This is a 3rd-party release by Thomas Zitkevitz. Includes a printed zine and the PDF. Want just the PDF? Get it here: BËNTHIC: Scoured Edition.
BËNTHIC is a deep-sea delving TTRPG where players control divers, descending an ancient alien trench to uncover the dark secrets that lurk within. This is that game with just the rules, while the final core rulebook is in development, and featuring Pirate Borg connversions of every class! This book contains the following content:
A full ruleset to an underwater environment
Complete rules for creating your diver
Twelve PC Classes: the Vengeful Mariner, Disgraced Shipwright, Cleansed Researcher, Naval Rachis, Deep One, Tired Admiral, Enlightened Spider Crab, Scouring Tide, Leviathan, Tethered Spirit, Renegade Welder and Belligerent Bosun
Pirate Borg Compatibility for all 12 classes, letting you use them in the Dark Caribbean seamlessly
Random tables to customize your characters
100 new features for improvement: The Bends
AUVs and Submarines
Fish
Shrines, a form of magic bound to a specific place
Underwater Foraging
57 Monsters
64 Magic Items, 4 for each locale in the Trench
A character sheet by Federico Marroni
Note that this release is it's own distinct game, still convertable to Pirate Borg as a Borg deviation but not directly compatible, with the exception of the classes which all have direct conversions available.
