![]() Has God forsaken them? Or was he nothing more than an elaborate angel hoax? Whatever the case, the theurges figured that if God is gone, they better make their own. But upon opening its doors, they found nothing but an empty throne. So these theurges proved to be no better than the humans they tried to stop by doing what every OSR party does best: Hire a bunch of hirelings and go on a murder hobo spree through Heaven.Īfter wrecking the place and forcing the angels to seek refuge in Hell, they finally stood before the throne room. Now you see, Heaven isn't a place a mere mortal can just waltz through, what with angels having a strict "None shall pass" policy. Last War, some of the oldest theurges decided that they need to find the true way that humanity has to take, and they believed that only the highest authority could give them answers: God. Seeing entire nations tearing each other apart in what would later be known as the Yeah, it's kinda like one of those polarising internet flame wars, except with armies and magical WMDs instead of petty insults and doxxing. ![]() Why, if you think your culture is the bestest there is and that your neighbors can only benefit by seeing everything your way, they must be nuts or downright evil to resist the teachings of your glorious leaders who turned your land into a paradise, right? ![]() Theurgy, magic of tremendous power that can alter the very fabric of reality itself.Īs these Former Empires were all living in nice, magically-induced post-scarcity societies and no longer had reason to wage war over petty things like land or resources, they quickly found other excuses to bash each other's hands in. Over a thousand years ago, mythical nations known as theįormer Empires ushered in a golden age thanks to the help of New Gods Awaken - or why mortals shouldn't learn Venderant Nalaberong How do you challenge a group of such powerful individuals? Well, how about if all of Creation is at stake? But let's start from the beginning. Godbound uses the same - if somewhat altered - Solo Heroes rules and takes the power level even further, starting the PCs off as demi-gods who are just a few level short of being able to eat Balors for breakfast. To accomplish this, Crawford adapted his Solo Heroes rules (a combat rules tweak that allows a single PC to tackle any oldschool adventure module with little to no modifications) to a normal-sized D&D party. In a way, Godbound is a further escalation ofĮxemplars & Eidolons, and earlier Crawford title that both acted as a guide for layouting oldschool games and served as its own OSR game about mythical badasses who cleave through your typical Goblin horde like Dynasty Warriors characters. Like Stars Without Number, Godbound comes in both a free and paid version, with the latter giving you an extra chapter full of additional goodies, which in this case includes hypercharged Wuxia martial arts and giant magitek robots. Welcome to Godbound, the latest Kickstarter game by Kevin Crawford, who you might remember from other OSR products like Stars Without Number or Red Tide. Intro posted by Doresh Original SA post Godbound That must be one comfy throne.
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