Root: RPG - Core Book

The reputation and debt mechanics really force tough choices during play—my group argued for ten minutes over whether to betray a badger noble. It captures the desperate, scrappy feel of the video game perfectly.

The woodlands are rendered so vividly in this book, I can almost smell the damp leaf litter during the Vagabond example scenarios. The rules for clearing and building a reputation feel perfectly tuned to the struggle of tiny creatures against bigger powers, and the art alone makes me want to play ev

The art is gorgeous and the woodland setting is charming, but the combat rules felt a bit clunky during our first session. I like the vagabond class mechanics, just wish the book had more examples for resolving ties in dice rolls.