Category Archives: Qabal

Current work…writing scripts

Posted on December 1, 2016 by matt

For the last few months, on top of travelling and attending a bazillion courses, I’ve been writing. I’ve written five short scripts in the world of THE 23RD LETTER. I’ve written two more in the world of STATUS: REFUGEE. I’ve … Continue reading →

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QABAL: INTENT vs IMPLEMENTATION

Posted on July 4, 2011 by matt

This thread on rpg.net asks why secret magical settings in games tend to be dumb. My problem is, it’s never made any sense to me on an absolutely fundamental. The idea in most of these settings is that humans not … Continue reading →

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The theft of the Book of Raziel

Posted on November 20, 2010 by matt

I’ve stolen the main text here from page 54 of the Smallville RPG but remodeled it on Qabal: Isaac’s player, James, says, “I step into the room from where I have been eavesdropping and accuse Rothschilde of stealing the Book … Continue reading →

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OK, it’s no secret I’m just a big geek.

Posted on November 11, 2010 by matt

I got the Serenity book a few months ago from Sub City in Dublin and the Smallville book arrived today from Amazon. Both use derivatives of the Cortex system from Margaret Weiss Productions. While Serenity uses the Cortex systems in … Continue reading →

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Horror – Sids Story

Posted on November 1, 2010 by matt

I wanted to write a quick horror scenario which would fit in with pretty much any game and I figured that it couldn’t just be a magical teleporting serial killer, like Jason, Freddy or Leatherface. Inspiration for this one is … Continue reading →

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