The Quarter

When the miners of the future make the expensive climb out of Earth's gravity well and head for the Asteroid Belt, it's too expensive to take much with them beyond their memories and precious fuel for the nanoassemblers they use to mine and survive.  After miners from Louisiana find alien technology (and aliens!) in their corner of the Belt and spark the New Rush to extract more, those who follow pick up on local traditions when they arrive in their new home--the Quarter.

The Quarter is a simple RPG for a Gamemaster and one or more players, You'll need these rules and three six-sided dice to play.

Author's Note

THE QUARTER  was created for Beyond the Storm, a 2005 book of short stories, essays, art, and game materials created by a large group of creators, with all proceeds from sales of the book given to disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the damage it inflicted on the city of New Orleans and its people.

 As that book is no longer available, I’m distributing this game free of charge but encouraging those who download or find a copy to make whatever contribution they can to the American Red Cross (recipient of the book’s fundraising) or whatever current relief or charity efforts feel most important.

Love one another. Care for one another.