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Universal Game Engine
The universal d100 system behind Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest
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universal
Skill-BasedModularSimulationGrittyRoleplay-HeavyInvestigationLow-FantasyClassless
Languages: English
Diced100
System FamilyBRP
Cost$$
LicenseORC
PublisherChaosium Inc.
Year2023
Complexity Medium
Accessibility Medium
Community Medium

Core Mechanic

Roll d100 under your skill percentage to succeed. Critical success on 1/20th of skill value, fumble on 99–100. Opposed rolls compare results. Optional rules layer on complexity as desired.

Best For

GMs who want a modular, genre-agnostic percentile system they can tailor to any setting with optional rules for powers, combat, and more.

Highlights

Highly modular — add or remove subsystems at will, intuitive percentile mechanic, unified system across any genre, skill-based progression through use, long design heritage

Considerations

Can feel generic without a specific setting, requires GM effort to select which optional rules to use, combat can be deadly and swingy