Disciples of Bone & Shadow
A brutal world awaits... Welcome to Uzrun¸ the Demon World. A world of light and darkness¸ of fire and ice¸ where only the ruthless survive. With most life concentrated in the narrow stripe of inhabitable land simply known as The Twilight¸ competition for the few resources left after a devastating cataclysm that left the planet on a synchronous rotation thousands of years ago leaves no room for anything else but the most basic survival. Civilization is a rare oasis in this world of pain and corruption¸ where the Primordial Ones extend their influence through magic and those seeking forbidden knowledge and power usually meet a gruesome end.Disciples of bone & shadow takes place in the world of Uzrun¸ a tidally locked planet where survival is possible only in the region known as the Fractured Dominion. It is in this harsh world where the player characters will try to survive in the shadow of the perennial Fortresses¸ in a land where only the strongest survive¸ and those seeking the power found in sorcery will only find corruption and madness instead.
Disciples of bone & shadow is a one player¸ pen & paper role-playing game. With its sophisticated¸ free-form character creation system you will be able to create new characters and start delving into ruins¸ caves¸ and exploring the wilderness of the Twilight in a matter of minutes. With the help of the tables and systems found in the rule-book you will be able to generate a fresh¸ new world on the fly¸ with no previous preparation required.
This second and improved edition contains new rules for character creation¸ combat and character progression¸ as well as new lore¸ places to visit¸ things to do¸ and even a gambling mini game. You will also find all-new art¸ layout and countless editing fixes and additions¸ with a streamlined content that makes Disciples of Bone & Shadow the ultimate solo RPG.
Although Disciples of Bone & Shadow: Basic Edition provides lots of exciting gameplay twists and turns¸ due to the fact of having a limited amount of possible results and combinations it can become somewhat stale after a lot of playing with the same encounters and possibilities. This is when it becomes obvious that as a Dungeon/Hex Crawler¸ Disciples of Bone & Shadow: Basic Edition provides a fantastic experience¸ but as a real Role-Playing Game¸ it falls short. There are no surprise elements being thrown at us¸ coming from the mind or script of a Game Master; there are no interesting¸ credible NPCs to deal with or unexpected dangers to face.
This is where Narrative Gameplay comes in. We call Narrative Gameplay the style of play that allows a player to experience the full benefits of having a Game Master¸ without actually having one. This is not a novel idea¸ there are many games out there that provide a similar experience. Our goal here is to provide the necessary tools to truly explore the unique (and lethal) world of Uzrun¸ allowing the player the liberty to truly choose their character's destiny¸ creating a unique story in the process.
In order to introduce Narrative Gameplay we had to also introduce new tools for the character and world creation¸ making it deeper and more detailed. As opposed to the core experience¸ where it is advised that you play with two characters simultaneously¸ this style of gameplay is also specifically tailored for being played with only one character¸ which means all the threats and dangers have been designed with this in mind. This doesn't mean you cannot play narratively with a friend; you will find instructions on how to do so in this new expansion!
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