Mano a Mano

Mano a Mano is a Role-Playing System - a set of rules for Role-Playing Games (RPGs) - created by Seth Galbraith and Benjamin Galbraith. Mano a Mano is a simple, flexible system which emphasizes realistic hand to hand combat. Mano a Mano can be used for almost any genre of RPG. http://gameartsguild.com/mano-a-mano You may create and distribute copies of Mano a Mano in this original form or with your own modifications. Anyone who receives these copies and modifications may do the same. See the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license for details: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

Chapters Gameplay Players and Characters Tools Character Points Rolling Dice Game Design Adventures Templates Occupations Abilities Equipment Character Creation Description Abilities and Qualities Build Equipment and Movement Character Generation Example Action Armor Damage and Health Rounds Movement Actions Attacking Grappling Thrown Weapons Archery and Marksmanship Stance and Position Modifiers Mounted Combat Combat Example Character Development Training and Experience Changing Occupations Inventory Management Manufacturing and Modification

Tables Blank Character Sheet Template Size Table Carrying Capacity Equipment List Examples Make a Template (example template) Make a Character (example character) Make an Item (example weapon) Combat Example Other Versions eBook and printed versions are available at http://gameartsguild.com/mano-a-mano Mano a Mano on a single page (This is a big page, useful for searching the text.) The Front Cover, Title Page and Back Cover are used to print Mano a Mano as a book. The Hack and Slash RPS is based on efforts to adapt Mano a Mano to computer games. Blow by Blow is a flexible combat system inspired by earlier versions of Mano a Mano. Mini mam - is an extremely simple system based on older versions of Mano a Mano and focused on typical fantasy RPG play. Mini mam is so simple that most players won't even need character sheets.

Sourcebooks

• Mano a Mano Fantasy Sourcebook - adds material to Mano a Mano for Fantasy RPGs.
• Ars Nova - an RPG focusing on the 14th century and compatible with the Mano a Mano Fantasy Sourcebook.
• TRaiders - a post "peak oil" RPG
• [Squawk RPG:http://www.gameartsguild.com/squawk/] - a "dinosaurs with swords" sci-fi RPG. This was the first game to use Mano a Mano.