ESPER RPG: Extraordinary Supernatural Phenomena Explored and Revealed

Pay attention, recruit. Our world is in constant danger from apocalyptic threats, from asteroids to hellspawn. We call this the Five o'Clock Shadow, the moment when the world changes forever. The day the sun'll go down and it won't come up the next morning... or ever again. The prevailing theory is that it's a force of Darkness always ready to strike whenever situations arise that it might find... useful. 

You have been selected to guide a team of ESPER Field Agents in their missions to protect the world from the incursion of Supernatural, Paranormal, and Occult evil. To this end, we have prepared the following short training manual. It will cover the basic information you need to know to lead your team to success in the field.

What is ESPER?

ESPER is an organization officially founded in the year 1848, although it had been in operation on a much smaller scale and under different names for hundreds of years.

ESPER is an anagram for “Extraordinary Supernatural Phenomena Explored and Revealed.” Our goal is to make sure the general public remains safe from the threat of the supernatural, paranormal, and left-handed practitioners of the occult. Part of this protection is making sure they never learn of the existence of these threats, as such knowledge may lead to widespread panic, and may actually push the world closer to the Five o'Clock Shadow.

ESPER is a rules-light narrative role-playing experience, and is part of the ESPER Universe, which already contains several video games including "The Occultist." It has seen several previous incarnations, but this one was designed in just over a week for the Tabletop Graveyard Jam here on itch.io. 

Stay tuned for expansions soon to come, including bestiaries, grimoires, equipment guides, campaign settings, solo and group adventure modules, and more. Join the community to help contribute, report playtesting issues, and even make and sell your own expansions!

Current Expansions

• The ESPER Agent Classification Manual vol. I: Six classes to act as a foundation for your ESPER characters
• The ESPER Codex vol. I: Fifteen supernatural and paranormal entities to populate your missions, including story seeds and other ways to make every interaction with these creatures of the night unique!
• The Guide to ESPER Headquarters: A setting guide for the ESPER universe, containing a map of ESPER HQ, a list of other organizations in the world, notable ESPER agents, and the contents of the legendary ESPER museum!
• The Grimoire of Saint Benedict: A list of magickal systems, traditions, methods, effects, and spells written by an actual Wizard!