Welcome to the AWFULLY CHEERFUL ENGINE! — a roleplaying game of action comedy! Play as a Hero and save the world! Talking animals and aliens, vampires and elves, cowboys and spacemen -- the worlds of action cinema and cartoon mayhem are yours! From fantasy realms to galaxies in the far-flung future, the streets of Manhattan to the depths of Transylvania, the whole universe is your sandbox!
ACE! #1 — CORE RULES
Welcome to the Awfully Cheerful Engine!, a cinematic tabletop roleplaying game of comedic action.
A.C.E! is a love letter to 80s RPGs like West End Games’ Ghostbusters, cartoons like Dangermouse and TMNT, and fun-packed action films. A.C.E! is a loving parody of some of the most well-known pop culture icons.
ACE! #2 — SPIRITS OF MANHATTAN
Strap on your Anti-Plasm Particle Thrower, grab your Electromagnetic Field Detector, and jump into your Ghostmobile. New York City needs your help!
ACE! #3 —RAIDERS OF THE CUTTY SARK
At the request of Army Intelligence, Montana Drones and her team travel the globe in search of lost or hidden artefacts, often exploring dangerous sites and racing against hostile enemy agents to keep the objects of their quests from falling into the wrong hands. Striking locations, exciting chases, dangerous enemies and monotonous classroom lectures await!
ACE! #4 — STRANGE SCIENCE
Welcome to Wilden Falls, your average American town in the heart of the country. Surrounded by trees, nature, and there’s a wonderful waterfall that brings the tourists. It’s a quaint little town.
Until weird things start happening at the local research facility, people go missing, and there’s a sudden influx of fitness nuts in the town. That’s before we get to the time travel, bodysnatching, and portals to other dimensions. Maybe ‘strange’ isn’t strong enough a word for it!
ACE! #5 — BEAM ME UP
These are the voyages of the starship FSS Brazen. Its continuing mission: to recklessly go where plenty of people have probably been before… and hope a major interstellar incident isn’t sparked in the process. In this highly illogical adventure for the ACE! roleplaying game, you’ll explore frontiers you never thought you had.