Violet Tangerine

Violet Tangerine is a roleplaying game about the 2e edition of the Italian Job TTRPG, a more streamlined version of the original TTRPG from the 60s; it is lost media, found only reprinted in the last pages of d20 Italian Job released under the OGL in 2003. 

It is also a game about heists. The tempo of a heist, the gathering of a Crew, the montage of a plan coming together and when everything falls apart. 

In this game you gather a crew of talented and determined individuals and have them try to beat a heist-like scenario. One of you will play the opposition, the House protecting its prizes. Every action counts, so plan carefully and try to squeeze as many advantages for later, but beware, ‌the House creates new threats as your options decrease.

Can you make it to the end of the scenario and escape with a big payout? 

So, what Violet Tangerine gets you? Well, it gets you the “base” rules, which lay down the foundations about how to prepare scenarios, take the role of the House, and how to make some Rogues to do the heists. 

Scenarios, are as much games on their own as they are general guidelines for certain types of criminal capers. They share both a a general structure, and baseline guidelines, but break and create new rules – all in order to modify the pacing for the necessary intent – a close-knit, fun heist movie is going to be very different in tone and pacing from a spy thriller where nobody thrusts each other.  Leaded Gasoline, the first scenario/game for Violet Tangerine, is as close as one can get to a “basic” heist. Plan the robbery of the century, get untrustworthy criminal organizations as collaborators, get the best cars and have a getaway showdown. 

This game of Violet Tangerine includes: 

• All the rules shared by Violet Tangerine Games; 
• Step-by-step diagrams explaining procedures and decision-points; 
• Leaded Gasoline, a classical heist scenario; 
• Condensed rules.

Good Crimes and Happy Payouts!