LUMEN RYDER CORE

THE GAME

Lumen Ryder Core is a GM-less tactical-lite tokusatsu tabletop role-playing game for 3-6 players where you play as masked superheroes and their eclectic group of allies battling an evil organisation.

Developed by Samuel Mui, it’s a soap opera, fighting game which features a modular storytelling structure built on playing out in-depth character and worldbuilding through a series of scenes and a cinematic PvP combat system where Ryders, Kaijin, and their allies duke it out on dramatic set pieces.

It is heavily inspired by tokusatsu works like Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Samurai Flamenco, Metal Hero, and Spiderman with a health dash of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure and Jujustu Kaisen.

FEATURES

• An incredibly simple and easy to learn 3-stat combat system that uses d6s built on the LUMEN engine by Spencer Campbell.

• Lots and lots and lots of character options! LUMEN RYDER CORE boasts over 30 generation tables for creating your own unique Ryders and Allies - including tables for everything from your blood type, to your fears and motivations, and to your fighting form (from fists, to sword, to gun-chucks, to incredibly gimmicky nonsense builds).
• Action-packed, tokusatsu combat akin to smashing action figures together as they dish out wacky special attacks with absurdly stylish weapons - a true power fantasy fit for 8-to-99 year olds all around the world!
• Level up your Ryders and Kajin with badass new fighting forms, each one more powerful and decked out than the last.
• Team up with Allies who wield the power to turn the tide of battle through strategy and emotional support, whether as hot scientists, grizzled mentors, or “friendly” kaijin!
• A Fighting Form generator with over 1000 possible combinations of archetypes, resistances, and special attacks.
• Build out a fleshed out world with interesting, complex protagonists, antagonists, and everything in-between with a modular, highly customizable worldbuilding and guided scenes fun and accessible to both new and experienced players.

From surgeons summoning the power of ancient gods to high school kids travelling through time to slice-of-life romance, Lumen Ryder Core can do it all!

THINGS TO COME

Lumen Ryder Core is currently in late early access, with the game being completely playable, designed, and heavily playtested. All that’s left to do is for it to go through some final rounds of writing and editing - as well as Super Backer fulfilment.

Additionally, three bombastic setting supplements (available to all buyers) featuring a wealth of unique character, worldbuilding, scenes and combat options:

• LUMEN RYDER AUSTEN: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - step into the hot-and-bothered, regency era world of Jane Austen, Bridgerton, and Merchant-Ivory where wealthy estates compete for social standing through cyborg-dinosaur magicks (co-authored with Alyssa Yeo)
• LUMEN RYDER BUIFUIMI - delve into slice-of-life, yuri romance where you explore the life (from birth to death) of a lone Ryder who attempts to protect the world she cares about from daemonic forces while maintaining her career and love life
• LUMEN RYDER DUNGEONS & DINING: KAIJU KITCHEN - venture into a post-war, weird fantasy world where a ragtag group of chefs use ancient weapons of mass destruction to hunt and cook kaiju

TESTIMONIALS

“LUMEN RYDER is a perfect encapsulation in experiencing your favorite “Karate Bugman” shows firsthand, from the bewildering surprise at disparate themes each new season brings in expertly crafted rollable tables, deceptively complex and clever character generation, fast and flashy combat that fits right at home in the Lumen system, all rolled into one handy little book that you wanna put in your belt and shout HENSHIN!”

Ditey (she/it), Artist and Tokusatsu Giga-Fan

“I really love LUMEN RYDER! The game kicks off with a bang at character creation. The random tables provide laughs and plenty of exciting ideas for further play. The game facilitates a strong team identity from the beginning that pulls you right in. 10/10 would recommend!”

Raphael Falk (he/him),Game Designer

"LUMEN RYDER is both a love letter to Kamen Rider and an invitation to dive deep into the deep pool of creativity and human connection at its heart. It really revs the motors, it powers my turbines, charges my kicks and hens my shins"

Aaron Lim (he/him), Game Designer

"LUMEN RYDER is unhinged in the best way, taking the wildest concepts and putting them together in a mixture of chaos that works so well. The character creation is where I found myself having the most fun, the character creation has a wide variety of tables that makes every session different. It makes character creation go smoothly and ensures a unique concept for your character by the end."

Tina Marcos a.k.a. Sweet Cyanide (she/they), Game Designer and Artist

TEAM MEMBERS

Lead Designer: Samuel Mui (he/any)

Layout Artist: Alyssa Yeo (she/her)

Character/Cover Artist (Lumen Ryder Core):  "Ju5t07"

Kaijin Artist (BioSpyder and BioBat, Lumen Ryder Core): Sarah Carapace (she/her)

Editor: "The Third Joe"

General Production / Store Page Art: “Mutual RPGs”

Special Thanks to @LapisLunaris for the title "Lumen Ryder"

"Mutual RPGs a mutual aid support project organized by Plus One Exp."

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