In 2020, Arium was brought to life by 1,179 backers on Kickstarter. It's now a 3X ENnie-nominated game. Our final stretch goal was Evolve. We didn't hit that funding target. But we built it anyway. Because we didn't have the pressure of the Kickstarter, we were able to take our time, hear the community's feedback, and make something that enhances your worldbuilding and roleplay. It works with any game, not just ours.
Build the Dungeon Together
No Drawing Required
Arium Mapping is the only structured system for collaborative dungeon and hex map creation. Your players build the map WITH you in a quick timed session. On the fly. Nobody draws. Everyone contributes.
- Clean symbol notation that anyone can follow
- 5-word descriptor limit per concept
- Placement modes: Fog of War, Far Placement, Researched
- Rules for dungeons, hexcrawls, or other environments
Relationships where everyone doesn't see it the same way
You chose Found Family. They chose Transactional. Now what?
Evolve's relationship system gives every connection a hidden dimension. Each side picks their relationship type independently: 13 PC-to-PC types, 7 NPC/organization types. Add Behavioral Directives from Entwined to Antagonistic for relationships that shape how you play, not just what you call each other.
Between Adventures, Your Whole Table Decides What Happens Next
Training montages. Political intrigue. Villain interludes. Romance. Kissing? Who are we to judge?
- Vote on whose story takes the spotlight or choose the whole group
- Storm ideas for the downtime events
- Player picks the benefit and the GM picks the consequence (and can keep it secret)
- Play out the vignette of a brief in-character scene
More Inside
Knowledge & Rumors
Your table votes on what's true. High votes become common knowledge. Zero votes become rumors. Every idea finds a home in your world.
Evolution Tokens
A currency that lets you steal the spotlight, advance your character even further, or take the chance to expand your world.
Also...
- Squalls (on-demand collaborative ideation)
- Meta Creation (custom worldbuilding categories)
- Creation Step Bundles (detailed expansion of worldbuilding)
- Naming (collaborative naming for sessions, campaigns, and worlds)
- Enhanced Discover Templates (6 archetypes in 3 game modes)
- Discover Character Advancement with Bravos & Fancifications
- Expanded Stars and Wishes (and Asteroids)
Three Collaborative Toolkits in One Box
Build any world. Play any setting. Deepen any campaign.
- Create – System-agnostic collaborative worldbuilding
- Discover – World-agnostic streamlined roleplaying
- Evolve – System-agnostic campaign tools and expansion
Each works alone with other games and settings. Together, they're a complete worldbuilding RPG experience.
Interact Before You Back
Free interactive tools to try before backing (more to come).
