{"title":"Gila RPGs","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"nova-1","title":"NOVA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOVA\u003c\/strong\u003e is a rules-lite tabletop RPG in a world where the sun exploded, and humanity struggles to hold onto what little light they have left. The players will pilot exosuits, called Sparks, exploring the dark ruins of old earth, searching for the technology and knowledge that may just bring on a new dawn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOVA\u003c\/strong\u003e uses the LUMEN system, which is designed for action-packed combat, equipping the players with a set of powers that bring the power fantasy feelings of looter shooters to the tabletop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers will each choose a Spark to pilot, specialized exosuits designed to explore the dangers of the Dusk. Each exosuit was designed by humanity to serve a particular function, and the \u003cstrong\u003eLUMEN\u003c\/strong\u003e system equips the players with a set of powers and abilities that allow them to excel while on their dangerous missions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers roll pools of six-sided dice based on \u003cem\u003ehow\u003c\/em\u003e they are acting in the world, rather that \u003cem\u003ewhat\u003c\/em\u003e they are doing. That means there are no skill or action lists. Instead, each player has three attributes that describe how they might accomplish a task.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombat in \u003cstrong\u003eNOVA\u003c\/strong\u003e is frenetic, and the players are encouraged to unleash devastation on every enemy that comes their way. The rules are designed to keep fights moving quickly, while also keeping the Sparks powered up and always ready to bring their worst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's included with NOVA:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComplete rules for playing NOVA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 different Spark classes to choose from \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModular advancement system that focuses on builds, rather than \"leveling up\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRules, tools,  and guidance for generating missions and ruins of old earth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTons of enemies to take on while you're exploring the Dusk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePress \u0026amp; Media\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOVA was nominated for two ENNIEs: Best Rules and Best Layout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p8BeszMxZ2Y?si=3aBFdF6wJYOWpVjn\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hLAoe-XEFsM?si=qr069sQAsD0Kt_N8\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MnD-jvgir1Q?si=lwXsxekoOArApCkB\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e80pg, half-letter, perfect-bound, full color\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gila RPGs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67633931714835,"sku":"sku-47526801047803","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1312\/8979\/files\/NOVA.png?v=1791562799"},{"product_id":"hunt","title":"HUNT","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eYour Order is Doomed\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnce it was a bastion of power and safety in a cruel and uncaring world. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat was then, though. Disaster has fallen upon your order. The knights are scattered. The walls crumble. The feasting halls once filled with raucous singing and laughter sit silent, corroded goblets and the smell of rotten meat staining the very air.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn an act of desperation, a small group of remaining knights have broken the seals on the keep’s vault. Inside the relics and weapons of an ancient time call to them, begging to be lifted once again. It will cost these knights everything, but it is the orders only hope.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe hunt begins. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHUNT\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn HUNT, you and your friends will tell the story of a doomed order of knights. In a final desperate act, the knights gather together for one final quest into the wild forest surrounding their once great keep. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHUNT is a tabletop roleplaying game for 3-5 players and uses the LUMEN 2.0 system, which eschews the use of dice, focusing on collaborative storytelling, and puzzle-like combat. The game is designed to be played in a single session, known as a one-shot. By the end, your characters will have either succeeded or failed, but regardless, their story will have been told. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKNIGHTS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach player will take on the role of one of the doomed knights who still walk their order's halls. A knight in HUNT swears an oath, which binds them to a particular role within the order. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOaths of stone are protectors of the keep, while oaths of sky keep their eyes ever on the horizon for new threats. Oaths of wood attune themselves to the cursed forest that surround the keep, while oaths of echo learn to mimic their world in order to strike back at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWEAPONS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo slay a beast and save the order, the knights will need weapons. Some were locked away, never to be used, but desperate times...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach knight will choose a weapon to carry with them on their HUNT. Each weapon grants their wielder a number of powers they will unleash when they finally face the beast. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHOW IT WORKS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHUNT is designed to be played in a single session. Each player will swear an oath with their knight, choose a weapon, and then they will begin their final hunt. Over the course of play, the knights will face a series of challenges presented by the GM. HUNT uses the LUMEN 2.0 system, and so challenges are overcome through resource management and creative descriptions of how the knights might prevail rather than dice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough out their quest, the knights will attempt to accomplish great feats to empower their weapons, allowing them to strike down the beast that waits for them at the end. The session concludes with a final fight against the beast, using LUMEN 2.0's combat system, focusing on fast rounds and powerful characters. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill the knights succeed? It's time to HUNT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDesign Commentary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWant to learn more about the game? Check out the design commentary stream I did!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C9E8n1rnq3c?si=Jrkia7_LjfiVXsY9\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePress \u0026amp; Media\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e-Viyku5zOs?si=fWQii52rFBI1OUCZ\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePox Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gilarpgs.myshopify.com\/products\/pox\"\u003eA brand new supplement for HUNT has arrived\u003c\/a\u003e. A vicious plague tears across the land, and threatens your knightly order. Can the knights fight back death itself?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gilarpgs.myshopify.com\/products\/pox\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePox is a new 36 page zine supplement for HUNT\u003c\/a\u003e. It includes two new oaths, Blood and Bone, as well as two new weapons, Skull and Syringe. On top of that, Pox brings a whole new adventure for the knights. Three new scenes with all new challenges will send the knights beyond the forest in search of the source of a sickness ravaging the lands. At the end, they will face one of three new beasts! \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gilarpgs.myshopify.com\/products\/pox\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOrder your copy today\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e60pg, half-letter, perfect-bound, full color\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gila RPGs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67633931747603,"sku":"sku-47526794100987","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1312\/8979\/files\/HUNT.png?v=1791562795"},{"product_id":"slayers","title":"Slayers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe City sits at the nexus of the world. Once you're inside it, it is the world. Something drives the borders of The City ever-onward, crawling towards the horizon. Urban sprawl made real. Neighborhoods appear and disappear overnight, The City is filled to brim with no shortage of interesting characters, cultures...and monsters. That's where you come in, Slayer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlayers is a tabletop RPG of mercenaries and monster hunters for hire. Known by locals as Slayers, players wander a haunted city, cursed long ago to expand towards the horizon forever. Slayers help clean out the monsters that infest the alleyways and shadows, and those that the city seems to be manifesting on its own. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's slay or be slain. Better get to work, Slayer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe System\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlayers uses a simple 4+ system to create an action filled session that moves quickly. What sets Slayers apart from other RPGs is its emphasis on asymmetrical combat. Each class in the game uses completely different combat mechanics than the others, allowing the players to have an entirely unique experience at the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Setting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlayers takes place in The City, an urban sprawl that expands forever towards the horizon. Made of an infinite number of districts, each version of The City will be unique to your table. Exploring and building the setting is just as important as hunting monsters! In the book you'll see examples of some districts and locations, to help inspire your next Hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSlayers 1.5\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the new and updated version of Slayers! Slayers 1.5 brings new art, layout, and rules updates and changes. The new book includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll the rules for Slayers across 100 beautiful full color pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew art and layout by Mike Rieman, the graphic designer behind Dust and the Slayers Almanac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Slayers to choose from to go monster hunting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Districts with rumors, NPCs, and factions to get your game started\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 full Hunts so you can pick up and play without any prep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvice for GMs on how to run a game with an asymmetrical twist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTons of monsters for you to hunt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more about what was changed, you can watch Spencer describe the update in this video.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NFsqh87fn90\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you'd like to read the changelog, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/slayersrpg.carrd.co\/#update\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eyou can find it here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAwards\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlayers is the winner of the 2021 Indie Groundbreaker Award for Best Rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/img.itch.zone\/aW1nLzY5NzYxMTAucG5n\/original\/Mmvgf2.png\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlayers was nominated for 3 ENNIES: Best Rules, Best Game, and Product of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePress \u0026amp; Media\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlayers was listed as one of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/top-ttrpgs-for-fantasy-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTop 10 Fantasy TTRPGs by CBR\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlayers was an honorable mention on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/22812103\/best-indie-ttrpg-2021\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePolygon's Best Indie TTRPGs of 2021\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAaron Voigt reviews Slayers as a \"D\u0026amp;D Killer\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uXYJmkDwDpE\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k5WAa-YLqWE?si=sLYDgnoeZAmLBnZp\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e100pg, half-letter, perfect-bound, full color\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gila RPGs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67633931845907,"sku":"sku-47526750814459","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1312\/8979\/files\/Slayers_333e2147-ba7d-4877-8859-270552544c7b.png?v=1791562795"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.scfoundry.shop\/collections\/gila-rpgs.oembed","provider":"S\u0026C Foundry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}