Odyssey: Black Tales RPG Core Rulebook

Odyssey – Black Tales is a rules-light tabletop RPG for 1, 2 or more players compatible with 5e, Old School Essentials and Mörk Borg. Characters are part of Ulysses’ crew, the greatest liar in history, and rank in his small army of marauders.

Will they partake in the pillaging of the Mediterranean? Or will they risk their lives in an attempt to protect the peoples of the Great Sea? The choice is yours alone…

The Handbook will have you face Ulysses’ crew’s darkest moments, from the battle with the Cicones to the mortal straits of Scylla and Charybdis.

Odyssey – Black Tales features:

• 7 breathtaking adventures & tactical maps,
• 5 classes with increasing abilities each time they level up
• A bestiary with 28 creatures
• A table to randomly generate loot
• A hefty list of weapons, armor and equipment
• The Oracle’s Grimoire, which includes in-game spells
• 108 color pages bound in a Paperback metallic cover. 

The manual also includes rules for solo and duet game modes, and the Basic Old School System developed by Andrea Rossi (curator of Old School Essentials). This quick and simple system is applicable to any setting with only three stats used for roll-under tests, with the number of dice rolled determined by the test itself.

The Setting:

Ulysses and his crew sacked and pillaged their way across the Great Sea, stealing treasures and oppressing its peaceful people. His ship bore no flags and the Marauders’ faces were concealed so as to avoid being recognised.

But the lost song of the Sirens tells of a small band of true heroes which acted, unbeknownst to their captain, to foil him and save as many people as possible from his bloodthirst. Their plan was to overthrow the tyrant Ulysses and end his streak of violence, but the legends do not say whether they succeeded.

Now, you are tasked with telling the true tale of the Odyssey.