Fading Suns RPG

Fading Suns RPG - Gothic Space Opera in a Dying Universe

Navigate the deadly politics of a dying universe with Fading Suns, the award-winning science fiction RPG blending space opera with feudal intrigue and religious conflict. In a far future where the suns are fading and humanity clings to medieval power structures, play as noble lords, zealous priests, cunning merchants, or alien outcasts struggling for survival and power in a gothic universe where technology is feared as heresy and ancient secrets threaten reality itself.

Core Rulebooks & Box Sets

Begin your journey with the complete Core Books Slipcase containing all three essential volumes, or purchase individually: Character Book for player options and creation rules, Universe Book for setting lore and Known Worlds details, and Gamemaster's Book for running campaigns and creating adventures.

New to Fading Suns? Start with the Play Kit featuring quick-start rules, pre-generated characters, and an introductory scenario to experience the setting immediately.

Faction Books & Imperial Dossiers

Explore the powers that shape the Known Worlds with the comprehensive Faction Book, detailing noble houses, the Universal Church, merchant guilds, and alien races.

Dive deeper into specific factions with Imperial Dossiers: House Hawkwood for the noble house of explorers and warriors, Urth Orthodox for the dominant church sect, and Reeves Guild for the lawyers and bureaucrats who maintain order.

Sourcebooks & Setting Guides

Expand your Known Worlds with St. Paulus' Guide to Spacecraft, featuring detailed starship rules, designs, and space travel mechanics. Explore barbarian space with Vuldrok Space, detailing the raider clans beyond the Known Worlds.

Adventures & Campaigns

Run ready-to-play scenarios with Intrigues & Escapades, featuring multiple adventures spanning political intrigue and space exploration. Experience frontier conflict with Hard Times on Hargard, a complete scenario set on a contested border world.

Gamemaster Tools & Accessories

Enhance your sessions with the Gamemaster Screen featuring essential tables and reference charts. Track character states with the State & Perk Card Set and Deluxe Metal Tokens.

Navigate the Known Worlds with the Cloth Play Mat: Jumpweb Map, showing the network of jump gates connecting human space.

What Makes Fading Suns Special?

Unique Setting Blend: Gothic space opera combining Dune's feudal politics, Warhammer 40K's dark future, and original cosmic horror elements.

Feudal Space Empire: Noble houses vie for the Emperor's throne while the Church condemns technology and merchant guilds control trade—medieval politics in space.

Dying Universe: The suns are fading, jumpgates fail mysteriously, and humanity faces extinction while squabbling over power and dogma.

Technology as Heresy: Advanced tech exists but is feared and controlled by the Church—using forbidden artifacts risks excommunication or worse.

Multiple Factions: Play nobles, priests, guild members, aliens, or outcasts—each with distinct worldviews, goals, and conflicts.

Political Intrigue Focus: Court politics, religious schisms, and guild conspiracies drive stories as much as space exploration and combat.

Ancient Mysteries: Precursor alien artifacts, psychic powers, and cosmic secrets threaten to unravel reality itself.

Rich Worldbuilding: Decades of lore detailing planets, houses, religions, technology levels, and the complex web of Known Worlds politics.

Whether you're a Dune enthusiast seeking feudal space politics, a Warhammer 40K fan wanting character-focused play, a space opera lover craving dark intrigue, or a group ready for campaigns where words are as deadly as blasters, Fading Suns delivers a unique gothic universe where humanity's greatest enemy is itself. The suns are dying—will you save the empire or seize power as it falls?