Zweihänder (role-playing game)
Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG, generally referred to simply as Zweihänder, is an ENnie award winning tabletop role-playing game published by Grim & Perilous Studios in 2017 following a successful crowdfunding project.[1] As of 2019, the game is published by Andrews McMeel Publishing.[2]
| Designer(s) | Daniel D. Fox |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Grim & Perilous Studios, Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Publication date | 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| System(s) | Custom / Percentile |
System
Zweihänder is a dark fantasy tabletop role-playing game that uses percentile dice to resolve choices players and Gamemasters make when playing. Combat in Zweihänder allows human-level creatures and characters to absorb only two or three hits without receiving an "Injury" that may instantly cripple, kill or permanently maim a character. There are no regeneration or resurrection powers in Zweihänder, and limited healing options are available to players. "Fate Points", which represent a character's fate or destiny, provide a limited number of opportunities to avoid crippling or killing results. "Fortune Points" allow a character to avoid some perilous situations.
Professions
Characters advance by entering a series of professions that provide access to a series of new or improved skills and bonuses to primary attributes. The profession system reflects the late medieval/early Renaissance setting of the game and gives an idea of what a character might have been doing either before or during their adventures (such as a preacher, coachman, courtier, inquisitor, merchant lord, rat catcher or sellsword).
Awards
In 2018, Zweihänder won the Gold ENnies award for Best Game and Product of the Year[3] at Gen Con.
References
- "ZWEIHÄNDER Grim & Perilous RPG". Kickstarter. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- "ZWEIHANDER Grim & Perilous RPG". publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com.
- "2018 ENnie Winners!". ENnie Awards. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)