Over the Edge
1992
First Published
4.10
Average Rating
240
Number of Pages
Devious secret agents, subtle alien invasions, ancient conspiracies, the secret of human nature, drooling psychopaths, weird science, a quick but painful death—who knows what you may find when you play Over the Edge ? For the first time, the surreal undercurrents of fiction, cinema, and television have come to roleplaying, and Over the Edge is the game that can take you where you've never been before. Over the Edge Freeform Character Define your character the way you want to, without the limits of skill lists, random rolls, and artificial limitations. The rules favor character development over mechanics. Open Anything goes on the chaotic island of Al Amarja. If it troubles your dreams, if it scares you, if you hope it isn't true, it's waiting for you Over the Edge . Players can never be sure what they're up against, who is on their side, and why. Focus on the Easy, open-ended mechanics allow you to spend more time developing your character and your plots, instead of crunching numbers. The GM's chapters include numerous story ideas and plenty advice for better gamemastering. Easy To Get Three beginning adventures introduce the GM and players to the wild world of Al Amarja and make the first sessions easy to run. New in the Second The mother of all what each Al Amarjan conspiracy thinks of all the other ones. Updated references include all supplements published before this edition. Plus Improved layout and graphic appearance.
Avg Rating
4.10
Number of Ratings
81
5 STARS
46%
4 STARS
31%
3 STARS
15%
2 STARS
5%
1 STARS
4%
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Author
Jonathan Tweet
Author · 11 books
Tabletop game designer, children's science communicator. Grandmother Fish was a labor of love for 15 years.
