Artefact (pre-order)

In the classic dungeon crawl, you follow the lives of adventurers as they overcome challenges to gain prestige and, most importantly, magical treasures. But what were those treasures doing before the adventurers came along? How many aeons have passed, in silent darkness, since they were last used?

 

Artefact shifts the focus to the perspective of a single magical item, and its history as it passes through the hands of many different keepers. You’ll feel the weight of time as the item is lost or abandoned again and again, the dust and decay piling around it until it’s found again by someone new.

 

You'll create your item from scratch – perhaps a jewel-encrusted ring, a pair of winged boots or a gold-inlaid harp – and decide what kind of special abilities it possesses.

Through the story, it will gain power and sentience, until it can change the course of the world itself. Or, maybe, it'll attract too much attention and get smashed to pieces in a demonic ritual, lost forever in some sunless tomb. It's your story to tell.