MYTHOMACHUS: The Role-Playing Game

Welcome

Mythomachus: The Role-Playing Game is a full game and campaign setting made to be compatible with Fifth Edition, based on the renowned Greek graphic novel Mythomachus, published by Nedula Creative Lab. In short, it could be described as The Witcher meets Highlander during the 1800s.

Early Bird

What's Included

Quickstart

Greece stands in turmoil as the Ottoman oppression has starved the Greeks of their freedom. While people struggle to barely survive, unknown threats stalk the villages and towns. During the dead of night, fairies burst into homes and abduct the newborn children. Murderous beasts bring death and disease to the cattle, starving entire regions. 

The land we now call Greece is truly a dark place during the 1800s, but hope still burns inside the hearts of the people. And this hope will soon become a blazing bonfire that will bring change and shine a bright light for a better tomorrow.

Create your mortal legacy, choosing what kind of hero you want to be remembered as. Follow your legacy path and be rewarded with benefits that will make you stand out as a legendary mortal. 

Every legacy path has 3 distinct milestones that have to be completed in order. They are tied to the path you choose as your mortal legacy and are tied to the direction a hero follows morally, spiritually or ideologically. They always have a strong storytelling impact, shaping the world around them. 

Immortal Champions

When you deal the killing blow to a monster for the first time you are faced with a choice: Continue following your mortal legacy path or become an immortal Mythomachus.

As a Mythomachus you are an immortal paradigm of a true hero, but immortality comes with a price. You need to slay monsters in order to stay immortal and if you ever slay another Mythomachus, corrupted Essence will take over your body, tainting you forever and making you crave for the Essence of other Mythomachi.

Becoming a Legend

Choose one of the eight classes and create your unique legendary hero. No matter if you’re a Mythomachus or a heroic mortal, choose how you fight and survive in this harsh world. Each class comes with two fully fleshed-out subclasses that give unique flair to your playstyle.

Hunter of Folkloric Beasts

Explore the mysterious Greek countryside and hunt creatures that come to life from the hidden tales of old. Come face to face with hordes of Kalikanjari, gnawing at the tree of life. Uncover the hidden lair of Empousa,deep within the mountains. Every hunt will be different and will require different traps, rituals and incantations to be successful.

All monsters have Folklore Traits which stem from local legends and myths. Each time the party encounters a beast of folklore, the GM will choose which of these folklore traits are true and which are just stories. This gives a more dynamic feeling to creatures, with the players never being completely sure what their adversaries are capable of.

Additionally, many stories detail rituals and sermons that are able to banish or defeat creatures of legend. Heroes will need to prepare accordingly when hunting beasts, as they will need the right tools, materials and words in order to succeed.

Spark of Rebellion

People from all over Europe have come to join the Greeks against their oppressor. It is impossible to not get dragged into the brewing rebellion of Greece against the Ottoman Empire. Discover the great personas and cities that played key roles in the success of the Greek War of Independence; from the time when rebellion started brewing up to its epic battles.

Inside the book you will find details about the current state of every part of Greece just before the war starts, with the characters being able to participate in historical events. They will walk among heroic figures of history and create their own version of events, the hidden truth that has not been written in history books.

The Weave of Magick

The unseen force that binds every living thing, the fabric of the world, is called the Weave. Shapers of the Weave bend the laws of reality with magick, the mystical force that is as powerful as it is unstable. Discover a new unpredictable magic system where everything comes with a price, allowing you to create wonders with the possible cost of your life and those around you. Each magick has its own rules of a possible magickal calamity.

Instead of spells and spellcasting, the lands of Mythomachus has magicks and magick weaving. Each magick has its own rank, ranging from 1 to 9. Each time someone weaves magick, they will roll a d100. If the result is a number lower than 10 x the magick rank, then a magickal calamity occurs, possibly hurting irreparably the magick weaver. Each magick has its own magickal calamity, with stronger magicks having more devastating effects.

Historical Arms & Relics

Pick up era-specific weapons to fight your battles. Shoot your enemies from a
long distance with a kariofili or get close and personal with a kindjal. Every
weapon holds a story, and unique ways to be used tactically either in a small-
scale confrontation or a large battlefield.

And for those brave enough to delve into underground caverns, mystical tombs
and otherworldly labyrinths, mythical Relics await; artifacts crafted by forgotten
deities and refined by time itself. Use the Lacrima of the Black Madonna to
paralyze everyone around you in awe and grief or bind a creature's very soul.

Pleadge Tiers

A great “Τhank you” from the whole team for believing in our project! This tier gives you access to the pledge manager.

You get the digital version of “Mythomachus: The Role-Playing Game” in PDF format.

You get the printed version of “Mythomachus: The Role-Playing Game” in physical form plus the digital version of the book in PDF format.

You get the digital & physical Collector's version of “Mythomachus: The Role-Playing Game” featuring an alternative, premium quality art cover. Offered EXCLUSIVELY at the Kickstarter campaign, never to be printed again.

You get the physical Collector's version of “Mythomachus: The Role-Playing Game” in plus the Kickstarter EXCLUSIVE map of Greece filled with monsters for your players to hunt . This tier includes the digital versions of both the book and the map. Additionally, you get the STL files for the miniatures of Mandrakoukos, King of the Kalikanjari and Aris, the Mythomachus.

This is the way to become a true tabletop legend! You get the digital & physical Collector's version of “Mythomachus: The Role-Playing Game”, the KICKSTARTER-EXCLUSIVE map, a deck of cards to enhance your gameplay experience plus a dice set and a limited edition handcrafted wooden GM screen bearing the mark of the Mythomachus. You also get the STL files for the miniatures of Mandrakoukos, King of the Kallikanjari and Aris, the Mythomachus.

Only a chosen few can possess the Weaponmaster's power. You get the digital & physical Collector's version of “Mythomachus: The Role-Playing Game”, the KICKSTARTER-EXCLUSIVE map, a deck of cards to enhance your gameplay experience plus a dice set and a set of limited edition handcrafted wooden GM screen and dice tray bearing the mark of the Mythomachus. You also get the STL files for the miniatures of Mandrakoukos, King of the Kalikanjari and Aris, the Mythomachus. As a Weaponmaster you will useyour forging skills, along with our team, to create and name a unique Relic, a powerful artifact that will be featured in the game and be part of the book, for all brave adventurers to claim.

As a Demigod you will be immortalized for your legendary deeds! You get digital & the physical Collector's version of “Mythomachus: The Role-Playing Game”, the KICKSTARTER-EXCLUSIVE map, a deck of cards to enhance your gameplay experience plus a dice set and a set of limited edition handcrafted wooden GM screen and dice tray bearing the mark of the Mythomachus. Additionally get to choose a T-shirt bearing the symbol of a class you choose. You also get the STL files for the miniatures of Mandrakoukos, King of the Kalikanjari and Aris, the Mythomachus. As a Demigod you will get a personalized art piece of a character of your preference, hand-drawn digitally by Rubus, the creator of Mythomachus, in your likeness. All art pieces created for this tier will also be featured in the book's "Glorious Heroes of Legend" section.

There can be only One! Only you are destined to choose this pledge tier!You get everything this campaign has to offer plus a thrilling surprise:
You get both versions of “Mythomachus: The Role-Playing Game” in digital & physical form, the KICKSTARTER-EXCLUSIVE map, a deck of cards to enhance your gameplay experience plus a dice set and a set of limited edition handcrafted wooden GM screen and dice tray bearing the mark of the Mythomachus. Additionally get to choose a T-shirt bearing the symbol of a class you choose. You also get the STL files for the miniatures of Mandrakoukos, King of the Kalikanjari and Aris, the Mythomachus. 

Finally, and most importantly, you will work with our team to create a unique character in your likeness, complete with full statistics, backstory and personalized artwork to be part of “Mythomachus: The Role-Playing Game”'s lore. Four full pages of the book will be dedicated to your creation becoming the ONE, an immortal legendary hero, included in the book.

This tier option is for retailers only. During the pledge management we will need to you to provide proof of being a retailer so you can order the standard version of the book for a discounted price.

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Our Team

Yannis “Rubus” Rubulias was born in Athens, Greece, in 1982. Artist by day, mighty swordsman by night, Rubus will always fight for truth, justice, and a creative way of life. He is the creator of the Greek award-winning fantasy series “Dragonphoenix Chronicles”. Rubus has worked as a comic artist for Arcana Comics (“Deadly Harvest”, “Zipper vs Dominatrix: The Slave Trade”, “The Steam Engines of Oz”) and ARH ComiX (“Arhian, the Head Huntress”) as well as a cover artist for various publishers, such as IDW publishing. In 2020 he founded Nerdula Creative Lab with graphic designer Giorgos Soulas. Under Nerdula's banner the first graphoc novel of "Mythomachus", created by Rubus and cowritten by Haris Gioulatos, was published in 2021. Rubus has worked for various other graphic novel projects as “Scarlet Sisters”, “Syndrome”, “300 vs Cthulhu”, “The Almighty Tycoon of the Ninjas” and many more… Rubus loves mythology, action figures, roleplaying games, fantasy, sci-fi, action, and comedy!

With 15 years experience in graphic and web design, spanning both advertising and digital agencies, Giorgos is the Creative Director and co-founder of Nerdula Creative Lab. In his years as a project manager, creative director and video producer, he has overseen integrated advertising campaigns across social, retail, digital and owned channels as well as driven innovation in design, typography, content and brand voice. His greatest joy comes from watching dreams come to life through design and creative expression. He loves drumming and in another life he wish he was Gandalf the Gray. 

Alexandros Papadakis is a passionate game designer and gamer of every medium. Starting his journey with boardgame and card game design, he walked his way through the mediums of tabletop role-playing games and video-games. Having studied economics, game development and a fair share of game systems, creativity comes naturally with every new assignment. Through Edge of Mythos he has published "A Home Reforged" and "Dream City Knights" along with various other smaller titles.

Phoevos-Dimosthenis Kraniotakis is a game and narrative designer with over a decade of experience across tabletop and digital games. His work centers on myth-driven worlds, emotional storytelling, and systems that encourage meaningful player choice. Drawing inspiration from folklore, history, and classical traditions, he focuses on creating experiences that feel both timeless and deeply personal.

A  seasoned adventurer of the Greek RPG scene since the ‘90s. Starting with D&D, he transitioned to World of Darkness, playing every story and campaign he could think of, while occasionally indulging in some other world settings and systems. Fast forward 25 years, Dimokritos has succumbed to the influence of his wife’s Ring of Power, and has created his own adventuring party home. A human barbarian with a +4 rolling pin, an orc (Michael), and a little goblin (Elfie). Lastly, he has a great  love for old World of Darkness, Kult, L5R and other horror - dark fantasy games, Dimokritos is the founder of Black Lantern Studio. He is the publisher and co-writer for Pact.