The AURA System

The AURA system is a genre neutral set of mechanics to emulate a kind of shounen anime and low-level heroes, with dice pool mechanics and two modes of play. This book contains all the basic rules, alternative rules, and additional rules for hacking and transforming the system to your taste!

Inspired by shounen animes, this set of rules to emulate the power system that utilizes some kind of Aura as their principal component, where techniques play a huge role in the fight, but with special focus on mechanics that allow the choreography and martial arts shine through the fight!

With a Free-Form way to create the Techniques inspired by the Cypher System, you will describe how your techniques function, applying vows and restrictions to generate more Aura and make the techniques a lot stronger!

Divided in two modes, the first step is always to: Set the Scene, choosing a Tension Value and put Hazards, Props, Setbacks and Adversaries.

During Narrative Play the rules are akin to Forged in the Dark games, choose an Ability, activate Triggers, gather a dice pool, roll and keep the highest dice. Then, depending on the result, the Narrator make moves in the narrative.

But when confronted with special enemies, the game enters Tactical Combat: choose approaches that encourage certain actions and play style, gain Momentum performing Combos and spend it to get Special Effects, with specific mechanics to incentive interacting with the scenario! During your turn, theorize, make assumptions about the Adversaries and gather Clue Points, and when you get an Advantage against your Adversary, spend Margin to activate your Fight Techniques!

But every fights bring consequences much more than physical damage. During fights Collateral Damage happens and increases the Tension of the scene,the personal life and responsibility of characters are impacted directly by the fights that happen during the sessions.

Try the system and bring your favorite anime and low-level superheroes game to life, with a gritty and martial fight appeal, where you have to make theories and use your techniques to their maximum potential!

What expect in the future?

• More Fight Styles & Techniques
  
• More Enemies Templates
• Advanced Aura Techniques to emulate more iconic moves from animes
• More of the Cursed Warlocks Original Scenario & Introductory Adventure
  

I've been writing this game for the past 9 months or so, trying to playtest the best I could, I hope you can enjoy the game and I'm excited to write more and more material for the game!

Inspired by: Champions, Lancer RPG, City of Mist, Mythras and many more!