Dragontown: Ashcan Edition
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DRAGONTOWN is a fantasy-noir roleplaying game that is rules-light and relies on players to craft and flesh out the city of the setting as a collective. This game was designed for two or more players.
It was the kind of place that flew under the world's radar for a long time.
That was until it became a hotbed for the performer and the above-average criminal: a land of milk¸ and honey¸ and magic. The city is home to a billion souls¸ you see¸ and it almost feels like a large country if it weren't so packed to the brim. People come to Dragontown to find success but few make it.
Dreams and people come to die in Dragontown¸ friends.
The streets variate in quality depending on where you stay at. Central is a tourist trap¸ where the most polished businesses and monuments reside. They try to keep the out-of-town sheep close to there so that the sheep don't get too close to the gritty reality of what Dragontown really is.
At its core¸ this place is rotten. Starving artists live in one-bedroom apartments¸ criminals in every place of power¸ and addicts line the streets. The only organized thing here is the crime and Public Works.
The Seraphina family has an iron grip on Dragontown¸ and they have their hands in a bit of everything: Extortion¸ paid hits¸ and protection jobs¸ you name it. Of course¸ Seraphena isn't the only crime family in Dragontown. You have the Trapani family which operates more on the south side of the city to avoid conflict with their rivals.
The Trapani's peddle drugs into the city¸ and Seraphina has banned the sale or purchase of them. The Trapani use the Golden Gopher Film Studios as an easy way to pump these drugs into the high society side of Dragontown. These drugs give people extraordinary powers¸ but they can be devastating to the uninitiated.
Finding your place in Dragontown ultimately comes down to what you're willing to do. Golden Gopher is the golden standard for the artist in this town¸ but the streets offer a hefty payout¸ too¸ if you're up to hard¸ dirty work. Maybe you're one of the poor optimistic saps that think Seraphena or Trapani should be brought to justice for their crimes? You'd have better luck putting your faith in the hole outside of town that we'd find you in just for suggesting it.
Ain't nothin' gonna change this shit hole¸ but¸ boy¸ oh¸ boy¸ do I love this goddamned city.