Unknown Armies

Unknown Armies is an occult-themed RPG by John Tynes and Greg Stolze and published by Atlas Games. Subtitled "A roleplaying game of power and consequences" and described as "Quentin Tarantino's Call of Cthulu" by Peter Hindman. The first edition was paperbound and published in 1998, the revised and expanded 2nd edition was published in a hardbound format in 2002 (with a second printing in 2004).

The game is set in a modern-day "occult underground," populated by loose networks of shadowy cabals and practitioners of magic. The style and setting of the game draws on a number of influences, including the fantasy novels of Tim Powers, the films of David Lynch, the Illuminatus! Trilogy, and comic books such as Grant Morrison's The Invisibles. The game creates an extensive postmodern mythology of everyday weirdness and magic that lurks in the shadows of the mind.

Several supplements and adventure collections for Unknown Armies have been produced but further books are not currently planned.

More Information

• Unknown Armies: The game's official web page.
• The Eyeball Kid's Unknown Armies Depot
• UA Mailing List
• Atlas Games: Publishers of UA.