Press Start | Fabula Ultima Intro | JRPG-Inspired Fantasy

About the adventure

Boot up your NES and jump into an adventure straight from the whimsy of childhood past. This is Fabula Ultima, a game about a group of plucky heroes travelling the world aboard airships and big bipedal birds. They'll collect magic crystals, bond with powerful elementals, and do battle against tragic villains and twisted gods. Create your character and start up a new game with us.

Additional Details

How to prepare

Players do not need to read the rules ahead of time but should prepare at least a basic understanding of the tropes in the JRPG genre this game emulates. Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, all are solid points of reference.

What I provide

I will bring the Foundry VTT, an enthusiasm for dramatic storytelling, the Fabula Ultima ruleset, custom music, and thousands of hours of experience with tabletop gaming to the fore.

Gameplay details

Players will discuss their content expectations and fill out a Lines & Veils document prior to the camapgin. In general, Fabula Ultima is a light-hearted game that features some discussions of violence, action, and adult subject matter, but handles it all with an eye towards PG-levels of content depiction. In Fabula Ultima, players assume the role of adventurers that travel the world, engage in turn-based strategic combat against monsters, and seek to heal the wounds left behind by the past. The rules are designed to encourage freeform exploration and narrative resolution of problems, with a more detailed engine to run combat in the classic style of tactical JRPGs from the 90s. Balancing party skills, vulnerabilities, monster abilities, and more will be crucial for victory. Players can always affect the ongoing story by spending a special resource called Fabula Points.

Content warnings

(none)

Safety tools used

Aftercare
Bleed
Breaks
Debriefing
Lines and Veils
Luxton Technique
Luxton Technique Discussion
Open Door
Session 0
Stars and Wishes
X, N, and O Cards

How will character creation work

We'll be making characters together during the introductory session, as well as creating the general world and theme of our campaign. You are free to discuss ideas with the group beforehand, but don't commit to anything until we decide on our setting.

Players can expect

• Find a game to join solo or search for a professional game master for you and your friends/coworkers/family.
• Book your session and wait for the Game Master to approve you.
• If you don't have a blast with your first game, your next game is on us.