This is still an early release, so this may change in the future, but some things I would like to see included in the official release is a page in the beginning of each sourcebook describing what the Tri-Forge system is. Personally, I find the Flip and Fight ruleset to be my personal favorite of the three in Tri-Forge. This is a streamlined version of the system that uses a deck of cards as opposed to a traditional set of dice. On the flip-side, you also have the Flip and Fight ruleset. That being said, if you decide to never use the Strategic ruleset: you don’t have to, these are only extra options that you can have available to you. Once you get familiar with it, you can graduate to the Strategic ruleset, which includes additional rules, tools and resources to help your character get an edge over your opponents. If you’re a big fan of crunch in your systems, the stock rules has a fair bit of crunch to them, the stock ruleset will do you perfectly.

Each player at the table can have a character that adheres to any one of the three rulesets, while still being able to play together.

The best part, you can use all 3 at the same time. The Tri-Forge engine encompasses a Stock ruleset, Strategic, and Flip and Fight. Much like Carbyne Jungle, LokDown uses the Tri-Forge engine, which has one of the coolest feature in any system: it’s actually three. LokDown includes all of the information you would need from character creation to running a campaign, all rules included. I absolutely love when there are premade handouts while my group becomes familiar with a new system. Much to my delight, Lokdown also includes some excellent one-page rules references for both players as well as Game Masters. However, NCM goes a few steps beyond by also including a starter mission, a great addition for any GM. Since this is still in the early edition phase, I won’t go too much into this, since it may change drastically before release.Īs with any RPG, there are sections for character creation, gameplay, equipment, and game mastering. The art and formatting are very reminiscent of Carbyne Jungle’s layout. In it’s current form, it has a total of 180 Pages, but it’s likely that the early edition will actually separate into two separate books: one for players, and one for GM’s. We have a review copy of LokDown, so some of this may change in the official release. This is a review of the early edition of LokDown. Lokdown is a full expansion coming to the Carbyne Jungle universe, coming to kickstarter April 15th.

We’ve reviewed Carbyne Jungle’s pre-release, along with the Tri-Forge engine, and now Nor Cal is ready to do it again with the Lokdown Expansion! Hey, you got your fantasy in my Sci-Fi! Now we’ve got Carbyne Jungle, a setting built on the Tri-Forge engine from Nor Cal Mythos Entertainment.

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