Era: Survival Core Rulebook

Can you do the impossible and keep humanity’s future alive?

Surviving on Gaia is arduous; for most people, impossible. You’ll have to make ruthless decisions that will impact many lives. There are 13 factions still alive, each vying to survive and impose their ideals on the new world. You can join a faction, fight against them, or start your own band of survivors to survive this apocalyptic world on your own terms.

With limited ammo and nothing but rusty, makeshift weapons that might break at any moment, every encounter with the infected or other survivors is a life-or-death situation. Whether you want to play a gruesome, shambling gore-fest, or a grounded community survival game with constantly warring settlements and infected monsters lurking in every corner, Era: Survival is the system.

Era: Survival runs on the critically acclaimed Era D10 ruleset, a versatile “dice pool” based system with rules adapted to the cruel world of Gaia. The game’s Karma system rewards good or evil karma based on your actions’ outcomes. Your karma affects how you interact with NPCs, the type of loot you find, and many other aspects of your survival. This results in all your decisions feeling more tense and consequential, even the smallest mistakes can spell life or death. However, the ruleset is easy to get into and keeps the story in the spotlight while ensuring the combat and other mechanics are smooth and engaging.

In this rulebook you will find:

• The Core Era D10 rule set, a versatile “dice pool” based TTRPG game system which powers play
• A full guide to character creation, with a range of backgrounds, and options for the Karma system
• A list of weapons, armour, and other equipment to prepare yourself for the apocalypse. Weapons come in tiers to reflect their deadliness and durability. When every turn counts, finding the right weapon is of the utmost importance
• A deep dive into the world of Gaia, including its factions, settlements, and threats you may face in the wildlands
• A selection of lore-oriented short stories to help bring the setting to life
• A mega-selection of over fifty example sessions to get you playing with minimal fuss
• Step by step examples of the rules, as well as GM advice tailored to new players
• Character and GM information, including a detailed list of examples for Attribute/Skill pairings, and fumble examples for various skill combinations
• Karma Tables, to be used instead of the separate deck of cards if you wish

The Era: Survival Core Rulebook (or Era: Survival Definitve Edition Rulebook) and a few dice are all that is required for anyone to play the game, with separate Karma Cards highly recommended to be used, but not strictly necessary. There are vast array of expansions and source books available should you want to dive deeper into the world of Era: Survival.