Rapscallion Corebook

The Great Sea Awaits!

Rapscallion is a roleplaying game that plunges you and your friends into the waters of the Great Sea, churning with danger and wonder! The call of treasures unknown is too great for you and your crew of misfits to ignore. Board your ship with your steadfast crewmates and set sail across the unknown to secure your legacy and might.

In Rapscallion, you might duel atop heaving ship decks, commit dark deeds to protect those you care about most, but you cannot escape the vices that haunt you along the way! Play as a haunted captain possessed by a thousand vengeful ghosts, a bound djinni trapped within a magical book, a dark sea-sorcerer who made a deal with a demon for power, or a mysterious navigator who stole the heart of the ocean itself.

You’ve only got your ship and your crew to rely on, in this world of a thousand enemies... Can your stories match the strangeness of the Great Sea herself?

In Rapscallion, you might duel atop heaving ship decks, commit dark deeds to protect those you care about most,  but you cannot escape the vices that haunt you along the way! Play as a haunted captain possessed by a thousand vengeful ghosts, a bound djinni trapped within a magical book, a dark sea-sorcerer who made a deal with a demon for power, or a mysterious navigator who stole the heart of the ocean itself. 

You’ve only got your ship and your crew to rely on, in this world of a thousand enemies... Can your stories match the strangeness of the Great Sea herself?

• Easy-to-follow rules for all manner of swashbuckling adventure and tools for creating your own version of the Great Sea.
• 10 unique character playbooks and three unique ship playbooks to create your roguish crew of pirates!
• Exciting troubles and vices that compel you to follow the story to dramatic plotlines shrouded in mystery, secrets, and most importantly—adventure.
• Detailed information on how to run Rapscallion from narrating ship combats to colliding with the demands of other seafaring factions along the way: the Law, the Free, and the Weird.

Weigh anchor and make way! In the name of freedom, family, adventure, and most importantly—treasure!

The city hungers. Will you feed it?

The streets bleed shadows as the supernatural politics of the city threaten to swallow you whole. Will you suffer as the savior for those who don't have enough, or take advantage of the weakness in friend and foe alike? Will you fight the darkness... or give in for power?

Urban Shadows is an urban fantasy tabletop roleplaying game in which mortals and monsters vie for control of a modern-day city in a political battleground layered just under the reality we think we know. Vampires, faeries, hunters, and wizards fight to carve out a piece of the streets and skyscrapers, ready to make deals with all those who have something to offer. 

In this book, you’ll find:

• 12 unique character playbooks, each tuned to put your characters at the center of an urban fantasy story driven by allegiances, debts, and status

• 4 supernatural Circles—Mortalis, Night, Wild, and Power—whose nightly politics fill the city with dramatic twists and intriguing NPCs

• Clearly-defined mechanics that push the fiction forward every time a player rolls the dice, advancing your group’s tale at every turn

• Detailed advice for the Master of Ceremonies, the player running the game, including 2 city guides—Chicago and Santiago—packed with story hooks

• All-new mechanics for backroom deals and faction play that make the nightly politics of the city real for players and NPCs alike

The choice is yours. The city awaits.