Aletheia Corebook
A modern-day occult RPG¸ where the player characters are members of the Seven Dogs Society¸ a detailed organization that investigates paranormal occurrences throughout the world with the belief that a single truth underlies everything. It uses a simple dice pools system where you gain automatic successes equal to your level in a relevant occupation or extracurricular skill¸ then roll d6s equal to your relevant attribute where every 5 or 6 is an additional victory. A will point may be spent to roll an additional 1d6. Character creation is limited point-buy¸ with attribute points for the four attributes (fitness¸ awareness¸ personality and reason -- rated 1 to 5); occupation points for skills; and supplemental points that can be used to buy powers as well as to buy increased attributes¸ addition descriptors¸ occupations and extracurricular skills. The nine powers are presque vu (intuition)¸ deja visite (orientation)¸ remote viewing¸ X-ray vision¸ postcognition¸ precognition¸ ghosting (insubstantiality)¸ teleportation¸ and time travel. - A description from https://darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/ with kind permission of John H. Kim
In Boston¸ Massachusetts¸ an old ham radio¸ tuned to a dead channel¸ broadcasts messages from beyond the grave. In a remote rainforest near the headwaters of the Amazon¸ a shaman makes contact with an alien reality. In a library in Seven Dogs¸ Alaska¸ a mysterious codex holds the secrets of creation. Over the last few centuries¸ mankind's understanding of the universe has grown dramatically. From classical physics to quantum physics¸ the blurry picture of creation has come more into focus. However¸ there are still things in the world that remain mysterious and unexplained. Alien abductions¸ ghostly apparitions¸ Spontaneous Human Combustion and other unusual phenomena continue to exert a stranglehold on human curiosity. Most of these phenomena are hoaxes¸ products of overactive imaginations¸ or explainable by modern science. However¸ there are exceptions¸ things that contradict mankind's understanding of how the universe works. But what if these things are not really unexplainable? What if humanity is only viewing these events from a limited and flawed perspective? Perhaps a simple¸ yet invisible¸ explanation underlies all such phenomena. Aletheia is a role-playing game about the weirdness at reality's fringe. Players investigate the anomalous phenomena and impossible occurrences that defy logic and commonsense. This includes conducting eyewitness interviews¸ on-site analysis and observation¸ and forming hypotheses - all in an attempt to gain a more complete picture of reality.
Alien abductions. Crop circles. Spontaneous Human Combustion. Such things defy modern science and spark human curiosity. But what if these things are not really unexplainable? What if humanity is only viewing these phenomena from a limited and flawed perspective? Perhaps a simple¸ yet invisible¸ explanation underlies all such phenomena.
"Aletheia is a role-playing game about investigating the anomalous phenomena and impossible occurrences that defy logic and commonsense. The game mechanics focus on investigation¸ allowing gamemasters to craft quick¸ fun¸ clue-based scenarios and adventures. Though Aletheia is designed to appeal to fans of Call of Cthulhu¸ the X-files¸ and Supernatural (the television series)¸ its rules are ideal for crafting stories like those found in such popular investigative shows like CSI.