Almost two centuries ago the lightning-powered ships of Ceramia pierced the skies of Soburin heralding an age of oppression that still marks the lands with the resources stripped from the countryside. Ripped away from a long age of peace and broken by soldiers wielding scientifically advanced weaponry, the warriors of the prefectures were drafted into a distant conflict across the edge of the world and ancient traditions of violence have reawakened a thirst for blood in those few that survive in the decaying world. Emperor Hitoshi’s rebellion a decade ago threw down foreign rule but an ancient danger has reappeared to push society to the brink of collapse: the Mists of Akuma.
The corrupting fog transforms those within it into bloodthirsty adeddo-oni, monsters that seek only the rending of flesh and the taste of living meat. Nobles have retreated to the cities dotting the countryside leaving the common folk to face the supernatural haze alone, adding to the undead horde. Nature itself has been perilously wounded and the technology that might save the prefectures is shunned and feared by the Masuto Dynasty and Emperor Hitoshi’s subjects.
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This is an eastern fantasy noir steampunk campaign setting for D&D 5E that offers up new mechanics steeped in eastern lore, focusing on providing in-depth urban settings and a diverse array of character options to make truly unique parties of adventurers perfectly suited to survive the decay and desperation in Soburin. Bengoshi (governmental agents) empowered to deputize individuals in service of the Masuto Dynasty are attempting to hold the apocalypse at bay but intrigue and graft are as common and deadly as the corrupting fog, and the ancient threat’s influence is spread all the further by the despair of Emperor Hitoshi’s subjects.
In the 275 page rulebook you’ll find...
An overview of the recent history of Soburin and basic information about the world including the dangerous mists themselves, rules for traveling the prefectures, and what rigors maddened explorers must overcome to visit the apocalypse that has become of the other continents.
Over 100 NPCs and monsters ranging from foreign generals to eastern dragons, powerful bengoshi and underlings from each of the 24 unique clans, and more than two dozen kami, oni, and tsukumogami!
Cultural practices and traditions for Soburin inspired by and drawn from eastern lore.
Gorgeous cover artwork by Claudio Pozas, interior scene illustrations by Indi Martin and Sara Shijo, and character illustrations by Jacob Blackmon and Nathanael Batchelor!
A chapter each detailing three different cities: the capital of the Imperial Prefecture, Sanbaoshi, the advanced mechanical metropolis of Kyofu, and the traditionalist magic-steeped settlement of Nagabuki.
Short stories with gorgeous half page illustrations at the start of each chapter to firmly posit the desperation and diversity inherent to adventuring in Soburin!
Details on each of the two dozen clans of the prefectures, including the bengoshi that negotiate on the behalf of each ruling family’s lady or lord and how the Kengen Occupation affected each region of Soburin.
7 new character backgrounds and guidelines for adapting existing character backgrounds when playing in Soburin as well as new conditions, the Culture skill, and 6 maps for the continent and its settlements by cartographers Michael McCarthy, Mike Myler, and Tommi Salama!
19 different archetypes that provide exciting theme-appropriate character options for every class! Take the paladin samurai oath or the fell pact of the warlock wu-jen, grab some ninja rogue levels, or even become a bardic gun priest!
14 new races to breathe life into Soburin, making it an exotic and unique world that is eager to shrug off the shackles of western imperialism: a trio of human subraces, bakemono goblins, ape folk enjin. 11 different kinds of hengeyokai, kappa turtle folk, gigantic mutants, undead necroji, corrupted oni-touched, psionic psonorous, frog-like pyon, hobgoblin shikome, automaton steametics, wily tanuki, soaring tengu, and the umibo water people!
32 new character feats, over 10 pages of equipment that ranges from new armor and weapons to steampunk prostheses and vehicles, and 22 new eastern-themed spells!
Revenge of the Pale Master, an epic 25 page mystery adventure set in the industrialized city of Kizaki beneath the shadow of an ancient, evil necromancer that has the settlement firmly within his ethereal grasp.
Check out free PDFs for my designs (cyberpunk superheroic D&D 5E, eastern fantasy noir steampunk D&D 5E, and post-apocalyptic D&D 5E!) at https://mikemyler.com/ !
Thought you might want to know that the link isn't working! It takes me to the search results for "Mists of Akuma" on DMs Guild, where there aren't any results. It sounds really cool though!
Eep! Thank you for pointing that out -- added a not-image hyperlink for the core and fixed the free PDF hyperlinks. :D
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Awesome! I'm excited to check it out. are you still in writing? or is it ready for purchase? either way I'd love to contribute.
EEEE! ^_^ Thank you!
It is available for purchase as a PDF now (the cover image up above is hyperlinked) and should be available in print later this week (although there is an ink-friendly version if you wanted to print at home).
Writing continues however! I have two adventures with finished print proofs (so I know the process for those files is working correctly and spotted a few things to fix in The Yai Sovereign of Storms and Fangs of Revenge), another being evaluated by the printer (Cursed Soul of the Scorpion Samurai), and one I'm writing next week (already made the maps for Scourge of Robai-Shita Temple).
We are going to open up the world for writing submissions soon though (I should know -- I made some elements for the website specifically for that!) and I'll update this thread and poke you when that begins (probably sometime next month after the second adventure is released). :)
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I backed this when it was a kickstarter and have the PDF book. This setting is a lot of fun, and worth every penny. Go buy it!
AH! Dude thank you! ^____^ I never stop feeling overjoyed from reading comments like that. Got any favorite bits yet? I'm still really taken with the samurai paladins *but* in the big KS backer game the tailor-of-tsukumogami in Sanbaoshi has himself been possessed by a tsukumogami and as a result, Tērā-ō is carving out a bigger place in my heart.
This looks great, I'm definitely going to check it out
:D If you do check it out, let me know what you think and what you liked best!
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Eventually I will recap this whole adventure path (and possibly spruce it up and maybe run a Kickstarter to make a big thick book out of it) but last night's session of Imperial Matchmaker was too epic to be contained until then. :D
Check out free PDFs for my designs (cyberpunk superheroic D&D 5E, eastern fantasy noir steampunk D&D 5E, and post-apocalyptic D&D 5E!) at https://mikemyler.com/ !
Check out free PDFs for my designs (cyberpunk superheroic D&D 5E, eastern fantasy noir steampunk D&D 5E, and post-apocalyptic D&D 5E!) at https://mikemyler.com/ !
All of these are full-color (unlike the core book), beautifully illustrated, fully mapped, and available for PDF only at $4, a print at $10, or a bundle of both for $11! :D
Check them out! Each has extensive previews to boot so you can see exactly what you're going to get.
Thanks! :)
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Almost two centuries ago the lightning-powered ships of Ceramia pierced the skies of Soburin heralding an age of oppression that still marks the lands with the resources stripped from the countryside. Ripped away from a long age of peace and broken by soldiers wielding scientifically advanced weaponry, the warriors of the prefectures were drafted into a distant conflict across the edge of the world and ancient traditions of violence have reawakened a thirst for blood in those few that survive in the decaying world. Emperor Hitoshi’s rebellion a decade ago threw down foreign rule but an ancient danger has reappeared to push society to the brink of collapse: the Mists of Akuma.
The corrupting fog transforms those within it into bloodthirsty adeddo-oni, monsters that seek only the rending of flesh and the taste of living meat. Nobles have retreated to the cities dotting the countryside leaving the common folk to face the supernatural haze alone, adding to the undead horde. Nature itself has been perilously wounded and the technology that might save the prefectures is shunned and feared by the Masuto Dynasty and Emperor Hitoshi’s subjects.
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This is an eastern fantasy noir steampunk campaign setting for D&D 5E that offers up new mechanics steeped in eastern lore, focusing on providing in-depth urban settings and a diverse array of character options to make truly unique parties of adventurers perfectly suited to survive the decay and desperation in Soburin. Bengoshi (governmental agents) empowered to deputize individuals in service of the Masuto Dynasty are attempting to hold the apocalypse at bay but intrigue and graft are as common and deadly as the corrupting fog, and the ancient threat’s influence is spread all the further by the despair of Emperor Hitoshi’s subjects.
In the 275 page rulebook you’ll find...
An overview of the recent history of Soburin and basic information about the world including the dangerous mists themselves, rules for traveling the prefectures, and what rigors maddened explorers must overcome to visit the apocalypse that has become of the other continents.
Over 100 NPCs and monsters ranging from foreign generals to eastern dragons, powerful bengoshi and underlings from each of the 24 unique clans, and more than two dozen kami, oni, and tsukumogami!
Cultural practices and traditions for Soburin inspired by and drawn from eastern lore.
Gorgeous cover artwork by Claudio Pozas, interior scene illustrations by Indi Martin and Sara Shijo, and character illustrations by Jacob Blackmon and Nathanael Batchelor!
A chapter each detailing three different cities: the capital of the Imperial Prefecture, Sanbaoshi, the advanced mechanical metropolis of Kyofu, and the traditionalist magic-steeped settlement of Nagabuki.
Short stories with gorgeous half page illustrations at the start of each chapter to firmly posit the desperation and diversity inherent to adventuring in Soburin!
Details on each of the two dozen clans of the prefectures, including the bengoshi that negotiate on the behalf of each ruling family’s lady or lord and how the Kengen Occupation affected each region of Soburin.
7 new character backgrounds and guidelines for adapting existing character backgrounds when playing in Soburin as well as new conditions, the Culture skill, and 6 maps for the continent and its settlements by cartographers Michael McCarthy, Mike Myler, and Tommi Salama!
19 different archetypes that provide exciting theme-appropriate character options for every class! Take the paladin samurai oath or the fell pact of the warlock wu-jen, grab some ninja rogue levels, or even become a bardic gun priest!
14 new races to breathe life into Soburin, making it an exotic and unique world that is eager to shrug off the shackles of western imperialism: a trio of human subraces, bakemono goblins, ape folk enjin. 11 different kinds of hengeyokai, kappa turtle folk, gigantic mutants, undead necroji, corrupted oni-touched, psionic psonorous, frog-like pyon, hobgoblin shikome, automaton steametics, wily tanuki, soaring tengu, and the umibo water people!
32 new character feats, over 10 pages of equipment that ranges from new armor and weapons to steampunk prostheses and vehicles, and 22 new eastern-themed spells!
Revenge of the Pale Master, an epic 25 page mystery adventure set in the industrialized city of Kizaki beneath the shadow of an ancient, evil necromancer that has the settlement firmly within his ethereal grasp.
If you aren’t sure if this exciting new campaign setting is for you, download one (or all!) of the free preview PDFs for Mists of Akuma (or the 40+ page preview of the main book) to see what perils await within this deluxe tome!
(There were some issues with the printer and it should be also available in dead-tree form again sometime later this week. :D )
Check out free PDFs for my designs (cyberpunk superheroic D&D 5E, eastern fantasy noir steampunk D&D 5E, and post-apocalyptic D&D 5E!) at https://mikemyler.com/ !
Check out free PDFs for my designs (cyberpunk superheroic D&D 5E, eastern fantasy noir steampunk D&D 5E, and post-apocalyptic D&D 5E!) at https://mikemyler.com/ !
Awesome! I'm excited to check it out. are you still in writing? or is it ready for purchase? either way I'd love to contribute.
Check out free PDFs for my designs (cyberpunk superheroic D&D 5E, eastern fantasy noir steampunk D&D 5E, and post-apocalyptic D&D 5E!) at https://mikemyler.com/ !
Keep us posted on the print version! im a big fan of paper dnd. PM me when it drops and ill order on the spot!!
I backed this when it was a kickstarter and have the PDF book. This setting is a lot of fun, and worth every penny. Go buy it!
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This looks great, I'm definitely going to check it out
Check out free PDFs for my designs (cyberpunk superheroic D&D 5E, eastern fantasy noir steampunk D&D 5E, and post-apocalyptic D&D 5E!) at https://mikemyler.com/ !
Eventually I will recap this whole adventure path (and possibly spruce it up and maybe run a Kickstarter to make a big thick book out of it) but last night's session of Imperial Matchmaker was too epic to be contained until then. :D
https://mikemyler.com/2017/03/27/mists-of-akuma-the-imperial-matchmaker-game-12-recap/
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I saw an early version of this a while back and it was pretty cool. Great flavor and art.
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Find your way to the monstrous city of Tsukisasu and face off the against The Yai Sovereign of Storms!
Visit the railroad town of Samon and discover the true bite of the Fangs of Revenge!
Though once a beloved hero, the Cursed Soul of the Scorpion Samurai has seen him fall from virtue and now he has hatched a plan that endangers all of the Fuson Prefecture!
All of these are full-color (unlike the core book), beautifully illustrated, fully mapped, and available for PDF only at $4, a print at $10, or a bundle of both for $11! :D
Check them out! Each has extensive previews to boot so you can see exactly what you're going to get.
Thanks! :)
Check out free PDFs for my designs (cyberpunk superheroic D&D 5E, eastern fantasy noir steampunk D&D 5E, and post-apocalyptic D&D 5E!) at https://mikemyler.com/ !