Gear Acquisition Syndrome
A downloadable game
Entry for ONE PAGE RPG JAM 2023
I like antique stores a lot. I've been going to flea markets my whole life. My dad collects junk, and honestly I probably collect a lot of junk too.
I'm also a big fan of robots and the end of capitalism. In this RPG, you play as a robot, a model that achieved sentience. You were also created by corporations, but now live in a world without corporations. These corporations, in their final years, created a wide and exhaustive range of products trying to capitalize on these newfound sentient robots making a living wage. Throwbacks, new software, utilities and tools, and anything else that you could or could not conceive of.
As a robot, you try to find this junk. You want to collect these unique bits and parts because it is fun.
This game uses FATE/Fudge dice because I think they are neat. Let me know if you have any feedback! Rules are solo play focused, but can play with others in tandem if you want!
2/4/2024 Update: Hello! I've accomplished one of my 2024 goals and put together an EXPANSION PACK for this game. The expansion pack includes modular expanded rules for playing the game differently from the original One-Pager. This update also edited a bit of the text of the original game, but only minor edits.
What's included:
1. Microdistricts and You - Rules for mapping out a neighborhood and getting a better sense of place for your surroundings.
2. Problems - Want to help out those around you? This modules includes mechanics for establishing problems going on around you, and ways you can help take care of them.
3. New Attribute Tables - Expanded the table for + and - attributes for GEAR, plus include a new table for miscellaneous stuff from 0 (Blank) results on the roll.
4. Larger TYPE of GEAR Table - Expanded table for the kind of stuff you might find
5. Multiplayer Support - Official rules for how to play this with other people
I will keep the original one pager on there, since it is complete. Then, there will be an option to download just the expansions. I also will combine the two together into one file, if you want that.
Icons in banner and cover image:
Brain icons created by Freepik - Flaticon
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Development log
- EXPANSION PACK RELEASEDFeb 04, 2024
- 2024 GoalsDec 07, 2023
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Possibly odd question: who makes that yellow grid paper notepad in the photo?
My first thought was it's from Rhodia, but couldn't find a match. It has a neat grid pattern I've never seen before.
https://www.jetpens.com/Stalogy-Editor-s-Series-Editor-s-Memo-Pad-Grid/pd/37800
I just discovered this, so i haven't tried it yet but i was so overjoyed when i found this little gem that i needed to leave a comment. I love collecting trinkets irl, so of course i was going to love a game about collecting trinkets while being a robot in a post-capitalist world. Honestly it reads as a comfort place I didn't think I needed.
I plan on using a regular D6 dice (- odd numbers and + even numbers).
Also wanted to give props to having kept the game updated, because now i get to play with all the expansion at the same time. Very excited to try it out.
Thank you! Let me know how the dice work for you. I might have to make an edit to include rules for using d6. Since FATE has blanks, you might try doing 1/2 = +, 3/4 = Blank, 5/6 = -
Let me know if you try that, or if the odd and evens just works (That be way simpler if it does).