A “voice” told you to follow this map, find out what it shows, and report back. “I don't think it's dangerous,” she said. Now you're traveling across the continent to get to where the map even begins, which is clearly more art than informational material.

Meet strangers of all kinds, escape volcanic eruptions, befriend nature spirits, fight dead spirits, try not to get robbed, and find out what happened at the isolated volcano Nonobur. She may not have thought it was dangerous, but that's obviously not up to her.

Choose your character

• Choose from four characters of as many fantastic species, each with their own specialties.
• Mount up on a variety of riding animals.
• Fight against thieves, spirits, and insane cultists.

Game Details

Approx. game time: 2 hrs
Length: 33K words
Age: 12+
Content: Mild fantasy violence
System requirements: Runs in browser
Includes optional high-contrast color schemes

"The Spirit in the Door" is the first game set in the original setting Genius Loci by artist Jennifer S. Lange.

Play the demo online

A mystical high fantasy world

Spear's bearer - Firebolt
Bow's archer - Nevercold
Axe's swinger - Worldhauler
Sword's master - Wavecaller
Four there were since times of old

Genius Loci is a world where spirits walk among the people, where legendary creatures cause the rise or fall of empires, and where races share unique cultures. Its mystical landscapes are soaked with magic and populated with riddles and legends.

There are dozens of illustrated articles about Genius Loci in my blog.

How is Genius Loci special? 

The Genius Loci setting breaks with the pre-loved assumptions about cultures in mainstream RPGs and instead constitutes that race and culture are independent of each other. It is an attempt to create a fantastical, believable world with a story to it – two worlds, actually, because Genius Loci is not just one place: The real, material world, the Here, is accompanied by the mysterious Area, a dreamlike parallel world that can – and should – only be entered with special preparations. While not entirely without substance, it is a mindrealm where things are not as they seem.  Members of the same race do not automatically agree, and there is no such thing as a dwarven country, or elven language.

A world filled with spirits

Genius Loci means "spirit of place". Kitas is full of spirits, making it a very magical world. Nature spirits are caring, curious, and self-sufficient; dead spirits are grief-stricken, violent, and vengeful; echoes are leftover visions of persons who mustn't even be dead; and the most feared of all, the spirit of place – a genius loci – is an overpowering entity that can come into existence at any place, pushing its destructive will on everything and everyone within its domain. The continents of Kitas are each dominated by one of the elements of water, earth and air, fire, and life, strongly influencing their landscapes.

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