Arzium Roleplaying Game Quickstart Guide

Set off to explore the vibrant World of Arzium® in this narrative-forward roleplaying game

From the creator of Above and Below, Near and Far, and City of Iron, the Arzium Roleplaying Game opens up the World of Arzium®: a vast land filled with mysteries, magic, and forgotten technology.

Choose a character and set off with a group of friends to complete various quests set by the GM, exploring the vast caves beneath your village in search of the missing people of the town of Below. But be careful not to dally too long! Time is an important resource in Arzium, and if you waste too much of it, your quests may expire before you're able to complete them—and a failed quest might lead your story in an entirely different direction you'd never anticipated.

This book contains all the basic rules you need to play a game of the Arzium RPG, including the Empty Cave Town adventure module and four premade character sheets. 

This Quickstart Guide was originally included as part of Free RPG Day 2024, but was newly edited in 2025 to bring it in line with the final release version of the core rulebook. 

Overview:

• 28 pages
• Narrative-focused RPG System
• Exciting and deadly combat with abstracted movement system that makes for quick, focused encounters.
• Empty Cave Town adventure module takes you underground to search for lost villagers and provides an introduction to Arzium as a setting.
• 4 premade characters show off the Soldier, Cook, Machinist, and Mystic occupations (4 of the 20 occupations that are available in the full core rulebook)
• Can be played with a standard polyhedral dice set.
• Illustrated and designed by Ryan Laukat

Explore the core rulebook for further adventures in Arzium