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| Designers | Aaron S. Rosenberg, Ann Dupuis, and Melissa Hoale |
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| Publishers | Grey Ghost Games |
| Publication | 2005 |
| Genres | Fantasy |
| Systems | Fudge RPG |
Written by fantasy novelist Aaron S. Rosenberg, the Deryni Adventure Game is a role-playing game that is based in the Deryni novels created by Katherine Kurtz.
The setting closely resembles earth's medieval Period except with the inclusion of the Deryni, a race of humans with powers like mental telepathy and telekinesis. Many of the stories focus around the conflicts between these two races. [1]
The Deryni Adventure Game uses Freeform Universal Donated Game Engine (FUDGE), a system created in 1992 by Steffan O'Sullivan on the rec.games.design newsgroup. Its design focuses more on the story and the player instead of dice throws.
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