Journey deep into abandoned castles, solve intricate puzzles, fight strange creatures, and wield arcane power. Adventure with a group of intrepid companions in the tradition of “The Three Musketeers” or “The Lord of the Rings.”
Like the adventurers of old in Egypt, you will delve into long forgotten tombs, but in your adventures magic will fuel danger and creatures of myth will stalk the darkness. You will search uncharted wilderness for lost knowledge and hidden treasure.
Where the hand-scrawled sign warns “beyond here lie dragons,” your adventure begins.
Gods & Monsters Rules
All rules on creating characters and playing the game. This is what you’ll be using most as both player and adventure guide. (Dec 6, 2020)
- Gods & Monsters Rules
- Gods & Monsters (full PDF) (26.9 MB)
- Gods & Monsters (full RTF) (26.2 MB)
- Gods & Monsters (full HTML) (305.1 KB)
- ZIP Resources for Gods & Monsters Rules (26.7 MB)
Order of the Astronomers
Follow the adventures of Sam Stevens, Gralen Noslen, Will Stratford, and Charlotte Kordé as they delve into the abandoned castle of the Order of the Astronomers. Start here if you’re new to the game or to role-playing games in general. (Apr 29, 2010)
- Order of the Astronomers
- PDF (2.31 MB)
- Rich Text Format (.gz) (1.01 MB)
- Monolithic HTML (266 KB)
Arcane Lore
Lists of spells, skills, psychic powers, and specialties. (Feb 13, 2021)
- Arcane Lore
- Arcane Lore (full PDF) (6.8 MB)
- Arcane Lore (full RTF) (7.0 MB)
- Arcane Lore (full HTML) (637.5 KB)
- ZIP Resources for Arcane Lore (11.9 MB)
Divine Lore
Lists of divine spirits and gods. (Dec 6, 2020)
- Divine Lore
- Divine Lore (full PDF) (8.8 MB)
- Divine Lore (full RTF) (16.0 MB)
- Divine Lore (full HTML) (529.8 KB)
- ZIP Resources for Divine Lore (25.2 MB)
Gods & Monsters reference sheets
Character reference sheets, map grids, and rule summaries. (Aug 6, 2017)
- Gods & Monsters reference sheets
- Blank map grids (1.8 MB)
- Character sheets (3.1 MB)
- Rule summaries (4.3 MB)
- Scribus and Inkscape reference sheets (5.9 MB)
Printed Copies
Some of the Gods & Monsters rulebooks are available in print versions through lulu.com. However, the print versions will lag behind the on-line versions, whose rules will be more unstable. (Jul 14, 2024)
Inspirational fantasy fiction
The Dumasian world of Gods & Monsters is also inspired by Dunsany, King, and many others. These books that should inspire you when you need to create interesting adventures and characters. (Apr 15, 2024)
Die Roller
Gods & Monsters uses d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, and d100. What is a d4? a d20? What is a d100? What do these dice look like, and how do you read them? (Feb 18, 2012)
Gods & Monsters is a fantasy role-playing game compatible with adventures for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition, Basic/Expert D&D, and most old-school clones.