Radical Essentials

Devlog

• Combat movement rebalance
  September 26, 2025 by Ameritrash Panda#ttrpg, #nsr, #osr, #narrative

  Got some more combat testing in, and leaving melee felt a bit rough. This new change should be smoother... Continue reading
• Gear dice adjustment
  September 25, 2025 by Ameritrash Panda#ttrpg, #nsr, #narrative, #osr

  After more testing, I was noticing an issue where gear was lasting longer than it should, and some kinds of gear were lasting way longer than it should (consumables). This little adjustment fixes that... Continue reading
• Death Space 7k becomes Radical!
  September 24, 2025 by Ameritrash Panda#ttrpg, #post-apocalypse, #space, #cyberpunk, #campaign setting, #nsr, #osr, #rules-light

  My Death Space 7000 setting is now officially converted and available for Radical Essentials! It is similar in a lot of ways to the default assumed setting of Rad Essentials, but has some more specifi... Continue reading
• Stable State Radical
  September 20, 2025 by Ameritrash Panda#osr, #nsr, #ttrpg, #playtest

  After running it a bit without running into any uncomfortable parts, I do think Radical Essentials is in a fairly stable state. I’m still getting ideas for it, but they are going into a bigger, more... Continue reading
• Radical Rebranding!
  September 04, 2025 by Ameritrash Panda#ttrpg

  Okay, so, I happened to notice there is both a “RAD” rpg and an “Essence” rpg. In order to not step on their toes and differentiate mine a bit, I’ve adjusted the title. It’s still Rad! For... Continue reading

  
• More Fantasy adjustments
  September 03, 2025 by Ameritrash Panda#ttrpg, #fantasy

  Made some rules updates, and also included a bit of art from Gordy Higgins . I’ve just accepted that the layout is going to be totally borked until I get to a final version... Continue reading
• It's the Principle of the thing!
  September 02, 2025 by Ameritrash Panda#ttrpg, #fantasy, #alignment

  In addition to some balance changes, I added the Principles rule, which should both help get PCs moving in the right direction, and give them a nice button to press to get more Rad points... Continue reading
• Rad FANTASY
  September 01, 2025 by Ameritrash Panda#ttrpg, #fantasy

  I decided I wanted a Fantasy version of Rad Essence. It also has some previews to the changes coming for the standard game too... Continue reading
• Rad Essence Skirmish Wargaming
  September 01, 2025 by Ameritrash Panda#ttrpg, #wargame, #skirmish

  I was working on Rad Essence, and I noticed that it should be able to run miniatures skirmish matches just fine. Reveals some of my inspiration and gaming roots, I suppose. I might work up a little su... Continue reading

  
• Just a few little additions.
  September 01, 2025 by Ameritrash Panda

  Added just a few bits and bobs. If you've already downloaded it, I recommend downloading the new version. Cheers!... Continue reading