ALERT!
ALERT! PREMATURE LANDING!
You
groggily come back to consciousness after a long cryosleep. Your ship’s warning
system is telling you the ship has entered the atmosphere of a planet and is
about to crash land under autopilot. Crawling to a seat, you buckle in, joining
your fellow astronauts as you quickly check instrument readings.
Through
the cockpit window you see a barren, desolate landscape flashing by. The ship
skims a large lake before coming to a stop just off the pebble shore. The computer
tells you there is a breathable atmosphere, and after gathering survival packs the
crew exits the ship.
“Where
are we?” you ask each other, as everyone wades to the shore seeing a wasteland
with little vegetation.
“Which
planet is this? We must have gone off course on our return from Alpha Centauri.”
Then
there is the sound of hoof beats, adding to the disorientation. Hoof beats? Are
we on Earth?
Around
an embankment comes several riders bearing rifles. As they approach, the sun
glares in your eyes and a shot fires, a companion to your left falls to the
ground holding his stomach. A large rider stops in front of you, momentarily
blocking the sun and providing a clear look at his face.
“An
ape! We’re on a planet ruled by apes!”
Apes Victorious is a
roleplaying game in which you take the role of an astronaut from the 1970’s who
finds himself marooned on a future Earth ruled by intelligent apes. Players may
also take the role of an ape, a degenerated human, or a psi-active
underdweller. Fight to survive in this post-apocalyptic future ruled by four
species of apes. Or play apes who hunt humans for sport. For a different kind
of campaign, play highly intelligent but insane underdwellers who have advanced
technology and powerful psi powers.
This
book contains:
- A
complete game
- A
post-nuclear apocalyptic setting in which apes have become the dominant species
- Six
player classes
- Animals
and creatures of the post-nuclear future
- Campaign
advice
- A
complete introductory adventure
- Conversion
notes for compatible games including Labyrinth Lord, Mutant Future, and
Starships & Spacemen 2e
By Daniel
Proctor with additional material by Tim Snider. Cover by Mark Allen, interior
illustrations TBA.
