{"id":153,"date":"2013-12-22T01:41:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T01:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swordandbarrow.com\/wp\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2013-12-22T04:45:47","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T04:45:47","slug":"the-roleplaying-game","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swordandbarrow.com\/wp\/?page_id=153","title":{"rendered":"The Roleplaying Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Artesia: Adventures in the Known World RPG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artesiaonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/artesia_rpg_cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-140\" title=\"artesia_rpg_cover\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/artesiaonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/artesia_rpg_cover-232x300.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>The award-winning fantasy series <em>Artesia <\/em>comes to life\u00a0in the <em>Adventures in the Known World <\/em>RPG, using a\u00a0modified and easy-to-use Fuzion\u2122-based roleplaying\u00a0system to plunge players into the strife-riven realms of the\u00a0Known World, from the warring Citadels of the Daradjan\u00a0Highlands to the never-ending feud between the Sun Court\u00a0of Illia and the Phoenix Court of the Empire of Thessid-\u00a0Gola. \u00a0<em>Artesia: Adventures in The Known World <\/em>is a 352-page,\u00a0full-color 8 1\/2 x 11 hardcover book containing all the rules\u00a0and background material needed to allow players to create characters from the Middle Kingdoms and its neighbors and set out on epic adventures.<\/p>\n<p>The book is\u00a0profusely illustrated by images from the comic book series and\u00a0by images and maps specially prepared by the author for the\u00a0game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The book includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Histories and descriptions of the major regions and\u00a0cultures of the Known World, the setting of the\u00a0award-winning fantasy comic book <em>Artesia<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Expansive character generation rules adapting\u00a0R.Talsorian Games\u2019 LifePath\u2122 system, including\u00a0birth omens, star signs, and divine and heroic lineages.<\/li>\n<li>Rules for the use of hermetic, folk and cult magic,\u00a0along with alchemy and divination.<\/li>\n<li>Rules for talents and abilities accessible to characters\u00a0through the Arcana, the Tarot-like system\u00a0representing the Known World\u2019s archetypal paths ofpower and the foundation of an unique system of\u00a0experience, allowing game rewards for virtually all\u00a0types of character actions.<\/li>\n<li>A bestiary of common, uncommon, and a few rare\u00a0creatures encountered in the Known World.<\/li>\n<li>A complete introductory adventure, <em>The Witch\u2019s\u00a0<\/em><em>Price<\/em>, designed to bring players into the setting and\u00a0lay the groundwork for many adventures to come!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[one_third]<\/p>\n<h3>Awards &amp; Nominations<\/h3>\n<p>2006 ORIGINS\u00a0AWARD WINNER for\u00a0ROLEPLAYING\u00a0GAME\u00a0OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n<p>Winner, 2006 Indie\u00a0RPG\u00a0Award for <em>Best Production<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nominated for 6 2006 ENnie Awards\u00a0including\u00a0<em>Best Art, Interior;\u00a0<\/em><em>Best Production Values;\u00a0<\/em><em>Best Writing;\u00a0<\/em><em>Best Campaign Setting;\u00a0<\/em><em>Best Game;\u00a0<\/em><em>Best Product<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nominated for\u00a0InQuest Magazine\u2019s\u00a0Best RPG of 2006<\/p>\n<p>[\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[two_thirds_last]<\/p>\n<h3>Reviews<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWell built on Mike Pondsmith\u2019s Fuzion System, this may well be the most gorgeous game book I saw all\u00a0year\u2026 Look at this book and discover\u00a0the difference between \u2018artist\u2019 and\u00a0\u2018layout guy.\u2019\u201d\u00a0Honorable Mention as Best Licensed\u00a0Thing of 2005<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8212; Kenneth Hite, <em>Out of the Box<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cArtesia <\/em>is a solid game. It is a lovely\u00a0book, full of lovely art, and a solid,\u00a0fun, and genuinely mythic feeling\u00a0setting\u2026a solid system that builds\u00a0on Fuzion and adds lifepaths and\u00a0relationships in ways that really\u00a0help drive both character and plot\u00a0creation.\u201d Five of Five for Style, Four\u00a0of Five for Substance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8212; Brand Robbins, www.RPG.net<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cArtesia: Adventures in the Known\u00a0<\/em><em>World <\/em>is quite a product, with\u00a0high production quality. \u00a0The art\u00a0is superb\u2026this is an impressive\u00a0campaign guide, a shining example of\u00a0essentially a one-man design team who\u00a0has mastered role-playing games as\u00a0well as comics&#8230; Take a look and see\u00a0what the new age may hold.\u201d Four-and-a-half Stars!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8211;Wayne Tonjes, www.gamingreport.com<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA beautifully produced RPG with an\u00a0innovative, elegant game system and\u00a0an excellent fantasy background\u2026 \u00a0<em>Artesia: Adventures in the Known\u00a0<\/em><em>World <\/em>starts out with a well developed,\u00a0and deep game world\u00a0[and] supplements that with a solid\u00a0game system that\u2019s well thought-out\u00a0and elegant. Style: 5 (Excellent!)\u00a0Substance: 5 (Excellent!)\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8212; Shannon Appelcline, www.RPG.net<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cArtesia <\/em>is a must for fans of the\u00a0comics and is requisite reading and\u00a0play for hard-core fans of truly epic\u00a0high fantasy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8212; James Mishler, <em>Scrye Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/two_thirds_last]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artesia: Adventures in the Known World RPG The award-winning fantasy series Artesia comes to life\u00a0in the Adventures in the Known World RPG, using a\u00a0modified and easy-to-use Fuzion\u2122-based roleplaying\u00a0system to plunge players into the strife-riven realms of the\u00a0Known World, from the warring Citadels of the Daradjan\u00a0Highlands to the never-ending feud between the Sun Court\u00a0of Illia and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/swordandbarrow.com\/wp\/?page_id=153\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Roleplaying Game<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-153","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swordandbarrow.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swordandbarrow.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swordandbarrow.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swordandbarrow.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swordandbarrow.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/swordandbarrow.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154,"href":"https:\/\/swordandbarrow.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153\/revisions\/154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swordandbarrow.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}