Introduction

The world we encounter every day is mundane, sometimes cruel, and generally boring. But for some there are secret worlds of adventure and intrigue, death and danger. When you look beneath the surface of business and politics, there is a seething conflict between the forces that battle for the wealth and power that shape modern life.

You are part of this conflict, and it is a dirty, sordid and violent business. You just happen to be very good at it. In these games of deceit and death, factions vie for power, and they need people like you who are willing to get bloody.

You have your own plans, as well. The more you learn, the deeper you get… the more you have the chance to become the person calling the shots, not just pulling the trigger. What is your secret? What is your goal?  What will you do to protect yourself… because secrets are powerful, and others will want what you have… what you know… what you can do.

The next move is yours…

Campaign Overview

Secret Worlds is a role-playing campaign of larger-than-life action adventure, set against a backdrop of espionage, conspiracies, criminal activity, secret experiments, government cover-ups, and hidden history.

PCs are highly capable, elite operatives with specialized backgrounds and skills. They are embroiled in the faction wars that are constantly playing out in the shadows of the world we know.

Some PCs have something unique that sets them apart from nearly everyone else. Perhaps they have been part of a covert experiment… or they have been trained by a secret organization in ancient techniques. Perhaps they have suffered trauma and come out more than they were, and less.

The PCs are one of the Specials. Specials are just a little bit more than the rest of humanity.  Their abilities give the Specials an edge that might just be enough to keep them alive.

Life is cheap, violence a given, and trust is the rare. The forces at work are hidden behind layers of companies, agencies, cartels, syndicates and governments. Peeling the onion always leads to new layers, but the deeper you go... the more entwined in the Secret Worlds you become... the more dangerous and important you are...

... if you survive.