Fading Age

You have found me ... good! My name is Alex and I'm the solo developer and author behind Fading Age. What started as a personal game design project has grown into something I'm genuinely excited to share. The game is still in its early days, but I hope you'll join me for what's to come ...

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The world doesn't end in fire, it fades — right before your eyes.

So only one question remains ...

Who will you become?

Fading Age is a tabletop RPG set in a dying medieval world, inspired by European folklore and mythology. With a sickness looming in the depths of the world, the old order is crumbling. Kingdoms bargain for cures that don't exist, nature takes on forms it was never meant to have, and mankind inevitably turns on one another.

With your fate being shaped by your past, every scar, every hard-earned skill, every secret carries weight in this world. Some trust steel. Some bargain with forces of chaos. And some rely on sheer luck. Whatever it takes - before the apocalypse takes over. 

The Idea

Fading Age runs on a  new  D12 dice pool system. Simple and stable at its core, with layers changing depending on how you want to play.

• Your background defines your expertise. No two characters face their journey the same way.
• Luck bridges the gap between what you know and what you need, and can be spent to change your fate.
• Freeform magic is powerful, unpredictable, and bearing unspeakable consequence.
• Combat is reactive, with every action carrying its own risk.
• Trained skills give you a safety net when the world turns against you.
• When everything fails, the critical failure table doesn't just end the scene — it changes the story.
• Forge the fate of cities, towns and people you meet, for better or for worse

This age is fading, but it hasn't ended yet.

Fading Age is currently in active development. The first public playtest for character creation rules and a fillable character sheet is available now. Try to prepare for this world's fate before it's too late.

The World of Fading Age & Dice Mechanic:

https://fading-age.itch.io/dice

Character Creation Playtest v.0.1:

https://fading-age.itch.io/cc