“This week we’re thinking about stories that rock! Yes, you heard that right: heavy metal fantasy worlds, big hair and bigger swords, starships that roar with the screech of electric guitars. After all, isn’t a rock band just one big adventuring party? We love music here at Role, and just like a good concept album we love an epic story. So turn up your microphone, grab your loudest gear, and light up your imagination with a rebel yell. This week…
You can rock with us.”
Play
CyberMetal 2012 is a tabletop roleplaying game of demons, metalheads, and weirdos surviving and thriving in an isolated city of warped technology in an alternate timeline. CyberMetal 2012 runs on a quick and efficient d100/2d10 system that feels intuitive for any experienced role-player but is easy to learn for newcomers too. This game is crowdfunding right now on Gamefound with tons of extras you won’t want to miss.
If you’re looking for a new adventure in a system that’s familiar, subscribe to the Rock & Roll Zine which is full of D&D 5e parody settings and adventures set in the worlds of music from Carly Rae Jepsen, Taylor Swift, The Killers, The Mars Volta, The Mountain Goats, Spice Girls, The Decemberists and more! You can purchase physical copies of the zines for $20 each or digital PDF’s for $10 each. Check it out!
Watch
You can still watch the premier episode of Lost Across the Fence, an epic Actual Play set in the musical universe of Coheed and Cambria’s “Amory Wars“. The Amory Wars is a sci-fi fantasy universe that extends to music albums, comics, novels, and more. Take a look!
Community
Speaking of Coheed and Cambria…One great joy as a TTRPG player is connecting with other role playing fans. This week we learned that Coheed and Cambria are TTRPG fans too! In this captivating Kotaku Article, the lead singer, Claudio Sanchez says he would jump at the opportunity to make an Amory Wars tabletop or pen-and-paper game. “That’s something I’d love to do, is create a game like that that will allow the fans to connect with each other, even without the band as that bridge,”
So, if you’re reading this: Coheed and Cambria, we want to make a game with you!
