History TabletopGame / AtlantisTheSecondAge

* HeadlessHorseman: The Theragraphica includes the Dullahan, based off the creature of the same name from Irish folklore. In an unusual twist, it’s the horse that’s the real monster, the rider is just a reanimated corpse that fights for the horse.

''Atlantis: The Second Age'' is a SwordAndSorcery roleplaying game currently published by Khepera Publishing. Drawing heavily on the works of Creator/ClarkAshtonSmith, Creator/RobertEHoward, Creator/FritzLeiber, and Creator/MichaelMoorcock, it is set in the world of the ancient continents {{Atlantis}}, Lemuria, and Mu. Five centuries after the Great Cataclysm took a heavy toll on the empire of the Atlanteans, the way is paved for humanities rise as the new dominant race of Earth.

* DarkIsNotEvil / LightIsNotGood: The Empyrean and Void are as morally neutral as any other element; the Empyrean is the element of hope, [[AmbitionIsEvil which includes selfish ambition and hubris]], and the Void is the element of fear, [[ProperlyParanoid including common sense and reasonable caution]].

* EldritchAbomination: Both gods and demons.

** OurGeniesAreDifferent: Jinn are one of the possible character races. They were the first race to rule the world eons in the past and are now only few in numbers. Being highly magical creatures, exposure to strong magic can reshape both their bodies and minds in unexpected ways.
** OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Tritons are the descendants of humans who have been altered by Atlantean sorcerers to fight their enemies that live underwater.

* RatedMForManly: Of course.

* RuleOfCool and RuleOfDrama: The two most important rules to remember. Doing so actually makes your Hero become more powerful.

* FollowTheLeader: Those familiar with the 3rd Edition of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' will recognize a lot of elements that have been taken over almost unchanged, such as the six classic attributes (with the addition of Speed and Perception), the skill system, combat initiative, and hit points. In most other areas the game is completely different though, having no classes or levels, a completely different system to calculate success and failure of dice rolls, rules for injuries, and a unique magic system. The character races and monsters have virtually no overlap, save for a few creatures from real world mythology.

* Revenge: Getting revenge for a serious crime against you counts as Great Works and helps to push back the day of your doom some more.

* PettingZooPeople: The Andaman were created from ordinary animals by the Atlanteans to serve as a variety of specialized warriors. The animals they picked are highly unsuited for petting, though. (Bull, jackal, jaguar, lion, owl, wolf.) There are also the Ahl-At-Rab, a race of lizardmen, and the Lemurians, a race of gorillas who have the highest Intelligence scores of all races.

'''Atlantis: The Second Age''' is a SwordAndSorcery roleplaying game currently published by Khepera Publishing. Drawing heavily on the works of Creator/ClarkAshtonSmith, Creator/RobertEHoward, Creator/FritzLeiber, and Creator/MichaelMoorcock, it is set in the world of the ancient continents {{Atlantis}}, Lemuria, and Mu. Five centuries after the Great Cataclysm took a heavy toll on the empire of the Atlanteans, the way is paved for humanities rise as the new dominant race of Earth.

* DakIsNotEvil / LightIsNotGood: The Empyrean and Void are as morally neutral as any other element; the Empyrean is the element of hope, [[AmbitionIsEvil which includes selfish ambition and hubris]], and the Void is the element of fear, [[ProperlyParanoid including common sense and reasonable caution]].

* MagicIsEvil: Downplayed. It isn't, but it does invoke {{Eldritch Abominaton}}s to pull off, and so mages are people most others safely stay away from until absolutely necessary.

* OurMonstersAreDifferent: The ''Theragraphica'' includes only a small number of StockMonsters, with the majority being very rarely seen in fantasy media or completely original while still genuinly exotic and unique.

* OnlyMostlyDead: With Hero Points you can decrease the amount of damage you take and also get a big bonus on your Constitution check to survive running out of hit points. Even if you're out of Hero Points, you can still take a big loan at the Fate Bank. Though this will fasten the arrival of the day of your doom, it's better than dying, because there is no way to bring back the dead.

* LostTechnology: Most of the knowledge of crystal matrices, Vril pyramids and other Atlantean {{magitek}} has been lost, and while the surviving Atlanteans

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--> [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian ''"Crom, grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then to hell with you!"'']]

'''Atlantis: The Second Age''' is a SwordAndSorcery roleplaying game currently published by Khepera Publishing. Drawing heavily on the works of ClarkAshtonSmith, RobertEHoward, FritzLeiber, and MichaelMoorcock, it is set in the world of the ancient continents {{Atlantis}}, Lemuria, and Mu. Five centuries after the Great Cataclysm took a heavy toll on the empire of the Atlanteans, the way is paved for humanities rise as the new dominant race of Earth.

Unlike most roleplaying games, newly created Heroes are already highly competent and outstanding people, whose skills and abilities rise only slightly during the course of the game. Instead of gaining XP from defeating enemies to improve their power, characters in Atlantis increase their Renown by the deeds they perform, of which the slaying of legendary monsters is only one of many types. A very strong and central concept of the game is the focus on fate and destiny. As characters rise in fame by increasing their Renown, they gain the attention of the gods and fate itself is on their side, allowing them to perform incredible deeds of strength and valor through the use of Hero Points. Hero Points are a central mechanic of the game and allow players to add bonuses to their dice rolls, such as skill and attribute checks, increase the damage they inflict on wounded enemies, shrug off injuries, and avoid succumbing to their wounds. While the amount of Hero Point every character has is limited, there are many way to regain spend points during the ongoing adventure, such as carousing to raise their spirits, sacrificing to the gods, activating a disadvantage, or tempting fate to rely on sheer inhuman luck. However, even heroes favored by the gods are at risk of rising too high and succumbing to hybris, and every character in Atlantis has destiny awaiting him with an ultimate doom. This is however not to encourage for Heroes to restrain their valor and righteous wrath and accept their humble mortal existance. Instead it serves as an incentive to live life to its fullest and gain as much fame and glory as possible before doom finally takes you.

* DoomedProtagonist: No matter how succesful a Hero is and how many enemies he slays, eventually he will rise too high for his own good and be destroyed for his hybris. The only way to avoid this fate is to go through life humble and cowardly without drawing too much attention. Which for a true hero would be a FateWorseThanDeath. This Destiny is set by the player at character creation, so every Hero knows what doom is constantly hovering over him.

** The second race were the Ophidians, a race of serpentmen from the continent Mu. They're the only Root Race ''not'' playable as a PC.

* GeniusBruiser: The Lemurians have the highest Intelligence score and one of the highest Strength score.

* TheDarkArts: Meddling with the creatures of the lower dimensions is a dangerous and reviled practice. A Dark Artist is not inherently evil, necessarily (so long as they're not also meddling with the cults of Ba'al and Set), but they are...well, demon summoners.

* FollowTheLeader: Those familiar with the 3rd Edition of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' will recognize a lot of elements that have been taken over almost unchanged, such as the six classic attributes (with the addition of Speed and Perception), the skill system, combat initiative, and hit points. In most other areas the game is completely different though, having no classes or levels, a completely different system to calculate success and failure of dice rolls, rules for injuries, and a unique magic system. The character races and monsters have virtually no overlapp, save for a few creatures from real world mythology.

* GeniusBruiser: The Lemurians have the highest Intelligence score and one of the highest Strength score. They also have by far the most advanced technology of all the races of the world.

* LizardFolk: The Ahl-At-Rab used to be slaves to the naga a long time ago but are not reduced to nomadic barbarians.

** The second race were the Ophidians, a race of serpentmen from the continent Mu.

* FollowTheLeader: Those familiar with the 3rd Edition of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' will recognize a lot of elements that have been taken over almost unchanged, such as the six classic attributes (with the addition of Speed and Perception), the skill system, combat initiative, and hit points. In most other areas the game is completely different though, having no classes or levels, a completely different system to calculate success and failure of dice rolls, rules for injuries, and a unique magic system. The character races and monsters have virtually no overlapp, save for a few creatures from real world mythology.

* Atlantis: Set in the final centuries of the Atlantean Empire as humans rise to become the prophecised fifth dominant race of Earth.

* Precursors: Quite a lot. Humans are the fifth race that is destined to rule the world. Unusually, all of them are still around, though highly diminished in numbers and power.