A Quickstart is Now Available for Forteller Games’ Debut RPG, Sunset
Forteller Games has launched a free quickstart for its debut roleplaying game, Sunset. Available exclusively on DriveThruRPG, the quickstart offers an introduction to the rules, character creation, artwork, and gameplay via a sample adventure.
Content Warning: Sunset allows players to deal with, process, and introspect on life and death. As such, this game deals with death, suicide, violent crimes, real-world abhorrent acts, and the human psyche. Play with understanding and care with your fellow players. That said, you can substitute aspects that your table is uncomfortable with.
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In Sunset, players, known in the game as Threads, are actively facing their own deaths through a process called Life Review. Guided by the Death Master, Threads will experience a series of pivotal memories, attempting to unweave lies in order to earn a parlay with Death and bargain for more time.
Sunset is a rules-light system that leverages the Deck of Many Dice to provide rich storytelling opportunities. The game is played in a series of memory locations called a Weave, collaboratively created by the players and the Death Master. Each location can truly be anything, from a bustling city to a quiet meadow. Players draw cards from the deck to determine the outcome of their actions. An alternative dice pool ruleset using a handful of d4 and d6 dice is included as well.
Despite its heavy subject matter, creators Michael F. Tomasek Jr., Adam Lehenbauer, and Thomas St Pierre aimed for a feeling and theme of hope punk – revealing hope in the face of challenges and acting as a counter to pessimism.
The free quickstart is a small slice of the full game and serves as your start into the world of Sunset. Player feedback will be taken into account for the final product. The Sunset Core Rulebook will be available in 2025, packed with implemented feedback, new adventures, slicker character creation, and a sensitivity reader. A series of sourcebooks, splat books, and more supplements will be also available in the near future.
The free quickstart includes:
- Over 60 free pages for you to read through and enjoy as the Death Master (with a special section for you) or with your fellow Threads
- Five printable pre-gens to get your game started (though you can make your own characters as you wish through Character Creation)
- Form-fillable blank character sheet
- Bookmarked table of contents, alt text, and checked for screen readers to make reading through it easier and accessible
- Glossary, introduction, and more tools to get you immersed into the game
- A 40-60 minute adventure that delves into the horrors of modern life
- Rules for one to five players, not including the Death Master
A Kickstarter campaign for Sunset will launch sometime in early 2025, with the full release planned for later in the same year. The free quickstart is available now exclusively via DriveThruRPG.
