Rêve de Dragon (French: Dream of the Dragon) is a medieval fantasy role-playing game published by Nouvelles Éditions Fantastiques (NEF) in France in 1985, in which dragons, dreaming together, have created a world in their dreams as well as the characters that explore this world.
Description
Rêve de Dragon posits that each player character is created in the dreams of a sleeping dragon, and that many dragons, while dreaming together, have created an entire imaginary world in which their characters live.
- Character creation: There are no character classes. Instead, each player buys various skills using a point-buy system to bring the character to life.
In Issue 28 of the French games magazine Casus Belli, A.R. Thigel commented, "The rules are clear, original, consistent, and above all, the fundamentals of the magic are explained, so we know why it is the way it is. The general rules are, as mentioned above, numerous and detailed." Thigel concluded, "What else can be said about this role-playing game, except that it's in French, and even in good French, and that humor is very present."
In a retrospective review written in 2001, 15 years after the game's original publication, the French magazine Backstab noted "First released in 1984, Rêve de Dragon immediately captivated an audience that preferred travel and open-ended plots to the sticky dampness of rigidly laid-out dungeons. But what truly stands out are the scenarios written by Denis Gerfaud, true gems of bawdy humor and poetry. Coupled with a very fun system, widely copied since, Rêve de Dragon is now published by Multisim and remains a must-have, accessible to all travellers."
In Issue 16 of the Spanish magazine Lider, Ricard Ibáñez wrote, "Reve de Dragón is one of those role-playing games that is pure poetry. Its game system is somewhat dense, but both the game's philosophy and the modules (released regularly, all signed by the author) are excellent. Without a doubt, the best French medieval fantasy game."
Reviews
- Casus Belli (Issue 32 - Apr 1986)
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