DAWN is a tactical TTRPG influenced by the "battle shonen" sub-genre of anime and manga. It's a mechanically crunchy but dense, at a brisk 130 pages. The game illustrates and explores three unique worlds the players could tell their story in, as well as giving instructions on how a group would make their own world in the style of the work that inspires DAWN.

What is DAWN?

DAWN is a tactically deep tabletop roleplaying game with 100+ different techniques for players to mix and match freely, and dozens of enemies to use them against. Combat is the focus of DAWN, and every mechanic comes together to create an incredibly engaging experience; however, it also makes an effort to make those systems approachable. The game offers quick "recipes" that allow players to make their own interpretations of popular styles of play or tropes and is designed so that the systems don't hinder players.

DAWN uses a dice pool resolution that lets players throw out lots of dice for big hits, but it also doesn't need to use any non-D6 RPG dice, meaning the materials to play can be found in most homes. In addition, combat is always played on a 7x7 grid, meaning there's no need to make elaborate boards to play at more casual tables; it could even be played on a chessboard if needed.

DAWN is an indie darling, with a massively successful 24-hour funding on Kickstarter and sometimes hitting the #1 spot on Itch's popularity rankings. Even outside of that, it consistently ranks in the top 20, and many tables are already awaiting a physical release.

Our First Non-LionWing-Developed Distributed RPG

The LionWing-published version of DAWN marks the game's first retail release, making it available in book, hobby, and digital storefronts worldwide. This is the first of many books that we will be distributing for other developers/designers. So you can expect to see more and more non-LionWing-developed RPGs crop up on the LionWing Shop!

There is a special LionWing Edition of DAWN that features painted page edges and an exclusive print version of the upcoming Tales of Sand and Stars module. The LionWing Edition also comes bundled with the PDF. The LionWing Edition is a pre-order exclusive and is only available at the LionWing Shop.