Dicetale Games

05/08/2023

🌿 Spotlight: Druid Archetypes! 🌌

Within the ancient forest, two paths await you. The Kindred Druid, a force of nature, channels the elements to protect the wilds. The Stargazer Druid, an alchemist of great skill, wields thunder and seeks celestial knowledge. Embark on your journey as a guardian of Athyr's balance! Which path will you choose? 🍃✨

03/08/2023

Region spotlight: 🌊 Discover the Islands of Roshan! 🏝️ Separated from the mainland by the Sea of Jewels, these captivating islands are ruled by Emperor Zheng's dynasty. Journey to Kyoso, the heart of Roshan, and explore the Trinity Islands, Eshiri, Riukala, Iokara, Unigo, and Oneshi. Immerse yourself in the monotheistic traditions, encounter majestic monsters, and uncover the secrets of each subregion. Adventure awaits! 🗺️

02/08/2023

Adventure spotlight! We've been talking about it for a few months now, but you may be wondering what the Seven Jewels of Azul-Ra plotline is, exactly.

In the distant past, a meteorite blazed across the sky, unveiling seven unparalleled jewels of raw power. As clans fought for control, a sorcerer-king named Azul-Ra emerged, wielding the gems and raising chaos. Millennia later, a treasure map has been discovered, leading to the hidden ziggurat in the heart of the jungle.

Join the hunt for power and uncover the secrets!

19/07/2023

So, we’re asking the members of our communities where on Athyr they would prefer to live in real life, but on each of our social media, we’re asking the question from a different angle.
Where would you like to live?

A. On the Islands of Roshan, where mythical monsters are actively protected from harm.

B. Ethennia, where monsters lurk in the sands.

C. Ishta, where many varieties of monsters are still left to be discovered.

D. The Sundered Wastes, where many monsters actively draw from the arcane energies that are leaking through the cracks.

E. Evandyr, where monsters often hide in dark forests.

18/07/2023

📣 We have some amazing news to share with all our Blood and Doom supporters! 🎉

We recently held an incredible discussion on Discord with the backers from our Kickstarter campaign. We asked if they would like to be involved in hearing about the revisions we have in mind for the Blood and Doom Core Rulebook and other Blood and Doom books. And let us tell you, the response was GREAT! 😱 We are immensely grateful for your tremendous support and excitement! 🙏

Over the past few weeks, we've been conducting numerous live sessions and playtesting for our tabletop role-playing game. We were blown away by the amount of constructive comments and the feedback we received! 📝 It's been an incredible journey, and we couldn't have done it without all of you.

Now, we're thrilled to announce that in the upcoming weeks, we'll be sharing more information about the revisions we have in mind!

📚 Get ready for exclusive updates, sneak peeks, and behind-the-scenes content as we continue refining and improving our game. 💪 Your voices truly matter, and we're excited to have you all involved in shaping the future of Blood and Doom! 🩸⚔️

09/07/2023

🔔 Attention, tabletop gaming community! 🎲 We're here to give a huge shoutout to our friends at FaeFireMiniatures and their remarkable Kickstarter campaign for Mini Monstrosities! 🎉💖 Febe, a talented game-art graduate, is the creative force behind FaeFireMiniatures, crafting incredible miniatures that will capture your imagination. 🎨✨

These Mini Monstrosities are simply adorable and will bring a whole new level of joy to your TTRPG sessions! 🐾😍 Show your support for Febe and their Kickstarter campaign. Only about a day left to back this project, so visit the page now and discover the magical world of young monsters! ❤️🎉

Find the Kickstarter here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/faefire/mini-monstrosities-ttrpg-miniatures

A set of ttrpg miniatures bringing to life the fearsome monsters you know and love as equally fearsome babies.

06/07/2023

Here’s a compilation of some of the possible innocent bystanders, captivating witnesses, and criminal masterminds in our Faces of Evil adventure! Who do YOU think might be responsible for the recent string of disappearances in the desert trade town of Ashar?

Doomsayer spoilers: discover the truth here

www.drivethrurpg.com/product/432301/Faces-of-Evil

29/06/2023

Looking for YouTube content about Blood and Doom? Look no further! Visit the following links in this collection of reviews, previews, and interviews about our immersive tabletop RPG. Discover what critics and influencers are saying about the game. Explore Athyr through their eyes!

POLYEDRON - First Impressions: Blood & Doom TTRPG
https://youtu.be/REGNm4vd4_Y

THE LAZY DUNGEON MASTER - Blood and Doom, SF Books in the CC, 5e Backward Compatibility – Lazy RPG Talk Show
https://youtu.be/gTMRoS8i8cs

DM TALES - Blood and Doom Creator Chat
https://www.youtube.com/live/Y3Y8WuJSEMw?feature=share

HEATH’S GEEKVERSE - Blood & Doom RPG: Ferruccio Argento & Dirk Vandereyken, Creators - Table Talk # 025 (https://www.youtube.com/live/75U8eNbVF-8?feature=share

DUNGEON CRAFT - Top 10 Games LIKE D&D...but BETTER! (Ep. 319)
https://youtu.be/sQ47iv5-_bI

MILDRA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7aVnSqckxg

25/06/2023

Calling all Blood and Doom game masters! If you’ve missed the live sessions we streamed on our YouTube channel a few weeks back, join TTRPG creator Ferruccio Argento as a Doomsayer in the gripping Faces of Evil adventure. Spoiler alert: twists and turns await! Our finale was just released on June 24. Watch now at www.youtube.com/dicetalegames. The new edit of Faces of Evil will be available soon.

23/06/2023

Exciting update: the 500+ page Primer Bundle and the 114-page Faces of Evil adventure are getting a revision! Incorporating feedback from positive reviews, Kickstarter backers, YouTubers, and press coverage. Prepare for an even more immersive experience in the vast world of Athyr!

16/06/2023

Greetings, adventurers! We are thrilled that your combined efforts helped make our Blood and Doom's Kickstarter campaign achieve incredible success, thanks to our amazing community of backers! Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of mystery and legend, as you will still be able to join the adventure once our late pledges manager opens. Updates coming soon!

27/04/2023

Hello, all adventurers!

We are entering the last few days of the Kickstarter campaign for our Blood and Doom dark fantasy TTRPG! If you haven't done so, go and take a look at our Kickstarter page and check out the amazing reviews our Primer bundle has gotten on Drivethrurpg.com and various other places!

Click on the following link to see what we have in store for you as we're heading for another stretch goal:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicetalegames/blood-and-doom

Of course, we also have a few reminders and some more great news for you!

Faces of Evil Live Play
On Thursday, April 27, we streamed the second part of our Faces of Evil adventure live session on our YouTube channel. Check it out now!

Later that day (today for most of you), we will be doing a YouTube rules overview of the Blood and Doom mechanics with none other than the amazing Heath Robinson of Table Talk fame.

On Friday evening, April 28, starting at 9 p.m. CEST (3 p.m. EDT), we will be running through the first part of Faces of Evil again, this time with the amazing Fiona of the What Am I Rolling podcast, 5d Blog’s Stuart Anderson, and others!

25/04/2023

Only 4 to 5 days to go, depending on where you live, so get into our Blood and Doom TTRPG Kickstarter now! We're very close to our Roll20 integration stretch goal, with the new Priest Class up next, so join while you still can!

Here's the Kickstarter link (if it's broken, look for 'Blood and Doom' on Kickstarter.com):

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicetalegames/blood-and-doom

Here's yet another interview with our creator, Ferruccio Argento:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXbMgk0KxOw

Also, check out this interview af ENWorld:

http://enworld.org/threads/blood-and-doom-an-interview-with-ferruccio-argento.697253/

Blood and Doom is a d10 dice pool RPG of dark but heroic fantasy rich in setting and supported with detailed rules. A free Primer Bundle contains 500+ pages(!) and a poster map. A Kickstarter for three books is live until the end of April and funded in under 24 hours. Ferruccio Argento from...

17/04/2023

We just earned a Project We Love badge on Kickstarter! Also, without us even knowing in advance, we got featured on great Lazy RPG Talk Show!

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.comVideo Contents00:00 Show Start01:02 Product Spotlight: Regnum Rattus - The Rats in the...

15/04/2023

BLOOD AND DOOM 75.000 EURO STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED & FREE 112-PAGE FACES OF EVIL ADVENTURE NOW AVAILABLE ON DRIVETHRURPG

Hello, all adventurers!

Just a few minutes ago, we crossed the 75.000 euro mark, unlocking our second stretch goal! With another 17 days to go, we’re hoping that your continued support will help us unleash even more Blood and Doom mayhem, but for now let’s take a closer look at what you will be getting this time around.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicetalegames/blood-and-doom

All of our backers will receive a full-color map of the Athyrian solar system, complete with its two suns, Athyr’s five moons, and their celestial alignments.

But that’s not all, as this stretch goal also includes a calendar for the three notations used on Athyr, complete with the special events celebrated on specific dates, such as Mythic Revelries, Grand Celebrations, Arcane Conclaves, Sacred Rites, and Hallowed Evenings.

Both the solar system map and the calendar will be made available as PDFs to all backers, but those of you who have entered a pledge of Disciple or higher will even get printed versions, to be included in your final packages!

In addition, we will be adding detailed double-sided maps for each of Athyr’s known five regions: Ethennia, Ishta, the Sundered Wastes, Evandyr, and the Islands of Roshan. One side will have hexes printed on it, the other side will not include any overlay whatsoever. This Region Map Set will also be available as a print Add-On for a scant €20.

Interview on Table Talk

Just in case you missed it, feel free to take a look at the interview our creator Ferruccio Argento and co-head writer Dirk Vandereyken did on Heath’s Geekverse’s Table Talk here:

https://www.youtube.com/live/75U8eNbVF-8?feature=share

Free 500 Page+ Primer Bundle

Here’s the Drivethrurpg link to the full Blood and Doom Primer Bundle, which includes more than 500 pages out of the three core rulebooks, as well as a world map of Athyr, and a sample of the original soundtrack by Knut Avenstraup of Conan Exiles fame.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/431092/Blood-and-Doom-Primer-Bundle

Free 112-Page Adventure

We have also published the full Faces of Evil adventure and four pregenerated Characters to go along with it! In this intensely thrilling 112-page adventure, the PCs will be investigating a recent string of disappearances and murders in the Ethennian trade city of Ashar, where people have started to believe that malevolent supernatural forces are responsible for what has been happening.
Here’s the link to the adventure:

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/432301/Faces-of-Evil

Support Our Kickstarter Campaign

Please continue to share the news and help build our community. You’ll be rewarded for your efforts, as the Roll20 map, art, handouts, and tokens are up next at the 100.000 euro mark!
Again, thank you so much for your unwavering support, let’s make this Kickstarter campaign an even bigger success together!
Please visit our Kickstarter page to take a much closer look and back us if you like what you’re seeing:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicetalegames/blood-and-doom

11/04/2023

Great news, everyone! Dungeon Craft's Professor Dungeon Master, who usually does not promote Kickstarters, agreed to have us sponsor one of his videos. We gave him free reign to share whatever he wanted to with his viewers, and... he absolutely raves about 'Blood and Doom' in his video, calling it 'absolute genius'!

Get in on the action here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicetalegames/blood-and-doom

We're already beyond our first stretch goal and with your help, we'll be able to unlock that second stretch goal FAST! ;-)

Check out Professor Dungeon Master's video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ47iv5-_bI&ab_channel=DungeonCraft

Professor DM counts down his top D&D 10 Dungeons & Dragons variants. Check out these INDEPENDENT creators!0:00 Intro & Criteria2:13 10-68:04 5-1BLOOD &...

07/04/2023

FIRST STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!

After just 3 days, we already unlocked our first stretch goal: the PDF adventure The Eye of Maru-Dasa.

The Eye of Maru-Dasa reverses a popular fantasy trope all of you will know and – likely – love. In many a fantasy tale, the adventurers go looking for some kind of treasure or long-lost artifact. However, in The Eye of Maru-Dasa, the artifact goes looking for them, as all of the Characters are visited by visions that beckon them towards the forest where a relic of old is calling for their help.

What does the Eye want from the Characters? Why is it reaching out to them specifically – or is it trying to contact other people as well? Could the Eye be Ayaai in origin, or is some other civilization responsible? The Eye of Maru-Dasa ups the ante and makes things personal as the personalities and backgrounds of the Characters come into play. Failure does not just mean losing, it stands for losing everything dear to the Characters’ hearts.

Join our Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicetalegames/blood-and-doom

05/04/2023

Fully funded after less than a day!

Thank you everyone for your support, now let's head to those first stretch goals and make this project a resounding success!
You may also want to know that we'll be shipping everything included in the Kickstarter by the end of the year, so if you haven't backed Blood and Doom yet, please take a look at our Kickstarter campaign - we've reached our first goal and we already have lots of stuff to show you in our Primer Bundle, so your pledge will be in good hands.

And if you have already backed, help us spread the news and build this great community. We've been receiving tons of interesting questions, great comments, and valuable feedback, so let's keep this going!

https://www.kickstarter.com/.../dicetalegames/blood-and-doom

The Dicetale Games Team

05/04/2023

Trending on Kicktraq, thanks to all of you! But we're not there yet: these are only tends, not projections, so keep sharing the news and help us get you those stretch goals as soon as possible!
https://www.kicktraq.com/projects/dicetalegames/blood-and-doom/

A dark fantasy tabletop RPG rife with ancient mysteries, sinister cults, and terrifying monsters.

05/04/2023

Many thanks to our amazing distributor, Modiphius, for helping us bring the Doom to your doorsteps!

💥 Live now on 💥

Blood and Doom is a brand-new dark fantasy TTRPG by that invites you to explore Athyr's seven realms, from the vast and parched deserts of Ethennia to the treacherous jungles of Ishta, teeming with primordial beasts. And as you venture forth, be warned - arcane energies from other planes pulse through the land, unleashing unspeakable horrors upon those who dare tread its path.

Check it out and back it now! https://bit.ly/3U6xYDK

04/04/2023

We are live! This is a unique project, so we hope you will all all take a massive look and support us! Plus, we have lots of cool extras for those who get in early enough, so check out 'Blood and Doom' NOW on Kickstarter!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicetalegames/blood-and-doom

28/03/2023

Our final set of Character miniatures. As promised, the last batch of miniatures! The Sorcerer, Druid and Shaman.

Have you downloaded our Primer books yet? They are free to download and will give you a taste of what Blood and Doom is all about in preparation for our Kickstarter, which will go live exactly one week from now!

27/03/2023

Presenting our second batch of miniatures! The Minstrel, Assassin and Hunter.

With our Primer books released and free to download for everyone, our Kickstarter is only 8 days away from launching... We'll present many more rewards included in the campaign over the next few days, like our custom dice, card sets and more!

23/03/2023

Calling all adventurers! Enter the world of Athyr and confront the rising tide of monsters that threaten its very existence. Blood and Doom is a brand-new dark fantasy tabletop RPG that offers an immersive and thrilling gaming experience. With mechanics that fuel fast-paced, cinematic gameplay, you'll be transported to a world of high adventure and danger.

Join our Kickstarter launching on April 4 and get to know the game NOW by downloading three Primer books totaling over 500 pages, each of them a fully playable excerpt of the Blood and Doom core books, on Drivethrurpg. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to explore the seven realms of Athyr!

Download the Primer bundle here:

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/431092/Blood-and-Doom-Primer-Bundle

16/03/2023

We would like to share the first 3 out of 9 Character miniatures for Blood and Doom!

These miniatures present the different classes and will be included in our Kickstarter. You can sign up to the Blood and Doom Kickstarter following the link in out bio⚔️

02/03/2023

Blood and Doom is a brand-new dark fantasy tabletop roleplaying game that uses a unique dice pool mechanic and player-facing ruleset with a focus on fast, cinematic action and deep character customization. Get in on the action, download the upcoming FREE Primer books (totaling over 500 pages) and keep up to date on our Kickstarter campaign by hitting the notification button:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicetalegames/blood-and-doom

'A dark age has begun. On each of Athyr's seven continents, the influence of cults is growing and the corrupting effects of the depraved alien entities known as the Heralds of Doom are expanding. Seers and diviners are predicting a great calamity.

Will you and your fellow adventurers be able to avert the inevitable and turn the wheel of fortune?

Enter a world of both tremendous wonder and unparalleled danger. Uncover ancient mysteries, battle blood-thirsty monsters, search for great treasures and learn the secrets of the alien artifacts left on Athyr in an age now forgotten by time.'

14/02/2023

It’s on!

Over the last few months, we’ve been travelling an amazing and exciting road – in many different ways – and now, we’re delighted to finally let you know that our Kickstarter prelaunch page is LIVE!

That’s right: as you know, we’ll launch our Kickstarter campaign on the 21st of March, and it’s now possible to get in on the action early to make sure you’ll get a notification as soon as the Doom starts coming to you!

Of course, we’ll also be launching our 500+ pages worth of FREE Primer books early next month, so be on the lookout for that as well.
What’s more: we have some very cool covers to share with you during the next couple of days, don’t forget to check in and let us know what you think in the comments!

Make sure to click the Kickstarter notification button here:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicetalegames/blood-and-doom

13/02/2023

If you haven’t checked out the excellent ‘What Am I Rolling?’ podcast yet: it’s amazing! Host Fiona Howat is an excellent interviewer and talks about all things TTRPG. If you’re into tabletop roleplaying games, this is one to listen to!

A few weeks ago, our very own ‘Blood and Doom’ creator, Ferruccio Argento, was a guest at Fiona’s WAIR Podcast. It turned out to be a pretty informative and extremely entertaining podcast session, so here’s the direct link: shorturl.at/drEMY

01/02/2023

Add the horror to your Blood and Doom game with our second Doomsayer’s Codex: Twelve Pillars of Doom, to be Kickstarted on the 21st of March and distributed by Modiphius Entertainment!
Twelve Pillars of Doom focuses on the 12 major cults active on Athyr, as well as the 12 extradimensional entities they worship. Known as the Heralds of Doom, each of these degenerated extradimensional beings poses not just a threat to Athyr itself, but also to the rest of the galaxy.

The Heralds of Doom first appeared after an ancient race from beyond the stars, the Ayaari, accidentally opened a rift to another reality. Since then, they have been scouring the universe, devouring, subjugating, or destroying entire planets and solar systems. So far, Athyr has escaped the fate that has befallen much of the universe, but time is short and the world is in danger of being doomed, as the various cults are all trying to get in touch or summon the malevolent, nearly-omnipotent creatures they pray and plead to.

Across Athyr, the chants of the cults are becoming louder, their influence growing and the corrupting aura of their Heralds increasing… and the Characters might be the last ones left to stand up to them.

Find out everything about two of the cults, the Yiukashin and the Sheddai, in the FREE Doomsayer Codex Primer we’ll be making available next month, next to our other two free Primer books.

30/01/2023

Introducing the cover of our upcoming Blood and Doom Doomsayer’s Codex: Guide to Athyr, one of the three books we’ll be Kickstarting on the 21st of March!

The Doomsayer’s Codex will include all of the setting information you’ll need to play the game outside of the cults. What’s more, it’ll allow you to dive into the setting without necessarily including the cults and extradimensional Heralds of Doom found in the Doomsayer’s Codex: Twelve Pillars of Doom.

The Guide to Athyr will focus on the five known regions in the setting: the majestical desert lands of Ethennia, the rich jungle kingdoms of Ishta, the feudal realms of Evandyr, the mysterious Islands of Roshan, and the smattered settlements of the Sundered Wastes.

The Guide to Athyr and its two sister books will be distributed by Modiphius Entertainment, but we’d love to invite you to get a taste of what is to come by downloading our FREE Primer books (including two starting adventures), which we’ll be making available next month!

27/01/2023

Here’s the cover of our Blood and Doom Core Rulebook!
Kickstarting on the 21st of March and distributed by Modiphius Entertainment, this tome will let you play the entire game without even needing the two other rulebooks that will be released simultaneously.

The Core Rulebook will not only include all of the player-facing rules and Classes, but enough monsters and Doomsayer advice to start playing right away. It’ll even present an overview of the setting to take a deep dive in what makes Blood and Doom so unique.

In February, we’ll be offering the Blood and Doom Core Rulebook Primer as a completely FREE PDF: 250 pages of goodness that will allow you access to roughly half of the content you’ll be getting in the final book. Joining it will be the two Doomsayer’s Codex Primer books, which will feature another 250 pages as a playable sample of the ‘Guide to Athyr’ and ‘Twelve Pillars of Doom’ that will be included in the Kickstarter.

25/01/2023

A full week has passed since our last post and of course that can only mean we’ve been preparing a major announcement for you!
We’re extremely excited to share that our dark fantasy tabletop roleplaying game Blood and Doom will be distributed by Modiphius Entertainment!

Modiphius has been a major player ever since it all started with the amazing Achtung! Cthulhu TTRPG and since, this amazing British publisher has brought us great tabletop roleplaying games, board games, card games, novels, and miniature battle games such as Fallout, Star Trek Adventures, Conan: Adventures in an Age Unheard Of, Skyrim: The Adventure Game, the Kung Fu Panda Board Game, The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms Tabletop Miniature Game, SPECTRE, and much more.

Although Modiphius has its own proprietary 2d20 system, Blood and Doom will still be using its own player-facing d10 dice pool rules set, and we will be Kickstarting not one, not two, but three books, plus a heap of extras.

The Blood and Doom Core Rulebook will allow you to play the game without the need for any other books, and includes the rules, Classes and advice for Doomsayers on how to run the game.
The Blood and Doom Doomsayer’s Codex: Guide to Athyr will introduce the setting of Athyr, including its five major regions, all described in detail, and adding a ton of extra monsters to use in your game.

Finally, the Blood and Doom Doomsayer’s Codex: Twelve Pillars of Doom will get you intimately familiar with the twelve major cults operating on Athyr, each of them worshipping another foul extradimensional entity known as a Herald of Doom. It adds the horror and mystery you’ll need if you would like to take a deeper dive into the dark fantasy aspects of the game.

Blood and Doom will Kickstart on the 21st of March, and during the next three days, we’ll post more information on each book… However, before we launch our crowdfunding campaign together with Modiphius, we’ll still give you three FREE Primer books, totaling over 500 pages. Each of these Primers will reflect the aforementioned books, with enough material to experience the game until the Kickstarter books are delivered to your home later this year. What’s more: two adventures will be included as well, so you can immediately start playing!

We’re absolutely psyched and we hope so are you!

18/01/2023

Four thousand years ago, the repulsive multi-limbed extradimensional entity known as Lanesh was the first of the twelve Heralds of Doom to make it to Athyr. In a nearly-cataclysmic battle that shook the skies themselves, the gods managed to imprison the monstrosity somewhere on the planet and carefully hid the exact location.

The insane cult members of the Sheddai are now trying to communicate with Lanesh through simulacra in an ultimate bid to find out where the creature is and release it, believing the being that already enslaved billions throughout reality will allow them to become the sole masters of mankind.

The Sheddai are one of the two cults completely covered in our upcoming free, 250-page, Blood and Doom: Doomsayer Codex Primer. Watch for it and the likewise free 250-page Blood and Doom: Core Ruleset Primer in February!

The artwork for Lanesh was created by the amazing Canadian artist Athavan Ananthakanesamoorthy. Check him out here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aths_art/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Aths_Art
Portfolio: https://ath.artstation.com/

16/01/2023

Some of you may have missed it, but we made a major announcement on our blog a couple of days ago! Here’s a summary of what we wrote, check out the entire post at www.dicetalegames.com or www.bloodanddoom.com to find out even more and subscribe!

Primer Books

We announced a while back that we would be releasing a Blood and Doom Quickstart in February. Well… our plans have changed, as instead of a 150-page Quickstart, we’ll be publishing two (yes, two!) 250-page Primer Books, for a total of 500 free pages to get your hands on and play the game with your friends, share experiences and comments, and hopefully get warmed up for our Kickstarter launch on the 21st of March. Both books will still be released in February, as planned.

The first book is the Blood and Doom: Core Ruleset Primer, which includes the rules of the game and 4 fully playable Classes (and their 8 Archetypes) to make your Character with, plus some information on the other 5 Classes and 10 Archetypes. Of course, pre-generated Characters are also available should you want to get playing straight away. The book also includes an introduction to Athyr (Blood and Doom‘s setting) intended for players to get a feel of the world and what it means to adventure there.

The second book is the Blood and Doom: Doomsayer’s Codex Primer, which includes 2 starting adventures (Faces of Evil and The Seven Jewels of Azul-Ra). It also includes 2 of the game’s 12 cults, described in glorious detail, as well as guidelines on how to build your own adventures or campaigns and 100 pages of setting background, covering large parts of Athyr’s easternmost regions, Ethennia and Istha. As an added bonus, we’re giving you a host of Monster Stat Blocks.

The two Blood and Doom Primer books are written by creator Ferruccio Argento and his team of award-winning writers: Jason Walters, Jason Durall, Michael Surbrook, Steven S. Long, and Dirk Vandereyken. Also, we’re proud to include ideas that were launched or shaped by the late Darren Watts, a great and exceptional human being who sadly passed away when 2023 hit. He will be sorely missed.

Both books will be in full, glorious color, and the PDFs will be made available through Drivethrurpg, this website, and other channels. If you’re a subscriber, we’ll send links to the PDFs to you automatically, before anyone else will be able to download them.

Blood and Doom Open Game License

This is our gift to you, our fans. You’ve been remarkable, we’ve been loving talking to you at our booths during conventions, and sharing ideas with you has been a blessing. We thought you deserved a great preview of what our tabletop roleplaying game is about, and this is what you’re getting.

To drive home our point, we’re also trusting you with an Open Game License – an OGL that will allow you to create Blood and Doom content, keep the copyright, and keep whatever earnings you make. We know there are some amazing (budding) designers among you and that’s why we’re adding the stipulation that the agreement is irrevocable. We trust you all to come up with some great stuff that will make us proud and keep us on our toes, forcing us to keep supplying you with the very best artwork, setting information, rules, adventures, miniatures, accessories, and supplements we are able to make.

Stay vigilant, brave adventurers, as Blood and Doom is almost upon us!