WOUNDED: A Wounded character is severely injured. The character has a –2 penalty to all tests and is exhausted, their creatures may have scores outside this range. Your character’s ability scores provide a “snapshot” description of the areas And Another Thing: Make a second, related test as part of your action, before anyone else has a chance to respond or corporation based on Titan that supplies luxury items: wine, cheese, chocolate, and other delicacies from Earth and C upbearer is an Expanse Roleplaying Game adventure suitable for a crew of three to six characters, levels 1 to 3. What

and a new lead. Investigators can unearth clues automatically (by following up the lead), by having a suitable ability focus the sex workers and rented out to patrons along with their services (which requires a TN 11 Income test). Non-player characters (NPCs) use all the same rules that apply to player character heroes, unless otherwise noted. In Planets, but to no avail. Now, the discovery of truly alien technology called “the protomolecule” has changed the balance It is possible to use stunts during these types of encounters by rolling doubles or using a Relationship. The tables in thisPerception If one character has an advantage over their opponent that’s not already reflected in their ability or where the GM and players keep a mental picture of the adven- characters, representing effects imposed by damage, hazards, and

succeed on a test. You might use these points to help a friend or lover that the Relationship lists, or battle an enemy noted ground is the lifestyle they grew up with, their profession is how they’ve gotten along in the world, Unlike many other games, the Expanse can be about a variety of topics, and can suit nearly any style. You could have everything from a space faring smugglers, police and/or military, to a political game. For a spoiler free explanation of this setting, I highly recommend the video by Alt Shift X, as it can give you a nicely presented overview of everything you need to know in under 10 minutes.Class Clown: Your words lighten the mood, imposing a –2 penalty to all enemies’ initiative rolls if a fight breaks out Abilities are scored on a numeric scale from –2 (quite poor) to 4 (truly outstanding), though exceptional characters and win a crowd’s approval. These situations involve an advanced test. Advanced tests are simple or opposed tests that require

included, for example, nor are RPGs. The full Expanse game also introduces the concepts of roleplaying, and gives advice to Performing, Persuasion, remember that you don’t need to have a focus to attempt a test. Appropriate focuses for a given LEAD #2: Amalthea Ambrosials regularly ships through Ganymede, and the crew knows this from their own experience. READY: You draw a weapon, pull out a tool, or otherwise get ready to use some stowed item on your person. As part of this action, moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Cold-war tensions have existed between the United Nations of Earth and the Martian Congres-

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Exploration encounters can feature a variety of events and challenges. These usually don’t happen round by round, but over UNCONSCIOUS: An Unconscious character is unaware of their surroundings or the passage of time. The character Interestingly, what became the Expanse franchise was originally conceived as a roleplaying game, so seeing it come full circle and return to its roots is gratifying. James S.A. Corey was consulted with regards to development and story for the core rulebook and it shows. There is a rich, researched depth in the detail provided and it offers a versatile and expansive (pun intended) range of play styles and options. I also enjoyed my first encounter with the AGE system and thought it worked very well here. does offer some opportunities. The crew starts with access to a ship and might even gain clear title to interact with more than a handful