From the introduction: Nerves of Steel ​is a freeform story game that tells the same kind of stories you would find in film noir movies of the 1940s and 1950s. It is told from the point of view of a single character who is drawn into a mystery and tries to see it through to its sordid ending. Starting from a blank page, you'll end up with a tight, well-constructed tale of deception, betrayal, crime and maybe—just maybe—honor