White Witch Games have made a 14-page jumpstart for their forthcoming Kickstarter and Savage Worlds setting Vermilium a free download.
The new world is the last refuge of humanity, though it is one of untamed wilderness that has been changed by some supernatural force. Both the north and south continents, the Auroras, have grown over the bones of ancient civilizations that now lie in ruin, but this was not always so. They were once home to the Architects, masters of construction, of the machinery and magic of the old world — at least before the Bleed. According to the natives, the Dream World — the place where all magic originates, and where people’s spirits journeyed after death — bled into the mortal realm thousands of years ago, changing both forever.
To create the survivalist vibe of the Vermilium setting, the game uses Savage Worlds’ Conviction, Dynamic Backlash and Wound Cap rules. It adds some of its own, including crafting with rules to sell customisable armour and guidelines for hunting, gathering and even harvesting creatures for components.
In the Jumpstart, we get to preview some new Edges and Hindrances as well as supernatural creatures like the Sasquatch in the adventure What Lies Below.
White Witch describe the setting;
Vermilium blends high fantasy with the weird west in a brand-new setting for Savage Worlds Adventure Edition, where characters will explore a newly-colonized, surreal world of humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, myths, and monsters, built over the ruins of a long-forgotten industrial revolution.
A Kickstarter is coming later this year.
Quick Links
- Download Vermilium Jumpstart.
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