Modiphius Entertainment is currently taking preorders for the highly anticipated Dust Adventures RPG. The title is being touted as “rules light” but that shouldn’t deter tons of Dust fans from grabbing the system as soon as it becomes available. The corebook will clock in around 200 pages (MSRP $54.99)and the first adventure supplement, Operation: Apocalypse (MSRP $32.99), at 128 pages. Both books should ship in March 2015, with PDFs available to buyers as soon as they’re completed.
From Modiphius:
DUST Adventures RPG is a rules-light exciting roleplaying game set in Paolo Parente’s DUST Universe and inspired by the epic tales arising from the DUST Tactics miniatures game. We are releasing the core rulebook and first campaign, Operation Apocalypse by pre-order for shipping in March 2015.
The DUST Adventures corebook will be a 200+ page full colour hardcover book £34.99 / $54.99 and the first campaign a 128 page full colour softback at £19.99 / $32.99.
The core book features:
– Lots of never-before-seen information on the DUST universe
– Full roleplaying rules including simple character generation for classic archetypes such as soldiers, adventurers and scientists
– Guidance on how to run exciting roleplaying adventures in the DUST universe
– Details of new and existing organisations that the players can be working for or facing in the field
– How to use vehicles and walkers in your games
– Tons of plot seeds and much more
– Introductory Adventure, the prequel to Operation Apocalypse!
– Use your DUST miniatures in the roleplaying game
DUST Adventures uses the DUST Tactics dice which feature three different symbols but you can just as easily use normal six-sided dice.
Sets of the DUST dice are available alongside the full range of DUST miniatures for just $10 for 24 dice here
All pre-orders will get the PDF of the Operation Apocalypse Campaign for free and PDF’s will be sent out as soon as they are ready, around a month before the print books ship. You’ll be able to get planning those missions right away!
Players will be able to bring their favourite figures from DUST Tactics and DUST Warfare into the roleplaying game and conversion rules will let them take their heroes into the tabletop miniatures game. Simple NPC outlines will let you drop any of your tabletop opponents right in to the game with minimal preparation, and get on with the adventure!
OPERATION: APOCALYPSE taking you across the war-torn world of DUST, featuring some of the major events of the storyline as part of a massive introductory campaign.
– Pre-generated characters to get you playing right away, with some of the classic heroes such as Bazooka Joe, Rosie and Chef!
– Full rules for all the encounters and suggestions for how to extend the campaign
– Suggested battles to play out with DUST Tactics as part of your campaign (or simply let your heroes roleplay their contribution to the battle).
Later releases will include supplements covering different fronts, campaigns and floor tiles. We are also looking at developing a set of heroes and villains with Paulo’s Dust Studios.