{"product_id":"arkos-pdf","title":"Arkos","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(248, 243, 174);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA stunning betrayal has broken Arkos, the City-Sphere of Law, plunging it into bitter violence. The stability and joy Arkos once provided are vanishing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(248, 243, 174);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVea, one of its founding gods, has turned tyrant.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(248, 243, 174);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut nothing–not even a war amongst the gods–can stop Arkos’ legendary nightclubs from opening their doors to those who seek the deepest, wildest experiences life has to offer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(248, 243, 174);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat are you waiting for? The world to end?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-25392947-7fff-6056-3daf-b2bad5e12473\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\/\/ NOW ENTERING ARKOS \/\/\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou were drinking swill at The Empty Cup when Vea unleashed her Peacekeepers onto the city. Or maybe you were at Arkanis haggling with a goblin clerk over the price of a spell. Or maybe you were riding on an air medusa, Arkos’ famed floating jellyfish, flying high above the city when it changed forever.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhatever your circumstance, the next choice is up to you. Choose wisely, disaster and glory are both close at hand. And who knows? Maybe the choices of mortals can sway the gods themselves.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArkos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArkos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a high-stakes science-fantasy setting and adventure for Troika! You are the citizens of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArkos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, a city thrust into disorder by a tyrant god. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat roads will you take–what doors will you open–during this tumultuous time in the Great City of Law? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin a faction trying to shape the city’s fate? Take direct action against the worshippers of the oppressor god? Go wild in an Arkosian nightclub? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePossibilities abound, and, these days in Arkos, everything seems up for the taking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArkos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e includes:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArkos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - 86 pages, hardcover, full color.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003eA complete science-fantasy setting and adventure with random tables for names, crowds, nightclubs, encounters for each of the city’s five wards, artificial weather, digital sky, and more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e24 unique points of interest throughout the city\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e5 Gods of Law\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003eTwo dungeon crawls \/\/ The Mind Fortress + Backstage at Club Obscura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003eA deadly pointcrawl through the forbidden Omnus Ward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003eNew enemies \/\/ Stasis-Cats, Terror Visions, Angry Angles, and more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003eNew spells \/\/ Alchemical Drip, Astral Disco, Dopplegang, and more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e11 Backgrounds to play, such as:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003eRogue Automatic \/\/ Mechanical warriors who abandoned their knightly order to follow their own path\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003eSpellsinger \/\/ Daring duelists who can capture spells with their powerful voices and unleash them as their own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003eHyperthread \/\/ Thoughtful monks who bear capes made of magical, endless cloth that can envelope and hold almost any being\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 sparks \/\/ Recent events that connect each Background to the City-Sphere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 stakes \/\/ Something each Background can lose or has already lost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA subway system with random tables for station and train crowds, train vibes, and unique instances \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDozens of memorable NPCs (like the fiery sage Tourniquet Morphine or Moonstone, the charming Astral Elf merchant) as well as a myriad of random tables to create your own\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4 nightclubs with random tables for encounters, crowds, vibes, and rumors as well as their own curated playlist to set the tone \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e4 factions, each with a leader, HQ, member generator table, and a quest for the players to undertake\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Low-High Courts \/\/ A centuries-old, byzantine network of legal and political power ruled by despotic Magistrate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Heretical Orders of Numerology \/\/ Math cultists who believe numbers are the true gods   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlus Minus Plus Minus \/\/ a blister-punk band that got so big and so cool, they 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