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<blockquote data-quote="JPL" data-source="post: 2128360" data-attributes="member: 1964">I haven't actually read or played the adventures, so I can't comment.&nbsp; From the descriptions, they sounded more on the pulp [cliffhanger] end of the spectrum.It might be an overgeneralization to say that pulp is about plot and noir is about character...but there's some truth to that idea.&nbsp; I think your analysis is right on the money --- to make a noir RPG work, the DM and players need to develop strong, flawed, complicated characters with conflicting agendas.While not an &quot;adventure&quot; per se, I think the Sharn guidebook greatly faciliates a noirish Eberron campaign, just by virtue of introducing a big, dangerous city and plenty of those strong, flawed, complicated characters with conflicting agendas.&nbsp; And the city is one of the main characters in noir&nbsp; --- sometimes the protagonist's ally, sometimes his enemy.&nbsp; A noir hero needs to understand the city --- who the players are, what the rules are [both inside and outside of the law], and what the consequences are for breaking the rules.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JPL, post: 2128360, member: 1964"] I haven't actually read or played the adventures, so I can't comment. From the descriptions, they sounded more on the pulp [cliffhanger] end of the spectrum. It might be an overgeneralization to say that pulp is about plot and noir is about character...but there's some truth to that idea. I think your analysis is right on the money --- to make a noir RPG work, the DM and players need to develop strong, flawed, complicated characters with conflicting agendas. While not an "adventure" per se, I think the Sharn guidebook greatly faciliates a noirish Eberron campaign, just by virtue of introducing a big, dangerous city and plenty of those strong, flawed, complicated characters with conflicting agendas. And the city is one of the main characters in noir --- sometimes the protagonist's ally, sometimes his enemy. A noir hero needs to understand the city --- who the players are, what the rules are [both inside and outside of the law], and what the consequences are for breaking the rules. [/QUOTE]

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