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What's So Tough About Crime-Fighting?
The game "Dirty Harry" is a quick-to-play RPG that allows players to recreate the role of Dirty Harry, taking on crime-solving stories and creating interpersonal scenes between vigilante heroes like him in gritty settings such as Los Angeles or Hong Kong. Made for jam sessions with organized pages printed out using 3x5 index cards; this system can also be used for hacking games, recording podcasts/videos, etc., but a supplement may need to follow after people request it via email at marcussstrock@gmail.com based on the name "What's So Cool About Jam!" by Jared Sinclair from PeXels. The game is set in gritty settings such as Los Angeles or Hong Kong and allows players recreate Dirty Harry role taking crime-solving stories, creating interpersonal scenes between vigilante heroes like him through a quick-to play system using 3x5 index cards with pages printed out on them to be organized for jam sessions; this can also include hacking games.
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