Episode Twenty-Three – Organizational Campaigns and Organized Crime
In which Jim and I listen to a voicemail, list some more sci-fi RPG’s, and talk about campaigns that span multiple generations of PC’s. Then we explore the genre of organized crime (mafia, mob, syndicate, etc.) stories, listing typical tropes, example movies, and some RPG systems / supplements that would help you add this to your campaign.
Listener Challenge: Tell us about a campaign you played in (or ran) that featured organized crime. Especially if the PC’s were members of the crime organization. You can email me at “steve (at) pftdcast (dot) com“, or Jim at “jim (at) pftdcast (dot) com“, leave us a voicemail message at 617-302-PFTD, or add a comment on our forum.
- Fringeworthy
- Albedo Anthropomorphics
- Twilight 2000
- Aftermath
- Renegade Legion: Legionairre
- Mekton Zeta
- Greg Porter’s SpaceTime
- OGL Cyberpunk
- Cyberpunk 2020 and v3
- GURPS Cyberpunk
- Traveller & Striker
- 1,000 Suns
- The 3rd season of Farscape
- Pillar’s of the Earth
- Godfather (I,II,III)
- Casino
- Goodfella’s
- Untouchable’s
- Donnie Brasco
- Scarface
- Mobster’s (with Christian Slater)
- Public Enemies (w/ Johnny Depp as John Dillinger)
- Carlito’s Way (w/ Al Pacino, Cuban Mob?)
- American Gangster (black mob? Denzil Washington)
- The Departed (Leonard DiCaprio)
- Eastern Promises (w/ Viggo Mortensen)
- Payback (w/ Mel Gibson, James Coburn uncredited)
- Soprano’s (HBO series)
- Board Walk Empire (HBO series, w/ Steve Buscemi)
- Analize This / Analize That
- Miller’s Crossing
- A History of Violence
- Tong’s
- Yakuza
- Russian Mob
- Cosa Nostra
- Complete Mafia: West Coast
- Organized Crime: The American Mafia
- World of Darkness: Mafia
- Shadowrun: 10 Gangs
- Shadowrun: Vice
- Meanstreet’s RPG
- Dark Champions (Hero System)
- 1948: Organizations, Agencies, and Secret Societies
- Dog Town: Core Rules
- Gangs of Freeport
- Underworld Sourcebook
- FBI d20
- Technocrocy: Syndicate (White Wolf, Mage?)
- Superlink Secret Files: Organized Crime (Mutants and Masterminds)
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30 Aug 2010 12:53 am 
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