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I. Foreward

Greetings partner,

We’re back to another Dungeon Delve, your weekly feature of tabletop RPG news, find, deals, crowdfunding stuff, and much more!

It’s a mashup week of 1920s and weird west mashup, and we’re all up in ya caboose! … Whether that mean a cowboy chasing a train car, or gangster slang for the big house, that be up to you!

What do they both have in common? Ne’er do wells, and gaudy anti-heroics. As well as their own unique styles of lawgiver, femme fatales, working stiffs, music makers, and other periodic archetypes.

PHOTO: Attributed to this weeks Moonshine TTRPG kickstarter highlight!

Creating a setting surrounded by charismatic or rough-and-tumble individuals of various backgrounds and motives requires a granular understanding of the bits that make up their everyday surroundings.

  • What in this setting drives those who are rough-around-the-edges? What brought them into this lifestyle?

  • How do these people talk to each other? Do they take up specific slang? What are some vocabulary pieces unique to their surroundings?

  • How do they dress? How do different types of dress signify profession or social group, and what details tell us about their personality?

  • What weapons do they wield? What does their weapon of choice say about how they approach conflict?

Additional prompts for you: Does your world have any enigmatic criminals or outlaws? How does the seedy underworld or backwater of your world function? Does magic or the supernatural play a role? What other noir-esque archetypes exist?

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II. Markings on the Wall

RPG News and Finds

Gameable and Design Advice

NEW Crowdfunding Projects

  • Moonshine: A 1920s Noir TTRPG - Travel back to the 20s, a time of swing, speakeasies, moonshine, bootleggers, gangsters, gumshoes, and intrigue. Plus a touch of the supernatural!

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