A downloadable game

My take on a minimal pamphlet rpg system. It spawned off the idea of Laser & Feelings hacks, and the name OwlBear just stuck out as such an obvious X/Y thing. From there, it grew into making the best minimal rule set based around L&F while keeping OSR and FKR ideals, such as "rulings over rules", as well as balancing difficulty and lethality with fun and usability. I also didn't want to lean too much onto combat, so the rules try to be action-neutral. Figure out what you want to do and let the dice speak. There's no benefit to being a murdering barbarian than there is a keen merchant. Both have ways of getting out of trouble

Let this be your next one-shot or stand-in game

StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorBlack Sand Games
GenreRole Playing
Tagsd10, fkr, OSR, Tabletop role-playing game

Download

Download
OwlBear.pdf 1.8 MB

Install instructions

Just print the document double sided on a single piece of paper, and don't scale to margins.  Fold into thirds, grab a 10-sided die, and you're ready to go!

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i'm curious about the starting gear section, it's not clear how you roll for that

Starting gear isn't rolled, it's based on your stats. Part is whether your score is in the Owl or Bear ranges, and part is what your starting Health is. So no rolling involved