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John Walter
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An always-already cyborg waiting for the Singularity | Digital rhetoric | Technical Communication | Digital Curation | Media Ecology | Medieval Studies | TTRPG gamer | Writing and Rhetoric PhD candidate at George Mason U.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ars Magica RPG Becomes Open License Via Crowdfunding: Proctor, MN – 09/27/24 – The legendary roleplaying game of myth and magic will soon itself be transmuted, as Ars Magica's game system and setting will be released under an open license. The crowdfunding campaign supporting…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ars Magica RPG Becomes Open License Via Crowdfunding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ars Magica RPG Becomes Open License Via Crowdfunding

Proctor, MN – 09/27/24 – The legendary roleplaying game of myth and magic will soon itself be transmuted, as Ars Magica's game system and setting will be released under an open license. The crowdfunding campaign supporting the release starts Oct 15 at…

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Writing Studies friends -- One of our PhD students has put together a very short survey so we can get a sense of the most common texts we use in these courses gmuchss.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please pass on to anyone who is teaching or has recently taught a methods course - thanks!

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Aren’t all Extraction endings good endings?

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The Trail of Cthulhu 2nd Edition teaser page is now live on Backerkit! Get a sneak peek at what's to come and be the first to know when the campaign goes live. Don't miss out! #TrailOfCthulhu#TTRPGbit.ly/3XRLCxX

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This was the 4th time I’ve run this scenario and 6th run of Cosmic Dark. I also got to playtest this scenario, which was a lot of fun. I’ve gotten the piecemeal releases of the game and am waiting for the full release.

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If the Change die is higher than their score, it goes up. At 6, they’re out, but at a score of 3, they can physically remove evidence or erase their memory to lower their score) They also roll the Change die when their character is harmed physically or psychologically shaken.

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When a character rolls for something related to their specialty, they get to add a second d6. And they have the option of risking body or mind and add the Change die as well. The highest die is the result. If the Change die was the highest, they compare it to their Change score, which starts at 1.

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As for the mechanics, players roll a d6 to investigate the world. How much they learn depends on the roll. 4 is full knowledge. 5 adds a record from the company database. 6 adds an anomaly. Records and anomalies lead to uncovering the cosmic horror.

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Characters are developed in game, each with a role such as medical officer or mining engineer. They’re developed in play, first using quick flash back scenes after the scenario begins.

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John Walter
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An always-already cyborg waiting for the Singularity | Digital rhetoric | Technical Communication | Digital Curation | Media Ecology | Medieval Studies | TTRPG gamer | Writing and Rhetoric PhD candidate at George Mason U.
52 followers82 following126 posts