Tom Clancy's The Division Makes Its Way to the Tabletop as a Deeply Strategic Tabletop Role-Playing Game
The gritty world of Tom Clancy’s The Division will be translated into a tabletop role-playing experience. A partnership has been formed to create a tabletop RPG that explores the series' apocalyptic landscape. The project has been announced, with a funding drive planned to begin in April of 2026.
"This project aims to deliver the franchise’s distinctive tension, tactical intensity, and memorable setting to the tabletop, providing fans a new way to engage with The Division through immersive storytelling and player-driven missions," reads an announcement.
Initial offerings will include a beginner's box, core rulebooks, a Game Master screen, figurines, and several premium versions.
Delving Into The Division's Dystopian World
In this universe, a lethal pathogen called Green Poison was unleashed in NYC, plunging the United States into chaos. As the crisis escalates, civil order breaks down and hostile groups rise, transforming the city into a warzone. To preserve law and order, the government {activate|deploy] The Division, a secret cell of sleeper agents. That’s where the agents enter the story.
Development on the game has been in progress for approximately several years, and it is confirmed to be complete. The upcoming crowdfunding effort will serve as a pre-launch sales platform to reach a wider market, particularly in North America. Production will start right after the campaign, with deliveries projected for later in 2026.
An Innovative Gameplay Mechanic: The GRIS System
A preview at the system confirms it uses 10-sided dice predominantly through its new GRIS system, promoting a streamlined and tactical style. Players leverage skills or traits to assemble small dice pools, usually from one to five d10s.
- Rather than adding results together, players choose a single “resolution die” from the pool.
- This dice is then measured against a target difficulty.
- Rolling a perfect 10 triggers special effects, such as extra damage or enhanced aid.
Engagements Focus On Positioning and Situational Insight
Battles prioritize placement and environmental awareness, reflecting the source material. Elements like cover, height advantage, or visibility have a direct impact success chances. This system seems built to reward coordination and clever tactics over simple statistics.
A Thematic Health Mechanic
The way injuries is tracked introduces a compelling narrative layer. Operatives have a injury limit; sustaining too much damage weakens their capabilities by lowering the size of their dice pool.
- At critical condition, an operative collapses, but they’re not knocked out.
- They can still move and take limited actions, simulating the "downed" state seen in many shooter games.
- Any agent knocked down must roll on a injury chart, risking lingering conditions like trauma or crippling injuries.
An Introductory Scenario
A publicly available Quickstart Guide is promised soon. It contains a pre-made starting adventure called Ashes of Murray Hill. In this scenario, the group lead the search for a missing medical team and must thwart an assault by the violent Rikers gang, who have seized control of that NYC neighborhood. Further information and the complete product lineup are expected to be detailed near the Kickstarter start date.
