The City at the Edge of the Universe
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On January 7¸ 2029¸ the Pennsylvania National Laboratory conducted the first of a series of groundbreaking high energy experiments. In a freak mishap the entire lab along with the nearby towns of Williamsburg and Buck's Head were thrown out of their universe and hurled into the strange new world of Dimension-25 .
Welcome to the City at the Edge of the Universe ¸ an adventure scenario for the Overlords of Dimension-25 RPG¸ an OSR-style science fiction roleplaying game inspired by RPGs from the early 90s based on the pulp-era exploits of a man transported to the 25th century.
The rules are based upon and similar to those of the world's most popular fantasy roleplaying game. Before playing this scenario the gamemaster and players should become familiar with the Overlords of Dimension-25 game rules or those of its inspiration.
The City at the Edge of the Universe can also be used with other d20-based OSR-style science fiction roleplaying games with little to no modification. A hit point is still a hit point and an armor class is still an armor class.
This is the story of regular people transported through a freak interdimensional incident to the strange and dangerous world of Dimension-25. This adventure scenario is unlike most in that there is no linear narrative and no set end-point. This adventure scenario is designed to serve as an origin story for the player characters - a prologue to the story of the campaign. This is the story of how the player characters found themselves in this weird universe and how they became involved in - well¸ that's what this adventure scenario is designed to find out.
This adventure is a "survival hex-crawl”. The information provided in this book is meant to present a situation to the players and a variety of destinations available for them to explore. Where they go and what they do is entirely up to them.
The "End” of this story determines the direction of the rest of the campaign. Will the player characters be heroes of the Earth Resistance? Will they become smugglers with the Trade Confederation? Will they turn to a life of organized crime and perform elaborate heists with the Solar Syndicate? The answers all depend on the choices the players make and the obstacles they overcome.
The City at the Edge of the Universe provides new rules for creating characters from our modern world who are transported through a strange dimensional rift to the futuristic world of Dimension-25.
The City at the Edge of the Universe adds three new classes to Overlords of Dimension-25 :
The Charmer The Civilian The Expert
The City at the Edge of the Universe also adds modern weapons and equipment as well as vehicles - both modern and futuristic - and vehicle combat rules.