Plains of Sedia is a tabletop roleplaying game for a storyteller and a few players, played with a d20, a pencil and a character sheet. It’s set on Sedia, the one charted continent of Urd, in 1512 After the War of Souls. The gods made Urd a garden, the War of Souls broke it, and most people believe the gods are gone for good. Nine provinces stand on Sedia now, each raised around one of the nine pieces of the Everspark that came out of that war, and a tenth, Narsis, lies under the ground.

It’s the same world as the Plains of Sedia video game. The races, classes, creatures, items and places in this book are the game’s own, so what you learn at the table holds there too.

Where to start#

Make a character Race, class, home and gear, one box of the character sheet at a time, or one of four ready-made characters. For players Run a game Every storyteller note in the book on one page, with running a fight and leveling by milestone. For the storyteller See the world How Sedia came to be, who holds it now and where to take a party. For anyone

Sedia in 1512 AWS#

It is the twelfth day of the Shaded Aveo, the third month of 1512 After the War of Souls, and the last wars are not long over. An army of trolls, dwarves, humans and anyone else who would come stood together to defend the Lost City of Amone in Menusia, and plenty of them didn’t come back.

Over the Scar in the far north hangs a point of dark light that nobody can explain. The Rift Watch keeps an eye on it from Virgil Outpost in New Saellem, and the Exuvae scholars who come to study it disagree with the Watch about nearly everything.

Mandak’s Legion is pushing down into the Bleak, and in Tharsis the pamphlets still blame Narsis for whatever went wrong this week. In Amari a militant prophet has split the tribes over the old prophecy. In the south, new trade routes are drawing people back into the ruins of Esthar for the first time since the fall. The gods are still missing.

What the taverns are saying#

The Continent has the rest: the ages, the gods, magic, the calendar, who holds power and where to take a party.

What’s in the book#

Make a character#

Getting Started The character sheet, one box at a time, from race to the gear you carry. Start here Ready-made Characters Four level 1 characters with every number worked out, each with a hook into the story. Play tonight Races The peoples of Sedia, from the elder races to the ones made since the Breaking. 14 to play Classes What you train in, the abilities you learn and the titles you earn. 14 classes Home Province Where you grew up, and what its army and its citizenship ask of you. 10 provinces Tradesguilds The two crafts you practice, and what they let you make and sell. 11 guilds Names How each race names its children, and a roller for when you are stuck. Name roller

Play#

Quick Reference The rules you reach for mid-session, on one page you can print. Keep it open The Basics Checks and their DCs, saving throws, every condition, and resting. Read before your first session Exploring Locks, doors, secrets, traps, tracking, stealth, the dark and the road. Read before your first ruin Between Adventures Homes, bounties, standing with factions, escorting someone, and training. The quiet days Combat Who goes first, the attack roll, Defense, damage and what dying costs. Read before your first fight Items Weapons, armor, materials, gear, light and what the shops sell. Read before you shop Levels Experience, training and practice, and the road to Emperor. Read after your first level

The world#

The Continent The ages, the gods, magic, the calendar, the powers and the places to take a party. 267 sites Creatures Animals, pets, mounts, magical creatures and the restless dead. Encounter roller Common Folk The bakers, guards, card sharps and pickpockets a party deals with every day, with their numbers. Everyone else

Later on#

Rodes The paths of quests and trials a hero can take from level 20. From level 20 For Storytellers Every storyteller note in the book, gathered on one page by section. Behind the screen Adventures Ready-to-run adventures, written for the storyteller, starting with a death at Matt's Grill. Ready to run Glossary Every term the book uses, in a line each, with where to read more. A to Z About The project, the campaigns that built the world and every version since 2004. Since 2004

About this book#

Plains of Sedia began in 2004 as the Plains of Sedia Documentary Project, Nathaniel Inman’s notes on a continent he’d been drawing since he was young. Five storytelling campaigns and eleven versions later it’s this book. About has the project’s story in his words, the campaigns that built the world, the players behind its heroes and every version.