Tales of the Kytin Age is a fantasy adventure role-playing game set in earth’s distant future, where sprawling fungi-forests and desolate badlands cover a world almost destroyed by the folly of mankind. Our civilisation is gone, remembered only by a few.
In this new world, the insects have long been the dominant life-form. They have evolved into fearsome giant monsters. A few, such as the dog-sized aphid and the large common ant, have been domesticated, but many others prowl the wilds in search of prey, their vast bulks crushing field, forest, and foe.
Mankind has substantially changed over several millennia under clouds of toxic storms and the poisoned legacies of our disregard for the natural world. There are now four distinct forms of human being; the physically-altered neotype, the metamorph - able to warp its’ own body at a cellular level, the psychically powerful telempath and the insectile - a person who shares both human and insect DNA.
Players can enjoy a deep yet simple-to-play game system that has been built around the game world and features non-class specific skill mechanics, a rich character creation and fast, straightforward-yet-crunchy combat.
Designed to encourage campaign-play, we follow the player-characters on a day-to-day basis. They must eat, sleep and rest accordingly. They may travel or settle down, buy a house, build a house, become stewards for a noble-house or raise themselves to nobility themselves. 16 guilds offer distinct career options, from silk-moth farmer to sailor, courier, craftsperson and more.
Dripping with atmosphere, the base gamebook introduces this new world over 340 full colour, image-heavy pages, describing dozens of weapons, skills, places to go and insects to fear.
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