Now up on Kickstarter for Metis Creative is the science fiction roleplaying game ASTRA ARCANUM. The game features a d20 dice pool system, featuring lots of character options and deep combat. The project has passed 700% of its funding goal and you can reserve a copy of the boxed set for a $239.00 pledge or grab just the PDFs for a $109.00 pledge through June 21. Expected delivery is December 2026.
About the game:
FROM ENNIE AWARD-WINNING METIS CREATIVE COMES THE DEFINITIVE SCI-FI TTRPG: ASTRA ARCANUM.
ASTRA ARCANUM features a deep, tactical & deadly combat, and a vast, modular character creation suite, built atop a d20 dice pool engine, crafted to be the definitive system to play a grand Sci-Fi campaign in!
AT A GLANCE
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TWO CORE BOOKS:
The Core Rulebook – Everything you need to play ASTRA ARCANUM, including the vast character customization suite, a core bestiary, and an expansive armory section.
The Game Master’s Guide – The quintessential guide to running ASTRA ARCANUM, filled with additional mechanics, bestiary and armory compendia, locations, and lore entries to bring a massive campaign to life!
THREE ADVENTURE ZINES: Exciting campaigns that put the players in the boots of Armigers trying to survive in a Solar System filled with danger and opportunity.
EASY TO LEARN, TEACH, RUN & PLAY: The Core dice play and character creation in ASTRA ARCANUM is very easy to get into thanks to a simple, universal design philosophy throughout the entire system.
TARGETED DAMAGE SYSTEM: Instead of using HP Pools, ASTRA ARCANUM features body systems to assign damage to. Cut off limbs, suffocate foes, or decimate life support systems.
A VAST CHARACTER CREATION SUITE: Starting from 6 classes and dozens of backgrounds, to hundreds of iconic Sci-Fi character archetypes with feats and multiclass builds!
CUSTOMIZABLE WEAPONS, CYBERNETIC AUGMENTATIONS AND MORE: Create the Solar Reach’s ultimate weapon, with dozens of weapon chassis and hundreds of attachments; or upgrade your character with cybernetics to withstand the trials of combat.
A MASSIVE SETTING TO EXPLORE: Our ambition for ASTRA ARCANUM goes beyond just a system and a one-off campaign. Just as with our previous flagship title and the prequel of ASTRA ARCANUM, we want to create a vast setting to explore with interconnecting storylines and characters, and an ongoing narrative.
COLLECTOR’S ITEMS: As with all of our Kickstarter campaigns, we offer a deluxe set with all the collector’s accessories and limited edition covers. All non-core items in the Collector’s Box Set are exclusive to this campaign and won’t be in production again!
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