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Historical Tabletop RPG Systems

Historical games are set in real past eras, played straight or blended with myth, the supernatural, or alternate history.

16 systems in the catalog.

  1. Dogs in the Vineyard Frontier religious judges confront sin, demons, and the consequences of their own moral authority Dice: d4–d10 dice pool · Complexity: Medium · Cost: Unavailable
  2. Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game Protect family, community, and home from eldritch forces stirring beneath early 20th-century Appalachia Dice: d20 · Complexity: Medium · Cost: $$
  3. Pendragon Play a line of knights chasing glory, love, and honor through the rise and fall of King Arthur's Britain Dice: d20 · Complexity: High · Cost: $$
  4. Ars Magica Troupe-style play in Mythic Europe where wizards master the art of magic through Technique and Form Dice: d10 · Complexity: High · Cost: $
  5. Feng Shui Hong Kong action heroes wage a secret war across four eras Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Medium · Cost: $
  6. Atomic Robo RPG Action Scientists battle super-science conspiracies across a century of weird history Dice: 4dF (Fudge dice) · Complexity: Medium · Cost: $
  7. Agon Mythic Greek heroes compete for glory across strange islands on a perilous journey home Dice: d4–d12 · Complexity: Very Low · Cost: $
  8. Eat the Reich A unit of vampire commandos drop on occupied Paris with a single mission: drink Hitler dry Dice: d6 dice pool · Complexity: Low · Cost: $$
  9. Comrades Revolutionary underground RPG: fight a corrupt government, seize power, and change the world Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: $
  10. Honor + Intrigue Swashbuckling adventure in the 17th century that never was: musketeers, pirates, and courtly intrigue Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Medium · Cost: $$
  11. Wolves of God Anglo-Saxon adventure in Dark Ages England: OSR meets history Dice: 2d6 / d20 · Complexity: Medium · Cost: $$
  12. Art of Wuxia Wandering heroes, kung fu schools, and qi-powered combat in a wuxia fantasy inspired by classic martial arts cinema Dice: d100 · Complexity: Low · Cost: $
  13. Kill Him Faster Time-traveling athletes speedrun killing Hitler in a 2080s pro sports league Dice: d4–d12 · Complexity: Medium · Cost: $$
  14. Carbon Grey RPG Dieselpunk alt-WWI Great War where soldiers, spies, and reality-warping adepts contest the secret of the Gottfaust Stone Dice: d6 dice pool · Complexity: Medium · Cost: $$
  15. Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier Alternate-history Wild West where careers, reputations, and split-second gunfights shape a frontier life Dice: d20, d100 · Complexity: High · Cost: $
  16. TimeWatch Time-traveling agents investigate sabotage and repair history Dice: d6 · Complexity: High · Cost: $$