Free League Announces Invincible Tabletop RPG
Well, isn’t this cool. Free League Publishing has announced a deal wit Skybound Entertainment, makers of all things Invincible, to create a new tabletop RPG based on the world of the comic (and by extension the TV series).
What’s being called Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying is being designed by D&D Beyond founder Adam Bradford, who has served as producer on titles for Dungeons & Dragons, Cortex Prime, and Marvel, and Tomas Härenstam, Free League co-founder and lead designer on the ALIEN RPG, the Blade Runner RPG, Mutant: Year Zero, and Dragonbane.
Details are light at this early stage, but it seems the initial offering will be sold as a Core Rulebook and Starter Set with illustrations by Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley. Graphic design of the pages will be guided by Johan Nohr (MÖRK BORG). You know how the Invincible comic is full of relationship drama as well as superhero action? This turns both of those into gameplay mechanics.
Bradford gave the website Polygon a little hint as to how it will play. “With Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying, there are two main types of scenes — action and social,” Bradford said. “Action scenes capture the thrill of battling super-villains, but I love that social scenes provide important narrative downtime between those clashes where the relationships and responsibilities that make the characters more than just superheroes come to life. Social scenes are mechanically important too, as they allow characters to recover their Health and Resolve.”
The crowdfunding campaign for Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying will be launched on Kickstarter later this year. To keep up with future details, sign up for notifications from Free League’s pre-launch page.
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