Nimble 2e — fast D&D 5e-compatible RPG

"D&D 5e, but faster, simpler, and no attack rolls. Combat in 20 minutes, not 2 hours."

DiceТолько урон (d6-d12, взрыв.)

Players3–6

Prep~10 min

Foundry VTTНет

Complexity

What is this system

Setting-agnostic. Compatible with D&D 5e content — monsters, adventures, magic items all convert. Any fantasy world. Attacks always hit: no attack roll, only damage is rolled. 1 = miss, everything else = hit. Combat is 3 times faster.

Setting

Setting-agnostic. Compatible with D&D 5e content (monsters, adventures, magic items convert). Any fantasy world.

What it looks like at the table

Your turn: three actions. First — move behind a pillar. Second — sword strike: d8 damage, rolled an 8! Exploding die! Another d8 — 5. Total 13 damage, the ogre staggers. Third action — 'Dash': another move, you fall back behind cover. Next player — the mage: three actions, three spells. Combat takes 20 minutes, not 2 hours.

Playstyle

Combat Exploration Combat Fantasy

Key mechanics

Attacks always hit

No attack roll. Only damage is rolled. 1 = miss. Everything else = hit. Combat is 3 times faster.

3 actions per turn

Instead of action + bonus + reaction — three 'heroic actions': attack, move, spell — in any combination.

Exploding dice

Max on a die = roll again and add. d6 rolls 6, then d6 rolls 4 = 10 damage!

Legendary phased monsters

Like video games. The boss changes abilities when losing HP. Each phase is a new fight.

What people say

Nimble fixed everything I hated about 5e combat in one elegant move: remove the attack roll. Now every turn something happens. My sessions went from 3-hour combats to 45-minute cinematic battles.— r/rpg

The boss phase mechanic is stolen straight from video games and it works PERFECTLY at the table. When the dragon roared and entered Phase 2, my players genuinely panicked.— r/nimblerpg

Art & materials