Flabbergasted – 1 WEEK ONLY through Thurs 23 Jan

What ho! Through Thursday, January 23 – for just one week, dash it all – the Flabbergasted Quick Deal is offering, for a special promotional price, the lighthearted Roaring ’20s Flabbergasted RPG rulebook from The Wanderer’s Tome. In episodic scenarios inspired by Jeeves and Wooster, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder, you play an affable Aristocrat, an entrepreneurial Well-To-Do, an idealistic Bohemian, or one of the ever ready and steadfast Staff. You and your fellow Protagonists join an up-and-coming Social Club, get invited into secret societies, and cultivate your dignified (or scandalous!) Social Standing. Fend off dastardly debtors, concoct cantankerous capers, navigate scandalous soirées, prevent misguided marriages, and get up to many marvelous misadventures – all before afternoon tea. Flabbergasted takes an irreverent approach towards social class. Even as you enjoy the grandeur of nobility and wealth, you’ll also indulge in the worthy fun of giving an arrogant snob a satisfying slice of humble pie – preferably to the face.

Flabbergasted is a narrative-first, collaborative roleplaying game that focuses on lighthearted drama and highly comedic situations. This game isn’t about having the strongest or the best character, nor is it about having a perfectly executed plan and saying the right thing every time. It’s about imperfect characters with flaws, unique quirks, and embarrassing tendencies. It’s also about the joy in discovering what might happen if you just wing it and go with your first half-baked idea.

As a Flabbergasted Protagonist, you have an Archetype (Aristocrat, Bohemian, Staff, Well-to-Do), four traits rated 1-8 (Bravado & Persuasion, Culture & Etiquette, Wit & Sharp, Creativity & Passion), and a Flaw such as Boisterous, Hot-headed, Party Animal, or Snoop. In attempting a task, you roll a number of d6s equal to your trait rating; each 5 or 6 is a success. Your Archetype also gets four Scene Cues, one-use Moves that let you influence a scene.

You begin as a low-status nobody in an up-and-coming Social Club in the fictitious 1920s city of Peccadillo. Use one of the rulebook’s two ready-made Clubs, or design your own. In a Season of nine or ten episodes, you undertake challenges that change your Social Standing, garnering either a dignified or a scandalous reputation. Your successes help your club gain renown, which helps the club expand and gain trophies.

Pay just US$7.95 to get the complete non-watermarked, DRM-free Flabbergasted rulebook (retail price $19.50), along with the free Quickstart Guide.