Light Eaters

Light Eaters is a game of weirdpunk violence and rebellion in the face of the end

An interstellar encounter brought a Light to the earth, corrupting reality and leaving humanity in ash. The last city stands against the inevitable, remnants of the pre-existing mortal Authority desperately clutching for power. Degenerates stalk the wasteland with insatiable hunger, encircling the dying carcass of order. You are the misfits, the should-not-bes, the first and last signs of apocalypse. Born from the end, you are Light Eaters. In your wake, nothing will ever be the same. 

Light Eaters is a campaign-style role-playing game for three or more players, telling the story of the last city hurtling towards an inevitable end. Players take the role of Light Eaters, near immortal post-human beings watching helplessly as humanity as we know it comes to an end, fighting back against the Authority and the effects of their own Degeneration. They decide for themselves what matters, and what they take with them into this new world.

Light Eaters is designed for a campaign of 8-12 sessions of 3-4 hours, with a system that drives you towards an open ending.

Light Eaters is a game about transience and futility, the changing nature of all things. We emphasize quick and brutal ends, escalating chaos, and a struggle between the as-is and the will-be. The secondary themes are collaboration and hope, building something with others in the face of change, trying to outwit inevitability, and realize your own vision for the after-after.

The mood of Light Eaters is rebellious, playful, and brutal. Much of playing this game is an experiment in contrarianism, defying even reality itself as it commands you to sit still and wait for death. Human lives are much more delicate than your own, which becomes clear as soon as you begin to let loose your powers and chaos rises. You are a knife in a world made of paper, and the fragile nature of things is realized as play progresses.

Light Eaters is just over 180 A5 pages, and contains

• Setting hooks and rules for creating the last bastion for humanity during the end of the world
• Resource-based conflict resolution systems that push for dramatic and explosive scenes. Players roll to prepare strategies, and spend those dice later to act
• Game Master guidance for leading your players through a strange and inescapable apocalypse
• Pregenerated threats for Game Master ammunition; Mooks and Minions, Fearsome Foes, and Dire Disasters at your disposal