In a Wicked Age by D. Vincent Baker

By D. Vincent Baker

During this depraved age...

...Gods, demons and mortals deal with each other for power...

...Law and civilization are new, and not anyone is their master...

...A basic midwife can set in movement the downfall of tyrants and nice empires...

...Your start isn't yours to decide on, yet your destiny is what you're making it.

In a depraved Age
sword & sorcery roleplaying

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Indie RPG - 2008 - Runner Up in such a lot cutting edge Game
Combines the hoariest of old-school traditions -- the random stumble upon -- with the last word in story-building.

Indie RPG - 2008 - Runner Up in online game of the Year
Influential, intuitive and evocative, In a depraved Age... places the lifestyles again into delusion position play. Eschewing heavy surroundings for punchy events iteration, the sport additionally re-defines the relationships among the characters and the avid gamers. Over shadowed by way of the catchiness of the Oracles, prolonged play of the sport has the capability to create tale with the complexity of novelistic or epic structure.

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An ambitious petty-wizard, quick to take offense. e awakening of three powerful and malignant genii. e bloodthirsty ghosts of those drowned in an accursed water. A fallen temple, overgrown with moss and ivies, and the forgotten animalspirits of its cult. e wetnurse of an austere scholar’s adopted child. e meeting by chance of old enemies, one less forgetful than the other. A hermit priestess, practicing obscure deprivations. A reader of omens and caster of auguries, with grim news. e arrival of honored emissaries from a wealthy, exotic land.

A fearsome storm, with thunder and driving winds. A woman’s long blood-red hair, incorporated into a bird’s nest. An ancient stone way marker, indicating an overgrown road, and the ghost of the man buried there. A knowledge-mad sorceress, delving into ancient secrets. A golden armlet, still on the skeletal arm of its owner. A wealthy merchant’s son, refined and crafty. A treasure seeker, following the whispers of a slave spirit. php 33 Oracle: a Nest of Vipers Hearts Diamonds A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K A great convocation of mages, with many orders attending.

E burglary of a magical order’s innermost library. A ruthless bully of an under-officer with high ambitions. e father of a child possessed by a voracious spirit. An unsavory treasure-seeker, with an honest map. A trainer of apes, bereft, mourning the death of his dearest performer. J Q K A small room under the foundation, its doorway bricked shut, the prison of a dreadful and malicious spirit. A wandering intelligence, intent on driving mortals mad. A slow-moving caravan with many wagons and travelers.

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