Tidal Wave Games

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SEE YOU, SPACE COWBOY...

SEE YOU, SPACE COWBOY… (abbreviated CUSC) is a tabletop roleplaying game for 3-6 players set in outer space where the players create characters called Outlaws: bounty hunters who fly across the galaxy in search of their next payday. You create situations where they land in hot water, manipulate people, and start gunfights, all while dealing with their debt and trauma

The world is handled by the Bandleader, who creates the bounties and challenges for the players to overcome, guided by the results of the dice. Player character Traits are made up of a d6, d8, d10 or d12, which they roll in a sticky situation that we call a Break. They can also modify these Breaks with their Talents or Gear. No matter what size die you roll, a result of 4 or lower is a failure, a result of 5 to 9 is a partial success, and a 10 or above is a full success. Failure can also be assisted by a press-your-luck mechanic called Juice.

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CERES: THE PLANET THAT NEVER SLEEPS

Hell of a place to be awake, too. And nowhere better to be. It's humid and sticky from the scheduled rain and it's alive in a way a lot of the system isn't. Yeah, they say all this shit about humanity's real home being Earth, but here on Ceres you can feel the future actually forming up. And it's a future not meant for you, unless you're mean and lean and ready to act without hesitation. If you don't have the cash or the connections, you better have nerves of steel and an iron will. You better be able to flow with the moment.

Welcome to Ceres…Try not to die.

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The CYBERNETICS CATALOGUE

Upgrade your Outlaw with new body, arm and brain tech from one of four manufacturers: the safe and stable NILE Corporation and Blackwell Biodynamics, the suspiciously generic inJoyment, or the scuzzpunk street doctors LoTek™. Add in some Cybermodules to enhance specific abilities and your chrome samurai will be ready to face the tough future: ready to run, hunt, fight and play harder than ever before.

Too late to cry, star child. The dark future’s here in six retinal burn-in colors.

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