Hope&Glory: Player's Handbook
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NOTE: This version is for Savage Worlds Adventure Edition (SWADE)
This is not your grandfather's steampunk.
The Western World was wiped out¸ the capitals of Europe buried under a thick layer of ice.
In the aftermath of the Catastrophe¸ a brand-new civilization was born in the marriage between Victorian pragmatism and Indian imagination.
Now¸ after one century of isolation¸ the Anglo-Indian Raj marches forward towards a future of peace and progress.
It's a new age of exploration and discovery.
You can be a Soldier of the Raj or a Tai-pan¸ a sky-pirate or a psychic or a consulting detective¸ an inventor or a spy¸ a man of science or a woman of action¸ a civilized neanderthal or a savage human.
Explore a world changed by a glaciation and salvage its treasures.
Hunt the fierce Sabretooth Tiger and the dread Sumatran Monkey-Rat.
Face the agents of the Czar and their hordes of Neanderthal Cossacks.
Travel to the Astral Plane and meets its ethereal denizens.
Invent a better future¸ and fight the enemies of progress.
Discover the secrets of the Nine Unknown Masters of the World.
This is Hope & Glory¸ a steampulp adventure of scientific romance¸ intrigue¸ and discovery¸ in a brave new world.
In this book you'll find:
- More than twenty new Edges and Hindrances!
- The Psychic World: a new dangerous dimension and new dangerous powers!
- The secrets of the Kalaripayattu¸ the Indian martial arts!
- Extensive rules for clockwork inventions¸ prosthetic and automatons¸ including your friendly helpful majordomo!
- A large list of steampunk gear Hope & Glory style¸ including the (in)famous Goventosa monowheel!
Welcome to a new world... On the 21st of October 1852¸ the citizens of London and Paris were awed at the sight of the western sky turning suddenly a strange shade of purple and red. The first seismic shocks were felt all over the world in the following hours¸ and by the dawn of the 23rd of October¸ the giant waves hit the coasts of Europe. In the evening of the same day¸ while the tremors continued¸ catastrophic waves also hit the coasts of Asia. Whole cities¸ blasted by the earthquakes¸ were submerged by the sea. Millions of lives were lost. Then the Black Rain began¸ washing the ruins and leaving behind a thick layer of ashes. Dark¸ impenetrable clouds hid the sun¸ and the Thirty Years Winter began. In the Northern Hemisphere crops failed¸ snow-bound cities went up in flames as the populations rioted and the governments tried to find a solution¸ the means to survive.