(Crowdfund Quest) Coriolis: The Third Horizon RPG - Eater of Worlds

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The Nordic Skalds are a group of roleplaying game creators based in Sweden. Probably best known for there range of third-party Dragonbane adventures they have turned to another Free League Publishing gameline for their latest Kickstarter - Coriolis - The Third Horizon.

Coriolis - The Third Horizon is a science fiction role playing game set in a remote cluster of star systems called The Third Horizon. Ravaged by conflicts and war The Third Horizon is home to civilisations. both old and new. The game sees the players as crew of a space ship exploring ancient ruins, undertaking missions for various powerful factions, an get caught up in the game of poltical intrigue on Coriolis station - the centre of power in the Third Horizon. It’s been called “Firefly meets Arabian Nights” and has a fantastic background and art and is powered by the popular Year Zero Engine.

Nordic SkaldsEater of Worlds is a campaign, consisting of five interlinked scenarios. The player characters follow a trail of nefarious rogue scientist doctor Wana through the Third Horizon, while uncovering a vast conspiracy and an ancient, planet-ending, threat.

The campaign was originally created and played by one of Sweden’s most prominent actual play podcasts. Now being turned into print for the first time, the scenarios has been expanded and additional background has been added.

Three of the scenarios feature vast and populated sites rife with conflict, danger and opportunity. Here, the player characters must find their own particular route to their goal, based on their backgrounds, skills and whims. Every group has a different story. And while the other two scenarios are more straight-forward in their design, they’re certainly not without choices that have very different, very noticable consequences.
Eater of Worlds builds its deep background on one of the central mysteries of the Third Horizon. Through the three different themes, the campaign eventually offers its own varying explanations (and potentially horrifying implications) of the nature of the Icons. As the campaign progresses and the characters learn more, faith and science alike will be tested. What they learn might change them to their cores.