The age rpg of romantic fantasy, though theyre optional in modern age drive also influences how it works. The only exception is the fate blue rose companion, which would be its own pdf. Jeremy crawford, steve kenson, jack norris, chris pramas, and john snead cover artist. The core rulebook for blue rose has everything you need to get started playing in the romantic fantasy world of blue rose, from characters and their abilities to a description of the setting and its dangers to the rules for the age system. This section presents an index, automatically generated by our server, of all the free downloads available for fans of blue rose. Connections to other characters matter as much as combat skills and magic in these stories of solving mysteries, righting wrongs, and daring heroics. Blue rose is a roleplaying game in the romanticfantasy genre. I discovered blue rose on tvtropes and im intrigued. Blue rose the age rpg of romantic fantasy download ebook. The blue rose book is a 384 page, full color, hardback book. Previously used to power the fantasy age and dragon age roleplaying games, also by green ronin, the age rules focus on elegant simplicity, without feeling limiting in the character choices players get to make. Dragon age, fantasy age, titansgrave and blue rose. You pick drive at character creation, where it provides a small capstone benefit. Fantasy age, modern age, blue rose, dragon age rpg, titansgrave, and the expanse rpg.
I understand that player buy in is going to be a huge part of it. New character sheet for age system games dragon age. Newest first oldest first alphabetical blue rose age charactersheetfillable2page. Blue rose, the roleplaying game of romantic fantasy, allows you to adventure in the fantastic world of aldea.
Now the world of aldea returns in a new edition using the adventure game. Aldis, the kingdom of the blue rose, shines as a new light following the dark age of the sorcerer kings. The age rpg of romantic fantasy reprint by crawford, jeremy, kenson, steve, norris, jack, pramas, chris, law, stephanie isbn. A subreddit dedicated to green ronins adventure game engine age tabletop rpgs. Special thanks to the over 1,500 people who backed the new. Now the world of aldea returns in a new edition using the adventure game engine age. If you use the conviction rules youll recognize these from blue rose. Blue rose fast play by john snead and steve kenson keywords. I ask because i did not get the pdf pledge from drivethrurpg and i. A decade ago blue rose shook up the rpg scene with its vision of romantic fantasy and inclusive gaming. Blue rose is a roleplaying game of romantic fantasy, where you and your friends take on the roles of the main characters in this fantastic world, creating your own stories about the heroes of aldis, their triumphs and their tragedieslike writing your own fantasy novel but where you play the heroes. Help us fund a new edition of the blue rose rpg that uses the adventure game engine, as seen in the dragon age and fantasy age rpgs.
You also get one copy each of the special edition and the standard edition of the new game, plus pdf rewards. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. What few changes there are amount to little more than a reorganization of mechanics from dragon age to better accommodate a range of fantasy settings. If an ambitious anon periodically edited out the dead links they would stay current and that would be awesome. The fantasy age basic rulebook is, almost literally, the rules from the dragon age rpg, scrubbed of its setting, and presented for use in any fantasy campaign of your choosing or design. The age rpg of romantic fantasy rules of play says. This beautiful, fullcolor book contains everything needed to create and tell stories of heroic envoys of the sovereigns. So the big news in the tabletop rpg world today is that green ronin has announced a kickstarter for the return of blue rose. Take a look at the link, first of all, then then lets see if any of you assholes want to keep trying to pretend that blue rose wasnt in fact ideologically motivated, as some swine had recently tried to argue it wasnt. Blue rose is a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game in which the players take the role of heroes in the world of aldea, a setting inspired by works of the romantic fantasy genre. Blue rose rpg in some ways is a very typical d20 clone built around a style of romantic fantasy fiction exemplified by writers such as mercedes lackey, diane duane, tamora pierce, marion zimmer bradley, and tanya huff, just to name a few. It is the system that was first used for the excellent dragon age rpg. New releases will be made in this raw and unverified format.
When the first edition of blue rose was published 10 years ago, it found a core audience of gamers that loved its unique take on romantic fantasyand a few who pushed back against the games. Based on the worlds most popular roleplaying system, blue rose gives you everything you need to. Fantasy age is the core rule book of the age system, which stands for adventure game engine. After a long hiatus, blue rose, the age rpg of romantic fantasy, returns to the world of roleplay. This blue rose fiction piece by dawn elliot is about the scene depicted on the cover of the core blue rose rulebook. Blue rose is powered by the adventure game engine or age, for short. This beautiful, fullcolor book contains everything needed to create and tell stories of heroic envoys of the sovereign. Aided by the rhydantheir psychic animal companionsthe champions of the blue rose guard the light against the power of the shadow. In the spirit of dragon quest and the legend of zelda, comes simple yet fun traditional jrpg, full of secrets and lots treasure to find. The hardcover is sturdy as hell and might just be one of the most gorgeous books i have seen in a very, very long time. Blue rose is a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game in which the players take the role of heroes. Set in the fantastic world of aldea, these six adventures provide narrators with ready to go scenarios for characters of various levels. The game is in the romantic fantasy genreit is inspired by fantasy fiction such as that of mercedes lackey and diane duane as opposed to robert e.
This was the genesis of the world of aldea and the blue rose rpg. This is simply a short hand for the rewards of the aldin guard tier. The game is in the romantic fantasy genreit is inspired by fantasy fiction. Some found its take on the fantasy genre refreshing, while others found it confusing, even threatening. This beautiful, fullcolor book contains everything needed to create and tell stories of heroic envoys of the sovereigns finest as they. Quick reference cards for a gm to quickly see a pcs or npcs stats or other important information 81k.
The modern age quickstart contains streamlined rules for modern age, a game of contemporary adventure which uses the adventure game engine found in fantasy age and blue rose. In romantic fantasy the emphasis is on roleplaying and character interaction more than on combat. Newest first oldest first alphabetical blueroseagecharactersheetfillable2page. To begin with, i bought blue rose because i was interested in the rules, rather than the setting. The age rpg of romantic fantasy core rulebook preorder. The stretch goals add to the main book, they are not separate from it. Blue roseon kickstarter and helped make this book a reality. Utilizing green ronins adventure game engine, blue rose. Backerkit is the worlds most trusted postcrowdfunding platform. Now the world of aldea returns in a new edition using the adventure game engine age, the popular rules that power the fantasy age and dragon age rpgs. I have not read any mercedes lackey books to my knowledge, and she is the single most cited author for source materials for this genre. But these simple, elegant rules were destined for use with all genres. It works for all currently released games using age.
Blue rose designer steve kenson will run a game for you and up to four friends at gencon 2016. Steam age, all stretch goals add to the game itselfthey are not separate pdfs. Blue rose romantic fantasy age acd distribution llc. Blue rose preorder and pdf fantasy age rpg green ronin. Six of swords is an adventure anthology for blue rose. Blue rose is a neat setting with a boring system mythcreants. One of the roleplaying games which were on my list of rpgs to watch for in late 2016 has finally arrived from green ronin publishing. All you need is the blue rose age core rulebook to start playing.
I have also made a companion api that autocalculates stunt points and tn successfailure. Blue rose is not a grimdark world and this book is not either. The age rpg of romantic fantasy is set in the land of aldea as players create heroes who aim to protect their homeland and way of life from the encroaching forces of darkness. The roleplaying game of romantic fantasy drew a lot of attention. Now the world of aldea returns in a new edition using the adventure game engine age, the popular rules that power the fantasy age and dragon age r.
The roleplaying game of romantic fantasy blue rose. The age roleplaying game of romantic fantasy on kickstarter. The age ruleset makes this game simple to learn and teach. One of the new elements in modern age is drive, a trait which sets your characters emotional motivation. The pdf is huge and fully bookmarked and hyperlinked. Roll20 has just published my new character sheet for the age system games. Controversial rpg blue rose returns with more intrigue. The age roleplaying game of romantic fantasy created by nicole lindroos of green ronin. So i picked up a copy of the age system blue rose, and i understand the system and all that good stuff. Blue rose is meaningless until someone has played it. Existing da archive documents will no longer be updated by da archivist. To unpack that a little, romantic fantasy is characterized by the emotional struggles of its characters.
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