James Nicoll Reviews

Fabula Ultima Core Rules 1.02 by Emanuele Galletto (October 2022)

This is your world,
this is your story.

Make a choice
and fight for what you believe in.

FABULA ULTIMA is a Tabletop Roleplaying Game inspired by Japanese-style console RPGs, or JRPGs. In Fabula Ultima, you and your friends will tell epic stories of would-be heroes and fearsome villains, set in fantasy worlds brimming with magic, wondrous locations, and uniquely bizarre monsters!

Fabula Ultima High Fantasy by Emanuele Galletto (August 2023)

An epic journey will guide you beyond
what you have ever imagined you could be.

Destiny itself shall bow
before the fires in your hearts!

FABULA ULTIMA ATLAS: HIGH FANTASY will guide you into a world of ancient mysteries, breathtaking views, incredible magic, and powerful beings. Like the heroes of legend and myth, your characters will start from humble origins and set off towards a glorious fate, eventually rising high enough to challenge the gods in true JRPG style!

Fabula Ultima Techno Fantasy by Emanuele Galletto (May 2024)

You were cast, unaware,
into a wounded, imprisoned world.

Trust the light in your hearts
and fight for the future!

The TECHNO FANTASY ATLAS for FABULA ULTIMA will guide you into high tech, dystopian worlds, where outcast heroes fight inequality while merciless villains commit any atrocity to safeguard their privilege. Restore hope to these lands ruled by corruption, as the most famous JRPG resistance movements did before you!

Fabula Ultima Press Start by Emanuele Galletto (October 2022)

PRESS START is Fabula Ultima’s ready-to-play introductory scenario: a complete tutorial that will plunge you into a tale of bravery and memorable characters… all you need is the courage to fight for what you hold most dear!

This download includes the four pregen characters as form-fillable pdfs, and LOAD GAME, the booklet that lets you continue your adventure onward!

Fabula Ultima Load Game by Emanuele Galletto (October 2022)

Introductory guidelines for GMs. This is included in Press Start but it has a pretty cover so here it is.

Fabula Ultima Game Master’s Toolkit by Emanuele Galletto (May 2024)

Heavily inspired by JRPGs and beautifully illustrated by Takashi Konno, this 4‑panel screen will provide Fabula Ultima’s GMs with quick tools and rules references.

The 36-page companion booklet expands the Chapter 4: Game Master of the Core Rulebook, offering some insights and best practices resulting from community feedback.

The physical edition of the product will be released later in the year and will include the free PDF version.