AETHERMOOR — LLM-Powered Survival RPG

PLAY AETHERMOOR

LLM-powered · All systems active · Permanent death

Standard Guy

Scavenger → ??? | Level 3

HP

61/80

Blood

4782ml

Fatigue

54%

Sanity

71%

10STR

12DEX

10CON

9INT

11CHA

10PER

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CONDITIONS

No conditions

TRAITS

None yet

INVENTORY

Empty

HEAT

10/10

KILLS 26 coin

COIN 202

LLM-Powered GM

AI runs the world. Every action narrated in brutal second-person. Real physics, real consequences.

Learn By Doing

Every action earns XP. Swing an axe → Axe skill rises. Talk your way out → Rhetoric improves. Skills learned instantly.

Permanent Death

Die and you're gone. No respawn. Take over an NPC or start fresh. Every decision matters.

Living World

20 traveling cities. Factions war, plagues spread, the void signals. The world moves with or without you.

WORLD EVENTS

Active threats shaping Aethermoor right now

CRITICAL — 3 DAYS

Ironhold War March

Ironhold's war crawlers spotted 3 days out. Steamforge mobilizing. Citizens fleeing eastern districts.

defend_steamforge join_ironhold flee profit_from_chaos

HIGH — 7 DAYS

The Sundered Man's Gambit

The Sundered Man consolidates power across three districts. His operative already contacted you at Red Alley.

serve_him betray_him kill_him ignore

MEDIUM — 18 DAYS

The Fleshspire Plague

Engineered disease spreading through graft recipients. Flesh crystallizes. 200+ infected. Cure unknown.

find_cure spread_it quarantine ignore

LOW — 35 DAYS

The Coal War

Ironhold and Steamforge converging on the last coal seam. War is inevitable unless someone brokers peace.

join_steamforge join_ironhold broker_peace sabotage_both

ONGOING — UNKNOWN

The Void Signal

Something 1,400m below the disk is signaling. Ancient. Inhuman. Insistent. Getting louder every day.

investigate amplify seal ignore

📡 LIVE WORLD ACTIVITY

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COMBAT PHYSICS ENGINE

Force = ½mv² · Pressure = F/A · Real material yield strengths

Combat Round Formatting

COMBAT ROUND 3

You lunge with your rusted broadsword, catching the clockwork automaton across its chest plate. 12 damage — gears spill from the wound.

The automaton retaliates with a brass fist. You parry, but the impact sends you stumbling. 3 bleed damage

HP: 67/100

Bleeding (3/turn)

Awareness: High

Exploration Formatting

The Cogwright's Workshop

Steam hangs thick in the air. Workbenches line the walls, covered in half-assembled clockwork mechanisms. A heavy anvil dominates the center, still warm from recent use. The forge smolders in the corner.

North — Heavy iron door (locked)

East — Narrow corridor

South — Back to the market

Cogwright Bram — hunched over a workbench, muttering

Apprentice — sweeping metal shavings

Skill Check — Success / Failure

Awareness Check

You notice the gear mechanism is rigged — a thin wire connects to a concealed charge behind the wall panel.

AWR 6 ≥ DC 5 — SUCCESS

Dexterity Check

You try to disarm the mechanism, but your fingers slip on the oily gears. The wire goes taut—

DEX 3 < DC 7 — FAILURE → 5 damage

Economy / Trade

Merchant — Ironmonger Hess

Cogbane Elixir

35

Steamforged Blade

120

Riveted Tower Shield

85

Your purse: 247 cogs

Icon Density — Clean vs Cluttered

✗ Too Dense — Every Noun Gets an Icon

The

fog parts as you descend the

iron staircase, each

step ringing against the

brass gratework. The

undercity sprawls below — lit by

gas

lamps.

7 icons in 2 sentences — unreadable

✓ Clean — Icons at Natural Breaks

The fog parts as you descend the iron staircase, each step ringing against the brass gratework underfoot. Below, the undercity sprawls — a maze of forgotten workshops, lit only by the amber glow of gas lamps.

1 scene-setting icon — reads like prose

Icon Placement Patterns

Three ways to place icons in narrative text. Each serves a different purpose.

Pattern 1: Scene-Setting Icon (float left, atmosphere)

The Cogwright's Workshop hums with the rhythm of a hundred interlocking mechanisms. Brass shavings carpet the floor, and the air tastes of machine oil. Somewhere in the back, a clockwork automaton paces endlessly between two workbenches, its purpose long forgotten.

The old Cogwright looks up from his work, spectacles reflecting lamplight. He's been expecting you — or someone like you. The Seal won't find itself.

Pattern 2: Icon-Aside (left margin, structured information)

The Brass Quarter — Steam rises through iron grates. The district reeks of industry. Passages lead north to the Steamworks, east to the Market, and down into darkness.

A hooded figure leans against a copper pipe, watching you through the steam. They don't look hostile — but they don't look friendly either.

Pattern 3: Accent Icons (subtle inline, key moments only)

The automaton's fist crashes into your shoulder. You feel bone crack — 12 damage. You stagger backward, boot catching on a loose floor grate.

Through the pain, you notice a thin seam in the automaton's chest plate. One good strike there and—

You lunge. The blade finds the gap. Gears screech, springs burst free, and the machine topples with a sound like a cathedral bell crashing to earth.

Narrative Stream Rules

Rule	Guideline	Why
Density	Max 1–2 icons per paragraph	More than 2 breaks reading rhythm
Placement	Paragraph start or key moment	Eye needs anchor point, not clutter
Scene icons	Use .gi-scene for atmosphere	Floats left, text wraps naturally
Accent icons	Use .gi-accent for subtle hints	14px, low opacity — doesn't dominate
Stat lines	Full-size icons OK in data rows	Stats are data, not prose — icons expected
Dialogue	One icon for speaker portrait only	Dialogue should read like conversation
Animations	Max 1 animated icon per screen	Multiple moving elements = visual noise

Game Output Examples

NPC Dialogue — conversational

Cogwright Bram [FRIENDLY]

"Ah, you've come about the Cogwright's Seal, have you? I figured someone would eventually. The old masters — they knew things about the Great Engine that we've forgotten. Dangerous knowledge, mind you."

Ask about the Great Engine |

Offer cogs for info |

Threaten

Level Up — celebration moment

Level Up

Level 5

ATK +2

DEF +1

MAX HP +10

AETHER +5

New ability unlocked: Aethersight

Death — somber finality

You Have Fallen

The clockwork heart counts your final seconds. The steam that was your breath rises one last time through the gears of Aethermoor.

Survived 47 turns | Level 4 | 3 quests completed

Inventory — item inspection

Steamforged Blade

Weapon • Rare • Two-handed

A heavy blade forged in the undercity workshops, its edge honed with aetheric resonance. The copper-inlaid guard hums faintly when corruption is near.

ATK +8

AE +3 Corruption Sense

Quest Log — active quest

The Cogwright's Seal ACTIVE

Find the lost seal of the Cogwright Order. Bram mentioned the old masters hid it beneath the Steamworks.

✓ Speak with Cogwright Bram

✓ Find the Steamworks entrance

○ Navigate the steam tunnels

○ Recover the Cogwright's Seal

Reward: 150 cogs

+2 Awareness

Physics Calculator

Weapon Target Zone Swing Speed 14 m/s

Force:147 J

Pressure:245 kPa

Penetration:YES PENETRATED

Bleed Rate:30 ml/sec

Time to Death:2.9 min

Outcome:LETHAL

Weapon Physics

Weapon	Mass	Max Vel	Force	Pressure	Type
Battle Axe	1.5 kg	16 m/s	192 J	320 kPa	Slash/Chop
Knife	0.5 kg	8 m/s	16 J	32,000 kPa	Pierce
Machete	1.2 kg	14 m/s	117 J	195 kPa	Slash
Steel Pipe	2.1 kg	12 m/s	151 J	30 kPa	Blunt
Bare Fist	0.8 kg	8 m/s	25 J	12 kPa	Blunt
Derringer	0.008 kg	350 m/s	490 J	980,000 kPa	Pierce

Blood Loss Stages

Stage	Blood Lost	Symptoms	Combat Effect
1 — Compensated	0–750ml	Thirst, anxiety	-0% performance
2 — Mild Shock	750–1500ml	Dizziness, pale	-15% rolls
3 — Hemorrhagic	1500–2000ml	Confusion, sweating	-35% rolls
4 — Critical	2000–2600ml	Unconscious, seizing	-60% rolls
5 — Death	2600ml+	Cardiac arrest	DEAD

Body Zone Reference

Zone	Key Structures	Bleed Rate	Instant Death?
Head/Brain	Brainstem, cerebral arteries	15–40 ml/s	Brainstem: YES
Neck	Carotid, jugular, trachea, C-spine	30–60 ml/s	Spine: YES
Chest	Aorta, heart, lungs	20–50 ml/s	Aorta: YES
Abdomen	Celiac, liver, kidneys	5–25 ml/s	Rarely
Groin	Femoral artery, pelvis	20–40 ml/s	No
Arms	Brachial, radial arteries	5–15 ml/s	No
Legs	Femoral, popliteal arteries	10–25 ml/s	No

SKILL SYSTEM

Learn by doing · Every action earns XP · Skills affect every roll

Combat Skills

AxeAxes, cleavers, hatchets. Affects force modifier and combo chains.

KnifeDaggers, scalpels, shivs. Precision targeting and stealth kills.

BrawlingUnarmed combat. Grapples, throws, eye-gouges.

SwordsBladed weapons. Parry, riposte, finesse.

FirearmsPistols, rifles, aether guns. Range, reload, aim.

DefenseBlocking, dodging, armor use. Reduces incoming damage.

Knowledge Skills

AnatomyTargeting weak spots, arteries, nerves. Bonus to lethal strikes.

MedicineTreating wounds, infections, surgery. Stops bleeding.

EngineeringCrafting, repairs, traps. Makes and breaks machines.

LoreHistory, factions, secrets. Unlocks dialogue options.

Aether ScienceCrystals, radiation, void. Dangerous but powerful.

Social Skills

IntimidationFear as a weapon. Reputation amplifier.

RhetoricPersuasion, deception, negotiation.

StreetwiseReading the city. Finding work, avoiding traps.

SeductionCharm, manipulation, extracting information.

DeceptionLying, disguise, cover stories.

Vice Skills

ViceDrugs, depravity, extreme acts. Unlocks hidden skill trees.

Pain ToleranceResist damage penalties. Fight through critical wounds.

TraumaThe weight of what you've done. Affects sanity system.

BloodlustUnlocked by mass kills. Combat bonuses that cost sanity.

HIDDEN SKILLS — Unlocked by Extraordinary Acts

Void ReaderReq: Survive void exposure

Death CheaterReq: Survive with <5% HP

Berserker StateReq: Kill 5 in one encounter

Mind BreakerReq: Break 3 NPCs via torture

Shadow WalkReq: Stealth kill 10 targets

Aether SiphonReq: Absorb raw aether crystal

LIVE WORLD MAP

The flat earth disk — 20 traveling cities — your position tracked

City You Danger Zone Void Anomaly War Zone

FACTIONS

6 living factions — your reputation with each affects every interaction. Click a faction to inquire in the console.

Crawler Clan

Mercenaries who patrol the wastelands between cities. Brutal, professional, territorial. They answer to no one and kill for coin.

👤 Ironjaw Kreth 📍 Wasteland Convoys ☠️ High Threat

Your Rep:

HOSTILE (-110)

Bounty Hunters Wasteland Mercenary

Fleshspire

Body modification cult. Harvest organs. Engineer diseases. Run the graft black market. They see flesh as raw material — yours included.

👤 The Weaver 📍 The Spire (quarantine zone) ☣️ Biohazard

Your Rep:

UNFRIENDLY (-40)

Body Mods Plague Organ Trade

The Sundered Man

Criminal mastermind operating from Dock 7. Controls information, smuggling, assassination. Nobody has seen his face and lived.

👤 ??? (The Sundered Man) 📍 Dock 7 — the deep end 🗡️ Assassination risk

Your Rep:

NEUTRAL (+10)

Crime Intel Assassination

Engineer Collective

Control the city drives. Without them, cities stop moving and die. Leverage: absolute. They know it. Everyone knows it.

👤 Chief Conductor Voss 📍 Engine Core (restricted) ⚡ Essential — untouchable

Your Rep:

NEUTRAL (0)

Technology City Control Crafting

Steamforge Undercity

Everyone who fell through the cracks. Scavengers, ex-workers, criminals, refugees. They survive together — or not at all.

👤 Mother Cinder 📍 The Underpipes 🤝 Welcoming (if useful)

Your Rep:

FRIENDLY (+45)

Black Market Survival Info

Void Nomads

Wander the disk's edges. Harness void anomalies. Half-mad, incredibly powerful. Some say they've seen what's beyond the rim.

👤 The Resonance (collective) 📍 The Rim — beyond the maps 🌀 Reality-warping

Your Rep:

UNKNOWN

Void Magic Madness Ancient Knowledge

⚔️ PVP ARENA

Prove your worth in the blood pits of Aethermoor

🏆 LEADERBOARD

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📊 YOUR STATS

Log in to see your record

🗡️ RECENT DUELS

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WORLD LORE

The flat earth of Aethermoor — its history, science, and secrets

The Flat Earth of Aethermoor

The world is a disk — 4,200km across, 180km thick. Gravity wells increase toward the rim, reaching 1.5g at the edge. The void beyond the edge is not empty: it's inhabited.

Cities travel on iron tracks or crawler mechanisms across the wastelands, following resources, fleeing threats, converging for war. Settlement is impossible — the wastes shift with void tremors. Only the cities survive.

Aether — The World's Power and Curse

Aether crystals form in geological pressure zones. They power everything: city drives, weapons, medicine, communication. They also irradiate, mutate, and corrupt.

Radiation thresholds: 0.1 Sv = headaches | 1 Sv = vomiting | 5 Sv = hair loss | 10 Sv = leukemia | 15+ Sv = death within days.

Physics of the Disk

Standard gravity: 9.81 m/s² at center. Rim gravity: up to 14.7 m/s². Terminal velocity varies: 53 m/s at center, 80+ m/s near the edge.

Void anomalies near the rim cause quantum effects: objects phase, time stutters, some people develop void sensitivity — perceived as madness or prophecy.

Graft Medicine

Mechanical and biological grafts replace damaged or lost body parts. Rejection rate: 20% without suppressants. Aether-enhanced grafts: 35% rejection, but 200% performance gain.

The Fleshspire controls most graft tech. Their pricing model: cost in flesh — yours, or someone else's.

The Cataclysm (340 years ago)

A void rift opened beneath what was the central settlement. 2 million dead in 3 days. The survivors built the first crawler-cities and never stopped moving.

The Great Migration (200 years ago)

Resource wars forced 14 cities into a single 40-year convoy across the eastern wastes. The alliances formed — and broken — during that march still define faction politics today.

The Aether Wars (80 years ago)

Three cities fought for control of the northern aether fields. Two were destroyed. The third — Aetheria — still floats above the crater, a monument to what aether can do when weaponized.

The Void

Beyond the rim: not empty space. The void is a dimension that exists perpendicular to the disk's reality. Entities live there. They've been aware of humans for centuries.

The signal from 1,400m below the disk is not geological. Analysis suggests structured communication. Mathematically complex. Increasingly urgent.

Void Sensitivity

5% of the population develops void sensitivity from proximity to anomalies or aether overexposure. Symptoms: silver-tinted eyes, precognitive flashes, ability to detect void entities.

The Void Nomads seek out the sensitive. The Engineer Collective wants to study them. Fleshspire wants their brains.

API & PLAY MODES

Multiple ways to access the engine

Terminal (Copilot CLI)

# Start interactive session
chaoz-rpg

# Single action
chaoz-rpg --prompt "swing axe at neck"

# Check status
chaoz-rpg --status

REST API

# Take action
POST http://localhost:7777/api/action
{
  "token": "your-device-token",
  "action": "examine surroundings"
}

# Get status
GET http://localhost:7777/api/status?token=X

# World events
GET http://localhost:7777/api/events

Real-Time

All actions processed by LLM in real-time.
SSE streaming for instant narrative.
20+ engines fire on every action.
Physics · Combat · Economy · World Events

PLAY AETHERMOOR

LLM-Powered GM

Learn By Doing

Permanent Death

Living World

WORLD EVENTS

Ironhold War March

The Sundered Man's Gambit

The Fleshspire Plague

The Coal War

The Void Signal

📡 LIVE WORLD ACTIVITY

COMBAT PHYSICS ENGINE

Icon Density — Clean vs Cluttered

Icon Placement Patterns

Narrative Stream Rules

Game Output Examples

Physics Calculator

Weapon Physics

Blood Loss Stages

Body Zone Reference

SKILL SYSTEM

Combat Skills

Knowledge Skills

Social Skills

Vice Skills

HIDDEN SKILLS — Unlocked by Extraordinary Acts

LIVE WORLD MAP

FACTIONS

Crawler Clan

Fleshspire

The Sundered Man

Engineer Collective

Steamforge Undercity

Void Nomads

⚔️ PVP ARENA

🏆 LEADERBOARD

📊 YOUR STATS

🗡️ RECENT DUELS

WORLD LORE

The Flat Earth of Aethermoor

Aether — The World's Power and Curse

Physics of the Disk

Graft Medicine

The Cataclysm (340 years ago)

The Great Migration (200 years ago)

The Aether Wars (80 years ago)

The Void

Void Sensitivity

API & PLAY MODES

Terminal (Copilot CLI)

REST API

Real-Time

Enter Aethermoor