New Elder Scrolls Game Puts All Of Tamriel On Your Tabletop

An exciting Elder Scrolls tabletop role-playing game, titled Betrayal of the Second Era, has been announced by developer Chip Theory Games. Bethesda Softworks’ fantasy franchise has become iconic over its long history, with countless gamers embarking on their own journeys through the diverse land of Tamriel. Modiphius Entertainment created an Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Adventure Game tabletop in 2021, and now Chip Theory Games is set to recreate the entirety of Bethesda’s beloved world.

Kicking off with 1994’s The Elder Scrolls: Arena, Bethesda’s role-play series has crafted a large and intricate fantasy world with its own complex history. The magical setting of Tamriel is broken up into nine separate provinces, with each region being influenced by real-world cultures and containing a unique race of inhabitants. Most modern Elder Scrolls games focus on a single province, from the Dark Elves’ bizarre land of Morrowind to the cold Norse-inspired mountains of Skyrim. While the series is now a well-established gaming juggernaut of its own, tabletop RPG inspirations for the Elder Scrolls franchise include Dungeons & Dragons, RuneQuest and more.

Providing a fresh take on Bethesda’s epic saga, Chip Theory Games has officially announced a tabletop RPG titled The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era. Coming to the crowdfunding website Gamefound in October 2022, the one to four-player role-play experience will take place during the same historical period as the massively multiplayer online title The Elder Scrolls Online. The project will capture the core pillars of the franchise by delivering in-depth character customization, beautiful hand-drawn art and an intricate world to explore. Randomized enemies, alternate starting locations and varied character progression ensure that Betrayal of the Second Age will provide endless Tamriel adventures.

While the Elder Scrolls video games take place within Tamriel’s Third and Fourth Eras, the Second Era has also been explored in spin-off projects. The Elder Scrolls Online provides lore and timeline details that fill in the universe’s backstory, providing context for the events of the single-player titles. The MMORPG sees Tamriel’s provinces form three distinct factions and subsequently wage war for the right to rule the entire continent. Meanwhile, the powerful necromancer Mannimarco plots to merge Tamriel with the demonic realm of Coldharbour. With both projects taking place in the Second Era, the stories of The Elder Scrolls Online and Betrayal of the Second Era will apparently tie together closely.

The Elder Scrolls saga draws an abundance of inspiration from classic tabletop RPGs, so it is quite natural for Bethesda’s series to now be adapted by Chip Theory Games. The Elder Scrolls Online‘s new High Isle setting will soon expand the world of Tamriel, and Betrayal of the Second Era will allow fantasy fanatics to explore every nook and cranny of the well-known setting. Though the tabletop title will not go up on Gamefound until October 2022, Elder Scrolls fans should keep an eye out for news throughout the year.

Sources: Chip Theory Games, Chip Theory Games/YouTube

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