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Metaforce is a d12 genre-agnostic framework designed to allow a wide variety of game settings and scenarios while enabling players to build and customise their character’s powers, skills and abilities with numerically-backed scores known as Metaphors.

Game/Wiki News (from AlienOvan)

14th December 2025
Seems I managed to fix and tidy up most of the new layout for the wiki, apart from the fact the tables refuse to align center, this is apparently a bug in the Citizen Skin and not fixable until the wiki gets updated. Bummer.

But in other news, I am in the process of creating Definition Articles, which are focused pages that define and explain various words and terms used in the Metaforce system so that people can read up on them independently from larger topic articles. To further that end, there are now new categories to help group up everything and hand it to you in a nice alphabetical platter. You can find the main bulk of articles in Category:Mechanics. Aside from having to update older articles to use the new category, this means that not all pages will be listed on the front page any more, but at the same time the front page doesn't have to be filled up with them either.

9th December 2025
It's been a while but aside from a few reworks, I have also finally got around to installing a newer and easier-on-the-eyes skin for the Metaforce wiki. No longer shall visitors (or my) eyes be flash-banged by the default white of the Vector skin.

As far as game-mechanic news. I have reworked Meta Points so that determining a character' Max MP from creation and level ups are now simplified to simply be a default value plus a set value determined by MPLV and your character level. No more 'lowest of three core values' complicating things. In addition, it is now possible to spend Experience points to increase one's Max MP and restore their MP along with it, solving an issue with trying to level up where you have the XP but nothing to spend it on (with Metaphors and/or Attributes being more than your current XP).

Now that the site is easier to read for long periods of time, I'll be able to continue working eagerly to set up testing Beta 2.2.

To see older News posts, see News.

Master Categories

For a full list of game mechanics, see Mechanics

Getting Started

Before you start playing Metaforce, best to read up on the basic terms and concepts.

• Character Creation A section to help new players start creating their first character.
• Character Sheet Explains the Character sheet used to play Metaforce.
• Race Explains the Race/Species articles and provides a list of them.
• Attributes A section explaining the six essential aspects of a characters capabilities.
• Core Value A section explaining the three core stats that affect everything else, including resistances.
• Meta Dice A section that covers the unique dice used in Metaphors, Attributes and more.
• Metaphor A section that covers what Metaphors are used for and how values are assigned and used.
• Recommended Metaphors A list containing Metaphors players would find helpful in most Metaforce games.
• Level A section that goes over the importance of a character level, level-ups and progression.
• Progression A section that goes into depth Racial Traits and Class structures for characters.
• Experience A describing how Experience points (XP) are gained and used to progress a character.
• How To Play An explanation how games are run and what to do and when to do checks.
• Debt Explains the concept of Experience Debt and Boosting (to modify progression).

Playing Metaforce

These concepts make more sense after understanding the basics, or might only be relevant after starting your first session.

• Meta Point An important section that goes over Meta-Points (MP) and the Meta-Abilities that use it to influence games on the player level.
• Equipment A section that covers how equippable and usable (consumable) items work, and how they can be modified or enhanced.
• Inventory A section that details the carry capacity and Inventory rules for characters.
• Encounter An in-depth look on how combat and special scenarios work in a Metaforce game.
• Action Frames A break-down of what Action Frames are, how to use them in Encounters.
• Magnitude An explanation to how Status Conditions and Magnitude work, and how they can be used to measure stamina and action costs.
• Complication Describes the circumstances in which a character may lose advantage or suffer disadvantage during checks.
• Resistance Explains how the difference Resistance (and Anti-Resistance) properties function.
• Size A section that goes over the effects of Size and various considerations to take involving gigantic or tiny creatures.

Game Mastery

For a full list of topics relating to running games, see Game Mastery

Features

Modular Skills and Powers Metaphors are skills, powers and abilities a character can use to defend themselves or gain an advantage within their environment throughout various campaigns and settings. The Game Master and Player should communicate to each other to create and design Metaphors that are appropriate to the campaign.	Exploding Dice Dice with 12 sides (and sometimes other forms of die) can ‘explode’, allowing an additional die with the same number of sides to be rolled and added to the result upon rolling its highest value. Typically, Skill, ToHit, and Damage Dice can explode in this way.
Meta Dice Meta Dice appear in Attributes and Metaphors with a value of +1 or greater. Starting at d4 and working up to d6, d8, d10 and d12. Meta-dice have a minimum number relative to the initial value of the Attribute/Metaphor, at its strongest, the d12 can't roll lower than a 5.	Attributes / Core Values There are 6 Attributes (Strength, Endurance, Agility, Perception, Intellect, Charisma) that can be added to various checks, these Attributes contribute towards 3 Core Values (Body, Reflex, Mind) which govern a number of other stats including Health-Points (HP), Meta-Points (MP), Deflection and Evasion.
Status Conditions and Magnitude Status Conditions affect characters in different ways, and even keep track of various resources they may have. Magnitude is used to track conditions and if it exceeds a character's relevant Core Value, they may become affected by a condition.	Size and Size-Rating Size Rating determines the physical size of a character or creature, scaling its statistics such as Max Health, Damage dealt, Reach, Move Speed and more. The rules and adjustments for size work the same for player characters and NPCs.