Grimme Perils Releases Today!

 Today is the day, after more than a year of work, that I release Grimme Perils on Drivethru RPG. You can find it here! 

Here's the back cover blurb! 




GRIM ADVENTURE WITH A DASH OF DARK FAERIE TALE FLAVOR

“This is why whoever is not afraid of the devil can tear out his hair and win the entire world.”

― Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm, “The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs”

Grimme Perils (GP) offers players a fast and fun set of 2D6-based role-play rules designed to tell stories in the gritty fantasy world of their choice. With character and story generation tables inspired by the original Grimms’ Fairy Tales and other grimdark media, GP combines player-facing combat and action rules with an easy, adventure-based character development system. Whether you prefer maps and miniatures, or theater of the mind style play, GP has you covered. Including a versatile magic system, rules for creating and generating magic items, and a bestiary of fifty foes, GP’s simple mechanics make it easy to import new spells, items, and creatures from other fantasy games. All you need to play are a few six-sided dice, a standard deck of playing cards, at least one other player, and a yearning for weird, grim, and dangerous adventure.


Also includes a starting scenario, The Affair of the Onyx Owl!

Whenever I release a new book, I always get a copy printed out for myself at the local print shop. Here's what it looks like in the flesh! 


Brian Thomas' dazzling front cover. 
Have you ever met such a vicious Leprechaun?


Sky Hernstrom crushing the interior art! 


At nearly 200 pages, this book is one of the largest I have ever done. It's a true TTRPG, and you could use miniatures for combat, or not, as you and your group see fit. This book owes a lot to some of my favorite TTRPGs out there now: Shadowdark, WFRP, Traveller, and Call of Cthulhu to name a few! 

I plan to start a West Marches style campaign using Grimme Perils this fall, and I hope to set it in a world brimming with adventure, danger, and mystery. 


 

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