There are brief descriptions of three different settings.
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Their fates are intertwined, and the players collaborate to support and and oppose the characters' goals. The game uses a unique limited-resource die pool system, which leads to heightening tension and excitement as the players must maximize their assets to be the last man standing.
White Mages and their aides use any of several styles of magic to defend the world against various kinds of evil.
Your calling in life is to lead your people into dominance over the world, because your minds are sharp, your bodies are strong, and your Horde is INVINCIBLE! The rules are lite and freeform. The catch: The hunter themselves may be karbons that have infiltrated the ranks of the program.
What happens when you get a car, people to fill the car, and hapless hours of road rage? We recommend you drink while playing this game in order to get in kinship with your character.
You are all the signers of the Declaration of Independence, about to carve out a new republic as you debate over wine at the house of a revolutionary. This month's issue, not unfittingly, is a detailed anatomy of RPG mechanics themselves. Check out this page for all the details to get started. I know I am not the only one, but it still annoys the hell out of me. Come be a space pirate!
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Players take on the role of Hunters, Riders, Entomologists, and other brave men and women who routinely interact with the gigantic and often psychically potent bugs of the star system Arthra. A strategic board-game overlay belies a subtle role-playing game of moral conundrums and the price of power. Characters are Entities of power in any of a number of possible game worlds. Rats in the Walls is a game about people who are the 'rats in the walls of time', going back to change the past in order to deal with their hatreds in the present. PCs can be Managers, Preachers, Technicians, Daredevils, Soldiers and all are addicted to Kaffe. A strategic board-game overlay belies a subtle role-playing game of moral conundrums and the price of power. These girls are friends, but they sure do like to talk smack on each other.
Charlatan was inspired by men such as Casanova, Cagliostro, Rasputin, as well as Anastasia, the last Romanoff. So, time to get back into the swing of things.
It's accompanied by a "reader," a hardcopy reference guide with info and clarifications, and the setting.
You sir, are a charlatan. Their Life is not just in your hands. Players win by entertaining their fellow players, and by tactically choosing which group and geographical area to focus on.
But this is no petty game of scams and lies, but of wonder, inspiration and myths in the making. The game uses a unique limited-resource die pool system, which leads to heightening tension and excitement as the players must maximize their assets to be the last man standing. Your mission: bring him to his knees. Come be a space pirate! how far will the world change to make your wishes come true? A game of love, bizarre circumstances and rats.
Things are always easier to do if you can split them up.
Charlatan was inspired by men such as Casanova, Cagliostro, Rasputin, as well as Anastasia, the last Romanoff. You sir, are a charlatan. Now let's go beat up that giant sentient lawnmower and take his swag.
It also drops some nice hints on mechanics.