Daylight Publications are based in New Hampshire, USA, with Diversity, Storytelling and Connection as their three core values.
The publisher’s website has a strong anti-AI content statement, support for Palestine and an LGBTQIA+ flag. In fact, the business is LGBTQIA+ owned.
On DriveThruRPG, the average star rating is 4.5/5, and they’ve dozens of books.
Two important books in the DayLITE ecosystem are DayLITE: Fantasy, a 20-page system download, and DayLITE: Sci-Fi.
Neither book are terribly expensive, at $10 a pop, but there are supporting freebies for both. There’s;
- DayLITE: Fantasy Core Lite – 9 pages, currently with 3/5 stars.
- DayLITE: Sci-Fi Core Lite – 16 pages, currently with 3.3/stars.
DayLITE uses d12s to determine outcomes on a scale that ranges from ‘Major Success’ to ‘Major Failure’.
The Fantasy Lite download has rules for PC creation (known as Wanderers in the system) and how to build their story. For GMs (known as Alders) there’s content for world-building, running sessions and creating enemies.
The larger Sci-Fi Lite download has similar content for players, and for Alders, it also offers ship creation and combat rules.
Daylight Publications supports the game with different settings, which tend to be around $5 and about 50 pages, such as Ixla Tanis for childhood adventure or the magical school Hexgrove Academy.
Quick Links
- Free to download: Fantasy Core Lite & Sci-Fi Core Lite.
- Full DayLITE books: Fantasy & Sci-Fi.
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