Blade Runner — neo-noir detective RPG

"A detective story about morality, memory, and endless rain."

DiceПул d6–d12

Players2–4

Prep~25 min

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What is this system

A detective RPG set in the world of Blade Runner 2037. You are Blade Runners, LAPD detectives investigating cases involving replicants. The system is designed for investigations: analyzing evidence, interrogations, moral dilemmas. Not an action game — a noir procedural.

Setting

Los Angeles, 2037. Neon rain, colossal holograms, off-world colonies. New generation replicants live among humans, and the line between 'human' and 'machine' has been erased entirely. Corporations control everything, and the streets overflow with despair.

What it looks like at the table

Day shift. You're interrogating a witness — a woman who swears she saw her neighbor cry oil. Empathy roll: two d6s and one d10. Success — she's lying. You check her wrist. A serial number. She's a replicant. And you realize you have the exact same scar in the exact same spot.

Playstyle

Mystery Narrative Cyberpunk

Key mechanics

Evidence system

Each case is a web of clues, connections, and witnesses. The investigation mechanic is structured but non-linear.

Humanity

Humanity mechanic. How far will you go to remain human? What if you're a replicant and don't know it?

Shift system

Work shifts structure time. Each shift has a limited number of actions. Time management as gameplay.

Partners

Human + replicant in the same unit. Built-in tension between players from session one.

What people say

This isn't a combat RPG with investigation bolted on. It's a genuine detective game. We spent an entire session analyzing a crime scene and it was the most engaged my players have ever been.— u/replicant_hunter, r/rpg

The case files are incredible. They feel like you're reading a screenplay. And the "am I human?" reveal mechanic gave us the best RP moment we've ever had.— u/neon_rain, r/bladerunner

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