City of Mist Starter Set (2016)
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- 86-page rulebook
- Seven (7) pre-generated character playbooks (color + printer-friendly)
- Two (2) sample cases (playable scenarios)
- Player moves sheet (also in printer-friendly format)
- MC moves and tracking sheet
- Crew themes sheet
- Printable Status Spectrum cards sheet
In this comic-book film-noir RPG¸ you will play ordinary individuals with legendary powers and hit the streets of a haunted modern-day city in search for answers. With a simple but powerful narrative game system and unique character motivation and evolution mechanics¸ City of Mist will let you experience just what happens when everyday life on the streets awakens to unfathomable mythical forces from within.
City of Mist is a role-playing game of film-noir investigation and super-powered action. It is set in a modern metropolis rife with crime¸ conspiracies¸ and mysteries. The protagonists are Gateways ¸ ordinary people who became the living embodiment of a legend¸ their Mythos. While your Gateways may seek to strike a balance between the mysterious nature of their Mythos and their mortal aspirations¸ the powers within them always threaten to tear their lives apart. They have unwittingly become a part of a secret world of clashing stories¸ and soon other legends will come looking for them with demands.
City of Mist is based on the story-driven Apocalypse Engine ¸ but it takes a step further into narrative gaming by introducing several new features:
- Rich character motivations built around compelling Mysteries and Identities. Follow your characters' themes to gain their benefits and evolve them or go against them to discover new aspects with a unique non-linear character evolution system.
- Know no limits for powers¸ abilities¸ traits¸ gear¸ or allies. Everything in City of Mist is described by free text tags¸ so you can create exactly the character you want.
- Full-on narrative engine¸ with an edge . Every action you take in the game is based on the interpretation of your tags¸ using moves to deliver dramatic outcomes that drive the story forward.
- Status spectrums¸ a new system of 'narrative damage.' You can use descriptors to create any imaginable setback or advantage so that every action in the fiction¸ in and out of combat¸ can have lasting gameplay implications.