I thought I’d seen a list of names for arcane tomes or somesuch in one of the Codex issues, but now that I’m looking…
I thought I’d seen a list of names for arcane tomes or somesuch in one of the Codex issues, but now that I’m looking through my collection, I can’t seem to find it. Closest I came were the books in Codex Yellow, but I really thought there was a list of evil, medieval tomes somewhere. Or am I making that up?
We’d like to do some crowdsourcing for the miscellany in Codex – Glamour.
We’d like to do some crowdsourcing for the miscellany in Codex – Glamour. The miscellany is called “Three Dozen Cultural Fashion Items.” Submissions need to be a single sentence, or 2-3 short sentences. By submitting here, you’re agreeing to let us use it (you’ll get a credit on the issue). We’re looking for evocative things; the purpose of the miscellany is to inspire the reader.
We need three pieces of information for each entry: 1) A name or description of a group, 2) an item of clothing or accessory they are known to wear, and 3) the significance of that item of clothing or accessory. Your entries can be from any genre. They should not be from real-world cultures.
Here are some examples:
“House Casterwain has many ancient enemies and is always engaged in some sort of feud or power struggle. The men and women of the family have taken to wearing rows of ruby studs in their ears, each representing a foiled attempt on their life. Newborn Casterwains are given a ruby-studded pacifier if they survived such an attempt while in the womb.”
“The citizens of the City of Carcosa, ever-mindful of the way the strange energies flowing through the Yellow Metropolis alter one’s perceptions of other people, have taken to wearing large, fashionable veils that completely obscure the face, so as to minimize the fright or confusion associated with apparent, sudden transmogrification.”
“The Devil Sharks street racing gang are said to have access to a ‘third eye,’ a well of psychic sensitivity that helps them safely negotiate the streets of Neo-Mumbai at blinding speeds. Whether this is true or not is unknown, but each member of the gang receives a stylized, personalized eyeball tattoo on their forehead in order to reinforce the brand.”
(And thanks to Yoshi Creelman for this miscellany)
If a fit of shameless self-promotion and general bubbly pride at my player’s for a campaign I am running for my podcast, I wanted to share an episode with you. With the joke aside, in the Slack there was a conversation about character death. A lot of things were swirling around, but one of my main thoughts when it comes to the death of a character is to give the player space, let them take over for a bit if the scene allows, and (something I’m still trying to employ) let that character’s actions and personality resonate through the rest of the campaign. In this episode (SPOILERS*)
I won’t tell you who, but it comes as a surprise and we are not very deep into the campaign so far. Things just started to steamroll and some big fails lead to some tough consequences. I just wanted to put this out here as my contribution to the ongoing conversation about how we treat character death at the table.
For D&D-esque games, how would the Chinese folks here localize the ability scores in Chinese?
For D&D-esque games, how would the Chinese folks here localize the ability scores in Chinese? (Or if not Chinese folks, Chinese-speakers)
力量 – Strength
灵巧 – Dexterity
耐力 – Constitution
知识 – Intelligence
智慧 – Wisdom
魅力 – Charisma
I’m taking some liberties with both Constitution and Intelligence, because of how they’re frequently used – in Lamentations of the Flame Princess specifically, Intelligence is a sum of your knowledge. It doesn’t supplant player logic. And then I can’t really find a non-awkward way to translate “Constitution” – there’s a word for physique but to me it connotes bodybuilding and strength? And then 耐力 connotes stuff about resolve and determination. Neither is really great for it.
I used two clocks in my DW game last night that ended up being very effective.
I used two clocks in my DW game last night that ended up being very effective. I have linked the rules document I sent to the players. I thought some of you would be interested.
This is like the 25th game in the campaign and I am not going to try to fill in too many of the details here, but just to give you some context as to the setup and the rationale for the clocks…
Fancourt is a village that the heroes left to go fight a witch on a mountain. While investigating the witch’s lair they discover that the witch — and others in the village — are aligned with an elder race, the Carcosians, aka the Chimera (interplanetary masses of worms that are into illusion and body horror). The party realizes the town is in danger and try to rush back to save it.
At this point, I handed out some VERY abbreviated stats for their followers and a few key NPCs and handed those over to the PCs. Then I described the twisted Un-Men — pieces of sewn together flesh of men, fish, and local beasts boiling up out of the sewers and attacking the town.
So, I really wanted the PCs to be invested in the town a bit more, so I used the clocks to determine the situation the party would find when they arrive. (I also did not want the NPCs to solve their problem.)
I hope that is enough and not too much info. Hope you find it useful.
This is the report from yesterday’s City of Mist game.
This is the report from yesterday’s City of Mist game. Patricia is still side-lined due to me being the GM, and Liza’s player is still out for IRL reasons. It’s doubtful we’ll see her return, but I’m keeping her portrait there just in case.
After getting some basic information last week, this week, they track down one of the other people involved in the fight at the Candlestick, that still leaves the panicky wizard that fireballed them and another they haven’t met yet (but whose name is on the board).
Pregunta para Gauntleteros españoles: a quién le interesa Rhapsody of Blood (uno de los libros en la línea Worlds of…
Pregunta para Gauntleteros españoles: a quién le interesa Rhapsody of Blood (uno de los libros en la línea Worlds of Legacy)? Yo estaba pensando dirigir eso en español en Agosto, pero también quería preguntar si hay interés en una campaña en vez de una serie.
Codex – Moonlight is now available in our $4+ Patreon feed. Here is what you will find inside:
Pack of Strays: The Moonlit Road An expansion for the original Pack of Strays by Phillip Wessels that adds new locations, vehicles, and the (awesome) hunters to the mix. It is particularly cool because it focuses on loaded questions as a way of developing the story. As cool as Pack of Strays was, this makes it even better. It features a moving illustration by Jesse Ross.
moon language This is a one-player freeform game by aura belle about communicating with the moon through drawing. It is a really beautiful text-inspiring and evocative–and features an illustration by Evan Rowland that really captures the wistfulness of the piece.
Under the Gaze of Yr A supplement of moonlit mystery for Dungeon World featuring contributions by Rach Shelkey Lowell Francis Paul Edson and Kate Bullock. It also has four original illustrations by Jesse Ross.
Apocalypse by Moonlight This is a plug-in/mini-supplement for Powered by the Apocalypse Games that lets you add emergent mysteries to your story. It a really innovative bit of tech, on par with my Labyrinth Move for Dungeon World, and I can’t wait to use it in Monsterhearts 2. It was written by Oli Jeffery and features art by the talented Bill Masuku.
Gauntlet Daddies #008 Muscle Bear! We’re doing another contest for this one, so be sure to check the issue for details. Muscle Bear was drawn by Duchess of Beefcake.
Three Dozen Truths Revealed by the Light of the Moon
Cover art for Moonlight is by Claudia Cangini Line and copy editing are by Lauren McManamon. Layout is by Oli Jeffery. Developmental editing are by myself and David LaFreniere.
I need one or two more GMs to cover the last 4 games in our schedule. 3 games of Urban Shadows and 1 game of Our Last Best Hope! Ping me or use the link to apply!
Pacific Time Zone Gauntleteers unite! There was some discussion last month about a lack of PDT games. I want to change that for the upcoming month. In June I will be running a Dungeon World game chime in to let me know the time that work best for y’all!
