Anime 5E: Fifth Edition Fantasy Anime Role-Playing

ANIME 5E Role-Playing Game

Fifth Edition Fantasy Role-Playing Adventures

Written by Mark MacKinnon with Robin Flanagan

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In the myriad realms of imagination, there are many dungeons to explore, dragons to tame, and paths to find. Anime 5E helps you unlock the realms of fantasy to experience them all.

Welcome to Anime 5E – the fantasy role-playing game for all your anime and manga adventures, which builds upon the Fifth Edition rules of the world’s most popular storytelling game. Mark MacKinnon, creator of the critically acclaimed Big Eyes, Small Mouth anime role-playing game, brings a point-based balance to the standard Fifth Edition offerings – and then layers a wide selection of new Races, Classes, Skills, features, powers, game mechanics, and combat options on top of this foundation. Anime 5E is the beginning of a journey, so hold on tight as we welcome you to your next great fantasy adventure!

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Anime 5E RPG Core Rules

Published under the Open Game License, this single Anime 5E core role-playing game book contains everything you need to start creating and playing anime and manga RPG adventures. It works as an excellent expansion and companion to other Fifth Edition books as well, offering a unique perspective on traditional fantasy tabletop gaming. Whether you run with Anime 5E by itself or integrate it with other 5E resources, you'll be well prepared to unleash dynamic and dramatic action at your gaming table!

This gorgeous volume offers a solid 272 full-colour pages with over 100 beautiful illustrations from talented artist across the world. Anime 5E features a laminated hardcover with a durable Smyth-sewn binding that allows your book to easily lay flat and stay open to any page.

Inside the pages of Anime 5E, you'll find:

A flexible, point-based approach to character features that lets you acquire the specific elements you envision for your character

14 new races that cover a wide range of anime archetypes

Guidelines and rules for playing characters other then medium-size

14 new classes that offer incredible diversity in abilities and talents

Rebalanced standard Fifth Edition classes to level out character abilities

70 wide-ranging character features (called Attributes), each with multiple ranks that expand their scope and utility

36 character flaws (called Defects) that return points to your character so they can power up in different ways to compensate

50 skill proficiencies that build upon the original Fifth Edition offerings and expand into numerous non-combat scenarios, talents, and trades

A veritable treasure trove of combat enhancements and options, including called shots, critical hits and failures, tactical actions, range penalties, dramatic feats, and more

An innovative approach to calculating the Challenge Rating of monsters that considers their full range of features, abilities, and talents – both in and out of combat

Dozens of example adventuring gear, items of power, and fascinating daily devices

Rebuilds of 14 standard fantasy monsters across the Challenge Rating spectrum

Check out the gorgeous and evocative wrap-around cover below by the talented Chabibit, and then click to download the Anime 5E table of contents so you can preview what's inside.

Anime 5E Deluxe Limited Edition RPG Core Rules

Dedicated anime gamers and Fifth Edition role-playing aficionados won't want to miss out on this stunning version of the game: the Anime 5E Limited Fourth Edition Core RPG. The Anime 5E logo is stamped in silver foil onto a rich black leatherette cover, the pages are accented with silver gilded edges, and the binding is enhanced with a handy bookmark ribbon to keep your place while playing.

Anime 5E RPG Core Rules – Pocket Edition

The Anime 5E Pocket Edition is the ideal entry point into the game for backers who are looking for a smaller, portable book format at half the price of the standard full-colour hardcover edition. Printed in the familiar manga-sized dimensions on a textured uncoated paper stock, the Anime 5E Pocket Edition weighs in at a hefty 384 black-and-white pages. Most of the content from the regular hardcover edition is included in this alternate format – including all rules, races, and classes, and monsters – using a slightly smaller font size and fewer illustrations. Chapter 12 from the regular edition, which provides player and DM guidance, has been omitted to keep the page count (and thus cost) lower. Use the Anime 5E Pocket Edition solo as your primary game book, or as an additional inexpensive reference copy for your gaming table.

Anime 5E Game Screen and Adventure

This handy, 4-panel reference screen for Masters of the Dungeon features a one-stop location for important Anime 5E tables, wrapped in a stunning full-colour panoramic image on the front that expands the dragon lair Anime 5E cover image scene with additional characters and monsters. As a bonus, inside you’ll find "Carry on Wayward Son" – an engaging 32-page introductory fantasy adventure for 2nd-4th level characters, written by Andrew J Lucas. The adventure incorporates aspects of a traditional dungeon crawl with pet monster tournament battles, familial intrigue, and political machinations. With gorgeous art and an intriguing story narrative, this Anime 5E Game Screen and Adventure is a must-have addition to your Fifth Edition anime RPG collection.

Anime 5E Folstavia: The Infinite Crossroads

Welcome to Folstavia: the official world setting for the Anime 5E fantasy role-playing game. Inside this 272-page, full-colour tome you’ll find details about the history, culture, factions, folk, magic, and creatures of Folstavia’s eight continents and wondrous extraplanar regions. In addition to its rich lore and setting details, the Infinite Crossroads contains a wealth of Anime 5E game material: 4 additional Attributes, 14 new player character Species, reimagined alternate versions of traditional Fifth Edition Species, 7 new character Classes, dozens of magical objects and vehicles, 18 original monsters, 9 neomorphs, and much more. Experience a new type of fantasy world with Folstavia: The Infinite Crossroads!

Anime 5E Folstavia Map Pack

This fantasy map pack includes nine gorgeous full-colour wall maps that depict the official Anime 5E role-playing world setting of Folstavia: The Infinite Crossroads. Each map measures 30” x 24” that can be used on its own for a regional or continental campaign, or combined to display the entire world of Folstavia in a giant 3 x 3 grid measuring 7.5’ x 6’. This boxed also includes two bonus gifts: a tenth global map of Folstavia’s seven continents (and one massive archipelago), plus a sticker sheet of various landmarks and buildings you can use to customise the maps for your group’s adventures.

Anime 5E Monstrum Libri Volume 1 – Woodlands and Mountains

This first 144-page, full-colour Monstrum Libri expansion for the Anime 5E fantasy role-playing game features a collection of monsters, creatures, and other oddities of all shapes and sizes. Volume 1 provides game stats, behavioural tendencies, and potential variations for beasts from across the Challenge Rating spectrum that are primarily encountered in woodland and mountain habitats. From beastwalkers to dewthrogs, gap hounds to silmulcats, hopping barkwarps to swelling picorocs, and thunder rats to shrub ghoulies – Monstrum Libri is an ideal component of your Anime 5E adventuring experience!

Anime 5E Creature Cards Volume 1 – Woodlands and Mountains

This first Creature Cards accessory for the Anime 5E fantasy RPG features a convenient full-colour deck of 136 monsters, beasts, and other oddities that are primarily encountered in woodland and mountain habitats. Monsters are illustrated on the front of each oversized 4” x 6” card with their Anime 5E game stats listed on the reverse. Creature Cards can be used at your gaming table in conjunction with only the Anime 5E core rules, or they can be paired with the background details provided in the Anime 5E Monstrum Libri Volume 1 – Woodlands and Mountains expansion book (DYS601).

Anime 5E Origin Story – Character Background Generator

Origin Story is a 144-page full-colour background character generator helps you breathe life into your role-playing creations. Use it as an essential companion to the Anime 5E RPG or as an inspirational tool for any other Fifth Edition rules set. Origin Story unlocks your creativity as you progress your character from their birth to the start of their adventuring career, adding details about their heritage, family, significant life events, and acquired abilities. Straightforward instructions guide you through a comprehensive array of tables and narrative elements to build a unique backstory from endless combinations.

Anime 5E Character Folio

Some players desire more than a simple character sheet to present their creation. The Anime 5E Character Folio is the ultimate journal for detailing characters from any style of game campaign. The 24-page folio includes: a deluxe character sheet with expanded areas for abilities and descriptions; sections for detailing your character’s features, talents, weapons, flaws, spells, items, companions, vehicles, treasure, dice situations, background, family, goals, and personality; and journal pages on which you can record your character’s profile, inner thoughts, group dynamics, secrets learned during each session, and other important game notes. The bonus free PDF version included with the print edition includes fillable text entries as well.

Anime 5E Adventures Volume 1 – Shadow Threats

Welcome to Shadow Threats – the first 32-page module in the Anime 5E Adventures line. Nestled alongside the headwaters of the Sarapal River, on the border of Pachana’s sentry kingdoms Marinako and Rikabat, stands the fortress-town of Valtark. Heroes will face monsters and intrigue while they learn the dangers of making assumptions. Although Shadow Threats serves as a standalone scenario, the narrative action can fit into most fantasy campaign structures, whether the characters are wandering mercenaries or on an epic quest. For 3-6 Anime 5E characters at 5th or 6th Level.

Anime 5E Dice Rolling Kit (Tower and Trays)

With table space often at a premium, it's handy to have a compact option for dice rolling. With the Anime 5E Dice Rolling Kit, we are packaging together a functional yet beautiful constructible cardboard dice tower, plus two snap-together neoprene dice trays. The tower represents a wizard's fortress while the two dice trays features battel images from the core book and game screen. When paired with the Anime 5E Custom Dice to accent your gaming table, you'll be ready to adventure.

Anime 5E Custom Dice

Purchase a set of Anime 5E Dice for your gameplay, too: eight crimson polyhedral dice with custom A5E faces (d4, d8, d10, d12, d20, and 3d6). Add a touch of elegance to your gaming table!