[Note: This 2019 version of Chivalry and Sorcery is the Fifth Edition of the 1977 game. It is unrelated to D&D Fifth Edition.]
Chivalry and Sorcery lets you create well-rounded characters who belong to an authentic medieval world. Every character has been shaped by feudal society -- even a landless adventurer or freebooting wanderer had a home and family once. Knights wield secular power and command the battlefield. Priests utter prayers and call up miracles. Magick is deep and mysterious, based on real-world historical tradition.
You decide the level of magic in your game. Run a medieval high fantasy filled with magic and myth -- one of gritty, low fantasy -- or even a pure historical simulation. From fairy-tale romance to courtly love, from religious intrigue to brutal, bloody battles, from dynasties and domain management to gaggles of badass goblins and terrifying dragons, Chivalry and Sorcery lets you play in exactly the Middle Ages you want.
This Fifth Edition (2019) has been tidied up and altered to improve ease of play, as well as to deepen the sense of immersion in a medieval world. Detailed but not complicated, this edition uses percentile dice and a 1d10 Crit Die that determines the degree of success or failure. This edition draws on modern research to present the Middle Ages as they really were: diverse in cultural influences and rich with visitors from outside Europe. Your campaign's priests can follow Christianity, Judaism, or Islam, or tailor the faith rules to any religion, whether real-world or fictional.
Character Generator (retail price $1): This Excel spreadsheet-based utility by Paul Stolar lets you easily calculate and manage your Chivalry and Sorcery 5E character's attributes, talents, flaws, skills, and spells.
Includes the free Quickstart Rules and Player Aid Pack. Learn more at the Brittannia Game Designs website and Patreon page, and at the July 2019 Kickstarter campaign page.
The original edition of Chivalry and Sorcery was designed by Edward Simbalist and Wilf Backhaus. This Fifth Edition was written by Stephen A Turner, Francis Tiffany, Andy Staples, Colin D. Speirs, A.R.Cowley, and David Blewitt.
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