Final Testament
Final Testament is the first multimedia series developed by USRPG. It is slated for release in Winter 2005 through multiple venues, including but not limited to: pen and paper role-playing, portable video game, and manga publication. Set within a dark technological future, Final Testament embellishes Biblical writings and gothic representation to present a morbid, frightening setting.
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Long ago, the war between Heaven and Hell ended, and in a display of tremendous freewill, humanity – not celestial – achieved victory. Yet to succeed, the descendants of Adam and Eve paid the ultimate price: abandonment by God. So began the death of Creation.
The Universe is shattering. Between the fragments is absolute oblivion, and within the shards lies what little remains of existence. In final desperation humanity has enacted the Exodus Initiative, a precarious plan to prolong survival until the cosmos completely ceases to exist. Yet for all its glory and accomplishments, the effort is doomed to fail.
There was nothing before the Lord; there will be nothing after Him.
Final Testament d20
Final Testament d20 is the pen and paper role-playing adaptation of the series. It chronicles the events of a dying Creation and those who refuse to accept an inevitable end. Player Characters are fundamental in determining the uncertain future of humanity, unearthing unimaginable secrets and horrifying perils to preserve what little of existence remains.
Players are best suited to take the role of an Epimethean: distant descendants of the failed Exodus Kibroth. Inhabiting a seemingly insignificant world, long ignorant of their heritage and damned future, they are truly masters of their own destiny – and that of all mankind.
Ultimately, it is the Player Characters who determine their long-term adversaries. While Epimetheus is tormented with innumerable threats, few match the legendary danger of human malevolence. Whichever faction the Player Characters share the fruits of their labor to; they will inevitably embitter an opposing faction. Even the path of neutrality is a delicate choice: the friend of nobody might be the enemy of everyone.
Published under the Magnum Opus label, Final Testament d20 is mutually compatible with BESM d20 and Future d20.
Final Testament: Eternal Damnation
Final Testament: Eternal Damnation is the manga adaptation of the series, recounting the adventures of an Exodus Kadesh military unit, the Ebony Roses, stranded on the world of Epimetheus. It is primarily narrated from the prospective of field commander Sebastion Lockheed, thus often detailing the planet with negative light and severe prejudice. In most cases, Sebastion feels annihilating Epimetheus from the face of the Universe would be a monumental blessing: an opinion his subordinates share with equal, if not greater, passion.