Announcing: Hammerax - The Ancient World

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Welcome to Hammerax – The Ancient World.

Hammerax is a fantastical, imaginary world full of adventure, magic, war and turmoil. It is a world where might makes right, where the powerful prosper and the weak perish. It is a world similar in many ways to Dark Ages Earth; the nobility rule with an iron fist and live lives of leisure, while the poor villagers who struggle to make a living due to heavy taxes struggle to sustain themselves and their families, often dying of starvation or sickness before reaching middle age. Bandits and outlaws ambush travellers, and while the rulers of the many kingdoms make a show of trying to wipe these practices out, in reality they are fighting a losing battle. War is common place, with even an imagined slight from a neighbouring land often leading to full scale battle.

But for all of Hammerax’s similarities with our own history, it is also vastly different. Mankind now dominates the world, but this was not always the case. Elves, dwarfs, trolls and other fantastical races once lived alongside humanity, but these races are now extinct, having been wiped out in the Ancient World’s history by the never-ending wars that mankind insisted on waging. Goblins – small, evil creatures that delight in tormenting men and women – live in labyrinthine warrens beneath the ground, occasionally appearing to cause havoc. Dragons and other monstrous beasts once roamed the wilderness, but all that is left of them now are their bones and hidden treasures. But that is not to say that dangerous beasts no longer exist; indeed, in some respects, the wild lands are even more dangerous, with vicious, feral creatures stalking those foolish enough to wander into their domains.

But perhaps the biggest difference between our world and Hammerax is that magic is real. Not simple tricks and illusions practiced by stage magicians, but full blown, world-changing sorcery. In older times, magic was abundant, with the elves the greatest sorcerers of all. Now, since the rise of mankind and the decline of the other races, magic has become much rarer, with only a handful of people ever mastering the art. Still, it is there, and those that wield it hold great power in their hands.

With this book, you and your friends will embark upon many adventures in this world, gaining power and wealth in the process.

Hammerax - The Ancient World is a standalone RPG based on the successful QUERP gaming system. It will be available later this year from Greywood Publishing.
 

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