24XX: DYING SUN
A downloadable game
CENTURIES AGO, the world was a lush paradise of fantasy tales. But then came the ARCANE WARS, when the Archmages toppled kingdoms and their Defiling Sorcery desecrated the land into a broken wasteland. Now, even the Sun is dying.
24XX: DYING SUN is a tabletop roleplaying game for 2+ players, designed using the framework provided by the 24XX SRD by Jason Tocci.
Most folks struggle to adapt under the unwavering fist of the Sorcerer-Kings, rulers of the few remaining city-states. But not you: You are a wastelander, a survivor, and maybe even the only hope for those in need under the DYING SUN.
DYING SUN depicts a world of post-apocalyptic fantasy, devastated by the corrupting sorcery of the Arcane Wars. It was inspired by a classic campaign setting from the 90's, Sword & Sorcery novels and many comic-books from the 80's. You play as Warriors, Wanderers or Warlocks, trying to survive in the harsh wastelands or dabbling with the intrigue of the city-states.
Mechanically, it is very similar to other 2400/24XX games, with the expected twists in classes/species/skills. The most outstanding changes are armor (which is equipped by pieces in each body part) and magic (with a spell name generator and rules for Defiling Magic, Mishaps and powerful Rituals). As usual, flavor is injected in the mechanics and in the entries of each of the random tables.
In the downloads you will find an English version with two PDFs in Letter paper size: The page-by-page in singles (better suited for screens) and the spreads layout (for print & play, as shown in the pictures on the right). There is also a brand new Spanish version of the game, in the same formats of singles/spreads.
24XX: DYING SUN is a fully-functional standalone game, but is also meant to be compatible with most other games in the 24XX family, specially the fantasy-oriented ones like 1400 or 2400: Legends (but if you like to mix your fantasy with sci-fi a la Dying Earth, be my guest and plug it in any other 24XX game you like!).
Design and layout by @tatooka (based on templates from 24XX SRD by Jason Tocci) - Cover art drawn and painted digitally by @tatooka.
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $3 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- new version released (new cover art!)2 days ago
- DYING SUN update 1.2 (plus spanish version!)Jan 28, 2024
- DYING SUN update v1.1May 23, 2023
- DYING SUN is released!Apr 05, 2023
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Hey, Brazilian fan here. I just played this with a couple friends the other day and had a blast. I liked it so much that I made a portuguese translation to play with some other friends that can't read english or spanish. Would you be interested if I sent it to you? Thanks.
yes, by all means! My portuguese is rusty, but I can understand a little bit of it (I've visited Brasil many times <3)
I'm flattered and want to thank you for your support. I'm glad that you guys are enjoying the game :D
Great! How can I send it?
Send me a direct message at mastodon (https://dice.camp/@tatooka) or twitter (https://twitter.com/TaTooKa)
I tried to buy this with PayPal but it looks like doesn't work for EU/UK transactions. Is there another way to get it?
huh, is it an issue on itch.io 's side, or on PayPal?
Can you try with another method, like Stripe or a regular credit card?
If not, hit me up again and I'll help you get it somehow, no worries.
I'm not seeing a Stripe/credit card option, just Paypal and that is erroring out
sent you a DM in @dice.camp ! :]
I am new to this system and confused about armor. Does each piece offer a benefit of some kind? Thank you.
Hi there!
The 24XX system doesn't have hit points, armor class or a difficulty to hit or harm in combat. When the GM says something's risky and a PC wants to try anyway, then there's a dice roll. If a disaster occurs, then the GM describes a negative outcome or condition. Your PC can die only if the GM declares that there's risk of death beforehand. But yeah, that means that you could die in a single action if you roll badly.
That's where the Defense mechanic comes in: it lets you "break" an item you have (as long as it makes sense in the fiction) to turn a hit (which could be lethal) into a minor hindrance (which could give you a penalization to future related rolls).
This is how it works in most 24XX games. The main difference in DYING SUN is that you can wear many "localized" pieces of armor in different body parts (normally 3, tho warriors can wear 5). Which, if you abstract it as resources, it kinda works like hit points when you decide to break them in order to avoid harm.
So, to answer your question, each piece of armor you are wearing is there to break when you are about to get hit. If you don't have any more, you are defenseless, so better repair or craft more protection!
Another particularity of DYING SUN is that items have a material quality. Low/med quality items might break from wear or on bad rolls (this gives the GM "permission" to spend your resources and make you gather/craft more often... Think a la Zelda: Breath of the Wild). Which does balance out with the fact of being able to be wearing so many pieces of armor ( because it might break even if you are not using them as defense to avoid a hit).
If you need more clarification, don't hesitate to ask ☺️. I would also recommend you check the 2400 emergency rules (which is free) https://jasontocci.itch.io/2400 where the creator of the 2400 system explains more in depth the nuisances of the mechanics.