Purple Unknown: An Adventure-Horror TTRPG

In 20XX, the celestial rift opened in the space above Earth, the Corporate Governments across the globe decided the only thing to do was to exploit it for resources. Welcome to the Future. 

UltraMEGA Global, the worlds leading megacorporation, now owns the Earth and everything on it -- which includes you. They called the beautiful, shifting rift The Purple Unknown, and they know there's things buried deep inside it that they want. Because they know how dangerous it is, they're sending in The Dregs, the people they don't care about. These are the criminals, the political agitators, the slackers -- the ones that don't fit into their corporate mold. An once they're in the Purple Unknown, the only thing that matters is what loot they send back.

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Play one of The Dregs in a game of exploration amongst true unknowns. In this game though, you're not a hero. You're an expendable unit of labor being thrown into the maw of an alien dimension where nothing makes sense, reality shifts, and the rules are broken just as quickly as they're remade. Every mission could be your last, so stick it to your corporate overlords when you can.

Get immersed with collaborative scene creation. Instead of a pre-scripted adventure, every time you move from scene to scene, you'll create them with the GM. Every location is an unknown, and every single roll of the dice counts. It's unpredictable, it's chaotic, and it is wholly yours to create. 

Just remember, you're not here to win -- you're here to survive. Combat is fast and unforgiving, and when you're not fighting with the environment, you're fighting yourself. Stress can build up fast, and the Purple Unknown is always Calling to you, pulling at the loose strings of sanity you have left. But the brutal reality makes pulling through all that sweeter -- the world will bend and twist, but hopefully you'll figure out how to survive with your team.

It's weird, it's messy, and it doesn't always make sense -- but that's life under UltraMEGA Global.

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Purple Unknown is a lean tabletop RPG for 2-4 players plus a GM, focused on fast, brutal combat and collaborative scene creation. Players control Dregs—expendable criminals sent by UltraMEGA Global to explore a cosmic rift filled with shifting realities and unpredictable dangers. The game uses a simple d12 system for tests, with four core stats (Vigor, Skill, Wit, Edge) and includes mechanics for stress, sanity, and death saves. Every scene is built collaboratively between the GM and players, making each session unpredictable and player-driven. 

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I'll be updating this soon, just need to playtest and iterate the descriptions a few more times -- and obviously change some of the references.

Roadmap:

- Playtest (continuous)

- Finalize Player's Handbook (October 1)

- GM Section for Running the Game (November 1)

- Scenarios (Q1 2025)

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I might change it to pay what you want in the far future, but it was always be available for free.