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Roadmap

Development on this module doesn't stop after the initial release, the following is still on our roadmap:

Known issues set to be fixed in the next update

• The Drakenbergen and Septentrion Scenes names will be updated;
• A Thousand Faces in Human form Tokens will be updated;
• Beta markers will be removed;
• Improved readability of styled texts on dark backgrounds;
• The recent upgrade of the 5E System will allow us to better integrate many features, for a much smoother experience:
  
  • Backgrounds will be automated and added to the “Add Background” interface;
  • Species will be automated and added to the “Add Species” interface.

Future developments

• Popup after installing the module allowing you to easily import selected items into your campaign, so you don't have to manually do this from the compendium;
• Tutorials on topics like installing the module for the first time and creating a Fateforge Character;
• Pre-generated characters for each class;
• Minor styles and layout improvements;
• And more...

The first Fateforge Tetralogy (Augmented 5E)

The Fateforge Tetralogy contains the content from the first four books of the Fateforge series: Adventurers, Grimoire vol. 1, Creatures vol. 1 and Encyclopedia vol. 1. With over 1400 pages of content that won the silver ENNIE for Best Writing in 2022, this package offers you countless options to start playing 5E, or develop your existing game.

What is Fateforge?

Fateforge is a self-contained RPG powered by an augmented 5E ruleset. If you are already a 5E player, these books offer a multitude of options and additional rules to create and play characters, as well as a new campaign setting: Eana.

Following the sword & sorcery tradition, the adventurers will travel through grandiose landscapes and interact with exotic, colorful civilizations. By dint of skill, bravery, or cunning, they will overcome increasingly challenging ordeals, and perhaps find their way to the mythical Fateforge and ascend to godhood.

With the setting of Eana, we wanted to bring a set of colorful and consistent world full of bright civilizations, and diverse characters. One of our main objectives was to step away from the tropes of classic fantasy, where orcs and other 'greenskins' are brutish and inherently evil. Here, for example, orcs have cultures of their own, including pacifistic ones like the Iruul orcs, while hobgoblins have a thriving culture of trading. You will find many fresh ideas, as well as fresh takes on beloved classics, tying it all into a cohesive whole.

The Modular System

Fateforge makes use of a modular system that lets each leader define the atmosphere they wish to create for their stories through five categories: Action, Dark, Gritty, Intrigue, and Mystery. Each of the symbols indicates related optional rules. In addition to these symbols, others are included throughout the books: Awakening, Dragon, and Elusive Magic. They cover a variety of optional playstyles and variant game mechanics.

All Fateforge books are designed as toolboxes for leaders to adapt the game to their favorite style. Countless stories can be told in the heroic fantasy genre, and each table has their own favorite flavor. We give you the tools to easily blend that flavor into your game.

Adventurers

Create your characters quickly with this Fateforge Adventurers corebook Foundry VTT Asset pack!

This VTT digital assets pack for Foundry includes character tokens and a complete compendium of all the core rules, classes, Feats, and species.

• All 9 species from 5th edition
• 10 backgrounds linked to the world of Eana and usable in your own world
• More than 40 new Feats if you want "crunchy" options
• 18 Eana civilizations to enrich your hero's culture
• All 12 classes from 5th edition with new archetypes, and a 13th class: the Scholar, a resourceful savant capable of contributing in every situation, even in regions devoid of magic!

Adventurers is the core rulebook of the Fateforge series. It is intended for the use of both players and leaders, and is composed of three parts:

Character Creation

In conjunction with your game leader, determine the conditions in which your character may Awaken to magic, and choose from a plethora of options: nine playable species, eighteen civilizations, a step-by-step guide to creating your very own background, thirteen classes— including the scholar, a resourceful savant capable of contributing in every situation, even in regions devoid of magic—and many more archetypes, as well as a list of original feats to enhance the evolution of your hero.

Daily Life

Discover the mythic Free City and a body of dedicated rules to spice up the daily lives and journeys of adventurers. Mystery, exploration, and discovery form the core of the gaming experience. Answer the call of adventure and travel to faraway lands, whether by foot, by boat, or by nefelytron!

Game Rules

The game mechanics are organized into four categories: abilities, adventuring, combat, and health. Many optional rules are included, following a modular system that lets each leader define their own gaming style.

Grimoire vol. 1

Choose and learn your spells quickly with this Fateforge Grimoire Foundry VTT Asset pack!

This VTT digital asset pack for Foundry includes a complete compendium of all the core spells and magic rules!

• More than 360 5th edition spells, including many original ones.
• The modular system lets you tailor the game to your favored playstyle, from epic, unbridled fantasy to a more subdued and down-to-earth atmosphere. You will find rules related to critical success on spellcasting, resurrection, spell modification, and more.
• Discover all new geomagic: the study of localized magic activity and its fascinating manifestations, which directly influence the area they affect.
• In the world of Eana, only those who have Awakened can cast spells. Learn this new concept, its mysteries and dangers.
• Delve into the dangers of magical madness and corruption!
• Use scrolls and common potions of Eana.

Grimoire is the Spellbook of the Fateforge series. Centered on magic and spellcasters, it includes information on:

Modular Magic

The modular system lets you tailor the game to your favored playstyle, from epic, unbridled fantasy to a more subdued and down-to-earth atmosphere. You will find rules related to critical success on spellcasting, resurrection, spell modification, and more.

Awakening

In the universe of Eana, only those who have Awakened can cast spells. A chapter is dedicated to this concept and covers both its mysteries and dangers.

Geomagic

This chapter details geomagic—the study of localized magic activity—and its fascinating manifestations, which directly influence the area they affect.

Corruption

Beware the perils of corruption, this rampant evil that transforms the body and mind of whoever is exposed to it. The powers it offers are tempting, but the risk of a monstrous downfall is very real!

Spells

More than 360 spells, including many original ones, will allow you to explore all the aspects of magic, from powerful but demanding conjuration spells to dreadful corrupt spells.

Appendices

Several game aids go over the core knowledge of any student of the arcana, or give compiled information on spells. This part of the book also covers the use of scrolls and provides a list of common potions of Eana.

Creatures vol. 1

Challenge your players with this Fateforge Creatures corebook Foundry VTT Asset pack!

This VTT digital assets pack for Foundry includes more than 200 creatures (monsters, animals, and NPCs), tokens, perils & traps, and 6 new playable species!

• Design one-of-a-kind monsters by using the 15 archetypes provided, such as “rabid” or “ashen”!
• Discover 6 new playable species, including the wise and formidable ulkani, the dreamer kobolds, the axe beak-riding goblins, and the pirate hobgoblins of Tili’s Gulf.
• Challenges for all levels: seasoned adventurers can be pitted against antagonists as formidable as the elusive A Thousand Faces of the Free City, the immortal emperor of Kartaçöl, or the terrifying diabolical master of Gemoniae!
• Perils and Traps: both the volcanoes of Askamor and winter in the Septentrion will make short work of unwary adventurers! Discover a new type of threat suited to wild environments through more than 15 perils, including ash storms, avalanches, blizzards... and rules to design your own perils.

Half of its contents will surprise your players, putting a twist on fantasy classics; the other will bring them face to face with brand new creatures, both friends and foes. It presents encounters and dangers typical of lands ranging from urban areas to polar regions.

If your campaign has Eana as its setting, you will learn more about the Free City, the Drakenbergen, the Septentrion, the evil frozen plane of Gemoniae, and Kaan.

Exclusive archetypes

Design one-of-a-kind monsters by using the 15 archetypes provided, such as “rabid” or “ashen”!

New playable species

Discover 6 new playable species, including the wise and formidable ulkani, the dreamer kobolds, the axe beak-riding goblins, and the pirate hobgoblins of Tili’s Gulf.

Challenges for all levels

Seasoned adventurers can be pitted against antagonists as formidable as the elusive A Thousand Faces of the Free City, the immortal emperor of Kartaçöl, or the terrifying diabolical master of Gemoniae!

Perils and traps

Both the volcanoes of Askamor and the Septentrional winter will make short work of unwary adventurers! Discover a new type of threat suited to wild environments through more than 15 perils, including ash storms, avalanches, blizzards… and rules to design your own perils!

Encyclopedia vol. 1

Discover Eana, a fantasy lore toolbox with this Fateforge Encyclopedia Foundry VTT Asset pack!

This VTT digital assets pack for Foundry includes magic items, maps, beautiful artwork, tokens and a complete compendium of all the Eana lore!

• 4 colorful civilizations, each highly distinct from the others. Every one has its own atmosphere, its own mysteries, and its own antagonists. One of our main objectives was to step away from the tropes of classic fantasy, where orcs and other 'greenskins' are brutish and inherently evil. Here, for example, orcs have cultures of their own, including pacifistic ones like the Iruul orcs, while hobgoblins have a thriving culture of trading.
• 15 cities and many locations ready to serve as the settings of your next adventures. Each of these places has its own identity, featuring many adventure hooks and dozens of memorable figures, both friends and foes: a kobold mining village, a diabolist city, a necropolis, a hobgoblin pirate port, and more!
• A big metropolis, described over 40+ pages, split into 15 districts, which you can use separately, as the locales of urban adventures, or as part of a teeming urban fantasy setting.
• 100 magic items, both revisited classics and brand new, will help you equip your characters for the rigors of the winter, hiking in high mountains, or the challenges of steppes and deserts.

Encyclopedia is a 360-page lore book for your 5th Edition campaign, including multitudes of ready-to-use cities, locations, NPCs, plot hooks, and magic items for your next game session.

Free City

The largest city in the world and a thriving melting pot, the Free City is the perfect place for urban adventures. Notables, merchants, scholars and criminals coexist and strive to fulfill their ambitions.

Drakenbergen

The heart of Cyfandir, the Drakenbergen are a great mountainous land, well known by the dwarves who control the local trade routes, both on the surface and in the Netherworld. It is a country perfectly suited to the exploration of lost ruins and valley.

Septentrion

A wild northern territory, the Septentrion is a tough region, full of secrets dating back to the ancient Boreal civilization. Unfortunately, the marauding frost giants and Askinos the Pain Drinker, a scheming diabolical hospodar, have the potential to turn these lands into hell!

 Kaan

Vast and contrasted, made of high mountains and endless steppes, stifling here, frozen there, Kaan is a constant call to courage and initiative. Merosi, orcs, goblins, bugbears, hobgoblins, ulkani, and humans have formed cosmopolitan societies, while great magical powers have grown in the shadows.