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Unknown Armies (abbreviated UA) is an occult-themed role playing game by John Tynes and Greg Stolze and published by Atlas Games. Subtitled "A roleplaying game of power and consequences". The first edition was paperbound and published in 1998 (with the original subtitle of "A roleplaying game of transcendental horror and furious action"), the revised and expanded 2nd edition was published in a hardbound format in 2002 (with a second printing in 2004).
The game is set in a modern-day "occult underground," populated by loose networks of shadowy cabals and practitioners of magic. Commonly described as "Quentin Tarantino's Call of Cthulhu" by RPG fans. The style and setting of the game draws on a number of influences, including the fantasy novels of Tim Powers, the crime novels of James Ellroy, the films of David Lynch, the Illuminatus! Trilogy, and comic books such as Grant Morrison's The Invisibles. The game creates an extensive postmodern mythology of everyday weirdness and magic that lurks in the shadows of the mind.
Several supplements and adventure collections for Unknown Armies have been produced but further books are not currently planned. They are:
- One Shots scenario collection
- Lawyers, Guns, and Money: The New Inquisition Sourcebook
- Postmodern Magick: The Unnatural Sourcebook (usually abbreviated PoMoMa)
- Statosphere: The Invisible Clergy Sourcebook
- Hush, Hush: The Sleepers Sourcebook
- Weep: Six Scenarios of Woe and Ruin
- To Go: The Occult Roadtrip Campaign
- Break Today: The Mak Attax Sourcebook
Eco, Umberto :: E
Barker, Clive :: B
Powers, Tim :: P
Neverwhere :: Gaiman, Neil
Modern and Espionage :: Genres
Skeptical Inquiry :: Science in Society
Jungian :: Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic
Tarot :: Divination
Wit of the staircase: I should have suggested a look at the Vietnam Era in Unknown Armies - Rise of Postmodern Magic.
LogosInvictus (Jacob Shelley) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:37:44 -0000
Wit of the staircase: I should have suggested a look at the Vietnam Era in Unknown Armies - Rise of Postmodern Magic.
Will have a long weekend. now playing unknown armies!
8t88 (8t88) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:42:45 -0000
Will have a long weekend. now playing unknown armies!
Watching the alternate ending (well, original ending) of Paranormal Activity. Gotta say, the original ending is very Unknown Armies.
LogosInvictus (Jacob Shelley) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:16:20 -0000
Watching the alternate ending (well, original ending) of Paranormal Activity. Gotta say, the original ending is very Unknown Armies.
@PruthianCaravan Fun and awesome magic that fits something like Unknown Armies to a T, but it keeps being called Science Fiction. Ah well.
theunshaven (theunshaven) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:27:05 -0000
@PruthianCaravan Fun and awesome magic that fits something like Unknown Armies to a T, but it keeps being called Science Fiction. Ah well.
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RPGWizard (RPG Wizard) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:10:29 -0000
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del_rpg (Del-RPG) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:44:27 -0000
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News From The Occult Underground - Collaborative resource page with new NPCs, avatars, rituals, artifacts, rumors and scenarios. Official site maintained by John Tynes.
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The Unknown Armies Novel Project - The first Unknown Armies novel, being done as a collaborative effort between the game's creators, industry professionals who have written for the system, and players from the UA mailing list.
Atlas Games - Unknown Armies - The official site page. Two short stories, a PDF scenario and character sheet, errata, links.
Demonground - Electronic fanzine for modern horror roleplaying. Free downloads in zipped PDF format. Includes UA as well as other systems.
Meta Description: [ Online, electronic magazine devoted exclusively to supporting the genre of Modern Conspiracy/Horror Roleplaying Games. DEMONGROUND is produced at irregular intervals in a high-quality PDF format, and available for free download from our web site! ]
Spamazon - Page of one artist (Torin Atkinson) frequently found in UA books.
UA -- The Unknown Armies Mailing List - This is the home page, including archives and other information, for the UA mailing list. Aside from Atlas Games, the list is the source for most UA material.
Uarchive - Features archetypes, magic, organizations, and plots by various gamers. Accepts submissions.
Unknown Armies Character Archive - Contains several characters with character sheet and description.
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