Price of Freedom
A survivalist game of freedom fighters in Soviet-occupied America. The system uses d20 rolled against stats and skills (rated 1-20)¸ with semi-complex combat using a hexmap and counters. Character creation is based on occupation¸ which determines your skills. Character background includes filling out Soviet identity papers. The first adventure has the Soviets landing in your city and how you react to it. - A description from https://darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/ with kind permission of John H. KimIn The Price of Freedom¸ you play an American who chooses to resist the Communist occupiers. You must find the weapons and leadership to resist effectively. The invaders have absolute nuclear supremacy; regular military opposition is impossible. The only way they can be defeated is to make the occupation of America so costly that they must withdraw.
But remember; no occupied nation has ever liberated itself without outside help.
And we have no one to help us.
The fate of America is in your hands.
Features:
* A realistic and flexible modern-weapons combat system¸ with rules for every aspect of man-to-man warfare from guns and grenades to vehicles¸ heavy weapons and night operations.
* A combat system played with full-color maps and counters¸ as a miniatures system¸ and also as a simple combat game.
* A character system which promotes roleplay¸ with rules for personality and physical tags¸ interests¸ and passions.
* Waging Guerrilla War - how to fight the Occupation¸ and an analysis of the methods and objectives of the American Resistance.
* Running a campaign - developing a setting¸ character backgrounds¸ recurrent non-player characters¸ etc.
* Adventure design - the principles of plotting¸ characterization¸ and staging.
* A complete adventure (The PATH of Freedom) and many short ones (Radio Free America¸ The Last Congressman¸ etc.).
* Tables of organization and equipment for the American Strategic Direction - the Soviet occupation forces.
* Extensive background material: how America fell¸ the organization of Soviet society¸ and how the Soviets plan to remold America.
Box contents:
Gamemaster Book; Player Book; 2 maps; 4 4-page Freedom Files; counters.