Troika! (role-playing game)

[5] Each character has three main attributes: Skill (to attempt any actions); Luck (can be used to modify the outcome of dice rolls); and Stamina (a measure of health.

)[5] Every enemy has six possible reactions to meeting the characters (determined randomly by the gamemaster); for example, goblins may prove to be more gossipy than aggressive.

was created by Daniel Sell with illustrations by Jeremy Duncan and published by Melsonian Arts Council in 2018.

If it was called, for instance, Boslog you're just moving towards this distant thing that you'll have to build up (or not) meaning around, while Troika you're already taking some baggage with you and might find some fun synchronicities.

[5] In 2019, Melsonian released a revised and expanded Numinous edition that included an introductory adventure, "The Blancmange & Thistle".

[1] J.R. Zambrano for Bell of Lost Souls called the game "cosmic fantasy at its finest.

"[3] Christopher John Eggett of the Tabletop Gaming Magazine wrote about its universe: "it's a world that’s got the structure of a joke, but without a thigh-slapping punchline; you're more likely to end up with a knowing smirk.

"[9] In his 2023 book Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground, RPG historian Stu Horvath noted, "Troika!