1000 years ago, the gods left us.
400 years ago, our world was buried in ash.
Now, we rely on alchemy and each other to survive.
This is the Era of Silence
In the Long Silence, new monsters have shown their faces, from wasteland mutants to zealous fascists—no corner of the world is truly safe. Grab your team and get ready to fight your way through the shattered surface of Vian. Dark, but not hopeless: you will find your reason to keep going in this strange new world.
Era of Silence is built on a roll-low dice pool system called Thorne, designed to allow different characters to excel at the same task in different situations. Mixed with an interlocking Trait system, the game heavily emphasizes teamwork in a traditional RPG format.
A streamlined character creation process offers over 15,000+ possible character combinations but can be chosen from in a single sitting. Play a thief with a penchant for machines, a mage with a military background, a combat alchemist, and more! Then grab gear that utilizes a Template + Mod system. With just a few choices, a standard weapon turns into a trademark with its own twists and effects.
The core of the game is focused on combat. A Stamina focused action mechanic and a State system allow for tactical freedom in a way that's intuitive for both the Narrator and Protagonist Characters. An HPless damage mechanic creates an intense atmosphere where every shot feels lethal and keeps combats short.
The world of Vian is a chemipunk future fantasy setting written by R. Val and Moss Sugarmountains. The book features full-color art by Moss Sugarmountains and Willabee. With layout by F. Dan O'Neill.
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Era of Silence comes with the full core rulebook and printable character sheets (Form fillable coming soon).
Release September 27th!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
State of Era of Silence: One Week til Release!
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Sep 20, 2022 at 04:24:55 PM
Hello all!
We want to apologize for the radio silence. We're all deep in the work of bringing Era of Silence to release. Something we couldn't have done without you, and thank you again for that. We hope you all are enjoying the start to your Autumn season. This is a comprehensive update to let you know where we are with the game and the rewards. The art we're inserting are covers for modules by Era of Silence artist Moss Sugarmountains!
Era of Silence banner
The Game
We expected to get the finished copy of the game to you all in the first week of September. Some late feedback came in and we decided it was best to integrate it. So digital copies will be distributed to Backers on release day. We release Era of Silence in 7 days, September 27th 2022.
On that day we'll have download keys distributed for itch.io (no account required) and we're hoping to have the DriveThruRPG set up by then but it might be a couple days behind. This will include the key for the game itself and a character sheet. More on other content in the Other Digital Rewards part of this update!
10 Minutes to North Point Cover
Other Digital Rewards
The modules are written and currently in the layout portion. We're expecting to have 10 Minutes to North Point and Ocellaris ready upon release. Outpost on Grey River, Argent Team: Ziyo Point, and the Moss created module Sins of Dreams will be rolling out over the course of October. The extra rules, Narrator's Screen, and character sheet will be available for download on release day. The extra rules and Narrator's Screen are being combined into a document we're calling Twists and Tools!
Ocellaris Cover
Print
We were hoping the printing situation overseas would have improved by now. Unfortunately, the printer we were going to use seems to have a severe backup and the price changes have ceased to make it a particularly viable option. This means we're going to try to print domestically and eat the extra cost that comes with that. We fully intend to fulfill our print and worldwide shipping promises, though it may take longer than we anticipated. At the moment we're hoping to have print copies mailing out in December. If anything changes or delays we will let you know immediately.
Outpost on Grey River Cover
Other Physical Rewards
Thankfully, we have a lot more control over the miniatures situation because we're using Shrike Tabletop's own printers for this part. Expect these by December for sure, likely earlier. For the few of you waiting for ornaments, we will certainly have them out by the holiday season. The first batch were destroyed in an accident at the post office, so Willa has had to remake them.
Argent Team: Ziyo Point Cover (Uncropped)
So that's where we stand on all reward fronts. To find a group to play Era of Silence with, or to get more frequent smaller updates, consider joining our Discord: Official Shrike Discord
Feel free to field any questions to us there, here, or on our twitter: @ShrikeTabletop
We'll follow up 24 hours from release!
Thank you again
-R. Val
1 Week Left on Backer Feedback
over 1 year ago
– Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 10:33:22 AM
Hey all!
R. Val here. Just writing to let you know we're taking feedback on the preview book for one week more, ending on August 26th. Then we're going to take the feedback we've gotten, make some changes (color balance, alt text, hyperlink visibility, etc), and distribute the final book! If you haven't gotten a preview copy already, the download link is here:
Around 9pm August 26th we're going to close downloads, get the store page ready for the public, and we'll get Backer copies to you all in the first couple weeks of September! Digital first, as we sort out some printing stuff.
As always, thank you and we can't wait to give you the final product!
-R. Val
Era of Silence Lead, Shrike Tabletop Operator
Updated Timeline and Pre-release!
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Aug 03, 2022 at 04:34:57 PM
Hello!
R. Val here with an exciting update. The Era of Silence pre-release draft is ready. Now we're sending it out to a few sources and of course to everyone in the $15+ backer range. *THESE ARE NOT YOUR BACKER REWARD* but just a semi-final draft which we'll be taking some feedback on. Backer copies are expected by end of August (see below Roadmap)
The best place for live updates is our Discord which you can join here, every backer tier gets special Discord behind-the-scenes access as a reward: https://discord.gg/CscvukfKXJ
By Moss Sugarmountains
So here's where we stand with our plans as of now:
Roadmap
Early August: Preview copies are distributed, and a final round of feedback is taken. Marketing for Era of Silence's release picks up. Copies are sent off to a few printers for tests.
Late August: Final edits are made and backer digital rulebooks are distributed to those receiving them.
September 27th: Era of Silence releases! Most digital rewards will be fulfilled by this point (possible exceptions might be the Moss Sugarmountains written module and custom character art). Test prints are received and the printer is selected.
Late 2022: Optimistically late Fall but possibly early Winter we'll have the backer print copies mailing out! Other physical rewards are in the same time window.
If you're expecting a digital rulebook reward, keep your eyes out for the preview copy! Catch us here or leave a message on Twitter (@ShrikeTabletop) if you need to update anything about your locked-in backer Survey.
As always, thank you.
R. Val
Preview Copy
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Aug 03, 2022 at 04:34:47 PM
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June Check-in
almost 2 years ago
– Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 07:00:44 PM
Hey all!
9 people have still not finished their surveys! If you have not filled out a survey please check your email attached to your Kickstarter for a Backerkit link. We want to get you your rewards and this makes the process easy for us all.
Short-ish update, and then I'll spend the rest of the post doing some page and art previews. We're still on track for the digital part of our roadmap. You should be receiving your copies of Era of Silence in August and the extra materials in September.
The rules are getting gently edited every now and then, but for the most part text and layout are done, we're just waiting for the art to get finished up! Moss is working as fast as they can but all three of the main Era of Silence staffers have other jobs besides Shrike, so we're trying to get as much done as fast as we can. We're expecting a final draft by mid-July and fulfillment in the last week of August.
The printer we were hoping to use has had some availability issues and we're looking for a new printing service. This may delay the fulfillment of print copies and pre-orders by a couple of months. We still expect to have them out and in your hands before the end of the year, even if we need to swap to a pricier domestic printing solution. Optimistically we fulfill this by October but it's a little less concrete than the digital side while we look for a new printer.
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Early Access Ballistic:
A small update to the rulebook that mostly clarifies some rules about player characters getting damaged and rebalances some older rules around that to match the action-hero vibe of the current ruleset. It also implements a new style guide that keeps lore and rules references more consistent. As always you're entitled to a free ashcan copy while we fulfill the final rulebook. I've taken to calling this draft Ballistic.
A lot of work has been done on the layout and art! Here are some sample spreads (these won't be watermarked in print, of course). Any feedback you all have is welcome, of course! A big thing is we've added watercolors across text dense spreads to add a chemical-stained feel and keep those sections visually interesting.
Tables
Magic
Intro Page
Eleks and Humans
Combat
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I'll be back with more updates when we have more to say on it! We're on track and all buckling down on getting the finished product out as soon as possible.
