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Vigilant takes place within a vast and ineffable congregation of planes forged by gods long lost to legend. For mortals it is a time of potential and discovery, as new kingdoms are built and mighty treasures of the ancient past are uncovered from the tombs of vanquished gods and kings. Forgotten worlds lay wild and unbound, teeming with unknowable relics guarded by dread horrors of ages long past. Old gods seek to reclaim their dominion through the favour of mortals as new gods rise to challenge the broken order of their predecessors, igniting chaos and death as they struggle for glory amidst the dying planes.

You are an adventurer in this realm, or of such skill to be considered one. Although your power is little compared to the great forces that inhabit the vast planes, you have been born into a time where even those with the faintest wisp of might may rise to greatness.

What Is It? 

Vigilant is a modern take on classic TTRPGs. A Lethal ruleset that emphasizes your fragile mortality is complemented by tightly balanced tactical combat that provides hundreds of shifting options on a round-by-round basis for a true expression of player skill. We've also chopped away all the bloat and contrasting systems of classic games to create unified resolution-systems and consistent play patterns across combat or social encounters while preserving player choice and freedom above all else.  Adventure into a dark realm where your wits and judgment will determine whether you find glory or oblivion.  

  • Are you the kind of psycho who wants a horrendously deadly OSR-style game but with modern rules scaffolding and deep tactical combat?
  •  Do you want all your rules contained within a super tight system with FEWER attributes and derived stats than classic D&D that still provides hundreds of different action-combinations that shift on a round-by-round basis?
  • Do you like modular levelling with dozens of options at each level and literally millions of possible character builds?
  • Do you get excited when you hear the exact same statline can be run by different players in wildly different playstyles while still remaining viable and competitive? 

 Well then this game is for you. 


This project is fully playable in its current state with all player-facing rules finalized and all the important GM-facing rules available. Chapters containing extra rules, more charts and tables, more tools for GMs, new progression trees, and more details on goblin mating habits are in the pipeline. Check the devlog for more details.




Updated 4 days ago
StatusIn development
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorGordohead
TagsCharacter Customization, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Tabletop, Tabletop role-playing game
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
MultiplayerLocal multiplayer

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

Vigilant CORE - Jun 2025.pdf 85 MB
Vigilant Core - Character Sheet.pdf 1.3 MB

Development log