Recent content by Fenris-77

No, it's a good idea, all I meant was that you don't need a wee map, just a Ward name and a tracker.

Oh yes, there will be a sheet for tracking. This is not my first Peaky Blinders rodeo. It will probably not have wee maps though - if it's a ward-based mechanic then it works in the ward. Easy-peasy.

I don't want to overcomplicate the mechanic either. The CS version focuses on carousing and reaction rolls. and I think there's some juice there. I may leverage reactions over social interaction to better meld with the core SD rules. In terms of outside, I was thinking about a 1:5 ratio...

Hmm. So the renown in CS6 is per PC, not group based. I'm not sure I want to do renown on an individual basis. I like the Blades version where it applies to the adventuring group. I'm going to have to noodle on this a while.

My current thought, which I'll actually be working on this evening once I'm done marking, is to begin with a two-level reputation tracker. Reputation can be gained (and lost) on a ward by ward basis. When you help the ward and its inhabitants you get rep, and when you hurt them you lose it (GM...

My opinion on 8AM time slots is not fit for this family friendly forum.

I'm going to have to hit some cons once I have my two PoD books released.

The Shadows of GaryCon. Tenebrous whispers, just past the cafeteria and up the stairs.

So a related topic is things like Reputation mechanics and catch-all skills like Streetwise. I like the former and cordially detest the latter.

Ultraviolet Grasslands is probably my favorite science-fantasy game. Definitely fits in the post-apoc sub-genre.

Definitely. RPGs and their mechanics have a purpose for writing just like any other kind of writing. In this case a more or less specific play experience.

No, but that's a great idea.

Yeah, you do have a project (and I wish you well), but that project doesn't really mean the topic has bumpers attached. Skill granularity is a core topic for many, many kinds of RPG design.

My little piece of litmus paper detects serious quantities of salt.

The downside of that system (and this includes other Free League iterations) is that magic really kind of gets the shaft a little in terms of impact. That's fine if low fantasy is what you want, but not otherwise. I say this as someone who really likes that die pool system quite a bit.