DURF
A downloadable adventure game
An Expanded edition of DURF is currently in the works. Support me on Patreon to get early access to the latest drafts!
DURF is a rules-light dungeon-fantasy RPG in the vein of games like Knave, Troika! and Into the Odd.
This game uses the OSR elements I personally like (risky combat, simple stats, and prepping before an expedition) but also uses more modern ideas (reduced bookkeeping, quick character generation, a simple advantage system etc.) to make the game easy to pick up and move along smoothly.
Give it a go if that sounds like something that might tickle your barnacle!
Looking for an adventure to start playing?
Check out The Lair of the Gobbler, a low Hit Dice dungeon written for DURF.
Hacking DURF
DURF is made to be hacked, pulled apart and built on top of. The source text is available for easy editing and the game is licensed under Creative Commons (CC-BY 4.0) so you can share and adapt this material for any purpose, as long as you credit me somewhere. If you do, I'd love to see what you're making! Don't be afraid to shoot me a message on Discord or Twitter!
Translations
- Italian by Francesco Catenacci (can be downloaded on this page)
- French by Louis-Philippe Breton (can be downloaded on this page)
- Spanish by Arturo Purroy
- German by Birger Lambrecht
- Portuguese (Brazilian) by Mikaela Morais Dias
- Portuguese (European) by Ad Lib Works
- Russian by Dmitry Pavlov
- Polish by Bernard Abramowicz
- Finnish by Kari Silvennoinen
- Chinese by Qi
- Czech by Krčmelound
- Esperanto by Pasquale Buonomo
- Toki Pona by denesszanto
Resources
DURF Collection
Everything compatible with DURF, both by me and by other amazing people, in one convenient place.
Online Rules Reference
A web version of the rules for easy reference during online play.
Random Character Generator
Quickly generate a random starting character to start playing.
CULT OF THE LIZARD KING Discord
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (142 total ratings) |
Author | Emiel Boven |
Genre | Role Playing |
Tags | Fantasy, knave, OSR, pen-and-paper, rules-lite, Tabletop, Tabletop role-playing game |
Average session | A few hours |
Languages | German, English, French, Italian |
Download
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Development log
- Esperanto TranslationMay 04, 2024
- Portuguese TranslationApr 17, 2024
- Czech TranslationMar 21, 2024
- Chinese TranslationJan 16, 2024
- Finnish TranslationDec 21, 2023
- DURF Jam 2023Oct 14, 2023
- Polish translation now available!Jul 24, 2023
- Russian translation now available!May 01, 2023