{"id":1044,"date":"2019-03-20T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/?p=1044"},"modified":"2021-11-16T00:39:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T05:39:05","slug":"quick-shot-on-capers-noir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/2019\/03\/quick-shot-on-capers-noir\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Shot on CAPERS Noir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have an interview today with Craig Campbell on CAPERS Noir, which is currently on Kickstarter<\/a>! Super interested to see what’s up with this new installment in the CAPERS system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is CAPERS Noir, both as a product and as your vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAPERS Noir is the first\nsupplement for my award-winning CAPERS RPG. It provides new character options\nand new GM tools as well as an alternative setting for the game. It takes the\ncore game setting of the 1920s Prohibition era and moves it forward\ntwenty  years to the WW2 years. This alternative setting shifts from\ngangster shoot-em-ups to moody, atmospheric, crime noir stories filled with\nmystery and some horror elements. The additional rules and tools help fill out\nthis noir setting but are also perfectly usable in the core Roaring Twenties\nsetting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This supplement is a test case for me, to see if CAPERS has the legs to become a full game line. The early success of the Kickstarter makes me feel it does. The fan base (old and new) have been very enthusiastic, supportive, and looking forward to seeing more. I have plans to publish at least two more supplements, each about the same size as CAPERS Noir. Each will take a similar path of being an alternative historical period\/setting\/theme while also expanding options for all other versions of the game. My hope is to explore a variety of “cops vs robbers” themes and tropes with these supplements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the Noir rules like and how do they change CAPERS?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The core rules of\nCAPERS Noir are still the same (and you need the core book to play). There are\nsome new powers, and I’ve tried some different things with how you gain\nabilities and boosts, flexing the powers system a bit. The first big difference\nis that CAPERS Noir includes investigation rules using the core playing card\nmechanics. This rule subset allows an investigation to move forward (that is,\nclues keep getting found) without shutting down the whole thing over one bad\ntrait check. Success and failure on the investigation checks instead describes\nhow you gain additional information or add complications to the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Additionally, the horror elements brought to bear in CAPERS Noir provides for the possibility that your character’s soul will be corrupted. Temptation lies around every corner. Committing terrible acts at the wrong time can bring you a bit more power, but at a cost. A “shade track” defines how far your character has fallen to darkness and what benefits and hindrances this causes. You can pull yourself back out in a few different ways, most commonly by paying attention to and pursuing your “beacon,” a person, place, or thing that you hold dear and seek to help and protect.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What have you put\ntogether to flesh out a 1940s setting and explore that complex era?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noir fiction and film\nthat developed in the 20s and 30s (and feed forward into the 40s and 50s) are\nat the core of CAPERS Noir. The crime noir themes of the alternate setting\nexplore the darker side of humanity, nihilism, fatalism, cynicism. Things\naren’t what they seem, morally gray characters are everywhere, and the\nprotagonist doesn’t always “win.” It’s a world of mystery and\ndarkness, where the good must struggle simply to stay good and the darker\ncharacters are at risk of falling deeper into darkness even more easily. Plus,\nlots of characters smoking cigarettes in the rain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The supplement doesn’t deal directly with World War 2, but the ravages of war and its aftermath certainly are on characters’ minds in the game. (And that’s not to say I won’t ever explore the actual war, with super-powered characters taking part, in some future supplement.)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks so much for the interview Craig, and the promise of more CAPERS! I hope you all enjoyed the interview and that you’ll check out CAPERS Noir on Kickstarter today!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have an interview today with Craig Campbell on CAPERS Noir, which is currently on Kickstarter! Super interested to see what’s up with this new installment in the CAPERS system. — What is CAPERS Noir, both as a product and as your vision? CAPERS Noir is the first supplement for my award-winning CAPERS RPG. 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