Written by fantasy novelist Aaron S. Rosenberg, the Deryni Adventure Game is a

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that is based in the Deryni novels created by Katherine Kurtz.

Setting

The setting closely resembles earth's

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except with the inclusion of the Deryni, a race of humans with powers like mental

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and

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. Many of the stories focus around the conflicts between these two races.

System

The Deryni Adventure Game uses Freeform Universal Donated Game Engine (FUDGE), a system created in 1992 by

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on the rec.games.design newsgroup. Its design focuses more on the story and the player instead of dice throws.

History

Grey Ghost Games released ''The Deryni Adventure Game'' (2005), a ''

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'' role-playing game based on the Deryni novels by Katherine Kurtz. The Deryni Adventure Game was one of the first products to be designed around the Fudge RPG system. Deryni Adventure Game also has custom dice, and a full size poster map of the Eleven Kingdoms and is the second main product of Grey Ghost Games.

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References

External links

www.derynirealms.comwww.fudgerpg.com
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