Simon Washbourne is offering the first edition of his Tales from the Woods RPG as a free download. The revised version you can buy at RPG Now. From the website:
In the game, you create a character who is a creature from the british countryside. Mouse, Vole, Squirrel, Hedgehog and Shrew are amongst the animals that you can choose to take your place in The Wood.
The 50 page rulebook contains the descriptions and stats for the 12 player-creatures (creatures of The Way) as well as the creatures of The Bane, whose numbers include rats, weasels, rooks and adders.
The game comes complete with character sheet and adventures to get you started.
There are many inspirations for this fabulous game including Duncton Wood, Watership Down, The Animals of Farthing Wood, Little Grey Men and so on
Tales from the woods sounds like it would be even better as an mmorpg where you could play with other little creatures and such but I love the original idea behind it.
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Tales from the woods sounds like it would be even better as an mmorpg where you could play with other little creatures and such but I love the original idea behind it.
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