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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jian" data-source="post: 9686029" data-attributes="member: 78087">One recent entry which  I think hasn’t yet been mentioned is <a href="https://www.cloudbreakerrpg.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopzFaU623mJBohurN1u0pw3aAjiaq9_pRLCG4J8BBvSwu9sPuCk" target="_blank">Cloudbreaker Alliance</a>, a JRPG-style fantasy RPG which meets most of the criteria here. (The main criterion it doesn’t meet is that elves and dwarves are playable, but since the game is based on JRPG tropes they aren’t particularly Tolkienesque. Dwarves have telekinetic control over metal and elves are most notable for their superhuman hearing, and also always know where north is.)The setting is rich and detailed, set after the mythical Cloudfall devastated the world and split it into many lands which are only just starting to contact each other. Cloudbreakers (the PCs) are those chosen by their respective peoples to explore and connect, as well as fight the many natural enemies that the Cloudfall created.There are about a dozen ancestries, including angels, faunalians, floralians, oni, and trolls. They all have unique and interesting traits, much like the elves and dwarves above. The art style could be seen as somewhat cute but the world really isn’t - it’s post-apocalyptic fantasy and many of the monsters the PCs face are pretty serious and terrifying.The rule system is simple but tactical, with some emphasis on defeating enemies by figuring out their weaknesses rather than hitting them with your high stats. Which is good, because the majority of the monsters in the book will eat your PCs for breakfast if they don’t do their homework.</blockquote>

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