Slinge’s Goons: A Loan Shark & His Extortion Gang by Cliff Dunn is a role playing game supplement published by ZealZaddy for use with the Cypher System.
The supplement is available as a 28-page PDF from DriveThruRPG for $3.99 but as received for free thanks to a special offer. Two pages are the front and rear covers, one the front matter and one the Contents. There is also a zip of 30 pngs, which are tokens for the various NPCs in three different sizes.
Welcome to the Free City of Vadashar gives some details on the city, its history from before the Giant Kings onwards and its present and future.
Slinge’s Goons: A Gangs of Vadashar Companion explains that this is the companion to the upcoming The Gangs of Vadashar: Omnibus Edition, the first major Cypher System release. It also recommends reading the novelette “The Porter”.
Slinge’s Goons: A Loan Shark and His Extortion Gang explains that the gang is based out of a Lotus and gaming cafe near to the Arena and Slinge used to work for a loan-shark until that individual was taken out as a competitor by Burza of the Black Helms. Slinge became the person at the top of the remaining heap and is associated with another crime lord. Details are given on how the business works and has stats for Slinge and his major lieutenants.
Slinge’s Associates, Allies, and “Clients” covers more NPCs, including Slinge’s bookkeeper and aunt, her husband, a client who owes money, Queen Ezmeera, an artisan, a lawyer and a surprisingly honest Black Helms guard who has struck up an odd friendship.
Artifacts has a couple of these used by Slinge or his associates.
Adventure Hooks has four adventure hooks that can be used.
Slinge’s Goons: A Loan Shark & His Extortion Gang in Review
The PDF is well bookmarked with major and minor sections linked. The Contents is to a similar level of depth and is hyperlinked. Navigation is good. The text is either single column with sidebar, two columns or two columns with sidebar and appeared to be free of errors; the sidebars are used for GM intrusions, cyphers, stats and other references. There are a variety of colour illustrations. Presentation is good.
This supplement describes a criminal organisation in a good amount of detail that characters could get entangled with in multiple ways. Though it is intended for use with Vadashar, it could be dropped into another major urban setting with some changes, making it more generally useful. Slinge’s Goons: A Loan Shark & His Extortion Gang can be found by clicking here.
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