Dune: Adventures in the Imperium is Now Available!

The most anticipated tabletop RPG of 2021... and 2020! ... is anticipated no more! You can now pick up the PDF of Dune: Adventures in the Imperium! It's 336 pages, powered by Modiphius' 2d20 System, and also includes a starter adventure.

You can also pre-order the hardcover, or various accessories.

 

[Stacie GmrGrl]

The 2d20 system in Dune is more on the narrative side, like in Dishonored and John Carter, and not as much like their more crunchier games like in Conan or Infinity.

 

[Tyler Do'Urden]

Ooh. Love that cover.

I'm not a 2d20 guy, but I love Dune, so I'm tempted to get this just for the fluff... running Dune with Stars Without Number might be up my alley...

 

[Grendel_Khan]

This is a good overview of how the system works. I play their versions of Star Trek and Conan, and was a play tester for Dune and Achtung! Cthulhu - I love 2d20; it's a great, flexible system.

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I'm curious about how the intrigue rules work. Were you able to use those rules during playtesting?

 

[Paragon Lost]

Cool. Some innovative work there and re-imagining going on. I'd have to play a demo-game to really get the feel. I can appreciate systems that can inflate/expand and are more granular and less cut-n-dried linear. Each has its own strength and purpose. In my board game design, Magus (Dragon Magazine #147 insert), I forwarded a simple concept of modifying a 2d6 roll for movement purposes. Like I noted, I like granular mechanics as long as they don't go too far down rabbit holes.

Their books are really nice, table books really. The problem lies with layout, that leaves a lot to be desired. They need better indexes, rules in the same place where it makes sense so you don't have look all over the place etc. The game mechanics as others have posted here are pretty straightforward and work. I really like them, they flow and work well.

 

[CleverNickName]

Ooh. Love that cover.

I'm not a 2d20 guy, but I love Dune, so I'm tempted to get this just for the fluff... running Dune with Stars Without Number might be up my alley...

Same here (but with a d20 chassis, building on what Esper Genesis has done.)

 

[Ilgiallomondadori]

Thanks for that. I will digest it. I love Dune and read the novel twice.

Give it a shot. I used to hate the idea of 2D20, and my initial attempt to read Star Trek made me kind of angry.
Then I jumped in and played it, and I'm a fan now. It's quite simple, works well, and is fun and narrative focused. The Acthung Cthulhu implementation/quick start is great.
Have Dune hardcover on preorder.

 

[WisdomOfWombats]

Their books are really nice, table books really. The problem lies with layout, that leaves a lot to be desired. They need better indexes, rules in the same place where it makes sense so you don't have look all over the place etc. The game mechanics as others have posted here are pretty straightforward and work. I really like them, they flow and work well.

I own a lot of Modiphius' basic rulebooks (Conan, John Carter, Star Trek Adventures, and now Dune). Dune seems to be the most and best organized of these. They really managed to address the issues of rules organization, and also - as far as I can tell - indexing. I don't now if this is an effect of the rules being the most streamlined yet available, or if it's really evidence of a learning process on Modiphius' side. The book also includes a rules summary at the end that an experienced 2d20 gamemaster could use to start running the game right away. I am very much impressed by the PDF release so far.

 

[Ilgiallomondadori]

I own a lot of Modiphius' basic rulebooks (Conan, John Carter, Star Trek Adventures, and now Dune). Dune seems to be the most and best organized of these. They really managed to address the issues of rules organization, and also - as far as I can tell - indexing. I don't now if this is an effect of the rules being the most streamlined yet available, or if it's really evidence of a learning process on Modiphius' side. The book also includes a rules summary at the end that an experienced 2d20 gamemaster could use to start running the game right away. I am very much impressed by the PDF release so far.

Really good to know, as although I'm locked anyway after preordering around xmas, the quickstart definitely confused me a bit around combat, things like assets, etc...wasn't sure how to run that, as those things are definitely at a different level of abstraction than I'm used to. Not sure how to communicate that to players and get them into it, as well.

 

[imagineGod]

"powered by Modiphius' 2d20 System,"

For the ignorant, like myself, what does this system (at least or best) compare to?00

Really good to know, as although I'm locked anyway after preordering around xmas, the quickstart definitely confused me a bit around combat, things like assets, etc...wasn't sure how to run that, as those things are definitely at a different level of abstraction than I'm used to. Not sure how to communicate that to players and get them into it, as well.

If you played those Creative Assembly Total War computer games, then Dune plays at that strategic level rather than on the ground tactical.

But even closeup personal interactions in the Dune RPG still play strategic, so instead of draining an enemy out of hit points, you take away assets and maneuver for a desired outcome. This makes combat fast.

Same with social encounters. It is about end goal positions rather than a play-by-play roll of dice for each speech in a debate.

 

[lyle.spade]

I'm curious about how the intrigue rules work. Were you able to use those rules during playtesting?

They were not a part of the playtest, unfortunately. However, they're based on the same core mechanic, and so I can't imagine that they'd be difficult to understand and implement. The playtest left out that and mass combat.