Books published by Design Mechanism

What if... Mars invaded Earth in 1987, and then again in 1938? Venus is a lush jungle planet abundant with life, and where dinosaurs still roam? Nuclear rockets ply the space lanes between Earth, Mars, Venus and the asteroids? Psionics and other powers are a reality? The year is 1959? Worlds United is a Mythras campaign setting where the Golden Age of Science Fiction really happened. Gernsback-era gleaming alloy air cars cruise the highways of America, and humans mingle with winged Martians, Venusian lizard men, and the strange Ophidians who are masters of chemistry. Yet, while the vampiric octopoids of the first two Martian invasions have not been seen in a generation, somewhere below Olympus Mons, steadily, they are drawing their plans against us. In Worlds United, your characters are adventurers with extraordinary powers. This is a game for John Carters, Doc Savages, Lensmen of all hues, and the strange, exotic, planetary adventure stories of Clarke Ashton Smith and Jack Vance.

A set of linked adventures, Book of Quests introduces you to The Realm and the insane schemes of the outlawed sorcerer, Jedakiah. These scenarios take the characters from insect-infested swamps, to political intrigue in the hearts of cities, and thence to the mountain fortress of the Chaos Mother.

There's something rotten in the town of Advent... the last civilized place in The Realm before the barbarian lands of the Long Riding. Perhaps this is why Zarand and his gang have holed up here to plan the next job - find the fabled treasure of the barbarian chief Hessaret. Nothing is ever so simple though and this just might be Zarand's last job.Hessaret's Treasure is a RuneQuest 6 scenario set in The Realm. Self contained, it is suitable for a party of up to 6 reasonably skilled adventurers looking to make a name for themselves and not afraid to get their hands dirty.