For centuries Spire, a mile-tall city of a thousand gods ruled by cruel high elves, has oppressed the drow -- you, and your family, and your friends. A nightmare warren of twisting passages and structures, furthest bastion of a terrible and burgeoning empire, Spire houses a rotten hole in reality, the Heart, where the sane dare not tread.
Spire lets you take part in a fantasy revolution. The Ministry of Our Hidden Mistress, a paramilitary cult that worships a forbidden goddess, avenges wrongs upon your people. You have sworn in blood to fight the high elves, capture their resources, and take Spire back. The monsters you face aren't out in the wilderness; they're living above you in obscene luxury.
Spire brings a unique flavor to traditional fantasy roles. You don't just play a Ranger; you play a Carrion-Priest, a hyena-worshipping death cultist. You're not a Rogue but a Bound, and you pray to the small gods in your ropes to keep you from falling off the side of the city. You don't just play a Fighter; you play a Knight of the North Docks, one of a long-fallen order of nobles who swagger in flashy quarter-plate and operate an alarmingly wide variety of bars.
Spire's straightforward D10-based system focuses on storytelling. The more skilled and knowledgeable the character is about the action and the location it takes place in, the more D10s they roll, and pick the highest. Generally, rolling higher is better, but most of the time -- succeed or fail -- characters accrue stress as part of the action. The more stress a character has, the more it will hurt when they push their luck too far. Spire doesn't weigh physical, mental, and emotional damage differently -- they're all treated the same, and they're all at stake when you work for the resistance.
Learn more at the July 2017 Kickstarter campaign page and the Rowan, Rook, and Decard website. Co-designer Grant Howitt's one-page RPG Patreon page. Gnome Stew review by Jared Rascher (October 2018). Social Justice Game Master YouTube review (June 2018).
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