Ultraviolet Grasslands Player Guide [2.0ii].pdf

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GRASSLANDS
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ART AND WRITING ©2018, 2020 LUKA REJEC
Free Intro Edition v2.0, August 2020
DESIGN: Luka Rejec
EDITING: MoonRat Conspiracy
PUBLISHING: Olly Media Inc.
Support the UVG: www.patreon.com/wizardthieffighter
Sincere thanks to all the heroes who made this book possible.
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Experiments that failed too many times
Transformations that were too hard to find
Poison's in my bloodstream, poison's in my pride
I'm after rebellion, I'll settle for lies
Yes, I know the secrets of the iron and mind
They're trinity acts, a mineral fire
Yes, I know the secrets of the circuitry mind
It's a flaming wonder telepath
—Flaming
Telepaths,
Blue Öyster Cult, Secret Treaties (1974)
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WELCOME
This is the free introduction, the player’s guide to the Ultraviolet Grasslands
(UVG): a rules-light rpg pointcrawl module inspired by psychedelic heavy
metal, the Dying Earth genre, and Oregon Trail games. It takes a group of
‘heroes’ into the depths of a vast and mythic steppe filled with the detritus of
time and space and fuzzy riffs.
The UVG is for referees, game masters, judges, players, and fans of roleplaying
games who want to run a months’ long science fantasy Marco Polo-style voyage
across a weird, old world.
The UVG is for any player who wants to mine it for inspiration, adventuring
locations, odd characters, maps, items, and random encounters.
The UVG is also an artbook knitting together my art and maps and writing.
It is dedicated to the genre of heavy metal, which gave me sonic worlds to
explore in difficult times; to the G+ rpg community, which inspired me to
return to art; to the Hydra Cooperative, whose commissions encouraged me to
take art seriously; to Skerples for the editing advice that made this version
possible; and finally to all my heroic patrons of the Stratometaship at https://
www.patreon.com/wizardthieffighter, who keep putting their money where
their mouth is with their steady support of the UVG and my other work.
The UVG was funded by 2,066 backers on kickstarter in 2019. Due to
foreseeable (optimism) and unforseen (death, pandemic) circumstances
delivery of the book to backers is ongoing. This second edition of the free
introduction, with edited text and revised art, is made possible thanks to their
generous support.
Now, enter the silver machine.
—Luka Rejec, February 2019, August 2020
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CONTENTS
The World’s Edge
Who Is This Hero?
Why Go To The End of The World?
Before The Voyage Begins
The Moving Pieces
The Big Map
Rules and Suggestions
Terminology & Assumptions
Time, What is Time
Weekly Travel Checklist
Stopping For A Week
The Use of Days
Rest and Recovery
Inventory and Sacks
Encumbrance
Treasure is Heavy
Supplies and Survival
Test vs. Starvation
How Not To Starve
Factions of The Ultraviolet Grasslands
Cat Lords of the Violet City (Cats)
Humans (Rainbowlanders)
Porcelain Princes (Para Humans)
Spectrum Satraps (Para Humans)
Steppelanders (Humans)
Ultras (After-Humans)
Vomes (Violent Mechanisms)
Ultraviolet Equipment
Grassland Essentials
Tools and Kits
Transport: Mounts and Wagons
Weapons
Armors
Trade & Goods
Market Research
Selling & Buying
Thirty UVG Trade Goods
Milk Runs
Obstacles to Trade
Starter Caravans
Destinations in the UVG
32 Destinations Beyond the World’s Edge
Violet City: Last Eerie House
More Ultraviolet Grasslands?
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