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FLAIL: an old-school fantasy brawler

Created by Games Omnivorous

FLAIL is an old-school, fantasy RPG where spells act up, weapons fall apart, and characters survive mostly through nerve and sheer luck. Designed for people who like single-session dungeons and short campaigns of 10~15 sessions. Low-prep, max play.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

ANOTHER GOAL DOWN! EARLY BIRD ENDING SOON!
4 months ago – Thu, Apr 09, 2026 at 02:04:28 AM

TAKE A PEAK AT THE BARD CLASS FOR FLAIL!



ALSO,

The Player Sheets are officially in! Every boxset will now come with two double-sided player-facing sheets. The first contains all basic FLAIL rules and a character creation summary on the other side. The second sheet contains tables with prices for everything. Easy access at the gaming table. THANK THANKKKKKKKKK YOU YOU YOU

Now, it's time for the extra DRY-ERASE MARKERS. We are only €5k away from hitting the goal. This one is extremely important because it prevents players from slaying one another in brutal gladiator matches at the gaming table (IRL). All for a pen. It has happened to me. Making sure it won't happen to you too. 



ALSO,

Early Bird ending soon. If you want a custom FLAIL d6 for free, act now. You have less than 8 hours.



THANKS THANKS

FLAIL STREAM TOMORROW!
4 months ago – Wed, Apr 08, 2026 at 09:20:04 AM

Hey everyone!


WE HAVE A STREAMING! I'm sitting down with Johan Nohr (MÖRK BORG), Evan Diaz (Nimble), and Yochai Gal (Cairn) to talk about FLAIL, its inspirations, and how it relates to their own games. I'm humbled by their presence - i love their games so much - so please join us, ask lots of questions and etc etc



This is tomorrow, 9th of April. At 4pm Portugal time, 5pm Sweden time, 11am East Coast time. I’m writing all of these down because time zones have betrayed me before and I don’t trust them.

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSqcRx2VCi8


ALSO, 

Check out this video explaining the POKER DICE COMBAT system. You roll a bunch of d6s: if you roll a 1, you do weapon damage; if you roll two 1s, you do double weapon damage; if you roll three 1s, your adversary is eliminated! then, there's a bunch of skills, special weapons and abilities that trigger further bonuses when pairs, triplets, sequences, full-houses, etc are scored.



ALSO, 

THANK THANK THANK YOU THANK YOU for the amazing response in the first 24 hours. We're 400% funded. I'm blown away. We have also crushed all stretch goals, so more have been announced. We are adding the player reference booklets, the tomb of 1,000 gears adventure, as well as the GM screen to all boxsets and now it's time to also add player-facing sheets and more dry-erase markers - so players don't have to wrestle for one at the gaming table. This is peak customer service. 
  



THANKS!

ANOTHER GOAL DOWN! MORE GOALS ANNOUNCED!
4 months ago – Wed, Apr 08, 2026 at 04:57:47 AM

The GM screen is in! 
All boxsets will have it. THANK THANK THANK THANK THANK THANK YOU

More goals have been unlocked:
  • Player Sheets (€65k): we add two double-sided player reference sheets to all boxsets. The first is a Cheat Sheet on one side (containing all base rules) and a Character Creation summary on the other. The second contains tables with prices for everything: weapons, armour, gear, equipment. 
  • Dry-Erase Markers (€75): we add three extra markers to all boxsets. So players don't have to kill each other at the table to get their hands on one. This is peak customer service. 







SECOND GOAL DOWN! CAN WE MAKE THE THIRD IN THE FIRST DAY?
4 months ago – Tue, Apr 07, 2026 at 02:44:22 PM

Seems like all boxsets are officially coming with TOMBS OF 1,000 GEAR, the first official module for FLAIL. THANK YOU THANK THANK THANK YOU

Time to move to the third STRETCH GOAL: the GM SCREEN. If we reach the €50 mark, all boxsets will include a cool GM screen containing the basic rules of FLAIL, how to run a hexcrawl, NPC generator, market/gear tables, and more. The current design has artwork by Justin McElroy, but i might actually run a poll later on with alternatives so people can vote. Maybeeeeeee, we commission something based on your suggestions. Someone was saying we should commission a bard playing the infamous Tin Whistle of Spontaneous Combustion, accidentally setting the entire party on fire. Seems legit. We shall see. LET'S GO!


FIRST STRETCH GOAL DOWN! NEXT ONE UP!
4 months ago – Tue, Apr 07, 2026 at 10:44:34 AM

We are officially adding the eight Player Reference Booklets to all boxsets. You can check them out in the resources folder. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT

Now, we move on to the second STRETCH GOAL: the first FLAIL official module TOMB OF 1,000 GEARS. It leans into the "puzzle-trap dungeon" trope. A paranoid gnome inventor, Master Gnorbitt, designed his own tomb so that only someone worthy could break it and claim his ultimate prize. Minimal design, very low-prep, a "grab-and-go" sort of experience. I end up always taking about 2-3 hours to play these things anyway, so this is all i need for a good session of play.