{"slug":"technoir","title":"Technoir","url":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/item/technoir","agentUrl":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/api/games/technoir.json","summary":{"blurb":"Technoir is Jeremy Keller's hard-boiled cyberpunk RPG about desperate professionals pulling on threads in a dirty future until the whole city starts tugging back. Its lean tag-based system and Transmission city guides make it especially good at investigation-heavy noir play where favors, leverage, and fallout matter more than tactical firefights.","atAGlance":"Cyberpunk • 2-5 players • Needs GM • 3/5 complexity • Investigation-driven • Low prep","whyItFits":"A strong fit for cyberpunk groups that want investigations, conspiracies, and street-level pressure, with Transmissions giving the GM a fast way to build messy plot webs."},"constraints":{"playerRange":"2-5 players + GM","sessionRange":"180-240 minutes","setupMinutes":15,"characterCreationMinutes":15,"prepLevel":"Low","priceModel":"Paid"},"fit":{"beginnerFriendly":0,"newGmFriendly":2,"oneShotFriendly":1,"campaignFriendly":1,"soloFriendly":0,"improvBurden":"Medium","structureLevel":"Guided","contentIntensity":"High"},"scores":[{"key":"complexity","label":"Complexity","value":3},{"key":"new_gm","label":"New GM Fit","value":2},{"key":"roleplay","label":"Roleplay Focus","value":4},{"key":"combat","label":"Combat Focus","value":2},{"key":"tactical","label":"Tactical Depth","value":1},{"key":"campaign","label":"Campaign Depth","value":4}],"availability":{"quickstartAvailable":0,"pdfAvailable":1,"physicalBookAvailable":1,"vttReady":0},"recommendations":{"bestFor":["Investigation-heavy cyberpunk cases built around conspiracies, leverage, and messy favors","GMs who want strong prep scaffolding from Transmissions instead of writing linear plots","Groups that like lean rules but still want pressure and fallout to accumulate across a case"],"avoidIf":["You want crunchy tactical combat, deep gear loadouts, or detailed cyberware builds","You want a cyberpunk game focused mostly on action missions instead of clues and entanglements","You bounce off abstract tag economies or want every procedure to feel obvious on first read"]},"facets":{"genres":["Cyberpunk","Science Fiction"],"systems":[],"mechanics":["Investigation","Narrative-Driven"],"themes":[],"decisionTags":["Low Prep","One-Shot Friendly"]},"links":{"websiteUrl":"https://www.technoirrpg.com/","reviewsUrl":"https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/93378/Technoir?affiliate_id=1659151"}}