Worldcrafter's Guide

by R.A. Lopez

Worldcrafter’s Guide (Core Handbook B)The WC's Codex to EMPYREAN – System, Setting, and Soul

This isn’t just a DM's guide. This is the control panel for your campaign’s ascension.

The Worldcrafter’s Guide is written for the person behind the curtain—the one orchestrating myth, tension, and transformation. Whether you’re running official modules, homebrewed worlds, or adapting from other systems, this book gives you the tools to balance reality-shifting power with narrative clarity.



Clarifications and expansions on core energy use, bonus stacking, DNA Slot optimization, and more

Optional systems for resurrection, karma, time travel, unlock-based progression, and tiered encounters

Tools for building legendary bosses, transcendent dungeons, and narrative arcs that echo myth

Developer-side insights into the lore of Empyreanites, Archetype design, and progression

Guidance for scaling characters from zero to infinity—without sacrificing storytelling

Fully compatible with Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and d20 multiverse books. Transform familiar material into something wild, beautiful, and entirely your own.

This guide is recommended for Worldcrafters (our version of GMs), though advanced players may enjoy its deeper insights and modular options.

Also

Core Handbook Introduces all major systems—DNA Slots, power tiers, energy combat, and unlocking

Archetype Compendium (Book C): A complete vault of 128 Archetypes and over 4,200 unique abilities, essential for designing enemies, bosses, NPCs, and progression

Kindle Edition

Published July 26, 2025

About the author

​R.A. Lopez has been writing since he was 4 years old. In his youth he received accolades from groups like the National Library of Poetry, The Raven's Writing Group, and even a scholarship to Duke University's Creative Writing Youth Program. Queer Haiku is his first official release but over the last 30 years he's produced dozens of "zines", thousands of articles, and had millions of users read his blogs, and interact with his quizzes, memes, and role playing games and forums- from the early 90's until today writing about world politics, art, science, religion, philosophy, pop culture, music, video games, and other passions. His #1 passion is being a Game Design & Development. His first book published is Queer Haiku. He is also one half of The Moonlight Collection in which he and a mysterious relative (ValentinA Saldana) collaborate on crafting chapbooks. He has released his own tabletop role playing game ("EMPYREAN: The Hyperfantasy RPG"). He is also one half of The Moonlight Collection in which he and a mysterious relative (ValentinA Saldana) collaborate on crafting chapbooks, 13 poems from each of them (26 per chapbook). Six in the series are currently available with the most recent being "The Fall of the House of The Moonlight Collection N°6" completing the six chapbooks for our "Year One" collection

I'm open to working with others on a myriad of projects from the activism genre to the entertaining stuff! You can find me on MINDS or GAB or X as I prefer to support social media that backs our freedom of speech
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