In The Shadow of the Citadel you - the players and the gamemaster – will experience the life of a group of scoundrels living on the planet Tantalus. Under the constant oppression of the Citadel, you will not be the heroes of anyone’s story, because on Tantalus nobody is.

Living in the shadow is harsh. As the enormous starbase passes in front of the sun, casting its shadow, the people of Tantalus feel nothing but hatred and dread. For as long as anyone can remember they have been controlled. The military power that supresses every attempt to organise, every attempt to escape the state of anarchy, seems to watch their every step.

The people of Tantalus don’t live well, but they get by. Those that aren’t born in power, raised by influential parents, are forced to fight their way up the ranks. The cartels, the gangs who rule the districts, still always under careful surveillance, are eager to recruit those with anything to offer, especially those foolish enough to strive against the Citadel.



The objective of the game



You, the players, fit that category perfectly. The characters that you choose to play as could be any kind of person, with any set of skills, but they must have a common goal. Be it to rule their own district, or to defeat a common enemy, the group must keep together.

By force, or by diplomacy, you will have to work hard to get to the top. Honourable work, however, will take you nowhere.



