Osprey Games

Description

2093, Neo York. A dystopian technological marvel, where concrete high-rises brim with holographic neon, as gilded mob bosses, flashy CEOs, and famous vid-stars all strive to consolidate their power over the masses. And while the rain reflects the neon, it never washes away the grime and filth of the streets.

Welcome to a world of synth-jazz and cybernetics, where the status quo grinds down the hardworking man and vatgrown clone alike. Whether you’re the redemptionseeking gangster, the one good cop in a corrupt system, or the gene-modded musician trying to make it big, you’ll be trying to get by in a city that just doesn’t care.

Epic fight scenes take centre stage in this game of stylised, high-octane bloodshed. Jump straight into the action with a unique ruleset designed to deliver a cinematic, neon-noir experience, as the spotlight focuses on the brutal showdowns that will define you – or leave you facedown in the dirt. So get ready to give them hell, as the sultry notes of the saxophone build into a crescendo of violence.

Highlights

• Crescendo of Violence invites players to jump straight into the action with a unique ruleset designed to deliver a stylish and cinematic experience without complicated charts or pages of mechanics.
• Neon-noir is a growing genre, with huge budget titles such as Blade Runner 2049, Altered Carbon, and Ghost in the Shell increasingly in the mainstream's attention.
• Crescendo of Violence offers an action-focused ruleset with innovative combat and hacking mechanics in an evocative dystopian world of cybernetics, martial arts, bullet time, and spectacular melodrama.

Author Biography

Alan Bahr is the lead designer and founder of Gallant Knight Games. A game designer best known for the bestselling TinyD6 line of games, along with other games such as Cold Shadows, For Coin & Blood, Planet Mercenary, Eorathril, and many more, Alan has been working in the RPG industry on a multitude of projects and has dozens of titles and writing credits to his name. He’s an avid fan of Noir films, Arthurian mythos, smooth jazz, clever roleplaying games, and his amazing wife.