A markdown copy of The Design Mechanism's Mythras Imperative constructed by Raleel.
Mythras Imperative is an Open, ORC Licensed, version of the Mythras ruleset. This document offers a comprehensive, but not exhaustive, set of rules, including character creation, skills, rules for certain typical situations, combat, and magic – more than enough to get both players and Games Masters started, and form a solid basis for further development. Mythras Imperative is compatible with the Mythras core rules, and other ORC licensed percentile gaming systems. Its companion volume, Classic Fantasy Imperative, is also completely compatible and released under ORC, meaning that the two Imperatives can be easily combined.
Mythras Imperative is published using the ORC License. The ORC License provides a way for game creators to openly share the mechanics of their game and allows for downstream users to freely use, modify, and re-share adaptations of these game mechanics.
What is openly shared under the ORC is known as Licensed Material, and includes the broad functional elements of the game, such as stat blocks, game rules, character attributes, and the methods and systems inherent in playing the game, as well as anything else the licensor explicitly wants to share. The license is broad and lets you use the Licensed Materials globally in connection with printed books, video games, podcasts, AI, or any other technology that may exist or be created in the future. The vast bulk of the content found in Mythras Imperative constitutes Licensed Material.
What is not shared under the ORC is known as Reserved Material and includes trademarks, world lore, story arcs, distinctive characters, and visual art. We have listed Reserved Material in the ORC Notice, below.
Under the ORC License you can use, share, adapt, and build on the Licensed Material however you see fit, so long as you give proper attribution in the form of a notice in your published work. This notice both credits the upstream licensors and their contribution to the work, as well as providing an easy way for downstream users to credit the author of the work in which the notice appears. By using material licensed under the ORC, you automatically agree to license out your game mechanics in your published work under the same terms. If you develop your own Reserved Material, that is your exclusive property.
Mythras Imperative is licensed under the ORC License located at the Library of Congress and available online at various locations including Paizo.com and others.
All warranties are disclaimed as set forth therein.
This product is based on the following Reserved Material:
Mythras, The Design Mechanism Copyright 2016, Written by Pete NashNash, and Lawrence Whitaker
If you use our Licensed Material in your own published works, please credit us as follows:
Based on Mythras Imperative, Written by Pete Nash and Lawrence Whitaker, and published by The Design Mechanism, Copyright 2023
Note that Mythras Imperative's parent games, Classic Fantasy and Mythras, published by The Design Mechanism, are designated as Reserved Material under the ORC license.
If you wish to draw upon content found in either Classic Fantasy or Mythras, please contact The Design Mechanism about the separate Mythras Gateway License, which allows for Reserved Material to be accessed, free of royalties, but with some conditions regarding approvals and attribution.
The following are also considered Reserved Material:
Mythras Imperative – as a name, save for when used in attribution, including its logo.
Mythras – as a name, save for when used in attribution, including its logo.
All artwork, graphics and trade dress found in Mythras Imperative