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Age Past: The Incian Sphere RPG

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Age Past is a game where your fantasy take you on endless journey. To a new player the book looks intimidating, however as you following the guide you will find its simplistic nature. The hardest part will be deciding which of the massive list of powers to choose. I mean seriously I want them all.

- Mike Hamilton, Hardware & Software Engineer / USA -
Age Past is a great game because player agency is put into focus with almost everything you do - Elegant10 lets you roll your dice with intent and the classless character builder allows for creative, imaginative builds. The game is all about player choice, freedom, and fun.

- Simon Iversen, Web Developer / Sweden -
This game is fantastic giving a true feeling of heroics and full of choices. I am a game designer myself and find the system to be elegant and simple. The d10 system of this game keeps the success high and the defeat devastating. I currently play a rifleman archetype named Rengu with a pet pig named Wilbur. I can shoot webs spin bullets and use boom sticks and am a noble; and its just so much fun! I would give this System a 9/10 with the exclusion of one point the system being a little sticky to learn for new comers.

- Aaron Justin Bryant, Head Designer of Table Knights Entertainment - USA -
One of the things I like about Age Past is the options that it gives players. There are enough options for you to make the character you want, but not enough to overwhelm the player. It's also a nice change of pace from other tabletop role playing games because it doesn't restrict what your PC can do. The Elegant 10 system does a great job of resolving conflicts and determining outcomes. The game setting itself is also refreshingly different, but has enough traditional elements to make players feel familiar. Having been given a chance to try this game out firsthand. I'd definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a change of pace from standard fantasy RPGs or for those who are looking to get started in the hobby.

- Michelle Pauley, Playtester / USA -
Age Past is a fantastic fantasy game. Gameplay is simple and easy to follow, combat is lethal and sleek. However the real star of the show for this game is the sheer amount of customization in making a character. The options are staggering and no two characters will come out the same, even if they're archetypal the same.

- Steven Noll, Tabletop RPG Blogger and Developer / USA -

The SuperAge RPG Lauches 5/9 on Kickstarter

April 12, 2018 by SMG_Jeff

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The new SuperAge tabletop RPG by Strange Machine Games is launching on Kickstarter May 9th at noon. SuperAge strives to to create a new game play experience though massive character generation options, player driven cinematic choices and dynamic character interactions. See a preview of the campaign here and download character sheets, read a Q/A about the game, watch a short playthrough video, and learn to make a character: SuperAge Kickstarter Preview SuperAge is filled with amazing art hand drawn in the iconic comic style and features a dynamic Art Deco layout. Create your perfect Super in the new Golden Age of man, set in the near future. Use your abilities to investigate cults, dark financial dealings and alien threats. Travel to parallel worlds, colonized caverns deep inside the Earth and to bustling cities filled with super-powered people. You may choose to save the world or be the cause of it all collapsing. SuperAge is designed to replicate the comic-style action we've all seen in the movies, TV and in books. Find a way to beat your nemesis that knows your weaknesses and exploit enemy weaknesses on the fly. SuperAge brings playing superheroes to tabletop like nothing else.

SMG at Gencon

June 15, 2017June 15, 2017 by SMG_Jeff

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SMG will be showing off new games at Gen Con 2017 this year. Come find our table at the IGDN booth in the Exhibit Hall.

DotC & GoRG Prototypes Completed

February 21, 2017 by SMG_Jeff

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Both Dice of the Caribbean and Goblins of Rainbow Gulch prototypes have been completed. We are looking to send review copies out to bloggers. Let us know if you are interested. We hope to ship POD copies within 30 days. If interested please send and email to: info@strangemachinegames.com. Please include a link to your site. Thanks, Jeff Mechlinski

SMG Acquiring Art for SEPIA

February 21, 2017 by SMG_Jeff

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SMG is moving forward with producing SEPIA: Cyber Missions. Play testing is ongoing, but has been strong enough to warrant moving forward with art assets. We are excited and hope to have this product available soon. More to come soon! SEPIA is a strategy, push your luck, dice game that involves acquiring tiles and placing them in patterns. Play is challenging and rewarding with several take that type mechanics. It has several game modes to help suit different play styles and game length.

Age Past Kickstarter Successful

November 11, 2016 by SMG_Jeff

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The campaign to bring you the Age Past Revised Edition has been successful. The extant version will move to editing soon, then review, then POD printing. Once all backers have been given a copy, the book will go on sale at Drive Thru RPG. I want to thank everyone who supported the campaign. I am excited fort he new art, and revised changes to the game. I truly believe that Age Past is one of the most unique granular / simulation style RPG. It is one of the only games that integrates how players want to play their PC and the core game mechanics. I hope everyone has a chance to give the book a look and see for yourselves the SMG and Age Past difference. Thanks! Jeff

Age Past #RPGNet IRC Discussion

July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 by SMG_Jeff

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I will be going on #RPGNet IRC to discuss the Age Past Role Playing Game Kickstart effort. I hope you join in and ask lots of great questions. July 22nd - 9PM EST! http://widget02.mibbit.com/?server=irc.magicstar.net&channel=%23rpgnet&nick=Guest Use the link to join in and see you there! Jeff

Age Past Revised Core and Companion Kickstarter Launching August 1st

July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 by SMG_Jeff

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We are proud to announce that SMG is launching a crowdfunding effort for the Revised Incian Sphere core book and a new companion called Sand & Woe. The new core streamlines and enhances balance of the existing core book. New role playing features have been added to help integrate PC into the world and expand their role while doing so. The Sand & Woe companion book spotlights the Southern desert regions of Incia and adds optional rules for pulp gaming, high morality combat, and weapon creation. It also introduces you to new cultures and has a built in campaign. Check out the preview here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1625564009/1618645538?token=29882678 Thanks! Jeff Mechlinski SMG