Inversion RPG

In the time of myth when the elements ruled as gods, and Dwarves and Elves dared make war against them, a star fell from beyond the sky. It whispered a siren song of progress, and filled Human minds with visions of technology. Within a generation whisper tech allowed an empire to rule the stars.  All the while, the whispers grew more powerful and Humanity more loyal to them.

Then all at once there was a grand collapse. Everywhere thrown into ruin and darkness as all knowledge and progress is lost. 

Now this is the land of magic and machines. Elves and Dwarves and Robots and Holograms. Nobles and Sheriffs and Gunslingers and Wizards. Scattered towns clinging to ancient technology powered by devices no one truly understands. This is a land of monsters and mysteries, of unexplored wilderness, and of ancient wonders filled with treasures for the brave and foolish.

Inversion RPG is a tabletop role playing game with magic, guns, and lost technology. Set in a world of scavengers rebuilding on the ruins of the old world. It uses a D12 success based resolution system, and fully open skill based progression system.

If you're interested in this project reach out on discord.

The Setting

Long ago there was an ancient empire. It is the source of all the wonders, monsters, tech, and old world magic scattered across the land. All that’s left of them are ruins and secrets beyond comprehension.

The world now is a dangerous place, filled with monsters and threats both natural and ancient empire born, but it’s also filled with the miracles and legends of the past. Elevators to other stars sit idle in untouched forests. Magic rivers cut paths through skyscraper mountains. Valleys filled with broken gravity let kids fly like birds above overgrown ruins of the old world.

It's a fantasy world with magic and elves and fey creatures, but there's train tracks in the earth older than the oldest Dwarf, and the forest is full of hologram ghosts both friendly and hostile.

This game is about adventurers heading into haunted halls hunting down villains and treasures. It’s about scavengers rebuilding with what they can find from the old world. It's about people making their life just a little easier, and surviving just a little longer, with the help of the relics of the past.

Simple Core, Expansive Options

The core rules of the game, along with the rules for combat, are only 6 pages. The rest of the book are options, content, and examples to provide you with the tools you need to make your character unique.

The game lets you opt into more rules in the aspects of the game you want your character to focus on, and in the aspects you don't focus on, then what you have at the start of your adventures is what you'll have at the end.

Open Progression System

Inversion features a fully open progression system where everything in the game, from taking a hit to what weapons you can wield and what technology you can grasp, is all determined by the skills you invest in. 

Your character can be a jack of all trades with abilities that help in any aspect of the game, or you can focus down and be the team's expert on a specific task. As much as possible, the game will not put invisible walls around your choices. Make the character you want to make, and make them the way you want them to work.

Success Resolution

Every Challenge in Inversion takes a set number of successes to overcome. The higher you roll the most successes you get, and success adds up until the challenge is overcome.  Every character has a chance to contribute, and a skilled character will have a noticeable impact on difficult challenges.

Combat is also success based. How many successes you roll on an attack determines if you hit, the damage, and how powerful the special effects of the attack are.

Inspirations

Adventure Time; Trigun; Wild ARMS; Amphibia; Arcanum; Final Fantasy; She-Ra; Cannon Busters; Horizon Zero Dawn; Nausicaa; Xenoblade Chronicles. 

Inversion RPG is made to let you explore worlds with magic and lost technology mixing together to build unique stories.

Overview

This is Beta 3: Ancestry Art Preview!

This third beta release adds preview art to each Ancestry to give people a better idea of what the world looks like. Beta is still actively being worked on, and I can be found on discord if you want to see more work in progress.

Beta is player facing content complete with 36 Rumors, 24 Backgrounds, 12 Ancestries, 23 Skills, 11 weapon types, 3  guns types, 36 ammo types, 48 consumables, 24 gear kits, 120 magic items, 120 tech items, 120 developments, and 12 fighting styles with 34 specialties. 

Beta is missing Art (currently white box spaces left for art), and is missing a full list of enemies for the GM section. Currently there are 11 example enemy factions.