Rotwang City: The City of Shadows Role Playing Game
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It Gets Dark in Rotwang City
Masked heroes in a pulp-Noir action role playing game set in the superbly satisfying city of Rotwang...where mistakes are paid for in blood.
Become a two-fisted¸ double barrelled vigilante in this one-of-a-kind city. The right path is not always clear¸ the villains are much darker here and the heroes are tarnished. You'll have to keep your guard up to stay ahead of a bullet¸ a sledge hammer¸ or a drive-by. Explore a city that is alive with portent and consequences; a city that has personality all it's own. Its always dark in Rotwang City...and usually raining.
Set against the backdrop of 1933¸ the Great Depression is at its height¸ prohibition has just been repealed¸ and vice is spilling out onto the streets. Crimes are underway with reckless abandon¸ and bodies are popping up in the Chatham-Jordan River on a regular basis. Pit yourselves against the Knaves (criminal aristocrats of old money descent)¸ the Industrial Raiders (willing to destroy anything and everything for profit)¸ the Gangsters (who are taking over the mean streets of the city)¸ and the criminal masterminds like Iron Shroud¸ Mahjongg¸ Mister Crow¸ and Opera Clock. Viewed as much of a criminal as the fiends you pursue¸ the law is always a few steps behind you. Be careful looking for help there. Corruption is as common in Rotwang City as saltine crackers.
Aside from the day-to-day danger of crime and corruption; watch out for the supernatural and scientific dangers that also plague this city. There are zombi¸ beast-freaks¸ bug-eyed aliens¸ demons¸ dinosaurs¸ giant alligators¸ robots with a human brain¸ swamp apes¸ witch doctors¸ or a cacophony of other delicious dangers.
- Complete game rules are included. This system is run on the lightning fast¸ and quick to learn Bare Bones rules. You only need two six-sided dice to play.
- 20 Archetypes including: Action Spy¸ Aristocratic Detective¸ Bare Knuckled Battler¸ Captain of Industry¸ Dragon Lady¸ Eagle-eyed Reporter¸ Femme Fatale¸ Technological and Mystic Gadgeteers¸ Gang Buster¸ Grim Guardian of Justice¸ Jungle Lord¸ Lone Hero¸ Mad Scientist¸ Mystic Aristocrat¸ Shadow of Justice¸ Sidekick/Companion¸ Supernatural¸ Tough Detective¸ and Treasure Hunter.
- Detailed map of Rotwang City¸ including the E-Train lines.
- Complete equipment list covering archaic and modern weapons; ray guns and technological weaponry is also available.
- A common equipment list including actual prices from 1933.
- 24 Heroes and Villains ready to go.
- Over 70 every day "Johnnie and Jane" citizens of the city.
- 151 Story hooks just to get you started.
- A complete pulp encounter section.
- ... and the full length introductory adventure
- This product is formatted 6"x9"
Just to keep you educated about Pulp-Noir gaming in Rotwang City¸ we have included a lengthy discussion detailing the rules of noir and the rules of pulp; and which features of each a successful adventure should contain. There is a lot more to noir than shadows and gangsters.
Rotwang City: The City of Shadows and Davey Beauchamp's Amazing Pulp Adventures¸ are two very different cities in the Worlds of Pulp. This project was funded by Kickstarter. As always¸ our thanks go out to our backers¸ who through their ongoing generosity make this all possible.