Now play with 2-5 Friends
Increase the game's player count by one with the addition of a Pit Boss, the NEXUS GM!
Level Up as a Lanista
Create your lanista and customize its skills and stats, catering them to your playstyle.
Create and Customize Helots
There are over twenty thousand possible helot trait, ability, and skill combinations.
NEXUS: Legacy Edition Rulebook
TAKE YOUR NEXUS EXPERIENCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH THE PERFECT FUSION OF TABLETOP RPG AND BOARD GAME THRILLS
Are you caught in the middle of the age-old dilemma between diving into an intricate tabletop role-playing game (RPG) and the quick, tactical joys of a board game? Fear not! NEXUS is here to bridge that gap and deliver an unparalleled gaming experience that combines the best of both worlds.
- IMMERSIVE NARRATIVES WITHOUT THE OVERHEAD - NEXUS: Legacy Edition offers rich narratives and character-driven gameplay, reminiscent of tabletop RPGs. Create a living, breathing arena where the story unfolds with every roll of the die.
- STREAMLINED GAMEPLAY FOR INSTANT ACTION - The easy-to-understand mechanics make it accessible for casual gamers while maintaining enough depth to satisfy seasoned RPG enthusiasts.
- STRATEGIC DEPTH WITHOUT THE COMPLEXITY - The inclusion of hazards, mutations, and hostile entities spices up the gameplay, adding layers of depth without sacrificing the fast-paced, tactical nature of a board game.
- CUSTOMIZABLE CHARACTERS, SIMPLIFIED - In NEXUS: Legacy Edition, you get the joy of character customization without the exhaustive character creation sessions. It's the perfect balance between personalization and ease.
- EXPANDABLE UNIVERSE, BITE-SIZED SESSIONS - NEXUS: Legacy Edition offers bite-sized sessions that can fit into your busy schedule. Whether you have an hour or an entire evening, you can indulge in the NEXUS universe without committing to an epic quest.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE BOOK
LISTEN TO ME TALK ABOUT IT
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
EMBRACE THE EXCITEMENT AND UNLEASH THE CHAOS!
SEAMLESS MULTIPLAYER INTERACTION
NEXUS: Legacy Edition is designed to encourage shit talking and friendly competition and what's more, this expansion injects additional unpredictability, ensuring that no two sessions are alike. Invite friends for an evening of strategy, laughs, and unexpected twists.
GET READY FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE HYBRID GAMING EXPERIENCE
With NEXUS: Legacy Edition, you don't have to compromise. Immerse yourself in a narrative-driven arena combat system that offers the best aspects of tabletop RPGs and board games!
PEAK INSIDE
WHAT'S NEW IN THE LEGACY EDITION?
CUSTOM LANISTA CREATION AND LEVELING
You will gain both Cred and Prominence throughout your career as a lanista. This will allow you to raise your stats, gain new skills, increase your finances, and give your helots access to the best gear and upgrades that the D-Mart has to offer..
CUSTOM HELOT CREATION AND LEVELING
Throughout your career you will constantly be upgrading and replacing your troupe of helots. Inside this book you’ll not only find rules for helot purchase and replacement, but you’ll also learn how to create a helot from scratch! You can customize its traits, abilities, and special talents to suit your own command style. And as it gains Reputation and Fame, you can parlay that into your own fortune and Prominence!
NEW MOTIVATIONS
Ten new helot motivations! Each one of these genetic freaks brings their own unique talents and abilities into the arena to aid in your quest for riches and glory.
EQUIP, MODIFY, AND REPAIR YOUR HELOTS
Is your helot famous enough to equip the best weaponry and armor the D-Mart has to offer? Does your lanista carry enough Prominence to employ the NEXUS’s best bio-engineers and cyber docs? Do you have the bits to replace that missing arm with the latest in cybernetics or is that poor bastard going to have to try and swing that stump at its next opponent?
NEW WAYS FOR HELOTS TO DIE
Give the crowd what they really want, with rules for two New Hazards designed to obliterate your helots: Dart Columns and Toxic Waste Barrels.
We are also excited to introduce Hostile Entities to the NEXUS arena. This book contains our first two, ready to rip your helots to pieces: The Creature Pit and The Barge Beast!
INTRODUCING THE PIT BOSS
The Pit Boss is a NEXUS GM that serves as a neutral party to facilitate pre-fight and post-fight events along with booby traps, alternate objectives, custom hazards, turning points, and equipment!
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
IT COMES LOADED WITH PLAYER AIDS AND EXTRA CONTENT
During the Gamefound campaign our community of supporters went the extra mile to unlock some amazing component upgrades.
LEGACY RULEBOOK
Seven years of passion and creativity contained in 284 pages of badass!
CAMPAIGN BOOK
32 Page narrative campaign featuring art by Michael Rechlin!
PIT BOSS SCREEN
All the essential information you need right at your fingertips!
LANISTA PAD
50 sheets to scribble your lanista info on.
HELOT PAD
50 sheets to scribble your helot info on.
ILLUSTRATED BOX
It holds all the stuff!
WHEN CAN I BUY IT?
NEXUS: LEGACY EDITION IS CURRENTLY IN STOCK
Copies of the NEXUS: Legacy Edition are currently IN STOCK in the US and available now on our web store.
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