UNBREAKABLE: REVOLUTION Aims to Bring Better Asian Representation to Many RPG Systems

Unbreakable Publishers, the creators of the popular Dungeons & Dragons unofficial supplement Unbreakable Anthology, have announced their next project is just a week away. The project is Unbreakable: Revolution and it features 7 adventures representing different Asian cultures including India, the Philippines, Vietnam, and China with 33 Asian artists, writers, editors, and layout contributors. Something that sets Revolution apart is that the adventures have been written without a focus on a singular RPG system. At the start of each adventure it lists recommended RPG systems. Some of the RPG systems used include 13th Age, Black Hack, Forged in the Dark, and more. Here’s a brief summary of the adventures in this anthology:

• Big Rat, Don’t Eat my Millet by KC Shi features a world ruled by anthropomorphic rats. Players seek to escape their predicament and reach the surface, discovering the awful reality around them. Do they stay and work to make their homes better or do they venture into the unknown world above?

• Days of Powder, Plunder, and Plot by Kevin Thien Vu Long Nguyen features Vietnamese pirates, ship battles, and a prized warship to turn the tides of revolutionary efforts.

• Make of Thee an Instrument of Peace by Pam Punzalan is set in 19th-century Spanish Colonial Philippines. A powerful demon has possessed the governor-general and players are supernatural hunters tasked to stop the demon’s reign for good.

• Bad Luck Fortune by Doryen Chin is set in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the 1970s with the central cast of players being members of a family detective agency. A warring feud between two Chinatown gangs stands between the players and the sinister dark forces at work.

• The Crimson Uprising by Rajib Kalita has players confront the hidden truth behind a seemingly joyous celebration and warring factions ready for all-out war after decades of strife and tragedy.

• The Mountain’s Shroud by Ari Santiago features a journey to discover the origin of a supposedly blessed shroud while dealing with pursuers, orthodoxical dogma, and challenges to everything they know.

• The First Diya of Navratri by Charu Patel has players assume the roles of either sentient weapons or their wielders in this adventure about rebelling against cultural and religious oppression.

Fans will be able to purchase Unbreakable: Revolution from DriveThru RPG (affiliate link) starting August 17 in both physical and digital formats.