Shard moon

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Shard moon
Splintermoon RPG Logo.png
publication
original language German
German publisher Uhrwerk Verlag
World and system
genre Fantasy
Game world Lorakis
Ascent Experience point purchase system
cube W10 / W6

Splittermond is a German pen & paper role-playing game published by Uhrwerk Verlag . It is based on a specially developed control system and allows RPG in fantasy - game world Lorakis .

The rules

The rules of Splintermoon follow the structure of an RPG system .

Character creation

The players create player characters according to a point system, with the modules race, culture, ancestry and education. In addition to the humans , dwarves, and albums featured in most fantasy games, players can also take on the role of a gnome or vargen (wolf people). Each player character is a fateful personality with special abilities, as he, as a fragment carrier , carries part of the eponymous fragment moon. As a result, player characters have so-called splinter points with which, among other things, sample results can be improved or special gifts can be used. In the course of the game, the player characters also accumulate experience points with which they can improve their worldly or magical skills and reach new levels . With Splintermoon there are a total of four levels, called hero levels, which are a measure of the strength of a player character and limit their values.

Interaction with the game world

The game world is represented by a game master who depicts the physical, magical, divine or ghostly environment in which the player characters move, as well as guides the non-player characters with whom the players interact. In addition to the purely narrative game, the set of rules provides for tests for character traits. For this purpose, Splittermond uses two 10-sided dice (creating a Gaussian distribution ), to the result of which the player's skill value is added. The sum must reach the value for a challenge to be overcome if the test is to succeed. Such rehearsals are particularly required by the rule system when conflicts are played out, i.e. in armed combat, magic and verbal disputes. Particularly good or particularly bad sample results are expressed in terms of control technology in positive (or negative) degrees of success , which means that a sample is not only successful or unsuccessful, but can also have particularly good or particularly bad consequences. Numerous individual rules for specific role-play situations (tactics and leadership, research, travel, production of objects / potions / artifacts, training of an animal, etc.) supplement the set of rules.

Atypical for a German role-playing game is the tick- based combat system, in which a fight is not fought on a turn-based basis (each participant has a defined number of actions per round), but each individual action is assigned its own number of ticks , so that the sequence of actions is always different.

Rules for beginners

With the "Splittermond Beginner's Box", a simplified version of the Splittermond rules appeared in 2015, which offers fewer options but is more easily accessible. The rules for beginners are aimed at players with little experience as well as at people who would like to play Splittermond with less complex rules. The rules of the Splittermond beginners 'box only include the first and second hero levels, but are expanded to include hero levels 3 and 4 with the (not yet published) "Beginners' box - the adventure continues".

The world

The four domains (domains) from the perspective of this world


Splintermoon is located on the continent Lorakis, which is comparable to Eurasia in the Middle Ages both in terms of its dimensions and climatic conditions . The world offers European, Persian-Indian, Asian, Central American and African cultures, in addition there are typical fantasy cultures such as dwarf mountain peoples or Albian forest realms, all at the technical level of the High Middle Ages or before. The connecting elements of these cultures are, on the one hand, the common history of the peoples who were slaves to the drowned dragonlings around 1,000 years ago, and, on the other hand, the mysterious lunar paths that connect individual regions through enchanted paths through the fairy worlds .

Magic is omnipresent on Lorakis and also accessible to the common residents. Religiousness is also widespread, with belief being polytheistic and borrowed from the ancient worldview. Racial conflicts, on the other hand, hardly exist, due to the common past as slave peoples, a great tolerance towards different people has developed in most areas.

The community of players was involved in creating the world, and the story was further developed, among other things.

Publications

Rules and background volumes

Surname Publication date ISBN format Links, handouts
Quick starter rules 1st June 2013 (without) 40 pages, softcover
Splintermoon: The world March 6, 2014 ISBN 978-3-942012-77-5 280 pages, hardcover
Quick starter rules GRT issue April 7, 2014 (without) 44 pages, softcover
Splintermoon: The rules June 29, 2014 ISBN 978-3-942012-67-6 352 pages, hardcover
Splittermond game leader screen & NPC booklet November 11, 2014 ISBN 978-3-942012-98-0 4 pages, hardcover (director's umbrella), 32 pages, softcover (NSC booklet)
The Arwinger Mark - In the shadow of the Kynhold January 15, 2015 ISBN 978-3-942012-87-4 58 pages, softcover
Splittermond beginners' box - set off on an adventure 20th July 2015 ISBN 978-3-958670-01-3 250 pages, box
Moonsteel Blades - Equipment & Crafts in Lorakis August 27, 2015 ISBN 978-3-942012-29-4 134 pages, hardcover
Beasts & Monsters - Creatures of Lorakis October 8, 2015 ISBN 978-3-958670-26-6 156 pages, hardcover
Beyond the borders - The fairy worlds of Lorakis 17th March 2016 ISBN 978-3-95867-038-9 144 pages, hardcover
Dakardsmyr - In the mist of the Myrcanic Marshes 19th May 2016 ISBN 978-3-95867-048-8 64 pages, softcover
Selenia - Empire under the moons June 27, 2016 ISBN 978-3-95867-043-3 136 pages, hardcover
Shard Moon: The gods October 13, 2016 ISBN 978-3-95867-056-3 176 pages, hardcover
The Surmakar - Under the blazing sun October 27, 2016 ISBN 978-3958670648 64 pages, softcover
Servants of the Gods - Churches and Cults of Lorakis 23rd February 2017 ISBN 3958670709 144 pages, hardcover
Zhoujiang - The phoenix in the shadow of the dragon June 28, 2017 ISBN 978-3958670624 144 pages, hardcover
Esmoda - The Citadel of Immortality 3rd November 2017 ISBN 3958671144 64 pages, softcover
Farukan - Under the Peacock Throne 3rd November 2017 ISBN 3958670903 127 pages, hardcover
Flame sink - land of a thousand dangers December 21, 2017 ISBN 978-3-95867-107-2 64 pages, softcover
Enemies & Villains - Lorak Adversaries March 22, 2018 ISBN 978-3-95867-116-4 144 pages, hardcover
Traveling Peoples - Teleshai and Afali March 22, 2018 ISBN 978-3958671355 64 pages, softcover
Ruins and palaces - Lorak buildings July 12, 2018 ISBN 978-3958671362 144 pages, hardcover
Unbroken - Zwingard, Termark and the blood grass width 13th September 2018 ISBN 3958671500 141 pages, hardcover
Shard Moon: The Magic October 18, 2018 ISBN 3958670989 224 pages, hardcover
Sadu - The principalities of the southern lands October 18, 2018 ISBN 3958671594 64 pages, softcover
The Suder Islands 4th February 2019 ISBN 3958671705 56 pages, softcover
The legacy of Kesh March 8, 2019 ISBN 3958671829 128 pages, hardcover
Mahaluu June 1, 2019 ISBN 978-3958671935 64 pages, softcover
Badashan 20th August 2019 ISBN 978-3958671928 64 pages, softcover
The Mertialische Städtebund 1st November 2019 ISBN 3958672000 128 pages, hardcover
The Wandering Forests February 28, 2020 ISBN 978-3-95867-206-2 64 pages, softcover

adventure

List of Role Playing Adventures from Shard Moon .

Surname author Publication date ISBN format Links, handouts
The Krahorst Beast Tobias Hamelmann 1st June 2013 (without) 8 pages, softcover, part of the quick start rules
Night over Tannhag Chris Gosse June 15, 2013 (without) 2 pages, PDF
A light in a dark night Lars Reissig, Stefan Unteregger December 23, 2013 (without) 4 pages, PDF
Towers in the ice Tilman Hakenberg, Matthias Klahn March 9, 2014 (without) 36 pages, softcover
The night of the dead Stefan Unteregger April 7, 2014 (without) 10 pages, softcover, part of the GRT edition of the quick starter rules
The curse of the witch queen Stefan Unteregger July 31, 2014 ISBN 978-3-942012-83-6 64 pages, softcover
The secret of the crow's water Tobias Hamelmann 15th October 2014 ISBN 978-3-942012-84-3 56 pages, softcover
Among wolves (anthology) Tilman Hakenberg, Sven Heyroth, Matthias Klahn, Lars Reissig, Marcus Renner; Editing: Uli Lindner, Stefan Unteregger October 8, 2015 ISBN 978-3-95867-025-9 72 pages, softcover
On the coast of the Kristallsee Marcus Renner, Marion Kreuz, Weltengeist, Michael Kusternig January 14, 2016 ISBN 978-3-95867-027-3 88 pages, softcover
The silk city Stefan Unteregger March 31, 2016 ISBN 978-3-95867-035-8 60 pages, softcover
Under the sign of the snake Martin John May 26, 2016 ISBN 978-3958670495 70 pages, softcover
Linked in enmity Frank practice June 15, 2016 (without) 10 pages, softcover, part of the magazine Mephisto # 61
Summer solstice Tilman Hakenberg, Matthias Klahn October 13, 2016 ISBN 978-395867-053-2 64 pages, softcover
Hunting fever Kai Hirschfelder December 22, 2016 (without) 16 pages, softcover, part of the magazine Mephisto # 63
Between the worlds Kai Hirschfelder, Sascha Hoppenrath, Frank Übe, Marion Kreuz January 26, 2017 ISBN 978-3958670693 80 pages, softcover
Old peace, new quarrel Eike Schwarz, Lena Kalupner, Matthias Kalupner 22nd March 2017 ISBN 978-3-95867-083-9 88 pages, softcover
The Wandering Department Store Marcin Kacprzak September 14, 2017 (without) 7 pages, softcover, part of the magazine Mephisto # 66
Enchanted walls Isabella von Neissenau, Janine Nagat, Torsten Nagat, Philipp Gisbertz September 14, 2017 ISBN 978-3-95867-108-9 64 pages, softcover
The lighthouse of the Xarxuris Simone Rabe January 25, 2018 ISBN 978-3-95867-133-1 60 pages, softcover
Blood oath Tobias Klahn 19th July 2018 ISBN 978-3958671393 64 pages, softcover
The broken covenant Isabella von Neissenau December 6, 2018 ISBN 3958671721 64 pages, softcover
The fools of Aylantha Aşkın-Hayat Doğan January 31, 2019 ISBN 3958671799 64 pages, softcover
The child of the witch queen Stefan Unteregger March 8, 2019 ISBN 3958671810 64 pages, softcover
On behalf of the oracle Jens Bojaryn, Marcus Dannehl, Benjamin Hoppe, Calvin Rebenack June 1, 2019 ISBN 978-3958671898 64 pages, softcover
Horror from the ice Marc Jenneßen 1st July 2019 ISBN 3958671802 64 pages, softcover
The prism Peter Menke 1st half of 2020 72 pages, softcover
The Pact of the Witch Queen Stefan Unteregger expected in the 3rd quarter of 2020 64 pages, softcover

Moon fragments series

The Mondsplitter series includes short, quickly playable adventures in A5 format that can be played with the rules of the beginners box.

Surname author Publication date ISBN format Links, handouts
The shimmer tower Michael Wuttke September 14, 2017 ISBN 978-3958671003 44 pages, softcover, DIN A5
Dragon Pact Sebastian Willert 16th November 2017 ISBN 978-3958671157 40 pages, softcover, DIN A5
Vangara's trial Janine Nagat 15th February 2018 ISBN 978-3958671348 40 pages, softcover, DIN A5
Dragon and nightingale World spirit March 22, 2018 ISBN 978-3958671379 40 pages, softcover, DIN A5
In the rear of the enemy Mike Krzywik-Groß May 24, 2018 ISBN 9783958671430 32 pages, softcover, DIN A5
Hat hunting Benjamin Hoppe December 13, 2018 ISBN 3958671772 40 pages, softcover, DIN A5
Thundering hooves Lars Reissig May 9, 2019 ISBN 3958671780 40 pages, softcover, DIN A5

Shard Moon novel series

A series of novels about Splittermond has been published since 2017, the otherwise unrelated novels all of which are set in Lorakis, the world of Splittermond. The novels are published by Feder & Schwert , the sister company of the Uhrwerkverlag.

Surname author Publication date ISBN format Links, handouts
Night over Herathis Anton vest March 16, 2017 ISBN 978-3-86762-280-6 307 pages, paperback
The pyramids of Pirimoy Christian Lange October 12, 2017 ISBN 978-3867622912 320 pages, paperback
Phoenix and monkey Judith C. Vogt April 25, 2018 ISBN 978-3867622936 312 pages, paperback
Everything in appearance Vincent Voss 20th September 2018 ISBN 978-3867623292 278 pages, paperback
Cold as ice Felix Münter October 18, 2018 ISBN 9783867623315 304 pages, paperback
Beyond the silk road Ann-Kathrin Karschnick 20th March 2019 ISBN 978-3-86762-368-1 336 pages, paperback
The eternally smiling one Michael Masberg October 31, 2019 ISBN 978-3-86762-391-9 304 pages, paperback

Tabletop miniatures game

At the HeinzCon 2015, the in-house convention of the Uhrwerk Verlag , a (previously nameless) tabletop miniature game was announced, which should be set in the Splittermond universe. A release was scheduled for 2016. In March 2018, the preliminary suspension of the project was confirmed in the publishing forum, but work on it was officially resumed in the course of the second Splittermond authors' meeting in 2018.

Awards

  • Winner of the German Role Playing Award 2014 in the accessories category with the world ribbon
  • Winner of the German Role Playing Award 2015 in the category of basic rules with the rules
  • Nominated for the shortlist of the German RPG Award 2015 in the accessories category with the adventure "The Curse of the Witch Queen"
  • Winner of the German Role Playing Award 2016 in the basic rules category with the "Splittermond Beginner's Box: Departure for Adventure"

Web links

Reviews

  • Scrolled through: "Splitter Moon: The World"
  • Arkanil: "Layout comparison: Lorakis vs. Myranor vs. Aventuria "
  • Shard Bearer: "Shard Moon: The World"
  • Arkanil: "White spots on Lorakis"
  • Bobas: T: Time: "Splinter Moon: The World"
  • Ringbote: "Splinter Moon: The World"
  • NerdImpact: "Splitter Moon: The World"
  • Star Wanderer: "Splinter Moon: The World"
  • Arkanil: "Shard Moon: The World"
  • Part-time heroes: "Splitter Moon: The World"
  • New adventures: "Splinter Moon: The World"
  • From the soap box: "Character creation ..."
  • New adventures: "Shard Moon: The Rules"
  • From the soap box: "Adventure: The Curse of the Witch Queen"
  • Day shadow: "Splinter Moon: The Rules"
  • Star Walker: "Splintermoon: The Rules"
  • Ring messenger: "Splintermoon: The rules"
  • Arkanil: "Adventure: The Curse of the Witch Queen"
  • Mephisto # 58: "Splinter Moon"

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The term "race" is used much more freely in fantasy jargon than is otherwise the case; see the explanations under: Fantasy # Races and Peoples .
  2. ↑ Entry-level box can be pre-ordered , Splittermond Blog, February 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ Now available for pre-order: Extension for the Splittermond entry-level box! , Splittermond Blog, December 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ Pre-order campaign for "The Always Smiling" | Shard moon. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Uli Lindner (Quendan): Splittermond Tabletop - Will it still appear? Splittermoon Forum, March 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ Simone Rabe: The second Splittermond authors' meeting 2018. Splittermond website of the Uhrwerk Verlag, November 13th, 2018.
  7. ↑ German RPG Award. Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
  8. ↑ German RPG Award. Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
  9. ↑ German RPG Award. Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
  10. ↑ German RPG Award. Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Sebastian "Zwart" Schoo: Durchgeblaettert - a role play book video blog. Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed March 8, 2014).
  12. ↑ Jens "Arkanil" Friedrich: Layout comparison: Lorakis vs. Myranor vs. Aventurias. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (reviewed March 11, 2014).
  13. ↑ Johannes "Alagos" Rehborn: Review: Splittermond - the world. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (reviewed March 11, 2014).
  14. ↑ Jens "Arkanil" Friedrich: White spots on Lorakis. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed March 15, 2014).
  15. ↑ Boba von Tanelorn: Splitter Moon - The world. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed March 19, 2014).
  16. ↑ Bastian Ludwig: Splitter Moon - The world. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed March 31, 2014).
  17. ↑ Sennewood: The World of Shard Moon . Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed March 31, 2014).
  18. ↑ Dennis Rüter: Review: Splittermond - Die Welt. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed March 31, 2014).
  19. ↑ Jens "Arkanil" Friedrich: Splintermoon World Band - Successful or not? Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (reviewed April 3, 2014).
  20. ↑ Roger Lewin: Review: Splittermond - Die Welt. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed April 22, 2014).
  21. ^ "Caninus": Splinter Moon - The World. An overview of the Lorakis continent. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed May 15, 2014).
  22. ↑ Moritz Mehlem: (Splittermond) Character Creation for Dummies ... Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed July 1, 2014).
  23. ^ "Caninus": Splintermoon - set of rules. The system for adventure under the shattered moon. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed July 8, 2014).
  24. ^ Moritz Mehlem: (short review) The curse of the witch queen. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed July 31, 2014).
  25. ↑ Thomas "TheShadow" Bayer: My encounter with ... Splintermoon. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed August 1, 2014).
  26. ↑ Dennis Rüter: Review: Splitter Moon - The rules. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed August 3, 2014).
  27. ↑ Bastian Ludwig: Splitter Moon - The rules. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed August 7, 2014).
  28. ↑ Jens "Arkanil" Friedrich: Review: The curse of the witch queen . Archived from the original on August 17, 2014 ; Retrieved August 17, 2014 (Reviewed August 15, 2014).
  29. ↑ Milani-Miller, Walter. "Splinter Moon". Mephisto, issue # 58 (2015): 10ff.