In 1984, determined researchers conclusively proved the existence of ghosts. At first, this was a bombshell – a scientific breakthrough that threatened to unmake everything that we knew about the world and our place in it. Funding for ectophysics exploded, and very serious commentators discussed what the existence of ghosts meant for religions, communities, and philosophy.
As it happened, the very serious commentators were very seriously underestimating humanity’s ability to just roll with it.
In Phantom Agencies, players take on the role of a small, recently-established paranatural agency, most likely one that is trying a few avenues to make ends meet. Through your work, you need to look for jobs, deal with municipal bureaucracy, compete with rival ghost-hunting agencies and handle the worlds of small business and supernatural disasters.
This game uses the framework of Forged in the Dark, presenting a city in which the agency works, and allowing for individual characters to come and go. The tone is generally light-hearted, but with grounded problems behind the ludicrous moment-to-moment action. Action cycles through periods of quiet downtime, an investigation into the jobs that the players have chosen, and finally a confrontation with a ghost or supernatural force. Through it all, the players will gather Cash and Fame as they try to raise the reputation of their agency, while doing their best to avoid Flak for their mistakes or disasters.
This work is based on Blades in the Dark, product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
As it happened, the very serious commentators were very seriously underestimating humanity’s ability to just roll with it.
In Phantom Agencies, players take on the role of a small, recently-established paranatural agency, most likely one that is trying a few avenues to make ends meet. Through your work, you need to look for jobs, deal with municipal bureaucracy, compete with rival ghost-hunting agencies and handle the worlds of small business and supernatural disasters.
This game uses the framework of Forged in the Dark, presenting a city in which the agency works, and allowing for individual characters to come and go. The tone is generally light-hearted, but with grounded problems behind the ludicrous moment-to-moment action. Action cycles through periods of quiet downtime, an investigation into the jobs that the players have chosen, and finally a confrontation with a ghost or supernatural force. Through it all, the players will gather Cash and Fame as they try to raise the reputation of their agency, while doing their best to avoid Flak for their mistakes or disasters.
This work is based on Blades in the Dark, product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
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