A sect archive built into a jade cliff at dusk, its gate lit by one red lantern, stone stairs down to the misty river.

Dao Forge

Heaven lends. It does not give.

Dao Forge makes wuxia and xianxia tabletop roleplaying games. Each one plays at a table with a game master, or alone with the solo rules in the book.

Heavenly DebtThe free Quickstart

The two Heavenly Debt paperbacks, the Codex and The First Debt, on a dark lacquer tray beside an oil lamp, an inkstone and jade stones.

Tabletop roleplaying game, PDF and paperback

Heavenly Debt: The Codex

A d20 cultivation RPG where power is a loan from Heaven. Play with a GM or solo.

  • The 208-page rulebook, with 27 foes and 14 Scene Maps
  • One d20, for a table with a GM or one player alone
  • Free with it, 5 play aids and the maps
Buy the CodexInstant download: the Codex, fillable play aids and mapsRead about Heavenly DebtPaperbacks coming soon on Amazon

The archive

Each game is a complete book of rules with a campaign to play. Buy the Codex or the campaign as PDFs here and play tonight, or get the paperbacks on Amazon. The campaign needs the Codex. Paperback owners get the play aids and maps free on this site.