Life Among the Ruins (2e)
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Nominated for Best Art¸ Interior and Best Rules¸ Ennies 2019
Nominated for Game of the Year¸ Indie Groundbreaker Awards 2019
What Happens after the Apocalypse?
Your ancestors survived thanks to luck¸ preparation or pure grit. Now it's time to leave their shelters and start rebuilding the world. But the wasteland has other inhabitants: families with different philosophies and abilities¸ secretive factions with their own agendas¸ and bizarre monsters stalking the ruins. As generations pass and your family evolves to suit this new world¸ what stories will you tell?
In this roleplaying game you'll build your own unique post-apocalyptic landscape¸ home to scattered families of survivors. Take control of a family¸ play the brave heroes that define them¸ and guide them through the grand sweep of history.
Key features:
- From grand strategy to desperate struggle. Shift freely between commanding the movements of spies and armies and fighting monsters in a ruined wasteland¸ using the fast and dramatic rules of the Powered by the Apocalypse engine.
- A game of histories. Write the saga of your family over generations and draw on your ancestor's powers¸ even as you face the unexpected consequences of their actions.
- Endless variety. 11 family types and 13 character types create hundreds of possibilities¸ each with its own meaning for the story you're telling.
- Hit the ground running. Start playing today with the included quickstart¸ complete with five pairs of families and characters¸ story prompts and a sunless world filled with hungry spectres.