{"product_id":"visigoths-vs-mall-goths-rpg","title":"Visigoths vs. Mall Goths","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eIt's 1996. You're hanging out at a suburban Los Angeles mall.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of you are goths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of you are \u003cstrong\u003eVisigoths\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThings are about to get complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVisigoths vs. Mall Goths\u003c\/strong\u003e by Lucian Kahn is a tabletop roleplaying game and dating sim about conflicts, friendships, and romances between ancient warriors who sacked Rome and the spooky teens of late-20th-century mall culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore a fully realized shopping mall filled with 17 stores and 24 NPC clerks. Fall in love. Start trouble. Contemplate the vast existential emptiness beneath the fluorescent lights. Perhaps visit the food court.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf \u003cem\u003eThe Craft\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEmpire Records\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eClueless\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBill \u0026amp; Ted's Excellent Adventure\u003c\/em\u003e somehow collided in a 1996 shopping mall and became an RPG, you'd be getting close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe have never encountered this premise before.\u003c\/strong\u003e That counts for a lot around here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's gloriously specific.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not merely goths. Not merely Visigoths. Goths and Visigoths navigating romance and conflict in a Los Angeles mall in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEasy to get to the table.\u003c\/strong\u003e The game is designed to be approachable and works well for remote\/video-chat play, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe setting is delightfully complete.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two maps, 17 stores, and 24 NPC clerks provide an entire mall's worth of opportunities for romance, rivalry, and deeply questionable decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt knows exactly what kind of game it is.\u003c\/strong\u003e Strange sense of humor required. Fortunately, we keep some of that around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTabletop roleplaying game and dating sim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by Lucian Kahn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor 4–6 character players plus 1 facilitator, known as \u003cstrong\u003eThe Mallrat\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet in a suburban Los Angeles shopping mall in 1996\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes 2 mall maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17 stores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 NPC clerks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy-to-learn system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVideo-chat friendly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRated PG-13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eENnie Award nominee for Best Writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndie Game Developer Network (IGDN) nominee for Best Setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by Hit Point Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Maker — Hit Point Press\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHit Point Press creates imaginative tabletop games, books, accessories, and illustrated worlds built around the idea that fantasy should be delightful to explore. Their catalog ranges from expansive roleplaying resources to wonderfully strange indie games—and \u003cem\u003eVisigoths vs. Mall Goths\u003c\/em\u003e lands emphatically on the wonderfully strange end of that spectrum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hit Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55584113000739,"sku":"HPP-IND-B002","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/8328\/0419\/files\/visigoths-vs-mall-goths-rpg.png?v=1789186058","url":"https:\/\/roguerye.com\/products\/visigoths-vs-mall-goths-rpg","provider":"Rogue \u0026 Rye","version":"1.0","type":"link"}