The ancient game of Dungeons & Dragons is played for victory. We play to improve and learn. There is no fairness of sport nor soporific of power fantasy, merely the earnest exploration of the possible and the fantastic.
Muster is a friendly introduction to the particular ethos and technique of playing D&D as a wargame, a kriegsspiel. It’s for both players and referees interested... [click here for more]
Solar System is the extremely google-unfriendly name of the rules engine used by The Shadow of Yesterday, the classic indie fantasy adventure drama rpg. This third edition of the rules comes as a standalone generic standalone booklet, which means that it's easier than ever to use the engine for adventures in any milieus you can think of. Solar System is a dramatic adventure engine... [click here for more]
300 years ago the old world was destroyed, only to be reborn as a vivacious pulp fantasy milieu full of cruel wickedness and exotic perils – but also love and hope. The Shadow of Yesterday is a classic indie fantasy drama game, armed with a Creative Commons license and a fresh west coast take on fantasy roleplaying. Stylistically it most resembles a Ralph Bakshi fantasy movie, if I had to sum it... [click here for more]