You Got A Job On The Garbage Barge

You Got A Job On The Garbage Barge is a really strange, but entertaining zine by Amanda Franck. Most of the art was done by Scrap Princess (which is always a great thing) and Amanda did most of the rest.

The zine is a setting sourcebook, with adventures and character options. It has a fantasy feel to it, but also post apocalyptic vibes given the technology associated. There are computers and concrete with rebar, but also talking animals, tatzelwurms, and copper masked wizards. The mashup makes it perfect for a game featuring barbarians on a cursed Earth. I'm contemplating adding it to a game I'm going to run in either the Forgotten Realms, Eberron, or Critical Role's Exandria. Honestly, it could easily fit into any of those settings with a little cross dimensional magic. That being said, you don't have to place the barge in any particular world. Make it the focus and add to it as you like.

The rules of the zine are presented for D&D or a derivative of it. There are many really cool random tables, the foundation of any good old school book. The actual stats provided are very basic and I would say the rules are OSR, with one exception. There is a really interesting new Bard College subclass for 5e. the Scent Skald manipulates scents in the way that most bards use sound. It's a really unique idea and I love it.

I backed this project on Kickstarter because it sounded unique. It really is and I appreciate the work that Amanda and her contributors put into it. You aren't going to find many zines like this one. If you want something special, You Got A Job One The Garbage Barge is for you.