BLUE ROSE - CORE RULEBOOK - TRUE20

Blue Rose is a Romantic Fantasy Roleplaying Game. Players will bring to life the stories of the heroes of Aldis, gifting them triumphs and defeats, as in a novel in which they are the protagonists. Blue Rose is a True20 game. It is therefore a version of the d20 System designed for a setting that prioritizes narrative and the interpretation of emotions. Aldis, the Kingdom of the Blue Rose, shines as the new light that has dispelled the gloomy darkness that shrouded the dark age of the Sorcerer Kings. Today, the Envoys of the Royal Elite fight to protect Aldis from the threats of the Kingdom of Kern, grim abode of the Lich King, and from the religious fanaticism of the Theocracy of Jarzon, as well as from monstrous aberrations and sorcery, the legacy of the Shadow Wars. Aided by the rhydan, their psychic animal companions, the Champions of the Blue Rose defend the Light from the macabre power of the Shadow. Blue Rose, the Romantic Fantasy Roleplaying Game, allows you to venture into the fantastic world of Aldea. Based on the world's most popular system, Blue Rose contains everything you need. In this manual, you will find: A game system that is simple and fast, yet at the same time complete and detailed, which uses only a single twenty-sided die to resolve any action the heroes wish to perform. From combat to social interaction, from arcane powers to wealth, this method handles all possible game situations with the same effectiveness. Complete and flexible rules for creating your hero, with the possibility of determining their path in an absolutely unique and new way. You can play as rhydan (intelligent animals gifted with psychic powers), as well as humans, sea folk, night folk, or the mystical vata, and you can be healers, knights, thieves, or evil sorcerers. A new and innovative system for using arcane powers, from psychic to elemental, from mystical and thaumaturgical to those linked to the darkest studies of sorcery. A new system that provides a dual nature for heroes, of light and shadow, and which uses the strength of their determination to influence the flow of the game and change the outcome of an encounter. Useful tips for the Narrator, an introductory adventure "The Curse of Harmonia," and everything you need to begin your stories in the magical world of Blue Rose. The word has spread, the land of Aldis needs heroes! Will you answer the call? Join the Royal Elite and the Knights of the Blue Rose to defend the Kingdom and its people. Swear loyalty to the Light and to the just Sovereign... For Aldis and the Queen! Original edition: Green Ronin Cover art: Stephanie Pui-Min Law Print: 224 pp paperback