Posthuman Pathways – Commons Edition

Posted on 08/08/202204/01/2024 by Jason Pitre

Posthuman Pathways (2014) was the second game published by Genesis of Legend Publishing. It’s a game about how technology changes us for good and for ill. It explores the question of what we will sacrifice in the name of progress. You play three different characters whose intertwining stories explore different facets of the alienating world. We were honoured to receive an ENnies Judges Spotlight for this game in 2015.

We are very proud of this little game and the kinds of intimate stories it can help you tell together with a group of two other friends. After hearing some exciting actual play stories we decided it was time to refresh the game. We just produced a brand-new PDF version which you can download, read on a tablet, or print at home. If you already have a copy of the game on itch.io or drivethrurpg, we have already upgraded you free of charge.

We adopted an experimental form factor for this game, printing it on a set of five full-colour, offset printed pamphlets. You pass these pamphlets around the table as you play, taking turns in the roles of the Trailblazer, Voyager, and Guide. We still have copies from our original print run and want to put them in your hands. That’s why we are doing a special promotion right now.

For only $20 Canadian (~$15 USD), we will send you a professionally printed copy of the game as well as the PDF, while supplies last. We are paying all the costs to ship the game anywhere in the world where my postal service will reach.(1) While the future might be unequally distributed, we want to make sure everyone gets a chance to play.

Posthuman Pathways – Global

$20.00

Buy Print & PDF

(1) We are unable to ship to Afghanistan, Belarus, North Korea, Lao, Libya, Nicaragua, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Ukraine, or Yemen.

An image of a folded pamphet demonstrating a timeline

Posthuman Pathways is a one-shot roleplaying game that focuses on exploring what individuals are willing to sacrifice in the name of progress. It explores the themes of transhumanism, seen through the eyes of the player characters during their lifetimes. This game is both diceless and gmless, designed for three people to play over a single 3-4 hour session.

2015 Ennie Award Winner – Judges Choice

Audiences

Transhumanism Fans
Social Science Fiction Fans
World-builders

Media

Xenogenesis aka Lilith’s Brood
Bladerunner
Minority Report

Key Information

ISBN: 978-1-7771100-2-4 Code: GLP005 Format : Five full-colour pamphlets in a chocolate-bar shaped box, PDF included.

Announcing Once More into the Void

Posted on 04/05/202104/05/2021 by Jason Pitre

Announcement

Genesis of Legend Publishing Inc. (Ottawa, Canada) and Sword Queen Games (Manilla, Philippines) will be co-publishing their new science fiction-roleplaying game. ONCE MORE INTO THE VOID is inspired by the TV show Star Trek: Picard, and the video game Mass Effect 2. One of the players is a Captain who must make amends, face the consequences of the past, and try to bring back together their old crew. Reminisce about the past, fall in love, get in messy entanglements, see if you can survive the final mission!

ONCE MORE INTO THE VOID is coming to Kickstarter on May 11th, 2021. Head over to www.kickstarter.games to learn more about this exciting new game.

Publishers

Genesis of Legend Publishing Inc. isa small independent publishing house founded in the summer of 2009. They are primarily focused on producing tabletop roleplaying games that explore big questions of society and identity. They have successfully kickstarted seven projects since 2013 including such titles After the War, Palanquin, and Sig: City of Blades. They also occasionally develop fiction, live-action roleplaying games, board games, and card games.

Sword Queen Games. isan independent game design studio established by Jamila R. Nedjadi (they/them) in February 2019. They have produced dozens of quality roleplaying games thanks to the support of their backers on the Patreon funding platform. Sword Queen Games also has a publishing partnership with Evil Hat Productions for their game titled APOCALYPSE KEYS.

Once More Into the Void

We were comrades, we were family.

We were once the heroes of this galaxy. We stood against the tide of darkness and prevailed, again and again. We were comrades, we were family.

But our family fell apart. Our shared past is full of shame, trespasses, and secrets. We parted ways, vowing to never see each other again.

And now, our greatest enemy has returned. Manipulating from the shadows, they grow stronger than ever. No one else believes the threat is real. Only the CAPTAIN has a chance at defeating this enemy, once and for all. But the Captain can’t do it alone.

The Captain will have to bring the crew back together again. But will they go with them into the void once more? Can the crew trust the Captain again, who left disappointment and heartbreak in their wake?

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Once More Into The Void is based on the brilliant structure of MOBILE FRAME ZERO: FIREBRANDS by Meguey and Vincent Baker. This means you don’t need to prepare a plot in advance or have a Game Moderator (GM). Instead, Once More Into The Void is made up of mini-games, each one guiding a single dramatic scene or a small group of them. The mini-games are easy to pick up and play, players make interesting choices for their characters and follow evocative prompts and laser-sharp questions. Everyone collaborates to tell an emotional and heroic story together. Everything culminates in one final mission, that may end in tragedy or triumph!

Press

For interview requests with game designer, Jamilla Nedjadi, please contact us at swordqueengames@gmail.com

Subjects

Black Lives Matter

Posted on 01/06/202025/02/2021 by Jason Pitre

The United States of America is currently suffering from an unprecedented series of police riots, where countless children, elderly citizens, journalists, legislators, and medical professionals have been gravely harmed. We condemn all such acts of violence perpetrated by individuals and organizations who have betrayed their oath to serve and protect.

Genesis of Legend strongly supports those individuals taking a stand for justice and police accountability. We will be donating to the Black Visions Collective and The Bail Project respectively and encourage you to do the same. Here’s a little bit about these organizations.

The Black Visions Collective

The Black Visions Collective envisions a world in which ALL Black Lives Matter. We use the guidance and brilliance of our ancestors as well as the teachings of our own experiences to pursue our commitment to dismantling systems of oppression and violence. We are determined in our pursuit of dignity and equity for all.

The Bail Project

The Bail Project, Inc. is an unprecedented effort to combat mass incarceration at the front end of the system. We pay bail for people in need, reuniting families and restoring the presumption of innocence. Because bail is returned at the end of a case, donations to The Bail Project™ National Revolving Bail Fund can be recycled and reused to pay bail two to three times per year, maximizing the impact of every dollar. 100% of online donations are used to bring people home.

Our Games, Their Stories

If you are helping in the fight for justice and black lives, we want to give what we can. We are offering a bundle with free PDFs of all of our games to anyone who fits at least one of the criteria below.

Is a Black individual suffering during the current time;
Participates in the protest/uprising efforts on the front lines;
Acts as a journalist, legal observer, or medical professional; or
Donates over $50 to either of the organizations listed above.

If this is your case, please email us at genesisoflegend@gmail.com with “Black Lives Matter” in the subject line and we will send you our catalog. Thank you .

Three Visitors from the Nexus of the ‘Verse

Posted on 30/04/202010/03/2021 by Jason Pitre

Back in 2017, we introduced Sig: Manual of the Primes. This cosmopolitan planar fantasy roleplaying game has been well appreciated over the years as people have used it to tell stories of family, faith, and faction politics. This colourful, hardcover book has been so well received that we couldn’t leave it alone. That’s why in 2020, we are inviting you to Sig with three new projects.

The current pandemic crisis has reminded us of the importance of community and escape into fantastic worlds. We invite you to play the game online using tools like Roll20, Zoom, or Twitch so that everyone can escape into this fantasy city for a few hours of adventure.

We want to make this happen and we are happy to help by offering your entire group free PDFs of the game. Just gather a group of friends and companions and schedule a session. When you are ready to start, contact us at genesisoflegend@gmail.com with “Free City” in the subject line to get started.

The Gnomes and the Winged are at war, and only you can find a path to peace. We are working with the excellent Luke Elias to write and develop this brand-new adventure suitable for one-shot games or to launch short campaigns. We will keep you posted when this new adventure is released but we can’t wait to share it with you.

Sig is a rough city. It’s a home for cutters and bashers, hungry for coin and glory. It’s a battlefield between the city factions as they fight over territory. It’s a city of gods, demons, and stranger things which lurk. No wonder that scoundrels and freebooters flock to the Nexus of the ‘Verse.

Ever since our original kickstarter campaign, we have dreamed of expanding Sig into new arenas. We saw the fascinating system behind Blades in the Dark, and recognized how it could align with the planar fantasy setting. We dreamed of planar heists, turf-wars in the ever-changing city, and the exciting lives of Freebooters. We also realized that we would have to make some small adaptations to the system so that it would truly represent the planar fantasy genre, so we set to work.

Sig: City of Blades will be a stand-alone game that adapts the setting of Sig to the Forged in the Dark rule system. It takes a multi-part character approach similar to Nathan Paoletta’s Masks of the Mummy Kings or John Harper’s Danger Patrol. It restructures play around a single territorial map with key blocks of territory under the control of the different factions. The struggle for territory and position is fierce in Sig: City of Blades, and each of you belong to one of three minor factions who are seeking to grow. There is a lot to explore and enjoy with this game.

We are once again working with Juan Ochoa who is illustrating this book with his usual masterful skill. Here is a sneak peak at some of the artwork he already prepared for the game.

I would absolutely love to hire him to produce more art for the project, but I need your help to make it happen. All of the proceeds from sales of Sig: Manual of the Primes in May and June of 2020 will go towards commissioning additional art for Sig: City of Blades. The Manual of the Primes is also currently 25% off the cover price, so it’s a great time to pick up a copy and tell your friends.

I look forward to seeing you in the City Between, and planning our next heist together.

Analysis of the Tabletop RPG Publishing Survey

Posted on 19/11/201910/03/2021 by Jason Pitre

In the spring of 2019, we released a survey to collect information from a variety of publishers. We had a remarkable response rate, gathering information on 71 unique products from 47 unique publishers. This Survey has given us a remarkable wealth of information and it’s taken months to work through the analysis of the broad dataset.

We are proud to share this analysis into the tabletop RPG publishing landscape of 2019. We hope that this this analysis will help provide some insight into the the challenges and opportunities that the industry faces.

RPG Production Costs Analysis (Final2)Download

If you have any comments or questions about the survey, please feel free to contact me at genesisoflegend@gmail.com to discuss them. The dataset will be available for academic research purposes upon request.

If you find this analysis useful, I would love if you would sign up for our mailing list so that we can let you know about similar initiatives. Our intent is to begin releasing a periodic newsletter of RPG design and publication related information and we would love to share it with you. If you are interested, just fill in the form below!

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