Final yr, Italian video games studio Two Little Mice struck a deal to have Swedish tabletop writer Free League distribute the Ennie-winning sport Outgunned, which lets gaming teams play out heist or motion motion pictures like Ocean’s Eleven and Mission: Inconceivable. As a part of that deal, Free League simply launched the primary ebook in Outgunned’s style line, Outgunned Journey, which focuses on pulp movies like Indiana Jones, The Mummy, and Tomb Raider.
The standalone ebook makes use of Outgunned’s Director’s Reduce RPG system, which has gamers roll between two and 9 six-sided cube and rating successes based mostly on what number of land on the identical face. Because the title suggests, characters are supposed to be outmatched by dastardly villains they should face via shootouts and quick speaking. Failure is frequent, however PCs can “fail with type” — as an illustration, getting misplaced whereas looking for one thing may imply the gamers discover one thing they weren’t anticipating. Being too noisy on an infiltration may simply result in an thrilling battle with a harmful enemy they hoped to keep away from.
The $51 core rulebook consists of 10 new roles, like Scoundrel, Technician, and Captain. These mix with motion film tropes to offer a variety of character choices. You’ll discover historical temples, run from traps, and battle on high of trains, whereas looking for treasure and fixing mysteries. GMs seeking to begin enjoying shortly can choose up the $21 Fall of Atlantis three-part marketing campaign — Disney’s Atlantis: The Misplaced Empire is one other main affect on the sport — and an Journey Director Display screen, which offers a fast guidelines reference. The print books include PDF copies, fulfilled via DriveThruRPG.
Like the bottom sport, Outgunned Journey was the product of a extremely profitable crowdfunding marketing campaign, elevating greater than €480,000 final summer time. Two Little Mice has additionally simply kicked off a marketing campaign for its subsequent style ebook, Outgunned Superheroes. It has already raised greater than €224,000, and excessive pledge ranges embrace different Outgunned merchandise, together with the Motion Flicks setting books and the John Wick-inspired World of Killers.