Defy the Gods

Defy the Gods

Queer Sword & Sorcery


Three adventurers rush to confront a towering goddess in a temple.

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Enter a world of blood, bronze and beating hearts.

Find your fortune in the half-drowned halls of lost Atlantis. Fall in love in the hunting grounds of giant sphinxes. Slay—or seduce—your rivals in a metropolis of clay, gold and lapis lazuli. A single sword stroke or kiss can change everything.

Defy the Gods is a roleplaying game of daring adventure, ruinous romance, and cursed power. Inspired by Clash of the Titans, Conan the Barbarian, and Princess Mononoke, it’s sword & sorcery that stabs you in the heart.

In this book, you’ll find:

  • A system designed for playing emotionally entangled outcasts with the gods themselves against them.
  • A fresh take on Powered by the Apocalypse where you can roll too high and blaze with glory.
  • The World Scene interlude where you play the villains and sharpen the story’s drama.
  • Rules for building gods and city-states with their own cults, customs and conflicts.
  • Over 30 creatures and enemies to challenge.
  • A guide to fantasy ancient Mesopotamia from the starry heavens to the Underworld.

Strike boldly.

Love fiercely.

Ascend to a glorious destiny...

…And be transformed forever.

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A game for 3 to 6 players, ages 18+. 3 to 4 hours per session.

ISBN: 978-1-7339300-7-9

SKU: HECTD01HB

Human Made

 

If you want downloads for the original game, look below:

All play sheets in one file:

All Play Sheets (4.5 MB)

Individual play sheets:

Character Sheets (1 MB)

Neighborhoods Map (1.5 MB)

House Sheets (2 MB)

Virtual Complications Cards:

Playing Cards Faces (3 MB)

Playing Cards Backs (4 MB)

Virtual Complications Cards (2.5 MB). To use on PlayingCards.io (these instructions are for the desktop site):

  1. Go to PlayingCards.io on the "Games" page.
  2. Click the "+" button at the upper right
  3. Click "Start blank room" and then "Enter."
  4. Click the toolbox icon in the upper left to edit the table.
  5. In the overlay that comes up, click on "Room Options."
  6. Click "Import from File."
  7. Upload the file, raccoon-sky-pirates.pcio

Some people find the interface for PlayingCards.io to be clunky. If so, you can download the card faces and backs and assemble your own virtual deck on the virtual tabletop of your choice