Hot Circle RPG Zine

Hot Circle is a self-contained multi-genre hack of The Burning Wheel, but simplified down to just 28 pages.

It replaces things that needed long complicated lists (traits, skills, lifepaths) with freeform descriptors in the style of Over the Edge or Fate. From there the framework is extended with compromises (replacing scripted conflicts), conditions, and ability tests (using lifepaths to generate circles, wises, resources, and flashbacks).

Simplified character-driven roleplaying.

Free / donate.