When the Streets Ran Red

1932.

The Great Depression.

The New Guard battles Communists on the streets of Sydney, a crisis looms in the Governor’s Office. Is there a Storm coming, or just the Quick having another of their petty panics?

No horror but the horror of politics.

Oh, the horror.

When the Streets Ran Red is a historical urban fantasy political setting guide for Sydney in the midst of the Depression and political ferment. The guide includes:

• An overview of Sydney in 1932
• Key political figures and sectarian groups in the mundane world
• Important landmarks and locations
• Supernatural personages and faction information
• A wide variety of scenario hooks and session starters
• One complete mapped out noir scenario: On the Game

All illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings from the 1930s.

In addition, the 79-pages of When the Streets Ran Red includes five pre-generated characters and 38 era-appropriate props and handouts:

• A setting-appropriate X-card
• Airline schedule
• Amalgamated Engineering Union membership card (3D)
• Australian passport (3D)
• Betting slip
• Bird fancier association membership card
• Bread token
• Cheque
• Chemists label
• Commonwealth identity card (long form and short form)
• Communist Party State Conference delegate tag
• Coogee Beach postcard (stamped)
• Dole coupon
• Driver's licence
• Film registration certificate
• Five pound note
• GM Screen (A4 and letter PDF)
• Matchbook (3D)
• Motorist club membership card (3D)
• Newspaper coverage
• NSW police arrest record
• NSW Special Constable card
• Nursing Federation certificate of membership
• PC character cards and stands
• Public transport ticket
• Sydney Map (large version)
• Telegram order form
• Telegram blank
• Underground map
• Union membership ticket
• Wharf map
• … and six additional handouts specific to the On the Game scenario (no spoilers!)

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This guide assumes a dark game and this text contains elements of horror. It includes tobacco and drug use, discussions of medical procedures, sex work, extreme violence, prejudice of the era, and self-harm.

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