For millennia, humanity’s story was one of energy scarcity. In the middle of the 22nd century, the Dyson Swarm, a vast orbital solar array surrounding the sun to harness its limitless energy, changed everything. Its completion ushered in a Golden Age of peace and prosperity. Under the new Solar Republic, Earth thrived, Mars became a jewel of science and industry, and colony ships pushed outward to distant stars. For 125 years, mankind flourished, sated at last but dependent…

Then the sun itself betrayed us. In 2299, unforeseen and catastrophic solar storms wrecked the Dyson Swarm. Most of the solar system plunged into darkness. In the following years that came to be known as the Rift, billions perished. Entire nations collapsed. The Solar Republic, now desperate and ailing, withered across nine decades. With energy suddenly finite again, Mars’s corporate titans saw no more reason to bow to dying powers, and didn’t.

It is now 2387, and mankind is at war. Earth’s remnant governments, Martian corporate titans, and a scattered constellation of independent factions all struggle for survival and vie for dominance of resources. On every planet and every front, battles are decided by HE-Vs: towering, modular combat walkers bristling with the most lethal weapons ever devised. Fortune and power await those bold enough to claim them. Your actions will decide the victors.

Steel Rift is a tabletop skirmish wargame of mechanized combat in the near future for two or more players. This book contains all the rules you need to set up games, and assemble, outfit and customize your own unique force of HE-Vs, vehicles and infantry.

Steel Rift Features:

-Fast, Brutal Battles: Combat in the 24th century is deadly. The rules are easy to learn and games can be completed in under an hour.

-Easy and Intuitive Customization: Tailor each of your HE-Vs with weapons, armor and systems to suit your playstyle or counter an opponent. Mix-and-match faction perks give your force its own identity.

-Tactical Depth: Randomized primary objectives and deployments keep players on their toes. Choose your secondary objective based on your force composition and faction.

-Gorgeous Models: Premium multipart and monopose 3D-printed model kits are fully customizable and feature unique factions

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