Ysgarth is a roleplaying game designed to combine playability
and flexibility with an emphasis on the character. We believe that mechanics
should facilitate imaginative roleplaying without intruding unecessarily on the creative
process and that roleplaying is most enjoyable in a rich and fully realised
setting. As a game system and a world Ysgarth strives to embody these principles.
Ysgarth was first published in 1979 and has had a small but loyal following through 6 editions and many changes and developments. We are now working on the 7th edition for release in early 1998, which will preserve the traditions of Ysgarth in a format which is convnient and highly accessible for players and gamemasters alike.
Think of this site as your introduction to Ysgarth. Use the menu below to download the rules in condensed form, plus world background, special mini-adventures and other useful material. There's enough material here for you to at least try the game out in a limited context.
We're in the process of final development on the 7th edition of Ysgarth
and this website is going to be updated regularly (and cleaned up) with news on
that forthcoming release. For now, all we're announcing is that it will be
released around the end of this year and will be well worth the wait. There are
some very unusual things about this edition -- it's not going to be like any other
RPG on the market -- so stop by here again soon to find
out more. In the meantime feel free to check out some of our other, non-gaming
products with one of the links to the left.
