RPGaDAY2026 August the 22nd Grit

Welcome to #RPGaDAY2026! #RPGaDAY2026 starts on August 1st and many folks will be posting for it one day at a time through the month, while many others share responses in ways that take some preparation time. Please take some time and help spread the news on your social media What is RPGaDAY? Now moving into 13th year, RPGaDAY was launched by David F. Chapman who may be known to you from his work for Cubicle 7 on the long-lived Doctor Who RPG with its innovative Vortex system. Each day this month, roleplaying enthusiasts, industrialists and gamers work from the prompt list below to take inspiration from each of the 31 prompts to post positively in affirmation of the joys and benefits of RPGs and the relationships and skills we have developed as a result. Check out https://castingshadowsblog.com/ AUTOCRATIK and on Facebook: RPG a Day | Facebook Grit the RPG! https://gnomebot-studios.itch.io/grit-fantasy-rpg GRIT Fantasy RPG A downloadable game $9.99 USD or more GRIT Fantasy RPG is a rules-light system that is perfect for one-shots, short campaigns, and convention games. The core rules are simple and easy to manage so that you can spend your time playing without the need for constant rules-checking. GRIT can be learned in a matter of minutes and is great for players of any level of experience; kids will love playing it too! If you're looking for a solid, streamlined tabletop roleplaying game GRIT Fantasy RPG is for you! Core Rules A single D12 is used as the primary die. There are Static and Opposed rolls. A Static roll must exceed one of four target numbers. An Opposed roll must exceed the roll of the adversary. Characters have five stats called Aspects. Each time the primary die is rolled an Aspect value is added to it. Each player has three Focus Dice that are used to boost rolls. Focus Dice are discarded from the game after use. Combat follows a fluid turn order where the players and GM decide together who should act as each round progresses. Each combatant gets to take one action or reaction per round. Damage is calculated by determining the difference between a roll and a target number (Static) or the opponents roll (Opposed). Armor and shields simply reduce incoming damage. There are three distances in the game: melee, short, and long. Character Creation There are twelve Lineages to choose from, each has a special ability. Aspects are configured by point allocation. Each character gets one unique item and 4 basic gear items. The maximum number of items a character can have is 10. Characters have 10 GRIT (hit points). Optional tables are provided to roll for character features and quirks. Create a character in just a few minutes with the quick-build option. Notable Details In lieu of spells there are magic items called artifacts that have special abilities and powers. All of these items have streamlined mechanics. Characters advance by simply acquiring items as they adventure. The GM section has tools to quickly generate story concepts, encounters, NPC's, and even custom monsters. Prepping is very easy! There are 52 fully illustrated monsters with complete descriptions. The book contains 400 loot items, organized into twenty D20 tables. If you want to join in the fun and get in on a few games, please comment on the ongoing schedule over at our Patreon page Please support our shows at www.patreon.com/cppn and even join us in some games! Looking for previous years #RPGaDAY check them out here: #RPGaDay | Creative Play and Podcast Network Also keep an eye at the new things on our now affiliated Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast Also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork Enjoy our older streamed games and other episodes on our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@creativeplayandpodcastnetwork Would you be interested if we hosted D&D and Edge of Empire games on Roll20 for you to join? Email us at [email protected] #RPGaDay