also sets a Lover score (the number of times the player can script "Go" events aimed at the lover) and a Monster Score (the number of dice "I" can roll before the "Match" ends). Gregory Donner 1994 Donner Party Press 16 A tongue-in-cheek mini-RPG where the player characters are members of an organization called P.E.A.C.E. (People of Evil Allied for the Corruption of Everything), with the goal of reaching -1000 Karma, at which point they descend into Hell and become a lesser demon. The cover featured a cheerleader with horns and pointy ears with "P.E.A.C.E." written on her sweater. It uses percentile-based system, with mechanics based on rolling under the appropriate attribute to succeed in an action (a Feat). The attributes are Brains, Charm, Combat, Constitution, and Piety. Personality Qualities are the seven deadly sins, also rated as percentiles. If a Personality Trait is 75+, a player has to fail that Trait to avoid indulging whenever possible. Each character gets a Talent, which adds +30 to an appropriate stat when attempting an action. Denton R. Elliot 1985 Doc's Games A sci-fi mini-RPG from the publisher of <a href="GAME#dinkydungeons"> Dinky Dungeons</a>, published in a 3''x5'' ziplock bag(!). It uses the same system, expanded by skills. The system has binary skills which are bought using points based on your attributes (Physical Points equal to your Physical, Mental Points equal to your Mental). It also adds spaceship generation and combat rules, futuristic weapons, invention rules, alien races, planet generation, and initiative rules. Cam Banks Joseph Blomquist Mary Blomquist Roberta Olson Josh Roby Amanda Valentine 2010 Margaret Weis Productions A superhero roleplaying game based on the television series, using a non-traditional variant on Margaret Weis Productions' Cortex system called "Cortex Plus". The six core attributes for characters are different personal values: Duty, Glory, Justice, Love, Power, and Truth. Rather than skills, characters have rated Relationships with other PCs as well as significant NPCs. Both Values and Relationships are rated on a step die system from d4 through d12. There is also a system of Plot Points. 1st electronic Ferry Bazelmans 2002 Blacklight Publishing 31 PDF 1st print Ferry Bazelmans W. Jason Peck Aldo Ghiozzi 2003 Wingnut Games 24 A storytelling mini-RPG which is played for 60 minutes at a time. Each player takes a character in a soap opera, with five words as traits. There is no GM, but instead there are rules for entering a Scene, adding sentences, and so forth by spending Plot Tokens. Originally published electronically as a 31-page PDF file, then in print as a 24-page illustrated booklet. Matthijs Holter 2010 self-published A historical fantasy RPG set somewhere in Europe sometime in the 1800s, where player characters are members of a society searching for creatures called mnemosites ("dream eaters"). During a single session, players play out the entire lives of their characters, and the fate of their society. Play is largely freeform, using a set of scribbled notes and a board containing nine fields that an object is moved between. Character creation works by each player writing 8 notes: two each of gender, age, nationality and profession. These are collected into four heaps, from which each player draws one. After that, two scenes for each player are played, dealing with childhood and adolescence to complete the characters. During regular play, players take turns setting new scenes within bounds given by the game board and accompanying notes. The book is self-published through <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/1114579">Lulu.com</a>, and detailed on the <a href="http://www.societyofdreamers.com">official website</a>. Michael Schr&ouml;der Tim Wehle 1990 Verlag M. Wehle "Sons of the Light" -- a German-language medieval fantasy RPG, set on an original world. Besides the usual races it also has centaurs and giants. Keith W. Sears 1994 Heraldic A universal RPG system which uses logarithmic scales ("levels" similar to <a href="GAME#dcheroes">DC Heroes</a> AP's) and a simple stat + d10 versus difficulty for resolution. Character creation is point-bought skills, powers, advantages, and disadvantages. Clinton R. Nixon 2008 Arkenstone Publishing An universal system based on the rules from the fantasy RPG, <a href="GAME#shadowofyesterday">The Shadow of Yesterday</a>. David Donachie 2008 Solipsist RPGs BoxNinja A modern fantasy role-playing game where the player characters are special people who can change reality, called "solipsists". They fight Shadows, creatures who are trying to un-make all of reality. It uses a narrative system where players may declare scenes and background facts, but sometimes at the risk of causing damaging "tears" in reality. Player characters are defined by a Vision, a list of Obsessions, and a list of Limitations. Eugenio Maria Lauro 1998 Qualitygame An Italian-language historical RPG set in feudal Japan, part of the "I Giochi del 2000" collection. The title translates as "Rising Sun". P. N. Lapointe unknown Lapointe "Dark Nightmare" -- A French-language horror RPG. Robert J. Schwalb 2009 Green Ronin Publishing 224 A Game of Thrones 2012 320 A fantasy RPG set in the world of George R.R. Martin's novel series of the same name, set in the region of Westeros in a time shortly before the chaotic events of the series. The player characters are all members of a minor noble house or their retainers. The group first creates stats and features of the house itself, then create characters as members of that house. The rules are the "Chronicle System". Resolution is by rolling a number of d6s equal to attribute plus skill, then keeping and totaling a number of dice equal to attribute. Joshua BishopRoby 2008 Kallisti Press 160 A game set in a tongue-in-cheek parallel history where the American Revolutionary War is being fought with clockwork powered armor, ornithopters, and two-fisted brawling as well as muskets. It uses a GMless system using playing cards. Each game begins at the secret Grand Lodge of the Americas, where the characters recieve a coded message about British movements. The players draw 5 cards and read their meaning on a series of table as an adventure starter. They then pick from pregenerated characters of Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin - with one player taking the Tories. Each turn, a player lays down cards from their hand and begins to narrate a scene - limited by the card suit that specifies type of action. Other players can play cards to add to or alter that narrative. "sjb" 1997 Critical Mass A universal RPG system intended for "futuristic high fantasy", including a psionics system but no background with the basic game. The system uses d10 vs (difficulty minus skill), modified by an attribute bonus from a table. Character creation uses random-roll or point-based attributes, including "caste" of Status, Education, and Experience which determine skill slots. 1st Electronic Ron Edwards 1998 Adept Press 1st Print 2001 A modern-day magic RPG. The first edition was published electronically (a free 16-page "Apprentice" version is available), while a printed version was later released. The PCs are secret sorcerers who accomplish magic solely by calling and binding demons. Each demon has its own special abilities and goals. It may be bound into a ring or weapon, appear humanlike, or be a parasite to a host. The system is minimalist, using a highest-roll dice pool. Scott J. Compton 1998 Fractal Dimensions A universal RPG using a skill-based system, with some skill restrictions from chosen Culture and Profession. Resolution is by rolling d20 under skill. Combat uses a d20 somewhat differently (to-hit depends on attribute, while damage is modified by skill). Don Perrin Lester Smith 1999 Sovereign Press 2nd 2000 A fantasy-genre game envisioned by Larry Elmore, set in his fantasy world Loerem. It uses a fairly simple skill-based system, rolling an Attribute die (d4 thru d10) plus a Skill die versus difficulty. Bill Barton 1991 Bill Barton Games A humorous look at the music industry. Players get to create rock n' roll musicians, join a band, and work their way through wacky encounters. Features include a band name generator, NPC generation for groupies and others, and several scenarios. Frank Chadwick 1988 GDW A Victorian sci-fi game, in an alternate history where "ether flyers" allows steam-powered spaceships to colonize desert-like Mars and jungle-laden Venus. An excellent background which draws on a number of Victorian ideals. P.N. Lapointe unknown Lapointe A French-language space opera RPG. Bryan Ansell Richard Halliwell Tony Ackland Richard Priestly 1981 Games Workshop A sci-fi miniatures combat system, a predecessor of the <u>Warhammer 40K</u> miniature line. Gerhard Winkler Michael Greiss 1993 Fantastische Spiele GdbR 2nd 1997 A German-language sci-fi/horror RPG, set in the year 2245. After a devastating war of megacorporations, Prometheus Technical Industries (PTI) has absolute power over the colonies of the Terran Union. The armed forces of the space navy were displaced into the external colonies and organized along feudal lines with knights. There are strange races, whose existence is denied by the totalitarian government. It uses a complex percentile system. Character creation is class-based, with 20 classes. It uses random-roll attributes and point-bought skills. Daniel Douglas Hutto Roger Allen Esnard 1982 D&R Game Design 68 A spacefaring military sci-fi RPG, where PC's are space cadets in military service. Terry Amthor Kevin Barrett 1986 Iron Crown Enterprises 2nd 1988 A generic sci-fi RPG system, using a variant of the <a href="GAME#rolemaster">Rolemaster</a> system. Matt Johnston John Fleming Colin Johnston Eamon Watters Mark Lamki Lesley McLarnon 1997 Crucible A sci-fi pocket RPG set in a crime-ridden world filled with anime and manga conventions, including giant robot warriors, demons, and two alien races. It also includes background for the city of San Metro in 2019, site of an interstellar and interdimensional war. It uses a simple skill-based system that includes cyberware and mecha. Ed Simbalist A. Mark Ratner Phil McGregor 1980 FGU A semi-generic sci-fi game, intended to simulate several space opera subgenres (i.e. Star Wars, Star Trek, Lensmen, etc.) The system is fairly complex and detailed, but there is a lot of coverage of elements like psionics, worlds, equipment, starships, etc. Paul Hume George Nyhen 1977 Tyr Gamemakers Ltd 110 digest-sized A spacefaring sci-fi RPG. It uses a d30-based system with class-based character creation and level-based advancement. The basic system includes six classes (spacers, warriors, mutates/psionics, technics, or biotechs) and three races. The basic system also includes random star system generation, though based on the erroneous Bode's Law. Tom K. Loney 2007 Peryton Publishing 20 A retro sci-fi game using the minimalist TAG (Tom's Adventure Gaming) system. Resolution uses 2d6 against a target number of difficulty minus attribute. Character creation includes races of human or android; along with character classes including Spacer, FreeFall Brawler, Scientist, and Psychic. There are eight attributes, each determined by 4d6 (Strength, Constitution, Speed, Dexterity, Intelligence, Luck, Will, and Charisma). Toren Atkinson Warren Banks 2002 Green Ronin Publishing 192 pages b&amp;w softcover A 50's style swashbuckling space adventure RPG, based on the cult TV series and the movie from Titan Entertainment. A group of brave test pilots take the world's first "Better-Than-Light" drive ship for a spin around the galaxy. Everything that can go wrong does, leaving the crew stranded in a twisted mirror universe, low on supplies and beset by dangerous aliens who seek their technological secrets. It uses a percentile skill-based system: roll under skill on 1d100, where the roll itself indicates degree of success. In addition, players have a limited number of "zero dice" which can be used to alter rolls. Character creation is limited-point based, using 15 archetypes for ship roles. The archetype limits attributes and skills, which are point-bought, and provides a Specialty Perk: a cinematic powers usable once per session. Greg Porter 1988 BTRC A cyberpunk RPG, set in a dark urban future ruled by interplanetary corporations. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#timelords">Timelords</a> system. Kirby Lee Davis 1981 Games of Fashan A small-press fantasy-genre RPG, generally held to be a parody of other RPGs in its pointless complexity and bizarre tables. It is set in the land of "Boosboodle", inhabited by monsters like "makl", "foklom", "finikor", and "rolmtrokl". Over 20 monster names are listed, but only 7 are described. Character creation involves over 50 statistics and numerous randomly-rolled ads and disads. John Stowe 1984 Seventh Scarab 100 A British historical/fantasy RPG set in ancient Egypt. The system is class-based, including over 50 classes. It also includes a large-scale combat system, and rules for reincarnation and dreaming. Rob Donaghue Fred Hicks Leonard Balsera 2006 Evil Hat Productions A game about 1920s pulp genre heroes. It is set just after the Great War, and the PCs are members of the "Century Club" of adventurers whose elder members are dying off. It uses a variant of the FATE system (Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment), known as FATE 3.0. FATE is itself a free variant of the <a href="GAME#fudge">Fudge</a> system, available for download. It adds Aspects and other narrative mechanics to the rules. Thord Daniel Hedengren 2002 Alltid Attack A Swedish-language horror RPG, in a generic setting. Carmen Bellaire 2004 Palladium Books 224 A post-apocalyptic science fiction game, set on a world (which may or may not be Earth) where an artificial intelligence named "NEXUS" went rogue and infected humanity with a nanobot plague that turns all metal into killing machines. Humanity survived by developing biotechnology, in particular armored "biosuits" with military capabilities. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy">Palladium FRPG</a> system, which is level and class based, with percentile attributes and skills. The basic game covers different classes describing different variants of biosuits and their pilots. Classes include Archangels (with flying biosuits), Biotics (criminals rebuilt as biotech cyborgs), Dreadguard (chivalrous knights), Outriders (bonded to a biotech mount), Packmasters (bonded to a pack of augmented dogs), Roughnecks (infantry troops), Saints (self-sacrificing healers), Scarecrows (augmented but chemically-addicted), Skinjobs (humans with augmented stealth via alien skins), and Technojackers (immune to the nanobot plague due to helpful nanites). Aaron Rosenberg 1998 Clockworks Games A supernatural espionage RPG, where ghosts are recruited to work as spies! It uses a simple stat+die vs difficulty system, with a twist that sometimes you use d10s for mental/spiritual/ghosty powers and d6s for other rolls. There are also various dangers of "freezing up" one side of your ability (resisted by a "Control Check") -- rolling a 1, say, or perhaps you face the thing that killed you. Patrick Kapera Kevin Wilson Scott Gearin 2002 Alderac Entertainment Group 2.0 Alex Flagg Patrick Kapera Scott Gearin 2007 Mongoose Publishing A modern-day superspy game in the genre of James Bond and Mission: Impossible. The rules are a variant of the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. The core book include complete, self-contained skill and feat listings as well as combat rules, but rely on core rules from standalone D20 System games for a few essentials of character creation and advancement. William Corrie III 2005 HinterWelt Enterprises 60 A humorous RPG about squirrels from the magical kingdom of Nuttopia who are on a secret mission to raid the Mortal World in search of nuts ("Operation: Get Mr. Jones' Nuts"). It uses the "Iridium Lite" system, which is a simplified version of the "Iridium" system that originally appeared in <a href="GAME#talesofgaea">Tales of Gaea</a>. Resolution is roll under skill + aptitude + stat on 1d20. Character creation is limited point-based: distribute 60 points to statistics; choose career, skills, and powers. The basic game includes maps of of Nuttopia, Mr. Jones' grove, house and buildings; plus six pre-generated characters with individual goals. 1st Finnish Ville Vuorela 2008 Burger Games 1st English Ville Vuorela 2012 Burger Games A post-apocalyptic sci-fi RPG, based on the novel Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Alien visitation has created numerous Zones dozens of kilometers across, where physical reality has changed and various artifacts are scattered. Teams of Stalkers travel into the Zones to recover artifacts, but they risk being destroyed by anomalies within. It uses a diceless system called the FLOW system. Resolution works by the GM assigning Idea and Roleplay values to the action based on player's description. Both values get a +1 if the character has an applicable ability. The two values are then multiplied, and if the product is higher than the target number, the task succeeds. Mark Acres Gali Sanchez 1984 Pacesetter A space opera RPG where humans, bear-men, and cat-men are allied against an oppressive Empire of pig-men and lizard-men. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#chill">Chill</a> rules. Chris Birch 2008 Cubicle 7 Entertainment Limited A science fiction game based on the British sci-fi comic series by DC Thompson, published in the 1970's thru early 1990's. It uses a variant of the FATE system (Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment) from <a href="GAME#spiritofthecentury">Spirit of the Century</a>. Richard Ranallo Scott Leaton 2002 XIG Games 128 A sci-fi RPG set in 2073, in a future where the Ministries of Culture have repressed rock &amp; roll and other possibly violent influences following a catastrophic world world. However, aliens ("Starchildren") arrive in 2071, inspired by the radio transmissions of the prior century. The PCs are humans and starchildren who have gathered as underground rock &amp; roll bands who oppose the ministries. It uses a system based on playing cards. The eight attributes and related skills each have a card rank and an associated suit. The player has a hand of five cards where only the suit played matters. Resolution test is made by comparing a random draw versus the attribute or skill, modified based on the suit of the card played from the player's hand. Character creation is limited point-based, with advantages and disadvantages. clash bowley 2002 Flying Mice LLC 128 A space opera RPG originally published as an electronic download, set in a cluster of stars several hundred years after refugees from Earth first settled there. The first colonists arrived in huge slower-than-light multi-generation spaceships which spread over dozens out of hundreds of worlds. Since arriving, some have discovered anti-gravity and FTL travel, contacted several alien races, and become one of the dominant races. The original edition uses a percentile skill-based system, while later editions use a dice pool system called the StarPool system. In StarPool, resolution is by rolling d20s equal to skill rating, where every die under attribute is counted as a success. Character creation has random-roll attributes and a lifepath mechanic for each year over 10, which generates skills, metaskills, and attribute improvements. Ken St. Andre 1976 Flying Buffalo A humorous spacefaring sci-fi RPG -- the first ever published. The is a 56-page booklet (8 1/2" by 11"), plastic spiral bound with a cartoon illustration of a woman with a headband and blaster with stars and a spaceship in the background. The interior is also copiously illustrated with cartoons by E. Hogan. While one participant is the "Galaxy Master" (GM), the other players are "Ship Masters" (SMs). Each player designs and plays one starship, including the entire crew. There are three basic scenarios: (1) basic exploration through a Star Gate; (2) race to find a suitable colony world; (3) fighting galactic foes. Ships are constructed by buying features within a monetary budget. Characters are created by random-roll attributes, and may be either human or robot. Humans have (3d6)x10 for Mentality, 3d6 for Psi, 1d6 for Psi Use, 1d6 for Psi Recovery, 3d6 for Physique, and 3d6 for Health. Robots have (3d6)x50 for Mentality, and playing card draw to determine Charge and Efficiency (both rated 0.00 to 1.00). It includes rules for ship combat and space hazards, but no rules for personal combat or action. Michael Scott 1982 Terra Games 80 A spacefaring sci-fi RPG, playing members of a space navy similar to <u>Star Trek</u>. The rulebook includes "Landing Party" rules for personal-level roleplaying and "Starflight" rules for ship navigation and combat. "TSR Staff" 1982 TSR 2nd Lawrence Schick David Cook 1983 A space-opera game, set in an original universe where four allied races (humans, amorphous Dralasite, simian Yazirians, and insectoid Vrusk) are threatened by the evil worm-like Sathar. It uses a percentile skill-based system, where chance is listed separately for each skill (i.e. setting charges is 30%+10*skill, while removing security locks is 70%+10*skill). Character creation is purely random-roll attributes, however: starting characters have no skills. The second edition retitled the original boxed set "Alpha Dawn" and added a "Knight Hawks" boxed set with starship construction and combat rules. Paula Woods Sam Bowne 1989 Hero Games A generic sci-fi game using the 3rd edition <a href="GAME#champions"> Champions</a> system. The game included the Powers meta-system, which is used for alien biology, technological devices, and . It also includes a hex-based starship combat system. There is only a brief background (describing 10 interstellar societies in 18 pages). Howard Thompson 1982 Metagaming A space-opera variant of the <a href="GAME#fantasytrip"> Fantasy Trip</a>, though only the first module (combat) was published. It was set in the 30th century of the Space Era (SE), depicting humanic expansion to the stars. The boxed set included rules, map, and 42 counters. Space Patrol Michael Scott Kurtick Rockland Russo 1977 Gamescience 1st 1980 2nd 1982 A spacefaring sci-fi RPG, originally a 32-page mini-game called "Space Patrol". The rules use attributes similar to <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>, with a hybrid system with class-like professions as well as 25 skills. Professions include soldier, engineer, scientist, astronaut, trader, rogue, and spy/diplomat. It also includes rules for 32 alien races, psionics, robots, and starships. Phillip McGregor 1999 Phalanx Games Designs A brief universal RPG, released as a 103-page download in PDF format. There are two sourcebooks for the "Armageddon" setting, in which 20th-21st century military units are thrown 25000 years into the future where there are various fantasy-like creatures and ultra-tech. The system uses rolling 2d6 under skill/stat. There are attributes (including Luck) and a semi-complex tree of skills. Hans Guevin 1993 Ianus Publications A "wild space opera comedy" RPG, a sequel to R Talsorian's <a href="GAME#teenagersfromouterspace">Teenagers from Outer Space</a> game with compatible rules. Stocken Hoffman Hoffman Hargrave Huey Lortz 1981 Archive Miniatures and Game Systems 3-hole punches 8.5x11 pages A spacefaring sci-fi RPG, with a fairly detailed system covering possibilities from zero-gee combat to diseases and their effects. It was released with a set of sci-fi miniature figures. Action resolution is based on rolling sets of d6's with sixes read as zeroes (resulting in a range from 0 to 5). Reviewed in Space Gamer #44. Leonard H. Kanterman 1978 FGU A serious-toned military space opera RPG, taglined "Carry Out Missions in the Final Frontier". It focuses on the "Space Fleet Service". The system covers aliens, space combat, and psionic abilities. August Hahn 2005 Mongoose Publishing 288 A military sci-fi RPG based on the nineties computer-animated TV series ("Roughnecks Chronicles"), the 1997 Paul Verhoeven film, and the 1959 Robert A. Heinlein novel. The PCs are troopers in powered armor who are engaged in war with bug-like aliens. This is a standalone game which uses a variant of the D20 System developed for 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>. Characters are almost all of the "Trooper" class, but may add cross-training classes such as neo-dog handler, marauder driver, and medic. There is also a Special Service Agent class with its own psionics system. There are a number of combat system modifications, including that characters begin with hit points equal to his Constitution and gain exactly three hit points per level. Josh Chewning 2008 Troll Lord Games A generic sci-fi RPG using a variant of the SIEGE Engine system from the fantasy RPG <a href="GAME#castlesandcrusades">Castles &amp; Crusades</a>. Resolution is still by rolling 1d20 with a target number of either 12 or 18 depending on whether the task is within the character's skill bundle. In this variant, character creation does not use classes - only attributes, species, skill bundles, and specialties. There are also a generic set of build rules for "Trappings" - which can be anything from guns to diseases to planets. Combat is expanded to allow fights between general entities such as vehicles, starships, or even planets. Kevin Crawford 2010 Sine Nomine Publishing 210 A science fiction RPG set in the year 3200, six centuries after a metadimensional pulse killed all psychics and cut off interstellar travel. Humanity is scattered and just beginning to recover from centuries of isolation. It uses a variant of the early ("old school") <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>. system, inspired by the "Old School Renaissance" design movement. Character creation is by rolling 3d6 for the six attributes and choosing a class, along with a background package, training package, and homeworld. The three classes are: Warriors, Experts, and Psychics. Skill resolution is by rolling 2d6 + skill + attribute modifier vs. difficulty number. Combat rolls are 1d20 + target's Armor Class + attacker's Combat skill, attribute modifier, and attack bonus. A result of 20 or more is a hit. The core rules include starships and a starship combat system, using the same hit roll and rules for shifting metadimensional phase. Mark Argyle 2004 GhazPORK Industrial 122 A tongue-in-cheek sci-fi RPG focused on starship combat, set in "a dangerously jaded galaxy filled with bold adventure and relentless cynicism." Each player creates a complete ship, captain, and crew. Character creation involves selecting four attributes (Engineering, Piloting, Mojo and Thuggery); plus simple skill selection. It has an involved starship combat system, where any number of actions can be taken in a turn, but most systems become "BENT" after one use and cannot be used again that turn. Action resolution is generally 1d12 plus modifiers vs difficulty. For some rolls, if you roll under your attribute you can roll again and add to the total. Christian Moore Ross Isaacs Kenneth Hite Steve Long 2002 Decipher A science-fiction game based on the televisions series, closely related to the previous <a href="GAME#startrek_lastunicorn">Star Trek</a> effort from Last Unicorn Games. It is published in a Player's Guide and Narrator's Guide. It uses the "CODA" system, which is based on attribute + skill + 2d6 vs difficulty. Character creation uses templates and "overlays" for species and profession, along with limited point-based features such as advantages and disadvantages. Guy W. McLimore Greg Poehlein David Tepool 1982 FASA 2nd Wm John Wheeler 1983 An early sci-fi game based on the original TV series. This uses a basic percentile skill-based system. Character creation is random-roll attributes with skill picks (of random adds) based on career path. The combat system uses a complex action point system. It includes world generation but no starship combat. Michael Scott 1978 Heritage Models 40 An early sci-fi game based on the original TV series. It was the first official Star Trek RPG, and produced in conjunction with the official figure line. The core rulbook is staple-bound with only a large purple gas giant and space background on the cover, and no interior illustrations. The rules are split into a "Basic Game" using pre-generated characters from the series, and an "Advanced Game" with full character creation and additional combat rules like random initiative. Characters have six attributes (Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Charisma, Luck, and Mentality) generated by 3d6 rolls modified by race. There is a "Hand-to-Hand Class" bonus, but no other skills and no experience rules. Melee combat is resolved in a single damage step. The attacker rolls 1d6-6d6 (depending on weapon) plus Strength, Dexterity, and Hand-to-Hand Class modifiers. The defender subtracts 1d6 plus Luck and Hand-to-Hand Class modifiers from this total to determine damage. Ranged combat requires a 1d6 roll under a hit number which depends on range and the attacker's Dexterity. The rules include sheets for bridge crew including Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Checkov, Sulu, Chapel, and Scott as well as M'res and Arex from the Star Trek animated series. The advanced rules include descriptions of several alien races including Larry Niven's Kzin, an extensive equipment list, tables for randomly-generated aliens, and two introductory scenarios. There are no starship rules, however, and both scenarios are essentially dungeon crawls complete with monsters, radioactive rocks, and traps. Christian Moore Ross Isaacs Kenneth Hite Steve Long 1999 Last Unicorn The companion game to <a href="GAME#startrekthenextgeneration">Star Trek:TNG</a> which covers the original TV series. It uses the same system, with altered background and character templates. Christian Moore Ross Isaacs Kenneth Hite Steve Long 1998 Last Unicorn A sci-fi game based on the TV series (no relation to the FASA game). It uses a "best roll" dice pool system (the "Icon" system), rolling a number of d6's equal to attribute (1-6), keeping the best and adding skill (1-6) vs difficulty. Greg Costikyan Greg Gorden Bill Slavicsek 1987 West End Games 2nd Bill Smith 1992 Revised and Expanded Bill Smith Peter Schweighofer George R. Strayton Paul Sudlow Eric S. Trautman Greg Farshtey 1996 A sci-fi game set in the universe of the movie series by George Lucas. The later editions are nominally set after the film trilogy, when the New Republic has emerged. However, play during the original film period are also supported. This uses the simple "D6" system: roll d6's equal to attribute + skill and compare total vs difficulty. Character creation is by picking a pre-gen template or limited point-buy. Bill Slavisceck Andy Collins JD Wiker 2000 Wizards of the Coast Saga Owen K.C. Stephens Rodney Thompson 2007 Wizards of the Coast A sci-fi game set in the universe of the movie series by George Lucas. It uses a variant of the D20 System developed for 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>. Character creation is based on random-roll attributes along with races and classes as in the original system. However, characters have a Defense Bonus (which adds to Armor Class) as well as a Reputation score which depend on class and level. The damage system has a separate pool of Wound Points (always equal to Constitution) and Vitality Points (which are gained in dice per level). Critical hits and other special damage subtract directly from WP, but otherwise damage comes out of VP first. It also includes a Force Point system, where all characters have Force Points which can be spent for a bonus to die rolls. You gain a force point with each level or from performing an act of dramatic heroism. Edge of the Empire Jay Little Chris Gerber Sam Stewart 2013 Fantasy Flight Games Age of Rebellion 2014 Fantasy Flight Games A sci-fi game set in the universe of the movie series by George Lucas. It uses a dice pool system based on custom dice, positive and negative. Positive dice (D6, D8, or D12) come from skill, proficiency, and bonuses - and have symbols for success, advantage, and triumph. Negative dice (D6, D8, or D12) come from difficulty and have symbols for failure, threat, and despair. A roll is a success if success results outnumber failure results - but there can be advantages gained even on a failure, and threats with success. Character creation is based on race and career. There are eight races (Human, Wookie, Droid, Trandoshian, Twi'lek, Bothan, Gand and Rodian) and six careers (Bounty Hunter, Colonist, Explorer, Hired Gun, Smuggler, and Technician) - each with three possible specializations. Mike Pohjola 2006 Energia Productions 48 A humorous science fiction game, adapted from the Finnish Star Trek parody film of the same name. The PCs are members of the P-republic, an advanced society of "radical godless commie feminist liberal pinkos". It uses a simple system where you roll 2d6 and try to get higher than your Inability score -- which is one of Stupidity, Obliviousness, Clumsiness, Repulsiveness, and Weakness. There are four classes: Incompetent Idiot, Annoying Nerd, Psychotic Loud-Mouth, and Frustrated Grouch. Your class grants you from 0 to 2 special talents. Julia B. Ellingboe 2007 Stone Baby Games A historical tabletop RPG about characters who are slaves in the 19th century U.S. -- inspired by slave narratives like Margaret Walker's Jubilee, Toni Morrison's Beloved, and Octavia Butler's Kindred. It uses a d6 dice pool system where a character's primary stat is a general pool, called Worth, that is rated based on the character's market value. There is also a Death die (d6) rolled during any violent conflicts, where a result of 1 means that the character dies. Croc 1993 Siroz / Ideojeux A French-language science fantasy RPG. It is set in a distant future where after Armageddon has occured, technology has regressed, and a ruthless Catholic Church rules everything (even the angels!). Eoin Connolly Rob Brennan Eric Nolan 1994 Wasteland A universal RPG system. It uses random-roll attributes (advising GM latitude in allowing rerolls) and point-bought skills (number of skill points based on attributes: INT+EDU+10). Action resolution is basic roll d20 under skill: difficulty is a +- modifier, but time spent is a multiplier to skill (x1/2 or x2). Success is normal or critical. The combat system is simple and geared towards realism, and features "panic" rules. Giuliano Bezzi Andrea Trapani 1995 Hobby &amp; Work An Italian-language fantasy RPG inspired by a story published by the same editor as a collection of issues sold in Italian newspaperkiosks. The title translates as "The Ancestral Story". Ken St. Andre Steve Perrin 1981 Chaosium 2nd 1985 Chaosium 3rd 1987 4th Ken St. Andre Steve Perrin John B. Monroe 1990 5th 2001 A dark fantasy role-playing game set in the world of Michael Moorcock's Young Kingdoms series. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Roleplaying</a> system. The <a href="GAME#elric">Elric!</a> game is really another edition of this game between 4th and 5th editions. Matthew Gaston 1996 Magus Creative Games A simple universal mini-system. Characters have 15 to 20 freeform word traits such as "Sorceror" and "Quick". For action resolution, each trait that applies to the action adds one die to the dice pool. You roll that number of d10, and each die that is greater than the task difficulty is one success. Carl Klutzke 2008 Dogtown Games A universal RPG that uses specialized deck of cards inspired by astronomical constellations. There are 60 cards, numbered 1 through 12 in five suits (Strength, Intellect, Dexterity, Will, and Essence). The rules use a tarot-like reading to prompt ideas for characters and adventures. Besides the random reading, character stats are open point-based, dividing 8, 10, 12, or 20 points (based on the chosen power level) among the 4 attributes as well as skills and powers. Resolution is by drawing a number of cards from the deck equal to appropriate attribute, where each card drawn that is of the Essence suit or the suit of the attribute used is a success. Skill adds a number of automatic successes equal to skill level. Christian Aldridge 1999 Hubris A universal RPG system, which is a dice pool system which has no numerical stats. Instead, the size of the pool depends on the number of textual "descriptors" (like "strong") the character has that apply. Success is determined by the number of odd numbers rolls ("Odds") vs the difficulty. Andrea "Anderson" Gualano Giuseppe "Mitsuhashi" Lanzi 1999 self-published An Italian-language universal RPG. It uses a flexible and fast rule system, using d20 for all rolls. It was started as an online project, and much later was collected in one volume. The basic manual has several "classic", "serious" and "humorous" settings. Mike McConnell 2010 Void Stars Games A universal RPG using a variant of the FATE system (Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment) from <a href="GAME#spiritofthecentury">Spirit of the Century</a>. Mark Hanson 1999 New World Games A futuristic "Wild West" RPG. It is set in the year 2119 on a mystically-charged planet called Tarrath on the other side of the black hole Cygnus X1. The Earth government has tried to isolate the planet from technology, but their efforts are only partially successful. The system includes 11 races, 13 professions, 83 skills, and 144 spells. Bill Bridges Phil Brucato Brian Campbell Sean Lang Mike Tinney Stephan Wieck 1994 White Wolf 192 A martial-arts RPG based on the video game, using a variant of the Storyteller system. Matou&#353; Je&#382;ek 2010 Midnight Theatre 160 A universal system, whose title translates as "shards of dreams". It focuses on cinematic storytelling aspects of gaming, with mechanics inspired by film techniques. Lee Kamberos 2007 RolePlayersInk 163 A dark future science fiction RPG, set in the year 2136 where the U.N. and corporations have fostered a society aimed at creating ultimate opponents and warriors through an adversarial system. It uses a percentile skill system where every skill and attribute roll is an opposed roll, where you subtract a percentile roll from modified skill level to determine the effectiveness (EF) of the attempt. The EF is compared to an opposed roll to see if they succeed. This may be modified by a related skill roll ("tweaking") or spending a limited number of luck points. Characters are created by a random-roll class-based system. The player rolls for the race of the character, where the races are different genetically engineered versions of humanity. Primary attributes are then generated with dice rolls based on the race. The player then rolls education level based on a chart, and chooses a profession from 5 options: Special Tactics Officer (STO), Corporate Spy (C-Spy), Nano-Tech, Med-Tech and Psi-Tech. Skills are then bought with points based on education level and profession. There are two types of skills: main skills (worth 5 points per level) and sub-skills, which are multipliers of the main skill total. It also has a personality system where characters have defined "passions" that trigger possible disillusionment with the social order (i.e. "A civilian is about to be killed - do I save them and lose the plans?"). Triggered attitude checks may make the character more disillusioned with the system, making it harder go up ranks and get new technology but granting an experience bonus. Besides the game system book, the core game also has a Tech Manual (covering various equipment) and The Defense Zone Manual (GM's guide). Ryan Dunlavey Steve Ellis Jamal Igle Carson Jones Stew Noack Lauren Rabinowitz Fred Van Lente 1997 Unstoppable Productions 2nd 1999 Evil Twin Comics A parody superhero RPG, published as a 32-page comic book (with an abridged rulebook available on the web). Characters are "third-rate heroes" with less than spectacular powers like "Induce Vietnam Flashbacks" (randomly rolled from a list of 48 powers). The basic game mechanic is either toss a coin (you call it, you succeed) or rock-paper-scissors. Damage has 5 levels, but you can gain them back by playing "Truth or Dare". cf. the <a href="http://www.stuperpowers.com/">official website</a>. Colin Fredericks 2008 Valent Games 180 A science fiction RPG where the player characters are agents of the extra-governmental Patent Office, travelling to civilizations throughout the universe to enforces intellectual property rights. It is an open secret that the office run by transcendental artificial intelligences spread throughout time, who are trying to save humanity to ease their loneliness. Character creation is by rating four player-chosen core values (rated 0-10) representing what they believe in, and also Capabilities (rated 1-10) representing the five kinds of technology built into their bodies (rated 1-10): Biotech, Cognitech, Metatech, Nanotech, and Stringtech. Higher ratings in Capabilities result in greater complications and fewer levels in the story-level abilities -- the six Themes: Plot Immunity, Intrigue, Empathy, Magnetism, Comprehension, and Romance. The player spends from 5 to 9 levels among the Themes. The player also spends points up to two times (Biotech plus Cognitech) among professions (i.e. broad skills). Resolution is by multiplying Capability and a 1d10 roll, and also Profession and a 1d10 roll, taking the higher result. A relevant Core Value adds +1 or +2 to the roll. Players may spend one Twist per session to activate a Theme, with an effect depending on the Theme type and level. More Twists can be gained by taking Complications. Andrea Angiolino Pier Giorgio Paglia Stefano Pischedda 1995 City Council of Rome 2nd 1998 Kaos magazine #53 An Italian-language historical RPG set in ancient Egypt. The title translates as "On the Nile river banks". It uses a simple set of rules, similar to <a href="GAME#mediterraneo">Mediterraneo</a> and <a href="GAME#orlandofurioso">Orlando Furioso</a>. Most of the space is devoted to the adventure, "Il papiro trafugato" ("The stolen papyrus"). The first edition was part of the booklet "L'Egitto in biblioteca", freely distributed to teachers and librarians. The second edition was published in Kaos magazine #53, March 1998. Greg Saunders 2009 Fire Ruby Designs 109 Revised and Expanded 2010 Fire Ruby Designs 180 A post-apocalyptic sci-fi RPG in a future where a vast forest has suddenly imposed itself over human civilization (known as "The Event"), and eighty percent of humanity has gone into the forest never to return (known as "The Call"). The player characters are rare "drifters" who can resist the Call and function deep in the forest due to traumatic events that have happened to them. It uses an original system. Character creation is limited point-bought, spending 20 points among the four attributes (Body, Finesse, Mind, Empathy) along with specifying five freeform descriptive "tags". Resolution is by rolling under attribute plus two tags on a number of dice depending on difficulty, from 2d6 (easy) to 5d6 (near impossible). It has additional mechanics for Trauma and Stress, which are stats the both start at 5 but reduce over time when invoked. Trauma lets the character resist the Call but keeps them from being part of normal society. When reduced to zero, the character can reintegrate into society. Stress meaures how close the character is to breaking. D. Pilurs 1992 Storm Press A dark fantasy RPG (with some sci-fi elements), where characters are struggling to survive in a world plagued with monsters. The world was once a techno-magical paradise until a StormWyrm devastated it. The cosmology has that evil Storm dragons fight with good Sun dragons. The PC races are warlike Kehessek, magical Requessek, Hadiborean, and mixed-race individuals. The system is skill-based with profession packages. Chris Rutkowsky 2008 Inspired Device An Italian-language adaptation of the superhero RPG <a href="GAME#bash">BASH! Basic Action Super Heroes</a>, written by Chris Rutkowsky in 2004. Marc Schezzini Cameron Verkaik 1992 Tri-City Games A light-hearted superhero RPG in the world of Americomics' <a href="http://www.iit.edu/~mcfejoe/femforce.html"> Femforce</a> comic, playing well-endowed spandex-clad superheroines. It has a "Bimbo Point" mechanic which lets PC's do anything once (or maybe twice) a game -- even violate the rules, but they accrue debt points when they do. Each game session the GM rolls vs accumulated debt. If the roll is made, a bad subplot (i.e. tabloid story, IRS investigation) happens to the PC and the debt is wiped clean. Tobias Rades&auml;ter 2007 self-published A English-language RPG (produced in Sweden) in the form of a 28-page comic book. The players play a version of themselves with super powers. Character creation is by rolling three times on a table to determine three abilities. One ability is Rank 3, powerful but only useable once or twice per session. One ability is Rank 2, your primary power. One ability is Rank 1, weak that causes you trouble but earns you hero points if you use it. Resolution is by rolling d6s equal to your ability rank, where each 4, 5 or 6 counts as a success. This is modified by tricks and the Anecdote Bonus. The book is self-published through <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/1114579">Lulu.com</a>. Jay Hartlove Aimee Karklyn 1980 DAG Productions 2nd Jay Hartlove Aimee Hartlove 1982 A generic superhero RPG, supposedly based on a variant of <a href="GAME#superhero2044">Superhero 2044</a>. Character creation is point-bought. It had two supplements: a collection of adventures titled "Reactor" and a sourcebook titled "Heroes of Poseidon". Donald Saxman 1977 Gamescience The first superhero RPG. It had rules inspired by D&amp;D, with vague rules for character construction and resolution of superpower useage. Players allocated time management (i.e. hours spent patrolling, etc.) which determined a superhero's overall effectiveness in stopping crime. Jamie Chambers 2009 Margaret Weis Productions A modern-day horror RPG adapted from the American television series "Supernatural." It uses a step-die system adapted from the <a href="GAME#sovereignstone">Sovereign Stone</a> and the <a href="GAME#serenity">Serenity</a> RPG. unknown 1983 Judges Guild A superhero RPG system. Joseph Italiano 1984 Adventure Simulations An Australian generic superhero RPG, similar to <a href="GAME#villiansandvigilantes">Villians and Vigilantes</a>. The game was a boxed set with two books: the main rulebook (56 pages), and the adventure book with ten introductory scenarios (24 pages). Two supplements were released for it: "The Tome" (with assorted new powers, spells, NPCs, and scenarios) and "Super Science" (with detailed science and technology). Rick Register R. Vance Buck Allen D. Eldridge 1982 Task Force Games A boxed, chit/counter-based tactical combat game set in New York City involving randomized super villains against DAGGER agents, police, and the national guard. The set includes advanced rules for role-playing. 2nd Steve Perrin 1983 Chaosium A superhero RPG. The "first edition" was one of three parts of the <a href="GAME#worldsofwonder">World of Wonder</a> universal RPG. It was later expanded and released on its own. It uses a variant of the "Basic Role-playing" percentile system. Tomas H&auml;renstam 2012 Fria Ligan 352 A Swedish-language fantasy game based on the fantasy novel series by Erik Granstr&ouml;m, in a merchant empire ("Tracoria") among four main islands in a fictional renaissance world. The title translates as "Winter of Brimstone". The world is animistic with living clouds, mountains and winds along with dragons and other mythical beasts. Daniel Lenne&eacute;r 2000 Svenil Games A humorous Swedish-language RPG where you play anti-heroes and ordinary people in a cartoony version of the modern world. J.J. Prince 2006 Prince of Darkness Games A broad generic fantasy game that uses Tarot cards for task resolution. Character creation is open point-based, with players spending 100 character points on stats (Physique, Agility, Psyche); Traits (such as Might, Markmanship or Magick); player-defined Skills; Perks (such as guild membership, contacts, etc.); and Talents (including magical one). Action resolution is by drawing a number of cards equal to the appropriate trait, and taking the highest. The GM draws cards either based on task difficulty (1 to 10) or based on NPC stat. Each failure on a player's part adds a grievance, and if grievances are greater than the Essence stat, the character is effectively out of the scene. Flair can be gained by good descriptions, and creates a pool of points which can be spent to hold onto a high card for later use, or move the game to a chosen scene. Also, some Major Arcana have special effects -- such as the Death card allowing the player to kill a faltering NPC, which is otherwise tricky to do. Jim Dietz 1998 Jolly Roger A swashbuckling action RPG. It's system is mixed step-die (d6 to d20 for attribute) plus dice pool (1d6 per skill) vs difficulty. Combat is a special case of 1d20 vs 1d20 based on cross-referencing each opponent's fencing manuever. Character creation is a simple limited-point-buy system. Chad Underkoffler 2009 Evil Hat Productions A game of pulp adventure set on an original world, a giant dome of floating cloud-islands divided into seven skies which define the seasons. There are also six major cloud-island kingdoms, whose people travel by skyships (built of floating bluewood), cloudships, and gliders. There are pirates and musket-wielding swashbucklers, of course - as well as magical and religious powers. It uses a variant of the Prose Descriptive Qualities (PDQ) system, called PDQ# ("PDQ Sharp"). It includes the usual 2d6 + stat versus difficulty, as well as a duelling system where opponents divide 3d6 among attack, defense, or other action. This is modified by techniques and spending of Style Dice - which may give an addition die that is not kept (i.e. take thee best 2 out of N dice) or give a flat bonus. Character creation is limited point-based, choosing a number of stats ("Fortes"). Kevin Allen Jr. 2008 Kevin Allen Jr Design A cooperative storytelling game for two players, that incorporates elements of traditional fiction in the form of thirty pages of notes, pictures, and codes regarding the disappearance of the character of Agatha. There are 67 clues included, but the solution to the mystery is decided by the players over the course of ten scenes. Allan Dotson David Richards 2005 May Contain Monkeys A game set in a version of the modern world where due to the Dreaming, everything imaginable is real -- including unicorns, dragons, fairies, ghosts, vampires, werewolves, angels, demons, magic spells and potions, and super-powers. However, most people block it out with adolescence. The PCs are the Chosen -- supernatural students who have re-learned the truth they knew in pre-adolescence. Keith Taylor 2003 93 Games Studio A modern-day shifting-reality RPG, set in the modern world which is in the process of being transformed by mystical processes keyed to the will of a number of enlightened beings -- including the PCs. The beings are divided into three camps: Naturists, Mechanists, and Neutrals. It uses a dice pool system where you total a number of dice for attribute, add skill, and compare that to the Difficulty of the task. There is an extensive combat system that focuses on realism. Character creation is random-roll attributes and a random-roll lifepath determining occupation and skills. Arnold Hendrick Dennis Sustare 1982 Heritage Models 2nd 1985 FGU A fantasy-genre RPG without a specific setting, but emphasizing an authentic medieval feel. Characters did not track money, but rather were allowed any equipment which was allowed to their social status: which ranged from slave at 1 to royalty with 20 or more. The rules are skill-based, with characters choosing broad "spheres" to concentrate in (such as combat, magic, etc.). The magic system is noteworthy in its use of "nodes" which are collected to power spells: either of the 7 elements (fire, metal, crystal, water, wood, wind, light/darkness), or the 4 spiritual humors (vitriolic, phlegmatic, choleric, melancholy). Volume 1, 1st ed M.A.R. Barker 1983 Gamescience Volume 2, 1st ed M.A.R. Barker 1983 Gamescience Volume 1, 2nd ed M.A.R. Barker 1987 Different Worlds Publications This was an incomplete RPG set on the unique alien world called "Tekumel" -- previously the setting of the <a href="GAME#empireofthepetalthrone"> Empire of the Petal Throne</a> (1975) game. Originally published by Gamescience, Volume 1 was a boxed set with one 136 page book of background information and one full-colour mapsheet with four maps. Volume 2 was a boxed set with 240 page book, two pamphlets (12 and 16 pages), an 8 page character sheet, and two 20-sided dice. It was an incomplete rules system which covered character generation, spells, and basic game mechanics. Volume 3 was never published, though Volume 1 was republished as two smaller books by Different Worlds Publications. There are two other games set in this world that were published later: <a href="GAME#gardasiyal">Gardisayal</a> (1995) and <a href="GAME#tekumel">Tekumel</a> (2005). Matthew J. Finch 2009 Mythmere Games 116 A close imitation of the original 1974 <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a> game by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, created using the Wizards of the Coast Open Gaming License. John R. Phythyon Matt Harrop Allan T. Grohe, Jr. 1999 Event Horizon Productions A fantasy martial-arts RPG, based on period-piece Chinese martial-art films, set in a fictitious China during the Manchu occupation. It uses the "Cinemaction" system from <a href="GAME#hongkongactiontheatre">Hong Kong Action Theatre!</a>: stat+specialty+d20 vs difficulty. There is also magic based on the I Ching. Barry Nakazano David McKenzie 1983 Leading Edge A medieval RPG with an extremely detailed and realistic combat system. It uses a time scale of 1/12th of a second, with about 130 hit location charts split into cutting, slashing, and crushing blows. Yasuda Hitoshi 1989 Group SNE A popular Japanese-language traditional fantasy RPG. A supplement series by Ryo Mizuno was published for adapting the anime series "Record of Lodoss War" to the system. Bill Coffin 1999 Palladium Books A satirical post-apocalyptic game set 10 years after the Y2K problem released alien "Bugs" from another dimension. The Bugs can travel at the speed of light through electrical and phone lines, and have all but taken over the world with humans as their slaves. The Bug larvae can live in the human brain and control the body, allowing Bugs to move into the wilderness where no power lines lie. The PCs are survivalist freedom fighters in the wilderness who are fighting back using older technology. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy">Palladium FRPG</a> system, which is level and class based, with percentile attributes and skills. Ygor Morais Esteves da Silva Marcelo Rodrigues August Julio Cesar Junior Leonardo Nahoum Pache de Faria Sergio Fonseca de Castro 1991 GSA Editora A Portuguese-language traditional fantasy RPG published in Brazil by "Editora Art Bureau editora de arte LTDA" / GSA Editora. It is set in a world with humans, orcs, elves, dwarves, and other classic fantasy elements. It's system is similar to <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. However, it has a split damage system: Heroic Energy is damaged by most attacks, while Physical Energy is damaged by critical hits and falls. (This is similar to the Wound Point / Vitality Point distinction used in some D20 games). It uses two d10s and a d20. This was one of the earliest Brazilian RPGs, and influential on many Brazilian gamers. Two sourcebooks were published for it: one with adventures and other expanding the setting. Mike Pohjola 2007 Riimuahjo Publishing A Finnish-language near future roleplaying game where the player characters are members of a Maoist mutant girl band in the Finland of 2017. The action of the game revolves around dating, school, parents, rehearsals, fans, gigs, managers, celebrity and so forth. It uses a resolution mechanic based on interpreting fortune cookie fortunes. Ville Vuorela 1998 Burger Games A English-language post-ecological-apocalypse RPG published in Finland, set in 2039 as civilization is breaking down into anarchy and barbarism due to world-wide famine. Greg Farshtey Teenwynn Woodruff 1996 West End Games A horror RPG set in the world of the TV series. It uses the <a href="GAME#masterbook">MasterBook</a> system. Lee Garvin Nick Atlas John Huff 1992 Avalon Hill 96 A humorous sci-fi RPG, set in a universe with lots of aliens and hi-tech stuff in the year 4012. "The Floating Vagabond" is the name of a bar in the center of the multiverse, which acts as the home base for intergalactic mercenaries. The system is roll under stat on a step-die based on difficulty (d4 to d100). Andrea Sfiligoi 2012 Ganesha Games 56 A simple fantasy RPG rules system based on the miniature rules, "Song of Blades and Heroes". It uses a simple dice pool system, with three attributes (Quality) for Physical, Mental, and Social; and also a general Combat rating. Character creation is open point-based, with 50 points at base. Points can be spent on attributes, but most are spent on Special Rules that function as skills, advantages, and disadvantages. Skill resolution is rolling a number of d6s, with successes based on the appropriate attribute. Combat is 1d6 + bonuses compared to opponent's roll. There is a freeform magic system where each magic-using character has a set of nouns and verbs to form spells from. William Corrie III 2003 HinterWelt Enterprises 234 A fantasy RPG with a percentile skill-based system (the "Iridium System") and an original setting. It is set on the continent of Narheim in the world of Gaea, which is inhabited by humans as well as dwarves, elves, halfings, and gnomes. Society is relatively advanced and enlightened with the use of magic. Character creation is choosing race, random-roll attributes (best of 3d20 for each of eleven attributes), followed by choosing one of seventeen classes which influence skills. It includes a magic system, where all characters may have some magic but specialists have true power. Richard Cooper Alastair Cowan 1995 Sanctuary Games Ltd 2nd 1998 Digital Animations Mind Ventures A swashbuckling fantasy RPG set in a semi-historical alternate world in the year 1585. On Gargentihr, continents drift and magical energy fills the sky. However, it is in an age of exploration (of the New World) and early science similar to our 1700's. PC's are part of a secret society of adventurers ("Clondis") who organize into teams. The system is skill-based, with random-roll attributes, point-bought skills, and a life-path development system. Combat is fairly detailed. cf. the <a href="http://www.digital-animations.com/tog/"> official website</a>. Vincent Diakuw 2004 Thousandpress 14 An electronically-published role-playing game focusing on storytelling and descriptive skills. Players take turns narrating the outcome of scenes. The flow of action is moderated by a fluctuating pool of dice which the players share. Stephan Michael Sechi 1987 Bard Games 2nd 1989 3rd Stephan Michael Sechi Jonathan Tweet 1992 Wizards of the Coast 4th John Harper Stephan Michael Sechi Adam Sonfield 2000 Shootingiron 4th Reprint John Harper Stephan Michael Sechi Adam Sonfield 2000 Morrigan Press A post-magical-apocalypse fantasy game set on an original fantasy world. Powerful pre-disaster magic can be found, while there is also the menace of barbaric sub-men. There are no elves or dwarves (a tag line for the game). Character creation is by picking from a large set of templates. Action resolution is similar to D&amp;D. cf. the <a href="http://www.talislanta.com/">official website</a>. Theron Arvola 1991 Peter's Press A traditional fantasy RPG, reviewed in White Wolf #28. Aleksi Stenberg 1997 Saruwine A Finnish-language fantasy RPG, set on the world of Tasnar focusing on the land of Medharmark which is modelled after medieval Scandinavia. Graham Walmsley 2010 self-published A GMless murder-mystery RPG for 4-6 players set in a 1930s country house. It begins with a series of characters playing out events before the murder, establishing motives by keeping track of relationships that become more complex. Halfway through the game, the murder occurs, and the player of the murdered character switches to playing the detective. The true murderer is not determined until the end of the game, when two characters have their motive charts filled and the detective determines which of the two is the real murderer. It uses d6 mechanics called "die circles" that give bonuses when characters act particularly evil, or like victims. Don Johnson 1982 Phantasy Network A historical swashbuckling RPG. The rules are focused on combat (swordplay, firearms, and brawling) but also cover creating scenarios and campaigns. A. Diego D. Fernandez J. Garcia P.J. Ramos 2002 self-published A Spanish-language live-action parody RPG set in the "Mundo de Demencia". This is a parody of White Wolf's "World of Darkness" where the PCs are disturbing night-beings -- like smokers, drunkens, women, and role-players -- who have astonishing powers. Jeremy Keller 2011 Cellar Games A cyberpunk sci-fi RPG set 20 to 30 years in the future, with general advances in technology but not much detail on the world. It uses a d6 dice pool system where characters have ratings from 1 to 3 in nine Verbs and a number of binary Adjectives used as modifiers. Resolution is by the player rolling "Action Dice" equal to the Verb stat used, with additional "Push Dice" for each applicable positive Adjective or object Tag - comparing the highest die to the target's reaction rating. Rolled Push Dice can be spent for extra success results. Character creation involves picking three Training Programs, where each gives you +1 in three Verbs and 1 choice of Adjective. Jean-Philippe Jaworski 2005 Editions du Matagot A French-language historical RPG set in 16th century Europe amidst the Wars of Religion. The core set is published as a series of four small paperback books in a cardboard sleeve: a setting book on everyday life (70 pages), a historical background book (194 pages), the main rulebook (146 pages), and a book of scenarios (44 pages). It uses a step-die system where each of six attribute has six levels, with named levels corresponding to D4, D6, D8, D10, D12 and D20. Character creation uses a life path system, starting with picking a birth rank and then templates for your life as a baby, as a child, as a youth and as a teenager. Each stage includes background questions ranging from what your favourite hiding place was as a child to who your first lover was. After adolescence, you pick one of 46 professions. The rules also include detailed combat rules with hit location and precise weapon stats. Erick Wujcik 1985 Palladium Books A superhero RPG based on the parody/action comic, with characters as any of a variety of anthropomorphic mutated animals of various abilities. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy">Palladium FRPG</a> system, with limited point-bought character creation (via "bio-energy"). 1st Mike Pondsmith 1987 R Talsorian 80 2nd 1989 96 3rd Mike Pondsmith Greg Costikyan 1997 A Japanese anime comedy RPG, set on Earth as aliens are increasingly drawn in by the wonders of designer jeans, hi-fi stereos, cool cars, and fast food. Characters are high school students competing for popularity and dates while occaisionally saving the world or such. It uses a very simple system based on attribute + skill + 1d6 vs difficulty. Notably, rolling over a certain amount results in a "horrible success" which has unintended consequences. Character creation is rolling 1d6 for each attribute, plus point-bought traits / skills. The combat system has no lethal damage. Instead characters lose "Bonk" from being hit, and they go into a stupor for a while if reduced to zero. M.A.R. Barker Joe Saul Patrick Brady Edwin Voskamp 2005 Guardians of Order 238 A non-traditional fantasy game set on a unique alien world called "Tekumel". Set 60,000 years in the future, Tekumel was settled by Earth, but a great disaster threw Tekumel into a pocket dimension where gods and magic existed. The setting has a strong Hindu and Aztec flavor rather than European, and is lavishly detailed. It uses a variant of the Tri-Stat system originally from the <a href="GAME#bigeyessmallmouth">Big Eyes, Small Mouth</a> RPG. There are two previously-published games set in this world, though with unrelated rules systems: <a href="GAME#empireofthepetalthrone"> Empire of the Petal Throne</a> (1975) and <a href="GAME#gardasiyal">Gardisayal</a> (1995). David Bergqvist Terje Nordin 2001 Terra Incognita V&auml;ster&aring;s Stift A Swedish-language RPG set in a post-apocalyptic future where the remnants of mankind have built a new society, free from violence and injustice, but not without its problems, on the ruins of the old world. David L. Pulver Karen A. McLarney 2000 Guardians of Order A science fantasy RPG based on the anime series, where a Japanese teenage boy discovers a magic sword and gets mixed up in adventures dealing with various aliens. It uses the Tri-Stat system from <a href="GAME#bigeyessmallmouth">Big Eyes, Small Mouth</a>. Junichi Inoue 1997 F.E.A.R. Zero 2000 A Japanese-language science fantasy RPG, set on a distant planet in the far future called "Tenra". The title is a play on the phrase "Shinrabansho", which means "Everything in Earth and Heaven", or "All of Nature". Humans were exiled there centuries ago, and developed a feudal culture similar to Sengoku era Japan -- though with advanced technology and magic. It includes samurai, cyborg footsoldiers, taoist demon-summoning wizards, medicine men with colonies of useful insects inside their bodies, and magically-enhanced mecha powered by innocent children. It uses a d6-based system, and includes hero points ("Aiki Chits") which are earned by good role-playing and spent on improving abilities, strengthening Fates, or increasing die rolls. Wolf 2000 Scorpion's Nest Tactical Gaming A post-apocalyptic tabletop RPG and/or wargame, set in a militaristic future where scavenged present-day technology is used. It uses a complex tactical system given in the 422 page Master Rulebook. Scott Larson 2001 Circa Games Grey Ghost Games A Victorian adventure game, using a variant of the <a href="GAME#fudge">FUDGE</a> system. The PC's are members of the National Archeological and Geographic Society, which is a worldwide organization devoted to discovering the supernatural and for the most part keeping it hidden. Richard Parkinson 2004 Timeless Games A sci-fi RPG set in the 25th century. Character creation is either random-roll or limited-point-bought attributes; and an occupation package. Action resolution is generally percentile roll under stat, though d6s are also used. Scott Agnew Jeff Lilly 2007 Morrigan Press A sci-fi RPG based on the comic series by Stewart Cowley, started in 1978 with Spacecraft 2000 to 2100 AD, created in cooperation with the author. It uses a variant of the "Omni RPG System" used by other RPGs from Morrigan Press. Action resolution uses skill or attribute minus difficulty + 1d20, interpreting the results on a universal degree of success table. Patrick Sweeney David F. Chapman M. Alexander Jurkat 2002 Eden Studios A sci-fi RPG in the genre of humans transplanted into a world of intelligent apes, such as the Planet of the Apes movies. There is no specific setting, though there are details on the intelligent apes to fit the genre. It uses a variant of the Unisystem rules, originally from <a href="GAME#witchcraft">Witchcraft</a>. Action resolution is attribute + skill + 1d10 - difficulty modifiers, rated on a small universal table for degree of success. Character creation is limited point-based. Junichi Inoue 2001 F.E.A.R. A Japanese-language modern fantasy RPG set in the Wild West. Laurent Alonzo Alain Paris 1989 Silmarils A French-language sci-fi RPG, based on a series of novels of the same name by Alain Paris. It is set in the far future of an alternate history where WWII ended in thermonuclear war and people live in the shadow of a Nazi Germany turned into a low-tech Imperium. Brendan Davis William Butler Steve Bowden 2010 Bedrock Games 105 A modern-day counter-terrorism RPG, where the player characters are covert counter-terrorism agents. The game recommends having one full set of characters working on the home front (i.e. FBI or DHS) and one full set of characters involved in foreign operations. It uses a d10 dice pool system (the "Network System"), rolling dice equal to skill and comparing the highest roll to difficulty or opposing skill. Rolls of 10 are open-ended. Character creation is purely skill-based, there are no attributes. Eric A. Kugler 2009 Anansi Games LLC A horror RPG focused on emulating classic horror stories including those by authors Shelley, Stoker, Hawthorne, Poe, and Stevenson. Resolution is by comparing 3d6 + attribute + skill + backgrounds + bonds versus an opposed roll, where the winner is allowed to narrate the outcome. Backgrounds are traits beyond attribute and skill that are still rated 1-10, and the rating can change as part of an appropriate scene. Bonds are attachments or relationships a character has, also rated numerically. Character creation is either by an open point-buy method or by non-mechanic-based consensus. David Berkman Travis Eneix Andrew Finch Anthony Gallela 1993 Backstage Press A universal diceless RPG emphasizing drama. Action resolution is largely in the hands of the GM, with flow-charts provided to guide thinking. However, player input is emphasized via "plot points" and "statements" -- using which players can force certain results. Richard Meyer Kerry Lloyd Michael Watkins 1984 The Game Lords, Ltd. 128 loose-leaf hole-punched 2nd 1984 Boxed set of three books (40,32,32) A traditional fantasy game which richly detailed thieves as its focus. The system is skill-based, although different skills had different mechanics (combat, thief, and other). Character creation is mixed random-roll attributes and point-bought skills (with a random number of points). It is notable for its detailed subsystems devoted to thief skills (picking locks, etc.) Lynn Abbey Gary Astleford Patrick O'Duffy Robert J. Schwalb 2005 Green Ronin Publishing 192 A fantasy RPG based on a multi-author, shared-world series of stories started in 1979 by Robert Lynn Asprin, Gordon Dickson, and Lynn Abbey -- and on the new stories starting with Lynn Abbey's 1999 novel "Sanctuary". It is set in a seedy city called "Sanctuary" filled with murderers, cutthroats, wizards, cultists, and more. The game uses a variant of 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>, aka the D20 System. There was an earlier setting book on Thieves' World in the 1980s published by Chaosium, with stats for several games. John Wick 2005 Wicked Dead Brewing Company 144 A historical fantasy game where the PCs are among the thirty Templar knights who disappeared in the 14th century after the Pope declared their order to be heretics. In the game, they are carrying a secret treasure and lost in a magical mist, trying to find their way home. It uses a dice pool system, including a special system for "Fraternitas" -- morale and trust in one's fellow knights. Fraternitas dice can either be kept to oneself or put in a pool shared with other PCs. Leonidas Vesperini Orso Vesperini 1995 Jeux Descartes 430 hardback A French-language RPG based on P.J. Farmer's World of Tiers series of novels. The universe includes several worlds created and rules by powerful beings called the Thoans, linked by interdimensional gates. The central world (and the only one covered in the basic rules) is an enormous tower with circular levels surrounding a central mountain topped by the Lord's citadel. The basic games includes a wealth of source material on this "World of Tiers". The rules are a dice-pool system geared for beginners. Action resolution is by rolling d6's equal to one's attribute, where each die over a target number counts as 1 success. Character creation is based on a fixed set of 20 templates. Combat uses a complex system where players pre-allocate a set of action ranks each round. Ilmari Virtanen 1995 self-published A Finnish-language unusual fantasy RPG, whose title is an acronym for "The Hunters Of Golden Sirbul". It is set on a strange fantasy world with over 100 intelligent races (25 of which are suitable for character races), such as the hyper-intelligent Xiga, who float in the air and have two heads (!). Thomas Cook 1998 Thol-Far Adventures A traditional fantasy RPG set on a slowly crumbling world, composed of thousands of "splinters", each intended as a GM's own personal campaign setting. Meguey Baker 2006 Night Sky Games A storytelling RPG about courtiers in the palace of the Sultan. It uses a rotating GM system where the player of the character telling a story becomes the GM, casting the other players as parts in a story. It uses a simple, abstract dice system where players pose questions about the story and later roll the dice when the question gets answered. Points earned through rolls can be used to progress on three fronts (the only numerical stats of the game): Safety, Ambition, or Freedom. Richard Iorio II James Maliszewski 2008 Rogue Games A science fiction game. It uses a streamlined system, where action resolution uses 2d12. Character creation is by choosing skill packages based on homeworld type, and a set of career archetype(s). Jeff Siadek 1995 Gamesmiths, Inc. 2nd 1998 Prism Games An RPG based on a unique set of collectible dice (aka "stones"), each with a name printed on one face, such as "Barbarian", "Thief", "Monk", "Wizard", "Druid", etc. Character creation is simply by selecting 4 stones (out of over 30), and then choosing equipment and spells. Action resolution is simply by rolling your dice for activities. To increase the odds that certain symbols, you can 'focus' a roll as you act, choosing some of your stones to be re-rolled. However, your opponent then gets to re-roll some of your stones on your next defense roll (making it worse). Edwin M. Dyer 1991 Minds in One Productions A role-playing / combat game of warfare in the near future. Brian St.Claire-King 2004 Vajra Enterprises A modern-era RPG set in Tibet in 1959 as communist Chinese soldiers are on the verge of total conquest and further atrocities against the Tibetans. However, the game includes fantastic elements which fit with the religion and mythology of Tibet. It uses a detailed skill-based system, the "Organic Rule Components" system. Character creation uses classes and limited point buy. In order, the players chooses personality traits and worldviews, splits 80 points between eight attributes, chooses from among 25 classes, and split 100 points among skills (with costs based on class). Action resolution is attribute + skill + 1d20 vs difficulty. It has a detailed combat system with maneuvers and three Health attributes: Blood, Body, and Incapacity. Staphane Gally 1991 Les Cr&eacute;ateurs Genevois A French-language sci-fi RPG from Switzerland, with some touches of fantasy. It is set 200 years after warlike humans unload upon a galaxy which until then had known 10 millenia of peace. Strange phenomena and powers have also begun to manifest. Risto J. Hieta Hans Zenjuga 2001 Artic Ranger Production A small-press Finnish-language cartoon RPG based on the work of Finnish cartoon artist Jukka Tilsa. It uses a simple system to emphasize play as working as if you were drawing a cartoon. Unbound Epidiah Ravachol 2009 Dig a Thousand Holes Publishing A humorous science fiction RPG set in the modern day, where the player characters are temp workers employed by Browne Chronometrics, a company that fixes temporal anomalies. Since more important people pose a greater risk to the time stream, the company instead sends temps back in time as the least important people imaginable. It uses a mix of dice for resolution. The players choose either Effort or Effect, and the GM determines the other. A table determines the type of die rolled, and the result is put on a grid. Patterns on the grid may give players special time-bending abilities or collect Paradox. The original "Unbound" Edition consists of a standard manila office folder with a welcome letter, an employee handbook, and a number of cardstock handouts that contain the actual rules, as well as a management policy guidebook for the GM. H.N. Voss W.P. Worzel 1984 Timeline Ltd A realism-oriented time travel game, where the past cannot be changed. Characters go back in time to study the past. The system is realism-based but not easily understood or playable. Zinny Brown James K. Shepard 1990 Dimensional Strategies A "science fiction time travel" RPG, where the basic game is set entirely in the Old West. It uses a universal table of attribute plus modifiers vs percentile roll. Character creation is random-roll attributes, class-based, and random-roll binary skills. Ian Marsh Peter Darvill-Evans 1991 Virgin Books A licensed sci-fi role-playing game based on the BBC Television series "Doctor Who". It uses a simple skill-based system. Action resolution is attribute plus skill plus the difference between two d6 rolls (giving a number between +0 and +5) vs difficulty. Many tasks are resolved as automatic successes if attribute plus skill exceeds difficulty. The basic game provides a large number of characters adapted from the show, and a system for generating yourself as someone caught up in time travel. However, there is no other character creation system. As the authors point out, the vast power differences of characters on the show means that any point system will fail to represent it. Greg Porter 1987 BTRC A time-travel RPG with two campaign types: In one you play yourself, accidentally thrown from world to world by a strange device. In the other, you play members of a "Time Patrol" who fix kinks in the time lines caused by people like the former as well as intentional trouble-makers. It uses a detailed skill-based system, which uses roll d20 under skill value for success, but modifiers use a multiplicative chart rather than adding/subtracting (i.e. a +4 modifier adds 20% of your skill: changing 5 to 6, 10 to 12, etc.) Each skill has a learning rate determined by one or more attributes. For example, Survival is linked to Intelligence and Perception, while Music is linked to Intelligence, Perception, and Dexterity. Two other notable features: there is a system for rating yourself to determine the <i>player's</i> attributes; and there are no fixed hit points. Mark Acres Gali Sanchez Garry Spiegle Andria Hayday Smith 1983 Pacesetter A time-travel RPG, set in 7128 in the time parallel that has advanced the furthest into the metafuture. A Time War devastated humanity, after which those whose ancestors were not wiped out decided to fund "Time Corps" to guard over time -- opposed by the alien Demoreans (from parallel A-217), who intend to take over all of time destroying human history. It uses a variant of the original <a href="GAME#chill">Chill</a> system. Herbie Brennan 1982 Yaquinto A time-travel RPG. Characters travel back in time using "Personal Energy" which limits how much they can bring with them. The system is simple and loose, to encourage wild action. Nathan Paoletta 2005 Hamsterprophet Productions 74 Timestream is an RPG of cinematic time travel, where the PCs are one of three types: Travelers (who can go forward and back through time, bring others to another time, or view the past or future), Time Manipulators (who can change the time around them, slow things down, speed them up, or even loop time), and Thralls (a mix of the two but they serve a master who can dictate what and when they do things). The characters are connected to each other by a set of Anchors -- important people to the characters -- with each PC having an association to another PC's anchors. It uses narrational conflict mechanics use stat + 2d6 vs (opposing stat or difficulty) + 2d6, where the side which rolls higher determines the outcome. PCs also have two stats for "Time" and "Strain", where Time is spent to manipulate time, and Strain results from failures during such. Strain can eventually pop you back to your own time with bodily damage, or pull you outside of time into Limbo. Andrew LaRoy 1997 Studio Cranium An multigenre anime-based RPG. The system uses d20 for resolution and d6 for damage and other effects. The main rulebook (103 pages) includes several campaign settings: including police in a modern-day magic world, a space opera campaign, and friendly competition of ace pilots from all sides after WWII. Dave Nalle 1982 Ragnarok Press 2nd 1983 3rd 1992 A universal RPG system, developed from the fantasy RPG <a href="GAME#ysgarth">Ysgarth</a>. It uses a percentile skill system, with limited point-bought character creation. It has an action point based combat system. <br> There were numerous background books, some which came with complete TCT mechanics, including: "By the Gods" (mythological), "Challengers" (superhero), "Cyberia" (cyberpunk), "Esperagents" (psychic espionage), and "Triad" (sci-fi). Taro Suzubuki 1993 F.E.A.R. Tokyo NOVA: The Revolution 1998 A Japanese-language cyberpunk action RPG with playing-card-based mechanics similar to <a href="GAME#castlefalkenstein"> Castle Falkenstein</a>. There are 22 character archetypes based on the major arcana of the tarot. You choose a combination of three to make your character. The first archetype is your public identity or profession, the second is your true nature, and the third is your hobby or sideline. Archetypes include Politicians (Karisma), Bodyguards (Kabuto), Biker (Kaze-J), Seducer (Manikin), Corporate Executive (Exek), Street Samurai (Katana), and more. Your choice of archetypes determines your four stats: Reason, Passion (emotional manipulation and charisma), Life (physical prowess), and Mundane (influence, money, and connections). Resolution is by playing a card from your hand of 3-4 cards and adding your stat number versus difficulty number (from 2 to 30). You also have a skill level from 0 (unskilled = zero suits) to 4 (all suits). You may also draw a card from the deck rather than playing from your hand, but there is then a chance that you will fumble upon failure. The present edition is "Tokyo NOVA: the Revolution," with a supplement ("Grand X Cross") in the works. There is also a related play-by-mail game on the magazine "Discovery." Jim Anuszczyk 2002 Dreaming Merchant Press 107 A fantasy RPG published in electronic format, set in an original fantasy world on the "Tomb Coast" of the Draemon Empire. The PCs are "Reavers" -- commoners who make their fortune by looting ancient graves protected by powerful guardians. Their code is to only reave tombs after the soul has departed, which happens when all people who knew the person have themselves died. However, it is still illegal and the Reavers must stay clear of the authorities. Christopher Bracket 2004 Game Werks 56 A skirmish-level wargame of the Wild West. Eddy Webb Cynthia Celeste Miller Roy Richardson Rod Whigham 2005 Z-Man Games An action-heavy sci-fi RPG with cybernetics and power armor mixed with elements of noir and pulp. It is set in a near future where the Universal Corporate Council dominates the world both as a conglomorate and as a megacorp unto itself. Some governments, including the U.S., are opposed to its policies. A limited nuclear exchange has fouled the global climate, warfare is now dominated by power armor troops, and cybernetics are common but still detrimental. Action resolution is by rolling 2d6 + trait vs a difficulty number from 3 (Dead Simple) to 18 (Impossible). Character creation is point-based, buying traits in three broad categories of Body, Mind, and Style. Carl Johan Str&oacute;m 1986 self-published A small-press Swedish-language fantasy-genre RPG, whose title translates to "Gnomes and Trolls". The first and only publication was "Bok 1, Hj&auml;ltarnas &Aring;terkomst", which translates to "Book 1, The Return of the Heroes". The system is similar to <a href="GAME#traveller">Traveller</a>, with attributes from Chaosium's <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Role-Playing</a>. clash bowley 2011 Flying Mice LLC 53 A modern-day baseball RPG where the player characters are players on the same professional team, where the main action is playing out key games of a season. It uses a version of the StarPool system, also used in later editions of the <a href="GAME#starcluster">Starcluster</a> RPG. The player rolls a number of d20s equal to skill rating, where every die under attribute rating is a success. Character creation is by picking 1 of 8 Background templates, picking 1 of 7 Professional templates, combining the bonuses from each, rolling to determine handedness, and then applying system-defined Edges and player-defined Traits. Greg Costikyan Warren Spector 1984 Steve Jackson Games Deluxe Ed 1991 A cartoon RPG with simple mechanics (roll under skill on 2d6). It features a lot of pure comedy: characters have "schticks" and receive "plot points" whenever the player makes the GM laugh. When they run out of hit points, characters simply "fall down" - forcing the player to sit out for three minutes (real time) after which he comes back as normal. Merle M. Rasmussen 1980 TSR Top Secret/SI Douglas Niles 1987 A modern-day espionage game. The original focused closely on realistic intelligence techniques, while SI incorporated more of pulp action. The systems are almost unrelated. Greg Gorden 1990 West End Games Revised and Expanded Jim Ogle 2005 West End Games A multi-genre game set on Earth being invaded by beings from other dimensions ("cosms"), who have transformed swaths of Earth into "realms" where different laws apply: simulating a traditional genre with a twist. i.e. Egypt is transformed into a pulp action realm, England is transformed into a traditional fantasy realm, etc. The system uses a 1d20 roll (open-ended on 10 or 20) which refers to a universal chart that give "bonus". Action resolution is by comparing bonus + skill vs difficulty. It has an exponential scale of game "values" similar to the MEGS system (from <a href="GAME#dcheroes">DC Heroes</a>). It also uses a "Drama Deck" of special cards. Each round in combat, a card is turned up to show initiative and special opportunities. Further, each player has a hand of 4 cards which can be played to cause special events. Ian Warner 2011 Postmortem Studios 276 A historical RPG where the player characters are legal teams arguing a capital case in England during the years of "The Bloody Code" - from the end of the 17th to the beginning of the 19th Centuries. There are two teams of players: prosecution and defense. Character creation begins by distributing 18 points among six attributes: Authority, Jibe, Charm, Investigation, Violence, and Composure. They then pick two +1 traits, one +2 trait, one merit and one flaw. Player characters then choose teams and create a defendant by a series of random rolls for sex, age, and profession. Play follows with an explicit order of play for the arrest and court case. Actions can include legal maneuvers as well as assaulting an opponent, intimidating witnesses, seducing key figures, and more. Core resolution is by rolling 1d6 and adding stats and special bonuses, compared to a difficulty or opposed roll - called the "Beer and Crisps" system. Kenneth Hite 2008 Pelgrane Press A horror game set in the 1930s, based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. It uses a version of the "GUMSHOE" system that first appeared in <a href="GAME#esoterrorists">The Esoterrorists</a>. It uses diceless point-spending to resolve investigative skills, and die rolls modified by points for core skills. Character creation is limited point-based, with no attributes and splitting between the 39 investigative skills and the 13 core skills. Characters have two ratings for mental health: Stability (short-term, affected by mundane horrors) and Sanity (long-term, affected by Cthulhu mythos exposure and knowledge). 1st [French] 1986 "Chroniques d'outre monde" Magazine 2nd [French] 1988 Aujourd'hui Communication 1st [English] 1992 Darcsyde Productions A modern RPG about violent crime, originally published in magazine format. The concept is fairly "normal" characters who get thrown into realistic violent situation and must fight for their lives -- softened somewhat that characters who die are returned to life. It uses random-roll attributes and point-bought skills. The combat system is complex, realistic, and (predictably) deadly. Markus D. Still 2003 Flying Games 164 A German-language universal RPG system. It uses a detailed percentile skill-based system, rolling under stat on 1d100 for success -- with grades of success for lower or higher rolls. There are 18 attributes (6 physical, 6 mental, and 6 perception) rated from 25 to 100 for normal humans. Character creation includes either point-bought or random-roll attributes. Skills are bought using points based on the openly chosen age of the character, with increased age balanced by reduction in attributes. It includes a detailed and deadly combat system with short combat rounds of 3 seconds in which combatants get from 0 to 2 actions depending on their reaction rolls and their weapons. It includes a number of settings: Parydia (fantasy), T1111 (fantasy), T-40K (stone age), T2222 (low SF), T3333 (high SF), T50K (dark SF) Worlds are rated with a magical, a technical, and a political number. Skills and equipment have a technical rating that may not be higher than the number of the setting. Marc Miller 1977 GDW 2nd Marc Miller 1981 GDW MegaTraveller 1987 The New Era Frank Chadwick Dave Nilsen 1993 4th 1996 Imperium Games 5th Gareth Hanrahan 2008 Mongoose Publishing The first science fiction RPG, this is set in a large intersteller human empire ("The Imperium"), competing with other human strains (the psionic "Zhodani" and the Earth-derived "Solomani") along with select alien races (the wolf-like Vargr, starfish-like Hivers, and lion-like Aslan). It is a mix of hard sci-fi with isolated space-opera elements: notably psionics. <br> The mechanics change greatly between editions. The original and second editions (currently being reprinted by author Marc Miller's <a href="GAME#farfuture">Far Future Enterprises</a>) have d6-based resolution -- generally roll 2d6 under a target number. Character creation uses a random-roll lifepath generation. The 2nd and 3rd edition converted many of the rules over to the GDW house system. The fifth edition from Mongoose also has separately-published settings including a "Judge Dredd" setting and "Strontium Dogs" setting (based on the British comics series). Martin J. Dougherty Hunter Gordon 2002 QuikLink Interactive 464 This is an adaptation of the original <a href="GAME#traveller">Traveller</a> game and universe to the D20 System from third edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. It adapts the rules by adding in two new attributes (Education and Social Standing). It has new core classes and adds in rules for prior history in character generation, similar to the original Traveller rules except that this adds experience to the character, raising it to levels beyond first. Marc Miller Frank Chadwick Timothy B. Brown 1986 GDW 2300 A.D. Marc Miller Frank Chadwick Lester W. Smith Timothy B. Brown 1988 A spacefaring sci-fi RPG, unrelated to the original Traveller in background or system. It is set in 2300 A.D. where Earth has explored the surrounding several hundred worlds, establishing many colonies and meeting a handful of intelligent races (none suitable for PC's). It uses a "task" based system, which is simple but has many options. The basic roll is 1d10 + stat vs difficulty, where the stat varies (skill, attribute, or combinations). Character creation is random-roll attributes and point-bought skills based on career path. It includes rules for spaceship combat and world generation. Gunter Rumland u.a. 1999 Rumland &amp; Flory A German-language dimension-hopping RPG with 3 backgrounds: a 30's pulp setting (Terra), a fantasy setting (Rulegard), and a cyberpunk setting (Ion). The PC's are special figures ("Nebelgaenger") who can jump between the worlds. The rules come in three books: Player book (208 pages), World book (232 pages), and GM book (176 pages). Jasper McChesney 2004 Primeval Games Press 70 A themed RPG designed for a variety of settings from ancient history to cyberpunk. There are four constants: the PCs are "knights", their "king" is dying, the "kingdom" around them is dying, and the "grail" is the only thing that can cure the king and, thus, the kingdom. However, each element can be broadly interpreted. One player is the lead character, who begins as a less experienced "knight" but is fated to save the kingdom. It uses a storytelling system, where players can spend narrative points to control outcomes, and can . Characters advance by adding to their Virtue stat by doing good deeds. Philippe R Boulle Stephane Brochu Joshua Mosqueira Asheim 1998 Dream Pod 9 A post-magical-apocalypse RPG, set in a ruined city where matriarchal tribes of humans hold out against demons (the "Z'Bri") who had formerly enslaved them. The seven official tribes were founded by the mythic Fatimas who freed humans from the Z'Bri. Now, however, the seven official tribes are largely corrupt, while the organized outcasts are known as "Tribe 8" who identify with the only male Fatima who died in the war. Magic is available through tapping into the "River of Dreams". It uses the "Silhouette" system, adding a semi-freeform magic system. Character creation is limited point-bought. Andrew Bates Ken Cliffe 1997 White Wolf A sci-fi superhero game, set in the 22nd century where powerful "Psions" defend the Earth from twisted "Aberrants" (who wield "quanta" rather than "psi"). The Aberrants were expelled from Earth after a massive war, but having made interstellar colonies some are now returning to reclaim it. It uses a variant of the "Storyteller" system. It was formerly called &AElig;on, but the name was changed for legal reasons. Mark C. MacKinnon 2003 Guardians of Order A universal rules system, published as a free electronic download and as a low-cost bare-bones rulebook. The rules are a variant of the Tri-Stat system from <a href="GAME#silveragesentinels">Silver Age Sentinels</a>, which itself was based on the earlier generic anime system <a href="GAME#bigeyessmallmouth">Big Eyes, Small Mouth</a>. This is not specific to anime, and adds in scaling rules to allow for low-power realistic play as well as superheroes. The "DX" refers to using different dice depending on the type of campaign: D4s for low-power play, up to d12s for superheroes. It has three core attributes of Body, Mind, and Soul. Character creation is open point-based. WJ MacGuffin 2002 Happy Bishop Games A science fiction RPG where humanity discovered connections to Heaven and Hell while attempting to enter theoretical hyperspace. This began a massive war that ended with a treaty that humanity shall remain neutral and Heaven and Hell will leave humanity alone. The Hegemony of humanity then banned all religion and worship. The player characters are enforcers - para-military agents who investigate angels and devils along with their human allies. However, they might secretly be working for Heaven or Hell, gaining powers and working against their organization. Among other high-tech, the Hegemony has the Weave, an omnipresent network that lets characters pull gear out of thin air or even resurrect themselves upon death. Resolution uses the Effort System, a strategic d10 mechanic where players can decide how much risk and reward with each roll. Players roll 1d10 under attribute to determine success or failure, and then roll from 1d6 to 3d6 for the level of success/failure based on the level of risk chosen. Characters must choose "faiths" for each of three paths: Heaven, Hell, and Hegemony - and have a level rating for each path. Characters can change only by re-allocating attribute points upon death or in getting Faith Points to increase ratings in their paths. Ron Edwards 2002 Adept Press A fantasy RPG where the PC's are peculiar creatures: female half-human, half-troll hybrids, known as "trollbabes". It is set on a vaguely defined fantasy world based on Germanic/Norse cultural types. The system is strongly focused on storytelling. The character has only a single stat: roll low to succeed in fights, roll high to succeed in magic. A limited number of re-rolls are allowed per session based on a list of events or relationships. Krister Sundelin unknown R&auml;vsvans F&ouml;rlag A Swedish-language fantasy RPG, based on folklore and fairy tales. The campaign world is a mix of traditonal stories and myths and regular fantasy. 1st Electronic Steve Kenson 2005 Green Ronin Publishing 97 1st Print Steve Kenson 2006 224 A generic fantasy RPG -- a standalone system loosely based on the D20 System used by 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>, adding in rules variations from <a href="GAME#mutantsandmasterminds">Mutants &amp; Masterminds</a>. This is a minor variant of the True20 System used by the <a href="GAME#bluerose">Blue Rose</a> RPG. There are only three core classes: adept, expert, and warrior -- and variety instead comes from more and more variety of feats. It also includes a wound track damage system based on a 1d20 roll to resist damage, and a new magic system based on feats, where spells cost fatigue. The combat system is modified to remove full-round attacks and attacks of opportunity, and adding some non-attack options. Chad Underkoffler 2005 Atomic Sock Monkey Press 133 A superhero RPG of heroism and mad, beautiful ideas. It uses a variant of the Prose Descriptive Qualities (PDQ) system used in <a href="GAME#deadinside">Dead Inside</a> and <a href="GAME#monkeyninjapiraterobot"> Monkey, Ninja, Pirate, Robot: the RPG</a> -- streamlined and chromed-up for superheroic flexibility, simplicity, and speed. The core book includes three sample settings: "Second-String Supers" (minor supers in the town of Drakesville); "SuperCorps" (a futuristic corporation); and "Fanfare for the Amplified Man." Ken St. Andre 1975 Flying Buffalo 2nd 1977 3rd 1979 4th 1980 5th 1984 5.5th 2005 Unofficial 6th 2005 Outlaw Press 7th/30th anniversary 2005 Fiery Dragon Flying Buffalo 7.5th 2008 A traditional fantasy game, similar to but simpler than <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. It uses only six-sided dice, where combat has each side rolls their dice and totals them up. The side with the highest total wins the round. The difference in the rolls is then divided up among the losing side as damage. The 7th edition, published through Fiery Dragon Productions, saw a number of changes, including a new attribute for Wizardry, and determining character level based on the highest of a character's class attributes. The 7.5th edition added a solo adventure, GM adventure, spellbook, and monster compendium to the core book. Manda Jeff Dee 1988 Reindeer Games Expanded Lou Zocchi Niels Erickson 1995 Gamescience An ultra-simple universal system (short for "The World's Easiest Role-Playing Game"), a parody of Steve Jackson Games' GURPS. It has only one stat: Strength, that is used for all rolls. The roll uses 1d10. It has a surprising number of genre books, including: "Fly-by-Knights", "Kung Fu Dragons", "Rocket Rangers", "Space Cadets", "Superdudes", and "Twek". Frank Chadwick 1984 GDW 2nd 1990 A post-nuclear-apocalypse RPG where the characters are soldiers in military units stuck in Europe just after the bombs fell and civilization collapsed. It uses a percentile system: roll under skill*10 ("easy"), skill*5 ("average"), or skill*2.5 ("difficult"). Character creation is random-roll attributes and point-bought skills, with a military career life-path. Todd Nilsen Jason S. Williams Darrell Hardy 1999 Fantasy Flight Games A sci-fi space opera RPG with a focus on politics and intrigue, set in the universe of the board-game "Twilight Imperium" (by Christian T. Petersen). The setting has six great races competing for dominance of the Lazax Imperium, currently re-expanding after being reduced to their homeworlds by the devastating Twilight Wars. The system is a standard percentile system: roll under attribute+skill. Character creation is point-based, with racial and professional packages. Matt Stevens 2003 Spectre Press 120 Revised Matt Stevens 2007 Politically Incorrect Games 192 A pulp action RPG, in the style of the 30's and 40's pulp tales. Character creation uses 21 character templates, plus customization rules to modify these. G. Niccolai F. Baroni M. Corsini A. Silvestrini 1993 Draco Flamula Games An Italian-language fantasy genre RPG, whose title translates as "Last Eclipse". The design is strongly inspired by <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. Blake Mobley 1994 The Game Lords, Ltd. A fantasy genre RPG. Ilmari Piela 1999 Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura 80 A Finnish-language historical RPG set in medieval and pre-medieval Finland. Although this game touches the national epic of Kalevala, it does not focus on it. It includes magical spells and monsters, including historical resources for authentic-feeling spells. It uses a rules-lite system. Fabrice Cayla 1983 Jeux Actuels 2nd 1984 3rd 1987 A French-language fantasy genre RPG, the first French RPG. It is set in the largely open world of Lina&iuml;s, which is inhabited by six types of humans: mountain people, forest people, sea people, etc. The PCs have the defined goal to fight against the lords of destruction, become powerful enough to pass the ultimate test, cross the door, and join the lords of balance. It uses a skill-based system similar to Chaosium's <a href="GAME#basic">Basic Role-playing</a>, with six attributes (determined by 3d6): Intelligence, Force, Dext&eacute;rit&eacute;, Pouvoir, Constitution, Charisme. There are also broad skills (only 10 in the original game), calculated by the sum of two or three attributes. These are increased only be increasing the attributes themselves. Character advancement is done by buying "training courses" in schools that increase attributes. It includes a magic system based on your Magic skill rating, with choice and number of spells determined by your skill. The expanded second edition is entitled "Les Chroniques de Lina&iuml;s". 1st (electronic) Rich Stokes 2009 Lord of the Pies 1st (print) 2010 A GMless storytelling game for 3-8 players, where players (individually or in pairs) take on the roles of heavy metal bands rather than an individual characters. It is designed for 3-4 hours of play with no prep, using playing cards rather than dice. The system centers on charting their bands' careers as they rehearse, play gigs, fight among themselves and pull crazy publicity stunts. Bands have four stats (Hope, Ego, Fanbase and Cash) and three performance traits (Power, Technique and Stagecraft). It uses a card draw scene resolution mechanic similar to <a href="GAME#primetimeadventures"> Primetime Adventures</a> and <a href="GAME#contenders">Contenders</a>. Each player takes a turn with a scene, with the players on their left acting as "roadie" (opposition) for the turn. The active player and roadie are dealt a number of cards based on stats and money spent. If the player has more blacks, he succeeds in the scene. Whichever of the two has the highest card gets narration rights. Ray Winninger 1993 Mayfair A dark-future superhero RPG, set in 2020 where the superpowered veterans of past wars are abandoned and oppressed by a corrupt U.S. government. The system is based on <a href="GAME#dcheroes"> DC Heroes</a>. Character creation is point-based, spending government money on super-soldier aspects: including genetic surgery (i.e. superpowers), recruitment (i.e. attributes/skills), cash (i.e. equipment), and reconditioning (i.e. curing power induced stress). There are random aspects to superpowers and reconditioning. The system also includes strategic-level mechanics of dealing with the community's problems such as corruption and safety -- which are numerically rated, and can be affected by PCs. Emily Care Boss 2008 Black &amp; Green Games A live-action RPG about romantic relationships for 4 to 8 people, though optional tabletop rules are also included. Play is aimed at taking from 4 to 6 hours. There is a GM (Director), but there are no rules for combat or conflict resolution. Characters have ratings (from 1-3) for intimacy and passion for a number of relationships, possibly including Partner, Friend, Best Friend, and New Flame. Play proceeds by going through a number of scenes according to a general structure, though all details are left up to the players. Joshua A.C. Newman 2005 The Glyph Press A horror RPG about childhood perils. The PCs are a child's toys who are trying to defend the child but also competing with each other for the child's affection. Each character has a set of binary traits, and a rating for Favoritism. Conflict resolution is by rolling opposed sets of d8s, adding dice for relevant traits, where the highest roll wins. Gareth-Michael Skarka Laura D. Hanson T.S. Luikart Sean Jaffe 2000 Synister Creative An urban fantasy RPG, along the lines of the television series <u>Neverwhere</u> by Neil Gaiman or the television series <u>Beauty and the Beast</u> by Ron Koslow. It is set in and below the New York City subway system, which were somehow manipulated to run along magical ley lines ("The Radiance"). It uses a rules-light system of coin flipping, built for play in either tabletop or live-action mode. It uses class-based character creation. Character creation involves choosing 1 of 9 Breeds, 1 of 10 Guilds, 3 Defining Traits, 3 Secondary Skills from the Guild list, and choosing starting equipment. The Breeds range from intelligent animals to magical robots to wandering immortals. Guilds are roughly professions. Adam D. Theriault Antonio Da Rosa Phillip Theriault 2001 Eilfin Publishing A swords-and-sorcery fantasy RPG, set on the world of "Arkas". This is inhabited by traditional races like humans, elves, and dwarves as well as new races like the Dusters (humans with faint reptilian ancestry), Seraphs (a magical race of neuter beings), Muklags (hairy Bigfoot-like humanoids), and Dracomensc (humanoid dragons). It uses a percentile skill-based system, rolling under skill or attribute on 1d100. Character creation is classless and point-based, with some random adjustments during the process. There are also 150 skills each with five levels. Advancement is level-based. Bradford Younie 2010 Carnivore Games 296 A modern-day supernatural RPG where the player characters are members of the Foundation for Paranormal Investigation - investigating ghosts, aliens, rare and monstrous creatures, and magicians. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#fudge">FUDGE</a> system, extending on the <a href="GAME#nowplaying">Now Playing</a> system, where the FPI was introduced as a sample campaign. Ralph Mazza Mike Holmes 2002 Ramshead Publishing A universal storytelling role-playing system. The system has no no game-master. Instead, each player acts as GM to some degree by use of coin-spending mechanics. Players may make Complications to the story which are targetted at other players. Rules resolve who controls using die rolls and the traits of the characters involved. John H. Butterfield 1981 SPI 2nd 1982 SPI / Bantam Books A sci-fi game around interstellar adventure in a free-market Federation (similar to <a href="GAME#traveller">Traveller</a>), featuring semi-realistic high tech and prevalent psionics, but with little background information. The system is a complex percentile skill system, with the bonus to the roll being the square of the skill. The character creation and combat systems are both particularly involved. Mark Wilkinson Michael Wilkinson William T. Pace 2003 Tower Ravens LLC A science fiction role-playing game set on an independent world in the midst of several galactic empires, some of which are waring against alien incursions. Characters are skill based. System uses percentile dice and a universal lookup table. Pedro Alc&aacute;ntara 1993 Ediciones Cron&oacute;polis A Spanish-language universal RPG. It uses a percentile system with characteristics and skills. Advancement is level-based. It includes rules about magic, psionics, robots, and time and space travel. Silrin Laurent Tr&eacute;mel Nicolas Th&eacute;ry Eric Bouchaud Fred Pannetier Franck Bouchaud 1988 Siroz Koros Laurent Tr&eacute;mel Nicolas Th&eacute;ry Eric Bouchaud Fred Pannetier Yann Jos&eacute; Das Neves 1988 Berlin XVIII Olivier No&euml;l Laurent Tr&eacute;mel Fr&eacute;deric Texier Eric Bouchaud Nicolas Th&eacute;ry 1989 A French-language series of sci-fi mini-RPGs: "Silrin", "Koros", "Berlin XVIII", and a few others. Each book detailed a single star system. <a href="GAME#berlinxviii">Berlin XVIII</a> was later released as its own game. It uses a percentile skill-based system. Greg Stolze John Tynes 1998 Atlas Games 2nd 2002 336 A modern-day occult conspiracy RPG with an emphasis on "furious action", based around the concept that the cosmos will soon die and be reborn. The PC's are conspirators within the occult underground, trying to influence what the next world will be like. It uses a percentile skill-based system. Action resolution is by rolling under skill on d100, where "doubles" (11,22,etc.) are special results, and quality of success is measured by the roll itself. Character creation is limited point-based, with freeform skills. There is a mental health system which divides trauma into five categories in which mental stress points can accumulate. Greg Poehlein Paul Arden Lidberg 2000 Nightshift Games A dark superheroes RPG, set in an alternate 1999 where meta-humans (i.e. superheroes) have been working for the United Nations since the 1940's. Known as "Peacekeepers" (for their leader), they have come to dominate the planet. The PC's are meta-human rebels against the now-oppressive U.N. supers. The system uses d20 rolls for skills, but 2d10 rolls for combat. Character creation is point-bought, with 3 attributes (Body, Mind, and Agility) plus skills and powers. Kirt Dankmyer 2005 Ivanhoe Unbound A narrative game with no defined setting, but focuses on situation where the character make tough moral and ethical choices under pressure -- such as inner city police, American soldiers in the Vietnam War, or the American Civil War. It uses a simple one-die mechanic, where a loss during a stressful situation means that the other players may decide what happens to the character. Keith Senkowski 2005 Bob Goat Press A game designed mainly as an artifact, about a man in the modern world who is struggling with insanity and suicide. It has only a single player taking the part of the protagonist, lead by multiple antagonist players (like GMs). The game comes as a hand-sewn journal with hand written notes, a letter, a rapsheet, a photocopy of a hand written journal, and an audio recording. James Desborough 2004 Postmortem Studios 44 A humorous RPG about faeries as envisioned in Victorian England, now adapted to living in modern times. For example, Oberon had a midlife crisis and moved off to L.A. to start an Internet porn business. The faerie population is now divided into the "Seedy" and the "Unseedy" courts. The game uses a very simple system, where resolution works by 1d6 + attribute + possible bonus for one of two skills versus difficulty or opposed roll. Character creation is by choosing one of 25 archetypes, which defines your base attributes and a general skill ("thing they're good at"). You choose one additional skill, and may optionally raise one attribute by 1 and lower another by 1. Clint Krause 2007 Clint Krause Games 36 A short modern fantasy RPG based on the independent film of the same name by John Harlacher. It is set in an underground haven for the homeless beneath Manhattan called Scum City. The place is ruled by a figure called the Old Man, who has promised to lead the inhabitants to a paradise within the hollow earth once he finds five noble souls. It uses a simple original system intended to force players to be proactive. Greg Stolze 1997 Gold Rush Games An RPG set in 17th century Japan, based on the anthropomorphic animal comic books by Stan Sakai about a deadly rabbit ronin. The inhabitants are all anthropomorphic animals in an otherwise fairly historical setting. It uses the <a href="GAME#fuzion">Instant Fuzion</a> system. The system includes 4 attributes, 11 races (i.e. animal species), and 9 job packages. This is unrelated from the later RPG adaptation, <a href="GAME#usagiyojimbo_goldrush">Usagi Yojimbo</a> by Jason Holmgren and Pieter van Hiel for Sanguine Productions. Jason Holmgren Pieter van Hiel 2005 Sanguine Productions An RPG set in 17th century Japan, based on the anthropomorphic animal comic books by Stan Sakai about a deadly rabbit ronin -- the second RPG adaptation, after Greg Stolze's game <a href="GAME#usagiyojimbo_goldrush">Usagi Yojimbo</a> for Gold Rush Games. The inhabitants are all anthropomorphic animals in an otherwise fairly historical setting. It uses a modified version of the step-die system from the <a href="GAME#ironclaw">Ironclaw</a> game. Bob King 1976 Blackhawk Games A silly prehistoric RPG emphasizing cavemen vs dinosaur combat. Colin Fredericks 2005 Valent Games A space opera science fantasy game set in an original background in the year 3029 A.D. There are ten races divided into four megacorporation cultures, along with four remnant cultures, and scattered independents. The human empire has disintegrated after an artificial slave race (now known as "demons") rebelled. The other races include the reptilian Caractingessen, aquatic silicon-based Valorians, plant-like Nesti, snake-like Sa'crontor, aptly named Ogres, the artificially perfect Archangels, and others. There is also magic, known as "lording". Action resolution is 1d20 + attribute + skill vs difficulty. Character creation is selecting defaults for race, selecting one of 17 classes, followed by advantages, disadvantages, and skills. Greg Spyridis 2006 Game Monkey Press 233 A modern-day urban fantasy RPG inspired by classic Norse mythology where the player characters are Valherjar - an elite caste of fallen warriors from all cultures and times resurrected by the Norse gods to fight in Ragnarok. They are divided into six groups by their patron god: Frigga, Heimdall, Odin, Sif, Thor or Tyr. Each warrior is nimated by six runestones implanted in their bodies, and has other abilities such as accelerated healing, ability to not eat or drink, and possible rune magic. It uses an original system called the AOR Gaming System. Resolution is based on rolling 3d6, then taking two dice to add to the appropriate stat to compare to difficulty, while the third die is used for initiative ("Action Opportunity Roll"). Characters have eight attributes: Dexterity, Agility, Strength, Endurance, Intelligence, Perception, Charisma and Will, ranked from 0 to 4 for mortal humans, while others may go up to 6. Character creation is limited point-based, spending 12 priority points among 4 categories (Attributes, Skill, Rune Magic, and Prestige). Each category then has options based on the priority points spent. Matthew Balent 1983 Palladium Books A fantasy/historical RPG set in ancient Egypt, using a variant of the <a href="GAME#palladiumfantasy">Palladium System</a>. Character creation is random-roll caste (Nobility, Clergy, Bureaucracy, Commons) and attributes (Strength, Speed, Intellect, Power, and Persona); with a chosen occupation within the caste (Soldier, Priest, Scholar, Merchant, Thief), and partly chosen skills based on occupation. Chuck D. Yager 2009 self-published 132 A fantasy RPG set in on an original fantasy world, Valtyr. It uses a skill-based dice pool system. Resolution is by rolling a number of d6s based on skill, where every 5-6 is a success. The rulebook is independently published via <a href="http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/lavaking">Lulu.com</a>, while notes are available at the <a href="http://thehiddenobelisk.blogspot.com">designer's blog</a>. Mark Arsenault Paul Arden Lidberg 1999 Nightshift Games A horror spoof RPG about mercenary employess of a worldwide franchise monster-extermination service. The system is the "Cinematic Adventure System", which uses totalled dice vs difficulty. Kevin Hassall Jennifer Hartshorn 1996 White Wolf A variant of the <a href="GAME#vampirethemasquerade">Vampire: The Masquerade</a> RPG set in medieval times, including the complete rules adapted for that time period. Mark Rein&bull;Hagen Graeme Davis Tom Dowd Lisa Stevens Stewart Wieck 1991 White Wolf 2nd 1992 Revised 1998 A popular horror RPG, set in a Gothic-Punk "World of Darkness" inspired by Anne Rice's novels where clans of vampires vie for supremacy. It uses a dice-pool system (the "Storyteller" system), rolling a set of d10's equal to (attribute + skill) where each roll over target number is 1 success. Character creation is limited point-based. Ashok Desai 2005 Sane Studios 346 2nd 2007 281 A RPG set in an alternate Victorian world ruled by a totalitarian government, populated by insane and/or enlightened people who have vanished from Mundane Earth - along with strange animals, plants, and other races. It includes an original system. Resolution uses a d8 dice pool system where players roll dice equal to talent, with 8s being open-ended. The highest die is added to attribute and compared to the difficulty or opposed roll. The core attributes are Physique, Agility, Dexterity, Knowledge and Insight - each rated 0 to 6, with 1 being human average. Character creation is limited point-based, with an optional random-roll variant. Players distribute 5 points among attributes over the base for their genus, and the further points for talents. The core rules include 14 races, 38 optional career packages, and 21 pseudo-magical abilities. 3rd Krister Sundelin 2003 R&auml;vsvans F&ouml;rlag A Swedish-language historical fantasy RPG set in the Saxon kingdom of V&auml;stmark in the year 1192. The setting is based on various chivalric myth and legend as well as history. The Third Crusade rages in the Holy Land, causing enmities between the Holy Roman Empire, France and England is temporarily laid aside in order to free the Holy Land. However, there is an ancient darkness rising on Lyonia, an island southwest of Britain. unknown 2000 editore il Pentacolo Nexus Editrice An Italian-language sci-fi RPG, set in an obscure future Venice where different factions fight for control. The game is very combat centered, but the setting of Venice is very well treated. The title is Latin, meaning "Dark Venice". Agostino Carocci 1987 Giochi magazine #5 An Italian-language humorous one-shot RPG. It is a short adventure with a very simple set of rules, set on a Sicilian island (Filicudi) during a nuclear disaster. It was published in issue #5 of the first year of Giochi Magazine (1987). The title tranlates as "Black Wind". Tony Pace 2009 Soyuz Arts A science fiction tabletop roleplaying game set in the year 2141, where the solar system has been partly colonized. Venus is a colony of nearly 500 million including many Canadians and Russians who are fleeing global cooling on Earth. The people live on bio-engineered "rafts" that float 50km above the surface, supported by various other biotechnology. Mars is engaged in a war of independence, and the Venus colony supports Earth with an economy based on deuterium extraction, low-cost manufacturing, and biotechnology designs. It uses a dice pool system with broad rules for goals and conflicts. Characters have a three-tier skill tree of Field, Focus, and Specialty. For example, a character might have the Field of Coordination, Focus of Piloting, and Specialty of Boat. Resolution uses a dice pool system, rolling two d6s for every skill that is primary to the task (i.e. 2 for Field through 6 for Specialty). Every 4-6 is a success, with sixes open-ending. The GM has limited pools of dice - the Scene Pool and Session Pool - for use in conflicts. Successes in conflict are eventually used to buy goals - either from a set of defined goals for the Field, or negotiated for the conflict. Character creation is by picking six Lifestyles - each of which defines a set of Skills, Gear and Contacts - followed by six free skill picks. Alexandre Amir&agrave; Remi Barbarin Julien Blondel Arnaud Cuidet Miroslav Dragan Philippe Fenot Johan Scipion Pascal Bernard Micha&euml;l Croitoriu Lo&iuml;c Portno&euml; L&eacute;onidas Vesperini Gaylord Desurmont Gr&acute;gory Privat 2004 7&egrave;me Cercle A French-language post-apocalyptic RPG, set in Europe of 2037 after three decades of deteriorating chaos rather than a single cataclysmic event. Humanity has fallen and vermin have taken over. It uses an original system with dice-pool mechanics and limited point-bought character creation. Mark Bruno 2003 Politically Incorrect Games 48 A modern-day police action mini-RPG, published as a 48-page electronic download and part of the "genreDiversion" series of one-shot, setting-lite games. It is in the genre of 1980's TV cop and action shows such as "Miami Vice" and "The A-Team". Character creation is limited point-based and includes a selection of cliches -- a player can use a selected cliche to gain an advantage in play. Action resolution is roll under Attribute + Skill on 2d6. Daniel Hodges 2011 Hazard Gaming 219 A historical RPG set in Victorian era England, focusing on suspense, action, and intrigue - including certain supernatural elements. It uses an original system that is based on the old English dice game "hazard" for resolution. The player rolls 2d6, where each skill has a range in the for success such as 6-8 or 5-9 (called their "main"). The main can be modified by spending plot points. John Tuckey Scott Rhymer Richard Nunn 2003 Heresy Gaming 296 An urban fantasy RPG, set in an alternate 1867 with magic, dwarves, eldren (elves), halfings, gnomes, beastmen, and ogres. In addition to the added fantasy elements, it combines together a range of historical events from 1838 to 1898 for its recent history. Religion is dominated by the Aluminat Church, which substitutes for Christianity. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#fuzion">Fuzion</a> system. Character creation is limited point-based after picking a class (Proletariat, Bourgeois, or Gentry) and a race. Lower classes are given more attribute points to balance their lack of money and influence. Stephen Smith 1983 Kestrel Design / SKS Distribution 2nd 1985 A historical mystery/adventure RPG set in 19th century England, using a simple system. Mads Lunau Madsen Troels Christian Jacobsen Malik Hyltoft 1990 Bogfabrikken Fakta A Danish-language historical RPG about the daily lives of Sandinavian vikings in 800 A.D. It concentrates on historical detail and has no fantasy or mythological elements. There are optional rules for folk magic, including using runes for prediction and herbal concoctions. There are two adventures published: "Glemt af Valhal" (Forgotten by Valhalla) and "Rejsen til Nordhavet" (The Journey to the North Sea). Fabian Fridholm Carl Johan Str&ocirc;m Marco Behrmann Mattias Svendsen 1994 Neogames AB A Swedish-language historical/fantasy RPG. It uses a skill-based system with no classes or levels, using mainly d6's. Laurence Gillespie 1985 self-published A game based on the Icelandic Eddas, which uses a class-based system with six stats rolled on 3d6, similar to <a href="GAME#advanceddungeonsanddragons">AD&amp;D</a>. However, there is an original skill system and magic system. According to the back cover, the designer had done "eight years of graduate level research of Old Icelandic sources". Volume I was "Character Classes, Skills, Magic"; Volume II was "Combat, Runes, Songs of Power". An advertisement suggested that a third volume was coming soon, to be called "Monsters and Treasures of Middle Earth" -- but it is not clear whether this was ever published. Jeff Dee Jack Herman 1979 FGU 2nd 1982 A generic superhero RPG. It uses a simple d20-based system (roll low) with random-roll character creation. The 3rd edition is retitled <a href="GAME#livinglegends">Living Legends</a> and is being published by <a href="COMPANY#unigames">Unigames</a>. "Designer X" 1999 Hogshead Games A "new style" RPG from Hogshead, at 24 pages. A parody of AD&amp;D and other games, with tables for "random tenement generation" and "wandering victim treasure types". Michael Fiegel 2009 Aethereal Forge A surreal RPG with multiple settings, where each player plays both a character with voices in his or her head, and the voice(s) in another PC's head. It uses the PDQ2 game engine, designed by Chad Underkoffler. The core book includes four setting seeds: "Facility," a distant future sci-fi horror setting; "Oversight," a modern-day political conspiracy setting; "Currents," a 1920s Lovecraftian mad science setting; and "Reckoning," an alternate Victorian historical mystery setting. Gimle Larsen Ask Agger 1994 Modtryk A Danish-language universal RPG system with no specific setting. It is a 128-page A4-size book with a color cover. The rules are similar to GURPS and focused on combat. There is only a single edition and no supplements, but it has had some popularity within Denmark. Deird're Brooks Andrew Bates 2003 Sword and Sorcery Studios 248 2nd Mike Johnstone Andrew Bates Luke Johnson 2005 Sword and Sorcery Studios 400 A fantasy roleplaying game based on the real-time strategy and massively multiplayer online computer games from Blizzard Entertainment. It is set in war-torn world, Azeroth, where humans, dwarves, high elves, night elves, goblins, orcs, and tauren struggle with the demonic Burning Legion and undead Scourge. It uses a variant of 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>, aka the D20 System. The first edition was officially a campaign setting for D&amp;D, which included new core classes as well as 18 prestige classes. The second edition was renamed <a href="GAME#worldofwarcraft"> World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game</a>, and was a standalone game using the same system. The second edition also changes some prestige classes to core classes, and renamed the core abilities to Strength, Stamina, Agility, Intellect, Spirit, and Charisma. unknown unknown unknown A Japanese-language science fantasy RPG, featuring magical mecha robots. Owen Barnes Kate Flack Mike Mason 2008 Black Industries 398 A science fantasy role-playing game based on the Warhammer 40,000 miniatures games, set in the 41st millenium where humanity is organized under the Imperium - a reactionary feudal state of millions of worlds, whose leader the Emperor is worshipped as a living god. The players are acolytes of the Inquisition fighting perceived enemies of mankind including aliens, mutants, and heretics. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#warhammerfantasy">Warhammer Fantasy RPG</a> system. There are eight career paths: Adept, Arbitrator, Assassin, Cleric, Guardsman, Imperial Psyker, Scum, and Tech-Priest. Advancement for characters is via a pre-defined career path called ranks. As the character advances they may be presented with some career rank choices but these are almost chosen beforehand by the character's previous skill and talent choices, and how the player has played the character. Ross Watson 2010 Fantasy Flight Games 400 A science fantasy role-playing game based on the Warhammer 40,000 miniatures games, set in the 41st millenium where humanity is organized under the Imperium - a reactionary feudal state of millions of worlds, whose leader the Emperor is worshipped as a living god. The players are Space Marines, member of the militant arm of the Inquisition that opposes alien influences, known as Inquisitorial Ordo Xenos. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#warhammerfantasy">Warhammer Fantasy RPG</a> system. Character creation has higher attribute values, and characters pick one of six chapters of the marines: The Black Templars, The Blood Angels, the Dark Angels, the Space Wolves, the Storm Wardens and the Ultramarines. This game adds a mechanic for Demeanors, traits that may be invoked once per story to modify a roll. Each PC has one Demeanor from their chapter and one that is personal. Rick Priestly 1987 Games Workshop Owen Barnes Alan Bligh John French Andy Hoare Tim Huckelbery Michael Hurley John Ivicek Reason Sam Stewart 2009 Fantasy Flight Games The original Rogue Trader is a set of rules for science fiction wargaming, a precursor to the popular miniatures game Warhammer 40,000 and related to the <a href="GAME#warhammerfantasy">Warhammer Fantasy RPG</a> system. The "rogue traders" of the title are human adventurers with a special charter from the Emperor. A new game based on <a href="GAME#warhammerfantasy">Warhammer Fantasy RPG</a> was released by Fantasy Flight as part of a trilogy of role-playing games set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Richard Halliwell Rick Priestly Graeme David Jim Bambra Phil Gallagher 1986 Games Workshop Revised 1995 Hogshead Games 366 2nd 2005 Black Industries 366 A dark fantasy game, set on an original fantasy world called simply the "Old World". It closely resembles renaissance Europe, with the addition of dwarves, elves, orcs, trolls, and other fantasy creatures. There is a mighty empire ruled by emperor Karl Franz, which is threatened by Chaos creatures and Dark Gods from the North threaten civilization. The setting is extremely dark with bits of black humor: most sides are decadent, corrupt, evil, or all three. It uses a simple percentile system. Skills are simple binary, resolution is by rolling percentile dice under your attribute. Character creation is class-based, with level-based advancement. The combat system is particularly dangerous to the PC's (with the possible exception of dwarves). After 1989, the first edition was turned over to an independent division of Games Workshop called Flame Publications, which over three years produced a new set of supplements. The second edition was taken over by Fantasy Flight Games in 2008, after the Black Industries imprint of Games Workshop was shut down. Brandon Blackmoor Susan Blackmoor Chris Nasipak David Bolack Nathan Bordsley R. Sean Borgstrom 1998 Black Gate Publishing A modern magic RPG set in 2015, where warlocks have hidden themselves since the time of the Inquisition, and demons lurk in a nearby dimension. The system uses simple roll under attribute+skill on 1d10 resolution, although it also has notes on diceless play. Combat includes many options and modifiers. Character creation uses limited point-buy, similar to the "Storyteller" system used by White Wolf. The system concentrates (obviously) on the magic, which uses spontaneous spells based on 13 categories of magical skill. Jason Knizley 2000 Happy Nebula Adventure Publishing An alternate history war genre RPG, set in 1942 a world where Nazi Germany gained access to horrific weapons based on a medieval codex found in 1937, and deciphered by scientists working for the SS in 1939. By 1942, London is destroyed, and most of Europe is occupied by Axis troops. David Sic&eacute; 1994 Warp 9 A French-language unofficial RPG adaptation of the television series Star Trek:The Next Geneation. It was sold as a fanzine, with each issue adding rules to the game. Greg Porter 1991 BTRC 192 A post-apocalyptic science fantasy RPG set in 2312 -- 300 years after World War III. The nuclear fires somehow opened up a gateway which allowed the "Old Gods" to return and mythic creatures to roam. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#timelords">Timelords</a> system. Michael Wolf 2010 Stargazer Games 40 A simple, lightweight roleplaying game where characters have three attributes: Warrior, Rogue, and Mage. Action resolution is by comparing difficulty to 1d6 + attribute, plus 2 if there is an applicable skill. It also includes opposed check and modifiers along with Fate points. There is a magic system included. Ian Lizard Harac Greg Lynch 2005 Mongoose Publishing 304 A science fiction RPG based on the trading card game from Decipher, Inc. It is set in the 24th century, when humanity is divided into Earthers, the Gongen (the largely Asian population of Mars), and the "Mavericks" inhabiting the moons of Jupiter. Recently, the Mumon Rift opened near the asteroid belt, and a mysterious and conquering race known as the Shi pulled their entire planet through, while being pursued by a monstrous four-legged race called the Quay. This uses a variant of 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>, aka the D20 System. Stefan Burstrom Anders Blixt Hakan Jonsson Hans Sundqvist 1990 Lancelot Games "No Law, No Rules, Only Chaos" A Swedish-language post-apocalyptic RPG with a light-hearted, action-based tone. It is set 30 years after a devastating invasion by aliens from outer space. The system is a simplified version of the <a href="GAME#khelataar"> Khelataar</a> system. Bill King 1997 Manticore Productions 288 A far-future post-apocalyptic RPG, set on a planet ravaged by ten millennia of total war, where five gigantic city-states ("metrozones") are struggling over dwindling supplies of Drakonium, the ultimate energy source. The warfare has spawned mutation-causing weapons, bio-engineered plagues, robots turned amok by a computer virus, and a Galactic interdict trapping unpleasant aliens on the planet. Resolution is a simple d20+stat+skill+modifiers, where an 11+ succeeds. A roll of 1 fumbles, while 20 is roll again. Character creation is open point-bought. There are four attributes (Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Psyche) rated -3 to +3, and skills rated 0 to 9 (divided into Easy, Normal, and Hard). Combat bases damage on the degree of success, with a possible multiplier and/or additive bonus. It also has hit location and critical hits. cf. Mark Hughes' <a href="http://kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu/~kamikaze/WasteWorld/"> Waste World resources</a>. 1st "V&auml;gen" Johan Anglemark 1993 V&auml;ster&aring;s Stift Quo Vadis? 1995 1st "The Way" [English] 1997 Ansgar 1998 A Swedish-language Christian educational RPG, developed for church youth groups. It is Christian but non-denominational, intended to let the players deal with complex moral problems and serves as a basis for teaching a Christian way of life. Each part includes built-in scenarios. Part I ("Vagen") is a fantasy setting. Part II ("Quo Vadis?") is set in the early Roman times of the Christian church. Part III ("Ansgar") is based around missionaries to 9th century Sweden. In the base rules there are three races (Elf, Human, Dwarf) and three classes (Wizard, Warrior, Scout). The player rolls 2d6+6 for six characteristics (Strength, Intelligence, Attentiveness, Agility, Endurance, Looks). There are 18 skills split among the classes, where each skill has a base chance equal to its key characteristic. Resolution is by rolling 3d6 under skill value. cf. http://www.rollspel.com/engelsk/theway.htm Timothy S. Till 1998 Rune's Law A science fantasy RPG, set in a far-flung space empire with a huge variety of races and very common psionics (or "Genetic Abilities"). The system is rather chart intensive. J. Swill G. Vrill 2008 Ye Olde Gaming Companye A fantasy role-playing game in the genre of "old school" Dungeons &amp; Dragons. The core book includes details on the fantasy world of Twylos. Character creation is limited point-bought; modified by race (dwarf, elf, half-elf, hobgobling, half-orc, human, or orc); plus choice of disciplines and proficiencies (advantages and skills). Robert Alan Beatty 1981 self-published A small-press fantasy RPG, published as a 66 pages long single-sided booklet with no table of contents or index. It uses a percentile system with other dice used for certain effects. The system has character classes of Fighter, Mage, Psychic, and Shape-changer -- plus the "Thief" class which has a skill-based subsystem. It suggests that other skill-based classes can use Thief as a template. There is a brief sample campaign setting (6 pages). Rebecca Sean Borgstrom Brad Elliott 2005 EOS Press 384 A wuxia martial arts RPG, based on the comic book series by Tony Wong. This is set in China in a fictional mythic age, with extensive background on the history and culture. It uses a dice pool system where you roll as many d10s as your skill rating (0 to 5) and look for matches, where each matching die adds +10 to the number shown. So rolling two 7s would be 27, and three 4s would be 34. There are 25 general skills grouped into 5 attributes: Might, Speed, Presence, Genius and Wu Wei (or "harmony with the world"). The game includes a system for chi powers and secret arts. Keith Bailey 1991 Web Games 2nd 1993 A small-press universal RPG system. It uses a percentile skill-based system (roll under skill). Character creation is by random-roll attributes (1d20 for each of the seven attributes) with point-bought skills and advantages. There are world-dependent "archetypes" which give a package of skills. There were two genre supplements published: "Web of Horrors" and "Web of Stars". Shane Lacy Hensley John R. Hopler 2001 Pinnacle Entertainment Group A modern-day magic RPG set in an alternate history period of World War II, in which runic magic, miracles, werewolves, and haunted tanks play a role. It uses the D20 System from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>. Complete rules are not provided: basic rules for character creation, combat, and other systems refer to the D&amp;D Players Handbook. Larry Snider Matt Maaske 1999 Games What Games A modern-day magic RPG set in an alternate historical period of WWII where the rumors of Nazi occult practices prove true as they unleash the old ways of magic into a world of technological warfare. (Note that this is unrelated to the "Weird War II" sourcebook from Pinnacle Games for the D20 System released in 2001.) Mark Rein&bull;Hagen 1992 White Wolf 2nd 1994 A modern horror/action game, where PCs are werewolves that are dedicated to defending the Earth and the environment against evil beings which are distorting the cosmic balance. It uses a variant of the "Storyteller" system. Justin Achilli Ethan Skemp 1997 White Wolf A companion games to <a href="GAME#werewolf">Werewolf</a> set in the old west. The rules are almost identical to the original. New features besides the old west background are the Storm Umbra (a spirit disrupting the Umbra in this time period). Anders Gillbring Mikael Hermansson Anders Thyberg 1989 Lancelot 2nd 1989 3rd 1998 R&auml;vspel A Swedish-language RPG set in the American wild west, with has detailed background and complex rules. It used a skill-based system with rules for skill improvement and maintenance. There are at least 5 adventures published for it. 1st (German) J&ouml;rg D&uuml;nne 2009 Vagrant Workshop 1st (English) J&ouml;rg D&uuml;nne 2009 Vagrant Workshop A historical GMless RPG set in the American Wild West. Players each create a PC for themselves and two NPCs (a friend and a foe) that another player may play. Character creation includes by choosing a profession with top fixed rank, and five player-defined skills with a lower rank, along with three attributes (Body, Mind, and Charisma). Resolution works by a bidding mechanic used when two players differ on how to resolve a scene. The winner gets to control the scene, but the chips in the pot are passed out to all the other players. Tom K. Loney 2008 Peryton Publishing Deluxe Tom K. Loney 2009 Peryton Publishing A pulp action game, the title an acronym for "Wildly Heroic Action Pulp", using the minimalist TAG (Tom's Adventure Gaming) system. Resolution uses 2d6 against a target number of difficulty minus attribute. Character creation includes eight character classes including Scrapper, Gumshoe, Flatfoot, Medium, Gimmick, and Professor. Ryan Johnson 1997 Guild of Blades A universal mini-RPG (16 pages). The system uses a simple stat + 1d6 roll vs difficulty (open-ending on rolls of 6). Combat includes initiative and dodge mechanics. There are also rules for spell casting, weapon mastery, magical weapon smithing, and immortal characters. John Dankert Jim Lauffenburger 1978 self-published A medieval fantasy RPG similar to <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons"> D&amp;D</a>, using a hex-grid position-based combat system and a spell-point magic system. Charles Ryan Steven Long Christian Moore Owen K.C. Stephens 2001 Wizards of the Coast A fantasy RPG set in the world of Robert Jordan's fantasy novel series. The system is derived from 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons & Dragons</a>. Compared to that, it eliminates alignments and replaces the core classes with new ones. It also adds "Backgrounds" as options which modify character creation, and adds a new magic system with variable-level spells. John Fountain Alistair Dandy 2010 When Worlds Collide, Ltd A multi-versal RPG system designed to cover traditional role-playing genres including fantasy, western, medieval, horror, and cyberpunk. It is set in a background where the player characters can shift between realities and gain powers at the cost of side effects to their own bodies. The system called the Tri Hexahedral Engine or T.H.E. System, using 3d6 for most rolls. Resolution is by rolling 3d6, adding attribute and skill modifiers, and comparing the total to a difficulty level (with the standard being 10). Character creation is point-based, with a chosen occupation that gives a bonus to broad skill groups, such as academic and technological. Character have 7 attributes, ranging from -3 to +5, along with detailed skills and special abilities. It also includes rules for the Rifts by which characters move between dimensions and gain powers. 1st (Swedish) Wilhelm Person 2008 self-published 1st (English) Wilhelm Person 2009 self-published A short story game for 3-4 players, published in Swedish and English - with the original Swedish title "Medan V&auml;rlden g&aring;r under". Mike Nystul 1993 Pariah Press 2nd 1994 Pariah Press Ronin A modern-day horror game where each PC is a unique horror from another dimension, fighting even more horrible things from beyond. The imagery is very strong in this. Laurent Tr&eacute;mel Eric Bouchaud Nicolas Th&eacute;ry 1988 Siroz A French-language sci-fi mecha RPG, with powered-armor warriors of devastating power. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#universom">Universom</a> system. Tomek Kreczmar Michal Marszalik Maciej Nowak-Kreyer Michal Studniarek 2001 Wydawnictwo MAG A Polish-language fantasy RPG, based on novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. The title translates as "Hexer, the imaginary role playing". It uses a complex skill-based rules set. John Wick 2006 Wicked Dead Brewing Company A modern espionage RPG, which concentrates on bringing to life the planning of espionage operations. Leigh Ronald Grossman 2005 Wildside Press 272 A generic role-playing system, focused on medieval fantasy. It uses a detailed skill-based mechanics, with hundreds of skills. Character creation is random-roll attributes and limited point-bought skills, with a number of skill points equal to the Intelligence attribute. Costs are listed for each skill, with cases of discounts for a high controlling attribute or related skill. Advancement is per skill based on use and training. The basic rules include a magic system with a wide range of spells among eighteen types of magic (Conjuration, Weather, Generation, Fire, Earth, Air, Water, Emotion, Healing, Illusion, Motion, Necromancy, Summoning, Transmutation, Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral). Greg Stolze Dennis Detwiller 2006 Arc Dream Publishing A gritty superhero roleplaying game, the sequel to the previous game <a href="GAME#godlike">Godlike</a>: Superhero Roleplaying in a World on Fire, 1936-1946. After the war, even more powerful Talents appeared. This is a more general superhero game, though tending towards cinematically gritty inspired by comics like "Top 10" and "Watchmen". The rules use Greg Stolze's "One-Roll Engine." Actions are resolved by rolling d10's equal to stat plus skill. The number of matches (i.e. d10's with the same value) indicate speed of success, while the number matched indicates quality of success. Anthony P. LeBoutillier Gerald D. Seypura 1981 FGU An old west RPG. The detailed system uses a skill-based system with a universal probability chart, resolving using d20s and d6s only. Combat includes detailed facing rules and individual stats for horses. The 45 skills are cross-referenced to indicate where they add to each other. C.J. Carrella 1996 Myrmidon 2nd 1999 Eden Studios A game of modern-day magic, drawing on real-world beliefs of Wicca and other groups. The characters are practitioners of magic secretly fighting monsters and conspiracies in our world. Malcolm Harris 2009 self-published 250 A modern fantasy RPG for beginners, based on the independent comic of the same name. The PCs are 11 to 12 year old witches attending a School of Magic. Character creation is by choosing a clique, distributing a set of die values based on clique among the six attributes (Body, Mind, Senses, Will, Social, and Magic), and spending from two point pools (Mundane and Magic) on skills. It uses a step-die system, rolling a die type for attribute and adding the skill value versus difficulty. cf. http://www.witchgirlsadventures.com/ Paul D. Baader Roger Buckelew 1983 Statcom Simulations, Inc. 46 A historical/horror RPG set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Player characters are either witches with actual magic, or lawful magistrates trying to hunt them down and prosecute them. It includes detailed notes on the setting: including daily lives of the Puritan Colonists, maps of typicial buildings, accusation process, and magistrate duties and procedures. It uses a simple percentile system. Character creation includes percentile random-roll of ten attributes (five physical and five mental), followed by 30 points to distribute among them, and then rolls for Age, Marital Status, Children, Height, Weight, Social Status, Home Town, and Occupation. Advancement is by level and consist of adds to attributes, depending on whether the character is a Witch or a Magistrate. Witches get most of their experience for remaining free and casting spells, while Magistrates get experience mainly from disrupting magic rituals, making accusations, and executing witches. There is a detailed accusation and trial process, as well as a magic system for witches. Scott Charlton Rucht Lilavivat Henry Lopez M. Sean Molley Brian Schoner Robert J. Schwalb Robert Vaughn 2007 Paradigm Concepts 256 A role-playing game in the genre of "swashbuckling horror", set in a the 1690s of a parallel Europe and America. In the New World, Aztecs and Incas are still around -- resisting the Spanish with magic. The PCs are among the few who by providence can deal with the invisible world of the supernatural. There are a variety of factions among these, though all signed an Accord following the London fire of 1666, which had resulted from infighting. It uses a dice pool system similar to White Wolf's Storyteller system from <a href="GAME#worldofdarkness">World of Darkness</a>. Roll a number of d10s equal to attribute plus skill, where each result of 7 or higher is a success. Character creation is limited point-based. There are nine attributes divided into physical, mental, and spiritual. All begin at 2 and you have a set of points to increase them. Pre-release Christopher Dorn Matthew D. Grau Lance P. Johnstone 1995 Apex Publications Inc 32 A sci-fi RPG by Apex Publishing. The full version was never published, but several hundred copies of a pre-release were sold at GenCon which included the battle rules but not full role-playing material. It was illustrated by C. Brent Ferguson, edited by Peter Mork. It was set in a futuristic interstellar setting with humans and several alien races. The prerelease version uses a dice pools system where you add together base dice for the weapon and the character's ability in that weapon class. Die types range from d3 to d12. Preview/Interim Michael S. Miller 2004 Incarnadine Press 136 comic-book-sized pages Full 2005 A superhero RPG specifically about the dramatic side of Silver Age comics, only incidentally about superpowers. The system is designed so that as you take losses you gain advantages against the GM's villains, so all stories involve getting beaten for the first two acts. Resolution uses a hand of playing cards rather than dice. There is a strong emphasis on story advice and examples of play for how to generate an interesting storyline. Character creation is done by filling in six Aspects, namely Origin, Powers, Convictions (i.e. deep-set beliefs), Relationships, Identity (i.e. non-superhero secret identity), and any Duties you might have to others. Ralph Bakshi Ken Whitman Jeff Zitomer Brett Maddox 1992 Whit Productions 136 An RPG set in the fantasy world of Ralph Bakshi's animated movie "Wizards" (1977), where magical faeries fight against technology-wielding mutants led by the evil wizard Blackwolf. It uses a simple skill-based system (roll under skill on d20), with point-bought character creation, dominated by choice of race. Niels Erickson C. Polite W.G. Murphy 1981 Mystic Swamp 2nd 1983 A medieval fantasy RPG using a simple system. Character creation is class-based and advancement is level-based. David Silvera Douglas S. Krull 1983 Fantasy Worlds Unlimited 80 A fantasy genre RPG, subtitled "A Complete Fantasy Role-playing game For Imaginitive Players Of All Ages". It is set in an original fantasy world with a central city known as "Mousehole". The game as a whole is very similar to <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a>, particularly in the experience tables and magic lists was copied almost verbatim. The rules are fairly simple, with a few innovations, such as spell points for regulating wizard's spell memorization. Krzysztof Piskorski 2003 Portal A Polish-language fantasy RPG, whose title translates as "Masters of fate". It is a new style game where players become gods of light and darkness and are trying to manipulate with a live of a single ordinary person. The goal is to win with another player. Simon Washbourne 2011 Beyond Belief Games A fantasy RPG about anthropomorphic animals in the genre of the Redwall novels by Brian Jacque. The player character races include mice, moles, hedgehogs, squirrels and badgers - collectively known as the Kind. The default setting is that the player characters are residents of Alder Vale, home of Stonewell Abbey and Murkenhill Fort. They defend their home against pillaging rats and weasels as well as various solitary predators. The game uses a variant of the system from <a href="GAME#swordsandwizardry">Swords &amp; Wizardry</a> tailored to the genre. The classes include friar, scout and wizard - and multiclassing is supported. The basic game includes 40 monsters and an introductory adventure by David Bezio entitled "Shadow's Roost". Ulrico Font John Willford 1988 Game Systems, Inc. A fantasy RPG about playing cats and dogs with magical powers. It uses an original system, where resolution is by rolling less than skill on the total of a number of d6s based on difficulty (from 1d6 for Very Easy to 5d6 for Very Hard). Character creation starts with choice of cat or dog, and is limited point-based. There are 6 attributes (Strength, Intelligence, Agility, Size, Cute and Health) and 19 skills. Each skill has a default value of a single attribute, and when bought starts at the sum of two attributes, and can be raised further with more points. Skill points can also be spent on spells, and can be modified by taking Advantages (including Keen Nose, Flea Collar, or Toughcoat) or Problems (including Age, Bad Sight, Declawed, Fleas, or Limper). Cats have innate abilities to reduce falling damage ("land on their feet"), an option for nine lives, an option for "patron" (distinct from owner). Dogs have innate abilities to heal faster ("licking their wounds"), to summon their owners, to sense bad intentions in humans, and one day per month have a +1 to rolls ("Every Dog Has His Day"). There are 48 spells for cats and 46 for dogs - some only available if simpler prerequisites are taken (i.e. Stay Put requires Stay, and Lockjaw requires Stay Put). The basic game includes stats for NPC animals including Mice, Rats, Horses, Sheep, Pigs, Squirrels, Birds and Rabbits. It also includes a six-page sample adventure. Graham Spearing 2009 D101 Games 232 A narrative roleplaying game with four mini-settings, known as themes - including "The Cold Crusade" by Mark Galeotti; "The Empire of Gatan" by Newt Newport with Graham Spearing; "Infinite War" by Newt Newport; and "Keep Portland Weird" by Charles Green. Character creation uses free-form traits assigned to categories Body, Mind, or Soul. The player assigns two traits at 6d, five at 5d, and nine at 4d; as well as defining a long-term goal, short-term goal, and shared group goal. Resolution uses a dice pool mechanic, rolling d6s equal to a trait appropriate to the challenge, where every 4 or 5 is one success, and 6 is two successes. There are bonus dice of standard 1d per 3 trait points from assisting characters, and bonus dice if the character invokes a Goal. Gregory J. Kinney 1985 M.S. Kinney Corporation A universal "realistic" RPG, which attempts factual information of everything on Earth: including geography, occupations, history, and animals. Shane Lacy Hensley 1995 West End Games A dark fantasy RPG setting for the <a href="GAME#masterbook"> MasterBook</a> system: the world of the computer game "Aden" from SSI. The world features thunder trains and monstrous "nocturnals". Dana Jorgensen 1995 Alternate Realities Publications 2nd 1998 A small-press fantasy RPG set on an original world. Greg Farshtey Ed Stark 1994 West End Games 2nd Nikola Vrtis 2004 West End Games An urban fantasy RPG setting originally released as a boxed set including the setting book and the <a href="GAME#masterbook">MasterBook</a> system core book. The second edition was released as a supplement for the <a href="GAME#d6">D6 System</a>. It is set in a fantasy world, Marl, reminiscent of U.S. 1940s film noir with the addition of monsters and magic. Within Marl, there are well-defended cities surrounded by large tracts of wilderness where monsters roam. Bill Bridges Rick Chillot Ken Cliffe Mike Lee 2004 White Wolf A modern horror RPG, the successor to a number of previous games including <a href="GAME#vampirethemasquerade"> Vampire: The Masquerade</a>, <a href="GAME#werewolftheapocalypse"> Werewolf: The Apocalypse</a>, <a href="GAME#magetheascension"> Mage: The Ascension</a>, and other games. This is something of a revised edition, with the specific games appearing as world modules for this core rulebook. It uses a dice pool system, revised to roll a number of d10s based on attribute + skill + modifiers. Each result of 8-10 is a success, with a 10 giving an additional roll. Character creation is limited point-based, with a changed set of attributes and skills. It has a number of supplements that form semi-independent game lines within the same setting - Vampire: The Requiem (2004), Werewolf: The Forsaken (2005), Mage: The Awakening (2005), Promethean: The Created (2006), Changeling: The Lost (2007), Hunter: The Vigil (2008), and Geist: The Sin-Eaters (2009). Brant Guillory 1999 BaDGe Publications A fantasy RPG, set in an original world populated by dwarves, elves, and other fantasy races. The basic game includes a campaign background in the world. The system resolves actions using stat + 2d6 vs difficulty or opposed roll, using special stats in combat such as (weapon combat value + strength + level)/3. Character creation us random-roll attributes (1d6+3 for the three attributes: Strength, Skill and Intelligence. There is also a magic system included based on bending the six laws of physics: gravity, spirit, thought, light, noise, and magic. Brian Sean Perry Greg Farshtey 1994 West End Games A pulp-action RPG based on the movies, using the <a href="GAME#masterbook">MasterBook</a> system. Ed Bolme 1995 West End Games A modern occult RPG, based on the popular series of novels by Brian Lumley. Psionic secret agents ("ESPers"), communications from beyond the grave ("necroscopy"), and deadly vampires ("Wamphyri") are just a small part of the Necroscope universe. It uses the <a href="GAME#masterbook">MasterBook</a> system. Teeuwynn Woodruff Dennis Feldman Greg Farshtey 1995 West End Games A sci-fi RPG based on the alien-among-us movie, using the <a href="GAME#masterbook">MasterBook</a> system. Raven McCracken 1991 Real Dream Inc. 2nd 1993 Wonderworld A high-powered traditional fantasy game set in a hollow world -- actually a generation starship built by a god out of the planet Mars, following an eons-long dark ages of plagues and wars. The worldship has both an exterior and interior surface complete with vegetation, and is broken up into regions where magic doesn't work and regions where technology doesn't work. The system uses random-roll and class-based character creation. There are 50 character classes including Psielf, Bio-Syntha Cyborg, Flymen, Armored Mantises, Amazons, Alchemists, and more. Advancement is level-based, with all classes going up to 600th level. Characters can have "tenths", where each tenth reduces damage by 1/10 (i.e. two tenths means the character takes 1/100 damage). Bill Olmesdahl Brian Schomburg Greg Farshtey Ed Stark 1995 West End Games A post-apocalyptic RPG based on the comic book (by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin) and the 1995 MGM movie of the same name. It is about a near future where a comet strike devastates the Earth. In 2033, the only water left is under the control of an evil megacorporation, The Department of Water and Power. There are many oddities, including mutant kangaroos and gadgets like the Dangerball and the Plasma-powered Flesh-Reversing Rifle. It uses the <a href="GAME#masterbook">MasterBook</a> system, and was packaged with a copy of the core rule book. 2nd Mike Johnstone Andrew Bates Luke Johnson 2005 Sword and Sorcery Studios 400 A fantasy roleplaying game based on the massively multiplayer online computer game from Blizzard Entertainment. This is the second edition, where the previous edition was a campaign setting with the shorter title of <a href="GAME#warcraft">Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game</a>. This second edition is a standalone game, using a variant of 3rd edition <a href="GAME#dungeonsanddragons">D&amp;D</a>, aka the D20 System. Frank S. Shewmake Douglas Laedtke Lavette Skilling Warth 1990 Other World Games A spacefaring sci-fi RPG. It uses a simple skill-based system. Steve Perrin Steve Henderson Gordon Monson Greg Stafford Lynn Willis 1982 Chaosium The earliest universal RPG, this used the Chaosium universal system (<a href="GAME#basic">Basic Role-playing</a>) as a base and provided three worldbooks: "Fantasy World", "Super World", and "Future World". Character creation varies: all have random-roll attributes. Superheroes have point-bought skills and powers. F*W characters have career training (a la <a href="GAME#traveller"> Traveller</a>). M*W characters are have class-like templates (warrior, rogue, sage, sorceror). Bard Bloom Victoria Borah Bloom 2001 Padwolf Publishing A fantasy RPG set on an original world which is a giant tree. The world-tree lies under a crystalline sun rolling on a track in the sky. Its branches are fifty miles wide and thousands long. The flat upper sides are the home of civilization, while the sides of the branches are untamed wilderness. The PC's are among 8 anthropomorphic animal species: Cani (dogs), Herethroy (beetles), Orren (otters), and Rassimel (racoons) -- along with the rarer Gormoror (bears), Khtsoyis (flying octopi), Sleeth (panthers), and Zi Ri (dragons). M. David Clark 1993 Whit Productions A professional wrestling RPG, licensed from Titan Sports. At its heart is a wrestling combat system including numerous over-the-top maneuvers. Campaign play is supported by characters advancing in standing from match to match. Storm Constantine Gabriel Strange Lydia Wood 2005 Immanion Press A science fantasy RPG based on the novels by Storm Constantine. It is set in the near future as humanity is in decline, ravaged by insanity, conflict, disease and infertility. A new race -- the Wraeththu -- mysteriously appeared in the ruins of northern cities. They are beautiful and androgynous as well as stronger than humans and psychically gifted. They can also transform humans into creatures like themselves. It uses an original system, with a ction resolution using 1d20. There is a weapon creation subsystem combined with an emphasis on swordplay. The psychic/magic/psionic rules use a freeform system reminiscent of Ars Magica. Mark Rein&bull;Hagen Richard Dansky Jennifer Hartshorn Sam Chupp 1994 White Wolf 2nd 1996 A modern fantasy-horror RPG about ghosts ("wraiths") caught between the world of their former lives and the fantasy-like underworld ("Stygia"). Stygia (specifically the underworld of Europe and North America) is a world embroiled in civil war between the Hierarchy, Renegades, and Heretics. Individual wraiths are held on by "fetters" (passions for things left behind in the world of the living), while being tempted by their "shadows" (evil halves of their souls). The interesting mechanic is that each player has a PC <em>and</em> plays another PC's shadow. <br> The 2nd edition and later books downplayed somewhat the introspective and fatalistic aspect, in favor of more conventional fight against evil in the underworld. Daniel Bayn 2003 Bayn.org An electronically-published martial arts action RPG. It uses a simple dice-pool system based on player description. The player rolls 1d6 plus an additional die for each embellishment. Embellishments are descriptive items that add flash and style to the described action. Each roll that is less than the stat (rated 1 to 5) is a success. Eloy Lasanta 2010 Third Eye Games 221 An Asian-themed fantasy RPG based on animated works such as Naruto and Avatar the Last Airbender. It is set in a large empire, where four years ago the Emperor declared war on the ninja clans who were formerly allies. The majority of ninja clans have banded together to form the Lotus Coalition to try to survive, stave off, or defeat the Empire in this latest war. It uses a version of the Dynamic Gaming System (DGS) from <a href="GAME#apocalypsepreventioninc"> Apocalypse Prevention, Inc.</a> by the same author. The core mechanic is 1d20 + Attribute + Skill vs. a Target Number of 10, 20, 30, or 40. Character creation is by picking a type (Ninja or Ronin) and clan, as well as an Element and Passion - which determines starting Chi and permanent Yin and Yang. There is limited point-buy of attributes and skills, along with bonus points usable for Gifts, and possibly more from taking Drawbacks. Jason L. Blair 2004 Key 20 Publishing A modern fantasy RPG, where the PCs are magic-using gang members known as "slingers", with the magical power of their "Wyrd". Magic has always existed in our world, though mostly hidden because it has backed oppressed classes such as poor blacks and Latinos. Magic has recently gained press and publicity during the rise of rap and hip-hop, as the gang slingers became popular and brought their knowledge of the streets and magic to a broader audience. Character creation uses freeform Traits, two positive and two negative, to indicate things your character is good at or bad at. You are given a broad-range Skill to cover things your character has proficiency in. You have at least one Ally, one Enemy, one Lover, and one Rival. Action resolution is based on 3d6, plus extra dice for traits. The player rolls and keeps the highest three (for positive traits) or lowest three (for negative traits). The dice are then assigned to three categories: Order (how fast you execute, i.e. initiative), Power (how effective you are at achieving your goal), and Payback (a gift from the Wyrd, giving benefits such as healing, not being damaged in the first place, more success on your next magical action, or a nifty magical effect on your next mundane action). J. Parker 2005 Dilly Green Bean Games A science fantasy RPG set on a planet that once was the greatest prison in the universe. After a mysterious cataclysm, it was thrown into an ice age, and recovered centuries later with the the construction of Atmosphere Controllers. The planet is now lush with life, but plagued by hidden horrors still lurking there. It uses a variant of the <a href="GAME#fuzion">Fuzion</a> system, originaly from R. Talsorian games. Simon Parkinson 1997 Dragon Games An alien invasion conspiracy RPG, based around a secret government organization dedicated to defending the Earth against an alliance of aliens planning to infiltrate and conquer Earth. In 1947, a number of aliens were left behind from a crashed spaceship, who allied to prepare for a slower-than-light invasion centuries in the future. There are five types of aliens on Earth: Controller, Infiltrater, Observer, Morpher, Grunt. The system uses five attributes (Strength, Perception, Constitution, Agility, Influence) and various percentile skills. Character creation includes random-roll attributes (2d4 x 10 + 1d10, for a range from 21 to 90) and point-bought skills. Matthew Webster Eric Wujcik Aaron Rosenberg Dan Ryan Jamie Jarvis Matthew Webster Darrell Hardy 2001 Ionian Game Studios A hard science fiction RPG, set in a lawless sector of the galaxy known as the Frontier. Five races are plagued by the shapeshifting Sharr'Dann, who are more powerful physically and technologically than any other race. It uses a skill-based system using d20 rolls. Martin Wixted 1986 FGU A sci-fi RPG set in 2197 where Russians occupy most of North America. Astronauts of the U.S. Space Command crash-land after an unusual "temporal displacement", and emerge to oppose them. It uses a percentile skill-based system. Character creation is limited point-bought. David J. Rodger 2005 Lulu David J. Rodger 2008 A post-apocalyptic horror RPG set in a future where the Earth's population has been devastated by disease some time in the 2030s. The orbital colonies and deep-space habitats cut off contact to protect themselves from infection and did nothing to help. After over 70% of the population died, further horrors emerged including zombies and orcs (the results of infection) as well as more supernatural phenomena. It uses a percentile skill-based system similar to <a href="GAME#callofcthulhu">Call of Cthulhu</a>, adding Ranks to professions that represent conviction and faith in your own abilities, that function similar to a character level system. David Nalle 1979 Ragnarok Press 2nd 1980 3rd 1982 4th 1982 5th 1985 7th 1998 A fantasy-genre RPG, which has changed significantly over 7 editions. In general, it uses a percentile skill system, with limited point-bought character creation. It has an action-point-based combat system. Patrick Durand-Peyrolles 1995 Tamise Productions A French-language medieval fantasy RPG. It uses a d6 and d100 based sytem. Ryo Kamiya 2006 Sunset Games A modern-day fantasy RPG where the player characters are henge - magical animals with able take on human form. Adventures focus on helping ordinary people in a town in rural Japan. Character creation starts with picking one of six character types, each with their own special abilities: fox, raccoon dog, cat, dog, rabbit, or bird. Resolution uses a diceless system based on point spending. Each character has a Connection stats (from 1 to 5) to the town and to each other PC. At the start of each scene, a character gets points of Wonder equal to total connections to them, and points of Feelings equal to total connections from others. Wonder is spent on special powers, Feelings to boost attributes, and both can be spent on transforming. Steve Stone Lester Smith 1997 Archangel 2nd 1999 Dynasty A bizarre sci-fi game where PC's are biomech hive members cut off from the collective consciousness (the god-queen "Zero"). The characters learn to become individuals and find that their lives were not as nice as they thought. Worse, they are now considered enemies of the hive. It uses a simple skill system: Choose a number of skills that you want to concentrate on ("Focus skills"). The number you chose is your Focus rating. On focus skills you want to roll <em>over</em> the Focus rating; on other skills you want to roll <em>under</em> the Focus rating. Thus, the more Focus skills you have, the worse you are at them. The roll is 1d6 times 1d6 (i.e. 1 to 36). Jacek J. Greczyszyn 1995 Szaman A Polish-language fantasy RPG based on Slavic history and mythology. The title translates as "The Evil Shadow: Ravens of Delusion". It was the first original Polish-language RPG. It uses a complex rules system. Eero Tuovinen 2007 Arkenstone Publishing 1st English 2008 Arkenstone Publishing A horror genre storytelling game about a zombie apocalypse, that mixes board game and role-playing elements. Players take turns directing scenes, and by conflicts with other players their character token may move closer to the zombie token. If the zombie token is in the same scene, the player describes how their character is killed. The game comes in a boxed set that includes a game board, tokens, rules sheet, and 27 Cinema Cards. Players choose from three types of character cards for creating their characters. Matt Johnston Colin Johnston Paul Keenan 1999 Crucible A modern-day zombie horror RPG, based primarily on the George Romero movies. It is published as a 68-page 5"x8" booklet that includes the brief rules and more detailed background. It is set in a world where in 1999 the dead begin to rise and rapidly cause a breakdown of society. It uses a minimalist system. There are 10 traits (combining attributes and skills). Actions are resolved by rolling 2d6 under trait + modifiers. Risto J. Hieta Hans Zenjuga 1999 Artic Ranger Production 2nd 1999 Artic Ranger Production A small-press Finnish-language tongue-in-cheeck horror RPG, whose title translates to "Zombie Roleplaying Game: the Dead". A thin and small A6-sized booklet, printed by Tehokopiointi KY. The PC's are zombies, generated by various random-roll methods including previous profession (lumberjack, celebrity, hobo, mafia boss,...) and how the character died (i.e. the burglar shot back or bondage game gone too far). Action resolution uses d6 and d8. There is a live-action version of this game entitled "Elokalmo" (roughly "Life-Dead"). Nicolas Thery Franck Bouchaud 1986 Siroz A French-language modern-day suburban-violence / teen rebellion RPG. Thomas Mastakouris 2000 Aiolos "Living Epics" -- A Greek-language RPG set in the mythic Greece of Homer's epics. It uses a skill-based system. Chad Underkoffler 2006 Atomic Sock Monkey Press A fairy tale fantasy RPG using a variant of the Prose Descriptive Qualities (PDQ) system from in <a href="GAME#truthandjustice">Truth &amp; Justice</a>. It includes description of the genre and many notes from campaign play, but only a few details on a sample setting. Resolution is based on 2d6 + stat versus difficulty or opposed roll, possibly modified by spending Hero Point(s). Character creation is limited point-bought, distributing 6 Ranks of Qualities among player-defined traits and defining one Flaw that grants Hero Points when invoked.