A minimalist roleplaying system built as a universal base engine — ten skills, a flexible dice-pool contest system, and modular objects that work in any setting, from mud-and-steel medieval drama to void-rated sci-fi salvage runs.
Alpha — feedback welcomeThe full Axial rulebook: core contests, objects and tags, character creation, powers, combat, and GM tools. Everything else on this page is built from it.
Read the PDF →Step-by-step character creation: birth traits, lifepaths, talent points, aging, bonds, and a printable summary sheet.
Build a character →Generate weapons, tools, and wearables in the official object struct — medieval, fantasy, modern, and sci-fi, from crude salvage to legendary relics. Batch rolls or a custom forge wizard.
Forge gear →A digital character sheet with tag tooltips, inventory structs, sticky notes, and JSON save/load. Pairs with the Gear Forge's exports.
Open the sheet →