The Battle for Andora Primer
The Battle for Andora Primer
The Prophecy has been realized! The Goddess Suria has sent The Five Pendants of Power to Andora, sparking a war between her followers and the Great Nosferatu Houses. Once again the Vampire Lord Dragul stalks Andora, gathering the legendary Hunters of Yeld to restore his dark empire. Now the
High Elves of Elderon stand with the Imperial Legions and the free people of Korinath against Draguls Nosferatu armies. You must choose a side in the Battle for Andora. (read more)
 Welcome to the world of The CrossRoads of Eternity
War rages across the ancient lands of Andora, and you are destined to play a hand in its outcome! In The Crossroads of Eternity Role Playing Game you must choose sides in this brutal conflict, and your actions will determine not just your destiny as an individual but the fates of the armies and
empires of Andora. If you survive the trials and battles to come you will gain experience that will forge you into one of the legendary immortal heroes who shape the future of the world and command the respect of the Pantheon of Antiquity.
Become the warrior you were always meant to be! In The CrossRoads of Eternity RPG you will create and customize a character that will play an epic part in the Battle for Andora. Will you enlist in the Imperial Legion as a ruthless Paladin? Will you serve as a Battlemage in Elderons famous
Phoenix Guard? Will you put money over honor and fight as a Soldier of Fortune for the Tansang Skirmishers? Or will you stay out of the fighting and sell arms to both sides as a profiteering Merchant? 25 Trades and 13 distinct races are just the start on your path to greatness! Earn experience during play and use it to customize your character with hundreds of Skills, Attributes and Special Abilities. Become a lord of combat, a disciple of magic, a servant to the gods or a master of diplomacy. No two characters need ever be alike!
Die by the Sword! In The CrossRoads of Eternity RPG puts you in the thick of deadly combat, delivering blows with devastating power and avoiding attacks with astounding grace. Fast paced, brutal and deadly; combat gives true tactical importance to defending, counter attacking and choosing the prime moment to strike in the maelstrom of battle. On the battlefields of Andora
every attack can be lethal, and a lost limb or a quick death is the price you pay for underestimating your opponent.
 Discover the Nature of Magic! Explore the 12 Disciplines of Magic and choose the arcane paths that will help shape your destiny. Will you become a deadly Necromancer in the service of Dragul? Will you discover the forgotten secrets of Rune Crafting? Will you mix science with magic as an Alchemist? Or will you fight foes that cannot be seen or heard as a Ghost Hunter? With
over 500 customizable Spells and Skills the Realms of Magic can take more then a lifetime to master.
The Battle for Andora is just beginning. The CrossRoads of Eternity RPG Core Rule Book gives you the tools you need to wage war, and new reinforcements are arriving all the time. The CrossRoads of Eternity website and The CrossRoads Omnibus (available for sale now) are stocked with resources to help you win the war, including new Rules, Trades, Races, Monsters, Spells, Equipment, Skills, Adventures and Articles to help you find victory on the battlefields of Andora. History has reached a turning point, and the fates of the people of Andora lie not in the might of great armies but in the
hands of fearless warriors and adventurers like you. Take up the sword and defend your lands. Master the spells that will destroy your enemies. Forge alliances that cannot be broken. Dare to do what others will not. It is your destiny.
The Battle for Andora Primer serves two major functions: one is to elaborate on the character creation process by creating many options for determining your character's background; using the milestones chart, you character can determine the life experiences which brought them to be as they are today. The trade origins chart gives several possibilities for each trade as to where they are and what they are doing, who employs them and what their overall goal is. A new virtue system, which was previously removed from the game system during initial development, is back. By applying this character building rule set you are able to create your character's personality and determine what their motivations might be, and how they would react to various events. The BFA primer also includes an age chart to determine what the age of your starting character is and what change to starting points there would be based on that character's increased or decreased age.
Using all this great mechanics material, you are able to apply it to the second purpose of this primer; which is to get involved in the great battles of Andora, which are rising up every day around you. Your character can now better determine how they are involved in the events, which unfold in this massive campaign. The battle scenario, which is included in the BFA primer is simply one skirmish among many happening all over Andora during this time. Take it as an example and play it out as you see fit using the basic guidelines and suggested options laid out in the scenario, or you can improvise and do as you please to determine the outcome. Either way, you shape the end result of the great battles ahead. Game masters can assemble teams of players to embark upon a quest to save Andora, or conquer it, and report the events, which occurred during their game sessions. We will take that information into account when releasing the next campaign progression pack and reference material from many people's games. Over time heroes and villains will take shape and events may unfold which bring these personalities together live on our site where their very fates could be decided.
This Primer will be a free download for all our fans and customers, so that they can truly decide what moves their character, and what role they wish to play in the fate of Rivium. It will be available by the end of February at latest.
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The long awaited first major expansion to the
CrossRoads of Eternity RPG is finally here! The Nature of Magic book is finished and is now available for PDF
purchase on our online store. Printed copies are available and will be posted on the store within 2 weeks as
they hit distribution, and will also be available in stores. This book was a lot of work and a lot of fun to
work on and I can safely say that it is just about everything I had hoped this book would be when I first set
out to put it together. Jake came through in great form with timely and exceptional artwork which really brought
the image we were looking for to the front, and between the two of us, we enhanced the story with scattered flavor
text which really brings out the whole feel of the world of Rivium as it pertains to magic.
