Codex Spotlight – Stops Along the Journey of the Owl
Stops Along the Journey of the Owl is a feature in Codex – Love. It’s a supplement by Richard Rogers for Lady Blackbird, and contains what are essentially starters for Haven, Nightport, and an entirely new location, Lostrock Mine, as well as a short rules hack for two difficulty levels. Each of the starters contains a set of establishing questions, nuggets of fiction to inspire what might happen at that location, and something Rich calls “Key Cues,” which are opportunities for the GM to seed in a moment built for a specific Player Character to engage one of their starting Keys.
This feature is terrific for a few reasons. For starters, it solves a basic problem many people run into when they play Lady Blackbird, which is that the game starts strong and ends strong, but the middle is a little vague. Second, it reflects Rich’s deep experience with the system. Even brilliant games like Lady Blackbird aren’t perfect, and Rich has played it enough to identify its rough edges. The rules hack for two difficulties and the idea of Key Cues could only come from someone who has spent a lot of time with the game. Finally, it has two beautiful pieces of art by Nery Mejicano (like the one below).
As a reminder, Codex – Love will be in the Gauntlet’s Patreon feed until May 31st!
Exciting.
Exciting.
This is really exciting, and makes me want to re-up my patreon
This is really exciting, and makes me want to re-up my patreon