RPG Fantasy

In Darkest Warrens Fantasy RPG

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In Darkest Warrens is billed as a minimalist RPG. Trollish Delver Games writes:

IN DARKEST WARRENS is a minimalist fantasy roleplaying game whose rules cover two pages, including a bestiary and introductory adventure. All you need is some six-sided dice, paper, pencils and, of course, a bunch of buddies to play with.

So what do you get?

All the rules you need, including character advancement for campaign play
Five classes: warrior, rogue, barbarian, mage and ranger
A bestiary containing 23 fiendish monsters to throw at your players
Super easy resolution system – all you need is a single d6
A character sheet
An introductory adventure: The Cow of Boburn
Hours of enjoyment in a small package
Print the rules right out and use them for reference at the table. Perfect for a pick-up and play game.

The game is available as a “pay what you want” from Drive Through RPG.

Heroic Golden Turbulence Wuxia Role Playing Game

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Heroic Golden Turbulence:

was designed to represent the fast-paced action of wuxia fantasy films, a popular canon of Hong Kong action cinema. It has been developed, however, be used for other action-oriented games. It rejects the so-called realism of most rpgs in an attempt to produce a fast, simple system which is accessible to players who don�t like rules but provides enough depth for flavour. It also aims to provide a simple system that retains the tactile pleasures of chucking huge handfuls of dice, a much neglected joy of roleplaying.

HGT uses six sided dice – a whole lot of six sided dice. The combat and crisis system revolves around choosing the colours of dice in your pool to represent your fighting priorities. This reduces the number of modifiers which you need to keep track of and allows for more intuitive combat decisions.

Random Sword and Sorcery Adventure Generator

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Here’s a pretty good random adventure generator for Swords and Sorcery games.

GURPS Space 1889 Conversion

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I loved Space: 1889. The setting was fantastic, and I also liked the RPG system. But for those who prefer a more nuts and bolts operation, you could try this GURPS conversion for Space: 1889

Lady Blackbird Steampunk RPG Module and Rules

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Lady Blackbird is a free RPG module and fast play rules set with a steampunk flavor. From the introduction:

Lady Blackbird is on the run from an arranged marriage to Count Carlowe. She hired a smuggler skyship, The Owl, to take her from her palace on the Imperial world of Ilysium to the far reaches of the Remnants, so she could be with her once secret lover: the pirate king Uriah Flint.

HOWEVER, just before reaching the halfway point of Haven, The Owl was pursued and captured by the Imperial cruiser Hand of Sorrow, under charges of flying a false flag.

EVEN NOW, Lady Blackbird, her bodyguard, and the crew of The Owl are detained in the brig, while the Imperial commander runs the smuggler ship’s registry over the wireless. It’s only a matter of time before they discover the outstanding warrants and learn that The Owl is owned by none other than the infamous outcast, Cyrus Vance.