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Dungeon World
Designer(s)	Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel
Publisher(s)	Sage Kobold Productions, RNDM Games
Publication date	November 2012 (1st, PDF), 2013 (1st, print)
Genre(s)	Fantasy
System(s)	Powered by the Apocalypse

Adam Koebel in 2014

Sage LaTorra in 2014

Dungeon World is a fantasytabletop roleplaying game created by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel. The game uses the Powered by the Apocalypse engine originally designed for Apocalypse World and used in Monsterhearts and other games. The game is advertised as having old school style with modern rules.^[1] The text of the game was released under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.^[2]

Dungeon World raised just over $80,000 from 2400 backers on Kickstarter before it was released,^[1] and was the 2012 Golden Geek RPG of the Year,^[3] the 2012 Indie RPG Game of the Year (as well as winning the awards for Best Support and Best Production) and was the Best Rules Gold Winner in the 2013 Ennie Awards.^[4]

Setting[edit]

The setting for Dungeon World is created by the game master following the instruction of 'Draw maps and leave blank spaces' allowing details to emerge in play.

Gameplay[edit]

Dungeon World uses the Powered by the Apocalypse engine. The game uses six ability scores (Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma) and a character class model with choices of Bard, Cleric, Fighter, Immolator, Paladin, Ranger, Thief, or Wizard.

Like other Powered by the Apocalypse games, actions in Dungeon World are called moves. When a player character makes a move, the player rolls two six-sided dice and adds the appropriate ability modifier. On a result of 10+ the move succeeds without complication. On a result of 7-9 the move partially succeeds or succeeds with a problem, allowing the GM to make a move of their own. On a result of 6 or less there is trouble (which may or may not mean failure). The character gains an experience point and the GM makes a move. Characters share general moves and gain unique moves from their class.

To represent character relationships and facilitate quick setup, each class lists bonds that show, before the game starts, how the characters see each other, filling one name of one other player character in the blank space of each bond. Example bonds are:

_______________ owes me their life, whether they admit it or not.
I have sworn to protect _______________.
I worry about the ability of _______________ to survive in the dungeon.
_______________ is soft, but I will make them hard like me.

The full rules for Dungeon World were released in a Dungeon World SRD.^[5]

History[edit]

Dungeon World was developed starting in 2010^[6] and an introductory edition was brought to Gencon 2011.^[7] Fundraising for the game itself begun via Kickstarter in mid 2012.^[8] More than a year after being launched it was still the eighth fastest current seller at Drivethru RPG.^[9]

References[edit]

^ ^a^b'Dungeon World: A Game with Modern Rules & Old-School Style'. Kickstarter. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
^LaTorra, Sage. 'Open License'. Dungeon World. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^Bernazzani, Dave (17 November 2012). '2012 RPG Golden Geeks - And the winners are..'RPGGeek. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
^'2013 Noms and Winners'. ennie-awards.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
^http://book.dwgazetteer.com/
^Story Games forum post
^'Sage Kobold Games press release'. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
^Dungeon World Kickstarter
^Drivethru RPG as at 28 November 2013

External links[edit]

Dungeon World - Official website
Sagelt / Dungeon-World - Official source text from the book on GitHub
Dungeon World - Text from the book, formatted for the web.
Dungeon World GM's Screen - Nate Marcel official artist for Dungeon World

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Making Dungeon World characters is quick and easy. You should all create your first characters together at the beginning of your first session. Character creation is, just like play, a kind of conversation—everyone should be there for it. It's somewhat likely your character may die along the way. if they do, no worries, the character creation process helps you make a new character that fits into the group in just a few minutes.

If you're the GM, your role during character creation is to help everyone, ask questions, and take notes. When a player makes a choice—particularly for their Bonds—ask them about it. Get more detail. Think about what these details mean.

The GM should also set expectations: the players are to play their characters as people. Skilled adventurers delving into dangerous places, but real people. The GM's role is to play the rest of the world as a dynamic, changing place.

Some questions commonly come up during character creation:

Are the characters friends? No, not necessarily, but they do work together as a team for common goals. Their reasons for pursuing those goals may be different, but they generally manage to work together.

Are there other Wizards? Not really. There are other workers of arcane magic, and the common folk may call them wizards, but they're not like you. They don't have the same abilities, though they may be similar. Same goes for any class: there's only one Cleric, though there are many with similar powers of divine servitude. There's only one Thief, but there are others that fight from the shadows and steal things.

What's coin? Coin's the currency of the realm. It's good pretty much everywhere. It'll buy you mundane stuff, like steel swords and wooden staves, but the special stuff, like magic weapons, isn't for sale.

Is the GM trying to kill us? Nope. The GM represents the world. It's a dangerous place, and yeah, you might die. But she's not trying to kill you.

Most everything you need to create a character you'll find on the character sheets. These steps will walk you through filling out a character sheet.

1. Choose a Class

Look over the character classes and choose one that interests you. Everyone chooses a different class; there aren't two Wizards. If two people want the s

Dungeon World Character Creator