Endure
Endure is a rules-lite survival RPG using a 2d6 Risk Roll system. Classless and low-prep, it emphasizes an Endurance economy where resources constantly deplete, forcing hard choices. Ideal for wilderness survival, horror, and disaster stories inspired by The Martian and The Long Dark.
Survival • 2d6 Risk Rolls • Classless • Endurance economy • 2-4 players + GM • Near-zero prep • Rules-lite • 1-3h sessions
Endure explores stories of ordinary people in extraordinary survival situations. The game flexibly adapts to wilderness survival (Robinson Crusoe, The Martian, The Long Dark), survival horror (I Am Legend, Alien, Outlast), and disaster scenarios (This War of Mine, Pathologic).
Theme and Setting
There is no default setting—players collaboratively define their crisis, whether stranded on an alien world, surviving a zombie apocalypse, or weathering a societal collapse. The focus remains on human vulnerability and the struggle to persevere against overwhelming odds.
How Play Feels
Endure uses a simple 2d6 Risk Roll system where success requires rolling 4 or higher on at least one die. The signature mechanic is Endurance —a depleting resource that fuels character actions and keeps them alive.
What Makes It Distinct
Players spend Endurance to succeed at risky tasks, recover from injuries, and resist environmental hazards. Unlike traditional HP systems, Endure has no hit points to save characters.
Where It May Not Fit
You want combat and action to drive most of the session You want the system to stay almost invisible at the table.
What this game is about
A strong fit for groups that want fiction-first play and scene-level consequences, with classless helping define the experience.
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