Very interesting and creative! I look forward to playing this with my friends

So my review is from my perspective as a very experienced GM (running decades of campaigns across a large number of systems), and as someone who's now run an extended Fabula Ultima campaign.

Good stuff: Fabula Ultima is a really excellent new TTRPG. The book is beautiful and the simple rules, the villain system and the modular character creation system help replicate that feel of playing a classic JRPG very successfully. The clock system is a smart addition that deals with all sorts of encounters and events in a structured way, without ever feeling repetitive. Fabula points (taken from FATE I believe?) add some mechanics to character backgrounds etc, and give players the ability to produce elements of the setting that we all found really enjoyable. In fact the game's consistent focus on collaborative setting design and player-directed sessions was one of the most enjoyable things I've experienced in a game in a long time - I'll struggle NOT to include this kinda stuff in future games no matter the system.

Not so good stuff: Around the level 15-20 bracket combat design started to become very involved, with boss encounters in particular overly complicated and with lots of moving parts (if following guidance and examples from the core book, High Fantasy, and Techno Fantasy). By this stage players can have highly effective builds so that encounters are either a pushover, a boring slog, or require the GM to be actively antagonistic towards their characters (e.g. creating bosses that invalidate or ignore their special abilities - not fun for anyone imo). It results in more and more time required to prep sessions as the game goes on. I cannot imagine the wild complexity of running boss fights at level 40 or 50.

I'll almost certainly run Fabula Ultima games again in future, but I think the game would really benefit from more detailed guidance around combat design esp. past level 20.

Amazing artwork throughout the entire book. The mechanics are all very fun - my group have been thoroughly enjoying our campaign, and to be honest the collaborative world creation might have been our favourite part!

Excellent, creative game system that delivers on the intended atmosphere, play pattern, and general table experience. Very easy to pick up and play, fast and flexible combat resolution leads to a positive mood around the table as players are encouraged to take many approaches to resolve problems and to be silly or cool. Tremendous fun, would highly recommend. The notes for taking on the role of game master are also incredibly thorough and should, IMO, be the gold standard for such rules.

Though it may seem a bit complex at first, Fabula Ultima is a very intuitive and easy-to-run, easy-to-play system. There are loads of optional rules and features to customize your game, and my party has been having a blast playing for months now.

Encounters are really easy to design (and there is an upcoming bestiary book with new guidelines to make encounters even easier to make). Creating new areas that are thematic and interesting is very simple, and the game has intense flavor.

I can thoroughly recommend this game to anyone who wants to try it. My players love the game and are already talking about future/additional games they want to run with Fabula Ultima; my other friends are currently doing a Pathfinder adventure path (Jade Regent) with Fabula Ultima rules.

Beautifully presented, very good at inspiring collaborative jrpg style stories, with easy to learn mechanics, combat reminiscent of NES Jrpg's.

This is a very refreshing system with interesting mechanics. The concept of the world is the whole groups', not only the game master's.

Brilliant example of a game that is aiming for a particular RPG experience, and tailors its rules to absolutely perfect it. It is a wonderful experience as a longtime player to read a rules system and be continually impressed by mechanics that might not work or make sense in other systems, but here truly shine. Everything from the use of inventory points to the calculation of damage based on the high dice of a to-hit roll contributes to this. The designers have achieved a truly remarkable feat through this rules system for players looking to bring the feeling of classic JRPGs like Suikoden, Secret of Mana, and Chrono Trigger to the table. Very excited to see future products in this line!

One of, if not the most creative and immersive adaptations of JRPG for tabletop! Loved it.

Does exactly what it sets out to do mechanically while givin the dm and table myraid tools to world and character built with

a fantastic JRPG experience. easy to run and teach. so good that my players are all running their own campaign

Great game, but reading this core rulebook makes it too painfully obvious that the creators are super excited for this game.

I know that it's an ITA => ENG translation, but it's a really tough read. I would recommend that you just find a "How to Play" on this game and just use the core book to figure out some of the nitty-gritty rules.

5/5 Game, 0/5 Reading Experience.

One of my favorite systems of the last ten years. Manages to capture the narrative flow of JRPGs in a way where everyone feels involved, without getting too bogged down in the mechanical complexity of the genre that tends to ruin other attempts to replicate it that I've found over the years.

The system is interesting (d6-d12) stats with rolls being [Stat + Stat]+modifier vs DL. If you are a fan of anime and jrpgs look no further this game is for you.

The chibi art in the book and the format (like the old video game guides) is wonderful. It has a depth to it that will require I read it more before I go to the Atlas, having said that I am LOVING what I am reading and look forward not only re-reading it in the future but running it as soon as I can to get a feel for it.

I picked this up in hardback at my FLGS, and while I have issues with the layout ("Press Start", an otherwise excellent intro to the game, is on page 145, among other issues), the game taken as a whole is a breath of fresh air.