Publisher's blurb:
The Character Archaic is a low-cost, fast-paced, easy to learn, and expandable fantasy roleplaying system.
This first volume has been designed to explain the rules and allow you to create basic characters, which can be done in minutes by thinking up a good descriptive paragraph to build Primary Attributes, Compound Attributes (descriptors, skills, etc.), and Special Attributes (if applicable). All characters begin play as fresh adventurers, inching closer to becoming veterans in a variety of ways. There are no classes to limit the type of hands-on experience, research, or artistry performed between adventures.
The basic system utilizes two six-sided dice with a difficulty scale to approximate how hard each task is (unless pitted directly against an opponent). Standardized degrees of success can be used to describe the outcomes of most tasks, but also directly affect It has a definite structure yet certain degree of openness for players to choose their own skills and talents, and the gamemaster to impose his own bonuses and penalties through descriptive conditions.