The Criminal Gig Economy was an untapped market until the app, Sieben, came along and started hiring contract criminals (with tasteful records). Owned by a same-named company, Sieben keeps the law at bay and doesn’t ask questions, provided you don’t make a mess of things. The company takes some of the pizza before you get to eat, but they don’t touch your tips. Just make sure the ripple you make in the pond doesn’t lead to a tidal wave, and that you give the fuzz a slice of pizza when they ask.
Play as one of three characters:
The Old, who solves problems with experience and efficiency.
The Cold, who solves problems with money and a silver tongue.
TheBold, who solves problems with enthusiasm and indulgence.
The Old The Cold The Bold is a d6 dice pool roleplaying game about 2-3 app users trying to score some dough. Those who have played Lady Blackbird or any of the other Tales of the Wild Blue Yonder by John Harper will be familiar with the mechanics.
Keys reward you with xp for embracing your archetype.
Team Keys encourage interactions with your partners-in-crime.
Secrets let you perform unique actions, like improve a dice result.
When it's time to roll some dice, add 1d6 for every tag that applies to the task at hand. Pick and choose tags from one or more of your traits (a departure from Lady Blackbird) to utilize what you're good at. If you miss a roll, you get to deal with a setback, such as an emergency phone call from your spouse, or a citizen being unwilling to cooperate during a heist.
The game also includes the means to play one-on-one with the game master (GM), world building questions, and a step-by-step method for generating a gig. The seven rules of Sieben fold player safety into the narrative to ensure things don't get too uncomfortable.
The 2nd Edition now comes with added lore, new artwork, and 11 pregens in a chosen family Social Solar System. Several of the tags have been updated to make it easier for players to add dice to their rolls, and the mechanics have been amended so they cater to platonic, sexual, and romantic relationships.
Note: The Old The Cold The Bold: 2nd is complete, so this is a pre-order. This crowdfund campaign is for me, Whitney, to earn back what I have invested into the project. Everyone has been paid except me as the designer and project lead. Delivery is expected by the end of July.
$3500: A Diamond for Two by Emily Care Boss. A short story inspired by a one-shot where a necklace is stolen during a costume party, and the Amateur Cracksman. A queer-coded Victorian gentlemen thief anthology.
Plus, two pregens for a two-player scenario based on the short story.
Orcanized Crime: This tier comes with a PDF of my very first TTRPG, Prism. A diceless, queer-friendly, and sex-positive TTRPG about sexy seafolk. Both games are available as add-ons (community copies).
Note: Backers will get their copies on DriveThruRPG, and the community copies will be available on Itch Io.
