Hey folks,
I have been working away on my current PBTA game about social justice wizards, titled Circles of Power. It’s a game about marginalized communities and the wizards who defend them against an oppressive society.
Some of the new tech in this includes..
1) A favour economy that the GM keeps track of secretly, which guides NPC reactions and community acceptance.
2) A very focused set of basic moves, with four available at the start of sessions and five during play.
3) Procedures for creating magical spells on the fly, inspired by the Warren’s innovate move.
4) Spell evolution and refinement as a replacement for experience.
I have produced a limited, signed and numbered print run for the Apprentice Edition, an ashcan version. It’s been pretty popular at Dreamation, Pax East, and Breakout con so far, which is why I am putting a handful of copies up for sale if people want to order them.
If you are interested in this new experimental PBTA game, check out the link below!
http://www.genesisoflegend.com/product/circles-of-power-apprentice-edition/
Christian Hundahl You can only use magic by codifying a proposed effect into an experimental spell. You then evolve that spell into a more refined ritual, then rote, before it unlocks a wonder (artifact or scroll). Wonders are the only way to pass spells between people, with artifacts creating move-like magic effects without a roll, and scrolls teaching experiments to other people. This is how you create apprentices and teach them magic.
Nifty! Any chance the ashcan includes a PDF version?
Martin Ralya It does indeed! It either comes with the order originally, or you can get in touch with me and I will send you the electronic version.
Hah! Totally missed that during checkout. Downloaded, and thank you.
Oh cool! Picked it up at Dreamation!
Is it possible to buy just the PDF? I’m willing to pay the full price I just don’t have the shelf space for more books!
Marcus Morrisey I will be putting the PDF up on DriveThru in a couple weeks, I think. I will post here to tell folks when it is up.
Purchased!
Jason Pitre great thanks!
📌 Waiting for the pdf-only here.
Anybody willing to run an online game of this, either Hangouts, etc., or play-by-post?
I will keep an eye out for the PDF, definitely! Postage over here keeps trying to murder me in my sleep.
Based on popular demand, I have released the PDF version for public consumption! drivethrurpg.com – Circles of Power – Apprentice Edition
Jason Pitre thanks! Purchased!
Yay!
Cool stuff!
Waiting until next month’s paycheck. 🙂
I got my grubby paws on this last night. It has a lot of similarity to my own project, except yours is radically better. Happy to chat about it.