Core Rulebook by Horrible Guild
VILEBORN is a TTRPG that evokes a coming-of-age story, biting and adventurous. Players will interpret the Vileborn, young half-blood heroes forced to face the darkness of the world and brave enough to embrace their own.
The game features typical themes of nobledark stories as metaphors for the path from adolescence to adulthood. While playing, you will narrate the most iconic aspects of coming-of-age hero journeys: the hard and rigorous training, the conflicting relationship with mentors, the exploration of your dark lineage and the fear associated with it, the camaraderie and the bonds that are forged in adventures in a perilous world.
Setting
A perfect storm designed to place you at the center of the conflict.
Five years ago, Darkness appeared in the skies above Egas.
Now, days are barely lit by a sun shrouded in black: it is getting colder and colder, food is scarce, and the Reviled are everywhere. Vampires, Fallen, Werewolves: every creature of the dark has crawled out of their lair, ready to stake their claim to power in this eternal dusk.
You are Vileborn: half human, half Reviled.
You were just children when your corrupted lineage manifested itself, subverting your life and separating you from your loved ones. The Luminarian Church, spiritual guide of the Empire and riding a tide of moral fervor, is now instigating the whole world to hunt and persecute you in the name of faith.
The Empress of Egas wants to transform you into a weapon.
Desperately looking for leverage in the war against the Reviled, the Empress of Egas has issued the Lex Umbræ, a decree to draft every Vileborn and place them under the authority and protection of the Order of Dusk – an ancient society devoted to safeguarding the Empire.
Core Book Features
FAST AND MEANINGFUL CHARACTER CREATION with 7 starting dark heritages (each with their own set of gifts and consequences), a comprehensive list of backgrounds, and advice on how to create your character and evolve it throughout the story.
STREAMLINED AND ACCESSIBLE RULES for an easy-to-learn but profound system, designed to be welcoming to newcomers and engaging for RPG veterans.
DOZENS OF READY-TO-USE CHALLENGES AND REVILED, the monsters dwelling in darkness, each with their own art, behavior, actions, narrative suggestions, and target difficulty.
ACCESSIBLE AND COMPREHENSIVE WORLD LORE, full of hooks for adventures and tools to customize your own scenarios.
A SANDBOX FILLED WITH IDEAS, NPCs, CHALLENGES, AND ADVENTURE HOOKS FOR THE THREE ACTS OF THE GAME. It also includes guidance on themes to explore in each act and how to handle character advancement. A toolkit of inspirations to help any DM shape their own Vileborn saga.
ESSENTIAL ADVICE FOR RUNNING THE GAME, including recommended safety tools and tips for shaping your version of the world of Egas.
Vileborn is available through DriveThruRPG in PDF.
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