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Sunrise

Created in 24 hours

By Jeffrey Schecter

Special Thanks to

the crew at the Forge

“No one can play God, Doctor. Not even you.”

S e c t i o n O n e

Introduction

Sunrise is a role-playing game. In role-

playing games, the players control fictional

characters, and describe how their characters

react to a fictional setting provided by the

Game Master (GM). Some role-playing games

are completely freeform, and others are acted

out. However, many games (including Sunrise)

are played around the table, and the success or

failure of a character’s actions is determined by

the roll of the dice or some other random

method.

Sunrise is a 24 hour game. That means that

every idea and piece of text here was scrounged

together in a single day. I began work on

Sunrise at 5:15 PM on April 12, 2003, and

finished at 5:15 PM on April 13, 2003.

received a heavy fine and long jail sentence. He

died while imprisoned.

However, he left behind a frightening

legacy: not all of his ‘mistakes’ had died. Many

were sterile, but others married and had

children normally--and the Risen were the

result. The Risen are the children of Dr. Licht’s

failures, the enduring proof that men in fact can

play God.

But what were the risks? The powers of

Risen children started manifesting around the

age of puberty, an age of raging hormones and

strong emotions. Most Risen could control

themselves, and others had nondestructive

powers, but some were not so mild.

When the first Risen were spotted in 2025,

they were wonders. By 2026, they were

freaks. And in the year 2027, they became

animals fit for nothing but hunting. The most

dangerous beast has always made the most

valuable prize.

The Setting

In 1996, a little-known scientist named

Doctor Julian Bergfischer Licht began to

experiment in genetics. At the time, the science

of genetics was far from perfect, so many

mistakes were made along the way. Although

his intentions of curing genetic diseases were

admirable, the suffering caused was sometimes

horrendous.

In the year 2003, the Doctor was

prosecuted by a family who had lost a son to

Licht’s attempts at saving the boy from a

genetic disorder. Licht lost the case, and

The Risen

Now, in the year 2045, there are estimated

to be approximately ten thousand Risen,

mostly in Europe and North America, the

oldest of which is Sean Crawford, 29. Sean was

the first known Risen, discovered at the age of

nine in 2025. Most Risen are between the ages

sixteen and twenty five.

For five years, the Risen were hunted like

beasts. However, feral beasts have a way of

killing their hunters, especially feral beasts that

can run through solid walls or transmit a

powerful electric jolt via touch.

Now, the Risen are entering back into

society. They are coming out of hiding, making

themselves known. Many have been offered

prominent military and police positions. But

there are always those who don’t want to come

home . . .

S e c t i o n T w o

Characters

Characters in Sunrise will be the Risen,

those genetically engineered men and women

whose parents’ genes served as the playground

of Dr. Licht. They are not the same as ‘normal’

people: they are more powerful. But for what

will they use this might?

Character Concept

Before you start assigning numerical values

to a character, you need to know a few basic

things about them. What do they do in life?

Are they on the streets, do they work for a

government agency, or what? When did their

powers first manifest? What are they able to

do with their powers?

You will also want to know a few more

specific details about your character. Decide

how they look, if they have any close friends

or relatives, and what they have been doing up

until now.

may spend on their character’s Attributes,

Skills, and Powers.

Priority

Characters have three sets of statistics:

Attributes, Skills, and Powers. Risen may

divide six Priority Points between these areas.

(Normal humans receive only four Priority

Points, since they do not have Powers.)

Players must put at least one point into each

area.

Attributes

Power Level

Power Level (or PL) is the general overall

strength of a character. Normal humans have a

PL of four, although beginning characters will

have a PL of six. In long lasting games, the PL

of the characters may reach ten or higher.

PL, in conjunction with Priority, is used to

determine the number of points that a player

Characters are defined by three basic

Attributes: Brawn, Reflexes, and Mind. Brawn

is how strong, tough, and endurable a character

is. Reflexes determines how agile, fast, and

coordinated a character is. Mind shows a

character’s willpower, intelligence, and strength

of personality.

Characters have a number of points to

spend on Brawn, Reflexes, and Mind equal to

the number of Priority Points put into

Attributes plus the character’s Power Level.

The rating of no Attribute may exceed the

character’s Power Level, and each Attribute

must have at least one point.

A rating of one in an Attribute is considered

below average, while a two is average. A three

is above average, a four is excellent, and ratings

of five and above are almost superhuman.

Note that Skills and Attributes are not

added together when determining how well a

character performs an action. Rather, the

player chooses either a Skill or Attribute that

relates to the situation. So, it is unwise to put

fewer points in a Skill than you have in a

related Attribute.

A rating of three or four in a skill means

that the character possessing the skill has been

trained well. Ratings of five and six indicate

expertise. Ratings of seven or higher are

extremely uncommon.

Skills

Skills are knacks and talents that a character

has picked up in life. Skills range from the

ability to drive well, to knowing about the

history of Russia.

Players may divide a number of points

equal to triple the number of Priority Points

put into Skills, plus their character’s PL,

among their characters Skills. No skill may

have a rating higher than the character’s PL

plus two.

There are a large number of Skills. They

include Animal Handling, Alertness, Athletics,

Close Combat, Deception, Dodge, Driving,

Info, Persuade, Professional Skill, Ranged

Combat, Socialize, Stealth, Toughness, and

Willpower. Many other Skills are possible, but

players should ask before selecting them for

their character.

The Skills Info and Professional Skill are

really a multitude of more narrow Skills, each

of which must be taken individually. For

instance, a character might have I/History,

I/Business, or any other Info skill.

Powers

Powers are the rare or unique abilities

possessed by Risen that set them apart from

base line men. Powers come in many forms,

from the ability to walk on air, to an uncannily

accurate sixth sense.

Powers are detailed and explained in Section

Four: Powers. However, you should decide

upon a Portfolio, or common trait shared by all

of your Powers, now.

The Balance

Characters have two more statistics:

Strength and Restraint. The sum of these two

ratings must always equal a character’s PL.

Aside from that limitation, a player may set

their character’s Power and Restraint however

they so will.

Strength signifies how effective the Powers

of a character are. The higher a character’s

Strength rating, the longer their Powers will

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