Burning Wheel

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The Burning Wheel is a fantasy role-playing game independently written and published by Luke Crane. The game uses a dice pool mechanic (using only standard six-sided dice) for resolution, and a system of prior-experience for character generation which tracks the development of the new character from birth up to the point they begin adventuring.

Unlike many other RPGs — but explicitly like earlier games — the Burning Wheel does not include a dedicated setting, beyond the setting implied by the rules and mechanics and the life-paths used in character generation, which implies a fantasy world by default, though it can be easily modified for other settings.

If you're going to get into Burning Wheel for the first time, it's recommended to play Mouse Guard first because the rules are a sub-set of the huge honkin' Burning Wheel set. Chargen can take an hour or more with Burning Wheel -- 20 minutes with Mouse Guard but, well, you're mice knights.

Character creation is MUCH faster if you use one of the online "character burner" tools. They're free to use, but all three I checked ask for stuff from the books to make sure you bought them first, like the copy-protection from '80s vidya gaems.