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WORLD ENGINE SRD
A guide to how to make a simple game, needing only pen, paper, two six-sided dice and imagination. Based on What's so cool about Outer Space? by Jared Sinclair and 24XX by Jason Tocci. Alternate rules from Cthulhu Dark by Graham Walmsley and Belonging Outside Belonging by Avery Alder.  The text of this template is released under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (CC BY), so you’re welcome to use the rules text here as the basis for your game. Compiled and designed by David Blandy. Do not use any text from this game in anything that promotes or condones racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, or other bigoted beliefs.
Price:
$0.00
Rating:
5.00 (from 10 reviews)
Published:
01 May 2024 @ 20:48 UTC
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