History TabletopGame / Epyllion

The game is made on the UsefulNotes/PoweredByTheApocalypse system, and sequentially places a lot of focus on PC interaction. Each action the PC takes counts as a move even outside of battle and will frequently have an equal and opposite reaction in response. ThePowerOfFriendship is given great emphasis, with each PC starting off with 10 'Friendship Gems' they can give to other [=PCs=] through good roleplaying, which they themselves can use to give a boost to their own actions when the time arises. However, the [=PCs=] can also take strife's from particularly poor roles, which can cause them to form rifts between the party; and, if not careful, can cause them to fall to [[TheCorruption the darkness.]]

Definitely on the story side of StoryToGameplayRatio, the game actively lacks rules for combat, instead encouraging that combat be used to push more engaging interaction between players and what would best fit the narrative for everyone. TheRealMan probably won't find much fun in this system but, conversely, TheRoleplayer will likely have a blast.

* DarkIsEvil: The Darkness, naturally. The [=PCs=] themselves can tap into the darkness, if need be, using their strife's as pluses to the rolls. However, even perfect roles will have some form of cost to them, and anything less than perfect can have some negative consequences, with the worst being the [=PCs=] actively spreading the darkness to the immediate area around them.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Dragons do not die from old age; instead, they become massive crystal statues, or silent, intangible beings that wander across the land. No one knows what they do, or even if they do anything.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: An actual mechanic in the game. Each [=PC=] starts with ten "Friendship Gems" and is encouraged to give them to fellow [=PCs=] when they exact a quality they themselves possess. The [=PCs=] can then use the gems to power up their Moon Magic.

* AlienSky: Which is marked by Dragonia's five moons.

* DarkIsEvil: The Darkness, naturally. The PCs themselves can tap into the darkness, if need be, using their strife's as pluses to the rolls. However, even perfect roles will have some form of cost to them, and anything less than perfect can have some negative consequences, with the worst being the PCs actively spreading the darkness to the immediate area around them.

The game is made on the UsefulNotes/PoweredByTheApocalypse system, and sequentially places a lot of focus on PC interaction. Each action the PC takes counts as a move even outside of battle and will frequently have an equal and opposite reaction in response. ThePowerOfFriendship is given great emphasis, with each PC starting off with 10 'Friendship Gems' they can give to other PCs through good roleplaying, which they themselves can use to give a boost to their own actions when the time arises. However, the PCs can also take strifes from particularly poor roles, which can cause them to form rifts between the party; and, if not careful, can cause them to fall to [[TheCorruption the darkness.]]

The game is made on the UsefulNotes/PoweredByTheApocalypse, and sequentially places a lot of focus on PC interaction. Each action the PC takes counts as a move even outside of battle and will frequently have an equal and opposite reaction in response. ThePowerOfFriendship is given great emphasis, with each PC starting off with 10 'Friendship Gems' they can give to other PCs through good roleplaying, which they themselves can use to give a boost to their own actions when the time arises. However, the PCs can also take strifes from particularly poor roles, which can cause them to form rifts between the party; and, if not careful, can cause them to fall to [[TheCorruption the darkness.]]

''[[http://www.magpiegames.com/epyllion/ Epyllion]]'' is a TabletopGame published by Magpie Games.

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But terrifying omens are emerging all across Dragonia; strife grows between its ancient Houses, more hearts fall into Darkness every day, and the Council ignores it all- out of caution, corruption, or both.

The player characters are young dragons ("drakes") fighting to protect their world from the Darkness' corruption. They grew up in a time of peace and prosperity, long after the war in which the Darkness was banished forever...or so everyone hoped.

** Corruption by [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Darkness]] is a very real threat and a matter of public safety. Therefore, it's not considered rude or naïve to accuse a dragon of being ''objectively'' evil- if the accuser has proof to back it up.

The player characters are young dragons ("drakes") fighting to protect their world from the Darkness' corruption. They grew up in a time of peace and prosperity, long after the war in which the Darkness was banished forever...or so everyone hoped. But terrifying omens are emerging all across Dragonia; strife grows between its ancient Houses, more hearts fall into Darkness every day, and the Council ignores it all- out of caution, corruption, or both.

But it's not all doom and gloom. ThePowerOfFriendship is alive and well, the moons of Dragonia will lend their magic to worthy drakes, and Dragonia is still a fantastical, idealistic world ripe for adventuring. Heartwarming/{{Epyllion}}

* JackOfAllStats: Young dragons can use all five moons' magic, but it will be weaker and less reliable than the magic empowering older dragons. The very oldest dragons can only connect to one moon; adaptability always replaces specialisation eventually.

* RousseauWasRight: All of the Shadowself triggers are involuntary.

* WhiteAndGreyMorality: The dragons are either good-hearted, or antagonistic by outside reasons, but never evil by choice. Becoming corrupted by the Darkness is never a good thing, but it is often unavoidable or sympathetically motivated. ([=PC=]s can gain a shadow even for getting hurt in battle, concealing their identity, or ignoring a friend's advice, among other things.) Nobody is irredeemable, and it's expected that [=PC=]s will often move into the Darkness and out of it.

* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Becoming corrupted by the Darkness is never a good thing, but it is often unavoidable or sympathetically motivated. ([=PC=]s can gain a shadow even for getting hurt in battle, concealing their identity, or ignoring a friend's advice, among other things.) Nobody is irredeemable, and it's expected that [=PC=]s will often move into the Darkness and out of it.

But it's not all doom and gloom. ThePowerOfFriendship is alive and well, the moons of Dragonia will lend their magic to worthy drakes, and Dragonia is still a fantastical, idealistic world ripe for adventuring.

* InsufferableGenius: When the Academic class falls to the Darkness, they become this trope: an egoistical jerk who believes that they know everything. The clutch can purify an Academic by showing them otherwise.

* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Becoming corrupted by the Darkness is never a good thing, but it is often unavoidable or sympathetically motivated. ([=PC=]s can gain a shadow even for being hurt in battle, concealing their identity, or ignoring a friend's advice, among other things.) Nobody is irredeemable, and it's expected that the [=PC=]s will often move into the Darkness and out of it.)