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The barsoom project pdf1/6/2024 ![]() The first Barsoom tale was serialized as Under the Moons of Mars in 1912, and published as a novel as A Princess of Mars in 1917. K.A.B.A.Barsoom is a fictional representation of the planet Mars created by American pulp fiction author Edgar Rice Burroughs.The universally complete and infallibly correct guide to creating your own custom RPG character sheet.The New OSR: The case for the Cepheus Engine.The New OSR 2: The Many Engines of Cepheus.The New OSR 3: The Many Tools of Cepheus.Nexus: The Infinite City - some pregens for a long-dead RPG.It’s clearly Barsoom, even using the same names for cultures and creatures. It has several settings, including one called Red Planet. Knight Owl Publishing recently put out Pulp Triumphant, a pulp adventure RPG. Update *** Pulp Triumphant: Red Planets & Dark Jungles It’s got a description of the ancient cities of Barsoom, along with some generation tables. Its called the Deserted Cities of Mars by Jim Ward. Not a full game, but an interesting article in the August 1975 edition of the Strategic Review, the gaming fanzine TSR put out before Dragon magazine. Update *** Deserted Cities of Mars (article) ![]() You can get a free rough draft version at This is an OSR game by Jason “Flynn” Kemp designed for general Sword & Planet adventures, but the core rules are designed around Barsoom. Update *** Sword & Planet: An Old School Roleplaying Game of Planetary Romance It’s currently out-of-print, and I don’t believe there’s a PDF available anywhere. Suggested by the author in the comments below.Ī D20 Modern setting published in Dungeon Magazine – issue 101Ī RPG put out by Heritage Models, Inc. This is Keith Vaughn’s sword & planet adventure game – much of it is Barsoom-inspired. Planets of Peril: The Sword & Planet Role Playing Game It’s set on an dying alien world, with a clear Barsoom influence. Goodman games put a series of adventures for Dungeon Crawl Classics called the Purple Planet series. It’s called John Carter For Swordplay (free PDF) It’s more of a wargame than a RPG, but it’s close enough. It’s a free add-on to the man-to-man tactical game Swordplay. Suggested by high-tech-low-life on Reddit/rpgįound this one. One is Akiton, clearly a take on Barsoom. The Pathfinder supplement Distant Worlds lists some of the other planets in the Pathfinder universe. Suggested by RedwoodRhiadra at reddit/rpg Distant Worlds This is its own light RPG system, with a strong Burroughs influence on the world. Suggested by RedwoodRhiadra at reddit/rpg Under the Moons of Zoon Suggested by Simon W at Swashbucklers of MarsĪ Searchers of the Unknown hack available for free at Suggested by J_Standberg on Reddit/rpg Jarkoon – Adventures on Planet X! Suggested by omnihedrom from reddit/rpg Adventures on Dungeon PlanetĪ supplement for Dungeon World that helps to create a Sword & Planet like world. I think it’s a supplement for John Harper’s Danger Patrol This one looks out of print as far as I can tell. Suggested by roninnemo from Reddir/rpg Thought Lords of Mars Rocket Age’s Mars is clearly Barsoom-like with an ancient, dying Martian civilization. Thanks to everyone for the suggestions Rocket Age – Blood Red Mars I’ve gotten a bunch of suggestions from Reddit and elsewhere. Please list anything I missed in the comments.
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