Open Legend Core Rule Book

This Core Rule Book contains everything that you need to to start playing Open Legend, a multi-genre roleplaying game designed to combine freeform storytelling with strategic fun. Within these pages, players will learn how to create unforgettable heroes, equip them for unforgettable adventures, and send them forth to accomplish epic deeds. Game masters will learn to build exciting campaigns in legendary settings, fill them with compelling characters, and challenge the players at every...
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This Core Rule Book contains everything that you need to to start playing Open Legend, a multi-genre roleplaying game designed to combine freeform storytelling with strategic fun. Within these pages, players will learn how to create unforgettable heroes, equip them for unforgettable adventures, and send them forth to accomplish epic deeds. Game masters will learn to build exciting campaigns in legendary settings, fill them with compelling characters, and challenge the players at every turn with merciless villains and gripping plot twists.At the heart of Open Legend is the belief that the rules of the game shouldn¿t get in the way of the story you want to tell.Struggle for survival in a post-apocalyptic zombie wasteland. Soar amidst the clouds on your crystal-powered airship in a steampunk inspired campaign of swashbuckling sky pirates. Explore an alien-infested space station abandoned at the edge of the universe. The possibilities are endless because Open Legend is made to tell any story in any genre, all with one streamlined rules system. Hold back the orcish hordes as an elven archer who conjures arrows of ice from a rune-etched bow. Navigate the inner circle of dystopian elites with your android diplomat adept at manipulating both human minds and computer processors alike. Take on otherworldly forces lurking in the shadows of our world as an everyday college kid gifted with supernatural martial arts skills and the power to shapeshift. Because there are no pre-built classes to restrict your options, the only limit to the character you want to play is your own imagination.Create epic heroes who are fun to play whether you love to spend hours poring over character options or just want to jump into the game as quickly as possible. Fight through action-packed combat scenes just as easily on a tactical grid as in the theater of the mind. Open Legend's rules are simple to learn for casual gamers and deep enough to satisfy players who enjoy more complexity, so roleplayers of all types can find a place for Open Legend at their table.