Before fantasy became popular, even before modern fantasy existed, its ecological niche was filled by the now forgotten genre of sword and planet. Glorious stories of adventures of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, of Flash Gordon and Doctor Zarkov and many other heroes and heroines occupied the minds of our geeky predecessors. This game is a revivalist attempt to bring this genre to modern roleplayers.
Blade and Raygun is a minimalist game suitable for solo and co-op play, with only 2d6 required.
Whoh, what a year it was! Anyway, I am back with the second edition of Blade and Raygun!
The tumblr-exclusive changelog:
Complete system overhaul - now it works on the foundations of World of Dungeons, but is heavily modified. For example, your character can take only 2 blows before collapsing, but you don't start weak - you start as a hardened veteran of adventuring.
Changed how psionics work - from rare gift to a universal ability, but a weak one.
Added procedures for tests (that are structured like moves) and missions. There are way too many ways to play the game to systematize them, but the most common missions are dungeon delving, investigations and heists.
On top of the game itself, you will get a whole setting. Agkoyui (specifically North-Eastern Hamme) is a world inspired by (mostly) Asian cultures, but the sources of inspiration are made completely alien. The setting document also includes a rehearsal of how some of the monsters are used by people of the world.
