In January 2022 we presented the new Baker Street Bundle, featuring the Victorian investigative RPG Baker Street: Roleplaying in the World of Sherlock Holmes from Fearlight Games. Sherlock Holmes is missing and presumed dead. The stoic Dr. Watson asks intrepid investigators to take cases in the Great Detective’s absence.
Designed by Bryce Whitacre and funded through three Kickstarter campaigns (January 2014, March 2016, September 2017), Baker Street features a robust investigation mechanic, easy character generation, and rules for making your own mystery. Investigating a scene is the driving engine of Baker Street. Using the special Sherlock Die, investigators make Observation, Reason, and Deduction Skill Rolls to uncover clues, weed out false clues, and uncover leads. Be careful, though! Investigators who take too long making multiple Investigation Rounds may raise the adventure’s Threat Meter. In social interactions investigators can use their Status to gain advantage. The Mastermind awards or subtracts Status points based on the investigator’s behavior and adherence to Victorian ideals. If investigators behave improperly, their Status may fall.
In Baker Street the players attempt to solve some of the most baffling crimes in history. The wide-ranging investigations in these casebooks will send your players to rescue the Queen, face the Hound of the Baskervilles, solve the Jack the Ripper murders, and foil many other nefarious plans of crafty villains. Foggy streets and crime most foul await.
There were five titles in our Detection Collection (retail value $80) as DRM-free .PDF ebooks, including the complete Baker Street core rulebook (previously in our November 2016 Indie Cornucopia 4); Sherlock by Gaslight, a complete campaign about the Whitechapel murders; and three casebooks that together present 19 complete investigations: Baker Street Casebook #1, Casebook #2: Missions from Mycroft, and Casebook #3: Strange Cases & Distant Places.
Ten percent of each payment (after gateway fees) went to this Baker Street offer’s pandemic-related charity, Direct Relief. Direct Relief sends protective gear and critical care medications to health workers, with emergency deliveries to medical facilities across the US and to regional response agencies across the world.
