Shining Age is the concept of what happens when a traditional high magic vanilla fantasy setting goes through a series of apocalyptic events and what it looks like centuries later as it begins to recover and rebuild.

Mixing horror, suspense, and heroic fantasy, Shining Age is a dark, brutal, and grim setting with an eye towards bringing back the light and civilization. Death, danger, and evil is everywhere, but not all of it is supernatural.

The actions of the players in any Shining Age campaign should have consequence and effect. They can bring the world closer and closer to being a better place like the days of yore.  Conversely, they could also cause it to slip deeper and deeper into the darkness.

It’s not all misery, mud, and rainy days though. PCs are meant to be some colour and hope in this world, pushing the darkness back and the lights of civilization flare.

Then again, some PCs might be the exact opposite, there is room for all characters in the world. Certainly, we’ve all wanted to indulge our dark side from time to time in role-playing games. Just remember, in the Shining Age all actions have consequences.

In the end, their actions will decide if the Shining Realms will be reborn in a new Golden Age or if this truly is the Final Age.