Thieves of the Tome

Write Spells & Steal Grimoires!

Thieves of the Tome is a spell heist game played using real books. Characters, spells, and adventures are all created picking random books around you. 

Every system in this game is book-driven, from spellcasting to action resolution to GM session planning. The book you bring to the table will have a massive impact on the game you play. Players will:

• Write spells for another player to cast using the book you brought to the table.

• Create characters that reflect the book you stole based on Adjectives, Items, Destiny, and Dooms.

• Cast spells that are completely unknown, written by another player, and extremely powerful.

• Improvise their way to escape through a simple D6 pool resolution mechanic that always ties back to the Tomes.

The GM uses a book to run the game. This allows them to set the game in nearly any genre. The GM has a massive toolbox to play with:

• x3 Modules that are genre-agnostic, and change based on the book the GM uses.

• Antagonists that are shaped by your tome.

• Madlib-like tables that allow the GM to generate quick content based on their book. The Palette, a tool for constructing heavily improvised adventures.

64 A5 pages in full colour.