Espionage & Action Awaits In Black Cats The Spy Game RPG
June 8, 2019 by brennon
Black Cats Gaming are bringing a new take on a popular system to the tabletop soon. The Spy Game has been created using the 5E system but promises to throw you into a new and exciting Modern/Sci-Fi world of action and espionage.
Here's what Black Cats had to say about the game...
"The Spy Game is an action & espionage tabletop RPG, powered by modern 5E rules, and invites you into the world of the Agencies to take your place as a world-class spy. Together with your crew of specialists, infiltrators, con-artists, and hackers, you fight to take down an array of shadowy villains and high-tech megalomaniacs.
You can choose from a range of brand new character classes and new takes on old favourites, as well as choosing from a range of incredible gadgets, tools and equipment to allow you to complete your missions. Any play style, from true-to-life thriller experiences to high octane action movies, is possible in this standalone role-playing game."
It will be fascinating to see just how The Spy Game uses the 5E rules and that classic Dungeons & Dragons set of mechanics and twists it to work within a Sci-Fi setting. It certainly seems like the right thing to do though, taking a familiar set of rules for your game so that people can simply dive right in.
If you're interested in finding out more, like I am, then you can download the Quickstart Rules from DriveThruRPG. Included in the set you'll find...
- A preview of the in-development rules
- A three-part spy adventure called "Tectonic Shift" with maps and handouts
- Eight 3rd-level pre-generated characters - one for each class
I am very interested in trying this one out!
"...you can download the Quickstart Rules from DriveThruRPG right now"
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Had a look at the quickstart last weekend. It has potential, but I’m avoiding kickstarters.
The quickstart I might try out as I was thinking of doing a variant when I run Ghosts of Saltmarsh… running it in the modern era using a home-brew variant of D&D5 Modern I found on the internet and this might be perfect for that… but I’ll probably try a one shot first in case it doesn’t work with the fantasy setting.
Quickstart certainly worth a look if you fancy trying modern D&D5 as it has decent sized equipment list and vehicle rules.
Sounds awesome, Alpha Protocol is one of my favourite RPG videogames. Spy genre needs more love.
Have to check this out. Been looking for a Modern RPG for a while. Got this idea of running a game around the collapse of the Soviet Union and the failed coup.