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Tales from the Loop: Our Friends the Machines & Other Mysteries

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Category: Tales From The Loop

The first campaign book for the award winning Tales from the Loop RPG, which scooped no less than five ENnies including Best Game, Best Setting, Best Writing, Best Internal Art and Product of the Year in 2017!

Toys suddenly developing intelligence. A mystical mummy roaming the beaches. Weird events in the local video store. A mixtape full of mysteries. Four wondrous machines. A guide to creating your own setting for the game. All of this and more is included in this volume, the first official module for the multiple award-winning Tales from the Loop RPG. This book includes:

  • Our Friends the Machines. A mystery about a product launch of a new line of action toys that suddenly takes a turn to the weird.
  • Horror Movie Mayhem. The ’80s was the decade of moral panic, when everything new was dangerous and corrupting. In this mystery the Kids will investigate what is really happening in and around the local video store.
  • The Mummy in the Mist. There are whispering rumors that it is back again. The mummy down by the lake. Roaming the beaches by night, looking for something, hungering after something. It will be up to the Kids to solve this mystery.
  • A mixtape filled with mysteries. Eight short mysteries based on classic pop songs from the era.
  • Blueprints, background and adventure hooks for four advanced and iconic machines from the world of the Loop.
  • Hometown Hack. A guide to creating your very own setting for the game, complete with the Norfolk Broads, a UK-based Loop.
  • Includes PDF (available after purchase)

Praise for Tales from the Loop

“RPG Tales from the Loop lets you channel Stranger Things and ET.”
The Verge

“Tales From The Loop could very well be the RPG phenomenon of 2017.”
Geek & Sundry

"Tales From The Loop, a role-playing game, is what happens when Netflix’s Stranger Things and the Welcome to Night Vale podcast go bump in the night" io9.gizmodo.com

 "I love it for existing so capably and confidently outside of the RPG norms of sci-fi, fantasy and “the occult”" Shut Up and Sit Down

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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Penelope O. ★★★★★

I’ve been running the first mystery with my group and the layout makes it so easy to prep—each scene is clearly marked with atmospheric art that really sets the mood. The book feels substantial and the writing captures that nostalgic 80s sci-fi vibe perfectly.

Ella ★★★★★

The mystery scenarios in this campaign book are brilliantly structured, making it so easy to hook my players into the weird 80s vibe. Each mystery feels unique and the production quality matches the award-winning standard of the core rulebook.

Lily Z. ★★★★★

I've been running the "Our Friends the Machines" scenario for my group and the way the mystery unfolds with the kids exploring an abandoned factory is incredibly immersive. The layout makes it so easy to find the clues and NPC info without flipping pages constantly.