Developer Logs

Dawn of the Crimson Age

The Old Empire has fallen. The Divine Crisis has shattered the heavens, and mortals now wage a bitter war against the Gods themselves. Vampire clans emerge from centuries of shadow, demonic rifts tear open across the cities of the known world, and the Crimson Empire of Ishihara Shinushi marches forward with a single purpose: to rewrite reality itself.

Today, we are thrilled to announce AnyTale: Crimson Age — not merely a game mode, but a fully realized TTRPG setting built from the ground up for the AnyTale ecosystem.

Crimson Age is a dark fantasy tabletop roleplaying setting with its own lore, factions, cosmology, and rule systems. It is a living world with a history stretching back through the Age of Heroes, the rise and fall of empires, and a Divine Crisis that reshaped the very nature of power and faith. Every corner of the setting has been crafted with depth — from the political intrigues of the Republic and Velltrain, to the ancient bloodlines of the vampire courts, to the Kaishin — mortals who have transcended their limits and stand between gods and men.

Whether you swear loyalty to the Crimson Empress, navigate the shifting allegiances of fallen noble houses, master forbidden Kaishin forms, or ride with the rogue Heroes who refuse to bow to any throne — Crimson Age provides the full mechanical and narrative framework to tell those stories. Character creation, faction systems, a magic framework rooted in the setting's own metaphysics, and a world rich enough to run campaigns for years.

The full release is on its way. But we know many of you are ready to dive in right now — so we are opening the gates early. You can step into the Crimson Age today and begin shaping history before the official launch.

A New Age of Roleplay Begins

Welcome! We are incredibly thrilled to finally pull back the curtain on everything we have been building. If you are reading this, you are part of the very foundation of something magical.

What is AnyTale?

At its core, AnyTale is not just a game or a platform—it is a comprehensive roleplay ecosystem. Our vision and ultimate goal is to unite the entire RP community under one roof. We want to create a space where it is incredibly easy to find your people, make lasting friendships, and most importantly, experience fascinating stories together without the friction of fragmented tools.

We believe that roleplay thrives on connection and imagination, and every tool we build is designed to fade into the background so your stories can take center stage.

More Than Just Play-by-Post

But the RPG platform is just the beginning of the ecosystem. We have been working directly on creator tools to empower game masters and writers:

AnyTale Writer: Now available in Early Preview. A dedicated, distraction-free environment tailored for world builders to draft lore, plot campaigns, and write beautifully without leaving the aesthetic comfort of the ecosystem.

AnyTale WorldBuilder: Entering Open Alpha soon. This will be the ultimate compendium tool for your campaigns, allowing you to link articles, manage timelines, and build comprehensive wikis for your unique settings.

The Grand Ambition: Our Own VTT

We are dreaming big. The long-term plan in our roadmap is to build our very own Virtual Tabletop (VTT) seamlessly integrated into the AnyTale ecosystem. A VTT that doesn't feel like a spreadsheet, but feels like an immersive, deep dark fantasy space to see your characters come alive.

But building a VTT is a monumental task—and for that, we need exactly one thing: You.