The World is Full of Strange Phenomena...

Someone has to check it out!

As members of the Foundation for Paranormal Investigation, you play the roles of "real" paranormal investigators, hunting for ghosts, Bigfoot and other bizarre phenomenon the way it is done in the real world. The game is built on the descriptions and details of real sightings and reports that have been recorded throughout history. Each creature will be described in detail based on real evidence and reports, so that if your character meets up with a Sasquatch in the forests of Washington State, it'll feel as real as it gets!

The Foundation for Paranormal Investigation, or FPI, is a civilian organization dedicated to the study and investigation of all areas of the paranormal. It was founded by a well respected, yet rather eccentric retired British general, and has grown to be a large world-wide organization with chapters all over. It is intended that the cast play the roles of FPI chapter members, but that does not have to be the case. If you want, you can ignore the FPI part, and play normal people who have normal jobs by day, and hunt ghosts by night.

A Non-Fiction Roleplaying Game

This is not a modern-day fantasy setting! Strange World is completely based on real sightings and stories of the paranormal. In fact, this product will be as valuable to paranormal buffs as it is to roleplayers. Every creatures described in this game is drawn from real sightings so that the creature will be as close to the real thing as possible. The same holds true for UFO's and for ghosts. If you ever wanted to know how real people hunt for ghosts, this is the book for you! Strange World goes into detail to describe the different ways in which paranormal investigators search for evidence of the paranormal. It then takes these details and applies them to the game so that you can play "real" ghost hunters!

The Art of Ghost Hunting

There are many different ways in which real people hunt for ghosts. Some walk around the site attempting to get a psychic feeling of the ghosts' presence. Others try to gather scientific evidence and to debunk as much as they can. Strange World delves into the details ghosts and spirits, how people investigate the paranormal, and then applies it all to the game. As a result, you get to follow the exact same procedures in your roleplaying game that the real ghost hunters follow in their live investigations.

Nothing can be creepier than the real thing! Your character is walking down the dark hallway of an abandoned warehouse, with a flashlight in one hand and an Electromagnetic Frequency meter in the other hand. When you suddenly get a big spike up to 4.2mG while at the same time feel a great drop in temperature, you might actually feel the hair on the back of your neck go up as you realize that you are not alone!

Cryptozoology

You may have heard of the Sasquatch (or Bigfoot), the Loch Ness Monster, the Jersey Devil, or perhaps even the elusive Thunderbird. Strange World describes each and every one of these, plus a host of other bizarre and legendary creatures. Each cryptid, as they are often called, will be described based on actual sightings. A variety of sightings are studied and compiled to create a creature that is as accurate to reality as is possible. If any two features of the creature conflict, then one of them will chosen over the other. However, in those cases, the feature that was not used will still be mentioned to allow the Game Master the ability to adjust the creature as he sees fit.

This section of the game is not simply a bestiary. The game will also include everything you will need in order to investigate these creatures in the same way that real cryptozoologists do.

Unidentified Flying Objects

Cigar-shaped craft, saucers, balls of light, and other types of UFO's have been reported over the years. All taken from real sightings, Strange World covers all of them, and perhaps some you have never heard of before!

The game covers all of the different "kinds" of close encounters, and describes (with game stat templates) all of the reported types of aliens.

Investigate each UFO sighting and abduction case the same way that real civilian UFOlogists do. Learn about some of the more popular sightings, and conspiracy theories that have been passed around for over a hundred years.

Magic, Voodoo and other mysticism

There are many different styles of magic that is practiced today. Strange World covers the more commonly known styles, and provides rules for casting spells and perhaps even for raising the dead! As always, the rules and descriptions are based on actual reports and sources.