From the introduction: Welcome to Crescendo of Violence, a jazz- and cinema-inspired roleplaying game that blends heroic bloodshed and neon-noir into an action-packed, high-octane, and improvisational wire- and gun-fu roleplaying experience set in a cybered-up retro-future dystopia. This is a complete roleplaying game, with setting, rules, and everything else you’ll need to play in one book. There are a lot of genres and terms thrown around in this book, so before we dive in, let’s clarify some of them.