Atomic Summer

Atomic Summer is a compilation of micro releases over the summer of 2021. Each edition contains a selection of materials for different games, ‘atomising’ the rules and content over several playbooks. For the Atomic Summer series, that means instead of getting a new different game every month, three games will have their content atomised over those three months.

The games being atomised this summer are:

SOUP! An anime-esque comedy-action game about the new recruits to the Safety Service of Sanctuary City, a place where crime does not exist but accidents & emergencies are everyday occurrences. This is a simple PbtA game where the PCs patrol the city, literally looking for trouble and then tackling it before it spirals out of control.

Never Pledge Your Loyalty to an Idiot! Another anime-esque game, drawing inspiration from series including That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Overlord, KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful Word and The Rising of the Shield Hero, as well as others. The GM takes on the role of a typical isekai hero, who attracts an entourage of followers before they realise that the hero is actually kind of an asshole: now they have to walk the tightrope between keeping their word and acting with honour, as their 'Master' commands them to do some pretty sketchy things.

That Thing You Do: a co-op puzzler in RPG form, each player portrays a character with some unique capabilities and everyone takes a turn as the 'UI', setting a scene and goal for another player to puzzle their way through. If it gets too tough, or if you just think you need someone else's powers, just switch out with them and let them have a go at it!