Galthea Dark Chronicles is a fantasy Role-Playing Game
based on the EPYX Game System. Both Galthea Dark Chronicles
and the EPYX Game System is © 1988-2003, by Ridley McIntyre
and Mark Finch. All Rights Reserved.
Credits:
Written by Ridley McIntyre & Mark Finch.
Additional Material: James White.
Playtesters:
Alan Bishop, Selim Cavanagh, Alun Champion, Owen Conway, Paul
Cope, Leigh Davies, Kay Dekker, Michael Duggan, Gerard Earley,
Pat Hastings, Stevy Haworth, Steve Hayes, Ben Hesketh, Dave
Hodder, Tom Hovland, Martyn Howard, Jason Howlett, Iain Morales,
Marie Robson, Philip Rodgers, Cat Sewart, Richard Smyth, Pete
Strover, Iain Watt, Vicky Wayman, Richard West, James White,
Neil Williams, Dave Wilson
Site Design & Graphics: Suburban Legend
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The Regency. For a thousand cycles
it has stood against the forces of darkness, a last bastion
of civilization against the beastmen of the lands beyond its
borders. We have stood the test of time, fighting for the purity
of humanity, and for the prosperity of our people. Yet there
are some who do not believe in our struggle, handed down to
us by the Gods, and our ancestors. Some whose treacherous leanings
side with those same beastmen who would take what we have fought
for and poison it with self-hatred; with a so-called fraternity
offered with sinister smiles. Sons and daughters of the Regency,
the beastmen lie to you, and would destroy us all at a whim,
just as their traitor friends within our provinces killed the
Blessed Regis Sidhu.
So it is now, in these troubled times, that we must be prepared
to leave our loved ones behind to fight again. For it is the
true calling of all citizens of the Regency to rid this world
of these evil beastmen; elves, dillain, cians, caprins, annuks,
renns, hyvid, and most of all we must be vigilant of the human
traitors within our own lands. Those who would sell your future,
our future, for a single coin.
The safety of mankind is it at stake. The hour of war is nigh.
The future of the world of men is in your hands. Go with the
blessings of the Gods, fight with the blessing of your new Regis,
die with honor, knowing that your place at the table in the
halls of Nirodha has been set for you. And that treachery will
lead to nothing but eternal damnation in the firey pits of Dukkha.
May Lady Camthaun and Lord Rauthspai give you strength.
- Regis Bhavin, address to the Roundhouse upon the inauguration
of the Bureau of Inquisition, Tian 1223LC.
Galthea Dark Chronicles is a fantasy role-playing game
set in an empire on the brink of war. For over a thousand cycles,
most of Galthea has been ruled by a tyrannical human empire
known as the Regency, from it's central city of Tian in the
province of Aradwys. Stealing power from another empire, it
grew to encompass some 70% of Galthea, marching over Locanda
& Avena, the two continents of Galthea, feeding its citizens
on a diet of fear and oppression, in a constant state of war
against the other races of Galthea, whom they consider "beastmen",
and "abominations". Through the 217 cycles of his
reign, the last Regis, Sidhu Eternal, strove to civilize Galthea's
two continents by a two-fold tactic of diplomacy and subjugation,
at one point wiping clean the dirty slate of the old Regency
by replacing its feudal system of hereditary nobility, with
a (mostly) elected bureaucracy, codifying society into strict
classes, dividing the common poor and the wealthy nobles like
never before.
Now, 2 years after Regis Sidhu was assassinated by Canderin
sympathizers, the Regency seems less stable. Some see the
new Regis as weak, as a puppet of the dark magical brotherhood
known as the Eldritch, and are turning to the very same "beastmen"
they have fought for centuries for aid. One of the outer provinces
has even declared open war against the new Regis, calling
to arms all who wish to help. Talk is rife across the provinces
that others may follow suit, while others are watching the
chaos unfold, waiting for the perfect opportunity to seize
power for themselves.
As a player, your character may start with humble beginnings,
yet will soon become involved in the scheming and battles
the impending war brings as realms vie for power and independence.
Whose side will you be on? Will you offer your services to
the Regis? Will you become a Fyrding fighting for wealth and
fame? Will you join with one of the independent realms, making
a stand against the oncoming might of the unyielding Regency
Legions? Do you lay your support with the Dracolites and the
Eldritch, or to the Zanadikan Old Ways? Or do you strive to
stay neutral while the future of the world is played out in
front of you?
Galthea Dark Chronicles is a fast & furious new direction
in fantasy role-playing games. Features include:
- The EPYX Game Engine: A role-playing system designed with
both the novice and the experienced gamer in mind. Simple
enough that one can start playing in minutes, yet complex
enough to deal with any given situation with one dice roll.
- Eight races and over 20 character careers templates that
can be changed and combined with no restrictions …plus
rules for creating your characters exactly the way you envision
them.
- Two different kinds of magic with more than 150 spells,
and rules for casting free-form magic.
- The detailed campaign setting of Galthea, including maps,
resources, and descriptions of important characters and
organizations.
To play Galthea Dark Chronicles, you will also need pencil
and paper, two six-sided dice, and an active imagination.
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