On Sylkaen, civilizations rise, prosper, then vanish. All that remains of them are ruins, silent machines, closed doors. And those who dare reopen them.
Three books. A world to reopen.
Everything you need to play, to run the game, and to face what rises from the depths. Written, illustrated and laid out like true rulebooks — each available as a PDF on itch.io.
The Player's Book
212 pages to create your hero and roam Sylkaen: its peoples, its classes, its magic born of the ruins.
- Instant download — readable on tablet, e-reader and game screen
- 20 playable peoples — from the Founders to the children of the Strata
- 12 classes + 2 brand-new — Archaeomancer & Mechanist
- 2 fully original spell families
- 15 ascended gods, portraits & symbols
The Game Master's Book
The other side of the screen: the true History of the Cycles, the deep Cosmos, and the secrets your players will never read.
- Instant download — yours as soon as the purchase clears
- Running Vestiges — mystery as the engine of play
- The Crown-World & its cities, maps included
- 9 Relics of the Cycles + 19 crafted items
The Monstrous Bestiary
Fifty creatures that exist in no other universe, ready to haunt your tables — lore and stat blocks fused.
- Instant download — ready for tonight's session
- 50 original creatures, from the ruins to the Deaf Layers
- Complete entries: narrative codex + stat block
- Pairs with the Game Master's Book for encounters
Play what the world
has never seen again
Beyond the classic lineages, twelve brand-new peoples: survivors of ancient Cycles, children of the Vestiges, emanations of the Strata themselves. None of them exists anywhere else.
— hover to pause —
Archaeomancer.
Mechanist.
Two fully original classes, born of this world and no other: the Archaeomancer reads the dormant magic of the ruins; the Mechanist reawakens the machines three Cycles could not put out.
And for every classic class, an archetype built for Sylkaen: Warden of the Vestiges, Oracle of Cycles, Plunderer of Ruins, Teller of the Ages, Way of Resonances…
Gods who were once mortal
The Laws are eternal; the gods are merely the ascended — former mortals, each bearing one face of a Law. Fifteen reign today. None of them tells the whole truth.
Sylkaen, a world built
on its own ruins
Sylkaen is no young world resting on fresh foundations. It is a crown-world: a land carried, shaped and rebuilt by successive civilizations, each building upon the remains of the last without ever erasing them. Today's kingdoms occupy only a thin film atop a stack of Cycles.
Lands of the First Furrow
The civilized heart, where kingdoms contend and the Wardens of the Vestiges keep watch.
The Suspended Peaks
The high ranges where aerial cities rise above the clouds.
Canopy of the First Age
The forest-world whose roots touch buried Vestiges.
The Monoliths of Vaor
The primordial bedrock, carved with underground cities and sanctuaries older than the kingdoms.
Sands of the Suture
The lands where two Strata touch — open-air scars of the Cosmos.
The Submerged Fringe
The world-sea that separates — or connects — the five continents, down to its capital beneath the waves.
You will know what no
player must ever know
The true History of the Cycles and the Ruptures. The map of the deep Cosmos. Cities described district by district, Relics that cross the ages, and everything you need to launch your campaign on night one.
The Crown-World
The master map — regions and cities of the realm
Khar-Vel
A black door barred with a line of gold
The Suture Point
A Scar sealed shut around a Vestige
The Bastion of the Seven Locks
HQ of the Watchers of the Silent Threshold
Nyméria
Cities ready to play, district by district
9 Relics of the Cycles
+ 19 crafted items, with the Echo mechanic
Encounters
Creatures of the ruins and the Layers
The Deep Cosmos
Strata, Layers and Thresholds, mapped
Something is rising
from the Deaf Layers
Fifty creatures found in no other bestiary. Rusted titans, forests that remember, things that devour the Cycles themselves. Hover — if you insist.
The first adventure
is taking shape
A ready-to-run adventure to launch your table without delay — currently being written.
Before opening the first door
What is Vestiges?
Vestiges is a French tabletop RPG of archaeological and cosmic fantasy. Its universe — whose threshold is the world of Sylkaen — is built upon countless vanished civilizations: exploration, discovery and mystery matter as much as combat.
Are the books physical or PDF?
All three books are sold as high-definition PDFs, with instant download after purchase — no shipping, no waiting. They are laid out like true printed rulebooks. Please note: the current editions are in French; English editions are on the way.
Is Vestiges compatible with D&D 5e?
Yes. The rules are built on the SRD 5.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0 license): everything you know from 5e works out of the box. The universe, peoples, classes, spells and creatures, however, are 100% original.
Do I need all three books to play?
No. The Player's Book is enough to create a character and play. The Game Master's Book gives the GM the world's secrets and tools, and the Bestiary adds 50 creatures. The three complement each other for a long-running campaign.
Is an adventure available?
The first official adventure is currently being written. Meanwhile, the Game Master's Book contains campaign hooks and ready-to-play locations to launch your table on the very first night.
The past is only waiting
to be reopened
The Player's Book, the Game Master's Book and the Monstrous Bestiary are available as high-definition PDFs on itch.io. Instant download after purchase, no shipping wait. The first adventure is already in the works.