Vengeance California: Pulpy One-Shot RPG Funding on Kickstarter
A No-Prep Game for Tarantino-Style Revenge Fantasies.
Vengeance California is a narrative RPG designed to recreate pulpy revenge fantasies like Kill Bill, John Wick, or Mandy. It’s over-the-top, ultra-violent, and melodramatic.
The crowdfunding preview video
Players take on the role of extremely capable, but deeply flawed heroes on an action movie vendetta through the streets of Santa Vista, a fictional 1960’s American city. Sessions are fast & frenetic, with an easy-to-learn dice pool system and rules that encourage quick decisions and big risks.
You can start playing right now with the free basic rules.
No prep, no problem.
The game provides tools for no-prep, improvisational play, with prompts and structures to keep the story moving in unexpected directions.
Life is short, character creation is shorter.
Sessions are often deadly, but character creation is fast and simple: randomize your Background, Description, Vice, and Items to create a thematic oddball in a minute or two.
Rolling the dice.
The core dice system revolves around a simple d6 pool and a single stat: Rage. When your Rage is high, you'll be able to perform feats of incredible violence, but it'll be hard to focus on anything else. When your Rage is low, you'll be able to focus on difficult tasks, but it will be hard to crack skulls.
Replay-ability.
Vengeance California is designed for one-shots, but randomized inciting incidents, side quests, villains, and locations create great replay-ability. Each session is a unique experience with a similar feel—like movies by the same director.
The campaign.
The campaign offers physical & digital tiers, with interesting add-ons like original pieces of art. Both the book and PDF include:
- Full rules for players and Directors
- A map of Santa Vista with neighborhoods & factions
- A phonebook of over 60 places to visit
- Random tables for items, NPCs, and side quests
- Advice sections for players and Directors
- Player's Reference
- Director's Reference
- Character Sheet
Checkout the Kickstarter for the free Basic Rules, a surf-rock playlist, and more details.
