Promethium Books has announced that its tabletop RPG Ys: Age of Heroes is now available on Lightning Source, DrivethruRPG, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble for $59.99.
Initially announced in January 2024, this title is stated to be “canonically fifty years after Adol Christin’s last known whereabouts” and roughly a century after the events of Ys I and Ys II.
After purchasing the book on Lighting Source, you can request a free copy of the PDF by filling out this Google Form.
Details on the game and the character classes can be viewed via the official website.
Check out our final preview for Ys X Nordics.
Ys X Nordics will be released on October 25, 2024, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG.
Ys X Nordics features a new mechanic called Mana Actions, which essentially consists of movement skills. Mana String lets you swing to faraway areas, move objects, and activate switches. Mana Ride lets you hover with the Gullinboard, encouraging travel atop water surfaces, skating on Mana Rails, and riding wind streams.
Mana Burst is a charged attack that uses the element of fire for Adol and ice for Karja. Besides dealing damage, these maneuvers can unlock new pathways. Lastly, Mana Sense uses the Druid’s Monocle item to detect enemy locations, traps, switches, and hidden items. Plus, time slows down when the Monocle is activated, letting you cross time hazards.
Character growth in Ys X Nordics uses the new Release Lines, a collective skill tree of sorts that uses Mana Points earned from level-ups to gain new abilities. Mana Seeds placed in the Release Lines can trigger Adol or Karja-specific abilities, too.
Mana abilities are divided across four general classifications: Valor for offense, Mettle for defense, Optimism for boosted miscellaneous attributes, and Darkenss for powerful abilities with drawbacks.
Lastly, Ys X Nordics features the classic fishing minigame. It works like in Ys VIII, though it can be performed on land and sea.
