Fading Suns (Second Edition)
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It is the dawn of the sixth millenium and the skies are darkening¸ for the suns themselves are fading. Humans reached the stars long ago¸ building a Republic of high technology and universal emancipation - and then squandered it¸ fought over it¸ and finally lost it. A New Dark Age has descended upon humanity¸ for the greatest of civilizations has fallen and now even the stars are dying. Feudal lords rule the Known Worlds¸ vying for power with fanatic priests and scheming guilds.
In Fading Suns the RPG¸ you become a denizen of the Known Worlds¸ answering the Emperor's inspiring call of a new frontier - or trying to prevent others from doing so. Players can take on any role they desire¸ from imperious nobles¸ lords of the planets of the Known Worlds¸ to zealous priests from the many sects of the Universal Church¸ to guild members with secret technology¸ or aliens from the many races subjugated under human rule. But enemies are many: jealous nobles¸ angry priests¸ greedy merchants¸ powerful warlocks¸ bizarre cults¸ the genetically altered and a host of other secret enemies.
Fading Suns is a science fiction game of heavy combat¸ vicious politics¸ weird occultism¸ alien secrets and artifacts¸ and unknown and unmapped worlds. And the mystery of why the suns are fading hangs over all.