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⚫ {{Short description|Science fiction tabletop role-playing game}}
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|date= 2002 |date= 2002
|genre= Dieselpunk, ] |genre= ] ]
|system= Token System |system= Token System
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'''Children of the Sun''' is a ] created by the now defunct ], Inc. in 2002. Built using the original setting of Krace, an island of giant, supernaturally tough trees, it was part of a generation of ] settings that appeared beginning in the late nineties (although the creator characterized the game as dieselpunk). Most notable about the game was its original system, the Token System, which allowed the player to use a token to determine initiative and interrupt other character's turns. '''''Children of the Sun''''' is a ] ] created by the now defunct ], Inc. in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-02-10|title=Misguided Games, Inc.|url=http://www.misguidedgames.com:80/|access-date=2021-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210101140/http://www.misguidedgames.com:80/|archive-date=2007-02-10}}</ref> Set on Krace, an island of giant, supernaturally tough trees, it was part of a generation of ] settings that appeared beginning in the late 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-01-27|title=Children of the Sun|url=http://www.misguidedgames.com/CotS/cots_index.htm|access-date=2021-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127095722/http://www.misguidedgames.com/CotS/cots_index.htm|archive-date=2007-01-27}}</ref> Most notable about the game was its original Token System, which allowed the player to use a ] to determine ] and to interrupt other character's ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-10-18|title=GamingReport.com :: Where Gamers get their News|url=http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=29|access-date=2021-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018231640/http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=29|archive-date=2006-10-18}}</ref>


⚫ == References ==
Dieselpunk is a ] which describes a ] with an ] level of development, informed by ] sensibilities. The term, coined by game designers Lewis Pollak and Dan Ross, was used as the concept and to help market the game. Dieselpunk is an ] environment in which the most important aspect of society is ] fuel and the machinery that depends upon it. It has been noted that the distinguishing characteristics of a dieselpunk world as explained by Lewis Pollak: ''"... a world of grit and oil, dust and mud, also is one in which magic and technology are combined. Dieselpunk is the darker, dirtier side of steampunk."''
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==See also== == External links ==
⚫ * - Misguided Games (Official site), archived by the ] January 27, 2007 (last update)
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⚫ * with Lewis Pollak about ''Children of the Sun''
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⚫ ==References==
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*Pollak, Lewis; ''Evolution of Dieselpunk, The''; '''Game Trade Magazine #30''' (August 2002)
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==External links==
⚫ * - Misguided Games' (Official site) for the ''Dieselpunk™ Fantasy Role-Playing Game''
⚫ * with Lewis Pollak about ''Children of the Sun''


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Children of the Sun
DesignersDan Ross, Joe Carl, Lewis Pollak
PublishersMisguided Games
Publication2002
GenresDieselpunk fantasy
SystemsToken System

Children of the Sun is a dieselpunk tabletop role-playing game created by the now defunct Misguided Games, Inc. in 2002. Set on Krace, an island of giant, supernaturally tough trees, it was part of a generation of dieselpunk settings that appeared beginning in the late 1990s. Most notable about the game was its original Token System, which allowed the player to use a token to determine initiative and to interrupt other character's turns.

References

  1. "Misguided Games, Inc". 2007-02-10. Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  2. "Children of the Sun". 2007-01-27. Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  3. "GamingReport.com :: Where Gamers get their News". 2006-10-18. Archived from the original on 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2021-11-16.

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