Thal'Zirath: Dead & Debts Expanded Edition

The sea is listening. What will it write beside your name?The Ledger of the Living is the player’s handbook for Thal’Zirath: The Sunken Kingdoms, a drowned fantasy setting of pirate crews, merfolk diplomats, reef goblin brokers, Pearlkin patrons, ancient ruins, dangerous favours and reputations that travel faster than ships.This book gives players everything they need to create characters who belong in the Black Pearl Isles. Not tourists with swords. Not generic adventurers dropped into a nautical map. Characters with debts, loyalties, histories, rivals, beliefs and reasons to survive in a world where every promise has witnesses.Inside, you will find new player options built for a drowned world: playable ancestries, setting-native backgrounds, original subclasses, spells, equipment, breath-charms, maritime tools and rules for sailing, pressure, navigation and trade.At the heart of the book is the Favour Economy, the social engine of the Sunken Kingdoms. Coin can buy a meal. A favour can open a door. Reputation can decide whether the harbour welcomes you, watches you or quietly closes every route out.The Ledger of the Living includes:Twelve playable ancestries from the peoples of the Sunken KingdomsTen setting-native backgrounds rooted in salt, salvage, debt and survivalSix original subclasses designed for Thal’Zirath campaignsFifteen spells written for a drowned world of pressure, tide and memoryEquipment, gear and breath-charms for surface and underwater playRules for sailing, navigation, pressure and tradeA full guide to the Favour Economy and how players can use itTone and table guidance for playing in a world where NPCs rememberGlossary, quick-reference cards and setting tools for easier playThal’Zirath is not a world where every problem should be solved with a blade. Violence is common, but murder is expensive. Coin spends once. Reputation compounds. Favours are never as small as they look.Create a character with something to lose, something to want and a reason to be in the Black Pearl Isles.Then open the ledger. Read more