Category: The Veil: Cyberpunk Roleplaying

Hi Fraser Simons, Oli Jeffery

Hi Fraser Simons, Oli Jeffery

Hi Fraser Simons, Oli Jeffery

In case I were to translate Glitch City into Spanish, is there any chance that you would lay it out nicely so it looks like the English version?

I am thinking about translating it for the Spanish community, but I don’t want to lose all that amazing art and layout.

Ohh this was a lot of fun, though I was quite nervous.

Ohh this was a lot of fun, though I was quite nervous.

Ohh this was a lot of fun, though I was quite nervous. Despite gaming with Rich for a while, I always get super anxious on podcasts, can’t wait to give this a listen, though!

Originally shared by Richard Rogers (orklord)

The latest +1 Forward is out! This one features The Veil with the creative Fraser Simons!

Fraser talks about using music to inspire characters, it’s a great chat and I’m inspired and doing this very thing today!

Curious about The Veil? Fraser’s AP is full of setting color and some neat tech. Hope you enjoy it!

http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/1-forward/the-veil

http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/1-forward/the-veil

THE EMPATH – Absorb move

THE EMPATH – Absorb move

THE EMPATH – Absorb move

Hi, I have many doubts regarding this one.

First of all, it is not mentioned explicitly, but I assume The Empath can read the emotional state of anyone around. Since the move says you know beforehand what emotion you want to absorb and how many spikes it has, it makes sense for me you just know their general superficial feelings. Is that so or are you supposed to guess based on what you see them doing?

– ‘Choose and emotion and absorb all their spikes’. Do you get all those spikes yourself in a 1-to-1 basis? So, if I were to absorb 3 spikes in Powerful from a teammate I get 3 spikes in Powerful myself. Am I right?

– Can I do it partially? Maybe absorb 1 o 2 spikes? Do I have to drain an emotion completely and absorb all its spikes?

Doubs regarding the options to choose:

– ‘You get +1 Flow’ You only get 1 Flow no matter how many spikes you absorb, right?

– ‘You don’t spike that emotion yourself’. Does choosing this once protect you from all and any spikes you absorb? You may absorb a looooot of spikes if you choose the last option too.

– ‘You completely clear out or fill up all their emotion spikes’

This is a tricky one. Since the move itself already says ‘choose and emotion and absorb all their spikes’, what do you mean by completely clear out all their emotion spikes? All spikes in all emotions? If that is so, do you get all those spikes for yourself?

‘… or fill up all their emotion spikes’ Do you mean all in every emotion or all spikes in one emotion? If you do not choose not to spike yourself, do you get spiked for spiking someone the same way you do for absorbing their spikes? Is it still 1-to-1? So if I you have 2 spikes in peaceful and I spike you for 3 more to fill all your emotion spikes in peaceful, do I get 3 spikes myself unless I also choose ‘You don’t spike that emotion yourself’?

– Can you still get +1 Flow when you do not absorb anything but fill someone else emotion spikes? Or maybe you have to absorb one emotion, then you can choose to fill all emotion spikes in another?

My head is a complete mess right now, sorry 🙁

Fraser Simons, heeelp!

I have finally purchased The Veil and I have some questions.

I have finally purchased The Veil and I have some questions.

I have finally purchased The Veil and I have some questions.

1. Have the Threat Clocks been removed from the base PbtA framework? Are the Antagonist or Questions intended to replace these?

2. I love the playbooks in The Veil but I find them to be pretty extreme/loaded examples of various cyberpunk archetypes and narratives. That’s great for each player but I find it difficult when viewing the PCs as a group.

Glitch City did help show how they can be positioned in such a way as to fit into a “Section 9” style group. However, does anyone have any advice on ways of grouping the PCs, or even altering the narrative around the playbooks so they weave together more (yes, that’s a broad question :))?

3. I note that Glitch City has the Aesthetic and the Percipient playbooks to help round out the group. These aren’t in the rulebook, and are the kind of playbooks that will help deal with 2. Are these playbooks from the upcoming KS?

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To celebrate international tabletop day we’ve put together this Quickstart for The Veil: Cascade.

To celebrate international tabletop day we’ve put together this Quickstart for The Veil: Cascade.

To celebrate international tabletop day we’ve put together this Quickstart for The Veil: Cascade. A supplement Kickstarting in May that will have more playbooks, what we’re calling “plugins” for playbooks that work similar to compendium classes. There’s going to be a piece inside by a PhD student breaking down the genre to help people play, more advice, and my personal favorite, a setting already put together with a adventure starter baked in. And loads more!

Please share this free Quickstart for it with anyone you can think of that might enjoy it and send us some feedback if you’ve played it! Enjoy, and think of us when the Kickstarter launches soon! 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByoKM_wNIgoCam90UXNmVGU2cGs