Blue Rose is a roleplaying game of romantic fantasy, inspired by novelists
like Mercedes Lackey, Diane Duane, and Tamora Pierce. The game
focuses on heroic and good-hearted characters working together to defend
the enlightened kingdom of Aldis from harm. Most characters have at least
minor psychic powers and some have intelligent magical animals as their
devoted allies. Blue Rose has everything you need to get started, including
complete rules for character creation, social interactions, reputations, and
psychic powers, as well as details about Aldis, its allies, and its enemies.
Blue Rose is easy to learn and play, making it perfect for gamers both new
and old.
Will you rise to the challenge and become one of the Queen's Own? Can
you help the shining light of Aldis burn brighter still? The Kingdom of the
Blue Rose needs you!
Blue Rose uses Wizards of the Coast's Open Game License.
...it plays to this game's strengths. Blue Rose is a "True20" (very similar to d20) game that emphasizes all manner of social interactions and intrigue. Combat is still around, but a Blue Rose campaign should be focussed more on non-combat aspects of adventures.
It has an amazing world history/ creation myth. The four Gods of Twilight gave physical bodies to the spirits of the world, as a desperate attempt to save them from the Shadow. Intelligent psychic animals are a PC race.
It's the only game I've seen with a patron god for caria daunen (gay relationships).
If you're more of a fan of Mercedes Lackey or Diane Duane than Robert E. Howard, this game might interest you. It's the kind of thing that people who like this kind of thing, like.
