Welcome adventurer! Before you are the books of Fortunate Blades
Fortunate Blades is an open source fantasy living table top role playing game.
Play it to create epic stories together. To build together the world that story is set in. To explore the characters and their place in that world, and find out what peril it's all in. And then to save that world, or at least the characters' place in it.
It's also a collaborative creative project, where players are encouraged to share the stories they created together here.
Below are the free Books you’ll need to play:
Bathor the Fortunate’s Book of Basics
The basic book of rules of how to play Fortunate Blades. Start here if you're just learning what this is all about!
Horm’s Chronicles of Common Backgrounds and Trades
The book of common Backgrounds and Trades to create uncommon characters.
Al-Kibar’s Tome of Trades
The book of standard Trades that give your characters amazing Talents.
Neelah’s Opus on Wonderous Items
The book of stuff. What's an adventurer without gear and a magical item of some kind?
The Spheres of Magic
The book of magic, let's discover it's mysteries together as we play.
The Weary Game Master's Almanac
The book all about how to run Fortunate Blades, yet have just as much fun as the players.
The Book of Quests
The book of starting Quests to kick off your own epic stories.
Adventure Lore
Fortunate Blades players are encouraged to share the awesome stories they created together by playing the game.
Herein are the Contributed Places, Contributed Forces, Contributed Enemies, Contributed Characters, and Contributed Art people have generously shared from their own games. Add your own as well to help inspire GMs and terrify Players!
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