Voidhunters

Voidhunters is in early development, which means all of the rules are subject to change. Right now, I'm in early testing of the basic systems (version 0.3). Your feedback is absolutely valued, but if you'd just like to follow along with development you're welcome to do that too!

It has been forty years since the end of the last Great War, in which the Espiri Empire consolidated victory against Salvatori forces. The war was hard-won – planets were bombarded, resources were leashed to build grand war engines and vast voidborn battleships, and though the embers are slowly burning out, the winds of rebellion are relentless in stirring dissent.

But the war is of no concern of you and your crew. You are voidhunters, freelancers tasked by government and private clients to search for treasure in the depths of space. It’s dangerous work, but it pays the bills, and it’s always interesting.

From empty warhulks drifting powerless through space, to locked-down laboratories hiding unfinished weapons, tech and viruses, to the ruins of the Asar, the ancient spacefaring civilisation that came before your own, every episode of Voidhunters can take you and yours somewhere new.

Voidhunters is for you if you enjoy:

• Playing dashing freelancers in a soft sci-fi setting with magic and mechs.
• Upgrading your character and team with skills and weapons, but also with scars and memories.
• Action-movie mechanics and a system designed to make you feel like a hero, but one in which you are always a few bad rolls away from death.
• Episodic adventure that can range from claustrophobic alien horror and tomb raiding to frontier justice and casino heists.

What makes Voidhunters different?

• Fast-paced action: Narrate your character's actions, the GM assigns an attribute and a danger level, and your ability score determines the difficulty.
• Simplified rolling: Checks are always made with one to four d20s, and can be modified by spending Grit and Luck points for bonus effect.
• Building tension: Successful actions generate threat dice that the GM can spend liberally or hoard for the hardest encounters.
• Team combos are built into the game: Chain combos with team members to land hits safely and avoid the worst of the dangers.