There Once Were Dragons Starter Edition
Please note: This is the Starter Edition of the game that allows you to progress your character up to the 3rd level. The full edition is available here.
The city-state of Elethia has known a hundred years of peace and prosperity. Being a member in the Order of Guardians¸ sworn to protect the city¸ is now a safe and cushy job with nice hours and a good pension. You thought you had it so good until that damned Guild of Mages and its blasted experiments sends the entire city one thousand years back in time¸ right in the middle of the dark ages of the world. Now everyone looks to the Guardians to keep Elethia safe and find a way back to the future.
There Once Were Dragons is a roleplaying game of epic fantasy and high action designed with a focus on the simpler pleasures of life.
YOU WILL HACK
Streamlined d20-based mechanics for quick gameplay. If you've played d20 games before¸ you'll feel right at home. Make a character in less than 5 minutes then go out and save Elethia!
YOU WILL SLASH
Or¸ don't save Elethia at all! The built-in setting is entirely optional and can easily be replaced by another fantasy world of your own creation. You will still enjoy smooth action resolution¸ exciting combat and a huge variety of monsters to defeat.
YOU WILL LOOT
The world is full of magic and all you have to do is find it and perhaps defeat a dragon or two guarding it. Each magical treasure comes with a random list of variants so you'll never have to find the same thing twice.
Some experience required
The game assumes a GM with at least a little experience with traditional roleplaying games and how to run them. I was originally intending to write a 100-page diatribe on what roleplaying games are and how to run the greatest campaign ever. Instead¸ I wrote 100 pages of glorious¸ kick-ass loot.