Black Star Magic is a gamebook supplement for Pelgrane Press's Yellow Mythos roleplaying game The Yellow King. Written by Robin D. Laws, Sarah Saltiel, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, and Ruth Tillman, it was published in both print and digital editions.
Overview[]
| “ | Ritual magic of the Belle Époque! The desperate Science Jaune of a war-torn continent! Parageometrical horrors perfected in the labs of the tyrannical, overthrown Castaigne regime! Signing, the latest way to turn social media dysfunction into sorcerous reality! Your players can master them all—at perilous risk! Each spell is a Shock card with effects both useful and sinister. Do they hold onto that that spell they need to do that thing, even as their inner realities start to break apart? Or do they take the safe route, and cast out the buzzing, insistent power of the Yellow Sign? |
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Black Star Magic introduces advanced rules for using magic in The Yellow King, along with a large selections of spells. Additionally, four complete stand-alone scenarios are included.
Scenarios[]
- "Dancer at the Bone Cabaret": Parisian artists face off against evil nightlife.
- "A Casket at Le Thil": paranormal warriors venture into a village with a dark underworld.
- "Memories of a Dream Clown": revolutionaries must face a dark memory.
- "Love Wears No Mask": a mobile app has a sanity-shattering effect.