HELM is a role-playing game inspired by dark fantasy and sword and sorcery fiction typically set in worlds resembling that of our own world’s Middle Ages (5th—15th century). Players take on the role of bloody Men-at-arms carving out an existence in the shadow of a crumbling empire. In this day, craven nobles play at conquest and throw countless soldiers into the war machine, fueling what has come to be known as the Ruination. Masterless warriors, seeking to profit from the nigh-endless discord, are hired by armies as shock troops and supplementary forces. An integral theme in this genre is human nature and morality, as one struggles between being a good human being or falling into madness and evil.
Features:
Core rules designed for ease-of-play. Heavily built upon the chassis of KANABO.
Quick and randomized character creation that will get you to the table in under five minutes.
Simple rules for inventory, time, and travel that feel natural and organic at the table.
Tactical combat rules that produce fast and highly deadly encounters.
Evocative rules for large scale combat that forgoes the normally fiddly wargaming fare.
Rules for GMs on how to create a dying world for players to adventure in.
All of this information is contained in a bundle of 3 zines, MEN-AT-ARMS, QUARTERMASTERS, and CAMPAIGNS
