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The Blackest Space - An Interstellar Sci-Fi Survival Roleplaying Game

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Written by Josh Palmer (Co-Creator of Dark Places & Demogorgons and Vigilante City) comes The Blackest Space, a Sci-Fi game that utilizes the BoD game system created by Eric Bloat for The Blackest of Deaths RPG.

The BoD game system is based on the d20 OGL with updates and alternate rules, most-notably the Core Mechanic:  Roll 1d20 & 1d6 Simultaneously

When you attack, make a save, make a skill, etc. roll a d20 and a d6 and add any applicable modifiers to the d20 roll.

If you meet, or beat, the target Difficulty Check or Evade score you succeed.

On the d6, do not add modifiers unless specifically instructed and ignore a roll of 2, 3, 4 or 5. For a roll of 1 add a Hindrance and for a roll of 6 add a Benefit. 

Hindrance

Hindrance adds an additional challenge or difficulty that was not present before the attempt.

Example: A Security Officer is successful with their laser attack; however, the laser gun has jammed and it costs the Officer their next attack to fix it.

Benefit

Benefit adds an additional convenience that was not present before the attempt.

Example: An attacker using their laser gun misses the mark; however, as the opponent attempts to dodge the attack, they hit their head on a doorway.

There is 15 Classes represented in The Blackest Space:  Bounty Hunter, Captain. Communications Commander, Ebontear Endbringer, Ebontear Necrojudge, Emerald Champion, Medical Officer, Meta-Psych, Pilot, Pirate, Science Officer, Security Director, Shock Marine, Smuggler and Technician.

And 12 Playable Races: The Apparatus, Arpi, Asaluss, Cymyrs, Gnargfang, Gronslag, Harkfey, Humans, Lanerians. Mirewhips, Qu’fer and Zygaq.

Content included:

  • Rules VS Rulings
  • Core Mechanic
  • Benefit and Hindrance
  • Advantage and Disadvantage
  • Attributes (Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom, Constitution, Dexterity and Charisma)
  • Determining Attributes
  • Luck
  • Hit Points
  • Healing
  • Death
  • Move, Evade & Armor Points
  • Everything In Turn
  • Leveling Up
  • Initiative
  • Combat
  • Vacuum of Space & Dangerous Enviroments
  • Gear and Currency
  • Weapons, Armor and Equipment
  • Cybernetics
  • Robots
  • Vehicles
  • Interstellar Ships
  • Space Combat
  • Free Actions
  • Star Ships (all sizes and upgrades)
  • Space Booty (Stat Bonuses, Weapons, Armor, Equipment, Galactic Repute/Currency, Special Items)
  • Galaxy Background
  • Earth's Timeline
  • Sections of the known Milky Way
  • Gronslag Empire, Lanerian Depths, The Solar Council,  Earth, PAX I, J-15, Nexus Base Evermore, The Azure Domain, Barrison-5, Zonatt-3141, The Golden Arsenal, Illumination Realm, The Brine Mire, Crucible Center, The Emerald Edge, Arpourus III and XI, Forbidden Zone, Ventura II, Fury VI, Wyll III, Blackspace Corsairs, La'samoo Station, Devogolos, Koshka-8 and many, many more!
  • Organtizations:  The Infinity Exchange, The Probers or Greys & The Ruins of the Great Ancients
  • Random Star System Generators
  • MONSTERS & ADVERSARIES (30+)
  • Templates

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Iriah W February 16, 2023 1:00 am UTC
Why is there no POD option?
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David B February 16, 2023 3:07 am UTC
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It's available in print on our webstore and in POD on Lulu. :)
We have difficulty getting POD files approved here at DTRPG, so a lot of our offerings are digital only on this platform.
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Isaiah H March 15, 2022 3:11 am UTC
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Really enjoy a lot of the ideas and the generals of the game but is this actually the completed version? It feels rather like an unfinished beta test and extremely DIY in the layout and editing. For reference I read through a copy of the Scorched expansion (companion? spin off?) and its so much more professional looking as a product as my point of comparison
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David B March 15, 2022 3:03 pm UTC
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Yea, this is a completed game. Maybe if time allows someday, I'll go back and re-lay out the game and give an additional editing pass. If you'd like a refund, reach to Bloat Games or Eric Bloat on social media and we can make that happen.
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Isaiah H March 16, 2022 5:39 am UTC
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oh thats ok. i admit i was a bit disappointed in the layout but since i plan to steal many of the ideas in the book for other games i will happily keep my purchase and maybe someday the layout will update afterall. i hope i wasnt too rude, and didnt mean any offense. thanks
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Neil S August 06, 2021 9:37 am UTC
Does this have details on alien ruins
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Timothy Peter F May 28, 2021 12:57 pm UTC
Would love to see this on Lulu to play with your other game Scorched.
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David D May 04, 2021 10:29 pm UTC
so is this a gritty realistic game? or a wacky pulpy game?
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John G January 27, 2021 1:20 am UTC
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I can't find this on lulu. Did it get taken down?
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J. W August 29, 2020 11:32 pm UTC
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The Character sheet has a transparent background except for the clipart in the corner. Makes it look broken. For my copy I fixed it but figured I should report it.
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Brian C June 30, 2020 12:59 pm UTC
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What is the Difficulty Check range for skills and tasks? Since it is the central mechanic of the game upon which so much relies, a lack of example Difficulty Check numbers, is a huge, glaring omission in the rules. What is the target number for a standard task? An easy task? An almost impossible task? Such a foundational piece of information NEEDS to be included in the rules section.
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David B June 30, 2020 1:14 pm UTC
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Wow! How did we miss that? I'll had an extra sheet today after work. :(
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Brian C June 30, 2020 1:24 pm UTC
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Thanks David! The game is otherwise wonderful, but it needs this foundational piece of information to power the action. Hope I did not come off sounding too harsh (above) ... if so, it's because I'm passionate about games and this one shines, if the Target Numbers can be included. I appreciate your swift response and look forward to the revision. Cheers and all best!
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Neil S May 12, 2020 10:20 am UTC
Is this still on LULU cant find it
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Neil S April 24, 2020 2:07 am UTC
When is this coming out on LULU
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David B April 24, 2020 2:29 am UTC
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If all goes as planned it will be available there tomorrow afternoon.
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David B April 24, 2020 11:22 pm UTC
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It's live. :)
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Lee S April 15, 2020 12:20 am UTC
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Preview not working.
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David B April 15, 2020 2:26 am UTC
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Hmm that’s weird. It’s working on my end. I’ll try to reset it. Might’ve just been a momentary glitch.
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Lee S April 15, 2020 2:41 am UTC
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Thanks David.
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Patrick S April 15, 2020 7:29 am UTC
Can confirm this
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Sándor L April 21, 2020 6:10 pm UTC
Preview is still not working.
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David B April 21, 2020 7:07 pm UTC
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I'll have to reach to dtrpg and see what is up. It was still working on my end. I've disabled the full preview for the time being. The Quick Preview is still active and working.
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Neil S April 15, 2020 12:10 am UTC
Will this be on LULU
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David B April 15, 2020 2:27 am UTC
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Yes it will.
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Neil S April 17, 2020 12:29 am UTC
haven't seen it yet
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