Fabled Empire, Our Upcoming Fairytale RPG!
The fairytales were never safe. Fabled Empire is a tabletop RPG in which everyday Heroes enter enchanted woods and find out the world has plans for them.
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Operation D.A.N.G.E.R.
Time's up! This cooperative mission needs you and the other Agents working as a team to shut down the operation before your time runs out.
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Online Spell Reference
This free spell reference tool covers 5th Edition tabletop roleplaying games. Browse, filter, or favorite spells by class, level, and school of magic.
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Princess Class for 5e
The Playtest Release of our Princess Class is now available! Its first 5 levels can be used in any existing 5e adventure!
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2024 5e Character Sheet
We've developed an unofficial sheet based on the recent official 2024 sheet. It can easily be added to your ongoing game.
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Race through a rainy city's roofs delivering the cure before the High-Spirited chase you down. Your enemies in the underground have been preparing for this day all their lives.
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A social narrative game where red tape is sacred and your Dreams are just some paperwork away. Sharpen your pencils and navigate the bureaucratic labyrinth to get the stamp of Approval.
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We Are Distinctly Ourselves
We're game developers, working to inspire the imaginations of players all over the world - building relationships, community, and creative collaboration. "Hand the player the energy and imagination to run with!" We strive to help games' worlds become even brighter places than when we found them.
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We are a small development studio based out of Chicago. Not only do we like to work with developers but we like the people who play our games! We believe in making quality game experiences that don't chase after shareholder money, as well as developing ethically and sustainably.
Discovering & Creating Fun
Our creators build amazing worlds to explore. Everything we create is built around getting out of the way, to let you have more fun while exploring what your imagination brings to life.
Designed for Play
Reduces cognitive load and increases clarity. So players can play more. Everything we build is designed, tested, and iterated.
Human Made
We employ people who make great ideas; we compensate them fairly. Support us. You are now helping to support real human beings.
Well Researched
Everything we do is based on real design research (and table time). That's the only way you make a games that play well at the table.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nat Handsome Games?
We are a small company called Nat Handsome Games from the great city of Chicago! We produce tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs), narrative co-op games, and free tools for players, including the fairytale fantasy tabletop RPG Fabled Empire!
What games does Nat Handsome Games make?
We create Fabled Empire (a fairytale fantasy tabletop RPG), as well as 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 now closed while we work in all of the playtest feedback. You can still download the Hero and Archetype sheets off Itch.io, and keep an eye out for the full release!
Where can I buy or download Nat Handsome Games' games?
Most of our games can be found at Itch.io and DriveThruRPG, and many of them cost nothing, like the online 5e Spell Reference.
Does Nat Handsome Games use AI to make its games?
No. Our games are created by humans. We hire real human talent, we pay them a fair rate for their creative contributions, and we build everything on genuine design research and hard-won table time.
Where is Nat Handsome Games based?
We are a small, independent tabletop game studio based in Chicago, Illinois.