RULES
E-Scape: A Science Fantasy Roleplaying Game employs a dice pool count successes mechanic using eight-sided dice (d8s). The system also features a twist on the common stat types, focusing on how PCs perform tasks, therefore placing narrative agency in the Players’ hands!
E-Scape’s central conceit is the PCs’ constant battle to stave off the rigors of digital degradation. To reflect this, characters don’t begin weak and become stronger over time. Instead, they start strong and get weaker. XP earned buys back levels lost to Glitches and Bugs, while in-game test results help PCs slowly improve over time.
Barely failed a test? Pushing to put you over the top can get you by, but brings you one step closer to your next Glitch or Bug. Players must weigh the cost of failure now versus failures later!
Seem daunting? We’ll post videos demonstrating the mechanics in action, but in the interim, visit us on Instagram to see all our How to Play posts!
Basic Rules
This introductory video presents the foundational rules for all testing in the game. Once you have this down, everything else falls into place!
Degradation, Glitches, & Bugs
A central conceit of E-Scape: A Science Fantasy Roleplaying Game is the inevitability of gradual deterioration. This video explains how this is mechanically tracked through degradation points, which in turn generate glitches and bugs that impact your character stats.
Casting Magical Effects
Magic exists in virtual reality!
Learn how to cast magical Effects that undermine E-Scape’s established policies and protocols through the manipulation of the digital world’s inherent power supply and data flows.