So, the first playtest went well. The basic mechanics seems to function near to what I was envisioning. Some changes are being made to expedite play and to counter "wankery" beyond the "hit the door" method.

The players felt that it would be too easy to bully another player through the economy system as it is and ultimately whose decision is it ( Read more... )

He had noticed that events were cowards: they didn't occur singly, but instead they would run in packs and leap out at him all at once.

~ Neil Gaiman quote

The ‘meat’ of any game is in how they handle the character squaring off against Conflict, facing the Risks to see that something gets done and dealing with the Consequences. To ( Read more... )

(Re) Defining Aspects and the Purpose of Attributes

Aspects are those things define a character, they can best be thought up in clips and phrases, quotes or sound bites. Anything that is punchy and thought-provoking works best. Aspects should reflect the essence of the character, showing his meaning and depth (even if that depth is only ankle deep). ( Read more... )

My initial thoughts on the character creation method. So far all words and no 'mechanics.'

Character Creation Questions and the Three Things

With each question, say three true things about the character.  These three things will be the guidelines for developing the character’s Aspects.

1. What is the character? - These Aspects should ( Read more... )

Amongst many of my friends I am the indie guy, the tinkerer, and mostly the GM. This may be because I have been running for some of them off and on for nearly a decade and in that time I have never been happy with a setting or mechanic as is. To be fair, I started really running games with Rifts and Vampire so there is a lot that could be improved ( Read more... )