From the back cover: Combining the best of classic games and modern innovation, Blade & Crown includes: A unified mechanic using a few ten-sided dice and a single twelve-sided die for almost all rolls Options and encouragement for every player to take narrative control, including Traits that motivate, guide and focus immersive roleplaying Combat that walks the line between realism and heroism: gritty enough to make combat dangerous, but survivable enough to make adventuring fun, and with tactical options to make combat as abstract or concrete as you want Magic that is mysterious and mystical Religion that is flavorful and compelling Complete rules for designing characters, doing tasks, buying & selling, researching and employing magic, practicing religion, conducting combat, traveling and more – everything is contained in this volume Extensive GM notes A sample campaign seed, "The Gift Map", and deck plans for the cog The Jade Swan, and dozens of adventure seeds Character sheets and reference forms Blade & Crown is ready for adventure! Are you?