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Urban Shadows (2nd Ed.) Quickstart

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The City Hungers. Will You Feed It?

The streets bleed shadows as the supernatural politics of the city threaten to swallow you whole. Will you die a hero—a savior for those who have never had enough—or live long enough to become the villain? Will you fight the darkness...or give in for power?

The choice is yours. 

Urban Shadows: Second Edition is an urban fantasy tabletop roleplaying game in which mortals and monsters vie for control of a modern-day city, a political battleground layered just under the reality we think we know. Vampires, faeries, hunters, and wizards fight to carve out a piece of the streets and skyscrapers, ready to make deals with all those who have something to offer. 

Urban Shadows: Second Edition is based on the Powered by the Apocalypse framework, with all new rules designed to help you play a game of political urban fantasy. This quickstart includes everything you need to play a few sessions of the game, such as:

  • Basic moves and rules to play
  • Twelve archetype playbooks
  • Four City Hubs—Art District, City Hall, Downtown, and The University
  • Special rules for Debts, Circles, and Status
  • New faction turn rules for 2E
  • Complete systems for intimacy and harm

This quickstart isn't the full game, and will undergo changes, refinements, and adjustments with playtesting. Stay tuned for the full release of Urban Shadows: Second Edition in 2022! 

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Juan Manuel R November 22, 2022 6:51 pm UTC
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Hello, I'm really interested in urban fantasy/horror and I'd like to try something different than WoD. This game has a similar tone? Is this document good for someone who has never played any PbtA games?
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Valerie O November 22, 2022 8:03 pm UTC
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Hey Juan!

While it can get you started, you may need more experience with PbtA to really get the rules. It's free, so you can always take a look and if you have questions, our amazing community on discord is always happy to help! https://discord.gg/RUFWCbC
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Shane H January 19, 2023 7:28 pm UTC
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There is a Facebook group called Urban Shadows where people can ask questions and get tips too.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/433366114061749
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Kelly W June 23, 2022 9:30 pm UTC
any update on the full release?
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נועם ? January 17, 2023 8:38 am UTC
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Brandon P April 13, 2023 1:33 am UTC
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I have a friend who backed the KS Campaign and is wondering about this, too. I know Avatar Legends swallowed many resources, but the KS is mostly fulfilled at this point, so hopefully US2E gets finished, soon.
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Guilherme L September 28, 2021 4:28 pm UTC
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I took the liberty of adding bookmarks to the PDF, despite its size. For ease of use at the table. Is there any way I can submit it so you guys can let other people use it as well? Would that be okay?
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Tomasz G July 20, 2021 5:02 pm UTC
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Hey, would be nice if we could get those Hero Cards that are print-friendly or PDF that is fillable :)?
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Andrew B April 15, 2021 9:58 pm UTC
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Page 5. Oracle needs a faction
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Douglas M October 29, 2020 4:44 pm UTC
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Hi is there a log for issues/clarifications etc somewhere? For example page 6 says you can't have status of more than 1 outside your own but page 14 has an example of a Fae with status 2 in both wild and power. Thanks
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James M November 05, 2020 3:31 pm UTC
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I see an example Fae with Wild 2 and Power 1 on p.14, which fits the rule, but I can't see an example with Wild 2 and Power 2
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Sarah S November 06, 2020 7:47 pm UTC
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Hi Douglas,
We've updated new files that should have fixed that, as well as some other typos. Thanks for catching that!

Sarah "Sam" Saltiel
Director of Sales and Events at Magpie Games
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