The Midnight of the Century Primer is a 20-page black and white rulebook from writer and designer Colin Le Sueur. The Primer serves as a quickstart guide and introduction to Midnight of the Century, a mid-'90s pre-apocalyptic serial killer investigation TTRPG inspired by '90s movies and TV shows like Millennium, Silence of the Lambs, Twin Peaks, and Homicide: Life on the Street.

This book contains everything you need to learn and run the game, including:

• A lightweight no combat framework for running investigations.
• Rules for creating an Investigator, with two Specialism to choose from offering distinct playstyles.
• See through the killer's eyes with the shrewd and analytical Profiler.
• Commune with the dead and pierce the veil with the spiritual and cunning Occultist.
• A taste of the dark secrets running under the surface of the mysterious and enigmatic Pacific Northwest of the 1990s.
• An introductory investigation tracking a ritualistic killer through rain-soaked Seattle.