Rune Stryders
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A fantasy-genre RPG¸ set on a gritty fantasy world (""Rhun"") where wars are fought with magically-powered war machines of stone¸ wood or exotic materials (i.e. ""Rune Stryders"") -- an homage to giant robotic mecha of Japanese animation. There are no fantasy races (i.e. elves or dwarves) and few large monsters. Instead¸ there are wars and political intrigue among the various human nations. The PCs are by default expected to be a band of mercenaries. It uses a dice pool system. Action resolution is to roll a number of d10s equal to (skill + 1). Each die under your attribute score is one success. - A description from https://darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/ with kind permission of John H. Kim"
Fantasy Roleplaying in a World of Machines & Magic. Revised and Expanded Edition. Rune Stryders is a new direction in fantasy roleplaying. The game introduces Stryders¸ towering war machines (think mecha) brought to life through runic magic and guided by skilled pilots. These Stryders come in varied forms¸ from the steel-clad behemoths of the Confederated Nations to the living¸ walking trees of the Kantarin. The Sivatagi of the northern deserts control giant insects with runes¸ while the primitive Draslander augment their scavenged Stryders with bones and skulls. Civil war within the Confederated Nations threatens to engulf the world of Rhun¸ and the Outcast Nations wait impatiently for their chance to strike back at the countries that have enforced their exile for so many years. Who will stand against the tide of chaos? This Revised & Expanded Edition Includes: * Extensive Background Information. * Incorporates the Rune Companion¸ providing a total of 45 effect runes and 5 control runes for a multitude of combinations spoken or written. Plus Runic Artifacts¸ Collaborative Spellcasting¸ and Enhanced Rune Words expand the power of Runemages.* Rules updates and clarifications. * Character Templates to assist in creating characters. There are no classes - anyone can use magic or swing a sword. * Stryder Templates to assist in building and customizing Rune Stryders. * The versatile and easy-to-learn system utilizing 10-sided dice is optimized for tactical play. * Its modular yet consistent design means that you can easily switch between man-to-man combat¸ Stryder combat¸ Stryder-to-man combat¸ tactical Stryder combat¸ and Rune combat.