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Unknown armies asks, what would you risk to change the world. An occult game about broken people conspiring to fix the world. With the kickstarter recently wrapping, i figured unknown armies might be in the zeitgeist a little bit more than in the past, so i wanted to see if anyone would be curious in playing in that world. Its about humanity, and how those among us who are the most obsessed have the power to alter reality until it aligns with their fevered desires. Unknown armies 3rd edition from atlas games flames. Atlas games is raising funds for unknown armies third edition roleplaying game on kickstarter. Unknown armies is an occult game about broken people conspiring to fix the world. The thing is, i recommend unknown armies strongly, in spite of my difficulties, because it gets to the heart of why we play rpgs in the first place. It was a weird experience when i first read over the file of unknown armies 3 rd edition and discovered that their basic list of adept schools was 100% new and around half of their archetypes were new as well. I have the 2nd edition book and the 3rd edition gamma rules from the kickstarter, so if you have access to those thatd obviously be great. The first and second edition core books are currently out of print and available in pdf only. Subtitled a roleplaying game of power and consequences. The setting is similar to the modern world, but a secret network of occultists work under the surface and seek to uncover the various mysteries of the universe. Beyond the soldier and the state lse theses online.
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