From publisher blurb:
"And though she be but little, she is fierce."
— Helena in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream
"Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is."
— Yoda in George Lucas’ Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Little but Fierce is based on the popular 5th Edition ruleset but it has been simplified and streamlined to become easily accessible to kids as young as six (but still plenty of fun for those who are one hundred and six!). The changes cover three main areas:
Rules, ensuring that unnecessarily complicated rules have either been simplified or removed entirely, keeping the spirit of 5E there without the scope for pedantic "rules lawyering"
Language, making sure that both key terminology and prose explanations are as simple as possible, so that either a young child can read this themselves or a parent can read it to them with minimal need for paraphrasing
Tone, keeping the fantasy fun but avoiding unnecessary mentions of more adult concepts such as death or potentially controversial ones like fantasy deities
What's included in this book?
All the core rules you need to play a game of Little but Fierce (or even a full campaign from levels 1 to 10!)
A comprehensive Storyteller's toolkit, for Storytellers of all ages, including general advice, ways to tailor your game to your players and use of safety tools
4 core classes: druid, fighter, mage and thief
10 unique kin: birdfolk, dragonfolk, dwarf, elf, faun, gnome, goblin, halfling, human and orc
Lists of selectable talents, both general and class-specific
All the basic equipment you'd expect plus 20 magic items
180 spells, for use by druids and/or mages
70 pre-made creatures for use by both Storytellers and players
Blank hero sheets and two example hero sheets to help players young and old learn the system