Category: Game Design

Redux: The Diadem of Clear-mindedness

Originally posted to Google+ in June 2016: Diadem of Clear-MindednessA shining band of silver whorls, studded with commonplace jewels. In the center of this band is a single, polished purple stone; gaps along the length of the diadem suggest additional stones were once affixed.The Diadem of Clear-Mindedness clears away your errant thoughts and steadies the … Continue reading Redux: The Diadem of Clear-mindedness →

Redux: Bedouin Lifepaths for Burning Wheel

Originally workshopped on Google+ in November 2016, inspired by reading No god but God: I'm looking for something to represent nomadic Bedouin clans where everybody would know how to Ride or handle horses and camels and otherwise work lots of pastoral/bodyguarding/mercenary/escort jobs, wherein "wealth" (resources, goods, etc) would be handled communally, and the closest thing … Continue reading Redux: Bedouin Lifepaths for Burning Wheel →

Redux: Transfiguration Technique

Originally posted to Google+ in May 2016: "TRANSFIGURATION (Lost Technique)Cost: 1 Refresh, Good (+3) Lore, an Aspect relating to Acupuncture or Internal Alchemy or similarEffect: With hours of work, meditation, and carefully crafted chi exercises, you may roll with Chi to Create a [Cultivated Transformation] Advantage on yourself. This Advantage warps your appearance inside and … Continue reading Redux: Transfiguration Technique →

Redux: Breaking Bread, Custom Move

Originally posted to Google+ in July 2015: A location move I'll be using to represent the church in a religious neighborhood, in a game of 'Hood I'm starting:When you participate in the neighborhood’s ceremonies, break bread, or otherwise make amends with the religious community, roll+Straight. On a hit, you’re in good with the Lord and … Continue reading Redux: Breaking Bread, Custom Move →

Redux: Heavenly Sword Technique

Originally posted to Google+ in May 2016: "HEAVENLY SWORD (Lost Technique)Cost: 1 Refresh, Great (+4) Physique and Chi or higher, and an Aspect like "Immortal of Zu Mountain"Effect: You are able to conjure one of the great immortal weapons -- in this case the Heavenly Sword, a prismatic spray of smoking projectiles that obey your … Continue reading Redux: Heavenly Sword Technique →

Redux: Check your own Hashtag, Custom Move

Originally posted to Google+ in July of 2017: I've got a story arc going on where public perception of the team is as complicated as its ever been and I'm having fun playing around with a custom move that emphasizes the caprice of popularity and the fragility of teenage egos.When you check your own hashtag … Continue reading Redux: Check your own Hashtag, Custom Move →

Tome to Table: Godsteel in “The Chalice”

This week I finished reading The Sword, The Ring, and The Chalice, a fantasy trilogy penned by author Deborah Chester; it forms the smaller part of her Mandria/Nether cycle, alongside the four Queen's Gambit novels. I enjoyed this series quite a bit! The lead character, Dain, is the elven heir to the throne of Nether, … Continue reading Tome to Table: Godsteel in “The Chalice” →

Redux: Blades in the Dark, Nightmarket Corsairs

Originally posted on Google+ on June 30 2017: Another custom faction I needed to whip up for my Blades game. Not the best, but I like them.----------NIGHTMARKET CORSAIRS (Tier II)Pinch-pennies and confidence men to the New Elite of Nightmarket, selling them on cheap knock-offs of the aristocrat experience and pocketing the difference.Turf: hound track in … Continue reading Redux: Blades in the Dark, Nightmarket Corsairs →