While the world of Outbound might mirror our own, the similarities are only skin-deep. Urbana, the megacity spanning rim to rim, is a realm left ravaged. Those once bustling boulevards are encased in permafrost and icy rime. Countless gilded, mile-high skyscrapers stand abandoned, becoming quiet lords of ice and stone. The very land aches, from the uppermost rooftop canopies to deepest metro boomtubes. Yet, every inch is laden with history, teeming with mystery, and rife with supernatural horror- infested by all manner of organisms both mundane and immortal. These aren’t creatures that go bump in the night, but beings that entirely flip the script. Even the lowliest rodents are built to compete, and humanity struggles to find its new place in the food chain. Society is split between reclaiming the surface and a life thrust firmly below ground. Any refugees caught trudging among the subway systems, sewers, and warrens join clans that are positively medieval. Survival on the surface is just as challenging. Pioneers withstand brutal temperatures, relentless snowstorms, and clash against monstrous, ice-age megafauna.

The Outbound Encyclopedia explores the dial’s finest details, from tectonic plates to celestial bodies, Nana Nature’s most devilish creations, the ten clans and their tourist attractions- even a beginner’s guide to alchemy! This is the go-to role-playing guidebook, explaining everything that readers need to build their own characters and campaigns.