Sword World
| Designer(s) | Ryo Mizuno, Miyuki Kiyomatsu, Group SNE |
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| Publisher(s) | Fujimi Shobo |
| Publication date | 1989 (1st edition) 1996 Complete edition |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| System(s) | 2d6 System |
 Sword World 2.0 cover
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| Designer(s) | Kei Kitazawa, Group SNE |
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| Publisher(s) | Fujimi Shobo |
| Publication date | April 2008 |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| System(s) | 2d6 System |
Sword World RPG (ソード・ワールドRPG? Sōdo Wārudo Āru Pī Jī) is a Japanese role-playing game created by Group SNE. 10 million copies of the related books including rulebooks, novels and replays have been sold. The game was first published in 1989; the current edition, known as the "Sword World 2.0", was published in 2008.
Sword World RPG's system was given the name 2d6 System in 2003. Scrapped Princess RPG and Dragon Half RPG's system are also 2d6 System, though the games are only partially compatible.
Sword World RPG's classes are called ginou (技能? lit. skill). Each ginou has packaged a number of skills. It is considered as a hybrid system between class system and skill system, so it is often called class-skill system.
There are 8 classes (Bard, Fighter, Priest, Ranger, Sage, Shaman, Sorcerer and Thief) for Player Characters and 2 classes (Dark Priest and Dragon Priest) for only NPCs. 5 major races (Human, Dwarf, Elf, Half-Elf and GrassRunner) can become PCs. GrassRunner is a diminutive race similar to a hobbit and halfling.
The game uses only two 6-sided dice, as other polyhedral dice aren't common in Japan. Each 2d6 dice roll is translated into a more wide range of random numbers by using a Rating table. The Rating table is used for damage rolls, damage reduction rolls and such. An excerpt of the Rating table follows.
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