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About The Setting
Six hundred years in the future, humans have discovered a mysterious inter-dimensional phenomenon called the Nex (short for the Nexus). Sapient robots (known as Linked machines), formatively influenced by humanity, have gained consciousness and share the world with their creators, bonded through a mutual connection to this unexplainable reality bridge. Despite all these advances, all sapient beings of the known universe face threats both within and without. A cold war between Earth and the Han Cluster endures even while a mysterious otherworldly menace called The Blinding threatens to wipe out all intelligent life.
Discovery and Connection
In the Han Cluster, a vast and remarkable future world awaits your exploration. In your quest to stop the Blinding, you’ll explore diverse planets, investigate the secrets of human space, hunt pirates, help good people who are in trouble, create community connections, and explore remarkable gifts of transhumanism thanks to the mysterious Nex.
Included in the Han Cluster sourcebook you’ll find:
- A full and vibrant setting, spanning multiple planets and space stations, different cultures, the fascinating evolution of humanity since unlocking the Nex, plus lots of other hidden surprises.
- Full character creation rules for both the humans and the Linked Machines of the Han Cluster.
- A complete set of adventure generators and encounter tables, along with detailed advice on how to create adventures in the Han Cluster.
- A dynamic ten-act Plot Point Campaign called Transcendence in which you confront a mysterious alien menace call the Blinding, which threatens to annihilate humanity.
- A whole fleet of special Crisis Tales and Savage Tales to fill out your own campaign or provide independent adventures around human space.
The Heroes
In the Han Cluster, you can make any kind of hero you like: Nex technician, engineer, pilot, repair bot, ex soldier, courtesan, aristocrat, or even a wildcatter from the poisonous world of Venin. Of course there’s always the Nex manipulators too: Nex Divers and Draxel Tappers (new Arcane Backgrounds for folks who have developed amazing powers). Complete character creation rules, along with the rules for creating Linked Machines (the Han Cluster’s sapient AIs) are all included in the book. For a quicker start, though, we’ve created a several archetypes that allow you to get playing as soon as possible!
Free Jumpstart
If you’re anxious to get started in the setting without diving all the way in just yet, the free Jumpstart is NOW AVAILABLE on DriveThruRPG! Included in the Jumpstart is a brief introduction to the setting, a few abbreviated Setting Rules, and a full-fledged introductory adventure called “Reunification.” This one to two session adventure not only gives the heroes the opportunity to save tens of thousands of people in a terrifying Cluster-wide attack, but also introduces both GMs and players to some of the most iconic aspects of the Han Cluster setting like X-Ghosts, X-Bonding, and X-Gear!
The Creator
The Han Cluster® Role Playing Game setting is the brainchild of creator Tracy Sizemore. Tracy has worked for Pinnacle Entertainment (the creator of Savage Worlds) directly as the developer for Holler and Pinebox Middle School, and has written several adventures for Pinnacle’s various settings.
