Youll also get immediate access to the nights black agents rpg and our inprogress production docs so you can start playing straight away, and can read backeronly updates. Someones framed the agents for a murder in paris that hasnt happened yet. Create your own agent, or take on the role of leyla khan an exmi6 officer who must confront her own halfremembered past as a thrall of the vampires. And, from a gamer s perspective, the characters actually behave pretty much like a roleplaying group in coc, toc, or night s black agents you see different attributes and skills if you closely look. Nights black agents is the latest in pelgrane press gumshoe line of games. The original book was a collection of ten fantasy classics that was published by arkham house in 1947. Nights black agents brings the gumshoe engine to the spy thriller genre, combining the propulsive paranoia of movies like ronin and the bourne identity with supernatural horror straight out of bram stoker. Okay, this inside joke between aser and megan requires a bit of explanation.
The record sheet does not reference fringe science which can be appended under academic abilities as i opted to use ken hit s backslash rule for fringe abilities, as per the ken writes about stuff. Apr 19, 2010 nights black agents puts you in the role of a deadly secret agent, taking down the forces of darkness. A free rpg day 2015 giveaway adventure for nba that can be played as a oneshot or as the prelude to the dracula dossier campaign. Investigation is crucial, but it never slows down the action, which explodes with expanded options for bonecrunching combat, hightech tradecraft, and adrenalinefueled chases. Nights black agents and zalozhniy quartet jonne arjoranta. The characters are expected to be competent on par with james bond and jason bourne, but are operating independently of any agency they used to be a member of.
Theres a lot of other sections that make nights black agents a complete package. Double tap, is a massive expansion book for night s black agents that clocks in at 4 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page inside of front cover, 2 pages of editorial, 3 pages of toc, leaving us with 123 pages of content, so lets take a look. Theres a section on tools of the spy trade and possible vampirehunting devices. Kenneth hite born september 15, 1965 is a writer and roleplaying game designer. Nights black agents puts you in the role of a deadly secret agent, taking down the forces of darkness. While playing vampires in rpgs has been extremely popular over the past 20 years or so, this one is about putting stakes in hearts and. The persephone extraction is a campaign for nights black agents, combining ancient horrors from classical mythology with the modern terrors of conspiracy and bioterrorism.
Vampires beware, for tonight, night s black agents to their prey do r. Nights black agents and zalozhniy quartet 3 minute read we recently finished a campaign of nights black agents, after playing it for 1. But in the section on building the vampires nba features modular, customizable vampires, im stuck on the base values for. In short, it suggests that gumshoe games are secretly a diceless rpg. If youre not familiar with it, night s black agents is a gumshoe based game where you play burned spies on the run, who gradually realize that the powers theyre up against have a distinctly supernatural flavor the illuminati is vampires. The zalozhniy quartet gangsters, smugglers, arms dealers. Theres backgrounds that are options for character creation that also help inform you about various agent specialties. Nights black agents is a roleplaying game created by kenneth hite and published by. Solo ops brings the gumshoe one2one game engine, designed for the gripping intensity of headtohead play, to the spy thriller genre, combining the propulsive paranoia of movies like ronin and the bourne identity with supernatural horror straight out of bram stoker.
Nights black agents the zalozhniy quartet rpg noble. Nights black agents a grognards guide the grognard. Ken hite brings them together in his newest rpg, nights black agents. This corebook combines the awardwinning nights black agents setting with the innovative gumshoe one2one rules, designed for the thrilling intensity of headtohead play. Youll also get pdfs of both dracula dossier books, as well as immediate access to the nights black agents rpg and our inprogress production docs so you can start playing. Nights black agents rpg by kenneth hite 9781908983398. On the second day of christmas my gm gave to me, two draculas and a final girl fleeing to safety. Updating classic gothic terrors for the postmodern age, nights black agents presents thoroughly modular monstrosity. What shouldnt require explaining though is how quickly the trf cast behind beyond the threshold came to love nights black agents for its unique blend of supernatural horror, technothriller action and espionage drama. Bring your favorite highoctane spy thrillers to the table.
Jan 20, 2020 in nights black agents soloops you as a player take on the role of leyla khan, a former mi6 agent who recently managed to escape from the influence of a romanian vampire at least if you are playing the official adventures included in the core rulebook. We kick off our night s black agents campaign with an ambush and a mysterious contract. We played cthulhu confidential for more than year and a half. Double tap, is a massive expansion book for nights black agents that clocks in at 4 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page inside of front cover, 2 pages of editorial, 3 pages of toc, leaving us with 123 pages of content. Rppr actual play s campaign had the characters as part of a private security firm. Pelgrane press night s black agents the edom field manual digest night s black agents the edom field. Nights black agents is a roleplaying game where to put it like the designer does jason bourne meets dracula.
In nights black agents soloops you as a player take on the role of leyla khan, a former mi6 agent who recently managed to escape from the influence of a romanian vampire at least if you are playing the official adventures included in the core rulebook. It gives you a lot of rules and ideas to run a spythriller game really well. Nov 05, 2012 ken hite brings them together in his newest rpg, nights black agents. Vampire stat values in night s black agents im finally getting around to reading night s black agents and i love it. Provides a hook for the campaign hired to investigate soandso being missing or caught up in some kind of shenanigans that turns out to be vampires as well as a reason for a bunch of disparate characters to be working together with or without much of a past relationship and some institutional backup. Four book limited edition set in a slipcase, with gm screen. The black book digital character sheet handles the rules for creating and playing your gumshoe heroes, while you focus on their story. The individual modules will tend to have their own internal settings, but even those are multiplechoice. For more than a century, the topsecret operation within mi6 codenamed edom has defended the united kingdom from the machinations of the undead.
You were part of the clandestine world, backed up by the full strength of the shadow state. Nights black agents the imaginarium of doctor mitch. Posts about nights black agents written by doctormitch. Sep 19, 20 nights black agents stormin da castle says. Access the eyesonly resources page for blank agent dossiers, quickreference sheets, a 20minute demo and.
Nights black agents rpg episode 2 the dracula dossier. Excess baggage 5 night s black agents demo game stage 1. The book, pretty much from the getgo, makes this clear and then is all about struggling with this threat. Essentially any action worth taking with general abilities is worth spending enough points to automatically succeed. Nights black agents, a new gumshoe rpg by kenneth hite. They can be a number of things nba is a framework and theme with a premise, not a setting. I think im going to need to check out the bbc version of dracula with marc warren as dracula and maybe rewatch nbcs dracula show from a season or two ago, both of which had very alternate versions of dracula coming to england. Nights black agents rpg episode 1 the dracula dossier. The black book currently supports fall of delta green, trail of cthulhu and nights black agents with more games coming soon. All of the ideas can be easily used for any other roleplaying game system. Alternate night s black agents character record sheet for the dunwich sanction using the laundry as the basis for the character organisation.
The ageold problem with doing mysterysolving scenarios in rpgs is that one bad roll of the dice can put up a massive roadblock that stalls the entire adventure. I think im going to need to check out the bbc version of dracula with marc warren as dracula and maybe rewatch nbcs dracula show from a season or two ago, both of which had very alternate versions of. Welcome to rgumshoerpg, where we discuss anything gumshoe rpg system related. Pelgrane press night s black agents gumshoe night s black agents rpg. Hite is the author of trail of cthulhu and nights black agents roleplaying games, and lead designer of the 5th edition of vampire. As a gumshoe game the play focuses on resource management, with players spending points to advance the story and gather clues. Buy night s black agents the zalozhniy quartet rpg from pelgrane press part of our role playing games collection. Their essential task becomes interpretation of the clues they get. Episode 21 nights black agents rpg with gareth ryder. Hooding a yuanti, wandering 1930s shanghai on tribes of tokyo. Investigation is crucial, but it never slows down the action, which explodes with expanded options for bonecrunching combat, hightech. Player characters have a bunch of investigative skills. Night s black agents the zalozhniy quartet rpg noble knight games a shipping and customer service update for you.
Access the eyesonly resources page for blank agent dossiers, quickreference sheets, a 20minute demo and more but. Gms can build their own vampires, mashup their own minions, kitbash their own conspiracies to suit their personal sense of style and story. May 17, 2020 episode one of the dracula dossier actual play campaign, gmed by grant ellis and starring lilli sparx, jess, pr0restarter, and sharang biswas. Nights black agents rpg character creation live from. Author of trail of cthulhu and nights black agents roleplaying games, hite has been announced as the lead designer of the upcoming 5th edition of vampire.
Pelgrane rpg night s black agents dracula unredacted hc mint. Night s black agents is the latest in pelgrane press gumshoe line of games. Rules options let you set the level of betrayal, grit, and action in your game. Nights black agents rpg actual play session 1 live. Nights black agents is a tabletop roleplaying game in which burned spies take down vampire conspiracies jason bourne meets dracula. Thoughts on nights black agents soloops stargazers world. Nights black agents is a gumshoe engine game published by pelgrane press with a default setting of secret agents hunting vampires and vampire minions in the modern world. Ask the players if they have the faster or the more maneuverable car their choice. Pelan01 the harker intrusion, gareth ryderhanrahan, a free rpg day 2015 giveaway adventure for nba that can be played as a one shot or as.
The hangman conspiracy some time ago i got to run my first session of night s black agents, which is a vampire conspiracy rpg featuring bourne identity and other spy thriller types engaging the supernatural. Abilities health 4, stability 4, cover 10, network 8, streetwise 1, tradecraft 1. Until now, the emphasis of these titles has been investigation, with simple mechanics that ensure the players will always get the information they need to drive a story forward. The rules are based on pelgrane presss gumshoe system for investigative games. Until now, the emphasis of these titles has been investigation. Investigation is crucial, but it never slows down the action, which explodes with expanded pelgn01 9781908983398. Nights black agents the edom field manual digest pdf youre on the inside now. People dream up conspiracy theories to help make sense of things. Were loving the campaign, but have very mixed feelings about the system. Rppr actual plays campaign had the characters as part of a private security firm.
While playing vampires in rpgs has been extremely popular over the past 20 years or so, this one is about putting stakes in hearts and walking away while the bloodsucker burns in the sun. Now you can bring this same excitement to your nights black agents rpg adventures with dust and mirrors. Nights black agents is really good and it is on the short list of games i really want to run. A couple of people on rpg blogs ive read lately baz king and rabelais, please, take bows have been looking in detail at investigations in roleplaying scenarios, and in particular at the. The dracula dossier is a sandbox campaign for night s. Whiles night s black agents to their preys do rouse. May 19, 2020 follow our dracula dossier vampire hunters into new countries, as the vampire threat finally becomes more real for them than ever before. The chase questions to ask ask the players what time of day or night it is. Jul 03, 20 theres a lot of other sections that make nights black agents a complete package. Solo ops since the full release, and my friend and i are finally hitting our stride. It sold me, not only on nights black agents and the kickstarter, but esoterrorist rpg as well. At the core of nights black agents is pelgrane press gumshoe system, an rpg that puts investigation at the center of the action. Nights black agents brings the gumshoe engine to the spy thriller genre, combining the propulsive paranoia of movies like ronin and the bourne identity with supernatural horror straight out.
An rpg actual play podcast, with geek and pop culture commentary. Bring your favorite highoctane spy thrillers to the table with night s black agents from legendary designer kenneth hite trail of cthulhu. Its an actionthriller with a focus on conspiracies. Pelgrane rpg nights black agents solo ops hc mint ebay. Aug 01, 2012 night s black agents puts you in the role of a deadly secret agent, taking down the forces of darkness. I was immediately in love with the book having read through it and i was extremely excited to run this, especially. Bring your favorite highoctane spy thrillers to the table with nights black agents from legendary designer kenneth hite trail of cthulhu. Nights black agents rpg series 8 primary works 9 total works nights black agents puts you in the role of a deadly secret agent, taking down the forces of darkness. Nov 16, 2016 in preparation for our game, our gm directed us to an blog post from a nights black agents gm called a fight gone wrong. Character generation general history pick a name, and a common handle. Review of nights black agents rpgnet rpg game index. The premise of the game is simple burned exspies working against a vampire conspiracy across europe and the near east. At the moment im rather enjoying running night s black agents.