Cogs¸ Cakes & Swordsticks (Collected Edition)
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TEA! CAKE!! ADVENTURES!!!
Cogs¸ Cakes & Swordsticks is a game of steampunk pulp adventure¸ designed to be played in the comfort of your favourite tea shop with your friends¸ and requiring nothing more than your imagination¸ a pen¸ napkins and a sugar cube (should a six-sided die not be readily forthcoming)*.
This brand spanking new 100 page glossy printed black and white softback edition combines both the core rulebook and the game's first supplement¸ plus a little something extra.
Inside you will find:
- A nice¸ simple introductory guide to get you playing as quickly as possible (including a short adventure with its own pre-generated characters)- More details on the setting and rules¸ including how to create characters of your own and how to run a full game of Cogs¸ Cakes & Swordsticks (with another¸ bigger adventure set against the backdrop of the British Museum)
- A closer look at Her Majestys fantastical flying city HMFSC Atlantis¸ a marvel of the modern age and the new jewel of the British Empire¸ which hovers above the Atlantic Ocean like a proud¸ floating galleon. Well¸ a gigantic¸ metal galleon that doesn't actually go anywhere¸ but I'm sure you get the general idea
- A feature-length mystery set aboard The Cog (as Atlantis is known to her inhabitants)
- And¸ for the first time¸ a selection of historical trailblazers ready for use in your own adventures
So grab the cake of your choice and a piping hot cup of tea¸ settle down and allow us to welcome you to the Empire of Steam an age of marvellous gizmos and mad inventors¸ Babbage Engines and flying steamships¸ dashing heroes and femme fatales¸ and the odd fiendish villain for good measure. In short: a time of exploration¸ intrigue and high adventure! We're glad you could join us.
*Although sugar cubes aren't actually cube shaped these days. What ever is the world coming to?