Sword & Backpack: Reforged
A downloadable game
Sword & Back Reforged is an honored homage and strongly derived from Sword & Backpack written by Gabe Soria of Rothbard and Gazpus. The original Sword & Backpack was published in 2013.
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“In the world of Sword & Backpack Reforged, you are a young explorer just beginning a life of high adventure in a fantastic and dangerous land. You live in a vast kingdom filled with supernatural wonder: bustling cities and sleepy villages, gloomy dungeons and haunted ruins, ancient forests and forgotten roads.
You are eager to see all of it.
But every great adventurer starts somewhere, and at the beginning of your journey you possess little more than determination and curiosity. You set out carrying only the tools of your trade — a sword, a spellbook, or a set of lockpicks — along with a sturdy backpack and a band of like-minded companions ready to chase fortune, mystery, and glory together.”
Included in the Reforged Edition:
- 11 Pieces of art by the talented Inked Gas
- 3 Ready to go Adventurers
- Suggested target numbers for when the Adventurer's Origin comes into play, when their Job is brought to bear, and for everything else that falls outside of the Adventures skill set
- An all or nothing combat procedure
- Method for tracking hits
- Sample Spells
- A character sheet by the great Mr. Gone
Sword & Backpack Reforged is the culmination of 10+ years running Sword & Backpack. The goal of the Reforged edition is to create something that is accessible/understandable to everyone regardless of experience and keeps true to the source material.
Sword & Backpack: Reforged is also designed in a way where it can be printed out as a booklet and passed around to bring people into the hobby, run games in public spaces, and to run private games.
Grab your sword, pick up your backpack, and go on an adventure!
| Status | Released |
| Category | Physical game |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (6 total ratings) |
| Author | JamesTHook |
| Genre | Role Playing |
| Tags | Fantasy, fkr, nsr, OSR, sword-and-backpack, Tabletop role-playing game |
Download
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Development log
- New Video Walkthrough!Sep 09, 2025
- Print Copies are Live!Nov 26, 2024
- Screenshots Have Landed!Nov 14, 2024



Comments
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Hey there! Sent you a message via your Blogspot. This is Gabe Soria, the creator of Sword & Backpack. Please shoot me an email!
Replied to email good sir!
Would we have other options to purchase other than paypal please? I brought your Blaster and Hardpack with my card, not sure why this one is paypal only?
I think I might have fixed it. Let me know.
It's fixed. Thanks.
Your welcome. I did not even realize that was a problem. Blaster and Hardpack was created by Matt Jackson, not me. :) https://mattjackson.itch.io/blaster-hardpack
Do you have a page preview?
There is now.