$25.00
Durango is a dangerous place. No one know that better than you. The Cartel have their stranglehold on nearly everyone you’ve ever met. Sometimes it’s worked out for the benefit, at least for a little while. Everyone knows that when push comes to shove, the cartel will throw you to the dogs… sometimes literally. You’re looking for a way out of this hellhole, and you may just have found it. A new job is waiting for you… and this one is sure to pay big, and get you just far enough that a quick hop over the border can make you scott-free for the rest of your life. That is… as long as you can keep your plan quiet and your hands clean… at least clean enough. What about these other hombres with you? It depends on what dark secrets they hold… maybe they can be an ally for you. But what if they’re a snitch?
How to Prepare
This game will teach you how to play from the ground up. No prior experience is necessary.
There will be material available for you to read and engage with via Discord after registration. This will help you understand the world you’re delving into.
The only thing you need to be concerned about preparing is your audio/video components on your computer. Cameras are not required, but they are recommended. Microphone is necessary.
Materials Provided
All materials that you need in order to play will be provided. If you prefer physical dice, you may use them as long as the rest of the table agrees. If you do, you’ll need two d6 dice (the normal dice). Everything else you need will be provided: characters, character sheets, maps, digital dice, rules, etc.
Who will like this game?
Fans of The Godfather movie series or gangster films will enjoy this game.
Fans of modern drama, roleplay, and rules-lite games will enjoy this game.
TTRPG players who enjoy gritty, realistic incorporation into real-world issues will enjoy this game.
TTRPG players who enjoy secrets, duplicitous motives, and dramatic turns of events will enjoy this game.
TTRPG players who know that ‘failing’ a dice roll is really just an opportunity for the story to develop in unexpected ways will enjoy this game.
Players may not enjoy this game if they only play TTRPGs for the dungeon crawl, if they have difficulty sharing the spotlight, or if they don’t enjoy thinking of creative ways to approach situations.
Character Creation Guidelines
You will be provided direction for creating characters during the game. Characters will take a Playbook/Archetype that determines some of their abilities. Playbooks available for selection include
Each character plays a role in a cartel organization and significant relationships with others in the cartel. A relationship map will be created alongside character creation.
A Note on the System
This game is Powered by the Apocalypse, a rules-lite system that encourages creative engagement more than dice-rolling. Cartel is a little heavier on the dice-rolling than other PbtA games, but still expects heavy player engagement.
Gameplay themes/Content Warnings
This game exhibits gameplay for mature audiences (17+). The content may include romance, murder, gritty violence, poverty, substance abuse, and themes of oppression.
I was part of a recent campaign and EJ did a fantastic job. The storytelling was great, and the encounters were engaging. Excited to get back in and play again.
I had an amazing one shot last night and I had a lot of fun. A small group of people but it was still very entertaining and engaging. Answering any and all questions we had and made it very easy to play! Would def recommend!!!
This was my first time playing a full campaign and EJ made it amazingly fun! There were so many things that I wanted to do with my character and EJ was always open to it or found ways to make it even more interesting! He’s very easy to talk to if you have any sort of questions and I always appreciated how comfortable he made the sessions feel! Our campaign lasted for over a year but it never felt boring and there was always something new or interesting happening! EJ also creates such lasting and impactful moments between characters with his wonderful descriptions and narrations. I am so grateful to have been able to play with him and can’t recommend him enough to others!
EJ made my first experience playing with RPG Club welcoming, comfortable and enjoyable. Our mini-campaign was full of adventure, zany characters and had lots of room for exploration and roleplay, balanced with plenty of support for new players as a learn-to-play module. Would highly recommend him for beginning and experienced players, alike. Thanks, EJ! Hope to play with you again, soon!
I had the pleasure of finally getting to join one of EJ’s games last night, and even though I didnt know much about a system that I had barely heard of, all we needed to bring was ourselves and to be ready to relive our lives as curious Kids.
EJ took the time to include every player, ensured we knew a lot about our little band of player Kids, and guided us along a masterful and cute little adventure as we discovered something amiss while we lived our best lives being Kids, siblings, besties and enjoyed each other’s company.
EJ is a wonderful GM. Patient, very engaging. Listens and always happy to help or clarify a rule or situation as we inevitably stumbled into trouble. It was a joy to play, and the time still flew by even as we overran (and he graciously let the one shot play out and not rush us to any finish).
I have been wanting to join a game of EJ’s for a while and it did not disappoint. Time zone differences mean it may not happen too often but I will definitely do my best to keep an eye out. Shout out to my fellow Kids (Lauren, Bethany, Dustin) as we all had a blast (and bought way too much ice cream, worms and crackers lol)
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