Solar System
Solar System is the extremely google-unfriendly name of the rules engine used by The Shadow of Yesterday ¸ the classic indie fantasy adventure drama rpg. This third edition of the rules comes as a standalone generic standalone booklet¸ which means that it's easier than ever to use the engine for adventures in any milieus you can think of. Solar System is a dramatic adventure engine suited well to cinematic adventure drama campaigns and scenario-based blood opera (PC vs PC) play. The system is powerfully modular and customizable¸ fore-fronting your own creativity to make every campaign uniquely expressive in its own way. Solar System coupled up with the setting sourcebook World of Near makes for a complete and playable treatment on The Shadow of Yesterday ¸ the romantic pulp fantasy rpg originally authored by Clinton R. Nixon in the mid-'00s. Considered a classic of the form¸ TSoY is one of the first hybrid designs that combines rock-solid dramatic techniques with a near-traditional adventure game chassis. The spotlight remains on player characters thanks to Key-based on xp awards¸ coordinated scene setting and a powerful cinematic conflict resolution system that empowers player characters to succeed decisively and fail dramatically¸ as the flow of the dice dictates.