mymatedave10

This is another bundle for the Trinity system, Trinity Aeon, which adds superpowers, psionics, etc.:

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/ContinuumAeon

Aeon was originally the first part of this system I saw back in the nineties, and it takes superpowers and turns them up way past 11 - most powers can be existential threats (to the human race, to the entire planet, or even the universe) in the wrong idiot's hands. What could possibly go wrong...? As this was developed originally as a White Wolf system there are lots of opportunities for "Oh no, I have literally godlike powers and I'm so unhappy..." moments, it seems to go with the territory. I remember finding it a little difficult to relate to when I bought the printed version in the nineties, but it's my understanding that this was improved considerably in the current edition and it's now reasonably playable.

ffutures

This is a new bundle, the 2019 edition of the Trinity Continuum action/adventure RPG from Onyx Path Publishing core material. A 2019 bundle had the 1997 edition of the game (then published by White Wolf) but a lot has changed.

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/ContinuumCore

In 2019 I said "It's a long time since I've looked at this game setting; my impression of it was that it used a lot of White Wolf's general tropes such as multiple competing cliques, and looked like it would be fun but difficult to get into. Having looked briefly at the PDFs I still think that's still the case. But I know that a lot of readers out there will want to add to their White Wolf collections, and this seems a cheap way to do it. Recommended, but as usual I have to emphasise that I get these games free if I want them - if you don't your mileage may differ."

At a fairly quick look this looks a little more accessible than the original, though still probably a steep learning curve.

More for this system coming soon!

selenak

You know, fictional dystopias have the advantage that there are usually far more courageous, intelligent and most importantly empathetic people in them than real life presents you with. People (as in, many of them, not just one or two) who do abandon plain human decency in favour of authoritarianism get motivation that amounts to more than “I feel dissatisfied and also these guys give me someone to hate and blame”, i.e. they often start out in genuinely awful situations that make them consider the authoritarians as a better alternative.

In fiction.

In real life, the German state of Sachsen-Anhalt has chosen to become the very first German state since 1945 with a Nazi government (and I’m not using the “right wing extremist” euphemism today, not today), and to choose the immortal words of painter Max Liebermann in 1933, “I can’t eat as much as I want to throw up”. Another awful aspect of this is that it didn’t come unexpected. Now you can soothe yourself by saying “well, there are less people eligible to vote in Sachsen-Anhalt than there are inhabitants of Berlin”, or, “at least they didn’t get the absolute majority (around 43% ish, if anyone is interested), but for me, that does not mitigate the shame. 🤮 The usual suspects and sponsors - Musk, Putin, the Orange Menace - have already congratulated.

I would rather live in a fictional dystopia. On to such a one, which has just finished its (excellent) third season.

Silo, season 3:

( Spoilers want to know Why… )

Current Mood: indescribable
Current Location: On the train

ffutures

This is a bundle of material for Shadowrun Anarchy, a "rules light" version of the venerable Cyberpunk / Magic RPG from Catalyst Game Labs that emphasizes narrative over detailed task resolution.

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/SRAnarchy1E

This is definitely something that Shadowrun needed, and although it's ten years old now I'd somehow missed it. I'm still not a huge fan of the setting, largely because it seems to try to pull in too many genres, but this looks like it might help to make the game more playable. Potential buyers should be aware that it's on offer now to promote a new second edition which is fully compatible but adds more rules etc., but given that this sells on the basis of being a rules-light version of a fairly chunky game adding more rules may not necessarily be the way to go. Given the price you're not risking a lot by trying this version first.

ffutures

Due to the moon being behind a very large tree for most of the time I wasn't able to see much until 5AM or so, I then got a few pictures before it went behind more trees. This is probably the best of them

The rest of the photos are here, all much the same

https://www.flickr.com/photos/150868539@N02/albums/72177720335360349/

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Another Trinity Offer - Trinity Aeon

Another Bundle Offer - Trinity Continuum Core

Dystopias all around.

Another Games Bundle - Shadowrun Anarchy 1E

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