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The Streets of Avalon
Avalon is a sprawling urban fantasy setting for investigators, political intrigue, heists, and street-level horror. Whether you’re a player or a GM, this is a place where every choice matters and every shadow hides a story.
If you’re interested we’d love you to play the game. Click below to get the play with us or come over to the TwA Discord to chat about the game.
Under The Lamplight
Under the Lamplight explores the stories, design, and play of Streets of Avalon RPG. Catch episodes on lore, GM tips, and stories from the game being played.
Seasons are released in 10 episode batches with 4-6 week breaks between.
Art Gallery
Working the docks
Secrets lurk within
Denizens of Avalon
Exquisite planning leads to successful heists
Feeding the creatures in the sewers
A map of the streets
A twisted heart makes a dangerous enemy
The Iron Boots
Learning The Game
The mechanics for Streets of Avalon are simple and focused on narrative play and characterization. You can find the basic game mechanics and terms to the right or go more indepth with the playtest book.
Player- Facing Rolls
Players take best 2d6 + Stat + Training to overcome danger. The GM sets the situation, stakes, and on a missed roll chooses the consequences.
Tags
Characters, NPCs, guilds, families, locations, and moments are defined by descriptive tags. Tags are the primary way to create flexibility with the games rules. They give GMs and players a way to create and understand what matters in play and what can be leveraged, exploited, or threatened in a scene.
Downtime
Time between scenarios matters. Recover, gather information, build relationships, make money, or build something important.
Downtime is where the players shape the story of Avalon, but they only have so much time to do so and they still have to pay the rent somehow.
Adversaries
Enemies are built to be run quickly. They have motivations tied to the city and their own lives. Most fights are messy, short, cinematic and brutal.