Black Void: RPG Overview

Picture Babylon, here on earth, millennia ago. Now picture it being ripped into the vast and endless eternities of space by an eldritch horror the likes of which humans had only ever spoke of in tall tales. This is Black Void: humanity—or more accurately what's left of humanity—is in a place completely alien, where what could only be known as daemonic entities beyond human comprehension rule. Humans are the lowest of the low here, frail, fleshy creatures who better serve as food or flunky than friend. Humans are taken as slaves, beaten and eaten, in this world with strict hierarchy derived by its caste system. At the bottom of that hierarchy, humans are known as Kalbi, literally translated to "dog" in Arabic. Yet, through enough favors to particularly powerful patrons, some may claw their way to a higher caste.

As mentioned above, humanity was ripped from the cradle of civilization in Babylon, and thus there's a strong motif of Arabic culture throughout the books—a welcome change of pace from most RPGs grounded in European or Japanese traditions. The vocabulary, much of it transliterated from Arabic, suffuses the culture of the setting. The clothing, the societal structures, the items, the “gods,” the daemons—all lean into this motif, setting Black Void apart as its own animal.

Black Void is a tabletop RPG with horror elements that parallel games like Call of Cthulhu or Darkest Dungeon. You and your character may have your sanity tested as your Arbiter (Game Master) guides you through its unsettling world. Expect wild and E S O T E R I C experiences as you explore both the mechanics and narrative. For D&D veterans, the system can hit like a sack of bricks—power-gaming is secondary here. The narrative is the driving force, and while roleplaying novices may stumble, the mechanics naturally draw out the "why" of your character: their origin, scars, caste, and innate gifts of the void.