Independence Games

11/05/2025

Smoke Over Station Street is now available as a PDF on Drive-thru RPG or as a PDF or softcover preorder on the Independence Games webstore!

IG Webstore (PDF Only): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/smoke-over-station-street-pdf

DTRPG (PDF Only): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/544417/smoke-over-station-street?affiliate_id=7330

IG Webstore (Softcover Preorder + Free PDF upon placing preorder): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/smoke-over-station-street-softcover

New Liberty sits at a crossroads geographically, politically, and morally. The coming of a train laden with gold has turned simmering rivalries into open suspicion. Ranchers, gamblers, merchants, and lawmen all want their share, and every handshake hides a loaded pistol.

As rumors spread and sabotage strikes the town, the characters must decide where they stand. Will they uphold the law, protect the innocent, or try to seize their own fortune while bullets fly over Station Street? Or is all of this simply a red herring for something deeper and more ominous?

Smoke Over Station Street is a full-length adventure for Rider, the Western role-playing game of grit, dust, and consequence. Designed for either standalone or campaign play, it is intended to be used with Independence Games' New Liberty setting for Rider. The adventure uses the EPIC structure of Essential and Optional Scenes to let the Referee tailor play at the table. No matter if you desire tense investigation, explosive gunfights, or moral reckoning.

When the smoke clears over Station Street, who will still be standing?

New Liberty sits at a crossroads geographically, politically, and morally. The coming of a train laden with gold has turned simmering rivalries into open suspicion. Ranchers, gamblers, merchants, and lawmen all want their share, and every handshake hides a loaded pistol. As rumors spread and sabotag...

10/22/2025

Coming in November!

10/20/2025

The Grand Duke of Kyiv Destroyer Series is now available in print and PDF at Drive-thru RPG and the Independence Games webstore! If you preordered the book, your copy was mailed this morning!

DTRPG (PDF or softcover): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/535571/grand-duke-of-kyiv-destroyer-series?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=7330

IG Webstore (PDF Only): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/grand-duke-of-kyiv-destroyer-series-pdf

IG Webstore (Softcover + Free PDF): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/grand-duke-of-kyiv-destroyer-series-softcover

Aggression. Speed. Coordination.

The Grand Duke of Kyiv Destroyer series is a group of four ships using the same hull type with different armaments and roles. Built for speed and aggression, these four vessels are meant to defend the Kyiv system against what the Grand Duke feels is imminent Cascadian expansion.

The class series comprises four distinct sub-classes that each provide a different role within their assigned squadron. The battle destroyers, namely the Sea of Kyiv and Ukraine classes, form the core of a skip-strike formation while the Ihor Alferiev (a railgun destroyer) and Leonid Derkach (a missile destroyer) classes are specialist fire support destroyers.

Written and designed by Independence Games Starship Guru Michael Johnson (with fiction by the author) and art by fan-favorite artist Ian Stead, this book details all four ships of the Grand Duke of Kyiv Destroyer Series including their history, specifications, tactics, and deck plans. With this, you'll find short fiction written by the author as well.

Climb aboard!

Grand Duke of Kyiv Destroyer Series - Aggression. Speed. Coordination. The Grand Duke of Kyiv Destroyer series is a group of four ships using the same hull type with different armaments and roles. Built for speed and aggression, these four vessels are meant to defend the Kyiv system against what the...

10/15/2025

Subsector Sourcebook: Gansu is now available in PDF at Drive-thru RPG and as a PDF or a print preorder at the Independence Games webstore!

Bear in mind that if you preorder the print versions, you will get the PDF free upon preorder.

IG Webstore (PDF Only): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/subsector-sourcebook-gansu-pdf

DTRPG (PDF Only): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539857/subsector-sourcebook-gansu?affiliate_id=7330

IG Webstore (Softcover Preorder + Free PDF): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/subsector-sourcebook-gansu-softcover

IG Webstore (Hardcover Preorder + Free PDF): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/subsector-sourcebook-gansu-hardcover

Welcome to the Chinese gate.

Gansu Subsector, Subsector B of Earth Sector, is one of the few subsectors within the sector that is not named for a mythical goddess. Often referred to by spacers as "the Chinese gate", access to the frontier in Fjarron Sector, the Italian colonies, or the UK colonies require passing through the "gate" or taking a highly circuitous route which can add months to the journey.

The subsector contains nine independent worlds, the Italy's four colonies, and three of the UK's seven colonies as well as the eight Chinese systems which take advantage of the astrography and allow the nation to control the choke points.

Filled with system maps, world maps, and physical data for each world, this book is filled with vital information for those who want to take their Earth Sector adventures to the region or for those who simply want a variety of worlds for their own uses. Government, legal, cultural, and population details are presented here to assist the Referee in painting a picture of each world for their players.

Join the adventure!

Welcome to the Chinese gate. Gansu Subsector, Subsector B of Earth Sector, is one of the few subsectors within the sector that is not named for a mythical goddess. Often referred to by spacers as "the Chinese gate", access to the frontier in Fjarron Sector, the Italian colonies, or the UK colonies r...

10/11/2025

Our friends over at the Rocky Mountain Navy have posted an excellent review of Covert: Espionage in Clement Sector. If you'd like to see what they had to say about book on spies, just click on the link!

Big thanks to the Rocky Mountain Navy for posting this!

Bond…in the future As the Earth today wonders who will be the next James Bond, in the Earth Sector of Independence Games’ The Clement Sector roleplaying game setting using the Cepheus E…

10/05/2025

Anthony Miller over at Page 121 has posted an excellent in-depth review of the Anderson & Felix Ready Reckoner. If you'd like to see what Anthony had to say about our book, just click on the link!

Thanks Anthony!

All the starship and space station design tables in one book https://independencerpgs.com/ https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/486566/anderson-and-fe...

09/11/2025

Until Wednesday morning at 10am Eastern, you can pick up a copy of The Dark Lonesome: The Ariel Sector Sourcebook for only $9.99 (Normally $19.99).

You must use this link to get the savings: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?discountId=982c6d631d

09/04/2025

The Grand Duke of Kyiv Destroyer Series is now available in PDF at Drive-thru RPG and in PDF or as a softcover preorder on the Independence Games webstore!

DTRPG (PDF Only): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/535571/grand-duke-of-kyiv-destroyer-series?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=7330

IG Webstore (PDF Only): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/grand-duke-of-kyiv-destroyer-series-pdf

IG Webstore (Softcover Preorder + Free PDF): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/grand-duke-of-kyiv-destroyer-series-softcover

As always, if you preorder the softcover from us, you will receive the PDF free at the time of preorder.

Aggression. Speed. Coordination.

The Grand Duke of Kyiv Destroyer series is a group of four ships using the same hull type with different armaments and roles. Built for speed and aggression, these four vessels are meant to defend the Kyiv system against what the Grand Duke feels is imminent Cascadian expansion.

The class series comprises four distinct sub-classes that each provide a different role within their assigned squadron. The battle destroyers, namely the Sea of Kyiv and Ukraine classes, form the core of a skip-strike formation while the Ihor Alferiev (a railgun destroyer) and Leonid Derkach (a missile destroyer) classes are specialist fire support destroyers.

Written and designed by Independence Games Starship Guru Michael Johnson (with fiction by the author) and art by fan-favorite artist Ian Stead, this book details all four ships of the Grand Duke of Kyiv Destroyer Series including their history, specifications, tactics, and deck plans. With this, you'll find short fiction written by the author as well.

Climb aboard!

Aggression. Speed. Coordination. The Grand Duke of Kyiv Destroyer series is a group of four ships using the same hull type with different armaments and roles. Built for speed and aggression, these four vessels are meant to defend the Kyiv system against what the Grand Duke feels is imminent Cascadia...

09/02/2025

Covert: Espionage in Clement Sector is now available in softcover, hardcover, and PDF! If you preordered the hardcover, your copy will be sent out this morning!

IG Webstore (PDF Only): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/covert-espionage-in-clement-sector-pdf

DTRPG (PDF/Softcover/PDF + Softcover): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529400/covert-espionage-in-clement-sector?affiliate_id=7330

IG Webstore (Softcover + Free PDF): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/covert-espionage-in-clement-sector-softcover

IG Webstore (Hardcover + Free PDF): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/covert-espionage-in-clement-sector-hardcover

Everyone has secrets.

Covert: Espionage in Clement Sector pulls back the curtain on the clandestine world of spies, saboteurs, and deep cover agents with the richly detailed setting of the Clement Sector RPG. Whether you're playing a loyal intelligence operative, a deep-cover infiltrator, or a rogue freelancer working the shadowy fringes, this sourcebook gives you everything you need to launch thrilling espionage campaigns across the stars.

Covert covers the history of real-world espionage and transitions into the 24th Century tracing the evolution of these agencies and how their clandestine operations shaped both Earth Sector and Clement Sector. Covert doesn't just describe the agencies, it immerses you in their methods. Learn about dead drops, brush passes, infiltration, exfiltration, sleepers, and honey traps. Whether you're a player or a Referee, you'll find a wealth of information ready to be used in adventures.

Covert features eight new espionage-related careers for characters included analysts, couriers, freelancers, handlers, and direct action teams.

Whether you're plotting sabotage on Minerva, exfiltrating a burned agent from Monroe, or turning a Cascadian diplomat into a double agent, Covert gives you the tools to play—and run—tense, thrilling campaigns of interstellar espionage.

The truth is classified. The mission is deniable. The game is on.

Everyone has secrets. Covert: Espionage in Clement Sector pulls back the curtain on the clandestine world of spies, saboteurs, and deep cover agents with the richly detailed setting of the Clement Sector RPG. Whether you're playing a loyal intelligence operative, a deep-cover infiltrator, or a rogue...

08/29/2025

With the release of the Grand Dukes of Kyiv Destroyer Series on the horizon, we thought we'd offer an opportunity for folks to refresh their memories (or learn for the first time) about the Kyiv system, their primary opposition in the Cascadia system, and about all of the systems in Cascadia Subsector. For the next week, with this link ONLY, you can grab Subsector Sourcebook: Cascadia for $9.50. That's well over 50% off.

However, this offer will end on September 2! So don't miss it!

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?discountId=9934ea369b

08/26/2025

With the release of the Grand Dukes of Kyiv Destroyer Series on the horizon, we thought we'd offer an opportunity for folks to refresh their memories (or learn for the first time) about the Kyiv system, their primary opposition in the Cascadia system, and about all of the system in Cascadia Subsector. For the next week, with this link ONLY, you can grab Subsector Sourcebook: Cascadia for $9.50. That's well over 50% off.

However, this offer will end on September 2! So don't miss it!

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?discountId=9934ea369b

08/14/2025

Covert: Espionage in Clement Sector is now available in softcover as well as a PDF! If you preordered the softcover, your copy was sent out this morning!

Hardcovers are still available as a print preorder on the Independence Games webstore.

IG Webstore (PDF Only): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/covert-espionage-in-clement-sector-pdf

DTRPG (PDF/Softcover/PDF + Softcover): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/529400/covert-espionage-in-clement-sector?affiliate_id=7330

IG Webstore (Softcover + Free PDF): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/covert-espionage-in-clement-sector-softcover

IG Webstore (Hardcover Preorder + Free PDF): https://independencerpgs.com/collections/new/products/covert-espionage-in-clement-sector-hardcover

Everyone has secrets.

Covert: Espionage in Clement Sector pulls back the curtain on the clandestine world of spies, saboteurs, and deep cover agents with the richly detailed setting of the Clement Sector RPG. Whether you're playing a loyal intelligence operative, a deep-cover infiltrator, or a rogue freelancer working the shadowy fringes, this sourcebook gives you everything you need to launch thrilling espionage campaigns across the stars.

Covert covers the history of real-world espionage and transitions into the 24th Century tracing the evolution of these agencies and how their clandestine operations shaped both Earth Sector and Clement Sector. Covert doesn't just describe the agencies, it immerses you in their methods. Learn about dead drops, brush passes, infiltration, exfiltration, sleepers, and honey traps. Whether you're a player or a Referee, you'll find a wealth of information ready to be used in adventures.

Covert features eight new espionage-related careers for characters included analysts, couriers, freelancers, handlers, and direct action teams.

Whether you're plotting sabotage on Minerva, exfiltrating a burned agent from Monroe, or turning a Cascadian diplomat into a double agent, Covert gives you the tools to play—and run—tense, thrilling campaigns of interstellar espionage.

The truth is classified. The mission is deniable. The game is on.

Everyone has secrets. Covert: Espionage in Clement Sector pulls back the curtain on the clandestine world of spies, saboteurs, and deep cover agents with the richly detailed setting of the Clement Sector RPG. Whether you're playing a loyal intelligence operative, a deep-cover infiltrator, or a rogue...