History TabletopGame / CityOfMist

Being a Rift sounds cool, but there are more than a few catches. Not only do you have to deal with all the problems of mundane life, you also have to contend with other Rifts, the enigmatic Avatars and their [[ConspiracyKitchenSink city-spanning operations]], and the [[MenInBlack Gatekeepers]], who are out to destroy you solely for existing. To top it all off, your Mythos has its own agenda, and to fulfill it better (and thus gain more power) you must completely sacrifice your old life.

* FiveManBand: They're not necessarily antagonists (though some are quite evil), but the members of [[AncientConspiracy the Truth]] line up with the villainous archetypes of this trope quite well.
** BigBad: Chairman Chow is the eldest and most established member of the council, and while not the true leader, embodies a nominal position of authority among them.
** TheDragon: Monte Wolfe is Chow's closest ally among the Avatars, and the one whose goals most align with his. He's definitely a DragonWithAnAgenda, but then again all of the Truth have one.
** TheEvilGenius: Dr. Leyland is the member of the group most dedicated to investigating the true nature of the Mist and the City, through [[PlayingWithSyringes ruthless experimentation]] if necessary.
** TheBrute: D.A. King is the most forceful personality of the group, and while no DumbMuscle, is the most willing to resort to force and overt threats rather than less subtle measures.
** TheDarkChick: Rosaline is the weakest and least-established of the council on broad analysis, but makes up for it with interpersonal skills and talent for small-level manipulation. She also averts this trope's association with TokenGoodTeammate -- if anything, she's the most vile of them all.
** SixthRanger: Ganesha is generally the outsider of the group, being its most recent member and the only one who's genuinely, unambiguously dedicated to ''helping'' the people of the City, though she can still be ruthless when push comes to shove.

* CityWithNoName: The game takes place in The City, and it is strongly implied that it is actually an archetypic representation of the idea of cities. Just like it's inhabitants. It also includes classic locations in a city, like The Docks.

* GodzillaThreshold: One of the moves you can make, called "Stop. Holding. Back." You make the full use of your powers, allowing you to defeat a threat at a cost determined by how well you roll. This can range from burning all the power tags on a Theme to outright replacing a Theme with one of the opposite kind, to just dying. The more Themes you have related to mythical powers, the less control you have over this as you are already riding the edge of diving into your supernatural nature. The range of prices is also determined by the long-term, so if you use this move to, say, kill the major villain of the campaign in one fell swoop...that's probably the [[HeroicSacrifice Ultimate Sacrifice]], and you'll likely have to say goodbye to your character.

The players play as "Rifts", people living in the titular City who just so happen to have legendary stories living inside of them--their ''Mythos'', which grant them extraordinary powers. Those who don't have these powers are called ''[[{{Muggles}} Sleepers]]'', and they are prevented from seeing anything supernatural by the Mist.

* GodzillaThreshold: One of the moves you can make, called "Stop. Holding. Back." You make the full use of your powers, allowing you to defeat a threat at a cost determined by how well you roll. This can range from burning all the power tags on a Theme to outright replacing a Theme with one of the opposite kind to just dying. The more Themes you have related to mythical powers, the less control you have over this as you are already riding the edge of diving into your supernatural nature. The range of prices is also determined by the long-term, so if you use this move to, say, kill the major villain of the campaign in one fell swoop... that's probably the [[HeroicSacrifice Ultimate Sacrifice]], and you'll likely have to say good-bye to your character.

* ExtraStrengthMasquerade: The Mist doesn't mean that a PlayerCharacter will get away with murder, but [[{{Muggles}} Sleepers]] won't be able to see that the weapon was a magic wand.

''City of Mist'' is a TabletopRPG created by Son of Oak Game Studio and UsefulNotes/PoweredByTheApocalypse. It can basically be summarized as "UrbanFantasy [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] FilmNoir".

The players play as ''Rifts'', people living in the titular City who just so happen to have legendary stories living inside of them--their ''Mythos'', which grant them extraordinary powers. Those who don't have these powers are called ''[[{{Muggles}} Sleepers]]'', and they are prevented from seeing anything supernatural by the Mist.

* WeirdnessCensor: While The Mist is usually what stops [[{{Muggles}} Sleepers]] from seeing the way things are, a PlayerCharacter can develop a Weirdness Censor so strong that it prevents Rifts from using their Mythos abilities in the PC's presence.

* WeirdnessCensor: While The Mist is usually what stops [[{{Muggles}} Sleepers]] from seeing the way things are, a PlayerCharacter can develop a Weirdness Censor so strong that it prevents Rifts from using their abilities in the PC's presence.

* TokenGoodTeammate: Within [[AncientConspiracy the Truth]] (and, in fact, among all of the Avatars) Ganesha is this--her entire operation is centered around ''helping'' people, rather than exploiting them for her own ends. Dr. Leyland counts as well.

Being a Rift is far from easy. Not only do you have to deal with all the problems of mundane life, you also have to contend with other Rifts, the enigmatic Avatars and their [[ConspiracyKitchenSink city-spanning operations]], and the [[MenInBlack Gatekeepers]], who are out to destroy you solely for existing. To top it all off, your Mythos has its own agenda, and in order to fulfill it better and gain more power, you must sacrifice your personal life.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The corebooks note that the lead characters never leave the city, and in fact that there doesn't seem to be a world ''outside'' the city. They suggest that either the residents are extremely focused on the city or it's another aspect of the Mist.

NeedsWikiMagicLove.

* FantasticNoir: The game has all the trappings of Film Noir (the main characters are detectives, play largely revolves around solving cases, and sessions even start with a voiceover monologue by the players), but with the twist that the people involved have magical powers.

* FilmNoir: A unique example. The game has all the trappings of Film Noir (the main characters are detectives, play largely revolves around solving cases, and sessions even start with a voiceover monologue by the players), but with the unique twist that the people involved have magical powers.