Blade Undying

The new Revised Edition of the original dark fantasy game inspired by Ryo Kamiya’s Dracurouge!

Play as the chivalrous undead, revenant knights sworn to protect the living and shepherd the Failing Kingdoms through the terrors of the Long Night. Discover three revenant Clans, each with its own agenda, values, and fraught relationships. Four distinctive Kingdoms to explore, each succinctly described but ripe with story hooks. Includes tools for generating tales of gothic mystery, intrigue, and supernatural menace.

Discover how your revenant knight died, their personal heraldic symbol, their signature Blade, the powerful gifts drawn from their Clan, and their tragic flaw.

The solace mechanic encourages meaningful relationships and dramatic moments with supporting characters. Each knight is drawn to a special kind of emotion or interaction; seek out these story beats to gain precious vitae, the essence of life that binds revenant knights to the living world and serves to heal their wounds and fuel their martial and magical powers.

Features an exciting but simple combat system loosely inspired by LUMEN games. Deathly Battle Arts enable you to freely create powerful magics and special attacks that can quickly turn the tide of a battle. The optional Tower of Violence mechanic makes for unpredictable encounters with suddenly escalating stakes.  

Runs on a simple D6 dice pool system that promotes interesting outcomes but otherwise stays out of the way of your story.

The new Revised Edition features revamped mechanics and refined game features, plus an expanded text, eye-popping visuals, and a variety of Nightborn terrors to use in your scenarios. Also includes a two-page character sheet in both color and printer-friendly versions.

CONTENT WARNING:  Scary stuff; violence; class conflict; brief reference to suicide; necromancy. Some artworks feature scenes of graphic violence.

33 pages. 11 x 8.5” format.