24XX: DYING SUN is finally released! 

I've been toying with the ideas inside this RPG for a while. I've always loved post-apocalyptic fantasy in different mediums; So a RPG of this subgenre was always in the back of my mind. 

For those who don't know, 24XX is a RPG system and SRD released by Jason Tocci, the creator of the 2400 RPG anthology zine collection.

DYING SUN is a new implementation of 24XX created by me, summarized as Post-apocalyptic fantasy in a planet broken by Arcane Wars.

Those roleplaying-gamers of culture will quickly identify the most notorious influence for DYING SUN, and that is somewhat intended. But I also wanted to give my own personal take to the setting. That's why I mixed some stuff  (like species that seem more interesting to me), city and region names, etc, and:

• I included the "spells must be tattooed in the caster's skin" trope because it feels so cool and so in-point with the overall flavor. A nod to Professor DM and his Deathbringer RPG, but also to Supernatural, Shadowhunters and Xena: Warrior Princess.
•  The magic system of generating spells by combining words and extrapolating the function I borrowed from Maze Rats by Ben Milton, but custom-tailored to this particular harsh wasteland. 
• If you take a close look at the creatures in the encounters table you'll see some homages to classic fantasy/sci-fi literature and cinema that influenced me since I was a little kid, like Jurassic Park, Riddick, Conan, The Cthulhu Mythos and Dune.

I won't expand too much on the game here; I have a longer devpost planned (coming soon™) in which I'll talk about specific decisions for the design, mechanics and layout (and why I changed what I did from the 24XX SRD templates). I'm planning to be more verbose in my creation process and explain it more thoroughly for anyone that cares about that.

For now, if you think "Mad Max but with swords, chitin-pauldrons and Magic Items" might be right up your alley, please consider getting a copy of DYING SUN !