![]() ![]() ![]() The players at the table have a hand in creating the towns that their characters visit together, so that everyone has an interest in the next leg of the journel! Combat is simple and fun, featuring a classic console style "Front/Back Line Battle Mat" Magic is based on seasonal essenses, and focuses on the classic creative use of magic to overcome problems, over combat-themed spells. Experience is gained in Ryuutama primarily by making difficult journeys to new places, far more than monster slaying. The GM provides advertisy that the players have to overcome, but at the same time they protect and nurture the characters. The half-dragon Ryuujin remains "offscreen" most of the time, but watches over the other characters, and can provide limited spells and abilies to support them. The game master also creates a special character with its own unique character sheet, called the "Ryuujin". Using a light rules system based on polyhedral dice where the randomness in results leads to more story development, Ryuutama provides a framework for travel-focused stories fun for adults and enjoyable for all ages. Instead, the characters are minstrels, merchants, healers, hunters, artisans, farmers and nobles who decide (or were fated) to leave their towns and explore the world. The characters are travelers in a world without classical fantasy wizards and warriors. Some people colloquially call it "Hayao Miyazaki's Oregon Trail", because of its heartwarming (in Japanese "honobono") feel of family anime, and its focus on traveling and wonder over combat and treasure. It is set in a world where the "NPCs" of the village-the bakers, farmers, shopkeepers and healers-set off on a wonderful adventure exploring a fantasy world together. ![]() Ryuutama is an RPG developed in Japan by designer Atsuhiro Okada. ![]()
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