Theme: Strategy

• Step into Charles Stross’ Laundry Files universe with the 2nd Edition Operative’s Handbook, featuring a new streamlined system that blends modern espionage, occult horror, dark humor, and bureaucratic satire.
• Play as a Laundry agent battling mind-shattering entities, rogue mathematics, and interdimensional threats while navigating paperwork, office politics, and missions that are always above your clearance level.
• Explore iconic and unexpected locations including Amsterdam, Dunwich, Saint Martin, and Milton Keynes while uncovering dangerous truths that threaten reality itself across multiple dimensions.
• Access restricted occult and experimental equipment such as the Basilisk Gun, Hand of Glory, and Necronomiphone, balancing arcane power, technological risk, and catastrophic consequences.
• Perfect for fans of cosmic horror, modern RPG systems, and narrative-driven play, this handbook equips players with everything needed to create characters, survive missions, and maybe get paid.

The Laundry Roleplaying Game (2nd Edition) Operative’s Handbook brings Charles Stross’ acclaimed Laundry Files universe back to the tabletop with a bold new system, updated mechanics, and a fresh approach to modern cosmic horror roleplaying. Designed for players, this core handbook provides everything needed to create and play Laundry agents tasked with defending reality from unspeakable threats—often with limited resources, incomplete information, and an alarming amount of paperwork. Blending high-tech espionage, occult mathematics, and dark comedy, the game captures the unique tone of the Laundry Files novels. Players take on the role of operatives navigating mind-bending horrors, interdimensional incursions, and catastrophic magical mishaps, all while meeting deadlines, filing forms, and managing workplace bureaucracy. Death is no excuse for missing a shift, and promotion often comes with terrifying consequences. This new edition introduces a redesigned system that emphasizes narrative play, investigative problem-solving, and cinematic action. Characters gain access to restricted technology and forbidden artifacts, travel to strange and dangerous locations, and confront existential threats caused by irresponsible applications of advanced mathematics. Whether negotiating with eldritch entities or surviving mandatory training exercises, every mission blends tension, satire, and cosmic dread. Ideal for fans of modern horror RPGs, espionage roleplaying, and Lovecraftian science fiction, The Laundry Roleplaying Game 2nd Edition Operative’s Handbook is the essential entry point into a world where saving reality is just another day at the office.