DUNE: ADVENTURES IN THE IMPERIUM - ROLEPLAYING GAME BETA
Welcome to the Beta Test of the Dune: Adventures in the Imperium Role-playing game. We are very glad to have you aboard and look forward to hearing what you think about every aspect of the game. This is your chance to shape the incredible universe of Dune.
As this is a beta test, it is also important to bear in mind a few other things:
- This is not the final version of the game. So we don’t need any feedback on spelling errors, layout design and grammar. This document is a bare draft manuscript to share the bones of the system. It will be fully edited and proofread as part of our process.
- We are fine with the basic concept and design of the system. It is the details and how it plays we are interested in. So suggestions to use a system other than 2D20, or lose the Beliefs or Skills isn’t helpful.
- While we have provided some examples for complications and assets etc. these lists will be expanded on in the Core Rulebook.
- Please also remember this is a closed beta. This document is not to be shared with anyone not already involved in it at any time. Anyone found doing so will not be invited to any further playtests for the company. Please remember this is privileged information and sharing it outside the playtest can only damage Modiphius and possibly risk the production of the game as a breach of our license.
We will be sending out Beta's every Friday afternoon based on completing the following form.
Please ensure you and your players read the following agreement thoroughly before confirming and sending the agreement. You must include your details as the gamesmaster and the full names and email addresses of all your playtesters and click agree. You could copy the agreement text below to email to your group to ensure they are happy before completing the form.
As this is a beta test, it is also important to bear in mind a few other things:
- This is not the final version of the game. So we don’t need any feedback on spelling errors, layout design and grammar. This document is a bare draft manuscript to share the bones of the system. It will be fully edited and proofread as part of our process.
- We are fine with the basic concept and design of the system. It is the details and how it plays we are interested in. So suggestions to use a system other than 2D20, or lose the Beliefs or Skills isn’t helpful.
- While we have provided some examples for complications and assets etc. these lists will be expanded on in the Core Rulebook.
- Please also remember this is a closed beta. This document is not to be shared with anyone not already involved in it at any time. Anyone found doing so will not be invited to any further playtests for the company. Please remember this is privileged information and sharing it outside the playtest can only damage Modiphius and possibly risk the production of the game as a breach of our license.
We will be sending out Beta's every Friday afternoon based on completing the following form.
Please ensure you and your players read the following agreement thoroughly before confirming and sending the agreement. You must include your details as the gamesmaster and the full names and email addresses of all your playtesters and click agree. You could copy the agreement text below to email to your group to ensure they are happy before completing the form.
Modiphius Entertainment Ltc Non-Disclosure Agreement (DUNE 2d20 Beta Playtest)
This agreement is made by and between Modiphius Entertainment Ltd, 39 Harwood Road, London SW6 4PS, United Kingdom (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Publisher’) and each person listed below (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Playtester’).
INTENTION The Publisher will provide the Playtester with access to unpublished materials for the purpose of evaluation, playtesting and providing feedback.
CONFIDENTIALITY The Playtester agrees to hold in strictest confidence, and not disclose to any person or organization, any unpublished information relating to the Publisher or their products which the Playtester obtains by virtue of access to such information granted to him by the Publisher.
The Playtester acknowledges that such information is the sole property of the Publisher and is considered to consist of trade secrets. This can include, but is not limited to, information regarding works-in-progress, business, plots, or any other confidential matter relating to the artistic creations or business practices of the Publisher and/or any of its licensors or affiliates. Disclosure of such information would be considered theft of intellectual property, potentially involving serious financial harm to the Publisher. In the event of such disclosure, the Publisher will pursue, and is entitled to, compensation for damages.
JURISDICTION This agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the United Kingdom, and shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives. The parties agree to interpret and implement this agreement in a reasonable fashion, and to seek reasonable resolutions of any disputes that may arise hereunder. Any dispute not so resolved shall be settled in a court located in the United Kingdom.
SEVERABILITY Should any part of this agreement for any reason be declared invalid, void or unenforceable by a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of any remaining portion hereof, and the parties hereby acknowledge and agree that they would have executed the remaining portion hereof without including the part so declared invalid, void or unenforceable.
DURATION This contract is valid for as long as the publisher’s products remain on sale.
INTENTION The Publisher will provide the Playtester with access to unpublished materials for the purpose of evaluation, playtesting and providing feedback.
CONFIDENTIALITY The Playtester agrees to hold in strictest confidence, and not disclose to any person or organization, any unpublished information relating to the Publisher or their products which the Playtester obtains by virtue of access to such information granted to him by the Publisher.
The Playtester acknowledges that such information is the sole property of the Publisher and is considered to consist of trade secrets. This can include, but is not limited to, information regarding works-in-progress, business, plots, or any other confidential matter relating to the artistic creations or business practices of the Publisher and/or any of its licensors or affiliates. Disclosure of such information would be considered theft of intellectual property, potentially involving serious financial harm to the Publisher. In the event of such disclosure, the Publisher will pursue, and is entitled to, compensation for damages.
JURISDICTION This agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the United Kingdom, and shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives. The parties agree to interpret and implement this agreement in a reasonable fashion, and to seek reasonable resolutions of any disputes that may arise hereunder. Any dispute not so resolved shall be settled in a court located in the United Kingdom.
SEVERABILITY Should any part of this agreement for any reason be declared invalid, void or unenforceable by a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of any remaining portion hereof, and the parties hereby acknowledge and agree that they would have executed the remaining portion hereof without including the part so declared invalid, void or unenforceable.
DURATION This contract is valid for as long as the publisher’s products remain on sale.