Beauty in Chaos
by smettbo & naerrin
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Players develop utopian visions and hopes together in order to transform technical dystopias into utopias.
(The role playing game was written in German. The playing material were translated by sirenensang and eskarina.)
Project webseite: https://beauty-in-chaos.de
Sometime in the future, an artificial intelligence - known simply as 'algorithm' - has taken over thinking for mankind. The total surveillance is all about progress and a uniform life according to calculated standards. Anyone who does not fit into society is removed by the algorithm. But in the midst of the supposed standardized society controlled by AI, chaos grows and flourishes. The creatures of chaos are working towards utopia in order to be free. They found communities that organize in assemblies and practice resistance in their own way. Hackers, philosophers and survivalists find a way to work against the algorithm and build a world that is colorful and diverse. That is worth living in for everyone - even for those who don't seem to fit into the system.
Beauty in Chaos is a narrative role-playing game in which players develop utopian visions and hopes together to transform technical dystopias into utopias. The well-known dystopias about the surveillance state, the importance of social scoring and the overexploitation of nature for more and more technologies are part of our everyday lives. Gated communities, resource exhaustion and much more are real. Works for me must become more Tu Wat and Unlocked. Beauty in Chaos enables joint thought experiments, because the game is about telling and experiencing utopias in order to think new ways and give yourself hope. Or about immersing yourself in a feeling of chaos and having fun turning things upside down. The role-playing game is designed for 3-6 players and is based on the Belonging outside Belonging Engine by Avery Alder.
Rulebook
(Only available in German, but see "game material" below!)
Game material
Downloads
- Rulebook version 1.0 (German, PDF)
- Game material version 1.0 (PDF)
- Virtual tabletop material (background images, token and safety cards)