On Sylkaen, civilizations rise, prosper, then vanish. All that remains of them are ruins, silent machines, closed doors. And those who dare reopen them.
Vestiges is an indie tabletop RPG from France, built on SRD 5.2.1, set in Sylkaen, a world built on the ruins of its own past civilizations.
Play what no other table offers: a Colossus carved by the Founders, an Eclipsed born of the Strata, an Archaeomancer who reads magic in the ruins. Twenty peoples, fourteen classes, and a world that answers to who you are.
Create your hero →You alone will know the true History of the Cycles. Maps, sixteen cities, fifty original creatures, an adventure ready to run tonight, and mysteries built to fuel whole campaigns without ever closing.
Step behind the screen →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.
Four of the twenty playable peoples. Eight classic lineages and twelve brand-new peoples await.
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…
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 lost civilizations, one after another, 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.
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, Remnants that cross the ages, and everything you need to launch your campaign on night one.
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
has arrived
A complete, standalone mini-adventure for 3 to 5 level-2 characters, playable in one to two sessions. No other book required.
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. The Complete Bundle gathers them, with both rules editions included in every purchase.
The Complete Bundle
All 3 books in one purchase: Player's Book, Game Master's Book and Bestiary: the simplest way to start.
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.
Is an adventure available?
Yes: The Hand That Counts, a complete, standalone mini-adventure for 3 to 5 level-2 characters, is available for free on itch.io. No other book is required to play it.
Which rules do I need to play Vestiges?
Those of the edition you choose: every purchase contains both rules editions, at no extra cost. The main edition follows the SRD 5.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0 license), the parallel edition carries the same universe with converted rules. The content (peoples, classes, spells, creatures) is 100% original.
Where should I start if the game is new to me?
With the free adventure: one evening is enough to judge the game at the table rather than on a promise, without spending anything or buying a book. If it wins you over, the €19.99 Complete Bundle then gathers the three core books, in both rules editions.
What does the line cost, and what does each purchase include?
The Complete Bundle is €19.99: six PDFs, meaning the three core books in both of their rules editions, 603 pages in all. The Nyméria city sourcebook is sold separately, pay what you want from €8, and the starter adventure is free. Every purchase includes future PDF updates at no extra cost.
Do I need to know the setting before playing?
No. A player only needs their people and their class: the rest is discovered by digging, which is precisely what the game is about. The game master does gain from reading the true History of the Cycles, which is not the one the kingdoms tell.
The past is only waiting
to be reopened
The complete collection: the Player's Book, the Game Master's Book and the Monstrous Bestiary together in the Bundle, the supplements Nyméria, the starting city, and The Crown-World, the atlas of the world, as a supplement, and The Hand That Counts, the first adventure, free. Both rules editions included, instant download on itch.io.