NIP'AJIN Core Rules eng.
NIP'AJIN is an universal pen'n'paper role playing ruleset¸ designed for playing short campaigns or one-shots. It is pronounced nip-a-dshin and an acronym for a German phrase that translates to Nobody is perfect¸ but everybody can contribute.
NIP'AJIN fits on 4 pages. The system uses 5 dice (d4 to d12) that get exhausted after use. Only after all your dice got exhausted¸ they get available again. This forces characters to show weakness¸ as they do not always have good (larger) dice available. NIP'AJIN ...
- does not need much preparation¸
- distributes spotlight between characters¸
- provides (meta)tactics due the dice system¸
- is designed for one-shots and short campaigns¸ and
- allows use in own works due a Creative Commons license.
Note: NIP'AJIN is under a Creative Commons license. The PDF is also available for free and without registration at the publisher's homepage. The download here is a service for players using the OneBookShelf sites to manage their PDFs¸ as well as for readers who want to support the author via Pay-What-You-Want for future projects/translations.