Volume 4is the Elysium Nebula Menace Ma-nual. Also includes starships,character enhancements in the form of gene-tic, cybernetic and nano-augmetic technolo-gy, as well as rules for magically or psionicallyenchanted equipment. Sorcerers, fearsome robots and insane me-galomaniac villains. Volume 3 is the Elysium Nebula Arms andEquipment Guide, a must-have for playerscreating characters to fight through alien Tomes, so not surprisingly this guide is incom-plete and leaves room for further detail andexpansion but at the very least each world issummarized and discussed in a way that willallow players and GMs to come to terms withthis brave new universe. Te histories of each pla-net in the United Republic could fill several Volume 2, is the Elysium Nebula World Gui-de, with all the information a player will needto travel the many planets and star stations ofthe Elysium Nebula. The rules for playing the different races anddiscusses some of the political differencesbetween the major human and alien groups.Tis is the most important book for gettingstarted with a game of Elysium Nebula as itprovides the basic framework for playing. It provides background ma-terial for the major races as well as providinga historical backdrop in the form of a majortimeline of significant events. Tis book (Volume 1) is the first of four volu-mes in the Elysium Nebula campaign setting,and there may be more chapters added as thesetting expands. Te Elysium Nebula stillhas many secrets to hide for GMs and playersto explore together! Over the course of these pages you will disco-ver more details of this hybrid setting but notĪll will be revealed. Humanity is divi-ded into a number of conflicting factions, theelves who once dominated the inner worldshave dwindled in number due to unceasingwars with the dangerous alien creatures calledthe Illithids and inter-system travel is closelymonitored by the reclusive and stern Dwarvenrace who control the major system jumpgates the only means of faster than light travel. It is a realm in which magic andscience exist side by side not exclusively but In this vision of the future when humanity dis-covers the verdant solar system called the Ely-sium Nebula it discovers that elves, dwarvesand lizardkin populate these ancient worlds.Elysium Nebula is a fusion setting, blendingelements of classic fantasy with contemporaryspace operas. Lies at the roots of d20 Future, Elysium Nebulais a role-playing setting that borrows heavilyįrom elements of classical Dungeons & Dra-gons with hopefully enough new twists to keepnew players and veterans alike interested.
As noted aboveElysium Nebula is based on the d20 System, isa flexible and original class-based role-playingrule set first designed for exploring the latestrendition of the classic Dungeons & Dragonsrole-playing game.
Humanity has ex-panded into a new solar system and encoun-tered alien species and new technologies. Tat is tosay it is set in the far future. Otherwise the pertinent components of therules are reproduced in the Elysium Nebulaguides and the SRDs are available online onthe Wizards of the Coast website.Įlysium Nebula is science fantasy. In fact it is advisable (though not necessary)that anyone playing the Elysium Nebula role-playing game also own copies of these twobooks as they include more details than arecovered in the SRD and further clarify the rulesso that the players are better equipped to adju-dicate in-game events. Specifically Elysium Ne-bula was constructed on the System ReferenceDocuments (under the terms of the Open Ga-ming License) of Wizards d20 Future and d20Modern lines. Te core rule set has been designed byWizards of the Coast. It is a science-fiction setting with an emphasis on fiction overĮlysium Nebula is a d20 System role-playinggame. And yet still Elysium Nebula isfirmly rooted in the archetypes of science ficti-on and fantasy so players should immediatelyrelate to the species and character types thathabit this make-believe realm. Tis setting has been exclusively de-signed for role-playing purposes so the historyhas not already been carved out by the heroesof films and books before you its up to youand fellow players to shape the future of Ely-sium Nebula.
Imagination both as players and as gamesmasters. Welcome to Elysium Nebula, a sci-fantasyrole-playing game to test the limits of your