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Somnium Void - USR Space Opera Setting

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One hundred billion citizens of the galaxy all saw it. The vision flashed before them for mere seconds, but what they saw stuck with them ever since. A black ship over a white moon. This seemingly innocuous image became burnt onto the brain of every man, woman and child across the galaxy. The event became known as the Somnium. Life would never be the same again.

Welcome to Somnium Void, a space opera campaign setting for Unbelievably Simple Roleplaying (USR). This pay what you want book contains rules and ideas for running a space opera game in a fun setting inspired by Star Wars, Star Trek and Firefly.

What Does a Game of Somnium Void Look Like?

A panicked human diplomat staggers down a dark street in Primum, a poison dart stuck in her side. She collapses on the road as a shadowy member of the Pale Kings melts into the darkness.

A Shade doctor wraps bandages around the bloody stump of a soldier on board a warship that is being bombarded by Novorian Skyweavers.

A Cthoni Somnium Guardian sinks her blade into the neck of a Sketh Warmaster as it releases its final death howl.

A Wulfen smuggler is boarded by Magnan security, knowing that they will find the contraband hidden away in the ship.

Somnium Void is a game of adventure and heroism in the far future. Players will travel to different worlds like the ashen Hollow and the cyberpunk planet of Zero, making allies, enemies and credits. All the while the great powers that be are locked into a paranoid struggle that will likely pull the players into a story of intrigue and war. Whether you want to play a game that's all about exploring new worlds and fighting aliens or whether you would prefer to get involved in politics and strategy, Somnium Void can be played in different ways. There is no one true way to play. Players can take on the role of smugglers, diplomats, assassins, Somnium Guardians, technopriests and more - the only limit is the imagination.

Features

  • 10 character archetypes created especially for space opera fun
  • 7 races, including some weird and wonderful aliens
  • Rules for spaceship combat
  • 3 star systems, 15 planets
  • A list of allies and villains
  • Lots of useful random tables for generating your adventures 

You will need the free USR rulebook to play.

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Matthew D July 12, 2020 7:34 pm UTC
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Looking over this right now. I like the setting here. I wish there was artwork for each race, allies & villains but I guess that leaves more to the imagination. Looking forward to trying this out.
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Jeremy H March 23, 2021 5:23 am UTC
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Agreed. I just came back to this one after seeing a post about Tequendria going missing. Hopefully Scott has some time to update this one.
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Matthew D May 30, 2020 4:38 pm UTC
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Is this compatible with USR 2.0?
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Shawn M September 04, 2020 7:24 am UTC
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Yes, it is. There's not much difference between USR 1 & 2. Combat specialisms were added and the optional Narrative Points. Otherwise the rest of the new stuff is just additional explanations of concepts IIRC.
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Matthew D September 06, 2020 2:47 pm UTC
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Okay, thanks for the info.
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Christopher R September 13, 2017 4:00 am UTC
Looks interesting, but the preview shows nothing useful about the game at all, so I'm not tempted to look any further.
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Michael H December 31, 2015 7:02 am UTC
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This looks really nice. Can I suggest a more compact layout? Less blank chapter heading pages and single-column tables taking up a whole page? It does making printing less of a viable option.
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