Metabarons


A space opera RPG based on the French series of graphic novels written by Alexandro (El Topo) Jodorowsky and illustrated by Juan Gimenez. The series is a galaxy-spanning space opera focused on a clan of powerful warriors. The RPG uses the ""D6Legend"" variant of theD6 System. It uses special six-sided dice where 3-6 is a success. You roll dice equal to your stat¸ count the number of successes¸ and compare to the difficulty. - A description from https://darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/ with kind permission of John H. Kim The saga of The Metabarons is only a part of 'Jodo's' vast creation. For over ten years¸ other stories¸ in incredible graphic novels have woven the backdrop of his oppressive worlds. The task of the RPG creative team was to document the adventures found in the Incal (drawn by Moebius)¸ Before the Incal (drawn by Janjetov)¸ and the Metabarons. All of these stories take place in a vast multi-verse where great and small are controlled by the seductive power of the necro-dream.
In short¸ the entire concept of love has long been forgotten by humanity. The necro-dream is a cowardly state of bliss where individuals seek only to pass the time and forget that they once had spiritual aspirations. Humanity drinks¸ drugs itself¸ seeks any thrill physical or emotional¸ and has forbidden only the forbidden. It spends a great deal of time in front of the 3DTV watching murders¸ catastrophes¸ suicides and live combats to the death. Television is one of the most dangerous sources of the necro-dream. The Techno-Technos control it¸ and if the programming was not mind altering enough¸ they use the transmissions to send the necro-dream directly into trillions of defenceless brains.
And that is where your character starts. Whether waking from the necro-dream as a soldier or a thief¸ a detective or a monk¸ you must fight to avoid its oppressive control. The metabarons have survived by adapting a strict code of honor. Their adventures have allowed them to remain free-thinking at the cost of incredible sacrifice¸ it comes with their Castaka code. There is no honor in compromise. Victory is the way of the warrior.
Your path may be similar¸ it will be up to you. Other paths and other codes exist¸ but none will be as easy as the evil simplicity of the necro-dream.