Vigilant

Vigilant takes place within a vast and ineffable congregation of planes forged by gods long lost to legend. For mortals it is a time of potential and discovery, as new kingdoms are built and mighty treasures of the ancient past are uncovered from the tombs of vanquished gods and kings. Forgotten worlds lay wild and unbound, teeming with unknowable relics guarded by dread horrors of ages long past. Old gods seek to reclaim their dominion through the favor of mortals as new gods rise to challenge the broken order of their predecessors, igniting chaos and death as they struggle for glory amidst the dying planes.

You are an adventurer in this realm, or of such skill to be considered one. Although your power is little compared to the great forces that inhabit the vast planes, you have been born into a time where even those with the faintest wisp of might may rise to greatness.

Vigilant is a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game that takes the design themes of OSR and says 'what if we did this, but with a psychotically deep combat system that gives players hundreds of shifting tactical options each round, more sub-systems that reward player skill over chance, and an open-ended progression that allows for literally millions of unique character builds?' Are you the kind of psycho who wants a horrendously deadly OSR-style game but with modern rules scaffolding and deep tactical combat? Well then this game is for you. And if you're the kind of person who read all that and is terrified but your friends have pressured you into checking this out, be assured that despite all that the game is pretty easy to pick up.

This project is fully playable in its current state with all player-facing rules finalized (in its current state this book is basically the dungeons & dragons 'Player's Handbook' equivalent). I will continue to add more chapters and content centred around gamemaster rules and lore via regular updates. Check the devlog for more details.