A Vale Beyond

The World of Vale

Billions of years ago, the Great Calamity tore a continent from Earth and cast it into a space between physical reality and myth. That continent became Vale — home to thirteen playable races, from the psychically-gifted Annu to the great-ape Pongo to the anthropomorphic Wuji.

The primary setting is the O’Pinne Sea — a chain of 21 island nations connected by trade, piracy, and ships that sail, swim, and fly. Beneath the waves, the Nommu’Ea maintain xenophobic underwater kingdoms with grown-coral cities and war-trained sea monsters. Above, fourteen factions vie for power across six distinct world zones, from tropical archipelagos to frozen tundra.

The Anima System

The signature mechanic: every object in Vale accrues a soul through sustained use. A sword carried through a hundred battles develops a personality. A ship sailed for years becomes a member of the crew. Your weapon levels up with you. Your cooking pan might become the most powerful artifact at the table.

What’s Inside

• The Yarr System — An original d10 percentile engine. Not a d20 clone, not OGL-dependent. Three stats (Mind, Body, Soul), the Ace wild card, and precision checks that make every roll a tactical decision.
• 82 Career Paths — A branching job web from Cabin Boy to Dragon Knight. Multiple routes to every destination, each producing a mechanically distinct character.
• 9 Chromatic Magic Schools — 210 spells tied to elemental domains. Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Spirit, Time, Light, Darkness, and Mind. Spells interact with material composition — the right element against the right target changes everything.
• Complete Naval Systems — 18 ship archetypes, 61 components, 6 methods of flight, crew mechanics, port economics, and a living ocean with 60+ documented marine species.
• 176+ Creatures — Land and sea, documented with naturalist-level biology across four biological classifications: Wyld, Engraph, Goisan, and the extraordinarily rare Abominations.
• A World, Not Just a Rulebook — Complete cosmology, three historical ages, 109 named characters, four novels, comic arcs, and a video game in active development.