Violence. Money. Betrayal.

Welcome to the City — a lawless district and also your home. Some here are fools who can only dream of striking it rich. Others are as smart as they are cowardly, hiding where the law has no say. But whatever delusion draws us here, whatever sin we wallow in that can only be indulged here, whatever it is that makes us take that step across the threshold, we are the wicked, and the City is our sanctuary.

You are a rogue trying to suck the marrow out of the big fish in this pond - the VIP. But you, you’re one of the picares, a rogue among rogues. You outwit all the rest, you take what’s yours, and then you laugh in everyone’s faces. But even you have to watch out, because someone close to you may not be what they appear - a Traitor. So once again, welcome to the City—we’ve been waiting. Join us in our song, a requiem for us rogues.

Picaresque Roman is a competitive RPG in which the PCs compete to be rogue among rogues as they steal influence and resource from a powerful individual called the VIP, and each other. Only one PC can come out on top, but one PC has secretly been hired by the VIP to work against the other rogues. If you’re the traitor, lie in wait for the moment when you can take back all that influence the PCs have gained for themselves. If you’re not the traitor, then find out who is, or you’ll meet your demise quickly.