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Credits 2
Introduction 4
Chapter 1: Races of Aden 6Dwarves 8Elves 8Faerkin 10Ferrans 11Goreaux 13Half-Elves 14Humans 15Jurak 15Rapacians 16Echoes 17Illithix Exiles 18Bonus Languages 20Common Aden Names 22
Chapter 2: Classes 24The Arbiter 26The Entomancer 29The Fallen 37The Golemoid 42The Mechamage 48The Seer 58The Steamwright 62The Thaumaturge 76The Thunder Scout 84
Existing Core & Base Classes 90Alchemist 90Barbarian 90Bard 90Cavalier 91Cleric 91Druid 92Fighter 92Gunslinger 93Inquisitor 93Magus 93Monk 93Ninja 94
Table of ContentsOracle 95Paladin 95Ranger 96Rogue 96Samurai 97Sorcerer 98Summoner 98Witch 99Wizard 99
Chapter 3: Traits, Feats, Skills 100Traits 101New Feats 102New Uses for Skills 107
Chapter 4:
The History of Aden 108Timeline 109
Chapter 5: Life in Aden 114The Calendar & The Seasons 115The Wildlife of Aden 116Agriculture 117Government 118Religion & Philosophy 118Major Faiths of Aden 119Minor Faiths of Aden 120Industry 121Trade and Commerce 122Prominent Organizations 123
Chapter 6: Nations of Eastern Aden 126Aramyst: The Ruined Kingdom 126Carraway: Home of the Faithful 129High Steppes: Realm of the Lawless 132The Island Republics of Misland 135Vanora: Empire of the Beasts 138Yzeem: The Promise of Hospitality 141
Chapter 7: Nations of Western Aden 144Arasteen: The Radiant North 144
Ionara: The Kingdom of Ice 147Kyan: Heart of the Jungle 149The Concordance of Le’Ciel 152The Rhanate: Domain of the Dust King 155Urbana: Realm of the Iron Tyrant 158
Chapter 8: Magic in Aden 163New Spells by Class 166New Spells 168
Chapter 9:
Technology in Aden 178Weapons 181Armor 187Special Materials 188Vehicle Weapons / Siege Engines 189Vehicles 191Equipment 195Alchemical Items and Poisons 196Manite-Powered Engines 198New Wondrous Items 198Manite Implants & Golemization 199Piloting Vehicles 203
Appendix 210Aden Bestiary 210Cackler 210Golemoid Creature 210Illithix Guardian 211Naga of Aden 213Nocturnals 213Shanker 215Slurgithian 215Snow Serpent 216Ursax 217Wasted 218Whisper Fiend 219
Nature of the Darkfall 220Prominent Corrupted 220
Index 222
Open Game License 224
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The World of Aden originally created by Shane Lacey Hensley
Written By: Shawn Carman & Rich WulfAdditional Material: Christopher KochMechanical Design: Rich WulfEditing: Shawn Carman, L.E. Hutson, Mathieu Brebouillet
Art Direction: Shawn Carman & Matthew SchenckBrand Design: Daniel MoensterGraphic Design & Layout: Robert DentonConcept Artist: Daniel MoensterCover Artist: Diego Gisbert LlorensCartographer: Paul MeadorInterior Artists: Jacob Cheatham, Edwin David, John Donahue,
Jason Engle, Shen Fei, Daniel Moenster, Jeff Porter, Tanyaporn Sangsnit, Savage Mojo, Jeremy Walker, Matt Zeilinger
For Kyoudai Games, LLCShawn Carman, Creative DirectionRich Wulf, Mechanical DesignRyan Carman, DevelopmentRobert Dake, ProductionMatthew Schenck, PromotionButch Carman, CFO
PlaytestersPhil Anchill, Anna Bee, John Bradford, Mike Brodu, Eoin Burke,
Ryan Carman, Shawn Carman, Jacob Cheatham, Sonja Cowart, Robert Dake, Brennan Greene, John Harrison, Darrick Herring, Dan Hirschman, Jenna Hirschman, Sam Hirschman, Russell Kent, Shawn Killman, Christopher Koch, Kevin Koch, Brian Koester, Michael Lawrence, Chris “C.J.” Lesinski, Greg Long, Brit Maxwell, Sarah Maxwell, Paul Meador, Daniel Moenster, Bruno Alves Marques, Matthew Schenck, Rexford Smith, Charles Stuart, and Matthew Tyler.
Introducing…A goal of Kyoudai Games is to afford new professionals the
opportunity to showcase their work. We hope to allow unpublished aspirants to participate in every project. In this book, the following individuals are being published for the first time:L.E. Hutson: Editing & Proofreading – [email protected] Christopher Koch: Writing (Appendix) – [email protected] Paul Meador: Cartography (Maps of Aden) – [email protected] Jeremy Walker: Illustrations (Equipment) – [email protected]
Kickstarter SupportersOur most sincere thanks to our supporters from Kickstarter,
without whom none of this would be possible!Heroes of Aden: David Campos, Jr. and Jeremy Kear, the
creators of the Misland RepublicsMaster of the Realm: Bruno Alves Marques, the creator of
Le’CielKnights of the Radiant Order: Mike “Otaku Mike” Brodu and
D. ÖzyadinThe Iron Guard: Jere Manninen and Jeff WilliamsonThe Order of Stone: Daniel Jacobson, Nickolas Moran, and
Brian Yoon
The Veiled Council of Yzeem:Anpu13, Paul Barrett, Eoin Burke, Dace, Chris Dyer, Stephen
Honea, the Hooven Family, Jake Lindauer, Kelleigh Mullen, Robert Van Natter, PJ, Dr. David Rodriguez Sanfiorenzo, Jeffrey Shabel, Pouderoux Stephane, Art Tebbel, Sam Wong
Inquisitors of CarrawayLevi Clark, Daniel Engstrom, Matthew Paul Schenck, D.J.
Trindle
Merchants of BalaquimBattlefield Bangkok, Brooks Dorsey, Rob Hobart
Swarm Riders of KyanSaul V. Babcock, Deane Beman, Derek Blakely, Martin Blake,
Melissa A. Bowers, Michael J. Brost Jr., Blake Burkhead, Bradford T. Cone, Paris Conte, Larry Correia, Rob “Most Likely To Succeed” Dake, Brett Easterbrook, Anthony R. Evans, Paul Fijma, Thomas Goering, William Goodell Jr., Nicholas Jones, Guenther Kronenberg, Jenny Langley, John L. Maki, Kyle McCaffrey, Jon Messenger, David Mullins, Matthew “Thunder Monk” Orwig, Fredrik “Maow” Oskarsson, Print & PDF, M. & H. Pumple, Sir Timothy Ritzema, Ranger Dave Ross, Judson Scott, Burt Silva, sparky1479, Michael G. Townsend
Beast Shamans of VanoraSharon & Jake Baker, Keegan Bateman, Reuben Israel Beattie,
Fabian Benavente, Ryan Boudwin, Jonathan & Tanya Bowen, Nicholas Brigance, John Buckley, Jon Butler, Travis Carpenter, AJ Carrington, Andrew Clucas, Jean-Marc Comeau, Paul C. Cook, Chris Cowles, John T. Coyne, Andrew Craig, Stephen DarkWhite: PFS Venture-Captain, Peter “PJDanger” Dean, Gauthier Descamps, Kevin DeVormer, Matthew Dive, Mastar Edwin, Rob Fabian, FifthwaveGhost, Gavin Forbes, Geoffrey Ford, Eric G., Travolta the Goat, Jack Gulick, Jim Harris, Chad “Skrymir” Hughes, Hyulf, Ikalios, Jadeite, Jazz, Martin Severin Jensen, Terrence E. Kaden, Scott Kehl, Reto M. Kiefer, Lisa Kellogg, Ed Kowalczewski, Brandon Krouse, Ben Land, ASH LAW, Phillip J. Leco II, Petri Leinonen, John Ling, Donald “Yes” Lovejoy, Kyle A. Lovett, Andrea Martinelli, Luke Martinez, Matthew Mather, Scott Maynard, Randolph R. Metras, Mitchi, Chris Mortika, James “Yes” Moses, Aaron M. Nessim, Richard Nichols, David A. Nolan, Dave Oda, Richard Parker, David Pascoe, Charlie Payne, Richard Percy, Theodore T. Posuniak II, Alex Putnam, Aaron Reimer, James
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Renfroe, Paul Ryan, Sadric01, Yuri Salisbury, Michael T. Schell, Oliver Schon, Brynjar Sigurðsson, Snowmansd, Douglas Snyder, Henry Spadoni IV, Benjamin Spaulding, Oliver von Spreckelsen, M. Stehling, Christopher Stevenson, Sloan Summerfelt, Nate Swalve, Andy Tate, Sean Taylor, Josh Thaler, Adam Thomas-Brashier, Chris Thompson, Guy Thompson, Mario Vandaele, Joey Virtue, Simon Ward, Mike Watkins, Christopher Watson, Sandie Wilkinson, Dane Winton
Sanguine MonksTommy Acuff, Connor Alexander, Benjamin Allen, Hector Allen,
Tim Anderson, Chris Archer, Rik Baker, Timothy Baker, Robert Barr, Patrick Brewer, Ivo Blackrazor, Matthew Broome, Cameron Burgess, Justin Burr, Scott Butcher, Jason Cotton, Jen Creamer, David Cummings, Spenser Cushing, Kevin A. Daignault, Matthew Dashner, Kathryn Day, Kay Day, Michael Destefani, Destructor, Benoit Devost, Jed Donaldson, Kevin Donovan, Da Lone Drau, Wayne Duyvestyn, Bill & Kayleigh Early, Adam Edgeson, Stephen Ellenberg, Trip Elliot, Josh Erickson, Z. Daniel Esgate, Steven J. Fader, Gordon Fancher, Darren Fong, the Fudges, Max Gerry, Bernard Gravel, Thomas A. Grim, Daniel Grota III, Brian Guerrero, Jason Hardy, Lars Hargens, David Harrison, Dave Harter, David J. Helfrich, Colter Hillman, Daniel Hirschman, Bobby Hitt, Dennis Holliday, Kim Hosmer, Imban, Christopher Irvine, Ross A. Isaacs, Bert Isla, Frank Kallal, Alex Kiedrowicz, Stephen Kilpatrick, Alan D. Kohler, Aaron Kotte, Bryant Kumlin, Kenneth Lavender, Jude Law, Hamish Laws, Mike “Doctorfuzion” Leader, Leroy “Falstep” Lee, Maxime Lemaire, Letmun, Steve Lord, A. Lupien, Callum M, Alex Manduley, Seth “Doomx0r” Mason, Josh “Terwyn” Maurer, Brit “Frank” Maxwell, John McCawley, Tom McDermott, Joe Medica, Michael Machado, Adam Meyers, Sebastien Michaux, Francois Michel, Andy Miller, Nate Miller, Michael Moore, Harry Mosley, Charles Myers, Nirven, Cole Nordin, Guillermo Ortega, Ian Parlow, Sameer Patel, Ed Pegg Jr., Michael Pelletier, Albert L. Perrien II, Pascal “Plageman” Pflugfelder, Justin M. Phillips, John Pingo, Rain Pletcher, Quizamil, Petey Ramirez, Joshua Ramsey, Brian Reck, Camrok the Red, William “Bill” Reger, Donny Rhye, Jared Ridinger, Shawn Riley-Rau, Roy of the RooSackGamers, rudolpht, Joshua De Santo, Joao Santos, Nancy M. Sauer, Joe Schafer, Matthew Schellinger II, Allen F. Schell, Jeff Scifert, Joseph Scott, Victory “Doc” Seward, J.T. Sexton, Mark Shadix, Jason Shafer, Vince Shearer, SHH, Emery Shier, Joshua Slane, Matthew Slucas, Aaron Smith, Chris Snyder, Ryan Snyder, Paul Stabile, Matthew Stanton, Florence A. Struempler the Proud Mother, Kenneth Swanson, John Swan, Stephan Szabo, Tetsubo, Chris Thesing, The One Who Pledges +1, Allen Thornton, Tietar, James Tillman, Glenn Townsend, Kat Tyler, The Robbie Wallis, Steven K. Watkins, Timothy J. Watkins, Jason Watson, Troy Wells, Ron Wilhelm, Adam Windsor, Craig Wright, Nigel Wright, Rich Wulf, Yasumoto, David Yellope
Rhanate OutridersJ. Quinn Adams, Amaranthus, Mikael Assarsson, É. Aubin,
Chad Bartlett, James M. Bearden, Annette Beatwell, Tom Benton, Chris Bjornson, Cody Black, Blackstar Studios, Joseph Boster, Michael Bower, J. Cartwright, Chris Chambers, Mitchell Christov,
Andrew Cicala, Michelle Clark, Seth “Justicar” Corbett, Liz Crissey, Jack Cull, Philippe Deville, Steve Dodge, Michael Doyle, Herman Duyker, Rob Easton, Don “Quixote” Eisele, Veronica Ellis, Mirddin Emris, Scott K. Ernest, Julien Andre Feraud, FIG, Silvio Herrera Gea, Tony D. Giebelstein, Jr., Jim Ginn, Daryl Gubler, Breon Halling, John Haynie, Margon Yah, Travis Heldibridle, Robert H. Hudson Jr., Jay, Matthew Jensen, Edward Jose, BT Kennedy, Keith Knobloch, Sebastion Lender, Stefan, Leonhardt, Stephen Little, Ben Mandall, Marc Margelli, George Marsten, Ryan A. Matthews, Matthew McDonnell, Michael Miller, Quasi Mortuus, Dargon Myrradd, Christopher Robin Negelein, Kenneth Pawlik, Marcell Elo Petersen, Louis Porter Jr., Jeff Prather, Chris Quin, Jordi Rabionet, Ron Ringenbach, Benjamin Rommel, Christopher WJ Reuber, Sindre Sæbø, Jørgen Sætermo, Erich Salvesen, Ben Scarbeau, Dave Scheidecker, Chris Shields, Del Shand, Manuel Siebert, Becky Smith, John Henry Stam, J. Stone, Jennifer & Oliver Swan, TeichDragon, Theo, Rob Townsend, Lucas Twyman, Jude Vais, Will Vesely, Veronica Courage Wakefield, David Walker, Matt “Catapult” Wang, Bronte Wieland, Jeff Wilkes, Calvin Wong, Matt Wood, K. Yeung, Sibel “Epic & Awesome” Yilmaz
Burcham’s BrigadeAnthony Antolick, Mark Taormino, Lin Wyeth
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Thunderscape: the World of Aden is published by Kyoudai Games, LLC under the Open Game License version 1.0a Copyright 2000 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. © 2013 Kyoudai Games, LLC
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