Against the Darkmaster adapts old-school percentile systems, notably Middle-Earth Role-Playing (MERP). Characters have six Stats, a Kin, Culture, and Vocation, with a level cap of 10.
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Routinely Itemised: RPGs #126
Let’s get exploring this week’s RPG news and new shoes.
You are expected to die: An Against the Darkmaster review
Against the Darkmaster is a whopping 550-paged RPG from Open Ended Games.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #67
Routinely Itemised is Geek Native’s bullet-point summary of RPG news. Catch-up on stories on the site, from around the web as well as new releases and gaming tips.
Against the Darkmaster funds in a day as gamers flock to the fantasy metal mashup
Heavy metal combat mixes with epic fantasy in a d100 using RPG. The Kickstarter is to pay for a physical book.
