Fishbones
A downloadable game
Fishbones is intended as a "quick start" version of the game Rod, Reel, & Fist by Richard Kelly. It has three parts:
- Fishbones, a condensed rules document.
- All In Mail Never Clinking, a beginner scenario with enough fish to get started.
- A one-page rules reference for the Swamp Being (GM) and cross-references of fish and animals by habitat.
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Install instructions
PDF files for reading and play, ODT files for editing.
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This is beautiful. Thank you. I was unwilling to run RR&F for my group because I didn't think I'd get the buy in on the hefty manual for what might end up being a one shot, but you've solved that issue for me.
For newcomers, I'd still advise that the GM get the full version from Kumada1's page, but this wonderful write up is almost certainly sufficient for the other players to fully engage.
To be honest, I made this because I had similar reservations myself. There are some notes about what's been cut from the rules in the appendix, but the full game has more than I could list there: more settings, scenarios, fish, animals, and player options. It also has more guidance on running different types of game (one-shot, interlude, collaborative world-building, campaign play) and for a broader audience (while I allowed myself the luxury of assuming an audience with a similar background in RPGs to my own).
Fishbones is a slim, clean, and extremely useable quickstart version of Rod Reel And Fist.
It consists of three PDFs---including one which is an entirely original adventure with some new fish and animals---and everything in the PDFs is well organized, professionally layed out, and very easy to read.
If you're thinking about running Rod Reel And Fist, I highly recommend picking this up. It has a stellar grasp of the material, and the included adventure is incredibly flavorful and easy to run.
Thanks! It's been really great to have your enthusiasm from the start, and if you're not careful I'll have to turn your praise into blurbs.
Feel free!