Blooded of the Falcon rejoice! I have made your Virtue cool! Take a look below and check it out. ___ Before any ven can take an action that may cause serious physical injury or death, he must first make a Courage risk. Jumping across rooftops, challenging a superior swordsman to a duel, or even flirting…
Black “I am veiled by my shame.” For the ven, wearing black is a symbol of shame. The ven word dulla (doo-EE-ah). Best translated as “veiled.” You may also translate it as “invisible.” Criminals wear black. And no-one speaks to them. No-one helps them. No-one pays attention when they’re being mugged. Dulla. Nobles hire personal guard.…
I may have mentioned this. I don’t remember. For the ven, wearing black is a symbol of shame. The ven word dulla (doo-EE-ah). Best translated as “veiled.” You may also translate it as “invisible.” Criminals wear black. And no-one speaks to them. No-one helps them. No-one pays attention when they’re being mugged. Dulla. Nobles hire…
For this section, I’d like questions. Lots of questions. The more you ask, the more details I can add, the better idea I have of how ven economy (and much of its culture) really works. Let’s talk about money. ___ Ven economy is, for lack of a better term, bazaar. I mean, it’s bizarre. Okay,…
(this is gonna make trekhead happy.) Let’s talk about money. Ven economy is, for lack of a better term, bazaar. I mean, it’s bizarre. Okay, it’s actually both. The ven never hit mercantilism the way Europe did. (Mercantilism, by the way, is the economic philosophy based on scarcity of resources. It teaches us that there’s…
Hospitality is a powerful concept in ven culture, personified by the figure of Mana Renay. Temples dedicated to “the Mother of Us All” can be found in every city, shrines in every home. She has many faces. Revered matriarch. Protector. Healer. Keeper of hearth Wisdom. Each House views mana Renay differently, but the Hous she…
The high alchemical Art, incorporating all other Arts. Drama. Music. Architecture. Dance. And, of course, love and revenge. Ven opera (the actual ven word best translates as “The Art that encompasses all other Arts”) is full of spectacle. Jim Steinman meets John Woo. The thunder of the music cracking the plaster in the walls. Actors…
When I needed an interior design for Houses, there was only one man I could go to. Daniel (effin’) Solis. Here’s an example why. Daniel insists this is a “sketch.” Yeah. I can’t wait to see the final version. You can see more at his own LJ here.
Let’s spend a moment talking about bad aspects—and I don’t mean in the sense that they hurt your character. I mean they follow the guidelines for an aspect that isn’t over or underpowered. Let’s take a look at some basic rules. First, an aspect should do one thing. That’s it. Just one thing. Second, that…
In this chapter, we talk about aspects. How they affect the game, how to tell a good aspect from a bad one, and I’m gonna give you a whole ton of example aspects. But first, a short history lesson. Aspects were first presented to me in a game called Spirit of the Century. Spirit uses…