


“The Power Rangers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook covers the time when Zordon was the mentor of the Power Rangers,” said Teague. The first book covers the first six seasons of the show, though players could also use the 2017 Power Rangers reboot as an example of how to update the concepts of the show. The franchise has gone on for 28 seasons, thousands of toys and comics and a handful of feature films. The first Power Rangers show, Might Morphin Power Rangers, debuted in 1993 as a show that brought Japanese s entai shows to American audiences. If Defeated, your team may face dire consequences, but that just gives an opportunity for another adventure, in which you may approach the task at hand in a different way.” “Your team may lose against a Threat, and your character may be taken out of combat, but there is no lethal damage to player characters in the game. “Power Rangers characters don’t die,” said Teague. A critical success is made when any Skill Die shows its highest number, giving a huge chance of rolling crits, mathematically, and of course, then being able to roleplay those epic results in the most heroic way possible!” Essence20 also includes a ladder mechanic, where if a character has specialized in a particular Skill, they may roll their Skill Die plus every other die type under it, choosing the highest die result to add to their d20 roll. “When rolling Skills Tests and Attack Rolls,” said Teague, “a player will always roll a d20 plus the applicable die for the type of roll they are making, resulting in a total that must exceed the Skill Test’s Difficulty in order to succeed. Rather than only using different dice for damage rolls, the game gives players the satisfying feeling of tossing a big handful out onto the table. Essence20 uses dice to represent different skill or power levels.

These elements, known as Origin, Role and Influence, come together to build a new Power Ranger ready to battle the forces of evil.
