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The Land: Roleplaying System is, above all else, a game run by its players. None of its senior staff are working for a game publishing company; we’re not professional authors or designers. We are weekend gamers with real jobs and a real love of the world created by Aleron Kong. We have seen what he has done, and want to help expand on it. And you are invited to join our ranks. As we are a...
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Your new life awaits…
From the entropy of the Chaotic Planes, a new form begins to take shape. You have been summoned to The Land, a realm you may have heard about, a place of dreams and nightmares. Perhaps you chose to enter the Chaos willingly to challenge yourself in this new realm, or perhaps you were chosen for this life without your consent. There is only one truth that matters- should you choose to follow this path and stay...
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Character Skills
Folklore
Folklore is a subskill of Agriculture, reflecting a character’s specialized knowledge of fey and fairy societies, their customs, and their connection to the natural world. This subskill allows characters to understand how these mystical beings influence crops, seasons, and rural life, as well as to recognize signs of their presence and activity. Each rank in Folklore grants a +1 bonus to Agriculture checks related to fey interactions, such as negotiating with fairy courtiers to bless Read more…
Character Skills
Traps
Traps represents a character’s expertise in both the placement and disarming of traps, blending ingenuity with precision. A skilled trapmaker can construct and deploy clever devices to defend an area, capture foes, or turn the tide of battle. Conversely, the same knowledge is essential for identifying and safely neutralizing traps hidden by enemies, ensuring that the party can navigate dangerous dungeons, fortresses, or wilderness paths without harm. The Traps skill combines creativity with technical skill, Read more…
Character Skills
Survival
Survival represents a character’s ability to navigate and endure the challenges of the wilderness. This skill allows adventurers to find food and water, build shelters, and navigate through treacherous terrain. Survival also includes tracking creatures, identifying dangerous flora and fauna, and predicting changes in the environment, such as incoming storms or shifting terrain. Whether braving scorching deserts, dense forests, or frozen tundras, characters skilled in Survival ensure their party can adapt and thrive in even Read more…
Character Skills
Smithing
Smithing encompasses the ancient and respected craft of blacksmithing, allowing characters to forge and repair weapons, armor, and other metal tools. Smithing is an essential skill for adventurers who want to equip themselves with custom gear or maintain their equipment in the heat of a long campaign. A skilled smith can craft everything from razor-sharp blades and durable shields to intricate chainmail and heavy plate armor, combining raw materials into finely tuned instruments of survival Read more…
Character Skills
Research
Research is a character’s ability to gather, analyze, and interpret information from a wide range of sources, whether poring over ancient texts, studying the stars, or unraveling complex societal systems. This skill encompasses a variety of disciplines, including Ancient History, Astronomy, Engineering, Higher Powers, Geography, and Local Politics, making it a versatile and essential tool for uncovering knowledge. A character with the Research skill is adept at piecing together clues from archives, libraries, or oral Read more…
Character Skills
Instill Fear
Instill Fear is a powerful tool for influencing the emotions of others, whether by inspiring awe, intimidating opponents, or taunting adversaries into rash decisions. Characters skilled in Instill Fear know how to project authority, exploit vulnerabilities, and manipulate the atmosphere to their advantage. This skill can strike terror into the hearts of foes, rally allies with fear-based motivation, or provoke enemies into making mistakes that can turn the tide of an encounter. Instill Fear is Read more…
Archery Techniques
Entangling Shot
Entangling Shot is a powerful Archery technique that combines the archer’s skill with the magic of nature, using mana to ensnare enemies and restrict their movements.
Archery Techniques
Imbue Arrow
Imbue Arrow is a powerful technique that allows an archer to channel magical energy into their weapon, enhancing the damage of their next attack.
Archery Techniques
Stun Shot
Stun Shot is a high-risk, high-reward technique that allows the archer to harness their precision and stamina to strike at an enemy’s nervous system, temporarily incapacitating them.
Axe Techniques
Cleaving Slice
Cleaving Strike is a brutal and efficient technique that allows a warrior wielding an axe to strike not just their primary target, but also to cleave into an adjacent enemy with deadly force.
Axe Techniques
Head Chop
Head Chop is a savage technique that focuses on delivering devastating critical strikes with an axe, targeting the head and vulnerable areas of the enemy’s body.
Martial Skills
Keen Shot
Keen Shot: The Keen Shot ability enables a character to focus their aim, sharpening their accuracy for their next ranged attack.
Archery Techniques
Drill Shot
Drill Shot is a specialized technique that allows the archer to enhance the penetrating power of their arrows, making each shot potentially devastating against even the toughest defenses.
Common Skills
Dual Wielding
Dual Wielding: Dual Wielding allows a character to unleash a flurry of attacks with both their Primary and Off Hand Weapons in a single Combat Action.
Martial Skills
Double Attack
Double Attack: Double Attack is a versatile and aggressive technique that allows the wielder to follow up their first strike with additional attacks in rapid succession, applying pressure to their opponent.
Martial Skills
Deflection
Deflection: Deflection allows the unarmed combatant to use their bare hands or limbs to parry incoming melee attacks with exceptional agility.
Martial Skills
Pressure Points
Pressure Points: Pressure Points allows the unarmed combatant to strike at the body’s most vulnerable areas, inducing disorienting pain that leaves enemies dazed.
Hammers Techniques
Overhead Smash
The Overhead Smash ability allows the wielder to focus all their strength into a powerful, crushing swing aimed at overwhelming their opponent.
Crossbows Techniques
Scattershot
Scattershot allows the crossbowman loads two pieces of ammunition into their crossbow with swift precision. With a focused breath, they aim at two targets who are standing close to one another.
Crossbows Techniques
Penetrating Strike
Penetrating Strike grants the crossbowman the ability to execute devastating shots that can pierce through multiple targets, a deadly maneuver that capitalizes on well-placed, critical hits.
Crossbows Techniques
Piercing Bolt
The Piercing Bolt ability allows the crossbowman to focus their shot on bypassing the target’s physical defenses and targeting their ability to dodge instead.
Axe Techniques
Jagged Slice
Jagged Slice is a ruthless technique designed to leave lasting damage on an enemy long after the initial blow has been struck.
Martial Skills
Martial Rage
Martial Rage: The Martial Rage ability allows a character to channel their stamina into a burst of raw power, enhancing the damage of their melee attacks for a short period.
Martial Skills
Bone Breaker
Bone Breaker: This subskill harnesses the raw power and precision of unarmed strikes to shatter bones and cripple opponents.
Martial Skills
Sword Rebuke
Sword Rebuke Ability: Sword Rebuke demonstrates the skillful retaliation of a sword wielder, striking back at an enemy immediately after enduring their attack.