I love the Malazan Book of the Fallen, a 10-book epic fantasy series by Steven Erikson, so I've been looking for a system that would let me enjoy playing in the world of those books. While the author himself based parts of the story on several two-player GURPS campaigns, I don't like GURPS, and since I'm a big fan of the L5R RPG, I naturally settled on Genesys. I've made an extensive setting document with player options ranging from archetypes, skills, and gear, to edited magic rules and new talents.

The setting rules are laid out in a simple document - I haven't gotten around to formatting it in the proper Genesys style, and I don't think I will. However, the current version is mostly complete and fully playable, and should be readable just fine.

There are no spoilers for any characters or plotlines of the books, but there are implicit spoilers about the setting and the world. As such, if you are currently reading or already planning to read the series, maybe give the document a pass.

You can read it here.

There are of course many unique powers and abilities from the Malazan World that have not yet been represented with a talent. If you have any suggestions for any things I should add, please let me know.

Finally, I should say that I am not very experienced with the Genesys RPG system. As such, my understanding of the game's systems may be less than ideal. Everything should be relatively balanced, though especially Tier 5 talents and elder races such as Tiste Andii and Thelomen characters are not the most balanced. I have tried to strike a balance between accuracy and playability. Please let me know what you think!