Noir Wave

WHAT IS IT?  a tabletop RPG based on the conceit that a) the Fae are real, and b) the entire decade of the 80s was a fight for the survival of the Seelie court and human race , engaged in a daunting 10-year battle against the Unseelie Court, who wished all humans dead.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


This is the ASHCAN edition of the game I've been working on for a ridiculous number of years. (2008? 2005?! damn, I can't even remember...)  I finally had to "put it out" in whatever state it was in to a) stop fretting over it, and b) get feedback.  It is what it is, in this current iteration. I think it's mostly playable, but would be happy to answer any questions.  WARNING: In this state, the game assumes that you know how to play a role-playing game, and don't need rulings for every possible situation that could ever happen.

I will also endeavor to post what was tentatively planned to be a "starting adventure" locale and the cast of characters at some point.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

This was created on paper, then photographed, mainly to give it that very analog 80's-era zine look. Therefore, my excuse to any quality complaints is, "It's an AESTHETIC!" and also hey, you get what you pay for.

There are a dozen or so physical copies that exist in the wild, given to friends or folks whose opinions I respect enough to offer critique. SOMEDAY maybe we'll go full-on retail, but...today is not that day.

The AMAZING artists I worked with include the Queen Elizabeth Beals, self-professed "Drawer of Girls" Mr. E. Carpenter III, the inimitable Ursula Decay, the mysterious Annejulie Painchaud, as well as the mind-numbing talents of Gennifer Bone, Khairul Hisham, Evlyn Moreau, and Garnet Griffin!  I also got a bit of Fiction/Lore from the wonderful Evey Lockhart, but you don't get to see that bit just yet. Thank you ALL for helping me see the 80s I could see in my head! :)  Also, just cause this is my spot and I can say whatever I want:  

PAY YOUR ARTISTS! PAY THEM WELL! "EXPOSURE" WILL NOT PAY FOR THE RENT, MUCH LESS ART SUPPLIES!

OH also, here's the theme song, "Big Magic" by my old pal Heath Rogers: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4uT-WkCM2QeR3kwTC00dlk4Wmc/view?usp=sharing
Check out more of Heath's music here: https://www.youtube.com/user/heathrogers

...and here's something fun a buddy made for me after I requested it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMVM21lfCRU