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Bite the Hand is a cyberpunk TTRPG built on Mothership's Panic Engine.

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The city is harsh and unforgiving. This isn’t a power fantasy where armies of grunts are cut down with ease. No, it’s a brutal game where victories will be suspenseful, bloody, and not guaranteed.

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Like Mothership and other Panic Engine games, Bite the Hand is a lightweight, theater-of-the-mind system. The core rulebook contains a vast catalogue of cybernetics, weapons, NPCs, downtime mechanics, and all the rules and advice players and GMs need. There's even a simple one-shot included in the back of the book, ready to run!

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There’s already a free, fully playable digital beta available below. The upcoming crowdfunding campaign is intended to fund a physical edition, adding art and professional editing alongside improvements based on the playtests.

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Check out the free beta version while you wait:
https://spellbookgaming.itch.io/dont-bite-the-hand-that-feeds-you


WHAT’S ALREADY IN THE BETA?

  • Three player classes: the sneaky Rogue, the tough Soldier, and the crafty Technician

  • 38 unique types of cybernetics to modify your characters with

  • Over 50 weapons, armor types, vehicles, and other items to kick ass with

  • A full suite of rules for combat, wounds, downtime, stealth, hacking, a wanted system called Heat, and a modified version of the Stress and Panic systems from Mothership

  • Several pages of Warden (Game Master) advice and tools, including how to build a campaign, worldbuilding guidance, eight NPC stat templates, and tips for making engaging homebrew and solid house rules

  • A one-shot module featuring a mission to take down a CEO trying to defy nature and become immortal

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WHAT’S COMING IN THE FULL VERSION?

  • Improvements based on playtesting and feedback, PLUS:

  • One more player class: the manipulative Turncoat

  • More vehicles and armor, including stealth suits and heavy tanks

  • More types of cybernetics for your PCs and NPCs to get weird with

  • More NPCs for Wardens to send into battle

  • ART!

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If you have an actual play, podcast, stream, or news outlet that would be interested in making content around Bite the Hand, please reach out to Alex Vigna at Spellbook.Gaming.Team@gmail.com. 

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