HOW 20 BELOW WORKS

A Character-Driven RPG of Fate, the Gifted, and Worlds Below Our Own

Step 1: The World Presents a Problem. The GM sets the scene and describes the situation. Something stands in your way or calls you to action. Narrative First. The Story Drives Everything. Step 2: Choose Your Approach. Decide how your hero will meet the challenge. Choose the element that best fits your approach. Five Elements. Countless Approaches. Step 3: Calculate Your Target. The target number is calculated by adding your element and the difficulty set by the GM. Your Abilities Guide Your Fate. Step 4: Roll 2d10. 2 is a critical success. 20 is a critical failure. Two Dice. Countless Outcomes. Step 5: Compare Your Roll to Your Target Number. Roll 2d10; if the result is less than or equal to the target number it succeeds, otherwise it fails. 2 always succeeds. 20 always fails. Roll Under to Succeed. Step 6: Determine the Outcome - Critical Success, Success, Failure, or Catastrophic Failure. The result tells you what happens and how the world changes. Every Roll Moves the Story Forward. Step 7: The Story Continues. The GM describes the outcome. Face the consequences. Keep playing. Fate Answers When You Act.

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Five Elements. Infinite Outcomes.
Your Story.

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