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NIGHT SHIFT: VETERANS OF THE SUPERNATURAL WARS



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We Are the Night Shift...

We alone stand against the vampires, werewolves, and Things that Go Bump in the Night.

We know the things that prowl the shadows, the monsters that feed on the innocent.

We have seen Something Weird.

We control Something Weird

We create Something Weird.

We study Something Weird.

We are the things that Weird Things fear.

We are the Weird.

We are the Night Shift, and we are all that stands between you and the end of all that you know.

Night Shift: Veterans of the Supernatural Wars is an urban fantasy roleplaying game of Chosen Ones, Witches, Survivors, and Something Weird, driven by modern sensibilities with familiar, old-school mechanics. Within its pages you will find:

  • Eight brand new character classes, built for taking on the creatures of the night
  • A customizable Supernatural character race
  • Four complete Night World mini-settings
  • A complete bestiary
  • Rules for magic, psychic powers, and super science
  • Everything you need to play except paper, pencils, dice, and friends!

The New Class of Old School Takes on Urban Fantasy! Are you game?

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Welcome to The City...

When your group is called to investigate the disappearance of a young girl, the niece of an up-and-coming singer in The City, you know right away this isn't the typical case. The next thing you know, you're in a race against time to save your client from the darkest of horrors in a City where allies are enemies, enemies are allies, and you can't tell who to trust.

A Faustian Dilemma is the first Night Trip for the Night Shift: Veterans of the Supernatural Wars role playing game. Also included in this 24-page booklet is a brand new Night World: City of the twilight Queen, a base setting that will serve as a common basis for adventures moving forward, but which can easily be removed for those who wish to run in their own worlds.

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They walk beside you in the night...

The Night Companion is the first sourcebook for the Night Shift: Veterans of the Supernatural Wars Role Playing Game, the old-school RPG of Chosen Ones, Witches, Survivors, Psychics, and Something Weird. Within its pages, you will find:

  • Four new character classes: the Divine Warrior, the Mystic Martial Artist, the Psychic Gunslinger, and the Spirit Rider
  • Rules for playing supernatural species including Celestials, Driven, Ghouls, Immortals, Infernals, Lycanthropes, and Vampires, expanding upon the "Supernatural Race" option in the core rulebook
  • New options for generating ability scores for normal, gritty, and cinematic games
  • Rules to convert your game from class-and-level to entirely point-buy
  • An alternate Alignment system focused on good, evil, light, and dark
  • Guidelines to convert your game to a unified mechanic: both d20-based and percentile-based options are covered
  • Enhanced combat rules: variable weapon damage, range increments, weapon classes, grappling rules, jumping, drowning, suffocation, poison, disease, and more
  • New Arcane Powers and spells, plus enhanced rules for ritual magic
  • A GM section that goes behind the scenes of the system, talks about keeping track of your play style options, gives guidelines for creating cults and secret societies, and discusses tropes of sub-genres of horror and how to use them in your game
  • Dozens of new monsters, enemies, and NPCs for your game
  • New art by industry notable Bradley K. McDevitt, commissioned just for this book for the new classes and species

This book blows the doors off your Night Shift: VSW game!

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Basic Rules and GM Tools...

This gatefold 4 panel screen printed on sturdy board in a classic, old-school style features an easy reference to all of the important rules for the Night Shift: VSW role playing game, including the Gritty, Realistic, and Cinematic options from the core rulebook to speed up play and shield your notes and secrets from your players.

In addition, it comes with a GM Toolkit booklet which includes an introductory adventure set in the Night World introduced in A Faustian Dilemma. The booklet also includes a complete streamlined set of rules for play, plus pre-generated characters and the information you need to raise them all the way to level 3.

This enables you to play the game with nothing but this package for 3 levels! Whether you continue on with one of our adventure modules or make up your own stories is up to you. Whether as an extra set of rules at the table or a taster of the game, this is an invaluable resource for Night Shift: VSW Game Masters.

Get started battling the forces of the night today!

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NOTE: These are only inserts for a customizable GM Screen. No GM toolkit is included.

Chronicle Your Battles!

This Character Chronicle for the Night Shift: VSW role playing game allows you to keep detailed track of your character's exploits throughout their career. It includes pages to track your experience advancement, allies and enemies, spells or psionics and supernatural powers, and the events of 7 adventures. It's designed to be printed in 5.5" x 8.5" booklet format using your favorite PDF program, with the cover printed separately on cardstock. Also included are two additional versions: one with minimalist spells and a full spell book at the end with space for 8 adventures, and one no-spell version that can track 11 adventures for your Survivors, Chosen Ones, Veterans, or non-powered heroes.

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Coming Soon (Now Available for Pre-Order)

  • The Night Companion sourcebook
  • GM Screens and GM Toolkit pack

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