Fathom: Delver's Codex

Intricately painted ceilings and walls of a world that once was give way to great corridors clotted with rails and shambling masses; tunnels branching and yellow-lit with artificial fluorescent lights. Vast areas go unmaintained; leaking and dangerous. Sections of the underground are deserted and unfinished; sloppily abandoned long ago. There are well trodden paths leading to “cities”; areas locked down and ruled with iron fists. These are the last vestiges of civilization aside from the communities dwelling in the unexplored caverns of Earth’s crust. Ancient sealed air locks lead to the great ocean, a strange dark land far from the sun’s illumination. Strange things happen there, and all those who sneak into the watery world-grave fear the stalking terrors of the deep. The little gear you have is well worn and battered; either scratch built or generations old. Above are the ruined Art Deco remains of the past. Below is a brutalist hellscape. Something strange and alien exists even deeper than that. This is Fathom.

The Delver's Codex has everything a player needs to create and equip a character in Fathom. With over 500 abilities to choose from, you'll never play the same build twice in this totally class-less, d6 system. Inspired by the Action Role-Playing Game genre, the endless synergies between equipment and abilities create a riveting combat environment that encourages both mastery of one's own character as well as tactical team-play. Lose yourself in the rich, post-apocalyptic setting of a drowned Earth, filled with aliens, monkeys, and automatons to keep you company while delving through vast subterranean realms or the consuming oceans of the World Grave. We hope you enjoy playing this game as much as we had fun making it (5 years of fun!). Feel free to download the free Core Rules to try out the system before considering a donation. See you in the World Grave!