Dirt City Blues
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Author:
Raffaele “Rafman” Vota
Category:
80s, criminals
Publisher:
The World Anvil Publishing
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Description:
Imagine Sin City if Tarantino got blackout drunk on Tab and cheap bourbon, rewound the tape to ’89, and forgot to hit play. That’s Dirt City: a sleazy, neon-lit purgatory where grudges age like milk, bullets talk louder than therapy, and even the has-beens get an encore they didn’t ask for.
If you’re in a rush, Dirt City Blues is basically “Traumatized Rugged Hero Comeback: The Game.”
But if you’ve got a minute, at its core, Dirt City Blues is about people who should know better: burned-out Badasses with hair-trigger tempers, messy pasts, and a real knack for making things worse before they get better.
It all unfolds in a world where the motel ice machines never work, the TV only gets static and reruns of Knight Rider, and everyone smells like despair and cologne from a gas station. Think busted payphones, cursed mullets, creaking leather jackets, and enemies who don’t understand the word “retired.” In Dirt City, peace and quiet are suspicious, and usually mean someone’s already dead.
But Dirt City Blues is also a game about redemption, about that one last heroic act that drags you out of hiding. Someone knocks. Someone bleeds. The quiet life ends. You hang the apron, kill the lights, and step back into the fight.Because maybe there’s still one round left in the chamber.
Maybe there’s one good story left to tell.
One player takes the role of the Boss, presenting Problems, playing everyone else, and turning up the pressure.
The other players take on the role of the Badasses: people who thought their time was up. They left the guns, grudges, and glory behind… until the city came calling.
Each player chooses a Cliché (Veteran, Vigilante, Agent, Leader, Smartass, or Specialist), a Career, and a Combat Technique.
Every choice comes with a Gift, a signature skill that might just save your ass when things go sideways.
Then, you define your personal ties:
- The White List—people you still care about
- The Black List—people you want answers from… or revenge
And with that, you’re ready to hit the road.
Dirt City’s waiting. Try not to die on your first night back.