| Italic Title: | yes |
| Fabula Ultima | |
| Designer: | Emanuele Galletto |
| Illustrator: | Catthy Trinh, Moryo |
| Publisher: | Need Games |
| Date: | 2023 |
| Genre: | tabletop role-playing game, fantasy |
Fabula Ultima is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game inspired by Japanese role-playing video games such as the Final Fantasy series. It was designed by Emanuele Galletto, illustrated by Catthy Trinh and Moryo, and published by Need Games in 2023.[1] [2] The game won 2023 ENNIE Awards for Best Game and Product of the Year.[3] [4]
Fabula Ultima's dice mechanics were inspired by Ryuutama. Character abilities are described using an increasing die size - a d6 reflecting weakness, up to a d12 representing significant prowess - challenges are resolved with a dice pool composed of the dice of two stats, or of a single stat twice, and attempting to meet a given total. Character bonds, backstory, and themes can allow a player to reroll dice for better results.
Fabula Ultima won two 2023 ENNIE Awards: the Gold ENnie for Best Game and the Silver ENnie for Product of the Year. Matt Jarvis for Dicebreaker called the game, "everything I could hope for from a Final Fantasy-like tabletop RPG."