Hi all,
Recently* I’ve been on a kick to explore and consider TTRPGs aimed at games like Japanese console RPGs (JRPGs) like Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, Trails of Cold Steel, etc as well as adjacent genres such as isekai manga.
*for the last year at least.
This is quite a growing genre in TTRPGs recently. The big dog is probably Fabula Ultima, but there’s also Break!! RPG (still haven’t been able to get hold of a copy - I preordered the pdf but there’s some sort of holdup) and Cloudbreaker Alliance. There are also actual translations of Japanese TTRPGs such as Challenge Dungeon, KonoSuba (based on Arianrhod, one of the two biggest fantasy TTRPGs in Japan), and Sword World (the other one; there’s a fan translation of Sword World 2.5 out there).
Has anyone played these and what do you think of them?
We’ve played Fabula Ultima a bit and it works pretty well, though I find the lack of setting material in the main book a bit frustrating (I know, you’re supposed to make up your own). Cloudbreaker Alliance comes with its own quite eclectic and well-developed setting and is different but also interesting.
Recently* I’ve been on a kick to explore and consider TTRPGs aimed at games like Japanese console RPGs (JRPGs) like Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, Trails of Cold Steel, etc as well as adjacent genres such as isekai manga.
*for the last year at least.
This is quite a growing genre in TTRPGs recently. The big dog is probably Fabula Ultima, but there’s also Break!! RPG (still haven’t been able to get hold of a copy - I preordered the pdf but there’s some sort of holdup) and Cloudbreaker Alliance. There are also actual translations of Japanese TTRPGs such as Challenge Dungeon, KonoSuba (based on Arianrhod, one of the two biggest fantasy TTRPGs in Japan), and Sword World (the other one; there’s a fan translation of Sword World 2.5 out there).
Has anyone played these and what do you think of them?
We’ve played Fabula Ultima a bit and it works pretty well, though I find the lack of setting material in the main book a bit frustrating (I know, you’re supposed to make up your own). Cloudbreaker Alliance comes with its own quite eclectic and well-developed setting and is different but also interesting.