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  • A unique and fantastic world to discover
  • A newcomer-friendly rule system
  • A fresh and modern artstyle
  • A quick and uncomplicated start
  • Countless hours of fun

Game Overview

Experience captivating adventures

Fight epic battles, find powerful artifacts and explore the story of your character

  • 12+
    Age
  • 4-6 Players
    recommended
Worldbuilding book
Map & Battlemap Books
Adventure Books

FULLY EQUIPPED FOR YOUR ADVENTURE

Starterbox

The Starterbox is your perfect introduction to the world of role-playing games. With pre-written characters, all the necessary materials and easy-to-understand rules, you have everything you need to start your adventure right away.

The Worldbuilding Book

The Worldbuilding Book opens the gates to the world of Shards of Gods. With in-depth stories, comprehensive background information and optional extras, it offers everything you need to enhance your campaign. Ideal for gamemasters and players who want to delve even deeper into the mysteries and legends of this fascinating world.

Some of our Characters

In Shards of Gods, in addition to the option to create your own heroes, many other playable characters await you, whose exciting stories are waiting to be discovered.

Valeria

Valeria is a powerful mage as well as an exemplary scholar. In her search for the truth, she always strives for more knowledge, while in doing so she guards a dark secret that threatens to engulf her completely.

Nagatt

Some strive for wealth. Some strive for knowledge. Some strive for power. Nagatt, however, wants nothing more than to wander the world and invent new things. If only his growing forgetfulness would not stand in his way.

Zartok

As a former slave, Zartok knows what it means to live through hard times. As a generally unwelcome Zerkarian, he has his own struggles on the streets, but has never forgotten his ambitions. He wants to get to the top and there is no compromise.

Aseron

Als Oberhaupt einer in Verruf geratenen Adelsdynastie aus Anloc, ist Aseron gerissen, wortgewandt und versucht mithilfe von geschickter Manipulation seine Ziele zu erreichen, wobei er sich für keine Intrige zu schade ist.

SKY DANCE

Once a proud member of the Guardians of Cloudsong, Sky Dance was cast out when she lost one of her wings through foolish recklessness. Far from everything she knows, she hopes to regain her honor and find a way to return to her homeland.

Shani

The priestesses of the Moon Elves, sung about in many legends, are said to be able to see the future in the water of their sacred spring. However, Shani would not have imagined this particular future. Far from her homeland, it is up to her to discover an alien world and to master the mysterious powers whose responsibility was imposed on her.

Aseron

As head of a discredited noble dynasty from Anloc, Aseron is cunning, eloquent and tries to achieve his goals with the help of clever manipulation, whereby he is not too shy for the most despicable intrigue.

EVOLVING ITEMS

The Evolving Items are powerful artifacts that grow with your character and increase in strength. They only reveal their full potential to those who master their hidden challenges. With each level, new powers and secrets awaken – ready to be discovered by you.

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FROM IDYLLIC LANDSCAPES TO dangerous realms

Here are some examples of the numerous realms to discover in Shards of Gods.

Mertalis

While the United Kingdoms, Dar’hab and the Imperium are characterized by laws and alliances, a different principle prevails in Mertalis.

Here, depending on the region, individuals, gangs or simply no one can rule and there is no written law. The reputation of a criminal paradise is usually imposed on Mertalis by the “civilized” realms, but this is only half the truth. Even without written laws, a well-functioning society has developed in most parts of Mertalis, whose freedom-loving citizens do not want to be restricted by regulations.

Also known as the land of merchants, Mertalis has secured a strategically critical position, protecting itself against any plans of attack by other nations.   

Anloc

Those who travel to Anloc, in the west of the United Kingdoms, enter a strange, mysterious world of twilight and shadow, where everything outside the mushroom forests seems to recede into an unreal distance.

As the home of the cunning and perfectionist Shadow Elves, the forest itself also reflects these qualities. Throughout Anloc, one beautiful sight follows another. Be it the impressive, magnificent cities of the Elves or the fascinating play of colors of the fluorescent flora and fauna, which in its uniqueness can only be found in these realms. But at the same time, the forest and its natural inhabitants are as opaque as the ambitions of its Elven masters.

Every sight, no matter how beautiful, is bathed in twilight and the naked eye cannot discern what lurks in the darkness beyond.   

Dar'Hab

The diverse lands of Elun are home to a wide variety of cultures. In the south of the continent one can find exotic, alien-looking lands, drastically different in their natural and cultural makeup from the rest of the mainland.

Characterized by intense heat, endless deserts, colorful cities, as well as the famous Sapphire Plains, the land of Dar’hab is best known for its matriarchal society, advanced research, beautiful glasswork, and the passion of its colorfully dressed people.

FAQ about the game

What is Shards of Gods?

Shards of Gods is an epic fantasy tabletop role-playing game from Mad Lizard Games that takes players into a captivating world of mystery, legends, and epic battles.

What is a tabletop roleplaying game?

A tabletop role-playing game (RPG) is a narrative game in which players take on the role of fictional characters and experience adventures together. A game master guides the group through the story while the players make decisions, solve problems and interact with the world. Dice are often used to determine the success of actions. These games can also be very complex and require detailed preparation. With Shards of Gods, we have developed a game that is deliberately designed to be more accessible, especially for beginners.

What is a “high fantasy tabletop”?

A high fantasy tabletop is a specific subcategory of tabletop role-playing game that takes place in fully imagined worlds characterized by magic, supernatural elements and medieval themes. These worlds are unique and often include their own cultures, rules and creatures that are very different from reality.

WHICH RULESET/SYSTEM DOES SHARDS OF GODS USE?

Shards of Gods uses its own, modular and easy to learn ruleset, which is suitable for beginners and experienced players alike.

HOW MANY PLAYERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN A GAME?

The game is designed for 4-5 players. Another person acts as the game master (GM). This person guides the others through the adventure as they try to achieve a common goal.

WHY 4-5 PLAYERS?

This is our recommended player count, excluding the Gamemaster, as we balanced encounters etc. around this number of players.

It is your game though, so you can, of course, mix it up as you like. This is especially true for any adventures you create by using our Worldbuilding Book.

WHICH LANGUAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE?

The game will initially be released in English and German.

You will be able to choose the language of your game in our pledge manager after the initial campaign.

Are there any expansions or additional content for the game?

The game will be expanded in the future with new, optional content and products that can be integrated at will. Currently, the team is 100% focused on the core game.

IS THERE AN OPTION FOR A DIGITAL VERSION?

Yes, you can also select digital versions of our books, which are then available for you to download.

WHAT´S THE DEAL WITH YOUR PRE-GENERATED CONTENT?

We want to offer all players an easy way to start- and enjoy the game, without having to worry too much about writing everything down. You will have to take notes occasionally, but our tokens, various cards and many pre-written Characters, which are recommended to be used at least once for a playthrough, are all there to enhance the gameplay experience.

Of course, we don't want to take any freedom away from our players, so you are more than welcome to play as you see fit, to use just the components you want to integrate into your game and to go crazy with newly created characters.

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