Detente for the Ravenous: The Roleplaying Game

What is Detente for the Ravenous? 

• DFTR is a fantasy roleplaying game based on Rowan, Rook, and Decard’s Resistance system, intended for up to 4 players and a Game Master. It takes place in the world of a novel by the same name, in which a team of disenfranchised people set out to assassinate the theocratic head of the empire that ruined their lives. 

Who is this for?

• If you enjoy games like Heart, Spire , F.I.S.T., or Elden Ring
• If you’re interested in historical trainwrecks combining 17th century military touchstones with 20th century Cold War espionage
• If you’re interested in the ways religion is wielded as a tool of hegemony
• If you like games with big, narrative altering abilities
• If you like fully-fleshed-out fantasy settings
• If you can tolerate some admittedly janky layout...

DFTR is for you!

DFTR Contains:

• An 80,000 word novel (eBook) and 250 page roleplaying game (PDF), able to be purchased separately or in a bundle
• 7 operative classes showcasing the breadth of the world- will your Communer suffer so that others may flourish? Or will your Bioengineer defy morality with their unethical experiments? 
• A collection of art from public domain, Creative Commons, and Creative Comrades licenses, altered to create a black-and-white, photocopied appearance
• A diegetic rulebook giving players an immersive (if biased) view of the world
• Tactical dossier of 35 mundane and monstrous stat blocks
• Rules for a “Grand Strategy” level of play, allowing player missions to affect the fate of nations
• A vividly-imagined setting inspired by the history of the Cold War and 30 Years’ War, featuring 5 nations, 24 Factions and Contacts, and 30 NPCs

Listen to me talk with Aaron King about it here! 

And listen to me talk about the project with Thomas Manuel of the Yes Indie'd Podcast!