{"id":72,"date":"2025-07-25T19:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=72"},"modified":"2025-08-18T20:55:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T20:55:39","slug":"night-drifters-second-stage","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/?product=night-drifters-second-stage","title":{"rendered":"Night Drifters: Second Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Night Drifters: Second Stage<\/em> is a roleplaying game about teen drama and street racing. Iterating and expanding on the original micro-RPG <em>Night Drifters<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Second Stage<\/em> has tuned its speed and handling to perfection. Whether you&#8217;re running a one-shot showdown or longform story, expect tension, heartbreak, and\u00a0burning\u00a0rubber.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-81 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Drama-From-the-Starting-Line-smaller.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Drama-From-the-Starting-Line-smaller.png 400w, https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Drama-From-the-Starting-Line-smaller-300x40.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Burn with love, fear, and fury from the beginning, then watch the fire build. Character creation ties your characters&#8217;\u00a0lives into knots, and Buildup Scenes\u00a0bring the drama to a\u00a0fever\u00a0pitch &#8211; just in\u00a0time for\u00a0the\u00a0race.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pick-Up-and-Play-Rules-smaller.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pick-Up-and-Play-Rules-smaller.png 391w, https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pick-Up-and-Play-Rules-smaller-300x45.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rules based on blackjack mean you can learn &amp; play in the same night. Optional\u00a0rules\u00a0for\u00a0GMless play\u00a0means\u00a0everyone\u00a0can\u00a0get\u00a0out\u00a0on the track.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Get-A-Rolling-Start-smaller.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Get-A-Rolling-Start-smaller.png 427w, https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Get-A-Rolling-Start-smaller-300x41.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Night Drifters brings four premade settings, including the far-future tournament <em>Absolute Zero<\/em> &amp; cartoony <em>Til Death Do Us Kart. <\/em>Each setting starter\u00a0includes inspiration for\u00a0locations,\u00a0NPCs,\u00a0race hazards,\u00a0and (most\u00a0importantly)\u00a0soundtrack\u00a0touchstones.<\/p>\n<p>When the rubber hits the road, what will you put on the line?<\/p>\n<p>Required Materials<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Game Master and 2-4 players<\/li>\n<li>A standard deck of 52 cards plus joker<\/li>\n<li>A dozenish tokens (e.g. poker chips, coins, matches)<\/li>\n<li>A couple hours<\/li>\n<li>Fast-paced racing music<\/li>\n<li>For online play, Tabletop Simulator, Roll20, or similar services may be useful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/Night-Drifters-Second-Stage-Print-PDF.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-redactor-span=\"true\"><strong>Click here to check out the physical edition on Indie Press Revolution!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Teen drama, street racing, and total burnout<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":74,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[23,28,19],"product_tag":[24,21],"class_list":{"0":"post-72","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-drama","7":"product_cat-featured","8":"product_cat-zines","9":"product_tag-drama","10":"product_tag-ttrpg","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"downloadable","15":"virtual","16":"taxable","17":"purchasable","18":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/72","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/74"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=72"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=72"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merrymancergames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}