2012 · Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play)
Player's Handbook (HackMaster 5th Edition)
A fantasy roleplaying game focused on tactical choices, teamwork, and dangerous, realistic combat. Characters take actions using a continuous seconds-based system rather than waiting for fixed turns, while attacks and active defenses are resolved separately. Armor and shields absorb damage, positioning and numbers matter, and tactical retreats are often necessary. Players create specialized characters with complementary roles, including fighters, mages, thieves, and clerics. Character abilities, skill choices, intelligence, and careful decision-making all affect survival, with no single class, weapon, or build providing an automatic advantage.
- Complexity
- 4.5 / 5
Free, on web, Android and iOS
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