Edge of the Sea RPG

Amidst coral reefs and volcanic islands, where sea serpents hunt and spirits play, you can live, love, and prosper – if you keep your wits about you. Edge of the Sea is a roleplaying game set in a fantastic tropical archipelago where every soul is the master of its own destiny.

Edge of the Sea uses the FATE dialect of the Fudge game system as a simple, extensible engine for fantasy adventuring.

The Archipelago: The archipelago is six hundred miles long and one hundred miles wide, and consists of thousands of islands, a mix of coral atolls and rocky volcanic mountains. To the north is the mainland, the south is the Boundless Sea [Read More]
Civilization: Subsistance living in the archipelago is easy – almost every adult can repair his or her own boat and gather enough food to live off of. Of course, there are many reasons to live with others, but it's the highest freedom of the islanders to leave any community that starts acting in ways they disagree with [Read More]
Game System: FATE's Aspect system allows you to construct your character's life in each logical chunk, providing a permanent, meaningful record of not only what he's like today, but how he came to be what he is [Read More]
Magic: Magic in the archipelago is the province of the six elements and the infinitely varied spirits of place. Every human is inherently tied to the elements, and every human can learn to commune with the spirits with fantastic results [Read More]
Characters: Some of the personalities of the Archipelago, from sullen outcaste to community leader to fey magic-user. [Read More]

Edge of the Sea is a free roleplaying game that will remain available on the web for its entire lifespan. It is now "complete" in its first draft, meaning that I think that all of the material necessary to run a game is here, if in a fairly sketchy, badly edited form. I've also written up a bibliography and design notes for those who like that sort of thing. Happy gaming!