{"product_id":"hyperborea-rpg-vol-1-players-manual","title":"Hyperborea RPG:  Vol 1 - Player's Manual","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe premier swords, sorcery, and weird science-fantasy RPG is back in an incredible two-volume hardback set! HYPERBOREA 3E is the newest edition of Astonishing Swordsmen \u0026amp; Sorcerers of Hyperborea. The game has been revised, reorganized, and reassembled, making this the finest edition to date, though retaining our philosophy of backwards compatibility.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHYPERBOREA is a role-playing game of swords, sorcery, and weird science-fantasy. It is played with paper, pencil, dice, and imagination. Participants include a referee and one or more players. The referee prepares and presents the adventure material (circumstances, challenges, quests, mysteries, etc.), and the players create player characters (PCs), including fighters, magicians, clerics, and thieves.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe heroes of a HYPERBOREA game delve dungeons filled with horrifying monsters, lethal traps, and bewildering puzzles; they explore savage wilderness frontiers and dangerous borderlands; they probe ancient ruins and investigate cursed tombs; they match steel against sorcery and sorcery against steel; and they plunder for gold, gems, and magical treasure.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegaminggang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/hyperborea-3e-referees-manual.jpg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/thegaminggang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/hyperborea-3e-referees-manual.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-102653\" src=\"https:\/\/thegaminggang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/hyperborea-3e-referees-manual-300x374.jpg\" alt=\"Hyperborea 3E Referee's Manual (North Wind Adventures)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegaminggang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/hyperborea-3e-referees-manual-300x374.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thegaminggang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/hyperborea-3e-referees-manual-650x810.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thegaminggang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/hyperborea-3e-referees-manual-616x768.jpg 616w, https:\/\/thegaminggang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/hyperborea-3e-referees-manual.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"374\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/thegaminggang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/hyperborea-3e-referees-manual-300x374.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eHYPERBOREA is a “flat earth” realm hemmed in by the mystical boreas (“North Wind”), and under the scarlet light of a bloated, dying sun, its roiling seas spill eternal over the world’s rim. This world is in a perpetual state of decay and is populated by disharmonious men and women, hostile monsters, and weird, alien beings. The setting is adaptable and can be used independently or in conjunction with other milieux, published or home-brewed; indeed, HYPERBOREA might be just beyond the North Wind of any campaign setting.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJust as we did with the Second Edition of the game, subtle improvements have been made to every facet of the game: clarifications, revisions, ambiguities resolved, expansions, simplifications, and more. Each HYPERBOREA 3E volume has been painstakingly edited by George Sedgwick. Here are some of the highlights:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew and revised class abilities for several character classes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReworked monk class.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntroducing the \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efell paladin\u003c\/span\u003e, a Lawful Evil variant of the paladin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12 new playable character races (\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnglo-Saxon\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarolingian Frank\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEsquimaux-Ixian\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGreek\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLapp\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLemurian\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMoor\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMu\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOon\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRoman\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTlingit\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYakut\u003c\/span\u003e). Except for the Franks, all have been mentioned in the previous editions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpells less restrictive to acquire (e.g., a magician can copy a \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efireball \u003c\/span\u003espell from a pyromancer’s spell book).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore languages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore spells.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore monsters (including new illustrations by \u003cspan class=\"bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohnathan Bingham\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSkye Talanian\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan class=\"bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMike Tenebrae\u003c\/span\u003e).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore magic items.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStreamlined combat system (runs more smoothly and quickly, but just as deadly).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll that being said, the game remains approximately 95% compatible with the previous two editions. The books will also feature beautiful new layout, fonts, and improved organization and functionality. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39730677186615,"sku":"","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/9195\/2951\/products\/20cae2a1b8519cb66dc4bf4cb3c4a3a9_original.jpg?v=1651165698","url":"https:\/\/isleofgamesaz.com\/products\/hyperborea-rpg-vol-1-players-manual","provider":"Isle of Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}