Fabled Empire, Our Upcoming Fairytale RPG!
The fairytales were never safe. Fabled Empire™ is a tabletop RPG where everyday Heroes walk into enchanted woods and find out the world has plans for them.
Learn about Fabled Empire
Game Master Style Quiz
Do you fudge rolls, or let the dice kill whoever they kill? This quiz places you on six axes to match you to one of our 6 GM styles.
Take the GM Quiz
Player Style Quiz
Do you check every wall for traps or kneel beside the dying scout because your character would? Find where you land among our 6 player styles.
Take the Player Quiz
Operation D.A.N.G.E.R.
Operation D.A.N.G.E.R. is a co-op, print-and-play game of campy 1960s spy-fi. A villain in a good suit has a nerve agent and a countdown. Stop him, Agents, and look good doing it.
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Online Spell Reference
A free spell reference tool for 5th Edition tabletop RPGs. Browse the spells or filter them by class, level, and school of magic, then favorite the ones you love.
Go to Spellbook
Princess Class for 5e
The Playtest Release of our Princess Class is out now. Its first 5 levels slot into any existing 5e adventure.
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2024 5e Character Sheet
This is our unofficial character sheet, based on the official 2024 sheet. It drops right into the game you've already got going.
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A trial of haste and defiance. Sprint across a rainy city's rooftops with the cure while the High-Spirited hunt you down. The underground resists, and tonight you've got a score to settle.
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A social narrative game where red tape is sacred and your Dreams are just some paperwork away. Sharpen your pencils, then work your way through the bureaucratic labyrinth.
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We Are Distinctly Ourselves
We make games that fire up players' imaginations, build relationships, and community. Our motto: "Hand the player the energy and imagination to run with!" We constantly try to leave the gaming world better than we found it.
Wizards of the Third Coast
We're a small development studio based in Chicago. We're invested in the city's gaming communities. We'd rather give you a good game than chase shareholder money, and we try our hardest to develop ethically and sustainably.
Discovering & Creating Fun
Our creators build worlds for you to explore. Everything we make is meant to get out of your way, so you have more fun exploring whatever your imagination brings to life.
Designed for Play
Our games cut down what you have to hold in your head, so you spend more time playing.
Human Made
We hire human talent and pay them fairly for their creativity. Supporting us, is supporting real people.
Well Researched
We build everything on deep design research and play time at the table.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nat Handsome Games?
Nat Handsome Games is an independent tabletop game studio and publisher from Chicago. We make tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs), cooperative and narrative games, and free tools for players. Fabled Empire is our largest tabletop RPG product.
What games does Nat Handsome Games make?
We make Fabled Empire (a fairytale fantasy tabletop RPG), plus Operation D.A.N.G.E.R., Bootlegs, Approved, the Princess Class for 5e, a 2024 Character Sheet in 5e style, and a free online 5e Spell Reference.
Is Fabled Empire available to play yet?
Not yet. The public playtest is closed while we work in all the playtest feedback. You can still download the Hero and Archetype sheets from Itch.io. The full release is coming.
Where can I buy or download Nat Handsome Games' games?
Most of our games are on Itch.io and DriveThruRPG. Plenty are free, like the online 5e Spell Reference.
Does Nat Handsome Games use AI to make its games?
No. Humans make our games. We hire human talent and pay them a fair rate for their creative work. Everything we make starts from genuine design research and hard-won table time.
Where is Nat Handsome Games based?
We're a small, independent tabletop game studio in Chicago, Illinois.