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Inspired by games like Daggerfall, AI Dungeon, and Dwarf Fortress, this project aims to blend emergent storytelling, open-ended gameplay, and richly simulated worlds. It offers an innovative RPG system, allowing you to forge any character, from wandering poet to hardened warrior. Every choice carves your path through a rich and dense world, procedurally generated with deep lore and endless possibilities.

With old-school aesthetics, the game captures the spirit of classic role-playing adventures while embracing the power of modern technology. A dynamic narration system, powered by a local LLM, adapts to your actions, ensuring that no two journeys are the same. Each life is a new tale—will you chase glory, seek knowledge, or simply survive?

This is an early access version: all final features are present, but bugs and performance issues may remain. If you encounter any problems, please report them in the discussion board below. A free demo is also available in the download section at the bottom of this page. This free demo is limited to the childhood phase and does not allow character customization,

MANUAL

The following manual serves as the definitive codex for those who would undertake the perilous journey of existence across the myriad spheres of creation. The worlds, numerous as the motes in the firmament, are but transient vessels upon the celestial tide, each an arena of toil, of struggle, of inevitable decay. The traveler—at once actor and witness—must reckon with the immutable passage of time, wherein each exertion hastens the body toward its terminus, while wisdom alone accrues as a lasting boon.

The following treatise elucidates the principles governing this odyssey: the shaping of one’s attributes, the mechanics of skill and endeavor, the hazards of untempered ambition, and the solemn truth that no path may be walked twice in the same manner. Read diligently, for mastery of these tenets shall render thee neither immortal nor infallible, but prepared.

Character Creation

The traveler’s form and faculties are determined at the outset by six core attributes, each governing fundamental aspects of survival, proficiency, and ambition. These attributes impose limits as much as they confer strength; thus, their selection warrants careful deliberation:

Constitution

Governs endurance, fortitude, and resistance to hardship. Those with a high Constitution weather the ravages of time, sustaining their vitality for longer before succumbing to the frailties of age. It is the attribute of warriors and laborers—knights and gladiators, soldiers and miners—who endure wounds, privation, and toil without faltering. A weak Constitution, however, dooms the traveler to frailty, making every hardship more perilous.

• Determines starting vitality.
• Dictates when the burdens of old age begin to take hold.
• Establishes the maximum level of endurance-based skills. Examples include endurance, equitation, fighting, defense, mining, and field laboring, though many more exist.

Dexterity

Dictates swiftness, precision, and nimbleness of hand and foot. The deft-fingered thief, the elusive rogue, the assassin striking from shadow—all depend on Dexterity to navigate treacherous paths. Sailors and artisans alike prosper by its grace, for steady hands and quick reflexes are the tools of their trade. A traveler bereft of Dexterity is clumsy, slow to react, and ill-suited to the tasks that demand finesse.

• Determines the number of in-hand items a traveler may wield.
• Increases proficiency bonuses for item-based skills.
• Establishes the maximum level of dexterity-based skills. Examples include sneak art, discretion, assassination, lockpicking, disguise, textile work, and cooking, though many more exist.

Intelligence

Measures reason, memory, and the grasp of esoteric knowledge. Scholars pore over ancient tomes, astronomers chart the celestial wanderers, alchemists distill the secrets of nature, and physicians mend what fate seeks to break. Intelligence broadens the traveler’s ability to learn and retain skills, making them more adept in the ways of logic and lore. Those with high Intelligence can glean lessons even from failure, turning missteps into wisdom. Without it, one is condemned to ignorance, bereft of the deeper mysteries that shape the world.

• Determines the maximum number of skills a traveler may learn.
• Allows the traveler to learn from failures, extracting knowledge even from misfortune.
• Establishes the maximum level of knowledge-based skills. Examples include algebra, geometry, astronomy, chemistry, biology, and medicine, though many more exist.

Imagination

Represents creativity, vision, and the power to perceive beyond the mundane. The artist and poet, the historian who discerns patterns in the tapestry of time—such souls thrive through Imagination, seeing what others cannot. It is the gift of those who paint in color where others see only gray, who wield stories as weapons, and who devise solutions unseen by pragmatic minds. Without Imagination, a traveler is bound by convention, unable to think beyond what is known.

• Determines the number of different skills a traveler may attempt in a single skill check.
• Establishes the maximum level of creative skills. Examples include poetry, fable, art, oil painting, history, and ethnology, though many more exist.

Charisma

Determines magnetism, persuasion, and the ability to forge bonds. Leaders command loyalty through presence alone, singers captivate through voice, and courtiers weave words into weapons of diplomacy. The diplomat, the courtesan, the dancer who sways the hearts of crowds—each thrives through Charisma. Without it, a traveler is but a solitary wanderer, unremembered and unloved.

• Determines the maximum number of companions a traveler may acquire.
• Governs the depth of affinity a traveler may achieve with their companions.
• Establishes the maximum level of social skills. Examples include aristocratic eloquence, speaking, persuasion, intimidation, ballet, opera, and ballad, though many more exist.

Willpower

Defines discipline, determination, and the endurance of the spirit. The explorer who treads where none have before, the missionary who spreads faith to hostile lands, the priest who clings to doctrine amid doubt—all draw strength from Willpower. It enables the pursuit of great aspirations, the seeing of green-number visions, and the burning of vital bile to defy failure. Without it, a traveler falters, easily swayed and crushed by adversity.

• Determines the maximum number of aspirations a traveler may hold.
• Grants access to green-number vision, revealing paths toward fulfillment.
• Dictates whether a traveler may burn vital bile to resist failure.
• Establishes the maximum level of discipline-based skills. Examples include discipline, faith, prayer, patience, exploration, and tracking, though many more exist.

Once set, these attributes form the immutable foundation upon which all subsequent endeavors rest. The traveler, commencing as an unshaped youth, must employ them wisely, for every decision will shape the arc of their finite existence. Thus begins the journey.

The Passage of Time

The traveler is shaped by time’s relentless march. From infancy’s first breath to the twilight of decrepitude, each action ages the body, causing strength to wane and burdens to grow heavier. To linger is to decay, to rush forth untempered is to meet ruin. Only those who master the rhythm of time shall leave their mark upon the world.

No traveler walks forever. When breath falters and flesh yields, the soul is loosed, cast anew upon another shore. Yet past deeds, unfulfilled desires, and fleeting echoes of former selves may linger, shaping the path yet to come. Though each life is but a flicker, the cycle is eternal.

Explore the World

Each journey begins upon unfamiliar soil, a new world waiting to be traversed. The lands stretch vast and varied—forests teeming with unseen life, mountains crowned with unyielding stone, seas that whisper of unfathomed depths. Yet travel is no trivial matter. The length of the road and the dangers upon it are shaped by the land itself, for each biome exacts its toll in time and hazard.

The prudent traveler weighs their path well, lest they fall to misfortune. Accidents befall those who tread recklessly, but tools, mounts, and vessels may lessen both hardship and delay. Where peril lurks unseen, wisdom and preparation light the way. The world is no passive stage, but a force indifferent to those who walk upon it—only those who respect its whims may hope to endure.

Skills and Actions

Every traveler wields skills as both tools and weapons, shaping their fate through mastery and effort. Yet skill alone is no guarantor of success, for every endeavor is tested against fortune and the immutable laws of the world. To act is to challenge, to challenge is to risk, and in risk, there is both gain and loss.

Each action requiring skill is resolved through a twofold test:

1. Relevancy Check – The traveler must justify the chosen skill, proving it applicable to the task at hand. A deft hand may pick a lock, but can it truly fell a tree? A poet’s eloquence may sway the hearts of men, but will it stir the will of stone? Those who grasp the breadth of their skills may bend fate to their will, while those who misstep court failure.
2. Expertise Check – Should relevancy be affirmed, the traveler must then prove their competence. The skill’s level is measured against the task’s difficulty—should it fall short, the attempt is doomed to fail. Yet, through perseverance and resourcefulness, even the unskilled may find a way.

Should failure come, the traveler risks loss—of vitality, of wealth, of opportunity. Some, through sheer determination, may defy fate, burning their own life’s essence in a desperate bid for success. This is the path of the reckless, yet also of the great.

Skills do not remain stagnant; through use, they grow. Mastery is won through practice, each successful endeavor refining the traveler’s art. In time, what was once impossible may become trivial, and the learned hand may shape the world to its liking.

Yet no traveler walks alone. Items and companions lend their own expertise, broadening the scope of possibility. A blade may sharpen one’s strike, a tome may lend wisdom, and a loyal ally may provide strength where one falters. The synergy between traveler and tool, between self and ally, determines the true measure of power.

Thus, through skill, action, and the ever-looming specter of consequence, the traveler’s fate is written upon the shifting sands of time.

Items and Companions

No traveler braves the world unaided, for tools and allies alike shape the course of destiny. Items grant power beyond the flesh, while companions bring wisdom, strength, and camaraderie. Those who understand the worth of both shall find themselves well-equipped to endure the trials ahead.

Items

Objects of craft and magic, items serve as extensions of the traveler’s will. Some grant skill where none existed before, others hasten the journey or shield against misfortune. Four types of items may be wielded:

• In-Hand Items – Weapons, tools, and artifacts grasped in one’s grip, their use determined by dexterity and skill. The sword cuts, the telescope reveals distant truths, the stylus inscribes truth and fiction alike.
• Mounts – Beasts or constructs that hasten landbound travel, reducing time and toil. Yet, they falter upon the waters, where their feet find no purchase.
• Vessels – Ships and skiffs that grant passage across the sea’s vast embrace, unfazed by land’s burdens but useless upon firm ground.
• Wearing Items – Garments, armors, and relics worn upon the body, conferring protection, prestige, or arcane properties.

Each item carries its own set of skills, granting their wielder knowledge beyond their own. A weapon may teach the art of war; a tome, the secrets of forgotten ages. Moreover, when traveler and item share a skill, their strengths may be combined, forging greater mastery.

Dexterity governs an individual’s ability to wield multiple in-hand items and enhances proficiency with tools requiring finesse. Those of nimble hand and sharp eye shall find themselves most suited to their use.

Companions

Beyond mere tools, companions are fellow wanderers upon the path, each with their own skills, desires, and burdens. They offer aid in hardship, wisdom in ignorance, and company against the void of solitude. Yet they are not mere extensions of the traveler—they possess their own will, shaped by loyalty and trust. Each companion brings skills of their own, which may be called upon in times of need. As bonds deepen, so too do their abilities grow, their potential unlocked through shared trials and meaningful discourse. Charisma dictates the number of companions a traveler may keep close and the strength of the bonds forged. A silver tongue may recruit many, but only true connection ensures unwavering loyalty. The wise traveler recognizes the value of both steel and soul, of blade and brotherhood. To walk alone is to invite ruin; to wield every resource is to carve one’s name into eternity.

Aspirations and the Green Number Vision

The traveler’s journey is not solely one of survival and toil; within the heart of each soul burns the ember of purpose, the yearning for meaning beyond mere existence. These longings, ineffable yet undeniable, take form as Aspirations—goals that shape the course of life and give weight to one’s passage through the world.

Aspirations

Aspirations are the guiding stars of the traveler’s fate, self-chosen desires that lend direction to a fleeting life. Some seek renown, others enlightenment; some pursue love, others vengeance. The fulfillment of Aspirations grants a traveler a measure of contentment, a mark upon the world that lingers beyond their final breath.

The number of Aspirations a traveler may hold is governed by Willpower, for only those of resolute spirit may bear many burdens of ambition. To neglect one’s Aspirations is to wander aimlessly, and to fulfill them is to weave a legend that echoes beyond death.

The Green Number Vision

In the fabric of the world, strange numbers appear—numbers whispered of in myth, marked in nature, and woven into the annals of history. These are the Green Numbers, sacred and enigmatic, their presence a sign of fate’s unseen hand. Those who possess the will to perceive them—whose spirit is strong enough to pierce the veil of the ordinary—gain the gift of Green Number Vision.

Green Number Vision reveals the hidden paths toward the fulfillment of one’s Aspirations. Upon the world, certain markers shine with significance known only to the visionary traveler. These markers are neither prophecy nor certainty, but glimpses of opportunity—a door ajar, a shadowed alley, a name etched upon a forgotten stone. Whether the traveler seizes these signs or walks past them is their choice alone.

Beyond guiding the traveler to their Aspirations, Green Numbers also appear to children, leading them toward playful or educative activities that shape their future potential. A child drawn to a mysterious symbol in the sand may unknowingly take their first steps toward scholarship, while another who follows an unseen pattern in the trees may develop a skill for tracking. The Green Numbers whisper not only of destiny but of growth, urging the young toward paths they have yet to understand.

Willpower not only determines the ability to perceive these hidden signs but also the number of Aspirations that may be held in the heart. To walk the path of Green Numbers is to court destiny, yet fate does not force the hand—it merely whispers, waiting for those who would listen.

The Red Exclamation Marks

Not all fates are fleeting, nor all opportunities ephemeral. Some paths are carved with greater permanence, fixed upon the world like etchings in stone. These are the Plans—intentions set by the traveler, marked in the world by Red Exclamation Marks. Unlike the fleeting Green Numbers, which emerge as passing glimpses of fate, the Red Exclamation Marks endure, standing as silent sentinels of a path the traveler has resolved to walk.

A Red Exclamation Mark signifies an intention that remains until the traveler reaches it. Whether it be a place to visit, a task to complete, or a debt to settle, these markers persist across time, waiting for the traveler to confront them. Plans offer certainty where Aspirations offer mystery, binding one’s journey to tangible goals that do not fade with the turning of seasons.

The Cost of Failure

The path of the traveler is fraught with peril, and no endeavor is free from risk. To attempt is to court failure, and failure bears its price. The world is neither kind nor forgiving, and those who falter must reckon with the weight of their shortcomings.

When an action fails, the traveler may suffer one of many consequences, each shaping their fate in unforeseen ways. Some failures bring merely the sting of lost time, while others inflict wounds upon body and soul. Among the gravest penalties are the loss of vitality and the depletion of gold, both essential to endurance and enterprise alike.

For those who wield Willpower with unyielding resolve, the option remains to defy fate itself. By sacrificing a portion of their dwindling essence, they may call upon the forbidden art of Burning Vital Bile, forcing a second attempt where failure first reigned. Yet this defiance is not without cost, for each act of defiance brings the traveler closer to ruin.

Technical Information

The game employs a locally hosted small language model (LLM) to generate dynamic narration, ensuring that each journey is uniquely shaped by the player's choices. This model operates on available hardware resources, balancing processing speed with computational demands.

If narration latency proves excessive, the player may allocate additional computational power to the LLM by configuring specific layers to run on the GPU. However, this requires the installation of CUDA, a parallel computing platform essential for GPU acceleration.

Installing CUDA: To install CUDA, follow these steps:

1. Visit the official NVIDIA CUDA download page: NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit.
2. Select the appropriate version for your operating system.
3. Follow the installation instructions provided by NVIDIA.
4. Ensure that your GPU drivers are up to date and that CUDA is correctly recognized by your system.

Performance Optimization: The number of LLM layers processed by the GPU, as well as the number of CPU threads allocated for inference, can be adjusted within the game settings. If narration remains sluggish, increasing these values may enhance performance. Conversely, if the GPU is insufficiently powerful to handle the designated layers, inference will revert to CPU computation. In such cases, reducing the number of layers assigned to the GPU may prevent excessive slowdowns.

Experiment with these settings to achieve an optimal balance between responsiveness and hardware limitations, ensuring a smooth and immersive storytelling experience.

Game Controls:

• Use the arrow keys to rotate the spherical world map when selecting your next destination.
• Press ESC to return to the main menu.
• All other interactions are performed with the left mouse button.
• Hovering the mouse over certain UI elements (such as item names or companion names) may display additional information about that element.
• Press H to hide or unhide certain UI elements.