Swords of the Serpent (Spanish)

Welcome to the Sinking City.
You round the bend past the lower fort and there it is: the great city of Sumergia, sprawling across dozens of islands along the sheltered water. Its jewel- and crystal turrets are reflected in a shimmering bay filled with hundreds of brightly colored ships. Architecture from a dozen eras rises above a maze of grand plazas and narrow canals. Temples to its goddess tower over mansions and apartment buildings, calling its people to prayer. It may be ancient and corrupt, it may be slowly and inexorably swallowed by an endless swamp; but it is alive in a way that most cities are not.

Now you are home, and the Sinking City will welcome you. All you have to do is survive.

Shadowlands finally brings to Spain one of Pelgrane Press's most award-winning games: Blades of the Serpent, the game that brings classic sword and sorcery to the well-known Gumshoe investigation system.

Discover the mysteries hidden within the city and face hordes of enemies that you can defeat as long as you use your cunning.

A new iteration for Gumshoe
Kevin Kulp has crafted a new version of the Gumshoe system that prioritizes combat, making it simple, effective, and exciting. He does so with subtle but ingenious changes:

Following your Motivations makes you more effective in combat.
The equipment you possess helps, especially if it has a name.

Your profession determines the skills you can access.
Investigative skills can be used in combat.
Every storyline can become personal.

And so, everything changes completely, yet remains instantly recognizable to a player familiar with Gumshoe. Your characters will uncover clues that, if followed, will propel them headlong into danger and forbidden knowledge.

A clue might point the way to sunken treasure, jungle ruins, the lost key to a magical trap, or the true identity of a notorious assassin. The mechanics of GUMSHOE guarantee that you'll always find clues if you look for them. It's up to you to choose which one to follow as you face the dangers that await, hoping for fortune, glory, justice, or simply to survive another day.

A City of Swords and Sorcery
Emily Dresner has created a world for daring heroes, rife with cunning politics and bloody savagery, set in a fantasy city riddled with betrayal and death. It's the perfect world for building fantasy stories inspired by the works of Fritz Leiber, Terry Pratchett, Robert E. Howard, and others.

The history of the city.
All its districts.
The workings of the government and power alliances.
A complex and functional economy and trade.

A much richer world, with other countries and even continents, ready to be explored.

If you want to track down evil sorcerers in a corrupt and decaying city, traverse subterranean ruins to sneak into an enemy's house and steal, or wage a secret war against a rival political faction, you've come to the right place.

What will you find in this book?
Swords of the Serpent offers:

A fantasy city brimming with mystery and magic, inspired by Lankhmar and Ankh-Morpork.

Tools for quick and efficient character creation.

A customizable combat system that unlocks cinematic, heroic battles.

Social combat that aims to break your enemy's morale, allowing you to defeat some foes through wit, cunning, and threats.

Sorcery that lets you shatter a tower with a flick of your wrist—but are you willing to pay the price of corruption, body and soul? Powerful alliances grant you influence over one or more factions across the city, but can also create equally powerful enemies…
Optimized skills empower four distinct hero types, which you can combine across different professions to further customize your character.
Game mechanics and rules encourage players to help shape the world they explore.
A ready-to-play introductory adventure.
Rules for death curses, true names, alchemy, sorcery items, ghostly possession, political manipulation, and more!

Technical Details:

Over 380 full-color pages
Letter format, hardcover.

Authors: Kevin Pulp and Emily Dresner 
Art: Simone Bannach, Mary Corballis, Siba Gasser, Olivia Hintz, Jérôme Huguenin, Pat Loboyko, Rich Longmore, Jen McCleary, Gill Pearce, Hannah Seakins, Phil Stone, Madison VanDoren, Piya Wannachaiwong.