Welcome to Adventure Awaits!, a site dedicated to Precis Intermedia's outstanding Treasure Awaits! roleplaying game. For those not familiar with TA!, here's a short description of the game taken from the Precis Intermedia site;
"The ENnie Award-winning Ancient
Odysseys: Treasure Awaits! is designed as an introductory fantasy
roleplaying game that lets you start playing in less than 10 minutes.
Playable either as a solitaire or multiplayer game, Treasure Awaits!
requires only a single six-sided die for quick and easy resolution to
conflicts. Experience perilous traps, vicious monsters, toxic
poisons, powerful magics, mysterious potions, and valuable treasures.
Even if you're a veteran gamer, this new take on an old style of
gaming will relieve your retro-fantasy cravings.
Begin with the basics of play, proceed
to explore and loot a ready-made dungeon, and then learn how to
create your own exciting adventures. Everything you need is included,
but does not limit the possibilities. For those who like to tinker
and add house-rules, the consistency of the mechanics makes that a
breeze.
Gather your friends and lead them on a
daring quest for glory, whether they're sitting in front of you or
via web-chat. And if they can't come out to play, the game also
supports a solitaire experience using pre-made dungeons or on-the-fly
random tables. Unleash your imagination and enter the dungeon. "
TA! Embraces all the tropes of old school fantasy roleplaying: braving dangerous dungeons, slaying fearsome foes, overcoming nefarious traps and poisons, all in pursuit of gold and glory! TA! Is not a clone of any Out of Print version of D&D. Instead, it is powered by a set of rules that are brilliantly lite, surprisingly robust, and refreshingly new, all geared towards (and embracing) the classic dungeon crawl. Much like the “old school” games of days gone by, TA! does not codify the “role” playing aspect of the game. These things are left for each individual group to tailor to taste. What it does give you is the rules to handle action and adventure in your game. The rest is up to you!
Another great aspect of TA! is that it handles both group and solo play without sacrificing one or the other. Only Tunnels & Trolls managed to do so as successfully as TA! has (which is no small praise!).
So, what are you waiting for? Treasure...and Adventure...Awaits!
So, what is Adventure Awaits! about?
TA! is one of the few games i've encountered that embraces the concept of introduction level play and brilliantly captures the essence of old-school dungeon delving. In this regard, I put Precis' TA! on an equal footing with my beloved Basic rulebook. Both were simple enough for beginners, and robust enough to handle extended play. Where TA! falls short is in it's lack of supplementary fare such as modules/adventure and source/setting books. Also, whereas Basic D&D taught you the basics of the game and then expanded the game with the Expert set, TA! doesn't have its own Expert set to expand upon Books I to III (although Brett has stated that a wilderness themed Book IV is in the works).
Although I often simply lament the lack of such things in other RPGs I enjoy, TA! Is one of the few RPGs i've come across for which I'd like to invest time in supporting. Hopefully, such support will allow the game to grow, and draw attention to this wonderful little game.
The Treasure Awaits! Open Supplement License will (hopefully) allow me to do just that!