Showrunner Casting and Location Guide

LIGHTS. CAMERA. BACKSTORY.

You survived Season 1 of Showrunner. You mastered the studio mechanics, survived the Producers' demands, and turned disaster into triumph. Now, it’s time to build a long-form masterpiece.

span class="ng-star-inserted">Casting and Location Guide is the ultimate pre-production manual for the Showrunner RPG. This key expansion moves beyond standard RPG character creation menus or vague guidelines, giving you the tools to build a series with the depth, history, and atmosphere of an award-winning television drama.

WHAT'S INSIDE:

Nail Your High Concept (Session Zero) Don't just sit down and start playing: pitch your Show. Run a collaborative Pitch Session to combine genre tags with cinematic aesthetics, define your special effects budget, and build a living world from scratch before the cameras even roll.

Play Your Character Into Being Say goodbye to character creation research projects. With the Staggered Timeline, the Cast interweaves their Characters' histories as their Character's grow from innocent kids to scarred experts. Face high-stakes dilemmas, forge rivalries, and pay the Method Actor's Toll. The Influence you spend surviving your past is Influence you won't have in Episode One. Will you start the show as a fresh-faced teenage rookie or a rugged veteran running on fumes?

Cast Unforgettable Actors Stop using placeholder NPCs. Generate distinctive Supporting Cast members in seconds and mechanically robust, fully-fleshed Actors in minutes. Use the 10x10 Archetype Table, then roll for distinctive Looks, Mannerisms, Secrets, Agendas, and more. Tie them directly into the Stars' and other Actors' lives using the generative Bond and Grudge web.

Build Sets With "Handles" Staring at a blank map can be the hardest part of the Director's job. The new Location Generator lets you cross-reference functions to create evocative sets instantly. Best of all? Every Location comes with Interactive Details: tangible levers, hazards, and props the Cast can manipulate during a Scene to change the course of the story.

The stage is set. The world is in motion. The Cast is ready.

It's time to start your Show.

Note: This supplement requires the Showrunner RPG core rulebook to play.