City of Espers: Opening Act

City of Espers is an in-development urban fantasy TTRPG that uses playing cards rather than dice, encouraging players to become psychics themselves, as they make guesses around what cards are still to be played.

Designed to be an introductory experience for narrative-heavy TTRPG fans to more tactical miniature games, City of Espers uses skirmish game sensibilities for its action sequences - in particular the popular superpowered combat sport, Esper Battles!

This pdf is a sample of the action sequence rules, put together for the #OneBoxWargame jam created by Malev Da Shinobi (@MalevMinis). Using a Monster Fight Club box of Cyberpunk Red Combat Zone: Generation Red, you’ll have all the miniatures you need for a 3-on-3 Esper Battle for two players.

Don’t worry if you don’t have that box to hand - City of Espers in miniature agnostic - any humanoid miniature with a base diameter of 25-32mm can throw down! Adapt your squad from the character abilities here, and stay tuned for a full release of City of Espers for a much larger list of weird gadgets and wild psychic powers to choose from.

Graphic design and photography by Nathan Blades, Layout made with the assistance of The Classic Explorer Template by Clayton Notestine. Product photos of the Cyberpunk Red Combat Zone: Generation Red Starter Box are from Monster Fight Club, to which I do not claim ownership.