Category: Urban Shadows RPG: Inspirations

Hello Community

Hello Community

Hello Community,

I am planning to run a game of Urban Shadows set in Current-Day Rome. As I want my game to be more than a few overdone cliches of Pizza and Mafia I want to ask around if anybody here has some nice ideas for background plots and threats set in the Italian capital.

Currently I have the following topics written down:

– Catholic Church

– Corrupt Politicians

– Mafia (can’t do without)

– Immoral industries (probably connected to mafia and politics)

– youth unemployment

– Roman Gods and Spirits

– Immigration and human trafficking

We will have our first game on the next sunday, and I want to be prepared to ask more leading question that ties the characteres deeply into the setting, so that the game “feels” Italian.

What are your ideas for such a game? Any topics that I missed? Tips and tricks that I should remember? Do you know any urban legends about Rome?

I am eager for you responses.

This struck me as interesting inspiration for any number of playbooks with some kind of true form, like fae or…

This struck me as interesting inspiration for any number of playbooks with some kind of true form, like fae or…

This struck me as interesting inspiration for any number of playbooks with some kind of true form, like fae or tainted.

So I can’t stand Buffy or angle but strangely enough I loved charmed.

So I can’t stand Buffy or angle but strangely enough I loved charmed.

So I can’t stand Buffy or angle but strangely enough I loved charmed. What other shows do you think are good inspiration for US? Movies too.

A broken Immortal (let say a Veteran) who wants to stay under the radar.

A broken Immortal (let say a Veteran) who wants to stay under the radar.

A broken Immortal (let say a Veteran) who wants to stay under the radar.

His daughter who will become an Aware.

Mobsters who don’t understand who they face.

At each scene, I heard the director ask the main character “What do you do?”

It’s so US.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2386404/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Looking for ideas to bring to the table in a game that takes place in St. Paul, Minnesota I stumbled on this:

Looking for ideas to bring to the table in a game that takes place in St. Paul, Minnesota I stumbled on this:

Looking for ideas to bring to the table in a game that takes place in St. Paul, Minnesota I stumbled on this:

http://www.actionsquad.org/labyrinth.htm

Architecture is the body of the city.

Architecture is the body of the city.

Architecture is the body of the city. Crime is one of the many organisms that makes up the body. Werewolves are also an organism.

Originally shared by Adam “Bison Court” D

Oh my. I must have it.

http://www.bldgblog.com/2016/03/a-burglars-guide-to-the-city/

I feel like this essay could have been republished in its entirety in the US rules, if it had come out a year ago.

I feel like this essay could have been republished in its entirety in the US rules, if it had come out a year ago.

I feel like this essay could have been republished in its entirety in the US rules, if it had come out a year ago.

http://io9.gizmodo.com/5359282/megapolisomancy-or-why-all-cities-are-haunted

I’ve been watching an anime on Netflix called Mushi-shi and it made me think of the Fae in Urban Shadows quite a bit.

I’ve been watching an anime on Netflix called Mushi-shi and it made me think of the Fae in Urban Shadows quite a bit.

I’ve been watching an anime on Netflix called Mushi-shi and it made me think of the Fae in Urban Shadows quite a bit. Now this is about as far from “urban” as you can get but I think the idea of “mushi” might be interesting to others who want to expand on the Fae.

The short version is that tiny organisms/spirits live around the physical world. They are unthinking but can have an effect, if you are carrying something they are attracted too their can drag at your ankles making you feel tired and likely to stumble. They might gather in large numbers because of an approaching storm and cause people in the area to have euphoric feelings.

The main character in the anime is a mushi-shi, someone who knows a lot about the mushi and can identify problems and often tell people how they can resolve them.

Obviously for Urban Shadows this would only be one aspect of the Fae world, but a very interesting and different one I think.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6PxzLTVcT30/Tx7SK1GVNZI/AAAAAAAAAGw/ac6kzJN7mpI/s1600/Mushishi-Wallpaper.jpg