THE SMOKE — A Pacts & Polyhedrals Game
BETA TESTING

The Smoke is currently in beta testing. Rules, missions and Foundry tools are still being refined.

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51°33' N / 0°04' W · PLAY YOUR CITY
LONDON CRIME ROLEPLAYING GAME / VOL. 01

THESMOKE.

THE CITY DOESN'T OWE YOU A THING.

A whole city. A cracked phone. Rent due Friday. From nicking bikes under Hackney's arches to choosing who runs the manor — every favour has a price. The Smoke is currently in beta testing.

STEP INTO THE CITYLEARN THE RULES
CREATED BY PACTS & POLYHEDRALS · TABLETOP / FOUNDRY VTT
Original top-down vector street map of Hackney Central from The Smoke
◉ STREET CONTROL / LDN-HACKNEYLIVE CITY
NEW MESSAGE / 01AUNTIE PAT WANTS A WORD

YOU KNOW THE ARCHES. DON'T BE LATE.

HACKNEY CENTRAL · MORNING LANEHEAT ★★☆☆☆
NICK A BIKE✦WORK A SHIFT✦MAKE A NAME✦KEEP YOUR BOTTLE✦WATCH YOUR BACK✦NICK A BIKE
WELCOME TO THE MANOR
125Designed stories & missions
12Factions to know
20Linked street maps
160Mapped interiors
001 / YOUR FIRST DAY

RENT'S
DUE
FRIDAY.

You live in the gap between your next payday and the bills. The arches on Morning Lane smell of chain oil and somebody else's trouble. Auntie Pat needs two bikes. You need the money. Easy enough, right?

“You can choose who you work for. You can't choose who notices.”
SEE WHERE IT STARTS ↗
01

GET YOUR FIRST JOB

Start in Hackney at The Chainring. Work a shift, lift a bike, fetch a motor, deliver a favour. Agree the fee before you commit.

02

MAKE YOUR OWN TROUBLE

Pick an approach: Wheels, Graft, Front or brute Muscle. A job can go smoothly, go sideways or bring the old bill to your door.

03

BUILD YOUR NAME

Get Rep on the street, Renown with the factions and enough Influence to call in real favours. Your crew decides which side deserves your loyalty.

SOLO-STYLE SELF-PLAY WITH AN ONLINE GM CLIENT
002 / ALL ROADS LEAD SOMEWHERE

THE CITY
IS THE BOARD.

Twenty linked street maps, real London road layouts, mapped back doors and local places that matter.

The Smoke North and East London map overviewTHE LONDON ATLAS / LS00
FROM HIGHBURY TO BOW

DRIVE IT.
RIDE IT.
OR HAIL
A CAB.

HACKNEYDALSTONSTRATFORDBETHNAL GREEN

Navigate the streets yourself or catch a taxi. The GM can fast-travel any vehicle when the journey doesn't need playing out. Then step inside a venue and finish the job.

EXPLORE THE ATLAS
003 / THE SYSTEM

GET STUCK IN.

SEE HOW IT PLAYS ↗
D6

ROLL WITH IT

The Covenant Dice System gives you exploding dice and six distinct outcomes. Even success can cost you.

★

HEAT & HUSTLE

Witnesses, cops, pursuits, a helicopter and proper consequences. Every risk has a street address.

↗

GO ANYWHERE

Follow the sat nav, catch a taxi, or let the GM fast-travel any vehicle. When you drive, seats, handling and damage all count.

▣

THE BLOWER

Jobs arrive as messages. Directions, local services and live radio keep London right in your pocket.

IN PLAY / SCREEN LIFE

THE CITY
IN YOUR HAND.
TIME ON YOUR WRIST.

New interface art drawn from The Smoke's in-game presentation: a live Blower dashboard and a matching London watch face, both rebuilt from the screenshots as reusable website assets.

The Smoke Blower dashboard interface showing a contact card for Big Sal Moretti, a live radio panel, travel advice and Auntie Pat's job prompt
THE BLOWER / LIVE DASHBOARD

JOBS, CONTACTS,
RADIO AND TRAVEL
IN ONE PLACE.

Meet fixers, check a route, tune in and start a shift without leaving the handset. The Blower keeps the city's errands, opportunities and noise right in front of the crew.

SEE THE PLAY TOOLS ↗
The Smoke smartwatch interface showing London, the current time, Tuesday 13 Oct 2026, and a small status counter
LONDON WATCH / ATMOSPHERE

KEEP AN EYE
ON THE HOUR.

A companion watch face adds style, urgency and just enough pressure. It is a compact piece of world flavour that helps sell the day, date and pace of the city.

004 / WHO DO YOU ANSWER TO?

TWELVE
FACTIONS.
NO SAINTS.

Record collectors. Bike thieves. Property developers. Neighbours. Investigators. Everyone has a job for you.

The Chainring emblemFACTION / CH

The Chainring

Bicycle theft and recovery, repairs, fencing and neighbourhood leverage.

Dead Air Collective emblemFACTION / AD

Dead Air Collective

Fictional pirate radio, music, recordings, events and public trust.

The Lea Boys emblemFACTION / LB

The Lea Boys

Street debts, intimidation, stolen goods and the fictional Halo trade.

The Red Thread emblemFACTION / RT

The Red Thread

Missing people, archives, investigative work and the ownership of a public story.

MEET ALL 12 FACTIONS
WITNESSES HAVE EYES

HOW HOT
IS TOO HOT?

Nick a bike. Someone spots you. A car pulls out. Then the helicopter turns up. Heat makes every decision heavier — and the city remembers what it saw.

SELECT A STAR TO TEST THE HEAT

METROPOLITAN ATTENTION / SIMULATOR
WANTED

Area cars are hunting.

Patrol cars will give chase on sight.

Illustration of the rules, not a live in-game police dispatch.

A CITY IN THREE FRAMES

YOUR STREETS.
YOUR CREW.
YOUR STORY.

Start with a route, a dodgy favour and a message on the Blower. The city fills in the rest.

The City Is the Board, a London street map graphic in The Smoke's mint and pink artwork01 / THE CITYTHE STREETS ARE YOURSExplore the London atlas Nick a Bike, Make a Name: The Chainring cycling poster02 / THE JOBEVERY FAVOUR HAS A PRICESee the mission board The Blower, the game phone with jobs, contacts, messages and directions03 / THE BLOWERONE PHONE. A WHOLE CITY.Find out how to play
A London crime roleplaying game

THE STREET
IS YOURS.
THE TROUBLE TOO.

Get the rules. Find your crew. Start with one little job and see how far the city lets you go.

GET INTO THE GAMESEE THE MISSIONS