XENOSCAPE is a pen and paper post-sci-fi RPG, set in a very primitive raypunk style world; players will find themselves impersonating characters intent on surviving day by day on Materia, a planet where civilization and human presence is now a distant memory, where wild and lethal vegetation has regained global dominance and where mammoth and alien-like creatures dwell.
The XENOSCAPE game design is original and has been studied to simulate the functioning of a biological organism; for this reason, while offering an old school approach, it is based on a resource management system, precious and fundamental for survival, but also necessary to accomplish remarkable deeds.
These resources represent the characters’ energy level, immune defenses or nervous system and can be recovered with rest and, of course, through nutrition, another essential focus of the game.
6mm d6 dice are be required to play and used as tokens and placed on the character sheet to indicate temporary changes on scores and are only be rolled in very few situations, entrusting combat and trials to tactics rather than chance.
Book 1, Text of Traditions includes:
- Guide to MATERIA, its flora, fauna, its civilizations and its dangers
- RULES, easy to read and use
- 6 playable SPECIES: Shrubs, Arthropoids, Clones, Mecha-Suits, Necrocordiceps and Squamata
- 17 Paths to evolve your character in an always different way
- A detailed description of Artifacts, Weapons, Resources, Materials to fully experience Materia and collect items to survive day after day
- 10 Adventure Tips to start playing right away
- Different game modes for experienced, inexperienced players or even to play without the help of the Narrator
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Character sheet (downloadable for free at Tin Hat Games website)
Book 2, Text of Creatures includes:
- 70 creatures, extraordinarily illustrated and accompanied by an in-depth description of nutrition, habits, attacks, description of the habitat in which they live and combat tactics.
- 13 Personalities, or NPCs (Non-Player Characters) famous for their deeds; each one comes complete with gear, background, survival tactics, and is ready to jump right into the game alongside (or against!) your characters.
- 3 narrative appendices: on the cycles of death and life of the creatures of Materia, on the shelters and the few organized societies and finally on the languages used by the inhabitants of the planet.
- A study on Materia's Flora: new and mysterious plant forms infest Materia, it's up to you to understand which ones can help you and which ones kill you. This little guide collects 10 new plant species, each with its own characteristics, survival strategies and the use you can make of them with your characters.
- NPC Sheets (downloadable for free at the Tin Hat Games website) to keep an eye on the health and conditions of non-player characters or opponents during an adventure.
- Aren't all these creatures enough for you? Included in the book you will find a chapter dedicated to the creation of custom creature and how to use the enemies in a XENOSCAPE adventure.
