The Dark Eye’s Core Rules book presented in a soft-cover digest-sized format Same content and layout as the full-sized hardcover just in digest size The Dark Eye is Germany’s premiere fantasy role-playing game in continuous publication for more than 30 years now in English in this exciting new edition You and your friends play the leading roles at the center of heroic action Travel the land as a virtuous knight elven ranger or erudite mage Rebuild the war-weary Middenrealm marvel at exotic wonders in the Lands of the Tulamydes discover lost ruins in the steaming jungles of the South or try to drive back the evil of the Shadowlands Rescue innocent victims from cults of the Nameless One navigate labyrinthine plots and intrigues at the Court of the Empress or stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the brave defenders of the border cities to repel the ever-growing Orc Storm Experience the breadth of Aventuria The Dark Eye’s immersive fantasy world crafted by those steeped in medieval lore amid ancient forests forbidding mountains and fairy-tale castles The Digest-Sized Core Rules present all of The Dark Eye’s refined time-tested game system Character experience earns additional skills new spells and special fighting styles to face ever greater challenges To get started all you need is pen and paper dice and this book Build the characters you want to play or choose from a large selection of customizable character archetypes