Welcome to the base113 Games website, home to the Proteus roleplaying game and the world of Ortellum.
Proteus is a roleplaying game set in the world of Ortellum, home to the last remaining Humans in the galaxy. On a planet recovering from centuries of war, isolation, and disaster, humanity works alongside the races native to this world to forge a new home.
Take a look around and see what interests you. Members are strongly encouraged to participate in the continued development of the game. Check out the rules in Project Alpha. Post your thoughts, suggestions and comments.
Help make Proteus and the world of Ortellum truly amazing and exciting to play.
It's been a couple weeks since I've posted an update, so I wanted to mention what's been in the works.
I've been working on the game world some more, specifically the Human economy. I've made some progress on a design for hard currency (coins and bills). Expect to see something posted here and on deviantArt in the next few days.
I've also been continuing work on the character creation system. I'm creating a number of related backgrounds so I can hopefully post a couple
I've uploaded updated version of the Skills and Advancement chapters. Changes include:
Simplification of the formula used to determine the amount of ED required to advance a skill in rank
Updated examples in the Skills chapter
Additional information on general skills and the skills associated with them
I've made minor updates to the Tests chapter in Project Alpha:
Addition to the section on Knowledge tests
Addition to the section on Characteristic tests
Removal of the section on Attribute tests
I've posted a table containing a working list and description of skills in the Project Alpha section (you must be logged in to see it). You should be able to get a feel for the game world and variety of gaming styles supported just by looking at the list and reading the basic skill descriptions.
At the moment there are 175 skills under 22 different general skills. There are a large number of artisan (most commonly used to earn money) and social skills, along with a wide variety of
(Ortellan chiton) - This hard diamond-like substance is produced by a large marine herbivore. The material is secreted by glands on the creature's head and quickly hardens. It continues to build up and slowly move along the creature's body in plates over the course of several months. Once reaching the end of the creature's back, these plates fall off and can be collected. The material is extremely hard and durable but also extremely difficult to work with. This material is used by craftsmen to produce
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