Author: Andrew Medeiros

Working on some new playbooks and need some help with first which ones sound cool to you and some ideas for moves…

Working on some new playbooks and need some help with first which ones sound cool to you and some ideas for moves…

Working on some new playbooks and need some help with first which ones sound cool to you and some ideas for moves and core stat choices. Here’s the current list of options I have in my head.

The Immortal – A human who has been gifted/cursed with immortality.

The Wyrm – A dragon, but in human form for one reason for another. I thought the Hoarder would be a good parallel to this.

The King – A crime lord with goons and resources to call upon.

The Specter – A ghost returned to the world to avenge or redeem their death.

The Oracle – A seer who can proclaim the future, but can it be prevented or simply accepted?

The Reader – Pretty straight forward psychic here. Thinking River Tam or Bester!

Ok so I finished the previously mentioned conversion of the playbooks to a legal-sized tri-fold format.

Ok so I finished the previously mentioned conversion of the playbooks to a legal-sized tri-fold format.

Ok so I finished the previously mentioned conversion of the playbooks to a legal-sized tri-fold format. They look super sweet and Tommy’s pic’s give them an awesome edge. Can’t wait to show these to my playtesters!

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v1dzfzn0bvdxgr4/IlfhqzalfY

Been tinkering with making the playbooks into legal tri-folds.

Been tinkering with making the playbooks into legal tri-folds.

Been tinkering with making the playbooks into legal tri-folds. Made up the first draft of The Wolf. Check it out and let me know what you think.

The art is care of Tommy Rayburn, I think he did a smashing job! Wouldn’t you agree?

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v1dzfzn0bvdxgr4/IlfhqzalfY

MC-ed a session of Urban Shadows last night set during 1863 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

MC-ed a session of Urban Shadows last night set during 1863 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

MC-ed a session of Urban Shadows last night set during 1863 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Had an Aware, an Expert (Chemist), and a Changeling. All in all I have to say the system worked flawlessly in this time period and setting. The group hunted down a pair of murderers who appeared to be possessed by a spirit, encountered a giant creature of some sort who threw them around before fleeing into the underground vaults below Edinburgh and one of them even met Dr Joseph Bell and his scribe assistant Arthur Conan Doyle. 🙂 Really fun session with some great players!

Latest Google+ playtest of U-S is up.

Latest Google+ playtest of U-S is up.

Latest Google+ playtest of U-S is up. We had two re-occuring characters and two new ones. Was a really fun session that ended up in the world of Faerie! 🙂

Thanks to Marcus Morrisey Sean Horwich Glenn Tally and Stewart Wyatt for joining in!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm6C8fz2z4Q

Running another play-test session on Monday. It’s a holiday here in Canada and I want to do some gamin’! :)

Running another play-test session on Monday. It’s a holiday here in Canada and I want to do some gamin’! 🙂

Running another play-test session on Monday. It’s a holiday here in Canada and I want to do some gamin’! 🙂 

Originally shared by Andrew Medeiros

Urban Shadows is a table-top role-playing game set in a modern urban setting with a dark shadow cast over it. In Urban Shadows, Vampires, Were-wolfs, Faeries, Ghosts and all manner of powerful creatures roam our world preying on humanity and it’s ignorance of their existence. But not all of them want to hurt or hunt humanity, some of them fight against their natures and expectations to try and live a life among mortality, constantly struggling to be a part of our world yet always apart.

But where there is life, there is hope. Humanity is not alone in their struggles, there are some who have seen the darkness, have let it in and choose to stand up and face the night.

In the game, you control a member of one of four factions in play around the world. Mortality, the humans with nothing to offer except insight, guile and resolve. Power, humans who have been imbued with awesome powers and heavy burdens. Night, those who were once human and now stalk the nights and hunter. Wild, creatures and being from outside our world who have come to stake their claim. 

Who will you be? Which side will you choose? Will you be strong enough to face the darkness without and within?

Urban Shadows is now in play-test mode. I am eager to see how the game plays  and am looking for players with enthusiasm and would love honest and useful feedback to create an amazing game that can be enjoyed by many. Experience with Apocalypse World will help you understand the game but players new to the rules will always present an extremely useful perspective as well, so all are welcome.

Can’t wait to enter the shadows and see what lurks there. I can take up to 5-6 players for this event.

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Running another play-test session on Monday. It’s a holiday here in Canada and I want to do some gamin’! :)

Running another play-test session on Monday. It’s a holiday here in Canada and I want to do some gamin’! 🙂

Running another play-test session on Monday. It’s a holiday here in Canada and I want to do some gamin’! 🙂 

Originally shared by Andrew Medeiros

Urban Shadows is a table-top role-playing game set in a modern urban setting with a dark shadow cast over it. In Urban Shadows, Vampires, Were-wolfs, Faeries, Ghosts and all manner of powerful creatures roam our world preying on humanity and it’s ignorance of their existence. But not all of them want to hurt or hunt humanity, some of them fight against their natures and expectations to try and live a life among mortality, constantly struggling to be a part of our world yet always apart.

But where there is life, there is hope. Humanity is not alone in their struggles, there are some who have seen the darkness, have let it in and choose to stand up and face the night.

In the game, you control a member of one of four factions in play around the world. Mortality, the humans with nothing to offer except insight, guile and resolve. Power, humans who have been imbued with awesome powers and heavy burdens. Night, those who were once human and now stalk the nights and hunter. Wild, creatures and being from outside our world who have come to stake their claim. 

Who will you be? Which side will you choose? Will you be strong enough to face the darkness without and within?

Urban Shadows is now in play-test mode. I am eager to see how the game plays  and am looking for players with enthusiasm and would love honest and useful feedback to create an amazing game that can be enjoyed by many. Experience with Apocalypse World will help you understand the game but players new to the rules will always present an extremely useful perspective as well, so all are welcome.

Can’t wait to enter the shadows and see what lurks there. I can take up to 5-6 players for this event.

events/c2urjjrk6vpugf4o8q0a2gblj6g

Due to some player feedback I have designed a new wound/harm system for Urban Shadows.

Due to some player feedback I have designed a new wound/harm system for Urban Shadows.

Due to some player feedback I have designed a new wound/harm system for Urban Shadows. It’s inspired from a few different sources and it’s a slightly more narrative damage system. Relying on descriptors and different tiers of wounds. Here my thoughts so far….

Thanks to Aaron Friesen for some helpful advice on this one.