Recruitment Post: Urban Shadows in a Gritty, Divided Chicago Looking for a 4th(maybe a 5th aswell) Player for Urban Shadows - Political Horror in a Supernatural Chicago (we had someone dropout last minute due to a schedualing conflict, so we'll be doing a short session 0.1 hopefully this Thursday) Game: Urban Shadows 2nd Edition (Powered by the Apocalypse). Schedule: Weekly or Bi-Weekly, Thursdays 6-7 PM PST start time. Platform: Discord for voice, with optional support from Roll20. Materials: All core books and supplements provided via Google Drive. Tone: Street-level, morally complex political horror. Think the factional intrigue of The Wire meets the supernatural grit of The Dresden Files. This game explores hard compromises and characters with significant flaws. Players should be comfortable with dark themes and interpersonal tension. The Pitch: The Chicago Accords are rotting from the inside. The ancient treaties that keep the vampire courts, fae gentry, infernal powers, and mortal institutions from open war are strained to breaking point. Power vacuums form, whispers of spiritual corruption grow louder, and every faction is making a move in the shadows. You will play a flawed operator in this landscape, bound by Debts and desperate needs, trying to survive a city that consumes the weak. Current Characters Danny Deval, The Imp (Wild)     A shrewd and amoral supernatural artifact dealer. His establishment is a front for a thriving interdimensional trade in dangerous, exotic goods. He's always looking for the next big score to stay ahead of his creditors and the powerful & ambitious vampire lord of the White Court, Yakov Pritzker, who seeks to re-enslave his entire family. Isaiah Toomes, The Hunter (Mortalis)     An ex-cop turned dedicated demon hunter, hardened by the betrayal and traumatic death of his infernal-corrupted partner. His mission is now fueled by a zealous, specific prejudice against demons and infernal bloodlines, which he views as a corrupting plague to be purged. He's a workaholic struggling to protect the city while his family life crumbles. Coven, The Spectre (Night)     A merged entity of two spirits: a vengeful dead prophet and a tragically killed student. This unstable detective exists between worlds, investigating supernatural disturbances and fighting to protect the people and places that still tether them to the living. The City Awaits Your character will be integrated into the story from the first session, with established Debts tying you into our web of dangerous relationships. You'll enter a city where major factions—like the political White Court vampires, the ancient Fae, various demonic powers, the infernal Chicago Outfit, the mortal enforcers of The Old Standard, and the secretive holy order of The Covenant of Thornes — are all active players. There is room to build new factions together as your character helps sculpt the city's landscape.     How to Apply: Please send me a DM with:     Your experience with TTRPGs, particularly narrative games (PbtA, FitD, etc.).     A your assurance that you are on board with a darker, morally complex tone & intercharacter conflict.     I'm not interested in lone wolves even our Hunter has familial ties to the city. I want characters to feel like they beloved to the world, have stakes in it's survival & looking to effect some sort of change upon it.     Your confirmation that the Thursday 6-7 PM PST schedule works for you & comittement to a short session 0.1 (we already had a session 0 before someone dropped out due to a schedualing conflict) We're looking for a player committed to collaborative, character-driven storytelling in a tense and unforgiving world.