Sellsword

A tabletop RPG combining inspirations from Nimble, Daggerheart, and many more. Short and old school, but with modern creative storytelling flexibility. Enough crunch to dig in, but without a dense tome of complex rules to slow you down. For fans of heroic high fantasy and adventure. Features include: FOUR PILLARS OF PLAY -Combat, Exploration, Social, Lore, each showcasing one of the four Attributes: Strength, Dexterity, Charisma, Intelligence EIGHT CLASSIC CLASSES -Pairs that shine in the different pillars: Warrior and Berserker, Ranger and Druid, Rogue and Cleric, Wizard and Sorcerer STRAIGHTFORWARD BASIC MECHANICS -d20 roll over a Difficulty, simple Advantage/Disadvantage -Damage Thresholds that keep the injury math and encounter balancing easy (no subtraction! no one-shots!) -Exploding damage dice that preserve big rolls (dice gremlins rejoice) -Simple Load-based inventory with Usage Dice for common resources -Meta-currency for cool moves on demand, Stress for pushing luck or assigning consequence -A roll table for increasing stats: mechanical boosts at every Level stay balanced, while players get control over selecting cool new moves and Abilities FOE BUILDER -No need to sift through a monster manual for foes--instead, use a tool to quickly and easily spin up adversaries on the fly (or ahead of time, if you prefer) -Consistent, easy to understand, less DM mental load (everything is basically a reskinned bear, after all) HEAVILY PLAYTESTED -The game has survived the crucibles of focused adults trying to break it and unpredictable teenagers full of surprises, over 50 full sessions and counting To download Character Sheets, visit https://saga-ward.itch.io/sellsword. Contact me with proof of physical purchase to get download keys for a PDF version of the game, the DM Screen, and a special collection of rainbow character sheets.