"• Connection to Ancient Races: Aside from the Jinteni and Lords of Essænce, other ancient
hands could be involved. The Earthwardens of old (masters of nature magic in the Interregnum)
or the Titans (Masters of Emer in the Second Era) had their own profound lore. The
Earthwardens were known to hide knowledge in enchanted ways (e.g. the Coral Roads and
hidden monoliths). The Book could be a compendium of earth lore and chronomancy they
compiled just before they vanished. Alternatively, perhaps the legendary dragon Voriig Kye (an
ancient Dragonlord who loves knowledge) had a claw in this – maybe he collected the annals of
the world and bound them in one volume ages past. In any case, the style of the Book (its
language, script, and materials) might give clues: e.g., if written in high Loremaster (Enris-Sokal) script on
Emerian vellum it leans Loremaster; if inscribed on indestructible sheets of red laen (crystal)
with First Era glyphs, it leans Lords of Essænce."

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"• Holy or Unholy Origin: A more esoteric legend claims the Book of Days was a gift (or curse)
from the gods – perhaps the Lords of Orhan (the gods of Light) granted it to early Loremasters,
or conversely, the Dark Gods of the Unlife created a blasphemous parody of prophecy and this
is the result. The Priests Arnak (servants of the Unlife) have apocalyptic scriptures; could the
Book be one of those, containing the countdown to the Shadow's victory day? This theory
usually surfaces among extremist clerics. There is talk in some cults of "the Black Chronicle"
which details the inevitable triumph of the Dark. It's possible the Book of Days is that very
chronicle, or that the cults want others to think it is, in order to sow fear. If the Book had a divine origin, it might radiate either a holy aura or a palpable dread, depending on alignment –
something PCs might detect with the right spells."

"• Lords of Essænce Theory: Another school of thought links the Book to the Lords of Essænce
– the godlike ancient beings (K'ta'viiri) who ruled in the First Era. One of the surviving
Essænce Lords, Ondoval, famously sought out a legendary tome called the Book of Gates that
allowed travel through time and planes. The Book of Days might be a sister artifact to that, or
even an alternate name in some texts. Perhaps the Book of Days was a creation of the Althans or
K'ta'viiri as a sort of temporal log or calibration manual for Kulthea's timeline. It could have
been used aboard their sky-cities or space stations to track the flow of time on Kulthea relative
to other worlds. If that's the case, the tome might not be a book in the normal sense at all, but a
highly advanced device disguised as a large bound manuscript (for instance, crystal pages that
rewrite themselves, or an artifact that interfaces with the Eyes of Utha). The Lords of Essænce
were known to leave behind techno-magic devices of great power, so this theory cannot be
discounted."

"Origins and Nature
Ancient Origins: No one is completely certain who created the Book of Days, but various theories
abound in scholarly circles:
• Loremaster Theory: Many believe the Book was compiled or written by the early
Loremasters of the Second Era, perhaps even by the great Andraax himself. In support of this,
they note that Andraax was deeply concerned with preserving knowledge and maintaining
balance. According to popular belief, he founded the Library of Nomikos around SE 2530
specifically to safeguard dangerous knowledge for the good of the world. The Book of Days,
which catalogues events across time, would fit this mission. Some suggest Andraax gathered
prophecies, astrological data (remember the comet's cycle), and his own foresight to create a
guide to the future – a tome to help the Loremasters anticipate great threats (like the return of
the Unlife, the Crowns of Empire, etc.). If true, the Book could date back to the early Second
Era, hidden and passed down secretly among Loremaster Grandmasters. However, if the PCs
are the ones to recover it during the Grand Campaign, that implies it was lost or deliberately
sequestered at some point – perhaps during the Wars of Dominion a millennia ago, when the
Loremasters were nearly wiped out and many treasures scattered."

Quote from my campaign notes run through Chat GPT so as to render them comprehensible to other humans.

"The Book of Days
Overview: The Book of Days is a fabled artifact – a massive ancient tome whose very pages are said to
contain the secrets of time itself. In the context of the Grand Campaign, the Book of Days emerges as a
pivotal plot element: at some point in Book II of the campaign, the player characters acquire this
powerful and dangerous magical tome. It is no ordinary spell book or historical text; rather, it is an
object of profound cosmic significance. Possessing it can change the course of the entire campaign, for
good or ill. The Book's nature and origin are cloaked in myth and conjecture, and many factions covet
it – or fear it – from the immortal Loremasters to the sinister servants of the Unlife. Below is a sourcebook-style exploration of what the Book of Days is, what it contains, and how it might influence
a campaign."

Hard to keep up... I only have the Moderation Privs so I can't turn off New Users or require all New Threads to be moderated for a while. Some threads did get flagged for moderation yesterday, so that was easy to just remove all the spam ones and Post the single real one.

FYI archetypes are correct in the combat stat tables, and wrong (when they differ) in the individual stat blocks. Known (and reported) issue, all of them have been lined up to be fixed.

This picture link to picture on ICE discord server  from a scene of our running Space Master Privateers RPG session as fascinating example how important vehicular rules and ship stats can be for Scifi RPGs- therefore here follows a detailed podcast about the Tech Law Privateers: Vehicle Manual to help all listeners with a vehicle combat guide:

link to podcast discussion

Have fun!
Micael

The brutal fight for survival starts with the Essaence Lord Andraax and the first wave of demons in the next part of The Loremaster´s Legacy II" Rise of the Shadowveile as a Tribute to T.K.Amthor & Shadow World :

link to pdf

Have fun!
Micael