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I don’t normally go for these pre-made maps, but this one looked too good to pass up for the brand-new Dungeon World…
I don’t normally go for these pre-made maps, but this one looked too good to pass up for the brand-new Dungeon World campaign. The reverse is a nice pub crawl with a seaman’s chapel.
A couple of pics from last night’s Pulp!
A couple of pics from last night’s Pulp! game. We were SAS troops (and one member of the French Maquis) clashing with some Templars bent on resurrecting Joan of Arc and bringing back the reign of Charlemagne.
Got inspired to sketch out a compendium class. What are the odds of my Charlatan finding a monkey, Jason Cordova ?
Got inspired to sketch out a compendium class. What are the odds of my Charlatan finding a monkey, Jason Cordova ?
When you befriend a monkey, you may take this move when you level up:
Monkey Friends are the Best Friends
You and your monkey have a special bond. You can’t talk to it per se, but it will always act as you wish it to. It can serve as a distraction or an extra set of hands, giving you +1 on slight of hand attempts.
Once you’ve taken the Monkey Friends are the Best Friends move, you may take the following moves whenever you level up as if they were class moves:
Oooh, Shinies!
When you let your monkey roam for a while in a civilized area, roll +DEX. On a 10+ he returns with an interesting or valuable item. On a 7-9, the item is also dangerous or draws unwelcome attention to you.
Alarm Call
Your monkey is always looking out for you. It will scream at the first sign of danger, ensuring that you are never surprised. When an enemy would get the drop on you, you get to act first instead.
Dial M for Monkey
Your monkey is exceptionally smart. It can follow complex orders and understand speech, though you are the only one who can understand what it says. If you consult your monkey while attempting to discern reality, take +1.
Here’s a Kickstarter for a new game from Ben Robbins, the creator of Microscope.
Here’s a Kickstarter for a new game from Ben Robbins, the creator of Microscope.
Per Sage LaTorra, here’s a link to my shop’s eBay store, where I have pretty good stock on DW still available!
Per Sage LaTorra, here’s a link to my shop’s eBay store, where I have pretty good stock on DW still available! Special offer to Tavern peeps only: Mention the Tavern in your note to us when you buy and we’ll drop in a copy of Eon Fontes-May’s DW Guide for absolutely free (while supplies last)!
If you’re buying for a group, we’ll only charge you shipping the once, so pile ’em on, or add another Indie RPG or two you’ve had trouble finding in your neighborhood.
Thanks, Sage, and apologies to anyone feeling spammed, this will be the only note about this!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251285094874
So, I’d like to get the Story Game Sunday calendar filled out for the rest of the summer.
So, I’d like to get the Story Game Sunday calendar filled out for the rest of the summer. If someone is interested in running a game, these dates are open: 07.14, 07.28, 08.11, 08.25, and 09.08. If you have a game that is better in multiple sessions (such as Polaris or Dogs in the Vineyard), I am open to giving you more than one slot.
Some pics from today’s game of The Shab-al-Hiri Roach, and it was quite a ride!
Some pics from today’s game of The Shab-al-Hiri Roach, and it was quite a ride!
I played Basil Hawthorne, an Art History professor and Goya expert who wanted the University to secure the Black Paintings for its collection.
Daniel Lewis played Oliver Threefall, a Mayan language expert who quickly accepted the Roach and began building a paper mache ziggurat/nest in the school’s auditorium.
Len Pokryfke played Henry “Hank” Slurry, a self-destructive Astronomy professor who practically lived in a wine bottle (and whose perceived lack of ambition and self-control made him a surprisingly trustworthy figure among the scheming Pemberton faculty).
And Len’s friend, Rob, played Dr. Wayne Borsma, a Kant expert whose desire to humiliate Oliver in squash transcended the boundaries of reason and self-preservation.
The game was very interesting in that it started out as a lot of petty sniping and rumor-mongering among the faculty, but gradually became a roller coaster of shock and horror. In our game we had: the ritual sacrifice of a popular co-ed during the school play; the football team’s quarterback cutting himself open from chest to throat at the behest of the Roach; the chaplain eating a human heart (and later killing himself in front of everyone at the Christmas party); and a Carrie-style burning auditorium finale.
There was also a lot of fighting about the school budget and who would have to do certain administrative duties. And wine and cheese. Lots of wine and cheese.
My haul this weekend from Dragon’s Lair: Hollowpoint (waiting on Daniel Lewis to run this), A Tragedy in Five Acts,…
My haul this weekend from Dragon’s Lair: Hollowpoint (waiting on Daniel Lewis to run this), A Tragedy in Five Acts, and some red D6’s for Fiasco.
I was recently reminded of the Madness rules I wrote.
Originally shared by Sean Dunstan
I was recently reminded of the Madness rules I wrote. I think this is the same version I posted before. Maybe someone will catch the easter egg this time!
Madness
Madness is a new stat that measures your slow descent into insanity. Madness starts at 0.
When you are confronted with a scene of true horror, be it monster or event, roll +Wis. On a 10+, you manage to stay in control. On a 7-9, you take -1 ongoing until the source of terror is gone or dealt with. On a 6 or less, you gain a point of Madness and must flee, panic, beg, or fight.
THE EFFECTS OF MADNESS
For every point of Madness you have, you take -1 forward when Defying Danger with WIS, or when you are are confronted with a scene of true horror.
Your Madness Threshold is the highest of your INT or WIS, plus one point each at levels 3, 6, and 9.
Price of Insanity
At the start of the session, if your Madness is above your Madness Threshold, you must perform one of the following:
• Take a Debility to any of your stats, and remove a point of Madness.
• Take a Madness Bond, and remove a point of Madness
• Take a Fear Alignment, and remove a point of Madness
• Reliquish control of your character to the GM and create a new character
CURING MADNESS
You can reduce your Madness pool by performing one of the following tasks:
• A Cleric with the “Destruction of Otherworldly Foes” or “Healing and Restoration” domains can use the following new level 3 spell: Restore The Mind – Remove 1 point of Madness from the target.
• A Paladin can use Lay On Hands to transfer a point of Madness from the target to himself instead of healing damage
• A Paladin can take a Quest to remove a point of Madness from any character
• A Ritual can remove a point of Madness from any character
• Take a Debility to any stat to remove one point of Madness
• Take a Madness Bond or Fear Alignment to remove one point of Madness
MADNESS MOVES
The following options for basic class moves are added to the base playbooks and do not require Madness to take:
NEW BARDIC LORE
• Tales of Terror and Madness
NEW CLERIC DIETY DOMAINS
• The Destruction of Otherworldly Foes
• The Will of the Old Ones
NEW CLERIC PRECEPT
• Your religion spreads like a disease: add Petition: Dive Mad With The Truth
• Your religion fights against the darkness: add Petition: Fearlessness
NEW DRUID DOMAINS
• The Void Between The Stars
• The Forgotten Deeps
NEW PALADIN QUEST BOON
• Immunity to Madness
NEW RANGER COMPANION STRENGTH
• Horrifying
When you have at least one point of Madness, you can take the following moves when you level up. If you take one of these moves, your Madness can never drop below 1.
BARD: Voices In Their Heads – You do not need leverage to Parley with someone, but they know you’re doing something weird to their mind.
CLERIC: Speaker for the Old Ones – You can use Turn Undead on creatures of otherworldly origin. It works as per the normal move, but on a 10+ the creatures come under your unwilling control.
DRUID: Shape of Madness – When you Shapeshift, your damage die increases one step, but you gain the Horrifying tag, no matter what you shift into.
FIGHTER: Fanatic’s Fervor – When you deal damage, it’s always considered “messy” and you deal +Madness damage. However, as long as there are valid targets around (friend or foe) you must Defy Danger with WIS to stop fighting.
PALADIN: But Now I See – You have the following additional option on “I Am The Law”: Drive the target mad for a short time. Your list of available vows when Questing is completely replaced by the following list:
• Violence (forbidden: Allowing enemies to live)
• Hedonism (forbidden: Showing restraint)
• Pestilence (forbidden: Healing the sick)
• Chaos (forbidden: Maintaining a status quo)
RANGER: Symbiote – Your animal companion becomes a literal part of you. It can hide inside your body, and gets +1 Ferocity and the Horrifying tag. Even when hidden, there is an obvious Tell that you’ve got something living inside you, such as a sickly wound that never heals, or something crawling under your skin.
THIEF: The Spaces Between Shadows – When you Defy Danger to go unnoticed, you can take 1 Madness to pass through small cracks or gaps you couldn’t normally pass through, or to fit into small places you shouldn’t be able to fit inside.
WIZARD: Power In Madness – When you roll a 6 or less when Casting a Spell or Spouting Lore, you may take 1 Madness to change it to a 7-9 result.
NEW WIZARD MOVE: Profane Ritual
Requires Ritual, a Madness pool of at least one point
When performing a ritual, you can replace any requirement the GM gives you with one of the following:
• Take a point of Madness
• Sacrifice a living being
Some pics from our 11th Dungeon World session, in which the party discovered the city beneath Cenduwain’s Labyrinth…
Some pics from our 11th Dungeon World session, in which the party discovered the city beneath Cenduwain’s Labyrinth and helped repel the dread astral pirate, Edvard the Black.
