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Many rules have been added, altered or removed to lean more into heroic fantasy than Knave's gritty sword-n-sorcery. It features: Randomly rolled but equally competent characters, encouraging you to try out adventurers you never would've thought to playCharacters defined mostly by the equipment they carry, instead of classes; all progression is item-basedStamina rules inspired by Jason Tocci's Grave (another Knave hack) for streamlined combat maneuvers and spellcastingLess-lethal, more heroic death rules that keep the narrative moving forward despite being punished for failure, and have most death be a heroic sacrifice opted into by the playerA lightweight villain system for the GM, which replaces death as a punishment for losing with villains moving their plans forward before you can stop them28 spells divided into songs for heroes, and corrupting dark magic for villains and less scrupulous adventurersHigh compatibility with OSR adventures and bestiaries, just like KnaveItems, magic and character traits all designed to capture the unique feel of the sword-and-song videogames it's inspired by Like Knave, it's available as both a PDF and an editable document, making it easier to hack for your own purposes. The editable document uses the .