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Today the public playtest for Godflesh: Cycle of Inheritance launches. You can now explore a world where mortals can challenge gods – if they survive long enough.
A world shattered by divine power
Once unified under a single mountain deity, the world of Thaal fractured when mortals first consumed divine flesh and ascended to godhood. Now, islands of ordered reality – Divine Domains – stand against the chaotic Wildlands stretching between them.
Your band of adventurers will venture into those untamed Wildlands to recover relics of fallen gods, forge alliances, make enemies, and harvest materials to craft extraordinary treasures. And always, in the background, is the temptation: consuming godflesh for tremendous power, at the cost of your humanity.
The Chrysalis Quickstart
The playtest packet includes everything you need to start. The Chrysalis Quickstart covers character creation, gameplay mechanics, and advancement systems, along with diverse character playbooks – from the enigmatic Magus to a battle-scarred veteran – each with distinct ways to engage with the world.
Core moves cover exploration, combat, recovery, and faction interaction. Setting information puts you in a world where gods physically walk the earth. A starter adventure lets you begin immediately.
Join the divine cycle
Download the Chrysalis Quickstart from our Ko-Fi page on a pay-what-you-want basis. Then join our Discord community to connect with us and other playtesters, share experiences, and give feedback. For development updates and announcements, follow us on Bluesky.
Gather 2-5 players plus a Godmaker (GM) and get started. We encourage sharing your sessions through video, streams, actual plays, or social media – just note that you’re playing the playtest version so viewers know the game is still in development.
Your feedback shapes the game
This playtest is a critical phase. Your experiences will directly influence what Godflesh becomes. I’m particularly interested in balance and pacing – how different character types perform in different situations. Wherever rules are confusing, I want to know. How your group engaged with the setting and themes matters too, as do the moments where the game didn’t deliver the experience it should have.
Support the development
If Godflesh works for your group, create content around it – actual play recordings, streams, anything that shows the game in motion. Give detailed feedback in our Discord’s dedicated channels. If you want to support development directly, our Ko-Fi page offers tips and membership options. Spreading the word helps us reach more playtesters, which makes the final game better.
What’s coming
The complete version of Godflesh: Cycle of Inheritance will build substantially on this foundation: additional character options, a full bestiary of divine creatures, detailed regional guides for domains and Wildland areas, complete rules for character transformation and ascension, and expanded faction mechanics for long-term campaigns.
Download the Chrysalis Quickstart and take your first steps into a world where even mortals may grasp at divinity.