Pressure
Industrial Science Fiction Roleplaying
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 2023
128 pages
978-1-4728-5897-9 (ISBN)
Description
A science fiction roleplaying game of bringing law and order to the dark and dangerous corners of the universe.
Pressure: Industrial Science Fiction Roleplaying is a rules-light, story-focused game of facing the darkness at the heart of humanity's fragile and claustrophobic existence - both on Earth and among the stars. An entirely standalone title, Pressure also develops and expands upon the mechanics and setting introduced in the Those Dark Places roleplaying game.
As highly skilled agents of Special Operations Squads, players are tasked with cleaning up after the Corporations - investigating links to organised crime, neutralising rogue weapons research, negotiating with rebel leaders on orbital stations, and hunting down whatever that black-budget excavation team 'awoke' out in the Procyon Sector...
The universe is a dangerous and hostile place; the Hypercities and the Deep Black alike hide powerful foes. But you have the tools, the training, and the resources to face these dangers... you hope.
Pressure: Industrial Science Fiction Roleplaying is a rules-light, story-focused game of facing the darkness at the heart of humanity's fragile and claustrophobic existence - both on Earth and among the stars. An entirely standalone title, Pressure also develops and expands upon the mechanics and setting introduced in the Those Dark Places roleplaying game.
As highly skilled agents of Special Operations Squads, players are tasked with cleaning up after the Corporations - investigating links to organised crime, neutralising rogue weapons research, negotiating with rebel leaders on orbital stations, and hunting down whatever that black-budget excavation team 'awoke' out in the Procyon Sector...
The universe is a dangerous and hostile place; the Hypercities and the Deep Black alike hide powerful foes. But you have the tools, the training, and the resources to face these dangers... you hope.
More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-4728-5897-9 (9781472858979)
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Book
11/2023
Osprey Games
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Persons
Born in the historic city of Lichfield and now residing in Northampton, Jonathan Hicks has been at the gaming table since 1983, and has more than a decade of gaming articles, reviews, interviews, and designs across multiple genres under his belt.
Nathan J. Anderson is a Michigan-based illustrator, concept artist, and designer. His influences range from the Old Masters and 1970s European comics to horror films and retro product design. Nathan is also a huge illustration history buff and loves to collect goofy 1980s action figures. More of his work can be found at nathanandersonart.com.
Nathan J. Anderson is a Michigan-based illustrator, concept artist, and designer. His influences range from the Old Masters and 1970s European comics to horror films and retro product design. Nathan is also a huge illustration history buff and loves to collect goofy 1980s action figures. More of his work can be found at nathanandersonart.com.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Industrial Science Fiction
- The SOS Division
- Other Scenario Options
- For the General Monitor
- For the Players
- The Rulebook
- Officers Briefing
- Attributes
- Using Attributes
- Skills
- Using Skills
- Specialist Skills
- Increasing Skills
- Skills, Time, and Rounds
- Levels of Success
- Opposed Rolls
- Combat
- Rounds
- Initiative
- Personal Combat
- Ranged Combat
- Dodging
- Damage
- Effects of Damage
- Armour
- Healing
- Pressure
- Pressure Rolls
- Pressure Levels
- Episodes
- Lasting Effects of Episodes
- Experience
- Money and Equipment
- Vehicles
- Ground and Nullgrav Vehicles
- Vehicle Damage and Combat
- Starships
- Starship Statistics
- Example Starship
- Starship Systems
- Interstellar Navigation
- Starship Hazards
- Starship Combat
- Damage to Starships
- Non-Player Characters
- Background NPCs
- Central NPCs
- A Selection of NPCs
- Out in the Darkness
- Dangerous Personnel
- Rogue AIs
- Creatures
- Things in the Shadows
- Aliens
- In Conclusion.
- Orientation Briefing
- History - From 2122 to the Present Day
- The Corporations
- Cambridge-Wallace
- Wayne/Tanaka
- HedgeLundis
- Hudson Automatons
- Other Organisations
- The Rug
- Cults and Terrorists
- The Reach of Humankind
- Earth
- Earth Orbit
- The Solar System
- Explored Space
- General Monitors Briefing
- The Foster Report
- Case File
- Acknowledgements
- Credits
- About the Author
- About the Artist
