What I love about Wyldrvir is that it is a story and role play driven TTRPG system. As stated in the introduction of their core rule book it states "Wyldrvir is made with the express purpose of fun, lighthearted escapism into a world where magic is new." If you are looking for combat or long grueling battles this ttrpg is not for you. If you want to work on problem-solving, social skills and looking for light hearted fun, World of Wyldrvir is something you should check out.

The core rule book was created by Beeba17 and Crowva.

The core rule book is a 40 page document that gives the information that you will need to run or play a character set in the world of Wyldrvir. This TTRPG is it's own system so I highly recommend reading the whole document to make sure you have a good understanding.

The core rule book is a pretty quick read and goes over the basics of what all DM/GM's and players need to know about character creation, the world and the lore. There are other documents in the google drive that can be used in conjunction with the core rule book but it definitely the best place to start. It is written in an easy to read manner, and there are lots of examples to help guide you through understanding Wyldrvir. This is a TTRPG of it's own world and standing and has its's own dice system that is talked about a little more below.

A thing that I will note is that this is a complete system, but a lot of things are left up to the creation and whims of the Dm and players. There is a great foundation for a game but there is no "right way" to play. The Core Rule book is a great guide into the world but is not going to tell you how specifically run your game. If you are looking for an expanding world where magic exists and a place to explore characters and new locations this Core Rule book will be something you will want to read, and perhaps Wyldrvir is where your next game will take place.

The character sheets are fairly simple and easy to find your written responses on. There are 5 attributes that you will pick to create your character. Unlike many ttrpg’s this game is built for your creative mind. You can pick your own single word or phrases to build the character that you want. After picking your 5 attributes you assign a d4, d6, d8, d10 and d12 to build your character.

For me I picked:

Great writing/doodling skills d8

Literary Bookworm d10

Observant d12

Baker d6

Attuned to Nature d4

Don’t worry if you want to add more, as additional attributes can be added through play and rp. Any new skills start with a d4. Your attribute dice can also be increased through practice and play. As stated in the Core Rule book “d4 skill needs 10 uses (successes or failures) to become a d6, and from there, it’s +5 from the previous tier until the next time you can level up your attributes (15, 20, 25, etc). These counters reset when a new die is achieved.“

Any time you feel like your character could use one of their attributes you can ask to roll a d20 and add their attribute die to see if their action is successful or not. The Core rule book is really good about talking through DC’s, having mixed success and setting up your game.

A note from the author was also included into the Core Rule book: “While there is no concrete combat system in Wyldrvir, you can create combat-centric attributes like Knight, Skilled with a Bow, or Monster Helper, for example. This is completely up to you.”

I would highly recommend checking out Appendix 1: Character Quick start as it has all of the information on character building from figuring out racial and city attributes for your character to advice for making your “Backstory and Fluff".

As stated before with the map, the world of Wyldrvir is DM friendly for those who want to sandbox their adventure and go exploring. There are 6 city states that are published in the Core Rule book with a variety of information based in each city. When going through the character building process I would recommend reading through the different city state attributes to see which area would best benefit your character.

What I enjoy is that each of the city states are so unique that it makes it easier to tell where characters may have originated from based on their attributes. Love blueprints and tech? Then Inoven is for you. There are Four cities based off the elements (Oaa, Shardelia, Meratoll and Cindir). My personal favorite city is Toren which is the very nature based city. GM’s are provided a nice description of each of the city states in the Core Rule book including some possible story prompts to get your players to travel/engage there.

The Core Rule book also has a section to detail what pieces are the same across all of Wyldrvir no matter which city state you visit. Don’t worry travelers, your Cogs will be good no matter which inn you visit.