Role Playing Games

Icar Science Fiction Role Playing Game

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Icar is a science fiction RPG with an intriguing setting:

Icar is a space opera set in the 93rd Millenium. Since leaving Earth, the human race has been through a number of social catastrophes, including the cliche of creating a humanoid race of robots which fought back against their creators. The Imperium, a benevolent organisation, steers the human race to keep it alive.

Take the part of a Scavenger crew exploring deep space for the chance of finding expensive salvage, step into the shoes of a Special Forces team up against the odds, fight crime through the eyes of a policeman as part of the most high-tech police force ever know or just create your own characters to explore this detail rich universe.

The author has been working on this since 1990 and the game is now in its umpteenth revision.

Dead Simple Modern Espionage Rules

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Dead Simple Modern Espionage is a set of free wargames rules for modern spy games.

Halberd Role Playing Game

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Halberd is a free (for now) fantasy RPG. From the description:

Magick is rife within Tequendria, flowing through all living things – human, elves, trees, naked molerats. The most infamous city in Tequendria, Highbridge, is also its most magical, so there’s never a dull moment if you’re an adventurer.

Halberd Fantasy Roleplaying uses the Unbelievably Simple Roleplaying rules to create a simple yet dynamic roleplaying game for beginners or veterans. Become anything you can imagine – a worldly druid, a brave warrior, a stealthy ninja, or one of an infinite number of characters.

Wield incredible magick with a flexible system that allows players to create their own spells on the fly, no matter what the situation is.

So step into the city of Highbridge, meet the Red Court, join the League of Assassins or help out the Not-Quite-Dead Poet’s Society. There’s a world of adventure waiting for you.

Halberd Fantasy Roleplaying is a tabletop roleplaying game for 2 or more players.

Features:

Simple and fast mechanics so the focus is on story rather than rules

Quick character generation with the option to make any kind of character you like, from dwarf ninjas to cat person astrologers.

Flexible magic system fuelled only by the imagination – everyone can cast spells!

Humorous setting inspired by the Discworld books by Sir Terry Pratchett

Dungeon Flipping! Clear out a dungeon and sell it to the government as a tourist attraction

Old School D&D Record Sheets

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If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember the incredibly dense Armory D&D record sheets. You can get a pdf of them here.

Nights of the Crusades RPG

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Nights of the Crusades is an RPG that’s gotten lots of good reviews. The good news is that the pdf is free.