The Rules
Perils & Princesses
is a tabletop role-playing game about Fairy Tale Princesses using their humble kind of magic to guide them as they face harrowing perils and untold adventure.Mechanically, This game is a stand-along TTRPG that follows in the footsteps of some great creators in the NSR and OSR spaces. Lots of inspiration was taken from The GLOG, The Black Hack, Mausritter, Cairn, Into The Odd and others to create a Gritty Pretty fairy tale adventure game all it's own.
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Tests of Virtue
Haunted forests, Fae glens, Decaying dungeons. These Dark Scary places are uncertain and treacherous. Luckily Princesses are especially equipped to face these perils.
Three base attributes define the core of every character:
RESOLVE
Ability to fight in the face of terror. Channeling your emotions into physical
actions. Being brave and enduring pain. Using a sword.
GRACE
Poise under pressure. Ability to move deftly through challenges. Carefully navigating social and natural hazards.
WITS
Mental toughness, Being resourceful with your knowledge of the world and having the emotional will to tap into your inner magic.
The 112-page fully-illustrated book includes:
︎︎︎ Streamlined system is based around a 3-stat D20 Roll-under. Friendly for newcomers and families, while still being rich with atmosphere for veterans looking for a new world to explore.
︎︎︎8 character classes with a wide range in fairy tale abilities. Loaded with random tables to generate characters and outfit them with adventuring gear, storybook trinkets and quirky weapons.
︎︎︎ Bestiary full of Rot Goblins, Hedge Witches, Dragons and other horrors for GMs to spring upon the princesses.
︎︎︎Introductory adventure "The Rosewood Crown." A mini dungeon crawl to get you started playing right away
︎︎︎ Streamlined system is based around a 3-stat D20 Roll-under. Friendly for newcomers and families, while still being rich with atmosphere for veterans looking for a new world to explore.
︎︎︎8 character classes with a wide range in fairy tale abilities. Loaded with random tables to generate characters and outfit them with adventuring gear, storybook trinkets and quirky weapons.
︎︎︎ Bestiary full of Rot Goblins, Hedge Witches, Dragons and other horrors for GMs to spring upon the princesses.
︎︎︎Introductory adventure "The Rosewood Crown." A mini dungeon crawl to get you started playing right away