Getting Started

[Gunu]

City of Mist is a detective role-playing game in a city of ordinary people and legendary powers.

From the Quick-Start Guide

WELCOME TO THE CITY OF LEGENDS MADE FLESH.

In a corrupt and haunted metropolis, individuals from all walks of life become rifts to mythical powers from beyond, torn between their personal lives and the legend growing within them. In the shadows of shiny skyscrapers and derelict residential blocks, ancient stories and urban legends assume physical form, seeping into the City through Rifts in mortal form. But the Mist, a mystical veil known only to a select few, prevents the unwitting denizens of the City from ever acknowledging the miracles they witness daily, hiding their true nature from one another. Distracted by their everyday hopes and fears, the people on the streets remain oblivious to the clash of mythical forces that drive and control the very life of the City.

You were an ordinary person, until the seed of the legendary awoke within you. Now you seek answers to questions about your powers, but the truth always seems to elude you. At the same time, you still want what every human being wants: love, money, power, peace of mind. Together with your ragtag crew of gifted individuals, you work to reveal the powers operating in the dark smoky alleys of the City, just as those very powers seek you out for what you are. You will hit the streets in search of the strange cases, loose ends, and unsolved mysteries that will lead you to the truth, inevitably clashing with other legends in mortal form, agents of the powers beyond the Mist. Be warned – the truth is as dangerous as the forces that hide it. Only when you find yourself sacrificing that which is dearest to you will you truly learn the answer to the ultimate question: ‘who am I?’. But will it be worth it?

New to City of Mist?

The Quick-Start Rules and the free preview of the Player's Guide should be enough for you to create a character and play the game.

You can download the Quick-Start Rules for free here: https://cityofmist.co/pages/downloads

And you can access the first 32 pages of the Player's Guide for free here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2508/6356/files/City_of_Mist_Free_Preview_-_Player_s_Guide.pdf?v=1609195138

 

Should you buy the book? I recommend getting the Player's Guide if you'd like some more inspiration, but the setting borrows enough from pop culture that it's not really necessary.

 

To get started, hop over to the Casting forum and draft a character!