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Unknown Armies (abbreviated UA) is an occult-themed RPG by John Tynes & Greg Stolze and published by Atlas Games. Subtitled "A roleplaying game of power and consequences" and described when "Quentin Tarantino's Call of Cthulu" by Peter Hindman. The number 1 edition was paperbound & published inside 1998 (by having a original subtitle of "A roleplaying game of transcendental horror and furious action"), the revised & expanded 2d edition was published inside a hardcover format around 2002 (by owning another printing inside 2004). the game is placed around a modern-contemporary "occult underground," populated by free networks of shadowy cabals & practician of magic. a style & setting of the game draws in a total of influences, including the fantasy novels of Tim Powers, the crime novels of James Ellroy, the films of David Lynch, the Illuminatus! Trilogy, and comic books such as Grant Morrison's The Invisibles. A game creates an extensive postmodernist mythology of everyday outlandishness & magic that lurks in the shadows of the mind.
Many supplements & escapade collections for Unknown Armies develop been produced however farther books are non presently planned. It is:
The commissioned edition of Unknown Armies inside German has been freed inside September, 2005, by Vortex Verlag under the SighPress Label. A German edition ("Ein Rollenspiele um Macht und Konsequenzen") is hardback, 440 web sites, complete when a original, & besides includes a select few extra info just about weapon laws inside German - to produce it more leisurely to utilize Germany instead setting besides when fresh art & lay out from either European creative person & designers.
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Uarchive Features archetypes, magic, organizations, and plots by various gamers. Accepts submissions. Demonground Electronic fanzine for modern horror roleplaying. Free downloads in zipped PDF format. Includes UA as well as other systems. UA -- The Unknown Armies Mailing List This is the home page, including archives and other information, for the UA mailing list. Aside from Atlas Games, the list is the source for most UA material. The Unknown Armies Novel Project The first Unknown Armies novel, being done as a collaborative effort between the game's creators, industry professionals who have written for the system, and players from the UA mailing list. Once finished, it should clock in at about 400 pages. News From The Occult Underground Collaborative resource page with new NPCs, avatars, rituals, artifacts, rumors and scenarios. Official site maintained by John Tynes. Unknown Armies Character Archive Contains several characters with character sheet and description. Dispatches From Revland John Tynes' weblog. John Tynes is one of the authors of Unknown Armies. Contains news about UA among other things. Spamazon Page of one artist (Torin Atkinson) frequently found in UA books. |
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