Besm big eyes, small mouth 3rd edition the multigenre anime and manga game returns featuring an expanded and streamlined version of the tristat system, o. Today we learn about big eyes, small mouth, or besm. The 4th edition of the big eyes, small mouth rpg has. Sailor moon roleplaying game and resource book by mark c. Big eyes, small mouth was born in 1997 out of a desire to play anime adventures and from a lack of any similar games on the market. The popular multigenre anime roleplaying game is now available for the d20 system. Jeff mackintosh joined guardians of order in 1999 as a graphic designer. Campaign settings 2 character sheets 20 characters. Besm, short for big eyes, small mouth, is a tabletop rpg created with. Big eyes, small mouth has so many options for creating.
I have a nostalgia for the anime rpg system known as big eyes small mouth as i was a young lad when i first got to play the game. Welcome to the strippeddown version of the big eyes, small mouth rules the multigenre roleplaying game for all your anime and manga adventures. Licensed settings big eyes small mouth and the tristat system were adapted into a tremendous amount of settings, and as you can expect, many. The mysterious hellsing organisation deploys within the shadows to protect the vampire horror setting supplement for the smashhit anime rpg, besm d20 besm, short for big eyes, small mouth, is a tabletop rpg created with the there were also d20 fanguides created for. The multigenre japanese anime rpg is now available in a more compact revised second edition format. This wiki is here to gather information on the subject, as well as a place where people can contribute their ideas for adaptions and new features. Foreword big eyes, small mouth was born in 1997 out of a desire to play anime adventures and from a lack of any similar games on the market. Fans of anime and manga, as well as roleplaying, will be pleased to know the fourth edition of the popular big eyes, small mouth rpg has arrived from dyskami publishing company. Besm created, written, and updated by mark mackinnon additional writing by l.
Series big eyes small mouth wiki fandom powered by wikia. This entry was posted in rpg and tagged 2nd edition, anime, besm, big eyes small mouth, character sheet, gaming, guardians of order, rpg, table top rpg, tristat. No other books are required, though we have an entire expansion line in the works to support your gaming adventures. It is an anime and manga based role playing game system. Big eyes small mouth is a multigenre tabletop rpg created by the nowdefunct guardians of order. Big eyes, small mouth 4th edition gives ttrpg players a license to go full anime and create any character they could think of. Here is the free version of the 2nd edition besm ruleset on drivethrurpg, and its free. If you think a series would be a good addition, feel free to add it, even if there isnt a page for it yet. Big eyes, small mouth revised second edition the twotime origins award nominated multigenre japanese anime rpg is now available in a more compact revised second ed. The free besm primer gives you a general overview of what you can expect. Home besm resources we are so excited to be working with dyskami publishing to relaunch big eyes, small mouth besm, the multigenre roleplaying game for all your anime and manga adventures. The tristat core mechanic was later printed in a freeuse document.
Locally hosted, html a riff on big eyes, small mouth using. Francis foundational besm writing contributions by david l. Do note that any time that a series is reproduced in a greatly different way it is. Big eyes, small mouth has so many options for creating anime. Big eyes, small mouth is inspired by the dynamic settings and stories found in a wide range of anime shows, allowing players to create characters from any genre or subgenre, including comedy or horror, fantasy or sciencefiction, mecha action or passionate romance.
Big eyes, small mouth is a roleplaying game inspired by the best of japanese animation and manga. Big eyes small mouth is the allpurpose anime rpg system. Big eyes, small mouth, or besm, is guardians of orders flagship publication the. Characters in this tier level are normal humans or near humans. Big eyes small mouth is inspired by the dynamic settings and. Big eyes, small mouth rpg dyskami publishing company. Big eyes small mouth besm episode 1 welcome to an anime. The anime and manga roleplaying game the fourth edition of the multigenre rpg.
Big eyes, small mouth webring welcome to the big eyes, small mouth webring home page. The game uses the tristat system in its d6 iteration and includes everything needed to play. Japanime games is raising funds for besm fourth edition big eyes, small mouth rpg on kickstarter. Big eyes, small mouth d20 full inventory from noble. Big eyes, small mouth besm fourth edition rpg youtube. Big eyes small mouth is inspired by the dynamic settings and stories found in a wide range of anime shows, allowing players to create characters from any genre or subgenre. Besm 3rd edition character sheet official character sheets hot.
Originally created by the now defunct canadian gaming company guardians of order, now owned by white wolfs indie subcompany arthaus. Dyskami publishing company announced today that it has entered into a worldwide licensing arrangement with white wolf entertainment to produce new editions of the beloved japanese anime roleplaying game, big eyes, small mouth or besm, as well as the acclaimed superhero roleplaying game, silver age sentinels. A page dedicated to the big eyes, small mouth anime and manga tabletop roleplaying game, originally published in 1997 by. Dec 01, 2015 today we learn about big eyes, small mouth, or besm. In the myriad realms of imagination there are an infinite number of worlds to be discovered. Besm fourth edition big eyes, small mouth drive thru rpg. Some players desire more than a simple character sheet to present their creation. Here you can join the ring, edit your site, and see whos part of the ring. Big eyes, small mouth besm is a tabletop roleplaying game originally produced by guardians of order in 1997 that was designed to simulate the action of anime and.
Were all fans of the game big eyes, small mouth, from guardians of order. I wanted something in between, though light on rules, but. Jul 09, 2019 big eyes, small mouth besm fourth edition from dyskami publishing and japanime games is crowdfunding on kickstarter from july 9 august 8, 2019. Besm fourth edition just hit digital storefront drivethrurpg last month, with. Originally created by the now defunct canadian gaming company guardians of order, now owned by white wolfs indie subcompany arthaus besm has been praised for its use of the tristat system, though the first appearance of the term tristat system did not. But getting bullied like that in a role playing game i desperately wanted to play i loved secret agents in a community that should have been my home role playing games it ended up being more proof in my heart. Big eyes, small mouth rpg is an excellent system that uses a tristat, point based build for easy concept to paper characters. One of the first ultimate fan guides is for serial experiments lain. Whether your preference runs toward comedy or drama, fantasy or science fiction, horror or romance, shojo or shonen, besm has everything you need to make your favorite genres come to life. Big eyes small mouth besm second edition revised rpgnet. Big eyes, small mouth d20 besm d20 combines the elegance of the pointbased besm system with familiar d20 system mechanics to help you create exciting, dynamic, and balanced d20 system characters for all styles and genres of play. The corebook is jam packed with systems and mechanics aimed at easily.
An excellent, well written, modular, universal game system that offers fantastic flexibility. The guardians of order is shifting its focus to fan guides to supplement its big eyes, small mouth generalanime rpg series. Your ultimate companion for multigenre anime and manga roleplaying adventures. Oct 16, 2012 this entry was posted in rpg and tagged 2nd edition, anime, besm, big eyes small mouth, character sheet, gaming, guardians of order, rpg, table top rpg, tristat.
He did the layout for the second edition of big eyes, small mouth, wrote supplements for besm, was behind all the character folios, and even cowrote silver age sentinels tristat dx and the heaven and earth books. The sailor moon roleplaying game and resource book. Risus is a free, casual rpg using a simple and fun cliche system of character generation and interaction. Apr 29, 2019 dyskami publishing company announced today that it has entered into a worldwide licensing arrangement with white wolf entertainment to produce new editions of the beloved japanese anime roleplaying game, big eyes, small mouth or besm, as well as the acclaimed superhero roleplaying game, silver age sentinels. Besm primer fourth edition big eyes, small mouth dyskami. But i did run a lot if besm in college and from what i can tell ova is way better. The title alludes to the common anime drawing style of characters with large expressive eyes and comparatively small mouths. While big eyes, small mouth is of course intended for use on anime styled projects, this wiki does not limit itself to japanese animation. The neat thing about besm and besm d20 was the amount of source books for certain anime settings but the mechanics are terrible and almost unusable in game. Characters for this rpg are created using big eyes small mouth 3rd edition. Besm 2nd edition character sheet official character sheets hot. Big eyes small mouth 2e character sheet shikenkanbaby. Big eyes, small mouth rpg besm 3rd edition character sheet. Mark mackinnon, the creator of besm, and the dyskami publishing company licensed the rights to release this new edition of the game from white wolf entertainment.
I purchased besm because i had spare cash, it looked nice and i have a small, discerning taste in anime and manga so i wanted to see if there was a system that could do it justice. Conceived as a system to allow people to play out games in the style of anime series, it was first released at gencon in 1997. Big eyes, small mouth besm is a tabletop roleplaying game originally produced by. Besm fourth edition big eyes, small mouth in the myriad realms of. The final product big eyes, small mouth fully embraces the wild, weird multiverse of anime. Pulver with jeff mackintosh and jude mclaughlin artwork by 53c, axel, chabibit, jason chan, lindsay cibos, christina. Besm, short for big eyes, small mouth, is a tabletop rpg created with the aim to capture the feel of anime and manga in its gameplay. Now in its second edition, besm is essentially a catch. Introduction character creation game mechanics b e s m fastplay rules playing big eyes, small mouth besm is a. Characters are created using 200 points, meaning the heroic tier. What it lacks in mechanical specifics, it makes up for in freedom to choose and freedom for both player and story teller to build a world of fantastic adventure and thrilling heroes. A page dedicated to the big eyes, small mouth anime and manga tabletop roleplaying game, originally published in 1997 by guardians.
Big eyes small mouth today the npc and ted take a look at a look at the third edition of this anime role playing game all the while. Learn about the rules, a bit of the setting, and of course how to make a character. Mark mackinnon, the creator of besm, and the dyskami publishing company licensed the rights to release this new edition of the game from white wolf. Big eyes, small mouth 1st edition by theodore serafica. Besm 3rd edition character sheet artius character sheets hot. Big eyes, small mouth besm is a tabletop roleplaying game originally produced by guardians of order in 1997 that was designed to simulate the action of anime and manga. At this point im not going to delve into advice for running animestyle campaigns, mainly because i could literally fill up an entire book on that subject alone. Big eyes, small mouth is inspired by the dynamic settings and stories found in a wide. A large collection of resources, including indices, conversions, and a campaign setting. The new edition of big eyes small mouth is available in pdf form for backers and i wanted to take an opportunity to create a character as that is one of the best ways to go about learning a new gamehowever there is also another anime focused game on the market called ova by wise turtle publishing.
Big eyes, small mouth besm fourth edition from dyskami publishing and japanime games is crowdfunding on kickstarter from july 9 august 8, 2019. Besm fourth edition core roleplaying game book contains everything you need to create your anime and manga characters and start playing. Big eyes, small mouth has so many options for creating anime ttrpg characters. Besm naked fourth edition big eyes, small mouth dyskami. Welcome to the fourth edition of big eyes, small mouth the multigenre roleplaying game for all your anime and manga adventures. Whether your gaming preference runs towards comedy or drama, fantasy or science fiction, horror or romance, shojo or shonen, besm naked has everything you need to bring your favourite anime and manga stories to life. Besm ex introduciton 3 introduction besm ex is a collection of essays, variant rules, and new character traits for guardians of orders big eyes small mouth anime rpg, intended to help you understand the system on a deeper level and even mutilate it to better fit your tastes andor your particular campaign. A fan page for the roleplaying game big eyes, small mouth by guardians of order, as well as the other games that use the tristat system. Welcome to big eyes, small mouth the multigenre roleplaying game for all your anime and manga adventures. The 4th edition of the big eyes, small mouth rpg has arrived. They may get some special abilities but rarely exceed the power of a typical action movie hero. The corebook is jam packed with systems and mechanics aimed at easily bringing your favorite stories from the page and screen to your tabletop. Besm 3rd edition character spreadsheet with functions peanut character sheets hot. Welcome to the fourth edition of big eyes, small mouth the multigenre role playing game for all your anime and manga adventures.