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Songbirds 3rd Edition is a d20 based eldritch fantasy tabletop roleplaying game "about undeath, supernatural powers, and the blue dreams of the moon." It's available as a pay what you want pdf on itch.io.

In the game, you create a strange survivor of the world who was chosen (or cursed) by Death. Spirits aren't able to pass on to the afterlife and grow monstrous with each passing day. You know the songs to send them on. You have the abilities that help you find them. You are the canary in the coal mine.

Songbird characters have 5 points to assign across four stats. Zero is allowed

Reflex (REF) - Finesse, balance, agility, and reaction time.
Physique (PHY) - Power of the body and the knowledge/control of it.
Lore (LOR) - What you know about the world and how it works.
Charisma (CHA) - Your will and spirit interfacing with the world.

Everyone can use magic at a great cost. Ritual magic requires time and ingredients, while songs are requires full attention and offering to the spirits (money in game terms). Draconic words are language of nightmare, so it requires spending life (hp). Summoning great spirits requires great sacrifice. Traumatized songbirds can get psychic abilities but risk psychic backlashes.

The writing is atmospheric. Domain is an otherworld being who the PC can signs a pact with. "Dungeons, his twisted dreams. And we are his intrusive thoughts. Made to be painful and crushed." There're random tables for adventure generation, trinkets, your PC's relationship to fellow PCs, downtime activities, secret sodas, etc.

My character:

Name: Ash

Birthday: The year of the Eaten Sea, when sea starts to freeze

Basic Stats:
Phy: 0
Ref: 1
Lor: 1
Cha:3

Hit Point (5+Phy): 5

Skills:
Anima - your connection to the spirits, how bright your soul is.
Passion - your oration, rhetoric, and animal magnetism.
Dream - knowledge of the unknown and the weird.

Ideals: "We can communicate with spirits and help them make peace"
Bonds: My secret admirer
Flaws: Curiosity kills the cat

Gift/Curse: Sorceror

You saw a star fall from the sky. You caught it before it touched the ground. If you eat the star, you are allowed a single wish. I don’t know who grants it or why, or if they’re kind.

Inventory (max 8 items)
Trinkets (roll d100 table): war pamphlet: "Against Simulacrum", an letter from an admirer
Common Clothes
A ritual dagger carved with runes.
A pocket knife
10 coins.3 foods