Sign in

Synthesis Tabletop RPG

@synthesisrpg.com
23 followers 12 following 25 posts

Try Synthesis for free at synthesisrpg.com Synthesis is a tabletop RPG about soul-searching, where magic takes the form of who you are as a person. Developed by @vagabond-studio.bsky.social

PostsRepliesMedia
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 05/10/2025
People with the Mark of Rhythm are usually uninterested in attention, opting instead for the peace and strength of community. Despite this, or because of it, they often quietly and unintentionally set the pace, norms, and unwritten rules of the society they inhabit.
Poster outlining the Mark of Rhythm:
"The push and pull of moments along time crafts the rhythm of being. Change from moment to moment is what makes stories out of patterns, and communities out of stories."
Traits:
- Communal
- Accommodating
- Cool
Spirit Powers:
- Copy others as a free action
- Set the turn order to your tempo
- Create resonate earthquakes
110
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 05/10/2025
There is a deliberateness with which the Mark of Immersion lives. Every choice is made thoughtfully, every moment is savored. This shows itself as indecision. It can take patience and guidance to understand Creatures with Immersion, but those who do find they have a genius completely unique to them.
Poster outlining the Mark of Immersion:
"As the world around you unfolds into a timeless flow, you may remember that you are alive somewhere. It is perfectly fine. Even if you drift off into the slumber that is life, you can come back to it anytime."
Traits:
- Contemplative
- Wandering
- Sensitive
Spirit Powers:
- Adapt to any location
- Change the weather or terrain
- Apply ongoing Environment effects
100
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 26/09/2025
The Mark of Emergence, through its namesake, reflects an ancient and foundational power. It is not defined so much by any particular drive, beyond perhaps curiosity, but instead by the natural weaving of simple systems into complex ones. It revolves around complexity for its own sake.
Poster outlining the Mark of Emergence:
"The most important work is quiet. In the ruins of a war torn trench, an ant moves a pebble out from a shattered pillar. A mushroom grows into a fallen tree, bit by bit. A survivor hammers in the first pole stake of their family's new home."
Traits:
- Crafty
- Perfectionistic
- Methodical
Spirit Powers:
- Enchant and manipulate Items
- Manifest your creations
- Push your weapons to their limit
110
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 25/09/2025
It may appear that the Mark of Fate reflects a void or a deep sadness within the user, but in fact the opposite is true. The Mark of Fate provides, beyond all else, a resiliency toward pain. This resiliency is sourced from the Soul’s oneness with the universe.
Poster outlining the Mark of Fate:
"Fate is a chain, but not one to hold you. It is a chain that you may reach for when life is cruel, to pull yourself toward the only lasting release from pain. Acceptance."
Traits:
- Unshakable
- Reserved
- Temperate
Spirit Powers:
- Fire long-ranged bolts of shadow
- Isolate targets and disorient them
- Negate damage
100
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 24/09/2025
When someone finds themselves between pages in the narrative of their life, when a day inevitably comes that defies purpose or meaning or much sense at all, if the response is to embrace life in those moments, that is the Mark of Hope revealing itself.
Poster outlining the Mark of Hope:
"It's about finding your sources of joy and pouring so much love into them that they begin to carry you. So much love that they drown out everything else and you begin to believe that your happiness can lie safely beside them."
Traits:
- Emotional
- Zealous
- Self-sacrificing
Spirit Powers:
- Area of Effect radiant damage
- Redirect damage to yourself
- Self-destruct
100
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 21/09/2025
Few deny the danger inherent to the Mark of Valor, but the perils of the world, both manufactured by malice and inherent to living in an ambivalent universe, are most effectively beaten back by the patient work and steadfast vision that can only come of having a stubborn chip on your shoulder.
Poster outlining the Mark of Valor:
"Your defiance is your reason for being. It grants you the tools you need to influence a world which contains within it a deafening silence toward you."
Traits:
- Ambitious
- Loyal
- Stubborn 
Spirit Powers:
- Temporary Adrenaline overheal
- Take damage to deal damage
- Chain Attacks
110
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 22/06/2025
The Mark of Empathy is not defined by ego death, but it does often precede it. This Mark imbues a particular type of understanding, one that makes both the joy and the suffering of all life much more difficult to ignore. Creatures with this Mark tend to be kind, but frustratingly fence-sitting.
Poster outlining the Mark of Empathy:
"The boundary between your life and the ocean of spirit from which all life is nourished only exists in the mind."
Traits:
- Kind
- Passive
- Nurturing 
Spirit Powers:
- Healing through flora
- Spirit absorption and redistribution
- Control and empowerment of others
110
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 14/06/2025
The Mark of Tranquility favors knowledge, creativity, and patience. But more than anything it favors curiosity. The world is filled with absurdity, misery, and luck, and all of it is ~fascinating~.
Poster outlining the Mark of Tranquility:

"When a pattern ends, look for the pattern within patterns, again and again until you see something new. The universe does not repeat itself."
Traits:
- Analytical
- Aloof
- Curious
Spirit Powers:
- Icy movement restriction
- Crystalline tactical control
- Slowly scaling mental damage
120
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 08/06/2025
Those with the Mark of Passion are keenly aware of the effect their temper and bull-headed decision making has on others. But their sense of honesty demands it. No space for helplessness - this Mark reveals joy the moment fury has passed. Naturally, it finds itself in heroes, rebels, and leaders.
Poster outlining the Mark of Passion:

"Desire is the wretched, burning coals that give life impetus to change"
Traits:
- Hot-Headed
- Brave
- Compassionate
Spirit Powers:
- Fire-based direct damage
- Close-quarters destruction
- Overwhelming force
151
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 18/05/2025
We have an online store now!! Please let me know if I totally messed up the website layout!!! Graphic design is my passion, css never fails, etc, etc. We're only shipping within the U.S. for now I still don't know what a "distributor" is, sorry!! -Vagabond
063
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 11/05/2025
Did you know our stickers double as a pore-ripping, epidermis decimating face mask? A perfect Mother’s Day gift! (/j) #paxeast
@vagabond-studios.bsky.social looking enthused while holding a Synthesis manual upside down. They have a mark of whimsy sticker and a mark of immersion sticker on their face.
141
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 11/05/2025
Ran a bit late setting up for Pax East this morning, sorry folks! We had a coffee-related incident, but don't worry, @tyg-is-me.bsky.social has been chosen as scapegoat and demoted from intern to lesser intern. Excited to see you all for the last day of Synthesis' first con!!!
@tyg-is-me looking dejected after yet another day of corporate backstabbing
0101
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 10/05/2025
It was so so cool meeting @damienhaas.bsky.social yesterday! Thanks so much for visiting and I hope you have a great time at Pax East!!
Damien Haas and @vagabond-studio.bsky.social at the Synthesis booth at Pax East, Damien is pointing to a copy of the Synthesis core rules.Damien Haas and @shannongeary.bsky.social - Damien is making a peace sign.
0103
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 08/05/2025
We're here at Pax East - look for the Wyrmwood banner by the Pax Arena!!
054
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 08/05/2025
Oops I put things off until the last minute again
A set of posters for Synthesis describing the different Marks.
010
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 02/05/2025
Find us here at #PaxEast next week - we'll be in the expo hall close to the Pax Arena! We'll be selling the first 300 copies of Synthesis to exist - the books came out amazing and we're so excited to share them!
An arrow pointing to booth 10110 in the Pax East Expo Hall.A picture of the physical hardcover Synthesis Alpha Tabletop RPG.
064
Synthesis Tabletop RPG @synthesisrpg.com · 21/04/2025
It's coming together...see you at #PaxEast!!
Photo of the printed Synthesis Alpha manual along with stickers for each of the 10 Marks in Synthesis Photo of newly printed stickers for each of the 10 Mark Icons in Synthesis
031