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<h1>AUTHOR'S FOREWORD</h1>
<p>When I started working on this game back in 2017, one thing was already clear: in a time when tabletop roleplaying games seemed dominated by dark fantasy titles and gruesome, gritty tales of opportunistic characters steeped in nihilism, I felt the need for a refreshing alternative.</p>
<p>I wanted a game of magical worlds and optimistic stories, steeped in the wondrous aesthetics of the Japanese console RPGs that had left me speechless as a kid. There was an element of nostalgia, sure, but it was accompanied by a conscious need to write a game based on cooperation, hope, and mutual trust; both in the stories it was meant to tell and in its very ruleset.</p>
<p>For its working title I went with "Fabula Ultima" — a Latin phrase that could be translated as "Last Fable" or "Ultimate Story". Needless to say, this was a tongue-in-cheek homage to what is probably the most notorious JRPG saga in existence, and also my first encounter with the genre (Final Fantasy X, back in 2001).</p>
<p>During the spring of 2018, my health condition unfortunately plummeted, and the name "Fabula Ultima" took on a bit of an ominous ring. Luckily enough, this ended up being nothing too serious — but that title had accompanied me during those harsh months, so I decided to keep it for the final release. After all, the whole point of the game was to tell tales of heroes who achieve their goals by overcoming suffering and defeats, in the hopes of a better future.</p>
<p>Working on Fabula Ultima was neither easy nor quick, but dozens of people have given me the strength I needed over the years: some by supporting me via Patreon, others simply sharing the game and playing with me. Testing and experimenting, again and again, in a process of constant rebuild and transformation that ultimately resulted in the book you are reading today; speaking of which, my collaboration with Need Games was crucial. While the release was announced during 2020, our conversations about the game date back to 2018: Nicola has followed the project since its beginning, and sometimes I really think he's enamoured with it more than I am!</p>
<p>Anyway, I've definitely written too much already: now it's time for the game to speak on its own. All I ask of you is to let yourselves be swept into a heroic adventure rife with hope, adversities, rebellion and emotions — and to do so by trusting those who play with you, and being passionate about their ideas.</p>
<p>To fight for what you believe in, because this is your story.</p>
<h1>W ORIGIN AND INSPIRATIONS</h1>
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<p>Emanuele Galletto</p>
<p>Philip Forlenza (Order #)</p>
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<p>Fabula Ultima is partially based on the tabletop roleplaying game <strong class="source-name">Ryuutama</strong>, written by Atsuhiro Okada and published in English by Kotodama Heavy Industries.</p>
<p>This game was written and produced under advisement of, with permission from, and with the complete final approval of, both Kotodama Heavy Industries and Atsuhiro Okada. Please visit <a href="http://www.kotohi.com">http://www.kotohi.com</a> for more information about Ryuutama.</p>
<p>Among the countless sources of inspiration for this game I want to mention:</p>
<ul>
<li>Jonathan Tweet & Rob Heinsoo's <em>13th Age</em>; Alberto Tronchi's <em>Aegis</em>; Christian Giffen's <em>Anima Prime</em>; D. Vincent Baker's <em>Apocalypse World</em>; Takeshi Kikuchi & Studio F.E.A.R.'s <em>Arianrhod</em>; John Harper's <em>Blades in the Dark</em> (from which the Clock mechanic was directly derived); Luke Crane's <em>Burning Wheel</em>; Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins & James Wyatt's <em>Dungeons & Dragons: 4th Edition</em>; Fred Hicks & Rob Donoghue's <em>Fate</em>; Rikizō's <em>Kamigakari</em>; Junichi Inoue's <em>Tenra Bansho Zero</em>; and Ron Edward's <strong class="source-name">Sword, Soul, and Sex</strong> collection of supplements for Sorcerer.</li>
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<h2>SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS</h2>
<p>My heartfelt thanks go to Davide Baravalle, Andrea Bergamelli, Gianluca Candiago, Gaia Cardinali, Francesco Castelli, Alberto Ceirano, Lorenzo Costamagna, Cryo, Nicola DeGobbis, Deshter, ExtantLily, Daniele Galliano, Alex Grisafi, Andy Kitkowski, Chiara Listo, Andrea Lucca, Chris MacLean, Luca Maiorani, Marco Munari, Enrico Orlandi, Alberto Orlandini, Marta Palvarini, Andrea Parducci, Domenico Politi, Claudio Pustorino, Alec Rezanka, Matt Sanchez, Aaron der Schaedel, Claudio Serena, Justin "Gyromitre" Solatges, Sara "Kurolily" Stefanizzi, Marco Tarasconi, Alena Tincher, Triex, Erica Viotto, and Giuseppe Vitale; to Lorenzo Magalotti, Moryo, Sascha Naderer e Catthy Trinh for gifting shape and color to Fabula Ultima;</p>
<p>to Lara "Phenrir Mailoki" Arlotta, Michele "Sabaku no Maiku" Poggi and Marcus "epicnamebro" Sanders for the excellent JRPG-themed content they tirelessly create;</p>
<p>to my parents; and to all those who made this impossible project possible through their support on Patreon!</p>
<h2>PLAYTESTERS</h2>
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<li>Beatrice Alinari</li>
<li>Andrea</li>
<li>Andrea Apperti</li>
<li>Davide Ardizzone</li>
<li>William Arnone</li>
<li>Kohei Asakura</li>
<li>Davide Baravalle</li>
<li>Andrea Bergamelli</li>
<li>Peter Bråss</li>
<li>Dario Cavallone</li>
<li>Alessia Caviglia</li>
<li>Alberto Ceirano</li>
<li>Matteo Cesari</li>
<li>Davide Cester</li>
<li>Lorenzo Costamagna</li>
<li>Alessandro Costella</li>
<li>Cryo</li>
<li>Medesimo d'Alessandro</li>
<li>Giulio D'Avella</li>
<li>Daniel De Filippis</li>
<li>Nicola DeGobbis</li>
<li>Deshter</li>
<li>Silvia De Stefanis</li>
<li>ExtantLily</li>
<li>Alessandro Fofi</li>
<li>Marco Faccin</li>
<li>Sabrina Faricelli</li>
<li>Luca Fuoco</li>
<li>Daniele Galliano</li>
<li>Marco Grimaldi</li>
<li>Alex Grisafi</li>
<li>Aslak R. Hauglid</li>
<li>Eric Hulfsson</li>
<li>Mattia Lagonegro</li>
<li>Marco Lazzaroni</li>
<li>Juri Loi</li>
<li>Andrea Lucca</li>
<li>Andrea Lucenta</li>
<li>Filippo Mammini</li>
<li>Roberto Marcarini</li>
<li>Nicola Marchi</li>
<li>Leonardo "Svalbard86" Melis</li>
<li>Edoardo Noris</li>
<li>Roberta Nuvoli</li>
<li>Matteo Pedroni</li>
<li>Matteo Perego</li>
<li>Domenico Politi</li>
<li>Francesco Raimondi</li>
<li>Alec Rezanka</li>
<li>Roberto Rossi</li>
<li>Justin "Gyromitre" Solatges</li>
<li>Louis Spiegel</li>
<li>William Tagliaferri</li>
<li>Marco Tarasconi</li>
<li>Alena Tincher</li>
<li>Erica Viotto</li>
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