Helion, Our Domain

Helion, Our Domain is a storytelling game for GM-less or GM-led play powered by Breathless. 

Guide an extrasolar colony as explorers struggle for survival. You'll weave stories about the heroes who emerge to lead the settlement and determine whether they fall into ruin or manage to triumph.

The game has a traditional ruleset for GM-led play, and also features an Oracle that uses a pack of cards for GM-free or GM-mediated play. Both have win and failure conditions.

System: Breathless

Type: Storytelling/Worldbuilding Exercise

Genre: Sci-fi

Mechanics: Single die roll using a polyhedral die.

Intended Players: 1-5

Supplies needed: d4, d6, d8, d10, d12; writing, typing, drawing to record events (optional), deck of cards (for GM-less play).

Setup time: 5-15 minutes

Session time: 2-4 hours (deck-based play untested)

License: CC-BY 4.0

Included Bonuses: Print-friendly version.

Last Updated: July 28, 2022

This is part 2 of the Helion Tryptich, following Helion, Our Home and preceding Helion, Our Mother (TBD).