Pyramid Review
Nobilis RPG
Designed and Written by R. Sean Borgstrom
Art by David Bolak, Alphonse Mucha, Arthur Rakham, William Morris, and Muchner Jugend
206 Pages, $28.00
Nobilis is an RPG that allows characters to take on the role of the Nobilis, demi-god level powers that are the protectors and embodiments of one of the fundamental aspects of reality. Complex, unique, and deeply touching, Nobilis is one of the most interesting small press RPGs in years.
Giving a brief introduction to the game is difficult, as the setting is rich and complex. Set in the modern day, this game is much like many of the World of Darkness games in that it is set in a world much like ours, but filled with magic and terror. The center of this magical world is the Valde Bellum, the 'great war' that all the Imperators (gods) are waging against forces that wish to destroy all of reality. In this war Imperators who would normally hate each other, such as Angels of Heaven and Hell, Gods of the Wild, the Light, the Dark, and stranger gods yet, are forced to fight together to save the totality of creation - all that grows upon the World Ash Yggdrrasil. While these greater gods war in the spirit realms and in places beyond comprehension they form servants, Powers, to see to their business in the mortal world.
These servants of the Imperators are the Player Characters. These powers walk in the world that hides behind the prosaic world of our reality. They . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: April 7, 2000
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