Shattered Worlds Introduction Guide

Based on the world’s most popular tabletop role-playing game, Shattered Worlds transports the players to a gritty post-apocalyptic setting where technology and magic exist side-by-side.

Events, now commonly referred to as a “fracture” broke the veil between the many worlds, exchanging massive slabs of the Earth’s crust with others from the multiverses in the process. But turf wasn’t all that moved between the spheres; numerous plants, animals, and peoples were also uprooted and transplanted into worlds wholly alien to themselves.

Then came the "fractures" connecting the Earth to the Abyss, bringing entire armies of demons to ravage the newly discovered lands. The resulting wars between humanity and the demon hordes devastated the Earth as magic and nuclear fire raged. The agents of chaos were finally vanquished, and the last great demon army was destroyed outside of Los Angeles. But Earth’s inhabitants paid an incredibly high price.  The wars and resulting nuclear winter in the northern hemisphere resulted in mass starvation and plagues while in the southern hemisphere an economic collapse resulted in the extermination of more than 90% of the world’s population.

This collapse of civilization is now known as “the fall”.

Twenty-five years later, the world’s climate has begun to recover, and pockets of survivors are venturing forth from the ruins seeking a better life. They are greeted by a shattered landscape that bears little resemblance to the once-green orb known as Earth.

Against this backdrop, like pieces on a giant chess board; demons, devils, liches, elves, humans, and others vie for survival and superiority. These factions and many more are destined to become the player’s allies, their nemesis, or possibly both as they explore the war-torn landscape.