Atlas Games: Charting New Realms of Imagination

Penumbra D20

When Atlas Games first learned about the Open Game License, we were thrilled by the prospect of publishing under it. For years people have produced generic fantasy products, often quite clearly aimed at players of the world's most popular fantasy roleplaying game. With the decision by Wizards of the Coast to let other publishers use the d20 System under the Open Game License, these products have the chance to emerge from the shadows. "Penumbra" seemed like the perfect name for some of the first products to actually use the license.

One of the founding ideas of our Penumbra line is that gamers are creators of their own worlds. For this reason, there is no single campaign world unifying Penumbra products. Rather, we embrace the concept of modularity, presenting independent elements that can be adopted or discarded as the GM sees fit, since they're never setting-dependent. We're not here to tell you how things are in your game world; we're here to give you more options. You decide if a particular adventure can be placed in your campaign world, or if a new domain of clerical spells fits into the cosmology of your personal game universe.

Penumbra D20 products give you material that's adaptable to any fantasy campaign, whether it be a published setting or a world of your own creation. Resource-packed adventures like the first ever Open Game License release, Three Days to Kill, and meaty sourcebooks like Occult Lore and the Penumbra Fantasy Bestiary encourage you to use the material straight out of the book at a moment's notice, or to make it a foundation for realms of your own design.

In each book published under its banner, Penumbra strives to enhance your next game session with roleplaying material that will captivate every player's imagination.

Penumbra Miniatures

Lance & Laser Models, Inc. has a created a growing line of fantasy miniatures based on popular Penumbra sourcebooks and adventures. These expertly-sculpted figures are crafted from lead-free pewter and come unpainted and unassembled, ready for a personalized paint job or other customizations. If you're a miniatures fan, ask your friendly local game store about Lance & Laser's line of Penumbra fantasy miniatures!

Can't find them? Email Lance & Laser at eric@lanceandlaser.com

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Downloads

Flesh out your campaign world with these Penumbra downloads:

The Black Amulet is an artifact of great power.

And don't miss the interactive maps from the first four Penumbra adventures, for use on PC machines:

Three Days to Kill maps as a zipped Campaign Cartographer (FCW) file.
Thieves in the Forest maps as a zipped Campaign Cartographer (FCW) file.
In the Belly of the Beast maps as a zipped Campaign Cartographer (FCW) file.
The Tide of Years maps as a BMP image.
Don't forget to download the free Campaign Cartographer viewer.
Problems? We're not able to give tech support, but you can check the troubleshooting document or visit the ProFantasy website.

Links

Add even more deatil to your game setting:

Questions? Check the Penumbra Errata
For even more d20 goodness, try our Nyambe: African Adventures setting, the Dork20 Deck, or a Coriolis dual-system crossover adventure!
Looking for a new game to play? If you like the Penumbra D20 series, you may also enjoy Ars Magica, the historical roleplaying game of myth and magic. Go on, take a look!
Read about the Penumbra Name That Critter Contest!

Or learn about the d20 System:

Questions about the d20 system? The mailing list at Open Gaming Foundation, the primary resource for the Open Gaming Movement, is a good place to start.
Read the text of the d20 Trademark License and Open Game License, and browse the official d20 System FAQs at the Wizards of the Coast website.

For downloads and links relating to specific products, follow the links in the left bar.