A tabletop roleplaying game
TEND. WONDER. RESIST.
Step into the role of a Mystic, Guardian, or Cloak—each with skills that can be honed—and make choices that will ripple outward, revealing new stories to those with patience and courage.
Cloaks
Mystics
Guardians
A little less rigid.
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A little more customizable.
A little less rolling.
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A little more playing.
A little less peril.
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A little more belonging.
A little less baffling.
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A little more cozy.
A little less dark.
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A little more fantastic.
A little less violent.
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A little more creative.
A little less Eurocentric.
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A little more global.
A little less colonizing.
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A little more resistance.
A little less dark.
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A little more hopeful.
THE
CORE SYSTEM
The basic rules to play Kinhaven are friendly, simple, easy to pick up, and designed for a pretty quick start.
Accessibility Without Flatness
The system is lean and elegant: three core attributes (Strength, Agility, Mind), a handful of secondary stats, and a single d20 resolution mechanic. But it's not shallow. The species modifier system is well-balanced with explicit exchange rules, and the customization guidelines support imaginative expansion. New players can onboard fast; experienced players will appreciate the intentional design.
Enormous Species Variety with Mechanical Impact
With over 20 playable species across three kingdoms, from Hummingbird People to Crocodile People to Axolotl People, each one has a distinct stat profile and cultural identity. The Axolotl's unique healing ability, the Tortoise's extreme armor at the cost of Readiness, or the Hummingbird's tiny-but-lightning-fast build, species choice actually matters mechanically and narratively.
Welcome
Kinhaven is a tabletop roleplaying game where a richly imagined world of sentient animal-folk meets a lean, elegant system designed to support story and connection.
The Isles of Kinhaven are a vast and living realm, home to dozens of species of sentient animal-folk, wolves and foxes, hawks and ravens, crocodiles and axolotls, who have built communities shaped by cooperation, care for the land, and deep respect for one another's differences.
But in this world is a growing threat, the Kolumbidae Empire, an expansionist power arriving by ship with its eyes on Kinhaven's resources and no interest in what its people have spent generations creating. The question at the heart of every campaign is how ordinary people, your characters, respond to that.
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Kinhaven is a vast and richly diverse land, inhabited by sentient, anthropomorphic animal species who live alongside their traditional animal counterparts.
Ambystis
Sarcosians
Loxani
Phoenicis
Bovinus
What Type of Game is This?
A roleplaying game designed to invite curiosity, Kinhaven unfolds through a balance of simple mechanics and intricate possibilities, inviting players to craft spells, forge alliances, defeat oppression, and navigate the layered tensions of a land where past and present deeply intertwine.
With each roll, you’ll grow closer to an understanding of Hinterdom’s untamed spirits, its conflicts, and its delicate hopes for a balanced future. Rich with myth and possibility, this game is a quiet invitation to those ready to listen and imagine, blending story and strategy in an unforgettable game to share with friends.