I’ve been trying to figure how to do things where you might be inclined to pick up a secondary Estate
Author: doycet
Estate thought
It’s easy, in Nobilis, to choose an Estate and then try to base everything on making them a perfect fit
“I attack… what’s going on?”
So on Saturday, Jackie and I played through the Living Greyhawk module “Isle of Woe”. This is a huge module
Nefarious Plots
WISH 46: Plot, Plot, Plot How do you define the word ?plot? in a roleplaying game? What is plot and
Quotables
Two really funny bits from Thought-Records, a Nobilis-oriented blog.
Shazam
The Next Generation Biotechnology May Make Superhero Fantasy a Reality Just a random link. No thought behind it.
Bonus
Today’s oneword is also a bit of fic for Nobilis 🙂
Dicey Situations
Strong Probability: the RPGA guys ran a poll on common dice superstitions. Sorta funny. I know at least one person
Interlude 2: Loyalty’s Birth
Another bit of floral bordering for the Nobilis game. This one is ENTIRELY spoiler-free (at least relative to the story
Ubiquitous
I’m at that stage in learning/absorbing a game where I eat/sleep/breathe the thing. Unrelated: This is real turning point —
Powered by Quest Maps
Hoom! Maps and Walking Directions Starting from: Bag End, Hobbiton, The Shire Arriving at: The Cracks of Doom, Mordor When
C’est que ce?
What is “Blake’s Seven” and why are people comparing it to the premise of the Nobilis test game?
Prelude 1: Sacrifice
Again, possible spoilers for players… I’m just messing around though, so there’s not any real information.
Anchors info
For the non-Nobilis people, the premise: Nobilis have mortal servants, known as Anchors, who will work for them and can
Nobilis NPCs
A list of some of the NPC’s involved in the events surrounding the I&H Nobilis game. (Players may not want
“I’ve got 13 points in Breaking Stuff, specialized in ‘The Plot'”
Note, the following meandering bit uses examples from X2, so if you haven’t seen the movie yet (and I’d recommend
Interlude 1: Loyalty
My work computer still won’t let me install the software I need to work, so I guess I just have
Just for a good weekend read
Hogshead/GoO has a PDF “example of play” available on their website — basically it’s 20 pages right out of the
Updates
Updated the Nobilis page, most notably with pages for all four of the characters, including pix. *Update* Did a fun
Shout out
WISH 45: Accolades and Warm Fuzzies Who are some gamers you admire and appreciate? Name three (or as many as
Making Time
WISH 37: Schedules and Circumstances How do you prioritize gaming in your life to make sure it happens on an
Picky
WISH 44: Picking Games Another old WISH that I’m getting caught up on. How do you choose games to join
Catching up
WISH 28: Movies for Gamers What are three movies that have inspired you as a gamer? Would you recommend them
Ivy & Hyacinth; Session 1, intro 3
[This last intro log was easily the most difficult, since we didn?t do much more with ?pat? than set the
Ivy & Hyacinth, Session 1, Intro 2
A MAN SPRAWLS across a threadbare and badly sprung armchair. A light bulb socket hangs directly overhead, dangling from the
Man, somebody stop me
I made a Nobilis page (yeah, sue me, it’s what I do for games I like), mostly as a place
What I like, what I don’t like, how I’m fixing it.
Yep, more Nobilis posting. Warning, this is not really fun fictional crap, but me thinking out loud about the kind
Nobilis 101
For those interested (and apparently some are), I have a “Nobilis 101” document available. It’s about 15 pages printed, but
Nobilis – Hyacinth & Ivy: Session 1, Intro 4
To the Nobilis, the symbology of flowers is strong — they are one of the oldest associative symbols, and an
Nobilis – Hyacinth & Ivy: Session 1, Intro 1
To the Nobilis, the symbology of flowers is strong — they are one of the oldest associative symbols, and an