The Retrospectre universe is rich and expansive and can be enjoyed as a tabletop RPG experience. The guide below outlines ways in which you can enjoy life in the high-conflict and exciting tech-noir world.
- Introduction
- Setting Overview: Learn more about this tech-noir world, its history, and key factions.
- Game Theme: The core themes and elements that players will encounter during gameplay.
- Character Creation
- Species: You can play either as a Human or a Cogito
- Archetypes & Designations: Character roles that players can assume, such as modders, vigilantes, street shamans, and execs.
- Affiliations: Specific groups and organizations a character may be associated with.
- Backgrounds: Examples of the range of backgrounds from which players can choose to further personalize their characters.
- Attributes and Skills: The attributes and skills that shape characters’ abilities and expertise.
- Game Mechanics
- Coin Flip System: Coin mechanics that are used for resolving actions, skill checks, and combat.
- Modding Mechanisms: Rules for hacking into systems, gaining access to information, and dealing with countermeasures.
- Cyberware and Augmentations: How characters can enhance themselves with cybernetic implants and the advantages and drawbacks of such enhancements.
- Interactions and Role-Playing
- Dialogue System: Guidelines for engaging NPCs, negotiating, and using charisma to influence others.
- Contacts and Allies: How players can build relationships with NPCs and factions, and the benefits of having allies.
- Morality and Consequences: The impact of player choices on the game world and potential consequences of their actions.
- Combat and Conflict
- Combat Rules: The combat system, including actions, combat rolls, and how different weapons and cybernetics affect gameplay.
- Team Dynamics: How teamwork and coordination can enhance combat effectiveness.
- Gang Wars and Corporate Skirmishes: Rules for large-scale conflicts between factions and players’ involvement in these battles.
- Missions and Quests
- Game Master (GM) Guidelines: Tips for GMs on creating engaging missions, encounters, and plotlines.
- Main Storyline and Side Quests: Main story arcs and optional side quests.
- Gigs: Various jobs and hustles in the game’s economy
- Technology and Resources
- Currency and Economy: In-game currency and how players can earn and spend it.
- Equipment: Weapons, technologies, cyberware, modding tools, and other gear that players can acquire.
- Advancement and Progression
- Experience System: How players gain experience points and how they can use them to improve their characters.
- Character Growth: Options for character development, such as learning new skills, upgrading cyberware, or gaining new abilities.
- World Lore and Secrets
- Unraveling Mysteries: Hidden secrets and conspiracies that players can discover and investigate during gameplay.
- Lore-rich Locations: Key locations in the cyberpunk world and background information on each place.
- Conclusion
- Final Thoughts: Where to go with all of this and how to get the most out of it all.