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The Expanse Roleplaying Game is an Expanse-themed tabletop RPG. It was originally projected to release digitally in November 2018 with a physical release in January 2019.[1] However, the digital version was not released until March 2019 and a physical version was released on May 21, 2019.[2]

It exclusively includes a short story by James S. A. Corey, titled "The Last Flight of the Cassandra".

Overview[]

The game was launched as part of a Kickstarter by Green Ronin Publishing. Less than 24 hours later, it had well surpassed its goal of $US30,000, reaching over $US194,000. Built around the Adventure Game Engine rules used by Green Ronin's other tabletop games, the RPG tasks players with putting themselves into the simmering conflict between Earth, Mars, and the Belt, taking on a variety of roles, from combat operatives to diplomats and venturing out into the stars.[1]

The Expanse RPG is set between book 1 and 2. As readers may recall, there is an 18-month gap between the events of Leviathan Wakes and Caliban's War it was decided that'd be the baseline for the RPG. Future books in the gameline covers the events of the later novels[3].

Core books[]

List of Expanse Roleplaying Game core books
Cover Name Release date Notes
TheExpanseRPG-StandardSpecial-covers
Core Rulebook The core rulebook comes in standard and special edition, and features information to set a game inbetween the first and second Expanse novels, Leviathan Wakes and Caliban's War. The core book includes To Sleep Perchance to Dream, an adventure which starts out on Tycho Station, alongside an exclusive story written by James S. A. Corey, The Last Flight of the Cassandra.
TheExpanseRPG-GameMastersKit-cover
The Expanse RPG: Game Master's Kit Provides essential tables and references for game-play on one side and evocative artwork on the other. It also includes 4 quick reference cards that put the stunts and actions, a combat tracker that to write on, a set of pre-generated player characters, and a complete adventure, The Ganymede Insurance Job, which takes place primarily on Tycho Station and Ganymede.
Theexpanserpgcoverquickstart
The Expanse RPG: Quickstart A free PDF to start a The Expanse RPG campaign that includes everything from the core rulebook except with condensed rules to help learn how to play with six pre-generated characters. The Quickstart contains the adventure Cupbearer, which is set on Ganymede.
The Expanse RPG: Transport Union Edition Unreleased A second edition re-release of the core rulebook, updated to the era of the Transport Union, in the thirty years between the sixth and seventh novelsBabylon's Ashes and Persepolis Rising. All prior-released content is forward-compatible with Transport Union Edition, with the new edition simply updating some lore background and game rules - but not affecting the core game.

Expansions[]

A number of expansion books have been released for the game. These books focus on providing information about The Expanse universe for GMs and players to use in crafting their own games and characters, with specialised new rules to support gameplay.

List of Expanse Roleplaying Game expansions
Cover Name Release date Notes
ShipsoftheExpanse RPG
Ships of the Expanse August 18, 2022 Focuses on the spacecraft of The Expanse, including dedicated deck plans for several dozen ships.[4][5]
BeyondtheRing RPG
Beyond the Ring Focuses on Medina Station and the colony worlds of the Ring network, with specialised tools for building custom colonies.[6]
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The Sol System Focuses on fleshing out the various factions and worlds of the Sol system in more depth and detail.
Free Navy Conflict Unreleased Set to focus on fleshing out the Free Navy Conflict era of the novels Nemesis Games and Babylon's Ashes.[7][8]
Crew Companion Unreleased Set to focus on fleshing out the player character creation experience.[7][8]

Trades of The Expanse[]

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Trades of The Expanse is a PDF series that details the occupations and professions players can explore in The Expanse RPG. Each PDF includes info on creating characters who practice a specific trade, game systems for handling their jobs, new rules content such as specializations and equipment, and adventure hooks and ideas for the GM to craft tie-in stories.

List of Trades of The Expanse releases
Cover Name Release date Notes
TotE BountyHunter
Trades of the Expanse: Bounty Hunter August 18, 2022 Focuses on the profession of bounty hunting.
TotE PlanetarySurveyor
Trades of the Expanse: Planetary Surveyor July 20, 2023 Focuses on the profession of planetary surveying.
TotE Scout
Trades of the Expanse: Scout August 31, 2023 Focuses on the profession of deep-space scouting.
TotE Journalist
Trades of the Expanse: Journalist January 11, 2024 Focuses on the profession of journalism.
TotE Entertainer
Trades of the Expanse: Entertainer May 20, 2024 Focuses on the profession of entertainment, arts, and the media.
TotE Trader-Smuggler
Trades of the Expanse: Trader / Smuggler July 30, 2024 Focuses on the profession of trading and smuggling.
TotE Pirate
Trades of the Expanse: Pirate September 3, 2024 Focuses on the profession of piracy and privateering.

Adventure modules[]

Adventures are pre-written campaign modules produced by Green Ronin for players to play.

List of Expanse RPG adventures
Cover Name Release date Notes
Salvage Op
Salvage Op An introductory adventure for The Expanse Roleplaying Game only available as a PDF. It was developed for use in introducing players to the game at various gaming conventions and provided to Kickstarter Backers as a bonus adventure for supporting the development of the game. This adventure is set in the Asteroid Belt.
Abzus bountyRPG
Abzu's Bounty Features a series of six full-length scenarios designed for a new crew of characters in The Expanse Roleplaying Game. They embark on a series of adventures, from a fateful discovery in the rings of Saturn to acquiring their own ship to a deadly confrontation that could change the course of history for the entire solar system.
SecretsofLemuria RPG
Secrets of Lemuria An eight page adventure PDF written by Steven Kenson.
Daemon's Gambit Unreleased A new adventure series set in the Transport Union era post-Babylon's Ashes, to coincide with the Transport Union Edition of the game.

References

See also[]

External links[]

Quickstart
  • Green Ronin Publishing - Download (GRR96600e_TheExpanseQuickstart.v.1.2.pdf)

Purchase[]

Green Ronin Online Store

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