Rivers of London RPG Free Handouts Pack

"Another classic in the making, and deservedly so... A superb realization of a much-loved series, dripping with character while offering fast and streamlined mechanics... A delight." — RPGNet.

The Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game core book is out now. It contains everything you need to start exploring Ben Aaronovitch's magical version of London, based on his bestselling novels. 

This is the free 78 page handouts pack for Rivers of London: The Roleplaying Game, containing GM resources, maps, handouts, pregen characters, character sheets, and plain text handouts. Print them and use them again and again!

Rivers of London players take on the roles of newly recruited members of the London Metropolitan Police Service’s special magic branch, aka “the Folly.” You will solve mysteries, catch criminals, and come to grips with the “demi-monde”—those who have been irreversibly changed by magic.

The Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game core book contains everything you need to start exploring Ben Aaronovitch's magical version of London.

The World at your Fingertips

This single, epic volume is for both players and Game Moderators alike! The tome comprises all the rules you need for fully-fledged Rivers of London campaigns. 

Build your group of freshly-recruited officers of the Folly with character creation, expand and grow those characters with the complete rules for character advancement, and enjoy extensive advice for running tabletop RPGs—and Rivers of London specifically—provided for the Game Moderator.

Learn to Play by Playing

Explore a magical mystery in London, and learn the rules of the game as you play! The solo adventure, based on the short story “The Domestic,” is designed to introduce a player to the world of Rivers of London and the mechanics of the game.

Also included is “The Bookshop”—a standalone adventure designed for a first-time group of players.

Explore Magical London & Beyond

Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game includes setting information and history, and the wondrous details of how the “Newtonian” magic system works. The book also contains a full list of spells derived from those found in the novels of Ben Aaronovitch.

To give both players and Game Moderators the best sense of the setting and role of their characters, special attention is paid to detailing how police work in London, and how criminal investigations are carried out.

About Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series

Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch is the first novel in the long-running series of urban fantasy novels, that focuses on the Officers of the Folly as they explore the magic-tainted city of London, and solve intricate, arcing mysteries.

You can buy Rivers of London and other novels from Ben Aaronovitch’s webstore, on Kindle and Kobo eReaders, and from all good bookshops. Ben Aaronovitch is also known for his work on both television and audio scripts for Doctor Who.

Do you play Call of Cthulhu?

Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game is based off the award-winning Basic Roleplaying System used in Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest and many other games.

If you are familiar with the core mechanics from Call of Cthulhu like rolling D100s, using Luck, and getting Hard Successes, then you’ll pick up Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game in no time!.

Get your copy of Rivers of London today!

• Available now in full color hardback and special leatherette version, price includes PDF when purchased direct from Chaosium.com. 
• PDF also available at DriveThruRPG.

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