Against the Odds

This is not another fantasy game about “killing monsters”.

This is a game about heroes and villains, it's true, but these heroes don't kill. Or at least they don't if they want to remain heroes.

Come and try to make a fantasy world a better place!

This playtest version of Against the Odds includes everything you may need to run a fantasy campaign (or ten!), including:

• Only 4 Stats (and their modifiers) are used for almost all moves in the game. That's it!
• No more hit points! Instead, your PC absorbs harm with fatigue and (emotional) conditions
• 12 playbooks (referred in the game as Callings), which include a wide variety of archetypes from fantasy fiction
• Many different ways to do magic, from the Mystic using their Faith to call upon their Numen, to the Sorcerer trying to avoid a meltdown due to too much Overload, and the Witch getting further and further in Debt with their malicious Master, just to name a few
• Every heroic character has a resource they produce and/or manage which, in turn, they use to accomplish amazing deeds 
• A corruption trigger and corruption moves tailored to each Calling
• A heroic sacrifice mechanic that allows you to author your character’s end in epic fashion
• All the core and extra moves necessary to play, including epic moves that you can unlock once you become an experienced heroic character!
• Guidance on easily setting up an adventure with all the players' cooperation and participation
  
• Rules on how to create and run NPCs 
• And so much more!

If you play/GM this game, I’d really appreciate it if you could take the time to answer a feedback survey. Your answers are invaluable to make this the best possible game!

Player Survey

GM Survey

Cover art and design by the amazing Juanin