Differing Methods of Character Generation
Over the last few years I've come to appreciate different methods of character generation. I'm not especially keen on point allocation systems due to concerns that they are unrealistic because…[...]
Origins of The 23rd Letter
Syndicate... As mentioned earlier, it started out as a psionics ruleset for a sci-fi corporate espionage game called Syndicate which was masterminded by John. Syndicate was never published and indeed…[...]
Viride: The Shoals
The Shoals are small, rocky outcrops that lie far from the Citadels and other large rocks in the deserts of Viride. Among these smaller rocks and shallow sands are small…[...]
WotW: Earth – Hybrid Vigour
Last time around we talked about the legacy of alien species added to the ecosystem. I happened across a cool web site called Human Descent which has some interesting if…[...]
Six Word Stories: Redux
I put a post on RPGnet to paint this as a method to generate scenario ideas. At the time of this writing, there's 5 pages of the buggers.... This will…[...]
Only six words to say everything?
Wired writes: Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") and is said to have called it his best work." They then got…[...]
WotW: Earth – A Martian Legacy
"A couple of hundred yards out of Baker Street I heard a yelping chorus, and saw, first a dog with a piece of putrescent red meat in his jaws coming…[...]
Viride: The Mercantile Tsaz
A thousand leagues to the south lies the Tsaz Citadel. The Tsaz live by a merchant code - they trade freely with anyone who wall accept their currency or barter…[...]
Viride: The Shifting Sands
The sands are fine and greyish in colour. Fine enough to seep between the fibres of all but the finest threats. A human who stands still enough will slowly begin…[...]
WotW: Earth – When?
This was the question that struck me last night as I tried to process the jalapéno peppers in my pizza. When is WotW: Earth set? (and for that matter, when…[...]
WotW: Earth – New Hope
As humanity climbs out of the ruins of their devastated society, we must now look at our future. We have seen the terrible destruction wrought by the Martian fighting machines…[...]
WotW: Earth – Premise
"No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space. No one could have dreamed…[...]
WotW: Earth
I was reading a posting on RPG.NET about how War of the Worlds was a typical game-master railroad, total player kill and then GM fiat to save the day. I…[...]
Powder Rods and Bayonets
Powder Rod The Powder Rod is the long range weapon of choice for the Arbiter. They are commonly made to order, personalised for the Arbiter and are usually the same…[...]
More about the Reeve
Some of the Reeve are administrators, involved in the movement and recording of infomation. Others sit in cloisters and debate the merits of the appeals presented to them. The majority…[...]
Viride: Outsider Castes
There are some who do not suit the untroubled life of the Artisan, the austere contemplation of the Reeve or the enduring clemency of the Consors. There are outsider castes…[...]
Viride: Old words…
The old ones talk The sun once set When the world turned dark When the wind brought wet Once was sand that held Once was trees that grew Now like…[...]
Consors: blessed with caring
The darkness echoes with the delivery of another young life. This is my favorote time. We are not supposed to have an opinion but I can see who is special.…[...]
Reeves: lawgivers and officers
When I wake and until I again sleep, I am a Reeve. It is a burden but not without it's pleasures. My days are spent in deep debate with other…[...]
Artisans: engineers and crafters
The Artisans within the Citadel are skilled without compare. They create the greatest structures, like the vast cooling vanes in the heights and depths of the rock. These vanes make…[...]