The Story
Some heroes save the world. Picaros mostly rob it.
PICARO! is a swashbuckling tabletop roleplaying game about rogues, scoundrels, and professional troublemakers navigating an oppressive social order while lining their pockets along the way. Whether you prefer pistols, swords, or a touch of eldritch wytch-craft, there’s always another aristocrat who probably deserves to be robbed.
Back in print for the first time in over fifty years, this revised edition uses the fast, flexible Grit System—the same engine behind games like Stillfleet, Blister Critters, and Danse Macabre. The rules are easy to learn and built for quick, creative play full of schemes, capers, and questionable decisions.
Inside you’ll find twelve classes that double as ready-to-play characters, from dragoons and diabolists to orphans and veterinarians (someone’s got to care for the horses after all). Six playable species options, dozens of strange encounters, and a collection of Weird powers—capital W included—give your misadventures plenty of flavor.
The book also includes a full caper to get you started and fifty additional adventure ideas, ensuring your band of picaros will always have another job waiting in the wings.
If your ideal RPG campaign involves clever plans, chaotic improvisation, and the occasional magical mishap, PICARO! delivers exactly that.
Description
Some heroes save the world. Picaros mostly rob it.
PICARO! is a swashbuckling tabletop roleplaying game about rogues, scoundrels, and professional troublemakers navigating an oppressive social order while lining their pockets along the way. Whether you prefer pistols, swords, or a touch of eldritch wytch-craft, there’s always another aristocrat who probably deserves to be robbed.
Back in print for the first time in over fifty years, this revised edition uses the fast, flexible Grit System—the same engine behind games like Stillfleet, Blister Critters, and Danse Macabre. The rules are easy to learn and built for quick, creative play full of schemes, capers, and questionable decisions.
Inside you’ll find twelve classes that double as ready-to-play characters, from dragoons and diabolists to orphans and veterinarians (someone’s got to care for the horses after all). Six playable species options, dozens of strange encounters, and a collection of Weird powers—capital W included—give your misadventures plenty of flavor.
The book also includes a full caper to get you started and fifty additional adventure ideas, ensuring your band of picaros will always have another job waiting in the wings.
If your ideal RPG campaign involves clever plans, chaotic improvisation, and the occasional magical mishap, PICARO! delivers exactly that.
