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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Acegiak" data-source="post: 6951351" data-attributes="member: 6678650">[ATTACH]78474[/ATTACH]The Republic has just been released as Early Access on DriveThruRpg and  Itch.io. Links and game information can be found at <a href="http://TheRepublic.MachineSpirit.net" target="_blank">http://TheRepublic.MachineSpirit.net</a>The  Republic is a game about Social Justice, Element Bending, and Piles of  Dice. Players characters are members of marginalised groups within their  society that have gained the mystical ability to bend the elements  which is forbidden to all except citizens, which they are not. It is  then up to the players to decide how they will use those powers to fight  for a better tomorrow. The Republic is been developed by Ashton McAllan,  Vincent Baker, and Mark Redacted. It is the descendant of Platonic  Mastery a game they worked on together for Paul Czege's #Threeforged  competition. Since then the game has been worked on and improved to make the Social Justice elements more humanizing, engaging, and palatable and the dice mechanics have been refined into a simple system that represents characters in a unique and intuitive way. The plan had been to keep working on it till it was perfect  and polished and finished but it is now being released as early access in response to recent events because maybe the world could  maybe use a game about resisting oppressive dehumanising governments and  cool Avatar style element bending right about now. During  early access players can get the existing core game at a reduced price,  watch as we develop the game further, and help shape it by providing  feedback and questions.So far we've even had some pretty good responses from people who've checked it out:I’m really thrilled by the dice mechanics of “The  Republic”. It acts as an excellent representation of your character in  regards to attributes, traits, health, … and also lets the players  decide if they want to do a risky action or a (probably) safe one.  Brilliant! Even some kind of character advancement is possible with the  dice mechanics. I can easily see this as a “gateway game” for  roleplayers who want to see what story-gaming can do for them. The  setting (Hellenistic Athens) is a nice fit, too, with lots of plot ideas  during character creation. Fantastic game! – <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HpLySbSMzz2ZAnH1fGIJMhzwre6pu_i3PF1aIqHao2c/view" target="_blank">Helmut Schmutzer, The Republic RPG – Playtest Report – Johannes Opperman</a><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HpLySbSMzz2ZAnH1fGIJMhzwre6pu_i3PF1aIqHao2c/view" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HpLySbSMzz2ZAnH1fGIJMhzwre6pu_i3PF1aIqHao2c/view" target="_blank"></a>The mechanics are what make this game truly unique. I  havent seen a system that I felt this compelled to buy since the first  time I laid eyes on Apocalypse World. – <a href="http://2d6blog.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/first-thoughts-republic.html" target="_blank">Ryan Teague, First Thoughts: The Republic – 2d6+Blog</a>                               <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HpLySbSMzz2ZAnH1fGIJMhzwre6pu_i3PF1aIqHao2c/view" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HpLySbSMzz2ZAnH1fGIJMhzwre6pu_i3PF1aIqHao2c/view" target="_blank"></a>If you're interested do check it out and give us your feedback!</blockquote>

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