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Realms of Peril - Adventurer's Field Guide

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Whoa there, friend! Indeed, you have come to the right place, but heed this warning: venture not into these perilous realms of fantastic sword and sorcery, lest ye be of stout mind and steely nerve. For within these pages lie the gates to a wicked world of magic, mystery, devilry, and danger!

Realms of Peril is a classic fantasy adventure roleplaying game designed to be simple, accessible, and fun for new players and veterans alike. This book covers everything you need to know to create and play your own heroic or dastardly adventurer.

Inside, you’ll discover:

  • A d20-based core mechanic that determines not only if you succeed or fail, but if you encounter danger along the way.
  • Simple rules for fiction-focused gameplay with classic fantasy adventure principles. Designed for open-table campaigns.
  • Fast and fun character creation. Start at Level 0 and work your way up from one of a hundred evocative backgrounds that give just enough flavor to ignite your imagination.
  • Once you reach Level 1, pick from twelve unique adventurer classes, each with their own useful and powerful talents. Mix and match to build your character as they grow and evolve.
  • An arsenal of weapons, armor, and equipment to fill up your inventory before heading out for adventure.
  • Rules for followers, hirelings, companions, pets, beasts, familiars, arcane magic, bizarre gods, otherworldly spirits, downtime, strongholds, domains, armies, and establishments.

This purchase includes:

  • The Adventurer's Field Guide PDF
  • Character Sheet PDF
  • All Future Player Digital Content Updates

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Jason D July 16, 2023 12:27 am UTC
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Any plans to add a Print on Demand option?
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Bill E May 06, 2023 10:33 pm UTC
Will there be any adventures published for this?
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Regényi M May 02, 2023 11:05 am UTC
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Is there a GM screen (insert) for this game?
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Chris M February 19, 2023 10:11 pm UTC
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A nice simple system. Looking forward to running it. I did notice a typo on pg 17 of the Game Master Handbook. You reference Intelligence instead of Intellect. :)
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Zachary W April 18, 2023 8:46 pm UTC
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Thank you for the kind words! Glad you dig it. Great catch on the typo! I've fixed this in the latest version.
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George O February 06, 2023 2:41 am UTC
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Enjoying the book so far - it evokes really great OSR feelings, while remaining its own thing. Also, I think, on page 27, background 32 probably should be "Exorcised" instead of "Exercised", unless cardio drives out demons, of course :)
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Zachary W February 10, 2023 2:49 am UTC
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Thank you, George! And yes, you're right. (Agreed - I think getting a good jog in will help rid yourself of that pesky demon)
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George O March 05, 2023 6:07 am UTC
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:) I really look forward to Dragonwilds coming out! You are doing great work!
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Corey K February 05, 2023 7:07 am UTC
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Instant buy. This is exactly what I’ve been looking for that Dungeon World lacks. I’ve already home brewed a Paladin class and am excited to bring the whole game to the table. I grabbed the physical copies from the website too. I like the customizable classes and simple mechanics. Lots of great charts in the Gamemaster book for endless worldbuilding.

Well done.
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Zachary W February 05, 2023 7:07 pm UTC
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Awesome to hear, Corey! Head over to the Discord and share your paladin class if you like! We love homebrew stuff.
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Corey K February 05, 2023 9:47 pm UTC
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Awesome, I just did that. Let me know what you think.
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Py R February 01, 2023 11:47 pm UTC
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I am very intrigued by this product. Are there any plans in the works to expand it? More ancestries, classes, and other options?
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Py R February 02, 2023 6:48 am UTC
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Also I think I might have spotted an oversight. "Reach" is listed as one of the Item Properties, but none of the weapons listed above have this property. Instead, the polearms have "Near" property. I'm assuming that you intended to remove Reach?
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Zachary W February 05, 2023 7:09 pm UTC
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Yep! There will be lots of expanded content coming. It's Creative Commons so everyone to free to build and expand and remix.
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Zachary W February 05, 2023 7:11 pm UTC
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You might be right. I will investigate and update ASAP.
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Py R February 06, 2023 6:33 pm UTC
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It could be that you intended for polearms and similar long weapons to have the Reach property all along (as Near doesn't make narrative sense, it being the same amount of distance one would have to fall in order to take falling damage). Maybe it makes more sense for polearms to strike from, say, two paces away instead of five? I'm not sure how many feet are in a single Pace, by the way, but that would be helpful to know as well since both metrics are used (sparingly) in the book.

Also, there's an inconsistency with your description of weapon ranges. Page 12 describes the Near and Far weapon ranges to be up to 5 and 50 paces respectively. But the item properties list on page 37 describes the Far weapon property as being up to 30 paces away. Also, again the Near property doesn't seem to fit the narrative as it is described as up to the length of a long weapon (barely any further than Close range).

But in either case there doesn't appear to be any mechanics for leveraging range increments...See more
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Jeremy H February 01, 2023 2:16 am UTC
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I also publish stuff on here so I can't leave an official review but here are my thoughts so far (which I've shared in a handful of places):

"I picked this up as a DotD on DTRPG a few days back. Pleasantly surprised. It looks like a well-crafted homage to the original game (5e gen.?) bolted onto the PbtA system that uses all the usual funky dice. It looks very fleshed out and allows loads of character customization. The creators seem very committed to the project. The player's book appears to have had 99 edits, so it's pretty well-honed. The gm's book doesn't have bookmarks in the PDF yet. Lots of charts, tables, etc. to help flesh out your game. I wonder how it plays."

I'm too busy to run it at the moment so I'm waiting for some actual play videos or someone in my circle to pick it up and run it.

I'll probably take my PDFs to a local print shop this weekend. What page size are the books A5, digest, half-letter?

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Zachary W February 10, 2023 2:47 am UTC
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Thanks Jeremy! Appreciate your kind words!

The page is 8.5"x5.5", or a standard 8.5x11" folded in half.
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Alex K January 31, 2023 11:26 am UTC
Horrible description. It doesnt tell me anything. How Realms is different from Dungeon World? What is the main idea of this system?
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Zachary W January 31, 2023 4:32 pm UTC
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Sorry Alex! I'll see if I can improve the description. I sort of thought I gave enough basic info for you get the gist of it, plus the Preview is more than half of the book so I was pretty confident a potential customer such as yourself would be able to see what you're about to get yourself into. I personally don't feel that the main product description is an appropriate place to compare it directly to another specific game, although I understand why you'd want to know what sets it apart. Any specific suggestions you may have are welcome!
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Patrick K January 27, 2023 7:36 pm UTC
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Bought from the main website not here, but I absolutely adore this system as a super flexible almost Goblin Laws of Gaming-esque. Power level is low and smooth, super easy to homebrew options into. Would recommend as I am using it as an OSR intro campaign for players that want a bit more choice when they level.
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Zachary W January 31, 2023 4:29 pm UTC
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Thanks for your support and kind words Patrick!!
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Robert S January 27, 2023 5:07 pm UTC
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I think this is good enough that I just paid for a second digital copy, simply so I have it in my dtrpg library. Discounted? Of course, but I wouldn't do it unless the game will get played.
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Zachary W January 31, 2023 4:27 pm UTC
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Thank you for the kind words, Robert! Glad you dig it.
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