Vanishing Point
A RPG set in an alternate Victorian world ruled by a totalitarian government¸ populated by insane and/or enlightened people who have vanished from Mundane Earth - along with strange animals¸ plants¸ and other races. It includes an original system. Resolution uses a d8 dice pool system where players roll dice equal to talent¸ with 8s being open-ended. The highest die is added to attribute and compared to the difficulty or opposed roll. The core attributes are Physique¸ Agility¸ Dexterity¸ Knowledge and Insight - each rated 0 to 6¸ with 1 being human average. Character creation is limited point-based¸ with an optional random-roll variant. Players distribute 5 points among attributes over the base for their genus¸ and the further points for talents. The core rules include 14 races¸ 38 optional career packages¸ and 21 pseudo-magical abilities. - A description fromdarkshire.netwith kind permission of John H. Kim