In a reimagined Earth shaped by imperial ambition, ancient magic, and emerging psionics, the world is not as we know it. Empire’s Veil is a tabletop roleplaying game set in an alternate-history reality where global superpowers like the United Empire of France, the Chinese Celestial Empire, New Portugal, and the United Republic of America battle for dominance across continents steeped in myth, innovation, and arcane power.

Drawing inspiration from both historical fiction and high fantasy, Empire’s Veil invites players into a world where steampunk technology coexists with spellcraft, and political intrigue is as dangerous as sword or spell. Whether you're a diplomatic envoy, a streetwise infiltrator, or a psionic prodigy, your choices shape the fate of empires.

Built on a robust d20 system, Empire’s Veil blends character-driven storytelling with tactical gameplay, offering immersive campaigns filled with espionage, warfare, discovery, and ancient secrets waiting to be unearthed.

Step beyond the familiar. Rewrite history. Shape the empire.

A d20 Modern/Future campaign setting of my design.  I have put some barebones information on this site so the game works on a functional level, but I would like to add more flavor as our play-testing fleshes out this universe.

Things that I would like to add, and perhaps you can give me feedback for...

1. New Feats

2. New Basic Classes (instead of the generic ones now, these may change in the future)

3. New skills in addition to the ones presented here.

4. Artwork - working with Stable Diffusion to produce the best Modern Fantasy Art possible

5. Expanded Alternate History of Earth - working on that currently. 

6. Advanced Prestige Classes - need to add the level graphs 

7. New Elements: Education System (Free Feats that are education related, and based on the characters background)

8. A new Name for the Campaign Setting - DONE! 

9. Equipment Guide: Online (and eventually a printable PDF)

10.  Open a BETA test for anyone to try the system out.

5/2/25

NEW synopsis

I really didnt care for the other synopsis, it didnt capture the spirit of the campaign setting at all. 

3/16/25 

Fixed Formating and legibility of the Feat section.  - Used BOLD to be able to quickly identify the next feat in the list

Finished the skills section

10/31/23

Working on Skills still.

8/6/23 

Order of Ancestral Lore added to the Orders, Oaths, and Organization section

7/31/23

Almost done with Starting occupations

need to work on art for skills... like I want that many pictures, but dang is that a lot of art

7/30/23

Added new Orders

The Liberty Vanguard

The Unity Front 

Half of the Skills are done! A-G done! (needs artwork for all of it)

I also added NPC pages for their leaders. 

7/28/23

Added my First Order to the Game - The Order of Golden Eagle

Added a new Artifact "The Eagles Eye"

Added a Gazetteer section to keep track of all of the places I reference (will just be a side project to this larger project)

7/26/23

Section added: Orders, Oaths, and Organizations in the Dungeon Master Book

Finished all of the Advanced classes tables, and art with one exception.   (some of my art is  missing that i worked on!!!! Will fix later) 

Only a few more occupation art left to do.  

Finished all of the Advanced Classes Tables... it was 5 am when I finished and was on a roll so I also finished the Basic Classes Tables!!! 

Need to work on skills still... getting around to it

Also added more work for myself... I need more art so that is coming as well 

Added a dedication to the page. 

7/25/23

Wrote a synopsis for the rest of the Advanced classes (Next up I will put in their character abilities in a table form)

7/23/23: 

Working on adding Skills 

Added a Character Creation section 

Reorganized the navigation of the site.  

Wrote out a 25 question interview for a character to help establish a backstory. 

7/16/23: 

Reworked the Stormborn Dwarves - they were too similar to the Artic Dwarves and I wanted to do something different... tropical dwarves! 

8 New One Page Campaign Ideas - including my newest "Museum Mayhem" a one shot to introduce the players to the world of Empire's Veil.

7/9/23:

40 New Plot Hooks!

Additionally, 10 new Plot hooks Unique to the Political Landscape of the United Republic of America

June 2023:

New Art

4-5 New Political Factions for every Empire

9 Sample NPCs

New Magic Items

Character Portrait complete for all Basic Classes!