Bunny Malone: The Subtle Seduction of Zoo Mafia’s Femme Fatale
In Zoo Mafia, a game powered by the Powered by the Apocalypse engine with custom rules, every mob boss has their own unique method of maintaining power. For Bunny Malone, it's all [caption id="attachment_89456" align="alignright" width="149"] Go Wild, Do Crime, but Don't Let the Humans Catch...
Zoo Mafia – Hit on The Pigeon Park Mafia Don Midge Piglieon
It all started by accident. I said something, and Robin misheard. “I know you didn’t say it,” they laughed, “but I heard… Zoo Mafia.” And just like that, a new game idea was born. Dave took the spark [caption id="attachment_89890" align="alignright" width="182"] Go Wild, Do Crime,...
Carlos Hambino: The Calculating Businessman of the Zoo Mafia
In Zoo Mafia, powered by the Powered by the Apocalypse engine (with hacked custom rules), not all mob bosses embrace the same chaos and destruction. Carlos Hambino, the warthog mob [caption id="attachment_89890" align="alignright" width="182"] Go Wild, Do Crime, and Don't let the Humans Catch You.[/caption] boss, represents...
Exploring the Zoo Mafia RPG Stats: A Breakdown for Players and GMs
Zoo Mafia, an exciting new RPG fueled by the Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) engine, brings a fresh, animal-themed twist to the tabletop role-playing scene. Designed with a unique combination of narrative flexibility and streamlined mechanics, the game uses six key stats to define how...
Owl Capone: The Ruthless Efficiency of the Zoo Mafia’s Queenpin
In Zoo Mafia, powered by the Powered by the Apocalypse engine with custom rules, efficiency is the name of the game when it comes to Owl Capone, the cunning and ruthless queenpin of the zoo’s criminal underworld, she is very different from Machine Gun Otto....
Machine Gun Otto: The Relentless Enforcer of Chaos
In Zoo Mafia, a Powered by the Apocalypse-inspired RPG, there’s no mob boss quite as unpredictable and dangerous as Machine Gun Otto. Known for his utter disregard for collateral damage, [caption id="attachment_89890" align="alignright" width="182"] Go Wild, Do Crime, and Don't let the Humans Catch You.[/caption] Otto’s approach...
A Wild Critmas Carol – The Nightmare Before Critmas – Zoo Mafia RPG Edition
‘Twas the night before Critmas, and a new Nerdarchy group was formed. The group gathered together, and at Steven’s house, they dormed. For it was Steven’s turn to run a holiday RPG campaign. The group was already doing Zoo Mafia TTRPG, which had gotten insane. Their characters are all...
TTRPGs Hacked: PbtA Fusion of 1920s Mobsters and Zoo Animals
Welcome to the roaring world of the 1920s, reimagined in the unique setting of Zoo Mafia RPG. This innovative role-playing game (RPG) blends the thrill of mobster intrigue with the unpredictable nature of zoo animals, offering a refreshing twist to the traditional tabletop role-playing game...
🎲🐾 Zoo Mafia RPG Blood Moonshine #2 Recap: A TTRPG Adventure Like No Other! 🦁🔍
Hey, TTRPG enthusiasts! 🎲✨ Let's dive into the wild, wacky, and wonderfully weird world of "Zoo Mafia RPG Blood Moonshine #2." Get ready for a recap filled with mystery, supernatural twists, and some serious animal antics. 🐅🔮 Zoo Mafia RPG is now on Kickstarter! Zoo Mafia RPG...
From Beastars to Baccano! and Beyond – See What Inspires Nerdarchy’s Latest TTRPG Live Play Campaign, Zoo Mafia RPG – Blood Moonshine
Zoo Mafia's Kickstarter has just launched this past week, and let me tell you, this game is wild. Okay, yes. I admit that the pun was intentional, but if that doesn't deter you from this article, then you're the kind of people I want reading. Zoo Mafia was born from...
🎲 Unleashing the Wild Side of Tabletop RPGs: Zoo Mafia RPG Hits Kickstarter! 🐾
📣 Big News, RPG Lovers! Hey, TTRPG family! 🎉 We're super excited (and a bit giddy, to be honest) to announce that our very own creation, Zoo Mafia RPG, is now live on Kickstarter! 🥳 Zoo Mafia RPG Kickstarter TRAILER https://youtu.be/mVEW90HOpmI 🐅 Welcome to Our Zoo Mafia World Imagine this:...
🐾 Dive into the “Zoo Mafia RPG Blood Moonshine” – An Untamed PbtA Adventure! 🎩
Hey there, fellow tabletop enthusiasts! If you're on the prowl for a TTRPG that mixes the cunning of the mafia with the wildness of the animal kingdom, all wrapped up in the beloved Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) mechanics, then grab your fedora and flapper...
Predatory Shadows in the Roaring ’20s: A Haunting TTRPG Experience Powered by the Apocalypse Hacked
Welcome to the thrilling world of TTRPGs, where storytelling transcends mere imagination, and players embark on journeys filled with mystery, horror, and intrigue. Today, we're delving into a chilling 1920s horror TTRPG live play, a game that's a stunning example of a 'Powered by the...
Creating a PbtA Playbook — Driver for Zoo Mafia RPG
Welcome to the Zoo. Today I’m creating the Driver — another Playbook for Nerdarchy’s first roleplaying game, Zoo Mafia RPG. Our Zoo Mafia RPG Quick Start is now live and available for free through the Zoo Mafia Newsletter. The Quick Start includes four Playbooks for the Button, Grifter, Lookout and Safecracker. We’ve also posted another Playbook here on the website we’ve renamed the Goon. We’ll continue to develop new Playbooks here and then add them for our Patreon supporters in addition to the regular rewards over there. You can become a Patreon supporter and snag the Goon Playbook here.
Going Wild to Create the Free Zoo Mafia RPG Quick Start
Zoo Mafia RPG began a while ago with a simple misheard comment and now here we are releasing a free Quick Start packet of the game out into the world. It’s a wild new direction for Nerdarchy and we are more excited than ever before about what lies ahead. We’ve shared video design diaries of the development process and live streamed our first playtest and I thought it might be fun to give some looks behind the curtain of the Zoo Mafia RPG Quick Start version now available for folks to Go Wild, Do Crime and Don’t Let the Humans Catch You around their own gaming tables. I’ve also got a bit of future development plans to share, so let’s get into it.
