by Monsters Must Die!
Skyjackers! is a highly replayable, one hour long, semi-competitive role playing game for 2-3 players about daring high altitude heists and backstabbing. Originally created for Pocket Quest 2024, this game was designed for GM-less, one shot sessions that are very quick to set up, and although it can also be played SOLO, you’ll only get the full experience if you bring a couple of ‘friends‘ for the ride. —
Humanity has spread across the solar system – powered by new technologies and corporate greed – ushering in a new golden age. Culinary delights grown in Aquaculture Farms on the Moon. Mass produced armaments made in Roaming Forges on Mars. Medicinal miracles from the Cloud Cities on Jupiter. The wealth of the stars funneled back to Old Earth in gleaming fleets of autonomous cargo ships. The rich got richer. The poor got ANGRIER.
Pushed out of your job by the encroaching robotic workforce and drowning in DEBT, you take to the skies in a desperate bid to make it right by might. Become a Skyjacker, assemble your Crew and pull off the most daring heist in recorded history!
Ride on the back of a cargo ship as it rapidly descends through the atmosphere. Cut your way through the hull, survive violent decompression, defeat security-bots, and make it out with the Loot! Perhaps this time, if you play your cards just right, you’ll finally be able to buy yourself a ticket to a settlement beyond the belt. But watch your back, because in this environment the most volatile thing is … TRUST.
All you’ll need to embark on this space adventure is …
- This Rulebook
- A deck of standard playing cards (54 cards including jokers)
- 6-sided dice (4 should be enough)
- Markers (to track player character positions on the map, such as miniatures, cubes, etc.)
This Rulebook contains everything you need to …
- Quickly set up a target transport – a Hermes-class Autonomous Cargo Ship (Or HAX!)
- Create three daring characters – the Cutter, the Fixer and the Slinger!
- Learn a simple rule-set to generate highly replayable dynamic challenges for your Crew to tackle. (No two runs will be the same!)
Are you ready? Come join this high-stakes adventure where you must extract as much as loot as you can, as the clock counts down, without being taken out of the game. Just remember, trust no one and play to win – because – if the murder-bots don’t get you first, your so-called ‘friends’ surely will …
GOOD LUCK!
Skyjackers! is available through DriveThruRPG in PDF.
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