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Five by Five
A flexible trait-based RPG using two six-sided dice multiplied together.
Directory entry · Jeff Moore
Third-party modules welcome- Entry type
- Roleplaying game
- Rules family
- Generic
- Edition
- 5X5-01 · Revised OG · 2024
- Rules licence
- CC BY 4.0
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What is it about?
Jeff Moore’s 16-page Revised OG Edition, code 5X5-01, carries a 2024 copyright and is available from his current itch.io page. It covers characters, tasks, combat and advancement; the author recommends an experienced GM.
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At the table
Choose three strengths and one poor trait. For each H5 die, read six as zero, then multiply two H5 results. Succeed at or below the trait value; doubles always succeed. Damage uses one H5 and explodes on five.
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Publishing modules
Independent sales
The inspected Revised OG Edition permits commercial adaptations of its own content under CC BY 4.0.
Conditions
Credit Jeff Moore, link CC BY 4.0 and indicate changes. The notice excludes V. Shane’s Arcane Freebie 2 artwork from that grant; do not copy it without applicable permission. Fonts have separate terms: Ledger is SIL OFL 1.1 and Ransom Note has its artist’s stated personal/commercial permission, not the book’s CC licence. The page’s no-generative-AI label describes the work’s creation, not a ban on users’ tools.