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In the Dark of a Fallen Empire
A rules-lite sword and sorcery adventure game kitbashed from Nate Treme's In the Light of a Ghost Star. Create an Adventurer and run a game set in a fantasy world. Includes a sample setting, dungeon and tables of hooks and rumors.
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