{"slug":"zweihander","title":"Zweihänder","url":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/item/zweihander","agentUrl":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/api/games/zweihander.json","summary":{"blurb":"Daniel D. Fox's ENnie-winning d100 dark fantasy TTRPG (also spelled Zweihander): ordinary survivors of a brush with death, more than 100 professions across three Tiers, separate Damage and Peril tracks, Scars and spendable Corruption. The current Reforged Edition is backward compatible and has a free 250-page quickstart.","atAGlance":"Grim d100 dark fantasy horror • roll-under percentile Skill Tests with crits on doubles • Damage and Peril condition tracks • 18-step lifepath with Brush With Death, Scars, Tragic Flaw and Bonds • 100+ professions over three Tiers • Fortune and Misfortune coins • 2018 ENnie Gold for Best Game and Product of the Year • free Reforged Quickstart","whyItFits":"Pick Zweihänder when your group wants a long, grim fantasy campaign with d100 tests, deadly fights and characters who carry scars from what happens to them. Have everyone build a survivor with the free Reforged Quickstart first, then buy the Reforged core PDF if the lifepath and combat feel right."},"constraints":{"playerRange":null,"sessionRange":"60-180 minutes","setupMinutes":null,"characterCreationMinutes":null,"prepLevel":"High","priceModel":"Paid"},"fit":{"beginnerFriendly":false,"newGmFriendly":2,"oneShotFriendly":false,"campaignFriendly":true,"soloFriendly":false,"improvBurden":"Medium","structureLevel":"Balanced","contentIntensity":"High"},"scores":[{"key":"complexity","label":"Complexity","value":4},{"key":"new_gm","label":"New GM Fit","value":2},{"key":"roleplay","label":"Roleplay Focus","value":4},{"key":"combat","label":"Combat Focus","value":4},{"key":"tactical","label":"Tactical Depth","value":4},{"key":"campaign","label":"Campaign Depth","value":5}],"availability":{"quickstartAvailable":true,"pdfAvailable":true,"physicalBookAvailable":false,"vttReady":false},"recommendations":{"bestFor":["Groups who want deadly, grim fantasy where injuries and stress last","Players who enjoy building a character's history through a long lifepath","Fans of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay's careers and percentile tests who want a non-Warhammer setting","Long campaigns where characters slowly change, scar and sometimes fall"],"avoidIf":["You want fast combat or light bookkeeping","You want heroic characters who grow into legends","You need a printed book in hand soon (the Reforged hardcover is still on preorder)","Your group dislikes graphic violence, disease or body horror"]},"facets":{"genres":["Dark Fantasy","Fantasy","Horror"],"systems":[],"mechanics":["Campaign","Character Customization","Low Magic","Rules Heavy","Skill-Based","Tactical Combat"],"themes":["Bleak"],"decisionTags":["Award-Winning"]},"links":{"websiteUrl":"https://sllswrd.games","reviewsUrl":"https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/501175/zweihander-rpg-reforged-edition-core-rulebook?affiliate_id=1659151"}}