Malandros (PBtA)
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Malandros is a tabletop role-playing game of swindlers and street fighters¸ of love¸ hate and community in the last days of imperial Brazil.
Find out more¸ including information on print options¸ at www.porcupinegames.com/malandros
About the GameRio de Janeiro at the end of the 19th century: a city of slums and palaces¸ street gangs and tycoons¸ magic charms and outlawed martial arts. Cunning¸ bohemian and streetwise¸ the malandro walks its streets without fear - because there's always a way out.
Malandros is a tabletop roleplaying game based on the award-winning DramaSystem rules engine created by Robin D. Laws.
You play characters in a tight-knit community caught up in tumultuous times: gang leaders¸ captains of industry¸ fishermen¸ martial artists¸ swindlers and more. You all know each other - you're family¸ friends¸ rivals or enemies¸ all living in the same part of town. You all want something from each other. Maybe it's respect¸ maybe it's love. Maybe it's fear¸ or something else.
Will you get what you want? That's what we're here to find out.
Malandros is presented in 168 lavish full-colour pages¸ featuring art by Linus Larsson¸ Edgar Degas¸ Kalixto Cordeiro¸ Paul Gauguin¸ Edouard Manet¸ Victor Meirelles¸ Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and many more. Photography in the book includes the work of Pierre Verger¸ Marc Ferrez and Walker Evans.
NOMINATED FOR "BEST SETTING" IN THE INDIE GROUNDBREAKER AWARDS 2017!
REVIEWS
"The most singular and romantic RPG in my collection." - Tun Kai Poh¸ Malaysian RPG Union
"Malandros does for Hillfolk what Urban Shadows does for Apocalypse World (and what second-gen OSR games like the Black Hackdo for BECMI D&D). It's a second generation spin on a foundation text¸ clarifying and retooling [an] innovative system into something more accessible and functional¸ but also a conscious deviation. Malandros is something special¸ and if you're a tablet reader the PDF is a bargain." - Ralph Lovegrove¸ Department V
"An exciting narrative game set in a city of colour and culture. Malandros is an excellent example of a roleplaying game dedicated to dramatic interactions. Everything in the book¸ text¸ layout¸ artwork and rules supports this goal. Worth buying just to look at." - Jaye Foster¸ 6d6 Blog
"Tom McGrenery did some splendid work on this game. It's a rare gem¸ regarding its historical setting and flavor." - Josephe Vandel¸ Mapforge
"O período histórico e seus ricos personagens são explorados de maneira magistral." ("The historical period and its rich personalities are explored in a masterful manner.") - André Cruz¸ O Velhinho do RPG
"Puede que Malandros no sea un juego "típico" y su sistema pueda intimidar a los jugadores menos narrativos pero¸ si se le da una oportunidad¸ es un producto que ofrece inspiración¸ ideas y lugares distintos y especiales que nos permiten narrar historias e interpretar a personajes en un mundo vivo y lleno de encanto." - Ignacio Sánchez Aranda¸ The Tapadera Vineyard
"Q: If you had to point someone to an overlooked RPG product¸ what would that be? A: Thomas McGrenery's Malandros." - Robin D. Laws