In 1355, the Black Plague killed sixty percent of Europe’s population. Then, the dead rose and devoured those who were left.

“Men make different sounds when they die. The sound of a man dying of a gut wound is different than a man burning alive or dying of plague. The sound a man makes when being eaten alive, you won’t soon forget.”

The Black Plague has decimated Europe and brought with it a new sort of terror, a new sort of plague. As the sickness spreads, the Plague’s final symptom becomes apparent: the dead rise to hunt the living.

The Darkest Age is a Horror Role Playing Game set in a grim, alternate history. Enter the gritty and dangerous world of Europe in 1350 as an unusual strain of the bubonic plague ravages the countryside, and those afflicted don’t just die. Faced with extinction, the people of Europe are forced to survive in any way they can. Characters face death, disease, and the myriad undead, as well as cannibals, xenophobic city-states, and religious strife in an unending battle for the resources that mean survival. Between waves of fear and a strange, uneasy compulsion to start playing The Darkest Age right now, you’re wondering what makes this game unique. You’ve played a hundred d20 OGL games, but nothing like this one. The Darkest Age explores social and cultural conventions, as well as medieval role-playing tropes, and turns them upside down. If you’re looking for a true role-playing experience, this is it.

Highlights

• Downloadable PDF: Take your role-playing materials everywhere.
• Available in Softcover, PDF, or Bundle (both)!
• A multitude of unique classes, including Skald, Midwife, Apothecary, Viking, Mercenary, Merchant, and the classics, like Thief.
• Prestige classes as well as classes for advanced role-players. 
• Detailed skills, some familiar and some new to this dark world.
• New feats for characters as they struggle to survive.
• Numerous locations, a history of undead-plagued Europe.

The Darkest Age is a complete d20 OGL role-playing game written by veteran game designer Rob Gee and science fiction and fantasy author Eric Staggs, with creative collaboration from Julia Gengenbach. Cover art by Jeff Dewitt. Interior art by Rob Gee and Mark A. Nelson.

“In the hands of the right GM, this game will give you nightmares.”

Get it here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/117485/The-Darkest-Age

The Darkest Age Game Masters’ Companion
The Darkest Age Game Masters’ Companion is an addendum to The Darkest Age Core Rulebook. This new supplement includes information for character survival in the harsh reality of the Darkest Age. Campaign info, additional NPCs, and new Relics are also contained within. 

Get it here:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/420614/The-Darkest-Age-Game-Masters-Companion