Acknowledgements

This work is not made or authorized by Xbox Game Studios, I do not own the Gears of War franchise. I do not own any of the images used in the document. Any image used was taken from the Fandom Wiki.

This is a fan game that is being made as a game design exercise, as well as creating some sort of Gears of War (GoW) TTRPG to play with my friends. 

I am making this as a passion project for the games, trying to bring the cover based action of the GoW games to a TTRPG format, as there is no GoW RPG of any kind (To my knowledge).

About

Play a TTRPG in the world of Gears of War, fighting back against the Locust Horde as the COG, protecting humanity no matter the cost. Create your own characters and come together as a squad in order to face the brutality of war!

The game runs on a custom game system, with a focus on combat and character customization to create your ideal Gear in the COG army. Good teamwork is essential if you want to survive and succeed in defending Sera from this frightening threat.

The game mostly focuses on the time period covered by the original trilogy, focusing on the early to mid stages of the Locust War.

The main document is a 150 page Game Design Document, which goes over all the rules needed to play and run the game. It covers the rules for combat, creating a character, Locust Sheets, as well as some lore on the world of Sera and Gears of War. 

You do not need to be a fan of the games to play this, as all the basic information needed for the world and setting are covered in the document.

If there is any feedback for the game let me know comments, I plan on updating the game as soon as possible.

Game Features

• A straightforward 2d8 (sometimes 1d6) dice system
• Robust character creation rule set
• Combat heavy system designed to play like the video game franchise.
• Easy to read and run Locust (enemy) sheets

Related Documents

• Game Design Document- The main document with all the rules on how to play and run the game. Also describes the design choices and process
• Character Sheets- Fillable or printable character sheets, that come in different colors
• The Gear's Guide- A shortened version of the main document designed to allow for people to jump straight into playing. Attached are 6 pre-written Character sheets to use
  • A Map pack for the Gear's Guide will be added soon
• The BST Incident- a one shot adventure meant to introduce players to the system and world. (Coming Soon)
  • A Map pack for the BST Incident will be added soon
• Meridiem's Aid- A short campaign adventure module for the system. Maps for this module might be added in future if there is interest.
• Foundry VTT System- An in-progress Foundry game system to run the game. Made with Custom System Builder (Coming Last)

Planned Updates

If this gains support I plan on adding

• General Updates & Balance changes
• More settings, factions, enemies, weapons
• More adventure modules
• Extensive GM tips & guide, as well as a Scenarios to run document