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Murder Ballet is a totally unofficial John Wick tabletop RPG, made to emulate those movies' fast, fluid action sequences. 

You and your friends play Assassins, members of a darkly glamorous underworld, walking a dangerous line between criminal syndicates, rival assassins, and the sacred laws of the High Table.  Using your incredible skills and careful strategy, your Assassins must overcome impossible odds and dangerous rivals in a well-choreographed dance of violence.

The rules of Murder Ballet assume competence. Pass or fail, every dice roll moves you closer to your goal - but successes can be chained together into elegant, efficient, and utterly ruthless action sequences.

What's in the Packet:

The playtest version of Murder Ballet has everything you need to play, all in a slim 32-page PDF.

  • An unofficial guide to the John Wick universe (some creative liberties taken).
  • Rules for making an Assassin, whose stats can fit on a 3x5 notecard.
  • A process for generating your Assassins' individual "ghost stories."
  • Guidelines for creating missions packed with cinematic action - as well as rules for involving vehicles!
  • Five pages of simple, straightforward, easy-to-customize stat blocks for expendable Enemies and dangerous Rivals.

What Comes Next: 

I'm going to keep making minor tweaks in the next few months, including:

  • New lore based on The Continental show (as soon as I get around to watching it).
  • Rewriting/reorganizing certain sections.
  • More artwork!
  • Other updates and tweaks based on your feedback!

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

Murder Ballet_100423.pdf 875 kB
Murder Ballet_030723.pdf 666 kB

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