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Ghostories (Ghost Stories 2) RPG now available.

Started by brettmb2, January 28, 2008, 03:40:50 PM

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Ghostories, the Roleplaying Game of the Supernatural, includes everything you need for edge-of-your seat and paranormal mysteries. Choose from one of three approaches: the supernatural as myth, the fantastic, or reality. Characters are created by choosing their pursuits in life, and those who have been tainted by the supernatural gain secret knowledges for their chosen pursuit. Explore such pursuits as empathy (Second Sight), faith (Divine Arts), magic (Sorcery), occult (Unholy Arts), science (Binding Lore), or vigilantism (Heritages of the Egis). Tangle with a variety of ghosts, embodied spirits, phantoms, and banes -- or mortal threats, such as rogue sorcerers, diabolists, mad scientists, and endowed cults.

Four scenarios are provided to get you started, as are numerous story ideas, sample horrors, and special rules for discovering clues and handling fear and dementia. Embrace Ghostories and weave tales of mystery and dread, where horrific spirits walk among the mortal world, haunting a moonlit landscape of ominous portents. Ghostories is compatible with other genreDiversion i games, such as Coyote Trail (for Wild West Horror) and Mean Streets (for Film Noir Horror), as well as Active Exploits Diceless Roleplaying. Characters can also be converted from the Unbidden(TM) RPG.

Ghostories is available as a low-cost PDF or can be made into a softcover on-demand at checkout, using our PDFinPrint(SM) service. Click here to order or learn more about Ghostories. Or, for more information regarding genreDiversion i games, click here.

Incorporating one of the first e-publishing RPG companies, Precis Intermedia (formerly Politically Incorrect Games) is known for its diverse line-up of clear and concise roleplaying games, as well as its commitment to developing new ways of working with downloadable content. Precis Intermedia's current game lines include HardNova 2, Coyote Trail, EarthAD 2, and Mean Streets for low-cost, ready-to-play entertainment; Iron Gauntlets for customizable heroic fantasy gaming; Active Exploits Diceless for universal diceless roleplaying with that familiar 'dice' feel; Two-Fisted Tales for thrilling pulp action; Story Engine for scene and adjective-based, collaborative roleplaying; and more. For more information, visit the Precis Intermedia web site.
Brett Bernstein
Precis Intermedia

JohnnyWannabe

Aha! I can't wait to peak inside this one. As a portable game, I might transport it over to Coyote Trail and try my hand at some western horror. Either that, or use it instead of CoC. Could it be a substitute for CoC?
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Brett Bernstein
Precis Intermedia

JohnnyWannabe

Excellent. I like CoC, but the system is getting old. Ghost Stories is more versatile, which is a definite plus.
Timeless Games/Better Mousetrap Games - The Creep Chronicle, The Fifth Wheel - the book of West Marque, Shebang. Just released: The Boomtown Planet - Saturday Edition. Also available in hard copy.

pspahn

Quote from: JohnnyWannabeExcellent. I like CoC, but the system is getting old. Ghost Stories is more versatile, which is a definite plus.

Yeah, it's definitely got a CoC vibe going for it, especially with the investigative mechanics so clearly laid out.

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brettmb2

Quote from: pspahnYeah, it's definitely got a CoC vibe going for it, especially with the investigative mechanics so clearly laid out.
Mean Streets has the same investigation mechanics sans paranormal stuff, and there are notes for using Ghostories with Mean Streets for Film Noir Horror, sort of like noir Cthulhu -- Cast a Deadly Spell and the like.
Brett Bernstein
Precis Intermedia