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No Dice.
No Luck.
Every Action Is a Choice.

The Framework is a universal diceless RPG. You don't roll and hope — you spend Action Points and decide. Fast combat, real tactics, and choices that actually matter, in any genre you can imagine.

Scgoreth warrior — playable dragonkin lineage

In Normal RPGs, Dice Decide Outcomes. You Should.

In the Framework RPG, the luck of the roll won't determine your fate. Action Points will. Every character runs on three attributes — Mind, Body, and Power — that double as pools of Action Points. Want to swing harder, aim more carefully, hold back for defense? Spend the points. The math is simple, the tension is real, and nobody's big moment dies to a bad roll.

Mind

Perception, knowledge, planning. Spot the infiltrator before he slips past your guard.

Body

Strength, speed, toughness. Fight, climb, defend — and choose how much to commit.

Power

Magic in fantasy. Hacking in cyberpunk. Willpower against horror. One system, any genre.

Genre Flexible
Fast Combat
Choices Matter
Tactical Depth
Player Agency

Combat That Rewards Thinking

Declare Fast, Medium, or Heavy. Quick strikes land first; big swings land last — if you're still standing. Defense is a choice, position is a weapon, and when you take a hit, you Surge: every point of damage becomes fuel for your counterattack. Getting hurt doesn't take you out of the fight. It makes you dangerous.

Everything You Need to Play Tonight

Sign up free and your dashboard unlocks the complete playtest package:

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Core Rules
The full system, character creation to GM guide
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Skills & Adjectives
Four-tier skill paths and the traits that define your hero
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Magic
Four schools: The Fury, The Flow, The Making, The Weaving
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Fantasy Equipment
Gear that creates tactics, not just bigger numbers
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Character Examples
Complete builds showing the creation system in action
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Blank Character Sheet
Print-ready for your table
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Welcome to the World of Andorus

A world where Light and Shadow aren't metaphors. Acts of mercy build divine Light. Causing fear feeds The Whisper — and the Blood Thralls it empowers. Bishonia, a walled city of sanctuary, has kept them out for thirty years.

Landslide, the Blood Thrall tyrant of Noirtan
Landslide — the tyrant whose empire surrounds Bishonia
The Unmade — corpse constructs of the Grave Dancers
The Unmade — stitched horrors that were never meant to move

Who Will You Be?

Elf ranger with rifle
The system flexes to any genre — yes, that's a rifle
Grotto elf wanderer
Lineage packages make every people feel distinct
Gnome alchemist with bomb
Build the character, not the class

Help Shape The Framework

This is a living playtest — your table's feedback directly shapes the final game. Sign up, download everything, and tell us what happened when your players met the Humming Man.