Dungeon World Meets Blades in the Dark

Fenris-77 · Apr 22, 2021

What's an advanced wyvern? I'm not really sure about the Nest faction there.

Manbearcat · Apr 22, 2021

Fenris-77 said:
What's an advanced wyvern? I'm not really sure about the Nest faction there.

I don't know what an Advanced Wyvern is (sounds pretty gnarly though!). We'd find out in play!

I do know about the Nest Faction! Faction in this sort of game is any party with volition who can erect its will upon the Setting in such a way that moves units and provokes action. Its not just gangs and beaurocracy and infrastructure. Its also monsters and places (so long as those monsters and places have reach and use that reach to provoke action).

Tier in this case is "the magnitude/potency/scale of that reach/provocative action." Same thing for the Companions. So when they roll Tier, its an expression of their magnitude/potency/scale.

Look at it like a classic Hexcrawl where the Dungeon or the Hex has a level. Same thing here.

Fenris-77 · Apr 22, 2021

Are we talking about Wyverns as beasts of burden? I don't understand how it impacts ranchers and porters. Maybe I have the stupids this morning...

Manbearcat · Apr 22, 2021

Another way to look at is anything that could be a Front in Apocalypse World or Dungeon World would be a Faction in this game.

Manbearcat · Apr 22, 2021

Fenris-77 said:
Are we talking about Wyverns as beasts of burden? I don't understand how it impacts ranchers and porters. Maybe I have the stupids this morning...

Wyverns. Big scary dragon-creatures with wings, tail-stinger, massive claws. Lairs at the top of mountains/volcanoes et al.

Hunts big tasty creatures...like donkeys/mules (sad porters)...or cows/steer/bulls (sad ranchers).

Fenris-77 · Apr 22, 2021

Manbearcat said:
Another way to look at is anything that could be a Front in Apocalypse World or Dungeon World would be a Faction in this game.

Yeah, I'm with you there, just confused by those tricksy wyverns.

Fenris-77 · Apr 22, 2021

Manbearcat said:
Wyverns. Big scary dragon-creatures with wings, tail-stinger, massive claws. Lairs at the top of mountains/volcanoes et al.

Hunts big tasty creatures...like donkeys/mules (sad porters)...or cows/steer/bulls (sad ranchers).

Ahh, ok, now I see. Thanks! I need another coffee I think...

Manbearcat · Apr 22, 2021

Fenris-77 said:
Ahh, ok, now I see. Thanks! I need another coffee I think...

Lol wait a minute. Did you infer from the above entry that she's gone into the Porter/Ranching business and all of her wyvern-ey kids are trained at carrying stuff?

Rather than their hunting of beasts of burden/cattle being the problem?

LOL, you do need more coffee.

Fenris-77 · Apr 22, 2021

Manbearcat said:
Lol wait a minute. Did you infer from the above entry that she's gone into the Porter/Ranching business and all of her wyvern-ey kids are trained at carrying stuff?

Rather than their hunting of beasts of burden/cattle being the problem?

LOL, you do need more coffee.

Yes, yes I did. And yes I do. Don't ask me how I arrived there though. Maybe because I was thinking of the Porters themselves carrying stuff and then trying to figure out how wyverns put them out of business. Anyway, putting on some coffee...