Invincible, the hit comedian collection and hit Amazon Prime animated collection, is getting its personal official TTRPG setting, courtesy of the award-winning sport designers at Free League Publishing.
Partnering with Skybound Leisure, D&D Past founder Adam Bradford (who has additionally labored as a producer on titles within the trendy Dungeons & Dragons, Marvel, and Cortex Prime tabletop role-playing methods) and Free League co-founder Tomas Härenstam (Alien RPG, Blade Runner RPG) will carry the darkly superheroic world of author Robert Kirkman and artists Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley to the 12 months Zero Engine.
“Considered one of my very first tabletop roleplaying video games was the outdated Marvel Superheroes by TSR,” Härenstam mentioned in Free League and Skybound’s information launch, “and making a superhero RPG has been a lifelong dream. I feel the style, and Invincible’s extra grounded and visceral tackle it, is a good match for the 12 months Zero Engine sport mechanics.”
These mechanics will embody “balancing on a regular basis life with the calls for of being a superhero,” Bradford advised Polygon by way of e mail. “Mark Grayson juggles college, homework, and private relationships whereas additionally mastering his powers and going through off in opposition to super-villains (typically even his personal father). This stress between the mundane and the extraordinary continues to form the story as his duties and relationships evolve. With Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying, there are two fundamental kinds of scenes — motion and social. Motion scenes seize the joys of battling super-villains, however I like that social scenes present necessary narrative downtime between these clashes the place the relationships and obligations that make the characters extra than simply superheroes come to life. Social scenes are mechanically necessary too, as they permit characters to get better their Well being and Resolve.”
Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying will launch on Kickstarter later this 12 months, in an version that features a core rulebook and starter set that includes artwork from Invincible artists Walker and Ottley. “The Invincible comedian e book collection has wonderful artwork […] and having the ability to use that in our RPG is a good privilege,” Härenstam advised Polygon. “That mentioned, we will likely be including some new artwork as effectively.”
“[Invincible] incorporates every thing we love about [superhero] tales,” Bradford advised Polygon, “although usually with stunning twists that subvert acquainted tropes. In Invincible, something can exist, and something could be turned on its head. For the reason that comedian has a transparent starting, center, and finish, the narrative has a pure momentum that’s superb for a tabletop marketing campaign. In the identical spirit, gamers can collaborate to create their very own epic tales with this sport.”