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The Dark Eye - Core Rules

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The Dark Eye is a fantasy roleplaying game wherein you and your friends play the leading roles at the center of heroic action. Travel the land as a virtuous knight, elven ranger, or erudite mage. Rebuild the war weary Middenrealm, marvel at exotic wonders in the Lands of the Tulamydes, discover lost ruins in the steaming jungles of the South, or try to drive back the evil of the Shadowlands. Rescue innocent victims from the cult of the Nameless One, navigate labyrinthine plots and intrigues at the Court of the Empress, or stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the brave defenders of the border cities to repel the ever-growing Orc Storm. Experience the breadth of Aventuria, The Dark Eye’s immersive fantasy world crafted by those who grew up steeped in medieval lore amid ancient forests, forbidding mountains, and fairy-tale castles.

The Core Rules presents all of The Dark Eye’s refined, time-tested game system. Character experience earns additional skills, new spells, and special fighting styles to face ever greater challenges. To get started, all you need is pen and paper, dice, and this book. Build the characters you want to play, or choose from a large selection of customizable character archetypes.

Enter the classic, fantastic world of The Dark Eye. Glory and adventure await!

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Ulisses S July 31, 2023 1:19 pm UTC
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Heyho Henk! You’re free to change and print the materials for personal use on the TDE line, but not for further distribution.
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Henk M July 29, 2023 2:01 pm UTC
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Does Ulisses allow purchasers to print a copy (strictly for own use, of course) and if so, is it ok if I edit the pdf to remove the page background for greater printerfriendliness? And finally, does the answer apply to the full range of DSA/TDE material?
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Ulisses S February 22, 2023 11:22 am UTC
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At the moment we do not offer PoD, yet this is a suggestion we want to discuss.
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Scott N February 15, 2023 3:40 pm UTC
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Why no POD for a Hardcover, they're impossible to find.
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Anthony Christopher H December 27, 2020 8:03 am UTC
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When will the revised Core Rules pdf incorporating the changes mentioned in the December 27, 2020 Errata & Updates pdf be available?
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Norbert - John P June 06, 2020 11:56 pm UTC
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Sadly I cant go back and edit my review but here is the link to my YouTube review: https://youtu.be/WIdyCa4toWY
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Nathaniel D March 28, 2020 2:55 pm UTC
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Thank you so much for this.
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JAVIER E March 26, 2020 7:48 pm UTC
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Thanks for thinking about the players! Stay safe!
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Valerio P March 20, 2020 8:31 am UTC
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Can those who have already purchased this manual get a voucher for something else?
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James S March 25, 2020 4:14 am UTC
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Why would you get a voucher for something else? Because it's PWYW for a limited time?
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Valerio P March 26, 2020 6:12 am UTC
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Feeling a bit "cheated", having purchased a bunch of handbooks in the past few weeks.
If the PWYW had been given as a choice on one manual, instead of the specific one, I would have preferred.
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James S March 28, 2020 11:26 pm UTC
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Ah. From what I've seen, most publishers who have opted to switch their books to pwyw either did their core rulebook or their entire series. Everyone is getting hit hard by the virus, so I'm honestly surprised anyone is doing more than their core book.
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Becca R December 28, 2019 12:13 am UTC
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I'm interested in the Dark Eye but I don't know much about it. What sets it apart from other fantasy TTRPG's and what sort of system does it use?
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JAN TAJO F February 03, 2020 5:50 pm UTC
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TDE uses its own system which is quite different from most other English systems. This is its 5th edition in German and it is the largest TTRPG in Germany.
E.g. its a D20 system, but roll under. It is very Skill heavy and uses a 3D20 roll to resolve skill checks.
The world itself is a Fantasy world with most of the different fantasy tropes represented on one continent. Ppl say it feels more "Brothers Grimm" than "Tolkin'ish". The world has 30 years of ongoing storyline and changes.
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Kai H January 04, 2019 1:28 am UTC
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Would it be possible to the admins to create a rule system "The Dark Eye (TDE)" and add the products currently starting with "The Dark Eye - " there? Also associating the products into their product types would be helpful for filtering the shop. You are not using your full potential here.
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Eric S January 04, 2019 3:33 pm UTC
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If you were to look at the back end of DriveThruRPG, you'd see that there are a very large number of rules systems already in the list, and there are hundreds or even thousands of systems that do not have separate listings. DTRPG is very cautious about adding new entries because every publisher has to use that list when entering new products. They don't want to make it any more unwieldy than it already is, so we share a system entry with Das Schwarze Auge.
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Chris S May 08, 2018 12:47 pm UTC
Is it possible to use the regular Dark Eye RPG adventures to play the Aventuria Adventure Card Game?
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Eric S May 08, 2018 3:03 pm UTC
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Not directly. All of the Aventuria Card Game adventures are based on Dark Eye RPG adventures, and the RPG might give you ideas for building your own encounters, but the books do not provide any rules for the card game. If you're curious about the RPG, you might want to try out the Vampire of Havena solo adventure (http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/192953/The-Dark-Eye--The-Vampire-of-Havena). That's a stand-alone book that you can play even without the Core Rules!
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Yves M September 01, 2021 10:48 am UTC
Could you tell me if after having try for the Vampire of Havena solo adventure,does the Dark Eye RPG adventures game is playable/adaptable for solo,"multi-handed" or not and improving an artificial Master?Thanks
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September 06, 2017 12:56 am UTC
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In the character creation chapter, I am confused as to how many AP it costs to pick elf. The table on page 40 provides one number, but the example states a different amount. Which is the correct value? The one in the example or the table?
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Tim A V March 03, 2020 5:42 am UTC
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Elf as a race 18AP the cultural packages raise the cost by 43/47/55 AP respectively'
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Erwan G August 31, 2017 11:44 am UTC
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Is this the English version of the 5th German's ?
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Ulisses S August 31, 2017 3:30 pm UTC
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It is.
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Steve L June 27, 2017 2:35 pm UTC
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Is there a one page version of the character sheet (One page front and back)? So far all that I have seen are the two page ones.

I've read through the rules and am getting ready to play a couple of test scenarios with my brother before we go to our group with it.
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Ulisses S June 27, 2017 2:46 pm UTC
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So far there is only a two page document for the character sheet and I'm not even aware of a fan version with just one page (German or English).
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Alexandre L June 23, 2017 4:31 pm UTC
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Just received an update message but there are two new files. What is the different between them and what are the changes? Any update log?
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Alexandre L June 23, 2017 4:39 pm UTC
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The 2nd printing file has screwed markers... that jumped right at me as I opened the file!!
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Ulisses S June 26, 2017 8:16 am UTC
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Updated the file with the book marks, thanks for the info. There is no change log, that I'm aware of, but it's mostly small layout and typo changes.
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