{"slug":"ashes-without-number","title":"Ashes Without Number","url":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/item/ashes-without-number","agentUrl":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/api/games/ashes-without-number.json","summary":{"blurb":"Kevin Crawford's 2025 post-apocalyptic sandbox TTRPG from Sine Nomine Publishing, the fourth Without Number game. Build a zombie outbreak, a nuclear mutant wasteland or a near-future collapse, then run survivors through scavenging, scarcity and settlement politics with 2d6 skills, d20 combat, Edges instead of classes, optional mutations and system-agnostic enclave rules. The complete free edition is enough for a full campaign.","atAGlance":"Post-apocalyptic OSR sandbox • 2d6 skills, d20 combat, four saves • Edges and Foci, no classes • Optional mutations • Enclaves, scarcity, stress • GM + group • Rules-medium • Free edition","whyItFits":"Pick Ashes Without Number when your group wants a long survival campaign in an apocalypse the GM builds to taste, with settlements that change based on what the players do, deadly fights and Without Number compatibility, and the GM is happy to prep a sandbox region before play."},"constraints":{"playerRange":null,"sessionRange":null,"setupMinutes":null,"characterCreationMinutes":null,"prepLevel":"Medium","priceModel":"Free"},"fit":{"beginnerFriendly":false,"newGmFriendly":3,"oneShotFriendly":false,"campaignFriendly":true,"soloFriendly":false,"improvBurden":"Medium","structureLevel":"Open","contentIntensity":"High"},"scores":[{"key":"complexity","label":"Complexity","value":3},{"key":"new_gm","label":"New GM Fit","value":3},{"key":"roleplay","label":"Roleplay Focus","value":3},{"key":"combat","label":"Combat Focus","value":3},{"key":"tactical","label":"Tactical Depth","value":3},{"key":"campaign","label":"Campaign Depth","value":5}],"availability":{"quickstartAvailable":false,"pdfAvailable":true,"physicalBookAvailable":true,"vttReady":false},"recommendations":{"bestFor":["GMs who want to build their own apocalypse and run a long sandbox survival campaign","Groups who like scavenging, scarce supplies and deciding which settlements live or fall","Tables already playing Stars, Worlds or Cities Without Number, or other B/X-style OSR games"],"avoidIf":["You want a fast, rules-light one-shot or quick character creation","You want narrative moves or a story game rather than deadly old-school play","You want a ready-made setting and metaplot instead of building the world yourself"]},"facets":{"genres":["Post-Apocalyptic","Zombie"],"systems":["Old-School Renaissance (OSR)"],"mechanics":["Campaign","Character Customization","Classless","Exploration-Driven","Sandbox","Survival"],"themes":[],"decisionTags":["Free","Rules Medium"]},"links":{"websiteUrl":"https://sine-nomine-publishing.myshopify.com/collections/ashes-without-number","reviewsUrl":"https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/526065/ashes-without-number?affiliate_id=1659151"}}