This role-playing game provides a framework for darker, grittier play that is suitable for a variety of periods, from the Stone Age to the near future. Rules are provided for the skill, social conflict, and combat elements, as well as for a variety of resources, from wealth and retainers to agents and military force. Rules for courage, fear, terror, and insanity help with tales ranging from daring action stories to detective noir and especially Lovecraftian / cosmic horror. Mechanics also cover organizations as the bond and force that can help drive many campaigns. The experience system rewards skill use and has provision for training. Die mechanics use a small pool of ten-sided dice with open-ended re-rolls that afford the opportunity for occasional spectacular results and allow for fast resolution to keep play progressing. Emphasis is placed on favoring higher levels of skills over lower levels, making expertise stand out. A vicious combat system emphasizes the consequences of shock and damage without undue complexity. Organizations can be created to help provide support for characters and impetus for adventure! The Lucid Dreams Role-playing Engine is a tool kit for use in a variety of settings, with some rules to be used or not, depending upon the needs of the game. Storytelling is as old as humanity, and role-playing is one of the many ways we can collectively participate in this great art. Adventure and excitement can be yours!
About the Author: Andre Kruppa has been steadily running role-playing games since 1979, which means he brings more than thirty-five years of experience to the table. His theatrical training includes many years of lighting design and hands-on production electrics work for professional and community theaters, where he also has spent a lot of time in the booth running lights and sound. A resident of Maine, Andre heads off to the woods for a long, peaceful camping trip as far from civilization as possible at least once a year (and preferably more!). Perhaps inspired by the tenebrous depths of the primeval forest, he returns to produce a variety of dark and gritty gaming experiences for convention role-playing, primarily in the cosmic horror genre. Using both his own material and scenarios designed by others, he is known for ramping up his games with elaborate theatrical lighting, sound effects, music, and props. Andre's love of gaming and his commitment to fostering high-production-value, immersive role-playing drives him to refine his approach incrementally year after year. He plans on doing this for a good long time.