{"title":"GUMSHOE","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGUMSHOE System - Investigative Roleplaying Games\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster the art of investigation with GUMSHOE system RPGs from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pelgrane-press\"\u003ePelgrane Press\u003c\/a\u003e! This revolutionary investigative game system ensures clues are never missed, focusing on what players do with information rather than whether they find it. Perfect for mystery, horror, and thriller campaigns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFeatured GUMSHOE Products\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/trail-of-cthulhu-rpg-gumshoe-rules-system\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrail of Cthulhu RPG (Gumshoe Rules System)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e - Lovecraftian horror investigation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/nights-black-agents-rpg-core-rulebook\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNight's Black Agents RPG: Core Rulebook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e - Spy thriller meets vampires\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-esoterrorists\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Esoterrorists 2nd Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e - Modern occult investigation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/mutant-city-blues\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMutant City Blues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e - Superhuman police procedural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/fear-itself\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFear Itself\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e - Modern horror investigation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat Makes GUMSHOE Special\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClue-Finding Guaranteed:\u003c\/strong\u003e Never miss crucial clues with automatic success\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInvestigation Focus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spend points to learn more, not to find clues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre Versatility:\u003c\/strong\u003e Horror, spy thriller, superhero, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayer Agency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Focus on interpreting clues, not rolling to find them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward-Winning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Industry-recognized investigative system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGUMSHOE Game Lines\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrail of Cthulhu:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lovecraftian cosmic horror investigation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNight's Black Agents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vampiric conspiracy spy thriller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Esoterrorists:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern occult investigators vs. reality-breaking horrors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMutant City Blues:\u003c\/strong\u003e Superpowered police procedural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFear Itself:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ordinary people facing supernatural horror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy Choose GUMSHOE\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRevolutionary System:\u003c\/strong\u003e Solves traditional investigation problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMultiple Settings:\u003c\/strong\u003e Horror, thriller, superhero, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProfessional Design:\u003c\/strong\u003e Award-winning Pelgrane Press quality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayer-Focused:\u003c\/strong\u003e Emphasizes player choices over dice rolls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInstant Downloads:\u003c\/strong\u003e Digital products deliver immediately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMystery Gamers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Investigation-focused gameplay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHorror Fans:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trail of Cthulhu and Esoterrorists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpy Thriller Enthusiasts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Night's Black Agents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStory-Driven Groups:\u003c\/strong\u003e Narrative investigation gaming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInvestigate mysteries today!\u003c\/strong\u003e Browse more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pelgrane-press\"\u003ePelgrane Press\u003c\/a\u003e GUMSHOE games. Digital PDFs deliver instantly. Free shipping on qualifying orders.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ashen-stars","title":"Ashen Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshen Stars\u003c\/b\u003e is the newest full-length, stand-alone GUMSHOE product from RPG legend, Robin D. Laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey call you lasers. Sometimes you're called scrubbers, regulators, or shinestars. To the lawless denizens of the Bleed, whether they be pirates, gangsters or tyrants, you're known in less flattering terms. According to official Combine terminology, the members of your hard-bitten starship crew are known as Licensed Autonomous Zone Effectuators. You're the seasoned freelancers local leaders call when a situation proves too tough, too baffling, or simply too weird to handle on their own. In the abandoned fringe of inhabited planets known as the Bleed, you're as close to a higher authority as they come.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this gritty space opera game, the PCs are Lasers, freelance troubleshooters and law enforcers operating in a remote sector called the Bleed. They're needed in the wake of a massive retreat by the Combine, the utopian empire that colonized it. Amid the ashes of a devastating war, the lasers solve mysteries, fix thorny problems, and explore strange corners of space all on a contract basis. They balance the immediate rewards of a quick buck against their need to maintain their reputation, so that they can continue to quickly secure lucrative contracts and pay the upkeep on their ship and their cyber- and viroware enhancements. Featuring seven new and highly detailed playable species -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe eerily beautiful, nature-loving, emotion-fearing \u003cb\u003eballa\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ecybes\u003c\/b\u003e, former humans radically altered by cybernetic and genetic science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cb\u003edurugh\u003c\/b\u003e, hunched, furtive ex-enemies of the Combine who can momentarily phase through solid matter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ehumans\u003c\/b\u003e, adaptable, resourceful, and numerous. They comprise the majority of a typical laser crew.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ekch-thk, \u003c\/b\u003ewarrior locust people who migrate to new bodies when their old ones are destroyed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe armadillo-like \u003cb\u003etavak\u003c\/b\u003e, followers of a serene warrior ethic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cb\u003evas mal\u003c\/b\u003e, former near-omnisicent energy beings devolved by disaster into misshapen humanoid form.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshen Stars also contains extensive, streamlined rules for space combat, 14 different types of ship, a rogues gallery of NPC threats and hostile species' and a short adventure to get you started in the Bleed. Read feedback from pre-orderers and see sample chapters here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlaytesters and Preorderers say:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Nailed it - Just nailed it. I read through this book like it was a good novel. I've never called an RPG rulebook a page turner, but here it is! Great setting, engaging to read, and a smooth and polished system. Robin Laws continues to impress, and after seeing the final layout PDF, I have to say that Pelgrane has outdone themselves with this game. I cannot wait to have the physical thing in my hands (and the hands of my players!)'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I'm going to big up the Pelgrane Posse.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I have my PDF and I cannot say just how impressed I am with both the content, style and layout. Yet another beautifully written evolution of Gumshoe with a unique take on the genre, written by one of the best authors in the industry.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"On looks alone it puts products from other bigger companies to shame. I have a sense that I really have got my monies worth (and I haven't got the hardcopy yet) For a small publisher Pelgrane can flex some serious creative muscle.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The bar hasn't just been raised, it's in a geo-stationary orbit'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'And congratulations on this game - I think it is destined to become a classic - This is the best sci-fi RPG I've ever read.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"The Bridge\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pelgranepress.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/huth_AS_bridgev2-300-px.jpg\" height=\"194\" width=\"300\"\u003e","brand":"Pelgrane Press","offers":[{"title":"PDF","offer_id":1078271936,"sku":"3768","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/8152\/products\/95598.jpeg?v=1759805113"},{"product_id":"the-esoterrorists","title":"The Esoterrorists 2nd Edition - GUMSHOE Investigative Horror RPG","description":"\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/8152\/products\/25894.jpeg?v=1759805114\" alt=\"The Esoterrorists 2nd Edition RPG cover\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho This Appeals To\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for game masters and players who want investigative horror where finding clues drives the story forward, not dice rolls. Ideal for fans of occult conspiracy thrillers, secret agencies battling supernatural threats, and modern horror where knowledge is both weapon and curse. Whether you're drawn to forensic investigation, interrogation scenes, or confronting creatures that shouldn't exist, The Esoterrorists delivers focused investigative gameplay without the frustration of missed clues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete stand-alone GUMSHOE investigative roleplaying system by Robin D. Laws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevolutionary clue-finding mechanics that guarantee crucial information discovery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine-grained investigative abilities: Interrogation, Data Retrieval, Forensic Entomology, Bullshit Detector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13 crucial action abilities for combat, evasion, and maintaining mental stability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehensive intelligence on the Esoterrorists and their reality-tearing plots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInner workings of the Ordo Veritatis secret international agency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew creatures of unremitting horror to challenge investigators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStation Duty campaign frame for ongoing play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOPERATION: PROPHET BUNCO complete introductory scenario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperation Slaughterhouse advanced example scenario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed instructions for structuring investigative scenarios and improvisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpanded 2nd Edition: 4 times longer than the original with enhanced content\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Experience\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are elite investigators working for the Ordo Veritatis, a covert international agency dedicated to protecting reality itself. Your enemies are the Esoterrorists—a loose affiliation of occult terrorists intent on tearing the fabric of the world by summoning creatures from the Outer Dark into our reality. Each manifestation weakens the membrane between worlds, bringing humanity closer to catastrophic revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe GUMSHOE system revolutionizes investigative play by ensuring you always find the clues you need—the challenge lies in interpreting them correctly and surviving what they reveal. Use Interrogation to break suspects, Data Retrieval to uncover digital trails, Forensic Entomology to read the story told by insects, and your Bullshit Detector to separate truth from deception. When investigation fails and action becomes necessary, your combat and evasion skills determine whether you live to file the after-action report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuild your investigator with the skills that match your preferred approach: academic researcher, field operative, forensic specialist, or interrogation expert. Face new creatures of horror, navigate the politics of the Ordo Veritatis, and prevent reality-shattering rituals before the Esoterrorists succeed in their apocalyptic agenda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated GUMSHOE \u0026amp; Investigative Horror\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore more GUMSHOE investigative horror: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/fear-itself\"\u003eFear Itself\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-book-of-unremitting-horror-gumshoe-version\"\u003eThe Book of Unremitting Horror\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-trail-of-cthulhu\"\u003eThe Trail of Cthulhu\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mutant-city-blues\"\u003eMutant City Blues\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pelgrane Press","offers":[{"title":"PDF","offer_id":1077176216,"sku":"3769","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/8152\/products\/25894.jpeg?v=1759805114"},{"product_id":"the-trail-of-cthulhu","title":"The Trail of Cthulhu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou uncover mysteries in dusty libraries and bloody crime scenes. You walk the mean streets of Chicago or hack through the jungles of the South Pacific. You battle vile cults, or recoil in terror at the alien enormities they worship. You follow the clues wherever they lead, whatever the cost in life or sanity. But do you dare to follow...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pelgranepress.com\/trail\/files\/greate_race.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trail of Cthulhu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrail of Cthulhu is a complete game of investigative horror set in the 1930s based on the work of HP Lovecraft. The game uses an adapted and enlarged version of GUMSHOE system which offers a laser-like focus on investigation, with characters driven to explore and investigate, even at the expense of their own health and sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing the revolutionary GUMSHOE investigative roleplaying system, this game features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSanity which measures your blissful ignorance of the true nature of reality, and Stability which defines how robust your mental health is.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvestigative abilities such as Cop Talk, Interrogation and Occult which help you find the awful crypt, and maybe even tell you what you might find there.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrives such as In the Blood and Arrogance to get your character into that crypt at night.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral skills such as Sense Trouble, Filch and Scuffling to get you out again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeepers are offered:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRules you can tune to Purist cosmic despair, or to lurid two-gun Pulp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehensive support for adventure and campaign creation, as well as suggestions for improvisation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree exciting campaign frames, for tweedy academics, jut-jawed G-men, or grimy traffickers in the eldritch, plus \"The Kingsbury Horror,\" a complete introductory adventure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechniques to run the game and maintain the atmosphere of mystery and malice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd we reveal a new view of the Mythos:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGods, tomes, and magic, presented with mystery and drama in mind, and including Cthulhoid lore never before revealed in any game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlien races, including their spoor, their killing techniques, and the forensic clues their victims reveal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe original grim horror setting - the 1930s - set against depression, looming war and totalitarianism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRelated Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dyingearth.com\/GUMSHOE\/downloads\/char.pdf\"\u003eDownload\u003c\/a\u003e a completed character sheet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dyingearth.com\/gumshoe\/files\/tocref.pdf\"\u003eDownload\u003c\/a\u003e a blank character sheet and other forms as a small PDF.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/simonjrogers.livejournal.com\/tag\/trail+of+cthulhu\"\u003edevelopment blog\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.yog-sothoth.com\/modules.php?name=Forums\u0026amp;file=viewtopic\u0026amp;t=11544\"\u003einterviews\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pelgrane Press","offers":[{"title":"PDF","offer_id":1077175588,"sku":"3770","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/8152\/products\/55567.jpeg?v=1759805115"},{"product_id":"fear-itself","title":"Fear Itself","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new stand-alone horror game based on the GUMSHOE system\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFear Itself\u003c\/b\u003e plunges ordinary people into a disturbing contemporary world of madness and violence. Players take the roles of regular folks much like themselves, who are inexorably drawn into confrontation with the creatures of the Outer Black, an unearthly realm of alien menace. With or without its distinctive mythology, GMs can use it to replicate the shudders and shocks of the horror genre in both film and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFear Itself\u003c\/b\u003e serves as an ideal platform for one-shot games, in which, like any self-respecting horror flick, few, if any, of the protagonists are expected to survive the climax. It can also be employed to run ongoing campaigns in which the leading characters gradually discover more about the disturbing supernatural reality hiding in the shadows of the ordinary world. Over time, they grow more adept at combating them or spiral tragically into insanity and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharacters in \u003cb\u003eFear Itself\u003c\/b\u003e have numerous hooks which make them perfect for horror adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRisk Factors determine why your character goes down into the dark basement. If you don't follow your risk factor, your sanity can suffer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe CSI-style skill set of PCs in Esoterrorists are simplified to reflect the background.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe useful Fleeing ability can get you away from the fearsome creatures which pursue you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStability - your resistance to insanity - has been more thoroughly detailed, and linked to your sources of stability, friends, family, beliefs and pastimes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptionally, you can include psychics with powerful but sanity threatening abilities such as Premonition, Remote Viewing and Synchronicty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach player defines The Worst Thing they Ever Did, which the GM and players can use to inform the characters behaviour and fears.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach character describes their initial attitude to the other PCs, including who they like or dislike. This can be based on initial impressions or intimate knowledge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCreating and Running Adventures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.dyingearth.com\/gumshoe\/fearitself\/images\/skeleton.gif\" alt=\"Fear\" height=\"231\" align=\"right\" width=\"150\"\u003eThe looser structure of a Fear Itself scenario still consists of an investigative line, in which the characters pursue a series of core clues until they achieve a resolution of some sort. The GM or players can introduce flashbacks or directed scenes usually to address a character issue (for example The Worst Thing They Ever Did) or relationship with a source of stability or PC. Additional Unremitting Horror creatures including the fearsome Mystery Man are offered as foils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFear Itself\u003c\/b\u003e includes masses of advice for the GM and players on how to run a horror game, and a detailed adventure The Ocean in the Forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClick \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dyingearth.com\/gumshoe\/fearitself\/files\/fearitself_book_sample.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to see the demo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pelgrane Press","offers":[{"title":"PDF","offer_id":1078276188,"sku":"3771","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/8152\/products\/50423.jpeg?v=1759805115"},{"product_id":"mutant-city-blues","title":"Mutant City Blues","description":"\u003ch3\u003eA stand-alone GUMSHOE game of contemporary super powers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen years ago, 1% of the population gained mutant powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1% of the citizens means 1% of the criminals!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e...and you're the cops who clean up the mess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEVER SINCE the Sudden Mutation Event, people have been able to fly. 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