''Incursion'' is a science fiction roleplaying game created by

Richard Tucholka Richard Tucholka (February 9, 1954 – April 27, 2017) was a writer, game designer and publisher, best known for his work in the creation of the role-playing games ''Fringeworthy'' and '' Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic''. Career In 19 ...

and published by Tri Tac Games in 1992.

Overview

The

player character A player character (also known as a playable character or PC) is a fictional character in a video game or tabletop role-playing game whose actions are controlled by a player rather than the rules of the game. The characters that are not control ...

s are humans abducted by alien slave traders. Together, with other extraterrestrial slaves, they turn on their captors and kill them during the fight, destroying the vital navigational records. Left with possession of one of the fastest and most powerful spaceships, the Anshani space tug ''Ardanna Nuu'', they do not know how to reach their homeworlds, since they all come from non-spacefaring planets in the backwaters of the galaxy that do not turn up in other spacefarers' logs. ''Incursion'' is technically set in the same universe as '' Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic'', but places the player characters adrift in a complex society, rife with politics and people after them for their ship.

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References

Games about extraterrestrial life Role-playing games introduced in 1992 Science fiction role-playing games Tri Tac Games games {{rpg-stub