God is dead. He died in Magdeburg, Bamberg, Frankenburg. In His absence, creatures beyond the veil stir and raise their heads. Awakened by the thunder of cannons, the buzzing of flies over mass graves, and whispered incantations suffocating in the smoke of pyres fed by human fat.

Your characters — unwanted second sons, grave robbers, criminals, and scholars corrupted by forbidden knowledge — are thrown into this apocalypse. They seek fortune or salvation. Their story is not one of heroism. It is a story of survival in the dark.

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Eiserne Zeit is an OSR roleplaying game that thrusts you into the ravaged Europe of the Thirty Years’ War.

Format: Hardcover, A5 format
Pages: 148
Author: Markus Schauta
Game Design: Thilo Graf, Markus Schauta
Illustrations: Stefan Poag
Cover Art: Marianne Musek

Eiserne Zeit: Key Features

• Classic d20 System
• 4 classes: Feldscher (Field Surgeon), Magister Arcanorum, Soldier, Specialist
• 11 skills to customize your player character
• Separation of Stamina (hit points) and Health (body value): Characters are more resilient at the beginning but remain vulnerable even at higher levels
• Death: The Feldscher can prevent a character’s death, but only at the cost of a permanent injury
• Rest: Healing is influenced by resting conditions and available equipment
• Downtime mechanics: Characters spend their acquired silver to restore Psyche, heal wounds, or break curses
• Mechanics for alchemy, duels, demolitions, diseases, and more
• Simple light-source management system: When the last torch goes out, roll on the Lost in Darkness table
• Choose from a wide range of 17th-century armor, firearms, powder weapons, cutting weapons, and piercing weapons
• Encumbrance: Simple slot-based inventory management. The right equipment can determine the success or failure of an expedition
• A reinterpretation of classic OSR spells
• Magic: No spell levels. Spells that have not been prepared can still be cast, but at a risk:
  42 spells, 252 mishaps
• Occult rituals are a group experience
• Hunted by the Church: Casting magic openly or robbing graves draws the attention of the Inquisition
• Retirement system: Determine your character’s life after their adventuring career comes to an end

Choose from four classes: Feldscher, Magister Arcanorum, Soldier, or Specialist. Customize your character by assigning points to skills such as Alchemy, Mechanics, Stealth, Medicine, Engineering, Warfare, Assassination, Occultism, Espionage, Theology, and Survival.

Leave your mark on a world of superstition and violence.

Two companion booklets will be released alongside the core rulebook: the introductory adventure The Call of the Toad and the guide Running and Writing Adventures.

The booklets are aimed at newcomers to the OSR but can be used with any game system. Experienced Game Masters will also find new ideas and inspiration within their pages.