City of Mist Case: V is for Going Viral by Amít Moshe and Eran Aviram is a free role playing game supplement published by Son of Oak Game Studio for use with City of Mist.
The supplement is available as an 11-page PDF for free from DriveThruRPG. One page is the front cover, one the front matter and one is ads.
V is for Going Viral is a case for City of Mist, the system’s term for adventures. It starts with the Background for the case, which is what’s really going on. Following on from this is the iceberg diagram, showing the different levels of the case and the connections between them. The case has four levels of depth, plus Depth 0, which is quite complex given the length.
Depth 0: The Hook is how the characters get involved. There are a three different entry points for the case, which might seem completely unconnected to start with.
Each depth then covers the different scenes at that depth. From these, they will find clues to get to the next depth, until the final showdown at Depth 4 and the Aftermath. The Aftermath poses several questions; these questions could then be used to create further cases.
City of Mist Case: V is for Going Viral in Review
The PDF is well bookmarked with major and minor sections linked. Navigation is good. The text maintains a two-column format and appeared to be free of errors. There are a number of colour illustrations, up to about half page in size, which look as if most if not all of them are custom. Presentation is good.
The crew – characters – need to follow the trail of clues to discover who Vector is and what they are trying to do. This is for all intents and purposes a stand-alone case, rather than part of an arc, though a GM could develop it into part of an arc using the questions in Aftermath. However, it could just be used as a stand-alone case that isn’t part of whatever arc is undergoing, or as a one-shot, making it flexible. City of Mist Case: V is for Going Viral is a useful introductory case for City of Mist and can be downloaded for free by clicking here.
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