Lords of Ether: 20th Anniversary Edition

Welcome to Lords of Ether: 20th Anniversary Edition!

Lords of Ether was a Science-Fantasy Story Debate started by IXJac in 2002 when the internet was a much younger and different place. It soon became a peerless experience its players found unforgettable, and would go on for almost six years before finally dying - as all games do - in 2006. Its influence can be seen in the DNA of many later Story Debates and Grand Strategy Games its players would go on to write here on Spacebattles and elsewhere. With IXJac's formal permission and guidance, Silence has brought Lords of Ether back on its twentieth anniversary for a new generation of players to enjoy.

What's it about? Lords of Ether is an epic Science-Fantasy kitchen sink game, where players navigate states, interstellar organizations, and even bands of heroes through a dangerous cosmos full of powers greater than their own - a setting in which survival is its own triumph. Its then unprecedented rules made it possible for entire nations of wholly unique technology, magic, and aesthetics to interact in the same world coherently, whether in peaceful trade or outright war waged by large combined arms armies. The detailed and comprehensive rules permitted immersive resolution of complex events like massive military campaigns either through quick consultations with a GM or live action roleplaying sessions with the GM known as "Sims". Players use these results in the process of telling stories about their power and others straightaway, rather than waiting for the outcome of their plans to be written by a GM or playing a wargame.

Got Ether?

No? Then what are you waiting for. . .