Transatlantis (Ashcan Edition)

Update (7/5/23): A new edition of Transatlantis is underway. The version hosted here is what I'm now calling the "Ashcan Edition," created under a tight deadline as part of a game jam. In the years since making Transatlantis, I've played and redesigned it so many times that the current version of the game no longer bears any resemblance at all, in terms of mechanics, to the document hosted here. With a couple years of hindsight, I can now say that this Ashcan Edition is certainly a fun read, but I don't actually recommend playing it, rules as written. However, the current version of Transatlantis is a tremendously cool and fully functional game, and not just a cool idea for a game. I will post more updates here when this new edition is closer to a publication date.

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In Transatlantis, you play a crew of sky pirates that operate out of Atlantis, one of a handful of hidden “rogue cities” that exist around the world, bastions of freedom and individuality in a version of Earth that has been conquered by an alien empire known as the  Anath Dominion. Ordinarily, the Anath have the ability to control the minds of any humans who can hear the sound of their voice, but because of a inexplicable glitch in their abilities, transgender and nonbinary people (like yourselves) are immune. You and your crew of ragtag gender outlaws have thrilling, cyberpulp adventures as you defy the will of the Earth’s evil alien masters and keep safe the hidden utopia you've built together.