(This structure is inspired by Freebooters on the Frontier.)

The moves are organized thematically: Basic Moves, Combat Moves, Downtime Moves, Settlement Moves, Follower Moves, and Travel Moves.

(Warning: this takes a median of 22 minutes, but some people take up to an hour to do it there’s a lot to read and choose between!) The PDF contains a Consensus Edition of the rules, using the most popular alternative to DW’s wording for each move, but you can customize all the wording to your own preferences using the online configuration tool. The key insight was that almost all that was needed to maintain compatibility was to keep the names of the moves the same! The text of the basic and special moves, however, have all been revised based on a survey of over 250 players, who selected their preferred moves drawn from more than a dozen supplements and hacks. The DW community has produced a phenomenal amount of material, and I wanted a core system that worked with that material.

Adds drives, uses Follower moves, and eliminates stat scores.

Leverages refined core moves from seven fantasy PbtA hacks.

Uncommon World is a fantasy roleplaying game designed to be compatible with nearly 400 third-party Dungeon World playbooks, 165 compendium classes, 8,000 monsters, 600 supplements, and 100 adventure starters, while updating the system’s core moves with what has been learned over the past decade.

This is a truly generous release – thank you!” Grubby Gus Oh, and then there is the customizable version you included where you can build your own rule set based on all the alternative rulesets you pulled from. I could print these out and put them right into my play kit and people wouldn’t even notice the difference from the main book without a close look. Also, the layout is fantastic and makes this look like a polished professional product. “This is a fantastic resource – a perfect blend of what makes Dungeon World a classic and the little tweaks that have built up over the years that smooth out the rough edges.

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