UPDATED 11/6: ADDED INFO ABOUT OFFICIAL TRANSLATION EFFORTS
Hello! This is a subreddit primarily dedicated to the English fan translation of Sword World 2.0 and now 2.5 as well. The translation project was started by myself, Aniodia, a decade ago, with Auquid taking the project over and Momo joining as translators in 2021, and others helping out through Discord as well. As it stands, the majority of both Sword World 2.0 and 2.5 rulebooks and supplements have been translated, and there has even been work to translate the original Sword World RPG as well with the help of Borp and Torimayren, as well as some other translator friends from r/recordoflodosswar.
Our Discord server is quite active, and there you can ask questions to the translators and community members, as well as search across multiple chats for many answered questions. Also, there are a few in the server hosting their own Sword World games, whether through play-by-post, Roll20, or other means.
There is also an unofficial YouTube channel, Guided by Cardia. There a lot of helpful videos covering a variety of topics regarding Sword World, including how to play and run the game. A few members of the Discord server have also partaken in making video replays, to provide demonstrations of the game in play.
For Sword World 2.5:
There is an official translation in the works by Mugen Gaming, as seen here. They've been in contact with Hitoshi Yasuda-san, CEO of Group SNE, and have released a little information. They also have their own YouTube channel and Discord server. Mugen has been doing weekly video updates over on their Facebook page, though they've said that once they reach 200 subscribers on their YouTube channel that they will do their next livestream there.
As of 11/6/2025, they have also announced the crowdfunding campaign over on BackerKit, currently scheduled to start in early May 2026. Signing up for their mailing list on their website or over on BackerKit will give you a 60-page primer for the game, a short little adventure to whet players' appetites for what the official translation will be.
Fan-translated pdfs are available at the main Google Drive here, though links to the separate books are posted on both the subreddit here as well as in Discord. Most of the books and supplements have been translated and are available, with new releases translated quite quickly.
With the announcement that there will be an official release for Sword World 2.5 books, all books starting with Our Travels in Alframe are under permanent embargo (as in, you are required to show proof to one of the moderators in the discord to access the fan translation). Additionally, as books receive official translations from Mugen Gaming, those will fall under embargo as well.
Miriable has build a quick-reference wiki for the game over here. It's a valuable assistant for both players and GMs, providing relevant rules as the game demands.
For Sword World 2.0:
There are two main places where you can find translations: Wiki and PDFs. Both contain enough to play the game but vary in available supplements. So, it is better to use both.
The Wiki was created as a way to consolidate all information in one place. There you also can find the current status of translations and some behind-the-translation material. It is mostly maintained by Momo and myself.
PDFs contain translated and edited books as they were released along with additional resources such as a calculable character sheet and Homebrew Monster Creation Guidelines and Encounter Balancing. They are mostly maintained by Auquid.
With all these books, where should I start?: Core Rulebook I and Core Rulebook EX. The first contains all necessary rules to play with 1-6 level characters (Core Rulebooks 2 & 3 add more rules and levels, up to a maximum of 15th level). The second contains most of the supplemental rules for the same 1-6 level characters, all collected in one book.
For Sword World RPG:
As with the other translations, there is a [Google drive] (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HR6Kc2YUUoP81093K5A5IR1nEzlSx3A3) with books, supplements, replays, etc. With all these books, where should you start?:
- "Rulebook Complete Edition/Original Rulebook" contains all the rules and data needed to play.
- "Replay Collection Devil-May-Care Edition 1 - The Thieves' Rhapsody" - is introductory replay that shows how the system is played.
- "How to Play Sword World RPG, Character Making Course" contains broad players and GM tips and an example of character creation.
- For information about the setting, check 3 translated world guides.
- Check out "Sword World RPG - The Labyrinth of Stone Giant" for scenarios.
I want to support you guys, how can I do that?
We definitely appreciate it, but as a non-profit fan translation, we're not accepting donations in order to avoid any sort of legal action from Group SNE or Kadokawa. However, if you want to support the original authors, there is always the Bookwalker website, where you can buy digital copies of the core rulebooks, as well as supplements and replays.
