After recent success in Europe and direct customer feedback this second edition of the core rulebook expands on the strengths of the 1st:

• Enhanced design, layout and artwork.
• Character generation has been streamlined and also includes points based creation rules.
  
• Races and Classes get an overhaul here with expanded background and a host of new subclasses.
  
• Added flavour text assists in setting the unique gritty feel to Cursed Empire.
  
• Combat rules incorporate an optional reduced set of rules.
  
• Magic benefits from the extra rules relating to the use of the Spellcasters Rune Deck
  
• Background material focuses on more detail than the 1st edition.
  
• All unique creatures to Thargos are expanded and fully illustrated (Rik Martin).
  
• Maps are enhanced (Amandine Labarre).
  
• The Points of Renown (PR) rules are expanded.