In the universe of Project Morningstar, the galaxy is controlled by the Hegemon of a Thousand Empires, a vast corporatocracy built on profit, credit, ownership, and regulated violence across Known Space. Its inhabitants are not citizens in any meaningful sense. They are Consumers, ranked by their value, judged by their debt, and granted rights according to what The Market says they are worth.
The Hegemon of a Thousand Empires does not conquer only through armies, warships, and orbital bombardment. It conquers through contracts, subscriptions, trademarks, licensing agreements, and the quiet terror of insolvency.
As a Consumer in a universe where greed is a virtue, everyone eventually asks themselves, “what is my price?”
For most Consumers, doing their best looks like following the rules and keeping their heads down, hoping for a bonus at the end of every fiscal cycle. For a rare few, gaming the system and climbing the corporate ladder through doing jobs for the Patrons is their get-rich — or die-horribly — plan for success.
Avarice is a 2d20 role-playing game based on Project Morningstar, a science fiction universe set in a distant, unknown future where humanity has united through collective greed and the pursuit of profit. Influenced by the works of Paul Verhoeven, H.R. Giger, Ridley Scott, and James Cameron, Project Morningstar has quickly expanded to encompass deep lore, cinema-quality YouTube animations, comics, miniatures, and now role-playing games.
In Avarice, Players take the roles of desperate professionals called Contractors. They are corporate assets, freelancers, soldiers, debtors, skivers, troubleshooters, and hired killers trying to survive in a civilization that measures them by their Credit Score.
In the Avarice RPG you'll find:
8 Archetypes
50+ Professions
Dozens of Signatures to make your character unique
Empowered Armor, Dozens of Weapons, and more Gear than you'll ever use!
Get MacroCorp Sponsorships and Subscriptions to give your character an edge!
Rules for Augmentation (cyberarms and logicor brains!)
Rules for Vehicle Combat and Chases!
Completely new advancement system based on your character's Credit Rating!
Explore all corners of Known Space thousands of years in the future!
Character Creation Livestream
Avarice game designer Matt "KCRift" Everhart runs Morningstar Community Manager TheHappyTau and Rem Alternis through the process of creating a character in the Avarice system.
Inaugural Actual Play Livestream
The very first live gameplay of Avarice, featuring Boman Modine, Rem Alternis, Jason Charles Miller, David Baxter, and Luke Gygax, with Avarice designer Matt "KCRift" Everhart.
Key Features:
Survive Hypercapitalism: Set in the grim, science-fiction universe of Project Morningstar, players must make hard decisions on how to survive the corporate hierarchy of the Hegemon.
Unique Character Advancement: Characters earn Credit for successfully completing contracts and then use that Credit to both upgrade their gear and advance their character.
Proven Systems:Avarice uses Modiphius’ popular 2d20 system. Straightforward to learn, and players already experienced with 2d20 will feel right at home.
Included in this incredible crowdfunding campaign will be:
The Project Morningstar: Avarice RPG complete sourcebook
Contract: Milkrun - a starter Contract for your players on the moons of Kandia
Custom Avarice RPG Dice
The Index in print!
Miniatures of your favorite Hegemon units and vehicles!
Patches, shirts, keychains, coins, and more SWAG from your favorite MacroCorps
10+ Stretch Goals including a new, Backerkit-only comic book!
Additionally, all backers in the first 24 hours will receive a copy of the Hegemon Patron STL file.
Created in 2011 and owned by Jimmy Duffie and Matt Everhart, Fat Goblin Games is the creator of the Three Die Engine (3DE), Teenage Mutant Dirtbags, and a wide variety of other titles for D&D, Pathfinder, Starfinder, and more. They have also published over 400 titles on DriveThruRPG, including multiple Platinum best-sellers, such as Shadows over Vathak: Player’s Guide and The Gamemaster’s Journal line of tools.
Supported by a growing community, Morningstar Enterprises is inspired to approach franchise creation on an indie level. Formed by co-creators Boman Modine and Joacim Holm, Morningstar Enterprises is the creator of Project Morningstar, a multimedia project combining deep lore, cinema-quality YouTube animations, comics, and miniatures.
Jimmy and I are spreading the word about Avarice in Madison, WI this weekend...but while we have been away, TWO new stretch goals have been unlocked! We'll now be offering a printed version of the CorpoSoci pyramid and a print copy of the Milkrun Contract - both will be available in some of the existing tiers AND as add-ons.
You've unlocked the Map of Known Space! This huge canvas map will be a masterpiece in your game room when you're ready to play a game of Avarice! This nearly 30x24" map is printed in the USA on heavy and exceedingly durable canvas! It will outlast most of your other gaming collectibles!
What an incredible feeling! Over 2 years of work on this project and it funded in less than an hour! We're so excited to have every one of you on this journey with us and can't thank you enough for your support!
A couple of quick updates:
We've unlocked our first two STRETCH GOALS already! Not only will we be getting cover art by Luiz Prado, but everyone who purchases an Auditor Pack will also now receive a print copy of the Known Space Map!
I missed a couple of things this morning in the Add-On section. Namely The First Index and The First Index PDF. Both are now available to purchase separately from any pledge. (both are linked here)
This is awesome and I'm overwhelmed. I know I speak for the Morningstar Enterprises crew when I say they are ecstatic about hour first two hours of this campaign!
We're well on our way to being funded and not even 30 minutes in! We're so excited to go on this journey with you!
Just wanted to update those of you who have already pledge - I'm apparently terrible with web apps and I'd put 2028 in the delivery date....which is definitely incorrect! The correct date should be one year from now, or Oct 2027!
Avarice: The Project Morningstar RPG launches in just one week!
We are also proud to announce our collaboration with Kevin J. Anderson, the #1 internationally bestselling author behind The Saga of Seven Suns. Spanning 13 volumes, 6,200 pages, two million words, and 25 years of storytelling, his sweeping science-fiction universe is joining forces with Project Morningstar.
More information below
Follow the campaign, spread the word, and prepare to accept your Contract.
Special Reserve
Do you want some stuff that not everyone will get? That special swag that only comes with a little bit of extra effort? If you're like me and want the complete set, take a look at the graphic below and get ready!
Reserve Your Pledge for $1 - if you reserve your pledge before launch you'll automatically receive 2 6-side Avarice 2d20 dice! You'll also be eligible for additional perks like VIG status on our Discord server.
Pledge as an Early Bird - Make your pledge in the first 48-hours after launch and you'll automatically receive a free Project Morningstar Compass Rose pin!
Pledge for Physical Products - When you make a pledge that includes a physical book, you'll complete your collection with the Avarice 2d20 RPG Challenge Coin!
Cross Collaboration: Kevin J. Anderson
Have you heard about our collaboration with THE Kevin J. Anderson? We are launching Avarice: The Project Morningstar RPG at the same time as Kevin's Saga of the Seven Suns!
For our cross-collaboration, we are giving special rewards to any of our followers who back both projects. From Fat Goblin Games, you’ll receive a set of three digital books and from Kevin Anderson, you'll receive a FREE audio book called "Persephone."
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