The Breach - A Science Fiction RPG
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In 1943¸ the Ministry of Culture and Science of the Enlightened Confederacy initiated an experiment to test Mobius-Higgs' theory of Space-Time Flows. However¸ something went terribly wrong: an explosion occurred in one of the laboratory's particle accelerators¸ creating a portal between our world and countless other dimensions known as the Breach.
Following this experiment¸ recorded in the annals as the Collision¸ the Ministry of Culture and Science building was isolated¸ and all employees were evacuated and taken to the underground bomb shelter called the Bastion¸ without being able to communicate with the outside world.
Under the supervision of the Heralds¸ the members of the Ministry reorganized life within the Bastion and established the R.A.C.E. Protocol (Research¸ Analyze¸ Collect¸ and Eradicate) to deploy teams of specialized scientists¸ known as watchers¸ into the uncharted realms beyond the Breach. Their activity exists and is organized around a single purpose - to fulfill the most recent directive from the Prime of State: "Travel through the infinite worlds¸ to glorify the Enlightened Confederacy”.
SURVIVE THE PARADOX
Written by Matteo Sciutteri¸ THE BREACH is an intense sci-fi and horror game¸ set in a dystopian retro-future¸ that unfolds at a relentless pace.
Drawing inspiration from the iconic science fiction novels of the 1970s¸ this game will transport you through time and space¸ revealing a multitude of parallel worlds referred to as Paradoxes.
THE BREACH follows an episodic structure: receive the briefing¸ venture into the Paradox¸ do the mission¸ get out.
The game is conducted at a high pace: each mission is a race against the clock. Enter the Paradox¸ find information and collect as many samples as possible before your resources run out or the Paradox becomes unstable.
SIMPLE MECHANICS
In the Breathless System¸ you need five types of dice: d4¸ d6¸ d8¸ d10 and d12¸ each repesenting the physical¸ mental and material resources available to the characters. But surviving on missions is challenging¸ and each time a die is used¸ its size is reduced by one.
THE BREACH allows you to play in an Old-School style: the players must rely¸ above all¸ on their intuition and ability to read the game and determine the best approach to face its challenges.
The characters can take four different approaces: Aware¸ Mighty¸ Quick¸ and Sneaky. Each approach describes a specific course of action¸ which allows the player to determine how the watcher faces a dangerous obstacle. And that's when a Reaction Roll is needed.