[#_INTRO_DISCLAIMERS]

Disclaimers

[#_INTRO_VERSION]

Alpha Edition, v6.0.0α

[#_INTRO_COPYRIGHT]

©Shattered World Publishing, Lansing, MI, LLC

Email: thor.teague@gmail.com

©1989-2025 Thorin Teague. All rights reserved. Excluding any fair dealing for the purpose of private in-game uses, private study, research, criticism, education, or review, no part of this publication may not be reproduced, in part or in whole, except with the express written permission of the author. This publication may not be redistributed by any entity other than the publisher in any form, including but not limited to, electronic transmission, facsimile, recording, storage in an electronic retrieval network, or seeding in peer to peer networks. Inquiries can be addressed to the publisher.

ISBN 1 00000 000 0

[#_INTRO_CREDITS]

Author: Thorin Teague

Editors: J.J. Anthony

Contributing Artists:

DMS Creations, Twitter: @DMSCreations, Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=21192351, Roll20: https://app.roll20.net/users/313928/dms-creations

Additional Contributions: Mark Roberts, Matt Roberts, Mike Birch, Dave Crispin, Lars Dahl

Thank you: Mark Roberts, Matt Roberts, Mike Birch, Dave Smithkey, Terry Byrne, Simon Swegles, Dave Crispin, Philip Morey, David Nora, Jae Walker, Lars Dahl

[#_INTRO_DEDICATION]

Dedication

For my Players,

Who all contributed in their own way.

For Jean,

Who is my inspiration even though she thinks I'm a dork.

For Audrey,

Who I can't get to play... yet. (Update 06/04/2021: She's reconsidering it afresh upon learning she can play a ninja riding a unicorn.) (Update: 05/14/2023: Still working on it—so far I’ve gotten her to play My Little Pony Tails of Equestria.)

[#_INTRO_FOREWORD]

Foreword

This game is for me first. Shattered world, and I can't overstress this point, is written to be the game I want to play. It's intended for an audience of one. I made it to please me. Mass appeal and marketability concerns go on the backburner.

Saying the game is for me first should not be misconstrued to mean that it’s for me only. It's for my players. I want the players that matter most to me to enjoy this game.

I went to all this trouble, so I might as well make it available in case anyone else might enjoy it.

I wrote this game entirely myself. Different visual artists have contributed, and I could certainly cite a long list of which RPG’s inspired this game that I wrote.

Syseria/Shattered World began as a campaign setting for other RPG’s that has been in development since 1989. Making a standalone game system was not in consideration until the 2020s. Thus, the world is highly developed, while the mechanics are still a work in progress.

This thing has been kicking around in my head for over 30 years. That's right, three decades! However, funny story, this one event happened in early 2023 and, well, long story short I decided that OGL wasn’t the route to go if I am going to get real about Syseria, which was pretty much the point of this whole soiree (for me at least).

Anyway, around that time things got... interesting. Let's just say the whole OGL situation made me realize that if I was going to do Syseria justice, I needed to break free. See, over those 35 years, Syseria kinda... grew. It got its own personality, its own quirks. Trying to cram it into the old system was like trying to fit a dragon into a hamster cage.

Major version VII represents a sea change in the tabletop industry and a full break from that "one" RPG. I will definitely be continuing to define the mechanics and lore of the world throughout VII. Another major task is, now, to playtest the new Shattered World system.

There were a couple problems anyway even before the whole OGL debacle. Not the least of which, Syseria has become too different. Trying to house rule the hell out of that "one" RPG is okay to a degree, but if you keep going, eventually a) you’ll lose players’ trust or at least interest, and b) it’s likely to break.

Creating my own mechanics system for the setting is a blessing and a curse, the curse part for obvious reasons. The blessing however is that instead of having to change 5e/d20 so drastically, and consequently yank the rug out from under the players’ feet, I can instead tailor every detail to the goals and needs of the setting.

This of course had pushed the date back for even a full alpha version to the end of 2025. And then there’s playtesting, which I can’t even begin to guess even who I can get to—again, graciously donate their time—play with and see how it all works out.

Creating a system for Syseria was always something in the back of my mind, but I never saw a compelling reason other than the above. So by the time I had gotten more serious about this setting, the TTRPG industry was firmly rooted in OGL territory. Seemed like a win-win to me!

The benefits however will be, I hope, glorious. Freed from the constraints of that "one" RPG, I feel the potential for Syseria can be fully explored.

Opening Crap
Disclaimers	[#_INTRO_DISCLAIMERS]
Alpha Edition v6.0.0α	[#_INTRO_VERSION]
Copyright	[#_INTRO_COPYRIGHT]
Dedication	[#_INTRO_DEDICATION]
Foreword	[#_INTRO_FOREWORD]
Part One
Using This Book	[#_HOW_TO]
Foundational Rules	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL]
Overarching Stuff	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_SUPER]
What the Game Master Says, Goes	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_PF]
The Golden Rule/People First	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_GOLDENRULE]
Be Proactive	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_PROACTIVE]
Division & Fractions	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_FRACTIONS]
Attendance	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_ATTENDANCE]
Communication	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_COMMS]
Avoid Characterkeeping During Gametime	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_HW]
Mulligans	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_MULLIGANS]
Bad Rolls	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_BADROLLS]
Tablets Preferred	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_TABLETS]
No 3rd Party/Beta	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_BETA]
Have Fun, It’s Mandatory!	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_FUN]
“Grandfather Clause"	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_GRANDFATHER]
The Core Mechanic	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_CORE]
Dice	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_DICE]
Mechanical (Non-Roleplay) Actions	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_MECHA]
Achievements	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_CHEEVOS]
Universal Awards	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_CHEEVOS_UNIVERSAL]
Universal Buy-Ins	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_UNIVERSAL_BUYINS]
Action Dice & Field Role Dice	[#_RULES_FOUNDATIONAL_ADFRD]
The Gods Welcome You	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_WELCOME]
Calidorn Welcomes You	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_CALIDORN]
Bloodstones	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_BLOODSTONES]
Time Stones	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_TIME_STONES]
Chaos Stones	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_CHAOS_STONES]
Magic Stones	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_MAGIC_STONES]
Sun Stones	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_SUN_STONES]
Void Stones	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_VOID_STONES]
Volution Stones	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_VOLUTION_STONES]
Weird Stones	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_WEIRD_STONES]
Thought Stones	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_THOUGHT_STONES]
Soul Stones	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_SOUL]
A Chronicle of Ages	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_CHRONICLE]
The Syseria of Days Long Gone	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_DAYS_LONG_GONE]
C.-30,000 through C.-20,000	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_30KBDT]
C.-20,000 through C.-10,000	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_20KBDT]
C.-10,000 through C.-5,000	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_10KBDT]
C.-5,000 through C.-1,000	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_5KBDT]
C. -1,000 to C.-100	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_1KBDT]
C.-100 to the beginning of The Dark Times	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_100BDT]
The Dark Times	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_THE_DARK_TIMES]
The Syseria of Today	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_TODAY]
100 ADI - 1,000 ADI	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_1KADI]
1,000 ADI - Modern Day	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_MODERN_DAY]
Current Age and The Future	[#_LORE_BACKSTORY_CURRENT_AND_FUTURE]
The Primary Rules	[#_RULES]
Overarching Rules	[#_RULES_SUPER]
Character Inception	[#_RULES_INCEPTION]
Character Generation Step by Step	[#_RULES_GEN]
Your Character’s Abilities	[#_RULES_STATS]
Character Inception, Phase One	[#_RULES_PONE]
Statistical Modifiers	[#_RULES_MODS]
The Six Statistical Ability Scores	[#_RULES_SIXSTATS]
Physical Fitness	[#_RULES_PF]
Mental Acuity	[#_RULES_MA]
Endurance	[#_RULES_EN]
Perception	[#_RULES_PR]
Empathy	[#_RULES_EM]
Spirit	[#_RULES_SP]
Character Inception─Phase Two	[#_RULES_PTWO]
Training Proficient Ability Scores	[#_RULES_TRAINING]
Training Ability Scores─Ability Increase Schedule	[#_RULES_ABINCRS]
Training Ability Scores─Ability Maximums	[#_RULES_ABMAX]
Creating Characters Level 4 or Higher	[#_RULES_4]
Permanently Overcoming Ability Maximums	[#_RULES_OVAMAX]
Species	[#_SPECIES]
Dwarves	[#_SPECIES_DWARVES]
Elves	[#_SPECIES_ELVES]
Halflings	[#_SPECIES_HALFLINGS]
Humans	[#_SPECIES_HUMANS]
Orcs	[#_SPECIES_ORCS]
Goblins	[#_SPECIES_GOBLINS]
Pop-Kops	[#_SPECIES_POP_KOPS]
Quicklings	[#_SPECIES_QUICKLINGS]
Crossbreeds	[#_SPECIES_CROSSBREEDS]
Hybrids	[#_SPECIES_HYBRIDS]
Hybrid Powers	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_POWERS]
Specific Numbers	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_NUMBERS]
Specific Abilities	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ABILITIES]
Hybrid Animals	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS]
The Dog	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_DOG]
The Wolf	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_WOLF]
The Fox	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_FOX]
The Owl	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_OWL]
The Hawk	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_HAWK]
The Eagle	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_EAGLE]
The Falcon	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_FALCON]
The Crow	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_CROW]
The Cat	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_CAT]
The Lion	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_LION]
The Cheetah	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_CHEETAH]
The Tiger	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_TIGER]
The Bear	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_BEAR]
The Badger	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_BADGER]
The Horse	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_HORSE]
The Rabbit	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_RABBIT]
The Monkey	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_MONKEY]
The Rat	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_RAT]
The Salmon	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_SALMON]
The Dolphin	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_DOLPHIN]
The Shark	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_SHARK]
The Alligator	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_ALLIGATOR]
The Chameleon	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_CHAMELEON]
The Ant	[#_SPECIES_HYBRID_ANIMALS_ANT]
Ixchalcoutal	[#_SPECIES_IXCHALCOUTAL]
Field Roles	[#_FIELD_ROLE]
Elite Warrior	[#_FIELD_ROLE_EW]
Elite Warrior Subroles
Champion
Knight
Amazon (women only)
Myrmidon
Samurai
Centurion
Janissary
Immortal
Warrior
Warrior Subs
Fighter
Merc
Ranger
Guard/Guardian
Soldier
Berzerker
Cavalier
Barbarians
Engineer
Applications
Energy Application
Physics Application
Biological Application
Priest
Priest Subrole
Rogue
Rogue Subroles
Thief
Acrobat
Spy
Ninja
Pirate
Assassin
Bard
Drifter
Wizard/Arcane Scholar
Wizard/Arcane Scholar Subroles
Chronomancer (time)
Shadowmancer (void) or Astronomancer
Pandemoniomancer (chaos)
Xiomancer (sun) or Solarimancer (Illusion)
Transmutomancer (volution)
Enigmancer (weird)
Kamancer (soul)
Phantasmopsychemancer (thought)
Mage
Mage Subroles
Sorcerer (bloodlines)
Witch
Bladeweaver
Thaumaturge
Wild Mage
Sub 6
Sub 7
Su 8
Psion
Psion Subroles
Psychic
Telekinetist
Pyrokinetist
Aerokinetist
Hydrokinetist
Atmoskinetist
Electrokinetist
Special Field Roles	[#_CLASSES_SFR]
Bronzetail	[#_CLASSES_SFR_BRONZETAIL]
CatBurglar	[#_CLASSES_SFR_CATBURGLAR]
Champion Adeptus	[#_CLASSES_SFR_CHAMPION]
Looter	[#_CLASSES_SFR_LOOTER]
Spellslinger	[#_CLASSES_SFR_SPELLSLINGER]
Disciple of the Tiger's Way	[#_CLASSES_SFR_DISCIPLE]
Character Customization Options	[#_DETAILS]
Colorful Details	[#_DETAILS_COLOR]
Age & Lifespan, Age Categories	[#_DETAILS_AGE]
Gender Identity and/or Birth Sex	[#_DETAILS_GENDER]
Backgrounds	[#_DETAILS_BACKGROUNDS]
Movement, Time, Adventuring, Vision, and Encumbrance	[#_ADVENTURING]
Movement	[#_ADVENTURING_MOVE]
Time	[#_ADVENTURING_TIME]
Vision	[#_ADVENTURING_VISION]
Encumbrance	[#_ADVENTURING_ENCUMBERANCE]
Fatigue	[#_ADVENTURING_FATIGUE]
Combat	[#_COMBAT]
Basic Procedure	[#_COMBAT_BASIC]
Actions	[#_COMBAT_ACTIONS]
Theater of the Mind	[#_COMBAT_TOTM]
Tactical	[#_COMBAT_TACTICAL]
Mass	[#_COMBAT_MASS]
Ambush	[#_COMBAT_AMBUSH]
Conditions	[#_COMBAT_CONDITIONS]
Equipment	[#_EQUIPMENT]
Coinage	[#_EQUIPMENT_COINAGE]
Autogear	[#_EQUIPMENT_AUTOGEAR]
Free Mount	[#_EQUIPMENT_MOUNT]
Free Kyanite Cilicate Crystal to Most	[#_EQUIPMENT_CRYSTAL]
Free Rations at the Beginning	[#_EQUIPMENT_RATIONS]
Enchanted Weapons, Armor, and Items of Syseria	[#_EQUIPMENT_MAGIC]
halfling short bow - Neepaloo Pook	[#_EQUIPMENT_MAGIC_NEEPALOO_POOK]
Armor of Guile	[#_EQUIPMENT_MAGIC_ARMOR_OF_GUILE]
The Kolugari	[#_EQUIPMENT_MAGIC_KOLUGARI]
The BeastSword	[#_EQUIPMENT_MAGIC_BEASTSWORD]
Korobokuru's Axe	[#_EQUIPMENT_MAGIC_KOROBOKURUS_AXE]
Wand of Necromancy (reversal)	[#_EQUIPMENT_MAGIC_WAND_OF_NECROMANCY]
Oyumo's Simtiopaede	[#_EQUIPMENT_MAGIC_OYUMOS_SIMTIOPAEDE]
Dagger of Throm	[#_EQUIPMENT_MAGIC_DAGGER_OF_THROM]
Enchanted Weapons, Armor, and Items of Syseria	[#_EQUIPMENT_MAGIC]
Proficiencies	[#_SKILLS]
Syserian Skills	[#_SKILLS_SYSERIAN]
Variant: Skills with Different Abilities
Skill Failure
Skills and Subskills
Skycraft
Spacecraft
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Societies	[#_CLANTRIBE]
Rogues and Roguelike Guilds
Spies
Nation X	[#_CLANTRIBE_NATIONX]
Warrior & Mercenary Groups	[#_CLANTRIBE_WARRIORS]
Red Corsairs	[#_CLANTRIBE_REDCORSAIRS]
Black Talon	[#_CLANTRIBE_BLACKTALON]
Priest Groups	[#_CLANTRIBE_PRIESTS]
Wizardly Societies	[#_CLANTRIBE_WIZARDS]
Circle of Incognus	[#_CLANTRIBE_INCOGNUS]
Xiantiinne	[#_CLANTRIBE_XIANTIINNE]
Tribe of the Bloodied Axe	[#_CLANTRIBE_BLOODAXE]
Falconhand	[#_CLANTRIBE_FALCONHAND]
Lucky Strike	[#_CLANTRIBE_LUCKYSTRIKE]
TBD
Magic	[#_MAGIC]
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Encounters and Experience	[#_XP]
XP Purchases	[#_XP_PURCHASES]
Achievements	[#_XP_ACHIEVEMENTS]
Milestones	[#_XP_MILESTONES]
Encounters	[#_XP_ENCOUNTERS]
Part Two
The Syserian Pantheon	[#_PANTHEON]
All Deities—The Overall Tenets of Faith	[#_PANTHEON_TENETS]
All Syserian Gods, Listed By Species	[#_PANTHEON_GODS]
Hemdur Kohldrug	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_HEMDUR]
Cimbrianus	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_CIMBRIANUS]
Y'Lashaan	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_YLASHAAN]
Billic Baggilor	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_BAGGILOR]
Mnemodaye Di	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_DI]
Vaunil	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_VAUNIL]
Lynona	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_LYNONA]
Despair	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_DESPAIR]
Jit'than	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_JITTHAN]
Brognor	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_BROGNOR]
Grell Kilbor	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_GRELL_KILBOR]
Koelax	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_KOELAX]
Hera	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_HERA]
Tyrusine	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_TYRUSINE]
Nylis	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_NYLIS]
Lyren	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_LYREN]
Inannaset and Adremalech	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_INANNASET]
Xi	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_XI]
Calidorn Izzinbor	[#_PANTHEON_GODS_CALIDORN]
Part Three
Peoples and Lands	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS]
Continents	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_CONTINENTS]
Cirisca	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_CONTINENTS_CIRISCA]
The Dwarven Empire	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_CONTINENTS_DWARFEMPIRE]
Magia Nolan	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_CONTINENTS_MAGIA_NOLAN]
Isla Notau Nai	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_CONTINENTS_ISLA_NOTAU_NAI]
The Dragon's Maw Archipelago	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_CONTINENTS_DRAGONSMAW]
Temek	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_CONTINENTS_TEMEK]
Al Quraya Kahn	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_CONTINENTS_AL_QURAYA_KAHN]
Shin-Xiao	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_CONTINENTS_SHIN_XIAO]
Dvoria	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_CONTINENTS_DVORIA]
Kuramenduria	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_CONTINENTS_KARAMUNDURIA]
Sorvestedsstäd	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_CONTINENTS_SORVESTEDSSTÄD]
Portal Cities	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_PORTAL_CITIES]
Barrington	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_PORTAL_CITIES_BARRINGTON]
The Hub	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_PORTAL_CITIES_THEHUB]
Los Ashton	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_PORTAL_CITIES_LOSASHTON]
Centrport	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_PORTAL_CITIES_CENTRPORT]
Brightport	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_PORTAL_CITIES_BRIGHTPORT]
Al-Zuru	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_PORTAL_CITIES_ALZURU]
Majia	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_PORTAL_CITIES_MAJIA]
Shui-feng	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_PORTAL_CITIES_SHUI_FENG]
Milburn	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_PORTAL_CITIES_MILBURN]
Tranjor	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_PORTAL_CITIES_TRANJOR]
Former Portal Cities	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_FORMER_PORTAL_CITIES]
New Portal Cities	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_NEW_PORTAL_CITIES]
Southern Evaal	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_NEW_PORTAL_CITIES_SOUTHERN_EVAAL]
The Consortium of Portal Overseers	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_COPO]
Other Cities of Note	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_OTHER_CITIES]
Trg	[#_PEOPLES_AND_LANDS_OTHER_CITIES_TRG]
Bestiary	[#_BESTIARY]
TBD
TBD
Appendices	[#_APP]
Glossary	[#_APP_GLOSSARY]
Appendix: History of Document Revisions	[#_APP_HISTORY]

[#_HOW_TO]

Using This Book

This book is divided fundamentally into three sections. The first introduces players and GM’s to the world and to the game. The second consists of the Pantheon of deities influencing Syseria. It is recommended that players read no further than the second section, as it will spoil the game and the process of discovery.

The third section begins with the parts of Syseria and mechanics for gameplay that are for the PF’s eyes only. This section includes lore that players shouldn’t know, secrets, and sensitive information about characters that could potentially be the enemies of the party.

Part 1 is about getting started, creating a character, and so forth. Here you will find information on the races of Syseria, as well as the standard and exotic sentient species and how they fit (if they do) into the world. Interwoven throughout are various pieces of lore, history, and stories about the world. You will also find here a breakdown of time on Syseria, the calendar, currency, and so on.

Part 2 Fully details the Syserian pantheon and her myriad of gods and goddesses. There are numerous gods that can grant powers and divine magic to the faithful. However, gods and goddesses either can not or will not appear physically on the face of Syseria. While there are still miracles and magic to be witnessed, this does introduce a faith element to gameplay.

Part 3 Is where most players should probably stop reading, at least those who are concerned about spoilers. It begins with Peoples and Lands, cultures, and various political organizations, and also covers encounters, weather generation, bestiary, and other information best left to the imagination if you’re not facilitating.

[#_APP]

Appendices

[#_APP_HIST]

History of Document Revisions

v.0.1α 2018

Inception Compiled from Notes & Writings 1989-2018

v.0.1.1α December 2018

Added Revision History

Added Significant Formatting

v.0.1.2α March 2019

Formatting Updates

Added Linkable Table of Contents

v.0.1.3α April 2019

Added a lot of “borrowed” artwork for flavor

V.0.l.4α May 2019

Fleshed out Volution Stones

V0.1.5α June-September 2020

Fleshed out playable orcs, goblins, quicklings, and hybrids

Fleshed out Simteopaedes roughly

Working on Kuramunduria

Hybrids updated

Numerous Gods consolidated

V0.2α November 2020

Deprecated Luck

V1.0α January 2021

Continuing to add people and lands

Hired several artists

V1.1α March 2021

Fleshing out more gods; updating divinities for 5e

V2.0α May 2021

Fleshing out more gods

Fleshing out more hybrids

Acquired rights to use several visual assets; this project can now enter the next phase

Founded Shattered World Publishing LLC under which the project now resides

V2.1α August 2021

Hired Editor

V3.0.1α January 2022

Baked document history; major version

Numerous grammatical and wording fixes

Engineer class began in earnest

Major work on Dvoria completed

Many clans, tribes, and societies fleshed out or consolidated

Consolidating House Rules into Bible for a one document experience

V3.0.2α April 2022

Work continues in general

V3.0.3α August 2022

AI providing commercially usable images within my budget.

V3.1.0 September 2022

A new major version is warranted

Classes and races are being fleshed out and hopefully finished up

Tons of USABLE, PUBLISHABLE artwork is being poured into the project; a few “borrowed” pieces remain

Added & curated a great deal of verbiage

V3.1.1 November 2022

All copyrighted artwork is gone.

Working on fleshing out some secret societies, guilds, etc.

Fleshing out syseria version of races and classes.

V4.0.1 January 13th, 2023. A day that will live in infamy. The thirteenthiest friday the thirteenth that ever friday the thirteenthed.

A new major version is warranted

Sauron’s ring has been removed and cast into the fire

V 5.0.1 May 14th, 2023

Have fully severed any remaining connection to OGL & 5e.

Beginning rewrite of a new fantasy heartbreaker.

Code name at this time is “Project Marduk,” but we can assume it will be entitled “Shattered World.”

V 6.0.0 December 15th, 2024

Working on and off, as spare time permits, on crafting fantasy heartbreaker

Documents restructured for easier editing

Core mechanical ideas established

Project’s official title is “Shattered World”

V 6.0.1 January 3rd, 2025

Progress continues

Ran a few million simulations checking statistical probabilities and adjusted some die rolls

Focusing in on pushing out a working Alpha version this year

V 6.0.2 May 5th, 2025

Progress continues

Playtesting has begun

Decided to give traditional 2-axis alignment a try

Focusing in on pushing out a working Alpha version this year

Immediately focused on pushing out a rapid pre-Alpha prototype by any means necessary

Creating an introductory adventure “New Student Orientation”

Some design, visual, and font changes have occurred

Thank you for being a Fremen

Travel to the sietch and back again

Your eyes are blue, you're a Duke and a Muad'Dib

And if you crossed the desert,

And invited every sandworm you knew...

You would see, the purest spice would be from me

And the glow in my eyes would say

Thank you for being a Fremen.