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Rock Opera '79

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In the distant future of 1979, can you overthrow the evil Discocracy and restore rock’s right to rule?

Imagine your favorite rock band of all time. Better yet, a supergroup with stars from legendary acts that never had the chance to jam together in real life. Now imagine you and your friends are in that band. And you’re starring in a Dystopian, science-fiction rock opera, where rock is outlawed and disco music is used to keep the population docile and distracted. 

You’ll start from the bottom of the heap, and go head-to-head in rock rumbles with rival outlaw bands, competing for fans. One moment you’re screaming down Highway 9 on your chopper bikes, guitars slung over your back. The next moment, you’re taking the stage in a dive bar to duke it out with another hungry rock act. With some airplay from pirate radio and an army of fans, you could take on the Discocracy and liberate the masses. But the shadowy Man in charge of the opposition has a fiendish array of minions to throw at you, from android spies to ham-fisted bouncers and sexy sirens. If it happened in a classic rock opera or in your favorite 70s dystopian science fiction flick, it’s here!

All you need to play are a bunch of standard dice of the same size and weight.

Watch this glowing review of the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZUSXlMYjSU&t=934s

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William T December 06, 2022 7:06 am UTC
Love the concept, but I'm not that into outlaw rock. Would the rules cover something like Styx's "Kilroy Was Here"?

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Douglas A March 07, 2023 9:51 pm UTC
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The four "tribes" that player characters belong to include progressive, glam, metal, and funk. Kilroy Was Here is exactly the kind of rock concept album that inspired the game, along with films like Logans Run.
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Eric T September 29, 2022 3:43 am UTC
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I love the setting! My groups are all online, so the ingenious “feedback” rules would be difficult to emulate. Not a criticism at all; I might be able to round up some players locally just to try this out. In the meantime, though, is there enough setting material to use with some other system? Or have you any suggestion for people who play over Zoom or Discord, using the honor system with dice? Either way, it looks like a great game!
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Douglas A October 01, 2022 11:32 am UTC
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Hi Eric,
You could simulate the risks of feedback in a Zoom/Discord game by forcing your bandmates to add 3 dice to their stacks whenever your tower falls but NOT to count those 3 dice towards their stack totals. So their stacks would get more wobbly but it wouldn't give them an advantage. Hope that makes sense.
The campaign setting is very adaptable to other systems. I would suggest RISUS, Fudge, or some other rules-lite system.
Very glad you like the rules and the setting!
Yours in Rock,
Doug
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Douglas A September 24, 2022 2:47 pm UTC
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Check out this video review of the game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZUSXlMYjSU&t=934s
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