Short Review: Nightblade by Scott Malthouse
Nightblade's cover Nightblade is a pay-what-you-want micro-RPG that distills the essentials of fantasy adventuring into a tightly packed experience. In just three pages there are: three classes, eighteen special abilities, and six monsters with additional rules for making minions and elites. Below I describe briefly things I found interesting. Condensed character information: Each character has three attributes: Force, Skill and Mind, which affect rolls and defense. You will be able to choose from three Kin (equivalent to races) and three classes, each offering six Knacks (special abilities) making your character useful in unique ways. For instance, while weapon attacks target Force, the Runeweaver’s Rune of Control targets Mind instead, which for a Goblin is only 9! The condensed design seems like it could facilitate learning the game while leaving enough room for creative play. Static target numbers for checks: Roll a D20 and add ...