Now available: Fold Shadow – A Future Fantasy Novel set in the Equinox Universe
We’re proud to announce that our first Equinox novel, Fold Shadow, is now available. We’ve released the book via DriveThruFiction (links below), along with print versions.
Here is the cover text:
In the dark night of a distant future, the shattered remains of Earth drift through the cold void of space. The shadows of the past have been driven away, and the dark clouds at the horizon appear to be man-made. Vagrant rebels fight against the oppressive regime of the Consortium that rules over the scattered colonies of Earth. True freedom can only be found among the stars, the Vagrants say. This is a time of danger and wonder. A time of mystic energy and miraculous technology. A time of living ships and ravenous demons. This is Equinox.
On the run from a vengeful pirate, Jael Overbold and the tiny crew of the Rustsprite need a big score, fast. With only their mystic powers, a little ingenuity, and a hybrid ship with one tiny flaw, they take a job smuggling a rich, empathic yol home to the water world of Yolusture on the other side of the universe. In theory, it should have been a simple job. Get the client home in time to deliver her baby, and in exchange, get rich enough to pay off the pirate king that wanted their heads decorating his bulkheads. Even their cynical Pilot had to agree… it could work.
Available now: Heist
We are happy to announce the release of Heist – both in english and in german. If you are shopping from outside of Germany or Austria, you can order directly from this page. The print version is currently in production and are expected to ship in January 2023. The PDFs are available right away!
Heist on Kickstarter, Dammi on RandomWorlds!
While Heist is still running on Kickstarter, I am posting a number of updates covering the booklet contents. Here are all the links:
- The City and the Crew (Game Configuration & Setting Creation)
- The Usual Suspects (Characters & Character Creation)
- The Job (Running the Game & Adventure Creation)
I’ll also be the Q&A guest on Dan Davenport’s Randomworlds Discord Server tonight at 7:30CST (01:30h in germany).
Heist – Coming soon to Kickstarter!
A hotbed for criminal activity, the city is only a shadow of its former glory. While it once as a beacon of hope and freedom, it now offers great opportunities and serious money to shady people of all kinds.You and your crew of misfits have specialized in thrilling and dangerous heists, hoping for the big score that will set you up for life.Heist is a roleplaying game about a crew of criminals in a city filled with illegal opportunities.What’s your score?We’re about to launch Heist on Kickstarter and would like to be part of it.There are many inspirations for this game, starting from classic heist movies like Ocean’s 11, over any criminal-with-a-golden-heart action flick, TV-Series like Better Call Saul, to video games like the Grand Theft: Auto series. The feel and scope of all these influences varies, much as the way you and your group will play this game.Supragen Character Catalyst now available!
Build your own heroes and villains to take part in the epic struggles of the Omnigenos Chronicles! With the Supragen Character Catalyst, players can create their own heroic omnigeni while Directors can craft the perfect villainous omnigenos to thwart even the most clever do-gooders. With character power levels ranging from street-level to those whose exploits shake the very cosmos and details to support constructing everything from alien heroes to those wielding incredible powered armor, this micro-expansion takes superheroic roleplaying with Supragen to excting new heights!
The book is availably digitally and in in print!
For use with the Supragen Startup Guide.
Equinox at the Bundle of Holding!
We’re proud to announce that Equinox is featured at the Bundle of Holding!
This offer presents the entire Equinox line as DRM-free .PDF ebooks — everything you need for high-tech spacefaring fantasy at an unbeatable bargain price. For just US$12.95 you get all three titles in our Core Collection (retail value $50), including the complete system-neutral 216-page Equinox Setting Guide and two standalone rulebooks that take different approaches to the setting: the full-featured Equinox Match System Guide and the rules-light Equinox Storygame Guide.
Ten percent of your payment (after gateway fees) will be donated to this Equinox offer’s pandemic-related charity, Direct Relief. Direct Relief sends protective gear and critical care medications to health workers, with emergency deliveries to medical facilities across the US and Canada and to regional response agencies around the world.
The Pirate’s Guide in print!
We’re happy to announce that The Pirate’s Guide for equinox is finally available in print. The last book of the RPG series adds further detail to the Equinox Universe, providing more information about the seemingly endless stream of rocks passing through the eye of Gateway Station’s ring. The Earth Belt is home to countless people, creatures, mysterious entities, and … pirates.
Supragen now in print!
We’re happy to announce that the Supragen Startup Guide has made it through proofing and is now available as a shiny 62-page softcover!
Experience a game of fast-paced superheroic action set in the universe of the Omnigenos Chronicles! Players take on the roles of superpowered people known as omnigeni, who are gifted with incredible abilities. While many accept the heavy responsibility of using those pow-ers for good, some choose to go down a different path. Heroic teams of omnigeni are all that protect the ordinary people of Earth from the dangers these superpowered villains pose… and through this game, you decide how the adventures of these heroes unfold.
Fellos Shard Adventure Pack now in print!
Its been a while, but ordering print proofs has been tricky and time-consuming due to Brexit and Covid restrictions. Getting books from the UK to Europe wasn’t as simple as it has been before the whole mess started, but it seems we’re getting there.
So anyway, one of the print proofs made it through and looks terrific. Mikko Goepfert’s Fellos Shard is an Adventure Pack set in the Equinox Universe. It contains a description of the pirate town San Calvero in the Ceres Belt, four sample characters, numerous adventure hooks, and a full length adventure covering the struggle of the Vagrant settlement and shining some light on the many secrets that lie in the asteroid’s past.
Three new releases now available!
As you know, the 21st of December 2012 always was a special date for us, as it marked the release of equinox. Now, eight years later, the 21st of December 2020 marks the end of active development for this line. Equinox won’t be gone however, and might even return with a new edition someday.
To honor this date, we are happy to announce the release of the following titles:
The Pirates Guide
The Earth Belt threads through the eye of Gateway’s ring, an endless stream of billions of tons of broken rubble and debris averaging 5,500km in diameter, with some pieces as large as a small moon and others as small as a grain of sand. The fragments of Earth, its moon, and countless other planets, sucked in from other planes by the Nexus, are now spread far and wide for millions of kilometers along Earth’s original orbital path. The Earth Belt is far more than just an asteroid field; it is also sheathed in a powerful astral field, giving the belt a strange duality. It‘s a living place and, in the wake of the Great Netherwar, the hazardous center of trade in the Consortium.
The Pirate‘s Guide is a sourcebook adding further detail to the Equinox Universe. In this book, you learn more about the seemingly endless stream of rocks passing through the eye of Gateway Station’s ring. The Earth Belt is home to countless people, creatures, mysterious entities, and … pirates.
Click here for more information!
Fellos Shard
The distress beacon of the MFS Winter is calling from a deserted region of the Ceres Belt. What happened to the Vagrant freighter and what was its cargo? Was it attacked by pirates or did it encounter some other dangerous hazard? Is it a trap?
Close by lies the asteroid Tauron 5 and built on it the hidden pirate port of San Calvero. The Vagrant settlement is about to be shaken by a series of events threatening to destroy it. Is the sudden hardship just an old pirate feud boiling over? Or is there more going on behind the curtain?
Fellos Shard is an Adventure Pack set in the Equinox Universe. It contains a description of the pirate town San Calvero in the Ceres Belt, four sample characters, numerous adventure hooks, and a full length adventure covering the struggle of the Vagrant settlement and shining some light on the many secrets that lie in the asteroid’s past.
Click here for more information!
In other news, we are also happy to announce a third release today. The Supragen Startup Guide is a small roleplaying game set in the universe of Jeremiah L. Schwennens Omnigenos Chronicles novel series.
Supragen Startup Guide
Experience a game of fast-paced superheroic action set in the universe of the Omnigenos Chronicles! Players take on the roles of superpowered people known as omnigeni, who are gifted with incredible abilities. While many accept the heavy responsibility of using those pow-ers for good, some choose to go down a different path. Heroic teams of omnigeni are all that protect the ordinary people of Earth from the dangers these superpowered villains pose… and through this game, you decide how the adventures of these heroes unfold.
Click here for more information!
All three books are digitally available now, with print options following early next year.