Generic
vsM Engine
A lightweight roleplaying engine using ordinary playing cards.
Directory entry · Butch Curry; Philip Reed
Third-party modules welcome- Entry type
- Rules engine
- Rules family
- Generic
- Edition
- 2005
- Rules licence
- OGL 1.0a
01
What is it about?
Butch Curry's vsM Engine is based on Philip Reed's vs. Monsters. The recovered original ZIP includes the SRD, complete OGL 1.0a and a separate trademark licence.
02
At the table
Draw cards equal to the relevant attribute and compare the highest to the target. Combat uses Offense and Defense; noncombat actions use Mental and Physical.
For module creators
Publishing modules
Independent sales
The designated SRD content permits commercial use under OGL 1.0a; trademarks have separate conditions.
Conditions
Exclude Product Identity, reproduce the complete OGL, identify your Open Game Content and preserve/update section 15. Optional vsM branding follows Trademark License 1.0: exact interior credit, prescribed front-cover notice in 10-point Times bold italic, and no logo changes except colouring its white area. This is not general permission for all Ronin Arts products.