I’ve been thinking (and talking) about sacrifice in games, and how that ends up playing out at the table. Originally,
Category: Nobilis
Mouse Guard: The River at Elmoss, and making players cry
Got a chance to go back and play some Mouse Guard this weekend with Dave and Margie and Kate and
Why I wouldn’t use IAWA to run Amber (at least not with Amber players)
Wednesday night rolled around, and we were set to play In a Wicked Age. This was going to be my
Nobilis, renewed.
(Via Story Games:) Rebecca Borgstrom has released “Unlikely Flowerings”, the first part of the long-awaited Society of Flowers supplement for
Hmm
I think, assuming that Birdwell Island is a Chancel (which is clearly is, otherwise all the mortals would have gone
Very Sad
Went looking for the the Nobilis “Lexicon” projects today. They seem to have vanished.
Nobilis pre-post-mortem
Let’s say you get into a book club. It’s a pretty interesting set up, where you get a tremendous number
‘Scuse me while I gush
In the history of Nobilis, the first 20th century was different. So were the 400 wondrous years after that, but
The Plot Point
A few weeks ago, Dave commented that we’ve been at this Nobilis thing for ‘about a year’. I believe my
Cool, baby. Cool.
So for the last couple weeks I’ve been contributing the insanity of the Lexicon Of The Second Age, in which
Making Magic… magic.
A long email exchange on magic in rpgs — not a lot that resonated with me, but I did want
Order of events
Interesting thoughts on why to decide your Estate last when creating a character in Nobilis, stored here for my convenience:
“Still… not as scary…”
The creator of Nobilis, reinventing the ecosystem of the world’s oceans on Hitherby Dragons. The ocean should be made of
Stepping into other shoes
After some thoughts provoked by the posts here and here, I opted to eschew the turn timer for the Nobilis
Hello, Clarice
I’ve got some catching up to do… Monday Mashup #13: Silence of the Lambs I’m combining this with Nobilis. Lecter
Pondering the flow
So, we’ve had a few players cross-over from one Nobilis game group to the other now, and someone asked one
Of gods, guest stars, plots, and naming conventions
Sunday, we had our first ‘guest star’ in the ongoing Nobilis game. Hmm, before I get into that, though, let’s
Weeknight relaxation.
Ran the ‘Chrysalis A’ group last night (the first time with the full group), and got things rolling with the
Weekend review 2
Saturday: First half of the second session of the second story-arc in Nobilis (which of course would be designated Session
Update
Note to self: preparing a list of likely (and point-balanced) qualities for a well-known Chancel and Imperator does not appreciably
Useful bits
For anywhere from $2.50 to $6, The Language of Flowers is a steal and terribly terribly useful for a Nobilis
Poof, you’re a bird
Prompted by watching the Prophecy, Dracula, and seeing similar stunts in the LoEG trailers, I present this bit of fluff
The name’s the thing.
One of the NPC’s in my Nobilis game has three names. Why? Because he’s supposed to be a serial rapist,
What games would Nobles play? How about this one: the HipBone Games, with many variants. Looks like fun, and definitely
Spinoffs
I’ve fiddled together a proper blog for the nobilis game here: chrysalis. Those of you who keep track of the
Estate thought
It’s easy, in Nobilis, to choose an Estate and then try to base everything on making them a perfect fit
Bonus
Today’s oneword is also a bit of fic for Nobilis 🙂
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
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.