Boletus: City of Rot and Revenge

Nothing in Boletus is new, nothing here is free. The floorboards of your apartment rot beneath your feet. Your sword rusts in the night. The fruiting bodies in your basement have started whispering to you. You’ve got debts to pay and mouths to feed. Better get to work.

This is an NSR style, system neutral TTRPG setting for people who want to play a campaign centered on one big city, with depth to explore and revisit over multiple sessions. Inspired by Jeff Vandermeer’s Ambergris, China Miéville’s Perdido Street Station, a flooded garden level apartment, and the horrors of corporate capitalism.

Adventure through the vast city of Boletus, travel from district to district, encountering all the city has to throw at you. The secret police of Hogbottom and Sons oppress the city with monopolies on everything, from books to food. The Militant Bankers encroach on the city, buying up property and evicting people from their homes. The Grey Men stir in tunnels long forgotten beneath the streets.

Explore a hand drawn map of the 8 unique districts of Boletus, each with a random encounter table. Work or fight with 6 factions pursuing their own goals to influence the city. Interact with over 20 NPCs tied to special locations, each with a 3 beat story that progresses every time players interact with them. 

Unique hooks will drive the players to explore Boletus, from making rent to finding missing persons, as they untangle the city's history.

Once you've gained some mastery of Boletus, risk it all to descend Below to discover the past, uncover the plots of the Grey Men, and see if you can survive Boletus imploding in on itself.