A very cool guy, TechInTheKitchen, liked this game enough to make a web interface you can use to play the game! It's easy to use and fits the game perfectly. You can find it here at the-kitchen.dev. Or you can just download my pdf and play following the instructions.


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A short, abstruse, experimental solo TTRPG about hacktivism and revolution — using Version 4 UUIDs as the basis of its engine. 

I initially considered this a failed experiment. The encouragement of people in the community has showed me that others are able to see something in it, and that there might even be a genuine small audience for it. Still, don't go into it expecting anything astounding.

This game is released to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. So, basically: you may hack, expand on, and distribute the game, so long as you aren't selling it and you credit me (Ruminastro).

EARTH, 2046:

In 2046, wealth and technology are used not for the common good but to strengthen the owners of capital and the armed bodies that protect them.

On the one hand the rich have more institutional influence than ever before: they whisper into the politicians' ears, and immediately new limitations are imposed on the freedom of movement, the freedom of assembly, and the right to privacy. Pretexts vary: domestic security; militarization; protectionist or anti-migrant bullsh*t; even --- most tragically --- environmental concerns. These measures only ever seem to affect workers and the poor: the rich are free to traverse the skies and the oceans on their jets and cruises.  

On the other hand, the authorities have mastered the use of AI-assisted surveillance systems, spy-drones, and psychological warfare in order to combat dissent. At this point, everyone who's not a part of the ruling class believes some kind of revolution is needed; these repressive tools are the only things keeping the people from tearing the whole [system] down.

There are a few factions that wish to facilitate a revolution, though none are flawless in praxis or in morals. One such organization is [cloak\dagger] --- a coalition of hackers and self-trained soldiers that has managed to gather members internationally while remaining only a myth --- or a boogeyman --- to government agencies.

That's you, and you're about to enact your riskiest plan yet. Don't get caught before you're ready for a showdown.

README:

This game is Human-made without AI. It is intended for solo play. It was developed for the "Game Jam 3000" hosted by the "Rules As Written" Discord community, a space dedicated to TTRPG design discussion.

In keeping with the "Unconventional Resolution Mechanics" theme, this game uses Version 4 UUIDs as the basis of its engine.

DISCLAIMER: this game is ideological, but do not assume every aspect of [cloak\dagger]'s ideology matches the author's. It's also more of a design experiment than it is a good game.