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SpeedRune is a rules-lite ancient world fantasy game.

  • Make a character in moments. Everything you need is on a single sheet of paper. Roll a d100 under your skills and use powerful rune magic.
  • GM assistance inspired by OSR and PbtA principles; the GM never rolls, freeing them up to move the story forward and create exciting consequences to player action.
  • A seasonal campaign structure with prompts and GM resources. Start small in spring, then watch consequences ripple until a climax in Storm Season.
  • Venture into myth itself! Go on transcendent heroquests to remake the world and cement your views into reality.
  • With amazing art by A. Degen.
  • Inspired by Sledgehammer and Cybermetal 2012.

Want more SpeedRune? You can buy The Ironheart Wars, a full campaign, here. Iron-eating werewolf heretics, drinking with ducks, and all-out war in the heart of a god.

Read a review of SpeedRune here (and one in French here).

On the print file: Print it two-sided on some cheap paper (flip on the short edge). Keep each booklet separate, and use the cover as a little folder. Write on it! Scribble things out.


StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
AuthorAaron King
Tagsglorantha, OSR, rules-light, runequest, sledgehammer

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speedrune-digital.pdf 13 MB
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This game is super cool. Currently playing in a PbP game and having a great time.

I LOVE this! Your design choices are superb.
I was always intimidated by RuneQuest, but with this I will have something that might itch the scratch and provide a much more accessible AND more interesting system for me.
I feel immediately at home with this, truly inspirational.
Thank you!

Thank you so much! And don't give up on RuneQuest; lots of the adventures and worldbuilding stuff are great for use in SpeedRune. And if you ever get it to the table and/or write some extra content, please let me know!

This game is incredible. The world feels real in a way that doesn't quite make sense considering all the magic and the 6 seasons. It kind of makes me think it's the world that our ancestors probably thought their world was like. 

Thanks for the kind words!

Tremendous new interior art

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Yes, it's so good! I've loved Degen's comics for years, so it was a real dream to get to work with him on this.

Very interesting reading, I wrote a review in french.

https://uzzgame.wordpress.com/2023/01/19/jouer-dans-glorantha-avec-speedrune/

This is a very insightful review! I left a more detailed comment there. Thank you so much.

Good stuff got better. I love the new art :) BTW is there a way to contact you outside Twitter ? You can send me a message through my website.

Esto es muy bueno!!

no veo las horas de armar una mesa con mis amigues!


Gracias!