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Day 4: Most Recent Game Brought

The most recent game I brought was the Rivers of London RPG from Chaosium. Based upon the urban fantasy series by Ben Aaronovitch, a series I’ve really enjoyed ever since the first book back in 2011, the game sees the players take on the roles of newly recruited members of ‘The Folly’ – the special magical brand of London’s Metrropolitan Police.

The game uses the Basic Roleplaying System, which powers some of Chaosium’s other games, such as the mega-popular Call of Cthulhu.

I was waiting for someone to snap up the license for the novel series, and Chaosium (and BRP) are a great fit for the setting. We’ve just started playing a campaign of this at home.