THE HORRORS OF WAR

THE HORRORS OF WAR is a Beam Saber Supply Drop. This is supplemental material for the tabletop RPG Beam Saber by Austin Ramsay. If you need a copy of the full rules of the game, please pick them up at that link! The content of this supplement is unofficial and is not affiliated with Austin Ramsay.

Co-authors Cory McDaniel and Chad Eldridge present THE HORRORS OF WAR, a collection of playbooks designed to give your Beam Saber campaign a flavor of the horrific and fantastic. This fully illustrated 24 page book contains 5 Pilot playbooks and 1 new Squad type, featuring 44 original abilities, 38 pieces of gear and 6 unique squad upgrades.

• DEVOURER - An unassuming pilot discovers a power they might not be able to control.
• DRAGOON - After failing or refusing to save others from death, this pilot finds themself unable to die until the spirits of the lost are appeased.
• EVOKER - Using the power of the words woven into their body, this pilot can alter reality, at a cost.
• HELLBREAKER - A pilot that has witnessed the supernatural and now uses arcane rituals to protect themself and their city from the unknown.
• THE MOTHER - A creature from the void hears the call of a desperate pilot. And answers it.
• SQUAD: THE MENAGERIE - Outcasts and monsters come together, united by a common Drive.

CONTENT WARNING: PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING

This book contains content inspired by various tropes deployed in the horror genre throughout literature, film, comics, and animation. Horror media often addresses subjects that can be troubling, traumatizing, or triggering. The authors of this work encourage players to be thoughtful in approaching this content and to only implement it in your game with the full informed and enthusiastic consent of everyone in the playgroup.


The following themes appear in this book:

Body Horror/Gore, Cycles of Abuse, Loss of Bodily Autonomy, Loss of Identity/Individuality, Self-Harm, Suicide, Allusions to Racism/Xenophobia