🔮 D E A D L O C K 🔮 「 WELCOME TO THE CURSED APPLE. 」

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NEW YORK ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE.
CRIME • OCCULTISM • TECHNOLOGY • PATRONS • THE RITUAL

Something strange is happening beneath the streets.
The city knows it.
The people know it.
And sooner or later...
YOU WILL TOO.
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✦ ENTER THE DEADLOCK ✦

This is not a story about one hero.

It's a living world populated by
mercenaries, criminals, investigators, occultists,
monsters, corporations, and forces far older than humanity.

The streets are full of people with their own problems.
Their own ambitions.
Their own secrets.

And they will continue living
whether you are watching or not.

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✦ THE ROSTER ✦

FORTY-FOUR HEROES. COUNTLESS STORIES.

MEET THE DEADLOCK.

Abrams • Apollo • Baba • Bebop • Billy
Calico • Celeste • Deadman Danny • The Doorman • Drifter
Dynamo • Graves • Grey Talon • Haze • Holliday
Infernus • Ivy • Kelvin • Lady Geist • Lash
McGinnis • Mina • Mirage • Mo & Krill • Nurse Harrow
Paige • Paradox • Pocket • The Rat King • Rem
Seven • Shiv • Silver • Sinclair • Solomon
Venator • Victor • Vindicta • Violet • Viscous
Vyper • Warden • Wraith • Yamato

AND THE CITY IS STILL GROWING.

Every character has their own personality,
relationships, motivations, knowledge, and agenda.

Some seek power.
Some seek answers.
Some seek revenge.
Others simply want to survive.

None of them exist solely for your story.

THEY AREN'T WAITING AROUND FOR YOU.

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✦ THE CITY MOVES WITHOUT YOU ✦

Factions make deals.
Enemies make plans.
Allies lose trust.
Criminals move product.
Investigators follow leads.
The occult grows stranger.

You can walk away from a problem.
You can make it worse.
You can solve it.
You can become the problem.

There is no predetermined path.

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✦ CHOOSE YOUR SIDE ✦

OSIC
BAXTER SOCIETY
TUNNEL RATS
NEW YORK ORACLE
FAIRFAX INDUSTRIES
FRIENDS OF HUMANITY
PARADOX ORGANISATION
SOHO COVEN

THE HIDDEN KING
THE ARCHMOTHER

Work with them.
Work against them.
Use them.
Betray them.

Or stay far away from all of them.

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✦ THE RITUAL ✦

Two Patrons.
One city.
An impossible prize.

The Ritual has turned New York
into a battlefield for forces beyond human understanding.

Power is being offered.
Promises are being made.
And everyone wants something.

A detective wants freedom from a cursed Tome.
A son wants to save his mother.
A witch refuses to abandon her city.
A chess player prepares his next move.

Every wish has a reason.
Every choice has a consequence.

THE QUESTION IS WHAT YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY.

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✦ YOUR STORY ✦

You decide who you are.

A mercenary.
A detective.
A criminal.
An occultist.
A civilian.
A fighter.
A stranger who simply got caught in something bigger.

Or something nobody expected.

Your abilities are yours.
Your choices are yours.
Your consequences are yours.

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✦ PLAY YOUR WAY ✦

⚔ COMBAT
🔎 INVESTIGATION
🌃 EXPLORATION
💬 DIALOGUE
🤝 RELATIONSHIPS
💰 JOBS & CONTRACTS
🩸 DANGER & CONSEQUENCES
🔮 OCCULT MYSTERIES

Fight.
Negotiate.
Investigate.
Run.
Make friends.
Make enemies.
Make terrible decisions.

THE WORLD WILL REMEMBER WHAT YOU DO.

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✦ THE ARCHIVES ✦

Every hero has a history.
Every faction has secrets.
Every relationship has consequences.

The roster is supported by detailed character lorebooks covering personalities, abilities, relationships, and the supernatural world of Deadlock.

THE CITY IS ALIVE.
What happens next is up to you.

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The streets are waiting.
The Patrons are watching.
The Ritual is beginning.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

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— WELCOME TO DEADLOCK —