Vermilion Frontier
Posted May 1, 2018 15:57:43 GMT -7
Post by Serpentarius on May 1, 2018 15:57:43 GMT -7
I'm putting a plug for our tabletop RPG here. It's free to download, so go check it out if you're interested in that sort of thing.
Vermilion Frontier is a tabletop roleplaying game about humans living on colonized Mars in the 22nd century. The book is divided into two parts: a speculative future timeline resulting in a world ripe for telling interesting stories, and a dice-based conflict resolution system focused on playing out the lives of mercenaries living in that world. Both parts are intended to be used together, but they can also be adapted for use with other settings or gameplay systems.
The game is currently in a beta state, meaning that although it’s fully functional, many aspects (such as art and user tools) are not yet complete. The main objective of this release is to gather reactions and suggestions from other gamers in order to fix any obvious problems before aiming at a wider audience.
The following are some of the important traits of VF.
The development blog and download links are here.
Vermilion Frontier is a tabletop roleplaying game about humans living on colonized Mars in the 22nd century. The book is divided into two parts: a speculative future timeline resulting in a world ripe for telling interesting stories, and a dice-based conflict resolution system focused on playing out the lives of mercenaries living in that world. Both parts are intended to be used together, but they can also be adapted for use with other settings or gameplay systems.
The game is currently in a beta state, meaning that although it’s fully functional, many aspects (such as art and user tools) are not yet complete. The main objective of this release is to gather reactions and suggestions from other gamers in order to fix any obvious problems before aiming at a wider audience.
The following are some of the important traits of VF.
- Science fiction
- Mid-future timeframe (2161)
- Transhumanist themes
- Space Western tone
- Both utopian and dystopian aspects
- No supernatural elements
- Tactical combat
- No miniatures or grids
- Unique dice system (with mobile-friendly roller and Discord bot)
- Semi-procedural sandbox
- Mission-based game flow
- Customization-heavy equipment, cybernetics, and vehicles
The development blog and download links are here.