Enter a world where the mean streets go on forever and the only justice comes at the end of a gun. Experience a unique take on the gritty world of noir, tailor-made for the role-playing experience. It’s a universe of gumshoes and gun molls, of dark deeds and hard choices. But this isn’t just any noir world. The laws of physics can be broken here - like every other law - leading to criminal warlocks who ply magic like bootleggers smuggling gin. Inhuman 'gaunts' rule the streets, while private detectives provide justice for a price. It’s a world just a shade off our own, where the skyscrapers loom taller and the shadows yawn wider. It’s a world on the cusp of the abyss - a world waiting at the edge of midnight.
This handsome GM’s screen gives the Game Master everything he needs to run an exciting Edge of Midnight game right at his fingertips. Composed of tri-fold black vinyl, and customizable to fit your specific needs, each copy contains six inserts containing pertinent charts and rules, along with gorgeous full colour artwork from the inestimable Nate Barnes.
In The Edge of Midnight universe, crime pays. Con artists bilk the rich of untold wealth, thieves and robbers snatch purses or steal priceless works of art, and organized crime rings control entire cities from behind the scenes. No one has mastered the fine art of crime better than the gaunts, real-life monsters whose hideous appearance makes them targets of hatred and prejudice. What the world refuses to give them, they learn to take by force. Now, learn the secrets of these terrifying, yet misunderstood underworld denizens, and the normal mobsters who make them fight for every dime. Crime pays, but the cost is steep. How much of your soul will you surrender to claim it?
The concrete jungle hides a million dreams... and a million ways to die. Five of the most important - and dangerous - metropolises in The Edge of Midnight universe are covered in The Naked City, the first sourcebook in this exciting new line. From the sun-drenched beaches of Paradiso to the dark alleys of New Eden, from the halls of power in Nova Roma to the gangster’s hideouts of Central City, no stone is left unturned.
Each entry has complete details on playing and running adventures within these metropolises, including maps, locations, NPCs and adventure hooks. Come walk the mean streets of The Edge of Midnight. You might even live long enough to talk about it.
Some mysteries are begging to be solved.
Others will destroy those who try.
The Edge of Midnight is full of mysteries. Some hold the key to abilities that let you stop bullets in midair and ignite gas tanks with a wave of your hand. Others lead to the identity of a killer or a trail of dirty money. But whatever the mystery, there are men and women who simply can't let it be. Whether pursuing raw power or the cause of justice, warping reality or just keeping another bastard from getting away with it, they know how to uncover the truth. This book contains the source of their wisdom, from hard-bitten P.I.s to diligent cops to warlocks bending the laws of physics to their will. The answers are waiting; do you have the courage to ask the right questions?
