Legends of Today RPG

A major benefit of Open Legend RPG over others is the way magical effects are constructed. There are no spellbooks! While I love reading RPG books, I dislike reading and comprehending spell listings. Open Legend gives easy tools to simplify this. The concept of a 'spell' in Open Legend can be one of a few things, generally referred to as 'Favored Actions' in the example Archetypes given in the rules. They can be damaging attacks, just like you would make with a sword or bow, Banes - which are harmful effects, generally placed on enemies, or Boons - helpful effects placed on oneself or an ally. These effects are also not limited by levels of power or slots, so you can use each of them as many times per day/game as you like! Most require a simple action to use, the same as an attack in combat. One of the most fun and creative things to do in Open Legend is take these general, mechanical game effects and transform them into unique actions that describe your character...

You're going to play Open Legend. Awesome! Here is a list of steps I used to have an Open Legend game prepped and played quickly. If you are a Player: 1. Go to openlegendrpg.com and learn how the game plays. Focus on the Introduction and Character Creation. Go through the Archetypes and see what you like. 2. Read the rules in Chapters 2 and 7. Look for examples of Perks/Flaws, Feats, Banes and Boons that interest you! 3. Think about how you want to play the game. This might be finding dice at a local game store, googling dice simulators, watching streams or listening to podcasts. You'll probably ask the GM some questions. If you are the GM: 1. Go to openlegendrpg.com and learn how the game plays. Focus on the Introduction and Character Creation. Go through the Archetypes and get them printed or build them at openlegend.heromuster.com That should help you get used to how your players will interact with the game. 2. Read the rest of the rules. Skim the Perks/Flaws,...

There are reasons to choose Open Legend as a Role-Playing Game. For new players and new groups, there are so many choices of game to play! In the interest of that, here are some things to think about when you consider Open Legend. For more about Legends of Today, check out What Kind of Game is This? Open Legend benefits 1. It's free and open-source! This gives you a chance to try a game with little up-front cost. You can find all of the rules for the game on the website openlegend.com . There are already good online tools for Open Legend ( openlegend.heromuster.com ) so you can create characters and track things without paper. That means all you need is dice! There are online dice simulators readily available for free, so you could play this game at no expense. But dice are fun! 2. The game encourages you to make the characters you want. You can generate pretty much any character and simulate any genre. The rules are light and consistent. There are no spellbooks and few list...