A downloadable TTRPG

Welcome to the Asteral System, domain of the mighty primordial Sol and the realms that serve him. You take on the role of a veildiver, an adventurer that travels across space in flying ships to explore the realms. Fight powerful creatures from the abominable virophage to the deadly voidspawn. Uncover the secrets of your home realm, the void, and the veil itself. Your legacy begins here!

What is Realms of Legacy?

Realms of Legacy is a science fantasy tabletop game heavily inspired by the space fantasy settings of Treasure Planet and Spelljammer. Designed for 3-5 players and a Game Master, this game features:

  • Build a Class: While you pick a Class and Specialty at character creation, these are just the foundation of your character. You character's playstyle is defined through a variety of Martial, Sorcery, and General talent trees an skill selections.
  • Tactical Combat: A turn-based activity where players have a plethora of actions that they can spend action points on. Only through strategy and communication will your characters come out on top in these high stakes and tense encounters.
  • Freeform Roleplay: Utilizing Dynamic Checks, this activity allows you to focus on the narrative and social aspects of roleplaying games while still allowing you to use your character's build in creative ways.
  • Veilstrider Conflict: You can't have a flying ship game without rules for battling with those ships! Veilstrider Conflict covers the kind of large scale encounters when you come across pirates, hostile ships, or even leviathans across the Veil.

This is a free play test of a passion project that will remain available until it is comes out in Early Access. Feel free to redistribute the files here as long as you don't edit or remove the credits page.

Community

If you'd like to try the game out in some public playtests, want assistance running the game, or want to provide direct feedback feel free to join the Realms of Legacy Playtest Discord Server

Universe Table Games
StatusIn development
CategoryPhysical game
Publisher
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
AuthorMr Universe
GenreRole Playing
TagsDice, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Tabletop, tabletop-role-playing-game, Tactical
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish

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Realms of Legacy Core Rulebook v0.9 14 MB
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Character and Ship Sheets 3.6 MB
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Bestiary (WIP)
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I've now played several sessions of Realms of Legacy at various power levels and have made three different characters. Every adventure has been an absolute blast. Here's why: 

  • The core resolution mechanic—a staggered dice pool of d6s and d8s—takes five minutes to learn and is extremely effective at creating that addictive sense of tension->release that underpins the best games (and gambling too, I suppose).
  • The setting is wondrous and wonderfully charming. It nails a heroic, swashbuckling tone that's inviting and a little goofy—octopus people! goth-magic!—but also has depth and creativity. It's not just a facsimile of D&D or Spelljammer or a winking parody of some popular media/genre. It's a totally original world that invites exploration. 
  • The character creation mini-game is mechanically fun and integrates thoughtfully within this setting. It strikes the right balance between freedom and guidance. It has all the right bits I needed to construct some of my favorite character concepts while also inspiring me to dive into the lore and come up with new stuff. 

There's more, of course—an elegant armor system, an interesting "push" mechanic that gives players a lot of flexibility, some very fun magic ideas, and some very cool mechanics for magical airships. Every aspect of the game shines with passion and creativity. 

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Coming from the creator of one of the most interesting and unique fantasy settings in a game system I've seen in the past 4 years (WSSWNN for those curious) is truly high praise. Thank you!