A fated-heroes tabletop RPG
Five elemental Attributes, a 2d10 roll-under core, and supernatural Gifts layered on top of a grounded modern world. Start with the Character Creator below, or read the rules directly.
Read This First
20 Below at a Glance
The whole system on one page - the core roll, the Difficulty ladder, combat, Ki and Fate Tokens.
Introduction
What 20 Below is, what a session looks like, and what the dice are actually doing.
Glossary
Every term worth knowing, alphabetised - Attributes, sub-stats, Gifts, Fate Tokens and the rest.
Creating a Character
The full walkthrough for building one, start to finish.
How Do I…?
Plain-language answers to the questions that come up most, with the exact roll for each one.
Character Creator
Build a character step by step in your browser and export it. Nothing to install, and it always reads the current rules.
Looking something up mid-game? At the Table. Skills, Gifts, Boons and gear live under Character Options; running it under GM References.
This is a system in active development, and its numbers are still being played against each other rather than settled. If something reads unclear or plays oddly, that's exactly the kind of feedback this playtest is for. The whole Player's Guide is also one playtest PDF (14.7 MB), and notes from your table go in through Playtest Feedback.