CrescentCityEngine

Hard Times in the Big Easy is a noir tabletop RPG set in New Orleans, 1946. The full game is finished and releases around Christmas.

Free one-shots bring you into the city one story at a time. Play them in order: each reveals another character or location, and sometimes new gear.

▸ Start here: Hard Times One Shot: French Quarter
▸ The rules: The Jist
▸ Latest job: The Parish Daily #3
▸ Updates and more https://crescentcityengine.substack.com/

The Parish Daily

Every few days, a new edition of The Parish Daily hits the stands of 1946 New Orleans, and every paper comes with a job. Read the paper first: the headline, the weather, the Front Page, the Society Page, the Sports Page and the Crime Brief. The paper sets the weather for the mission, and its columns hold the leads. Then go see Cutter at the Rusty Anchor. Each mission is free, built for one player and one GM, and played out until you win or die. Death is permanent. Bring your Operative from the French Quarter one-shot. New papers keep coming until the full game releases around Christmas.