HWÆT

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Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum, þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.

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LO, praise of the prowess of people-kings of spear-armed Danes, in days long sped, we have heard, and what honor the athelings won!

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HWÆT is a solo tabletop roleplaying game of epic struggles against overwhelming monsters and the inevitable glorious death that comes for a warrior who faces one monster too many.

Inspired by Beowulf it features: 

- Monsters inspired by Beowulf and Norse mythology

- A unique combat system combining dice for player actions against cards for the monster actions

- Prompts to fill out the story in between fights

- Quick character creation and bonuses to the next generation avenging their fallen ancestors

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Text © 2024 Luke Simonds and licensed CC-BY-SA 4.0.

You are free to remix or make your own game based on HWÆT so long as you give credit to Luke Simonds and release it under the same license.

Written by Luke Simonds, publishing as Cats Have No Lord

Development Editing and Additional Writing by Rev Casey

Playtesting by Gordy, Fedmar, Bread Wizard, Monaco Sera, and Casey Bell