Cha'alt
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" Groovy. Best Rifts/Gamma World setting ever. " ~ Bryce Lynch of Ten Foot Pole
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Cha'alt is the beast of a book (218 pages) I've been working on for the past year. It's a ruined world focusing on a couple of introductory dungeons before getting to the main event - the megadungeon known as The Black Pyramid.
The Black Pyramid is like nothing you've ever seen before. Unique design¸ purpose¸ feel¸ magic items¸ NPCs¸ monsters¸ factions¸ motives¸ agendas¸ strangeness¸ the works!
There's a decent amount of setting detail besides dungeoncrawling - space opera bar¸ domed city¸ mutants¸ weird ass elves¸ desert pirates¸ a city ruled by a gargantuan purple demon-worm¸ and much more!
Cha'alt is compatible with both old school and 5e D D purposefully blended for maximum usability. Full disclosure: aside from advantage/disadvantage and bounded accuracy¸ there isn't much in the way of 5th edition mechanics. It's predominantly OSR.
I've included my own Crimson Dragon Slayer D20 as an appendix¸ but you can use any of the hundred RPG systems available to run Cha'alt as your own. The rules-language is fairly neutral¸ and my priority was helping the Game Master at the table.
The world is gonzo¸ eldritch¸ science-fantasy¸ and post-apocalyptic. It's a wild ride¸ perfect for those players seeking something a little bit different¸ but also recognizable.
The interior is gorgeous full-color art¸ layout¸ cartography and Lovecraftian aesthetics. Gold ENnie winner Glynn Seal of MonkeyBlood Design went above and beyond his usual fantastic job. Give the new 32 page preview a look. I spared no expense making Cha'alt fantastic - this world is alive and spilling over with possibilities.
Cha'alt should give you years of solid¸ non-standardized gaming.
Want to check out the follow-up book? It's called Cha'alt: Fuchsia Malaise¸ available here: /p>
Enjoy¸
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