Game System
The Fading Suns engine uses a simple attribute & skill, level- and classless, dice-pool powered system, called Victory Point System (VPS). The second edition of the game rules has solved many of the issues raised by the earlier rulebook, while increasing the amount of data available.
While generally stereotypical in their template-like form, characters are easily personalized. In 2000, an adaptation of the setting to the popular 3 edition OGL system was also been published - D20 Fading Suns. For several years, supplements carried rules for both systems. RedBrick LLC, which took over development of the line in February 2007, has announced that it will initially support only the VPS version of the system. RedBrick is currently working on new editions of Fading Suns for the VPS, Savage Worlds, and Pathfinder game systems.
Holistic Design has released a LARP version of Fading Suns entitled Passion Play.
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