Barbarians Versus
barbarians versus alien invaders from beyond the stars
What is Barbarians Versus?
Barbarians Versus is an easy to learn, fast-paced, action-oriented roleplaying game.
You play a barbarian from the cold north, far from your homeland in search of honor and treasure. Bring back riches and trophies, and you will be the pride of your clan. Bring back the most riches and trophies, and you will be a legend among barbarians.
However, the normal raiding season has turned out to be unusual. Word has spread among the various barbarian parties throughout the countryside -- castles, cities, and villages are empty and deserted. In their place, reptilian aliens from beyond the sky have built sprawling slave camps and massive factories. These evil creatures are armed with unusual weapons -- iron sticks that shoot lightning, delicate stones that explode upon impact with humans, flying chariots that arc through the sky, and invisible walls that shock those why try to escape. To gain honor this year, the barbarians will have to take the battle to these alien invaders or go home empty-handed. Of course, what self-respecting barbarian would do that?
If you like to make up stories about savage barbarians and the creatures they smash to tiny bits, Barbarians Versus is for you.
Barbarians Versus is an easy to learn, fast-paced, action-oriented roleplaying game.
You play a barbarian from the cold north, far from your homeland in search of honor and treasure. Bring back riches and trophies, and you will be the pride of your clan. Bring back the most riches and trophies, and you will be a legend among barbarians.
However, the normal raiding season has turned out to be unusual. Word has spread among the various barbarian parties throughout the countryside -- castles, cities, and villages are empty and deserted. In their place, reptilian aliens from beyond the sky have built sprawling slave camps and massive factories. These evil creatures are armed with unusual weapons -- iron sticks that shoot lightning, delicate stones that explode upon impact with humans, flying chariots that arc through the sky, and invisible walls that shock those why try to escape. To gain honor this year, the barbarians will have to take the battle to these alien invaders or go home empty-handed. Of course, what self-respecting barbarian would do that?
If you like to make up stories about savage barbarians and the creatures they smash to tiny bits, Barbarians Versus is for you.
Bonus Loot
Alternate Settings
DWARF (PDF) - What happens when barbarians do battle with treasure lusty dwarves from the deep?
Mysterious Locales
Valley of the Bones (HTML) - A mysterious adventure location
Mechanical Bits
Alternate Action Resolution - Scrapped, broken action system
Stories
These stories were both written as early introductions to Barbarians Versus. They now rest here for your reading pleasure.
Old Introductory Story #1 (HTML)
Old Introductory Story #2 (HTML)
Other Links
Jeremy Mohler - Meet the BV Cover Artist
Alternate Settings
DWARF (PDF) - What happens when barbarians do battle with treasure lusty dwarves from the deep?
Mysterious Locales
Valley of the Bones (HTML) - A mysterious adventure location
Mechanical Bits
Alternate Action Resolution - Scrapped, broken action system
Stories
These stories were both written as early introductions to Barbarians Versus. They now rest here for your reading pleasure.
Old Introductory Story #1 (HTML)
Old Introductory Story #2 (HTML)
Other Links
Jeremy Mohler - Meet the BV Cover Artist
Barbarians Versus
MAO3000
MSRP: $5.00
32-page PDF
PDF (Digital Download)
Mystic Ages Publishing Store
RPGNow/DriveThruRPG
E23 Online Store
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Read the Reviews
Check out 8 pages of Barbarians Versus free. Download it here in PDF format.
Read the Reviews
- GamingReport.com Review - ”Many games which pretend to make things simple to avoid roadblocks to role-playing fall prey to the trap of adding to many optional rules. Not Barbarians Vs. This is a lean, mean, barbarian ass-kicking machine. Its deceptively simple system, combined with an emphasis on simple but effective Game Mastering, provides for a quick and dirty, yet fun long term game.”
- RPGNow.com’s Greg Wilson - “Five Stars!” Read all of our RPGNow reviews.