We have a rule around these parts. If you can’t roll dice, you fail. Just fail. If you’re taking a contested risk (that’s a risk against another character) and you can’t roll any dice, they succeed and you fail. They get to use all their wagers and you get nothing. Now, let’s talk about murder.…
Indie music, indie publishing. Dick Dale–yeah, that Dick Dale–says what I needed to hear today. Thanks again–as always–to teh Zug.
I’m thinking about ditching Skills. Skills like The Sword, Art, and Bureaucracy really only ever link up with one Virtue (Prowess, Beauty, and Cunning). Not only that, but they seem to be nothing more than just extensions of those Virtues. That makes them more like aspects… and perhaps they should be. On the other hand,…
I was going to write about murder tonight (there’s a mechanic for it), but instead, I got to play my assassin-priest of Khaine, the Bloody-Handed God, the Dread Lord of Murder. Warhammer FRP at the House of Three Johns. I’m having a blast. (Got enough advance to get to Spy. As soon as I get…
Okay, let’s talk about game mechanics in the duel. This is a long one. Put your rain coats on. It’s gonna get bloody. PS: For those who are in the know, I think I’ve solved the Hit Point/Death Spiral problem. It’s at the end. Check it out and let me know. Now that you know…
A conscious decision. The word “combat” will not appear anywhere in the book. There will be no combat chapter, no combat rules, nothing. The C-Word. No combat. Instead, the name of the chapter discussing violent acts is called… well, “Violence.” Here’s how it starts. Violence We are not animals. We must approach every aspect of…
Temple of the Sacred Harlot (A Roleplaying Game for Consenting Adults) Written and designed by Virginia Dare (with a polite curtsy of appreciation to Annie Rush and Meguey Baker) Each player takes the role of two characters: a Priestess of the Goddess and a hero who has come to win the favor of the…
I now have at least six examples to demonstrate the full destructive power of wagers. False Aspects. For tricking others. “The Blood,” written by Jaquin Villanova. The Duchess Davanion. Otherwise known as “Lady Peacock.” Any wagers you do not use give you Style. A veiled Virtue from a Veiled House. “Patience.” “The Sour Duke.” Baron…
There are many lies in the world, and so few hold any truth. This lie is true. For it is true there was a time when our world was newly born and the sun was red and rain was black and the Moon shone with a golden darkness. And it is true that humanity fell…