Welcome to The Outfit

    Hello! My name is Elizabeth Noble, and since May of 2024 I've been working on a tabletop roleplaying game called The Outfit. Recently I wanted to start writing about The Outfit on Social Media, but Blue Sky's character count made it hard to coherently discuss nuanced mechanics. As does my circumlocution...

    So, now I'm going to use a Blog.

    But, first, I suppose a proper introduction to the material is called for...


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     The Outfit is a tabletop roleplaying game where high fashion meets fabulous crime. Players take on the role of dangerous criminals working for the eponymous Outfit, an organization that will send them on missions ranging from audacious heists, to petty assassinations, to deadly fashion shows. The game centers action and humor, with a smattering of satire and  whopping dollop of camp centered on modern fashion culture and industry.

The rules light system emphasizes sequences made of cascading successes and failures building off each other to create frenetic scenes of action, intrigue, and espionage. Player abilities are defined in part by the traits of their over the top criminal characters, but far more importantly by what they wear. Stats are tied to clothing worn and highly flexible. Character sheets fit comfortably on a single side of paper, as do the essential rules.




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