There is a saying, “All knowledge returns to Astingrad”. A library older and larger than most cities, Astingrad owes its endurance and reputation to its impressive retrieval teams. Players take on the role of these strange groups that recover overdue or stolen books, protect its knowledge, and procure new objects of interest to help grow its massive and mysterious collection. Astingrad 24XX is a rules-lite/mini TTRPG that assumes some very basic tabletop gaming knowledge (and a bit more if you're GM-ing). It's more character focused than other 24XX games, scrapping currency in favour of character features. It assumes that weird is more interesting than practical, and (although only for a few roll results) an ability to engage with tricky topics critically.Originally created December 2020, for the 24XX jam .
DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN NOTES
- Currently untested, balance is probably at least a bit wonky. Gameplay feedback is best directed at symphoneers@gmail.com or @symphoneers on twitter.- I intend to get a Role character sheet set up at some point, which will be linked here. I may add a printable character sheet to the pdf (that + any tweaks would be in version 1.1)
- I'll be updating a bunch of itch-side stuff in general over the coming weeks. Mostly cosmetic, possible price adjustments depending on how I find community copies influence download numbers (first time launching a game with them).
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $2 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Support this game at or above a special price point to receive something exclusive.
If you're dealing with health or financial issues, please feel free to just take a copy. If you're unsure, borderline, or (and I say this with love) a pirate, I'd ask that you follow the "honourable piracy" code of paying for the game after you get some enjoyment out of it. Purchases go a long way toward helping justify the time it takes to do game design stuff.
No comments:
Post a Comment