I've always been a big fan of Barsoom/Dying Mars/Science Fantasy set RPGs. I've been maintaining a list of Mars games in this genre. One of my current favorites is BX Mars by Michael Gibbons. It's set on a dying Mars called Zerzura. It has a fun pulp science fantasy tone. It's got dead cities, Red … Continue reading B/X Mars: A character sheet for an OSR Mars science fantasy RPG
Last year, I made a small character sheet for Lords of Mars by Ray Otus, a rules-light RPG based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's Barsoom series of pulp novels. The original versions of these were small (5.5 x 4 inch) to match the size of the rule book. I've now made a version that's letter-size, with … Continue reading Lords of Mars – Character Sheets – Letter Sized
I've always been a a big fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom novels, set on his dying, fanatstic version of Mars. There has been a good number of role-playing games set on Barsoom. Here's the list I've put together so far. Let me know if I've missed anything in comments. John Carter of … Continue reading Gaming on Mars: a (mostly) complete list of Barsoomian role-playing games
Lords of Mars is a super fun little RPG by Ray Otus for sale over on itch.io . It's a pulpy sci-fi game based on Edgar Rice Burroughs Barsoom novels. The system is light, and easy to learn. The 12-page book packs in just enough information to get started. It didn't have a character sheet … Continue reading Lords of Mars – Character Sheets
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