Sword Chronicle
A Game of War and Intrigue You're no adventurer. You may have shaken blood off your sword after plunging it into an unholy beast¸ but the real monsters stalk the world's thrones. You may have studied the unspeakable secrets of magic¸ but affairs of state have secrets that are no less horrifying¸ for they can turn a nation into a million-limbed juggernaut of war. You belong to a noble house¸ and its fortunes rise and fall with your actions. You're a lord¸ a knight¸ a servant in the shadows¸ or perhaps a sorcerer-sage¸ bound to a dynasty of rulers. A vassal's honor binds you to obey those above your station¸ and the responsibilities of privilege make you well aware that your lessers prosper or suffer according to your will-or if you fail¸ in spite of it. Your people are yours to protect¸ but the world is yours to conquer. You've committed your house to the Sword Chronicle . Sword Chronicle is fantasy roleplaying in Green Ronin's Chronicle System¸ now customized for you to bring in your own worlds of intrigue-laden fantasy. Within this book you'll find the following: A classless gritty fantasy roleplaying game¸ where words can be as powerful as weapons-and weapons enforce your words. Character creation that gives the heroes specific positions in a noble house of their own design. Rules for the fantasy ancestries of elves¸ dwarves¸ and ogres¸ and frictionless game systems for playing a character of multiple ancestries. Grim¸ dramatic combat where death is a risk¸ but profit comes from ransoming your noble enemies. Revised and reorganized intrigue rules for the Chronicle System¸ to give socially oriented characters real power. Mass combat rules fit for sieges and conquests. Subtle¸ powerful magic for the Chronicle System. Introducing the Shattered Era setting.