“You can sometimes see the arcs of golden light as starships jump. Gilded fractures in the universe, like kintsugi pottery from Old Earth.”

Introduction

You thought the corporations had full control of the galaxy, but a jump gate routing error will put you face to face with true monsters. You see now that this threat can’t simply be contained — Can you stop what’s coming before it’s too late?

The Game

Gilded Universe is a tabletop roleplaying game for 4-6 players that uses two sets of D6 to resolve actions (one light-colored and the other dark-colored). As you play, you'll accumulate dark dice which increases the chance of mishap. This rise in tension is core to the game.

A Brief History

Long after interstellar travel was commonplace, humanity became disjointed and separate because of lengthy transit times and high cost of travel between systems. And then the galactic ley lines were discovered, a sort of cosmic energy that permeates the universe. Manipulation of these currents allows starships to travel between once distant worlds in mere moments. Now the galaxy is connected again but struggles to reconcile its disparate parts. 

Your ship and crew

You play the crew of a starship on the 150th anniversary of the interstellar gate system’s inauguration.  You are just starting out at your trade: maybe you are data couriers transferring encrypted data banks to a new sector; or you might be bounty hunters on the trail of your latest  mark; or you could be scientific researchers hoping to analyze some unique spatial anomaly; or maybe you’re a ship of merchant smugglers on the run from your latest heist.