A classic journey, a greater story.

Old-Pythera is an old school world for players who miss when every level mattered. Nothing here is handed to you: the road from Rookgaard to your first real hunting ground is long, a death still hurts, and the gear on your back was earned, not given.

And it cannot be bought. There is nothing on sale that turns into experience, gold, equipment, a skill point or an attribute. No shortcut, no head start, no wallet at the top of the highscores. What the store offers is comfort — a bigger backpack, a light that lasts, a place to trade — and comfort never won a fight. When you meet someone carrying a Magic Sword, you know exactly what it cost them, because there was only one way to get it.

What comes after the classic game is ours. Equipment can grow with you through Attribution, forged in your own house. The creatures you hunt fill a Bestiary that turns kills into charms. Now and then one of them shows up wearing stars, far stronger than it should be, carrying things an ordinary monster never drops. And while you hunt, the client keeps score for you — experience, loot, supplies, profit, every hit you land.

The rest you find out with a sword in your hand.

How to start

1. Create your account on the Create Account page.
2. Download the client on the Download page and open it. It keeps itself updated.
3. Log in with your account number and choose where your story begins.

Everything the server has is written down in the Library. Read it before you go, or after you die trying. Need a hand in the game? Press Ctrl+R and a gamemaster will answer.