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Months
90. Months, Seasons, and Celebrations Below are the months that are used among most conscious species of Nyra. First created by the Kaze, it has been disseminated so widely that it has been integrated into diverse societies without even knowing its originat...
Locations
In this document we will catalogue many of the notable locations within Nyra, including cities, special encounters, key settlements, and dungeons, including their culture, leadership structure, and economic structure. Though this document should be seen as a c...
Regions, Encounters, and Ecosystems
Introduction This document should be used in conjunction with 98b. Creatures and 100b. Nyra Map (Region Labels). What are listed here are the biomes, flora, and fauna of each region, as well as what sorts of materials occur naturally there, and a listed o...
Lores and Languages
Lore Lore represents one's knowledge in an area of Nyra, usually gained from experience or intense study and sometimes provide useful insight into situations or events. Economics The lore of economics is the knowledge of the flow of money, amenities, trad...
Crafting Components (Check)
A B Bestel Flower Alchemist: Used in making Bestel. Blackpowder Engineer: Used in making Blackpowder Bomb, Smoke Bomb, Concussive Bomb, and Flash Bomb. Bottle Alchemy: Used as a container for most created items. Bread Cook: Used as an ingr...
Vehicles
There are a variety of simple (and complex) machines which are either operated and steered or functioning as carriage for numerous passagers. These will typically involve some form of storage as well, transporting both living and non-living cargo. Cart Ef...
Traits and Flaws
Traits Traits represent special qualities that a weapon, armor, or item has. There are two different kinds of Traits: Physical and Magical. A Physical trait is a trait that the weapon has due to some type of manufacturing, preparation, or other physical man...
Map
Unique Weapons and Shields
Introduction This section is a bank of special weapons and shields. Some are legendary items, some are unique variations of weapons found in particular parts of the world, and others are the signature weaponry of notable figures. Most of these weapons are con...
Characters
Name Species: Class: Role: Description: Location: Era: Belodin Species: Class: Mage Role: Archmage, Chaos, Plasma, Liquid Description: Location: Era: Char'Nak Species: Kalnis Class: Warrior Role: War hero, weapons master Description: Ch...
Humanoids
Name Type: Humanoid Size: Small, Medium, Large Background: The strengths and weaknesses of this NPC, as well any specific background pertinent to it. Appearance: A general description of the creature’s appearance. Dodge: Defense: Focus: Willpower: Seq...
Gods
Gods are the highest manifestations of their given element; beings which precede all living things on Nyra, born from primal flows when the universe first came into existence. These gods hold sway over all things that pertain to their element, either physicall...
Skill Checks
Nyra is a d10 system in which a player is required to roll on or below their skill in order to achieve an action. This means that most skills and abilities will be adjusted on a 1-10 scale. Skills checks are the most common type of dice roll. When a player wou...
Qi'ses
Chitin When calculating health, add 6 to critical range. However, Qi'ses receive +2 damage from Bludgeoning attacks. Pheropathy All Qi'ses can communicate psychically with other Qe'sis through pheromones, transferring thoughts in their completeness rather t...
Qi'ses History
-The Qi'ses come from a single original insectoid humanoid ancestor arising in the Faydorn Frontier Forests. -This ancestor proliferates west into the mountains, south to the coastlines, east to the rivers, then to oceans, and north into the badlands. -The ...
Damage Calculation
Base Weapon Damage First there is the Base Weapon Damage. This part of the calculation is what is listed on a player's character sheet for the weapon. This will read as XdY+F, where X is the number of dice rolled, Y is the type of dice rolled, and F is the Ba...
House Rules and Running a Beginner's Campign
Nyra, compared to many other tabletop games, is relatively rule dense. This can make it difficult to learn at first and therefore there may be some distress that it will be difficult to implement. However, it is not required that Nyra be run with every tiny de...
Rituals and Celebrations
Rituals Genesis Ritual Religion: Orderism Occasion: Birth Anywhere where the Orderist temples have been established, the people of that area are pressured to participate in the Genesis Ritual. This ritual is explained to the common people as a purificat...
Uron's Revelations
We once lived among the Divine Ones. Uron was born among the Divine Ones. The Divine Ones taught us The Ways. Long ago The Divine Ones cast us into exile within Zerus. These are The Ways. There is the Divine and there is the Beast. The ways that are Di...
Background Guidance
It may be useful to think of a character in different phases of their life. Birth -Who were your parents? -Did you know your parents? -Where were you born? Childhood -What was your upbringing like? -Did you have childhood friends? If so, who were they? ...