Crimson Cutlass
A swashbuckling RPG using the ""Free-style""/""Quick & Dirty"" game system. The 1st edition was published in magazine format¸ while the 2nd edition as a boxed set of three 5""x8"" perfect-bound books. Action resolution uses a homemade Spanish tarot deck included with the boxed set. The system has 4 ""traits"" (Dashing¸ Cunning¸ Stout¸ and Lordly); four backgrounds (Soldier¸ Commoner¸ Aristocrat¸ and Noble); and various skills based on background (fencer¸ briber¸ goldsmith¸ equestrian¸ etc.). Books 2 and 3 cover scenario design¸ including extensive tables of randomized storylines and encounters. - A description from https://darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/ with kind permission of John H. Kim"