The Campaigns Are Coming

A Year of Progress A year has passed and Tefr has now entered a new phase. I’m sure those that have been following things are aware that a major edit of the system book, ‘Tefr Prelude’ has been undertaken under Cameron’s loving fists. At the same time both Simon and...

Fantastic Beta Progress

Beta Progress It's been quite a year for Tefr. The system book, titled "Tefr Prelude" has been through another round of playtesting and is now in a fully working late beta form. This includes final or placeholder versions of all the illustrations, which has...

System Book Progress

Final Revisions

Final Revisions to the Tefr System Book.

Character Forge Playtest

Character Forge Playtest Thank you to everyone who helped with playtesting the new Character Forge. This round is now closed, but please get in touch if you want any updates.

Tefr Enchanters’ Codex

Tefr Enchanters' Codex The beta version of the Enchanters' Codex manual is now up on the Tefr Patreon shop. This is the big book of magic Tefr. This version of the book is the Hardcore version of the Enchanters' codex, containing an entire magic and spell codex...

Tefr is Now on Patreon

Tefr is Now on Patreon If you were being observant you may have noticed a little P icon has appeared at the bottom of the Tefr homepage. This is a visible indicator that Tefr has now become part of Patreon. This is the newly updated Patreon which gives free...

Evolving Combat

Evolving Tefr Combat I made a sort of mission statement at the start of the year running through what worked and where things were a creaky in the combat element of the current Tefr system. It stated: "Over the last few years there have been various updates to...

Making an Ancient Map –Timelapse Video

A timelapse video of the processes involved in making an ancient map of the Tefr world. I used the Hereford Mappa Mundi as inspiration. It's a medieval map dating from around 1300. I found the colour very appropriate for what I wanted. It seemed appropriate to emulate...

The Mind’s Isles

A Guide to World Building Without Maps. There are two approaches and both are thought exercises. One is the macroscopic approach looking at the large and general features of the world and working down to finer details. The other is the myopic approach starting with a small location and broadening the information about the world from that point.

About Tefr

A unique fantasy world setting with its own RPG system. Tefr uses a strong narrative and roleplay focus, allowing players and narrators to dig deep in their characters to gain an immersive experience of the unfolding events around them. More

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Tefr Ash Beta

Tefr Prelude 'Ash' Beta Now available from our Patreon store. We’ve been using the new Ash Beta of Tefr Prelude book for a couple of months now and are very pleased with how it is all working. It is still essentially the same system, just better after taking...

Tefr Enchanters’ Codex

A Brief History of Tefr

An outline of the history of the world of Tefr as a character within that world might know it. The chronology given is sketchy and only covers important events. Much is drawn from the teachings of the Karoch, the church of the Tree of Life, as the dominant religion...

The Tefr Calendar

In the beginning the creator made the world and set it in a place of stability and order. There were no seasons, only night and day. This article concerns how time is marked on the world of Tefr.

Shelis

Gateway to the Root, this land is now shattered into the much smaller states of Tukis, Panis, Mexota and Shelis after long and bloody civil wars of previous great years.

Terasonia

A strategically important Nation situated along the length of the River Terusil. Terasonia is made up of seven small princedoms, each ruled by its own Duath (ruler), with their own laws, taxes, and economy. A council made up of these Duaths provides stability between the princedoms.