2d Sans Faces (or 2 Dés Sans Faces or even 2dsf) is a game

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based in Romande Switzerland. Its goals are to create and publish aspects of games, including works of fiction,

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s, and reference documents for the leisure industry.

History

2d Sans Faces was founded in January 2001, to produce the first

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and publication under licence of ''

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'' in the French language, and later, to develop and publish under licence '' Nightprowler'' and '' Tigres Volants''. The legal structure adopted was that of a

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as under

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, this allowed them to choose their cooperative members. Since 2017, 2d Sans Faces has published the adaptation of the acclaimed Norwegian surreal fantastic '' Itras By'' and as a design studio, created the '' Freaks' Squeele'' super-heroes role-playing game for

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Published games

*''

'' (2001), by Jenna K. Moran (as R.Sean Borgstrom) where players play demi-gods at war with the forces of evil. *'' Nightprowler Second Edition'' (2006), by Team NP2, a medieval fantasy game with the urban feel of

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*'' Tigres Volants'' (2006), by Stéphane "Alias" Gallay, a multicultural space-opera. *'' Itras By'' (2018), French translation of the surrealistic role-playing game by Ole Peder Giæver and Martin Bull Gudmundsen.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2 Des Sans Faces Role-playing game publishing companies Companies based in the canton of Vaud Publishing companies of Switzerland Publishing companies established in 2001