Rules

First of all: This is about rules of the third edition, as they were financed as part of the 2022 Kickstarter. Information on the rules and everything else of the previous editions can be found in the Archive.

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Gameplay

The rules of Chronopia have essentially remained unchanged since the 1990s. Someone who last played Chronopia in 1997, for example, or Warzone even earlier, will quickly find their way into the new edition.

Core elements such as reciprocal activation, the use of a D20, a typical 90s statsline, the addition or deduction of stats, etc. are still style-defining for Chronopia, even if certain elements or aspects have been adjusted.

At the same time, Chronopia remains a skirmisher, which in the new edition can be scaled from hero battles (small groups of individual characters) to large battles with numerous figures.

The charm of Chronopia results from the flexibility of the rules with the range of values and the classic design language of the late 1990s, characterized above all by Adrian Smith.

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Rulebook

The book, which was financed with the first Kickstarter and published in English and German, contains:

• Description of the lands and kingdoms of Chronopia, the history of Chronopia, description of the important people of Chronopia, history of each faction, short stories
• Rules of the game for: Player vs. player in four different game size levels (Hero Skirmish Level, Patrol Level, Army Level, Grand Army Level), as well as Battle Royale – game mode for an odd number of players.
• Army rules for the five main factions: Firstborn, Elven House of Crystal Lotus, Dwarven from Horned Ones Clan, Blackbloods, Devouts
• Scenarios, weather, tournament and competition rules
• Story-based scenarios for every game size

The basic rulebook is available in printed and pdf versions.

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Demo Rules

In addition to the basic rules, there is a demo book (English) and starter rules (German), which are offered for free download as part of the Kickstarter.

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Solo Adventure

The expansion is very special for solo games.
This allows players to perform the game in solo play. Various events occur here at random.

This extension is currently available as a PDF in English and German and could be obtained as part of the first Kickstarter.

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Future developments

The following rules are currently being worked on:

• War Machine Rules
• Mercenary Rules

If you would like to participate in the discussions, you can do so on our Discord.

It is also planned to publish the missing factions and units. However, no further details are known about this.

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Articles

• Figures in size comparison

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Ask?

Since the rules are still about to be released today (October 2025), i.e. the delivery for all backers will take place in the coming weeks, there is no FAQ or the like yet.

However, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact them in the Discord

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Initial creation on 08.10.2025. Last update on 27.10.2025.