Hi all-
A few weeks ago, I posted some playbooks for a modern heist / crime hack. One problem was the name — One Last Job — was already taken by a different RPG. So, I need a new name…
Crewbooks include: Scoundrels in Suits (ocean’s 11), Disposable Heros (mercenaries / operatives for hire), Syndicate (a criminal organization), and Vagabonds (wandering thieves or vigilantes with a schtick).
Does “Sinners, Swag, and Smoking Guns” work? Other thoughts?
Personally I think it’s to long, or better as a undertitle. I think the genre is usually either one or two concepts in the name, and Lock, Stock and two smoking barrels is an anomaly (and really one concept):
Rock n’Rollas, Resoivoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Oceans Eleven, The Sting, The Heist, Four Brothers, Point Break, The Italian Job, Inside Man, Bad Santa, etc …
What about “The Final Score”?
Michael Esperum Agreed — The challenge is that the crew books tweak the rules to allow everything from Ocean’s 11, to the A-Team, to Mission Impossible.
How about –
Modern Mayhem
Benjamins and Bullet Holes
One More Night or One More Kick
Thrill Ride
Modern Mayhem has a nice ring to it.
One Last Job is a damn fine game. I really want to play it as a group of retired superheroes, reunited for one last job to save the world.
Anyway – my suggestions:
*Deeds in the Dark
*Dark and Dirty
*Crime Does Pay
*When a Plan Comes Together
I liked Benjamins and Bullet Holes and One More (Night)/Kick, but Deeds in the Dark and Crime Does Pay are my favorites, even though When a Plan Comes Together has a suggestive allure and a bit of playstyle-instruction?
I had When a Plan Comes Together as a possibility – since one of the crew books is inspired by A-Team.
I also like Disposable Heroes, but it doesn’t really fit the criminal crew types..
Bright Lights, Dirty Deeds
Marks & Mayhem
Life of Crime
Best Laid Plans
One More Job
I use for my modern crime hack “Live of Crime”. North California in the ’90.
How about something that says “Heist”, but also plays with the trope of every Heist going wrong:
Without a Hitch
Easy Money
We Get In, We Get Out (or In and Out)
Like Clockwork (maybe too Steampunk)
They’ll Never See It Coming
I was leaning towards Best Laid Plans, but I really like Easy Money. It fits the “Live Fast, Die Young” vibe that I’m shooting for. Of course, Live Fast, Die Young could be a good name too…
“Disposable Heroes” is the name Precis Intermedia uses for their lines of paper minis, so that might not be the best choice. pigames.net – Disposable Heroes Paper Miniatures
A spin on an earlier submission:
Bullets and Benjamins
What about:
A Day in “The Life”
(Not Just) Another Day in “The Life”
Self-Made Men [sic]
One Last Score
One More Score
Steven Bean Or even just, “The Life.”
Best Laid Plans
William H I am deciding between Best Laid Plans & Live Fast.