RED GIANT INFO
Red Giant is a rules-light Tabletop Role Playing Game influenced by anime, video games, and manga such as Vampire Hunter D, Berserk, Castlevania and Claymore. Red Giant aims to recreate the various themes, dynamics, and scenarios seen in these types of media and bring them to the table.
Red Giant is set in a world where the sun has expanded and bloomed into a cursed crimson light that bathes the world's surface, an enemy to those who still walk the planet. The arrival of this cursed sun causes ancient beings and horrors to become unearthed from their eternal sleep, left once again to roam the planet, destroying everything in their wake.
This game uses a unique system that fans of Over Arms and Ryuutama will find very familiar and has been structured in a way that provides a unique focus on the narrative and combat experience, while retaining the love of rolling dice across the table to determine the various outcomes of player decisions. Red Giant is very beginner friendly and caters to both newcomers and veterans of Tabletop RPGs alike. For those familiar with tabletop RPGs, Red Giant can be compatible with many OSR bestiaries, items, equipment, etc., requiring only minor tweaking and changes between the two.
The world of Red Giant is incredibly dangerous. From common creatures to abominable horrors beyond the human imagination, players will find themselves constantly challenged by the cursed world around them, and in many cases, succumbing to its obstacles. Death is a large part of every game of Red Giant and players may find themselves creating new characters quite frequently as they traverse the hellscape before them.
Your character's Sanity plays a large part in a game of Red Giant and encountering these horrible beings can cause one to lose their mind.
Within Red Giant are many existential themes which urge the player to create meaning for their character in a bleak world shrouded by evil, trickery, and decay. Just like our waking life, we must hold onto this meaning or risk losing ourselves to the world around us.
Features of this game include:
Introduction to TRPGs and Intro to Red Giant
Player Character Creation rules and 10 different Archetypes to choose from
A simple Leveling Table for levels 1-5
A list of 40+ Exchanges to customize your Character
A robust list of items, weapons, armor and various services
A complete bestiary filled with Creatures, Monsters, and Horrors
Sanity and Survival systems built to engage Players
A Detailed Map Creation system utilizing hexes with an included generator
A complete Calendar system designed to better track traveling and events
Three unique types of Magic and examples
A large list of 40 example Curses for use in your game
Two complete Scenarios (Dryspell and Ice Over Bittersweet Nightshade)