Nightprowler is a medieval-fantastic Roleplay created by Croc and the SIROZ Dream TEAM in which the players incarnate of the various outlaws, of assemble-in-the air to the assassin while passing through the beggars and the prostitutes.

Play

One can incarnate there the traditional races which are human the, dwarf ones or elves, to which hybrids are added: the gouris (man-rat) inspired of the Skavens of Warhammer and the félis (man-cat) taken again of a article published in the review Casus Belli. The membership of a culture and a gang often has as much importance than the race of the character.

The independent sources of inspiration are the Cycle of the Swords of Fritz Leiber, the period robber of Conan and the roleplay Warhammer.

First edition

The first edition was published by the company Siroz Productions (become Asmodée editions). With more than 360 page, the basic book was very complete and described the universe of the play, the criminal companies, the traps which could meet a robber, the intrigues in the middle of the cities, the monsters and the magic used by the PNJ. The system of competence simple, was solved with a d20. The system of combat, considered to be complex, wanted to retranscribe the environment of films of duel. Compared to the fantastic medieval plays where a large weapon is advantageous, in Nightprowler the scraping-knife had the advantage because it is the discrete and fast weapon men of the shade.

2nd edition

The second edition of the play is today published by 2 Dice Without Faces. It is about a complete recasting of the play, with a system of rules different, faster to play. The history occurs 20 years that later the first edition and takes a darker tonality where the political intrigues, the confrontation between clans of gangsters and rich families, the religious obscurantism and racism occupy a place of foreground. The appearance of the powder gives again importance with science and it is now necessary to take into account the inventors in addition to the priests and the magi. In the first version the characters were more heroic, there they start weaker in order to feel the danger of the world in which they live. The basic book lost about fifty pages and certain chapters like the traps or the magic are only flown over. The background remains detailed and two scenarios of introduction enclose the work.

A screen is appeared in December 2006, superbly illustrated by Boris Courdesses and accompanied by a booklet containing errata, precise details and rules optional, as well as the continuation of the scenario of the basic book. The optional rules make it possible to create characters stronger than those establish by the basic book.

Publications

First edition

• Nightprowler: deliver basic (1995)
• Ecran (1995)
• Atlas of the 7 Cities: Samarande (1996)
• Adventures in Samarande (1996)
• Adventures in Samarande II (1996)
• Memories of Blood (1997)

2nd edition

• Nightprowler: deliver basic (2006)
• Ecran (2006)
• the voice of the shades n°1: Three steps towards the bagne (2007, collection of scenarios)

Romance

A trilogy of novels is appeared in the universe of the first edition. The supplement Mémoires of Blood gives the characteristics of the speakers.

External bond

• Presentation by the editor
• Site of resources for the play and general presentation
• Card on the GROG