Runemaker is here

Fight, think, and feel your way through the psychedelic world of Jor

Runemaker is here
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Who are you? What do you do? Where do your talents and passions lie?

Runemaker is a fantasy roleplaying game full of whimsy, intrigue, and many verities of peril. Set in the psychedelic archipelago world of Jor, Runemaker allows players to map the way characters learn and grow as people to every choice they make.

A map of the world of Jor encircled by runes representing the 12 Great Domains

Runemaker is a d12 base system that runs on small numbers and even smaller contested rolls. Players rely on their body, mind, and vibes to navigate the world. Runemaker asks not only how Brawny or Agile you are, but how Disciplined? Do you have a good Memory? Are you Cunning? Maybe you lead with Empathy or rely on your Reason to solve problems. Or perhaps your Insight picks up on things others miss.  

How you choose to arrange these Stats determines the balance of your key attributes: Vitality, Sanity, and Humor. When the going gets tough, will you be more likely to die, go insane, or have your social (and magical) battery tapped?

A cat person, a Njketi, sits pondering a magical tome. Around them rests a steaming tea cup, a long knife, and a bushel of violet

The Core Game Guide includes:

- Core mechanics for players and Gamemakers

- Customize your character with 7 Ancestries, 18 Cultures, 12 Domains, and 13 Trades to take up and make your own with Focuses and Learning Tracks

Faces of the Ancestries of Jor and depictions of the Trades

- A thematic magic system that scales Spells with your character. Whether you Channel, Kant, Kall, Sling, or Sing, Speak with the Breath of the world using 660+ unique spells. So long as you can avoid Corrupting yourself…

Runes representing the 5 Ways of Breath (magic) - Arcane, Arms, Kald, Light, and Pipe

- A Skill system that encourages customization and specialty with easy-to-follow rules for makers and crafters of every discipline. Even make your own Runes!

A tall stone with a pleasantly sleeping face stands over a grassy clearing. A sword rests against the stone and a pond sits in front of it.

You can download a copy of Runemaker today on itch.io and DriveThruRPG.