Slugblaster - Kickflip Over a Quantum Centipede
This is Slugblaster In the small town of Hillview¸ teenage hoverboarders sneak into other dimensions to explore¸ film tricks¸ go viral¸ and get away from the problems at home. It's dangerous. It's stupid. It's got parent groups in a panic. And it's the coolest thing ever.
This is Slugblaster. A table-top rpg about teenagehood¸ giant bugs¸ circuit-bent rayguns¸ and trying to be cool.
Welcome to Hillview
It doesn't have a movie theatre. It doesn't have a Turbo Taco. But it has a gas station¸ a curling rink¸ fourteen churches¸ and some of the thinnest spacetime fabric on the planet. Thin enough for a growing¸ underground subculture of resourceful teenagers to hack through into the vibrant planescape of exotic and dangerous worlds just beyond.
Who Do You Want to Be?
Will you be a gutsy rich kid with a modified reality cannon? A chill loser with a lovable robot sidekick and strict parents? A meta-dimensional princess with a negafriction katana? Mix and match aesthetic¸ home life¸ personality¸ and signature devices to craft your character.
What Do You Want to Do?
Blow off school and sesh the abandoned mall in Vastiche. Get the Miper sponsorship by speed-running Calorium. Salvage power crystals from the mossy¸ decommissioned gundam in the Golden Jungle. Make waves by sneaking into Quahalia without a logic binder. Crash the hottest party in Popularia.
Just make sure you can get home before the demi-plane melts¸ or a metasaur eats your face¸ or Rescue scoops you up and hauls you back to the decontamination facility. Or¸ you know¸ before your mom finds out and sends you away to troubled youth camp.
The System
Slugblaster uses a stripped-down version of the Forged in the Dark engine¸ modified to power looking cool¸ doing tricks¸ circuit-bending gear¸ getting sponsorships¸ getting in trouble¸ hoverboarding away from monsters¸ and fast-paced laser-fantasy action in general.
- Punch the turbo on your signature device to build dice pools quickly by ticking off boost boxes.
- Push your luck to try to earn Style Points with any action¸ adding a nose-grab to your jump over the acid flats¸ or saying something witty before punching a robot.
- Avoid slams and other problems by just saying so and then gaining a trouble point. As trouble points build¸ so does the threat of serious¸ adventure-ending personal disaster. Dimensional peelback. A broken ankle. Bad news from home.
- After each run you'll get to "shop for scenes”¸ spending accumulated points to trigger interesting events and arcs for your character. You might spend two style to get invited to a party¸ or four style to gain a new special ability. You'll spend trouble¸ too. One point to get yelled at by your dad¸ three to get your heart broken. You and your friends can also pool your points to unlock big team-based events such as sponsorships¸ run opportunities¸ and inter-crew drama.
This is Slugblaster In the small town of Hillview¸ teenage hoverboarders sneak into other dimensions to explore¸ film tricks¸ go viral¸ and get away from the problems at home. It's dangerous. It's stupid. It's got parent groups in a panic. And it's the coolest thing ever. This is Slugblaster. A table-top rpg about teenagehood¸ giant bugs¸ circuit-bent rayguns¸ and trying to be cool. Welcome to Hillview It doesn't have a movie theatre. It doesn't have a Turbo Taco. But it has a gas station¸ a curling rink¸ fourteen churches¸ and some of the thinnest spacetime fabric on the planet. Thin enough for a growing¸ underground subculture of resourceful teenagers to hack through into the vibrant planescape of exotic and dangerous worlds just beyond. Who Do You Want to Be? Will you be a gutsy rich kid with a modified reality cannon? A chill loser with a lovable robot sidekick and strict parents? A meta-dimensional princess with a negafriction katana? Mix and match aesthetic¸ home life¸ personality¸ and signature devices to craft your character. What Do You Want to Do? Blow off school and sesh the abandoned mall in Vastiche. Get the Miper sponsorship by speed-running Calorium. Salvage power crystals from the mossy¸ decommissioned gundam in the Golden Jungle. Make waves by sneaking into Quahalia without a logic binder. Crash the hottest party in Popularia. Just make sure you can get home before the demi-plane melts¸ or a metasaur eats your face¸ or Rescue scoops you up and hauls you back to the decontamination facility. Or¸ you know¸ before your mom finds out and sends you away to troubled youth camp. The System Slugblaster uses a stripped-down version of the Forged in the Dark engine¸ modified to power looking cool¸ doing tricks¸ circuit-bending gear¸ getting sponsorships¸ getting in trouble¸ hoverboarding away from monsters¸ and fast-paced laser-fantasy action in general.