Hardcaptor Sakuga: Full Metal Petticoat

Magic is real. It is dangerous and terrible and beautiful. It is a flame that burns at the hem of reality, threatening to set it all ablaze. It is an integral part of you, and it is your only weapon against The Darkness.

HARDCAPTOR SAKUGA: FULL METAL PETTICOAT is a Tabletop Roleplaying Game about Magical Girls. You will take on the role of a young girl who has awoken her latent magical powers and finds herself bearing the weight of a heavy responsibility. You will delve into liminal nightmarescapes to defeat magical manifestations of the darkest parts of humanity. You will eradicate or redeem evil and protect the innocent. And you’ll do all this while trying to make friends and stay on top of your schoolwork.

The goal of this system is to tell a story about hope triumphing over insurmountable despair. Along the way, your characters will form wholesome bonds and struggle through adolescence. You’ll also get to narrate cool action-packed magical girl fight scenes.

You’ll have the best time playing if everyone at the table enjoys magical girls, anime, psychological horror, friendship, and coming-of-age stories.

Some Selling Points:

• Turn-free combat based on dice pools that's quick, unique, and flavorful.
• Customizable characters with simple rules for advancement
• Mechanized downtime
• No math. You won't be managing HP values or counting up dice modifiers
• Art! This book contains many Magical Girls

To play, you will need 2-5 friends who can meet regularly, printed character sheets, pencils and paper, some objects to use as tokens such as glass beads or poker chips, and a ton of six-sided dice. (6-7 per player, and the GM needs at least 10 per player.)

NOTE: THIS IS A PLAYTEST VERSION OF THE GAME. It is fully playable, but it is far from a finished product. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

We now have a discord server! Join to chat about the game, give feedback, and hang out.

A digital character sheet has been generously created by Kallerothima. She deserves your praise and thanks for sharing it.