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Welcome to Ker Nethalas: Into the Midnight Throne, a single player dungeon crawler set in an endless necropolis. With the tools presented in the book you’ll tell the story of your character who, after miraculously surviving an execution, wakes up to realize that their problems have just begun, and that there are fates worse than death.

When you sit down to play Ker Nethalas: Into the Midnight Throne, you, the player, take on the role of a single character. Your PC is your avatar in the dark tunnels of the necropolis, and your decisions (and luck!) will determine their fate.

Ker Nethalas: Into the Midnight Throne uses a simple D100 ruleset to resolve all tasks. Whenever a PC tries to do something and the result isn't evident, or there is something at stake, you will need to perform a check. This is done by rolling D100, and comparing the result to the corresponding skill on the character’s sheet. If the result is equal or lower than the skill’s score, the check is a success. 

Combat is a big part of what makes Ker Nethalas: Into the Midnight Throne unique: characters need to manage their resources while being smart about their choice of powers used. The opposed combat check makes combat unpredictable and will require your constant attention, as you evaluate the different options that will open to you depending on your luck and actions.

Ker Nethalas: Into the Midnight Throne features:

  • Detailed random dungeon generation, providing endless replayability and adventures, with an easy to use D100 ruleset that makes it the ideal game for new solo RPG players.

  • Meaningful character builds with endless combinations. Want to make a warlock that wears heavy armor and summons the dead, or a berserker that casts cold blasts and turns invisible, or an expert at hand-to-hand combat that can summon a shadow clone? These and many more are all possible, thanks to 100 different abilities, spread among 20 Masteries.

  • Tense survival mechanics, focused on the dungeon delving experience. Want to take a rest? You better make sure you fortify that room, or something will wander inside and eat your face off. 

  • A unique bestiary with a wide array of undead creatures and other similar abominations.

  • An original dark fantasy setting, inspired by England in the 17th Century, and Spain at the height of the Inquisition. 

  • Built from the ground up to be played by a single player with a single character. You are alone in the darkness, and nobody’s coming to rescue you.

 

The Vaelorian Codex - The Official Ker Nethalas Zine - First Issue

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The Vaelorian Codex is Blackoath Entertainment's official zine for Ker Nethalas: Into the Midnight Throne. Each issue of the Vaelorian Codex offers a mix of short content updates for Ker Nethalas, such as new Domains to explore, new rules and systems, explorations of specific themes within the game, new enemies and items, and more. 

In this First Issue, you will find:

  • Commoner Player Characters: Instead of playing as an experienced fighter, start the game as a helpless commoner, making surviving the necropolis that much harder, but potentially more beneficial. 

  • Flaws & Merits: New ways of personalizing your character, granting them both an edge and a potentially fatal failing.

  • Optional Rules: A collection of new, optional rules, ranging from new damage types for weapons, ways to speed up combat, and more.

  • The Cult of the Crow: A new Domain, written by the one and only Alan Bahr. Will you survive the strange machinations of this sect of Kalatha worshipers?

  • The Bonefields: A whole new Domain for your survivor to explore, full of treasure but also uniquely powerful enemies. Will you face the wandering Flesh Giant, or hide from its shadow?

  • New enemies (both regular ones and Overseers), new items, events, and much more!

This is not a standalone game. A copy of Ker Nethalas is required in order to play.

Card Decks

The card decks for Ker Nethalas: Into the Midnight Throne are finally available! These replace most of the tables in the book, so you can simply draw a card instead of rolling on them:

Combat Encounters & Overseers: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/466889/Combat-Encounter-deck-for-Ker-Nethalas

Map Tiles: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/466896/Map-generation-deck-for-Ker-Nethalas

Masteries: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/466898/Mastery-deck-for-Ker-Nethalas

Spoils and Gear: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/466895/Spoils--Gear-deck-for-Ker-Nethalas

Exploration Events (and lots more): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/466891/Exploration-deck-for-Ker-Nethalas

Card Supplement #1: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/473727/Card-Supplement-1-for-Ker-Nethalas