GODSEND Agenda – Archaeological Find

Today I broke down a bookshelf to put up a new one, and found all sorts of goodies. Chief among them was the first iteration of GODSEND Agenda from 2001. Its what I used to play and playtest the game.  It’s the UR document that my first published RPG work sprung from. 71 pages of pure unadulterated enthusiasm, unencumbered by what “should” be in a roleplaying. If this document were published in 1981, it would be a million seller, but as a game design goes, its like looking at myself crawling out of a primordial swamp and gulping air for the first time.

I may make a character and play it just to see what its like looking at it through my old and wizened eyes.

GODSEND Agenda Playtest Characters

Below is a sample of the playtest characters we are currently using to play the game. Its also the characters I use when running pop-up games over Discord.

You can download the character PDF at the link HERE.

Each is a Power Level 3 character ready to play using the playtest rules found below. Take a look and tell us what you think.

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The rough unedited playtest document is available for you to consume, play, and comment on. GODSEND Agenda 3rd edition is in Beta, and we hope, with your help, we can make this the best version yet.

Download a copy through DrivethruRPG and have a look. Once you’ve consumed the game, please comment and make suggestions at the link below.
GODSEND Agenda Beta Comment Form

 

GODSEND Agenda Playtest

Help us make the game you want!

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The rough unedited playtest document is available for you to consume, play, and comment on. GODSEND Agenda 3rd edition is in Beta, and we hope, with your help, we can make this the best version yet.

Download a copy through DrivethruRPG and have a look. Once you’ve consumed the game, please comment and make suggestions at the link below.
GODSEND Agenda Beta Comment Form

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Khepera Black History Sale, Final Week!

Sale Ends, February 29th!

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GODSEND Agenda Sneak Peek- The Angelos!

GODSEND Agenda -The Angelos Zuriel

 

Angelos_Promo_v1-01More sneak peeks of what the game will look like when finished. The PDF presented is still a very early Beta version sample of the Angelos and a sample character. Later this month, I hope to have the full beta version up for interested people to see.

Let’s look at what a GODSEND Agenda character is made of.

(Click on the image to the left to see the PDF)

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1-Species: There are six different species in GODSEND Agenda.

  • Angelos
  • Atlanteans
  • Black October
  • Chimerans
  • Elohim
  • U.S.E.R. Agent (Human)

2-Archetype: Each character has an archetype, and each type has a different outlook on life and how they live as a superhuman. Zuriel is a Warrior archetype and settles conflicts with his fighting ability. Being a Warrior Archetype also gives Zuriel a “signature Attack.” The attack is player-defined and can be used times per round equal to his Ability Level

3-Divinity: This is a lot like Archetype and helps steer the player into a concept. The Divinity gives the player a price break on certain abilities and powers. So, a Super Soldier gets a point break on skill specializations and a few attributes.

4-Attributes: All attributes start at +0 and go up from there. A +0 is the average human and what everything else is based on. A +1 in an attribute, makes you twice as good as someone with a +0, and a +2 makes you four times as good.

The attributes are

  • Dexterity (DEX)
  • Constitution (CON)
  • Strength (STR)
  • Speed (SPD)
  • Combat Rating (CR)
  • Charisma (CHA)
  • Intelligence (INT)
  • Perception (PER)
  • Willpower (WIL)
  • Metaphysics Rating (MR)

5- Ability Level: this determines how powerful your hero is in the GODSEND Agenda. It starts at zero and works its way up to ten. The default start is Ability Level 3; a baseline human is Ability Level zero.

6- Hero Points: a meta currency in-game that allows the player to augment rolls, negate or add damage, or fiddle with the setting. Players start the game with twice their Ability Level plus their MR attribute.

7- Wealth Rating: this determines how much resources the hero has. The higher the attribute, the more wealth a hero has at their disposal.

8- Hit Points: How much physical damage a hero can take. The average human can take 5 points of damage; a starting hero can take 10+ CON attribute.

9- Mind Points: How much psychic damage a hero can take. The average human can take 5 points of damage; a starting hero can take 10+ WIL attribute.

10- Renown: How famous or infamous your hero is. The more Renown they possess, the more they can affect the world around them.

11- Skills: Skills start at +1 for a novice and go up from there, no upper limit. Skills plus Attributes are added to 2D10 and rolled versus a GM assigned difficulty. Specializations as a Margin of Success (MoS) to the roll.

12- Disadvantages: Every hero has them, and the player defines what they are. Each hero has one of the following:

  • Relationship- someone that the player is vexed by. They could be in love with this person, hate this person, or are involved with a person that could compromise them in situations.
  • Internal- This is something going on inside the hero. A personality quirk that hinders the hero.
  • External- Something everyone on the outside, sees and reacts to.

Each Disadvantage is rated from 1 to 3. The player has 5 points to distribute among them, and activating them gives the hero more Hero Points to use.

13-Gadgets: This is Zuriel’s equipment. Some heroes have powers, and some have equipment, while others have a combination of both. Zuriel is all about his equipment. The equipment is built using the powers and gadget system in GODSEND Agenda.

14- Result Chart: A small bit of help at the bottom of the sheet to help determine the result of the dice rolls. The higher you roll, the more Margins of Success you receive.

A basic success is a roll of 11 or higher. Partial Success is when the result is 6-10, and failure is 1-5.

Thanks for the interest, more to come later!

Khepera Publishing Black History Sale!

Starts Saturday, February 1st

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Choose Your Pantheon

GODSEND Agenda

A Game of Postmodern Mythology

“We only use the term superheroes for P.R. purposes.
Truth is, we’re the biggest bastards you’ll ever meet.”

— Jack Hawksmoor, The Authority

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A superheroic roleplaying game about changing the world, whether it wants it or not.