Providence: A Game of Eucatastrophe

Providence is a tabletop roleplaying game about telling stories of dramatic, unforeseen turns of fate. It is built for moments of high stakes, where characters don't just succeed or fail, but have their stories twisted in new and compelling directions. Whether you are snatching a miraculous victory from the jaws of defeat or finding heroic meaning in a tragic end, this game provides the tools to create powerful, memorable narratives.

Providence is a setting-agnostic story engine. The system is just as suited to telling stories of hard-boiled detectives in a noir city, desperate rebels in a sci-fi dystopia, or modern wizards in an urban fantasy as it is to classic sword and sorcery. Whatever your genre, the rules are here to help your story tell itself.

Providence is a high-stakes, high-reward mechanic for telling stories of dramatic, unforeseen turns of fate. When a character is on the brink of collapse , the player can make an Appeal to Providence to determine their fate. The outcomes are designed to twist the story in new and compelling directions, permanently altering the character. A miraculous success might be granted, but it will come at a great personal cost, such as the permanent reduction of a score. Alternatively, a tragic failure may be redeemed by a final heroic action or an unexpected improvement to the character.