Thanks for the welcome!
When I found out that three posts was all it took to unlock the posting of picts and links I quickly filled the quota and uploaded the press release [
http://bit.ly/1NKbnlj]. But since I gladly talk about the game, why not have a Little Q&A right here for those who prefer ENworld over Reddit (where we currently have our international forum).
The main conflict or theme of the Symbaroum game is Civilization vs. Nature, summed up and made precise with the question: "What would happen and how would it appear, if Nature had the capability to react on being cultivated and exploited?" This is mirrored in the rules by something called Corruption. In the CRB it is described as follows:
“Power corrupts, and in Symbaroum quite literally so. A fundamental principle in Symbaroum is that when nature it exploited or violated it grows dark and vengeful – and strikes back! The darkness that comes alive in this way lives on and can continue to infect its surroundings. Since Mystics bend and warp nature according to their will, they are constantly threatened by Corruption. And when looking at the ruleset, this principle is mirrored in the concept of Shadows and in creatures like Abominations and the Undead.”
In practice, when your PC performs such an act (casts a spell, weaves a ritual, activates a mystic artifact etcetera) he or she must roll a dice to determine how much temporary corruption he/she is inflicted by. Also, there are beasts which can spread corruption with bites and claws, and regions in the forest of Davokar where you get tainted just by breathing. The CRB explains:
“Corruption starts at zero (0) and grows as the character gets tainted. A character is technically transformed into an abomination when its Corruption value exceeds its Resolute value. Yet, long before that, the character starts to show physical signs of its growing taint, in the form of Stigmas.”
Oooops, that became longer than intended. And still I have only scraped the surface … Well, let’s leave it like that for now and celebrate that I can post pictures by offering you a look at a couple of the abominations mentioned above ... ;-)
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