Wow, we just hit 200 members, that’s awesome! I’m so glad to have you all a part of this community.
Wow, we just hit 200 members, that’s awesome! I’m so glad to have you all a part of this community.
Hi, Tommy Rayburn.
Hi, Tommy Rayburn. Will there be any way to get a printed copy of the WoD Add-On later for those who weren’t involved in playtesting or proof-reading? Such as a link to Lulu? I love what I’ve seen so far.
Thanks to a little push from Sean Hess, reworked my basic moves, debt and MC moves to alignment with the US 1.1.
Thanks to a little push from Sean Hess, reworked my basic moves, debt and MC moves to alignment with the US 1.1.
Updated most of the Archetype moves as well, still keeping with altered versions of Spellcasting and Spook for balance sake … and keeping in Seer with some alterations from an old version of US.
The real change, I am keeping is using an XP system closer to AW: Dark Ages over that of AW.
Haven’t checked in much lately and I apologize for that.
Haven’t checked in much lately and I apologize for that. I’ve been super busy getting ready for the Kickstarter launch which will (hopefully) be happening this week. I’ll keep you all posted as that comes to fruition. I’m super excited and super nervous. =)
Going to GenCon 2014 and want to be a part of the first official Urban Shadows Longcon?
Going to GenCon 2014 and want to be a part of the first official Urban Shadows Longcon? Then you need to sign up! +Tommy Rayburn and I are running THREE nightly sessions of the game set in Detroit, a city writhing in supernatural despair. Will you be able to resist the darkness within you, or let it swallow you whole?
We have six spots left in our first slot and plenty in the follow-ups.
Need some feedback on this move.
Need some feedback on this move.
Second Sight
Through your second sight, you are given an awareness that one of your foes is within a close vicinity. Choose one archetype (ie. Spectre, Vamp, Wizard, ect..); when you are within the vicinity of this archetype the MC will make you aware of such “danger.”
I have been in chat with Dylan Clayton and Sean Hess, and Dylan brought up how hard it is for MC’s to keep track of so many moves.
I agree …. but at the same time. Unless you walk into EVERY Room and say “I keep an eye out” you will have no idea if a Vamp is there, which means your second sight is worthless.
Just played today.
Just played today. I ran the Aware (14 yo white teen, who ran the neighborhood treehouse with his problem solving/meddling school chums. The Specter introduced me to the supernatural (16 yo neighbor, older sister of my friend in the club, died 6 months ago) The wolf, whom I knew secrets of, had been the one to kill the Specter, and was all my fault. Finally, the Hunter was involved, believing to be be protecting me, when I was protecting him.
all around. made a cool television show pilot. The Spector retired at the climax of the session to save her sister’s life (who was using black magic to uncover the truth of the Spector’s death and seek revenge)
I found it wasn’t easy for the Aware to gain corruption. The playbook might need an extra avenue for that.
I know things have been quiet on the community lately, but don’t fret, we’re still actively working on the Urban…
I know things have been quiet on the community lately, but don’t fret, we’re still actively working on the Urban Shadows release. We will keep you up to date as we get tangible goals completed.
For my own part, I’m playing in an U-S one-shot tomorrow night and I’ll be playing a Wizard for the first time. I’m super excited! Also, next weekend I will be running what-will-probably-be the concluding session of my current urban shadows game. It’s been an awesome ride so far with a group of mostly rpg-newbs. =)
Looking for some help adapting this into a move … hitting a writer’s wall.
Looking for some help adapting this into a move … hitting a writer’s wall.
“Mages of this path are often hypersensitive to the brevity of life and understand just how little time they have to gain the transformative secrets they crave. They often become obsessive about their studies, sleeping only a few hours each night to leave enough time for their research.”
Seeing some big changes to mage traits.
Seeing some big changes to mage traits. Combined with the spell changes we did when we finished the last round of playtests a few weeks ago and I must say I’m excited to see some of this stuff in action.
For those curious as to what was changed, we did away with the boring old +/-1’s and changed some of the Path spells (one of the old spells focused on PvP that I didn’t realize at the time, plus others that just seemed lack luster and useless). Summoning has a new focus on it for those with the creativity to use it. It even got its own corruption move to make it a potent tool for a cost.
Overall, Mage is looking awesome and I’m looking forward to testing the new changes. The changes to Vamp’s traits are also looking interesting.
On a side note. I went over my notes for Demon. While it’s been stated that we were going to do Demon the Fallen, for simplicity’s sake, I largely scrapped the idea (instead using DtF for inspiration as needed) and started looking at Demon the Descent. While the lore is a bit different, I managed to type up a basic description that ties in how a Tainted might become into a full fledged Demon (it’s nothing different, just playing off the idea of how you’re hellspawn).
Let me just say that trying to find a way to work in the varied nature of the demonic form and trying to keep it simple but relevant was difficult work. The end result is something that changes as you gain and lose Corruption (via the “Erase a Corruption Advance” advancement). Playtesting when it’s complete will show whether my choice in constructing the move was a good one.
Until Mage and Slasher are officially called complete and I get a rough draft of Demon done, any new add-ons by me will likely be only in the “I’ll mention the idea” phase, but I will admit that I would be curious in working on Changeling eventually having recently helped a fellow Storyteller make his own Kith. After that’s done… who knows. Second Sight might be a decent book to try and make a Mortality add-on for, but please understand that the possible template are limited as Mortals in WoD are not meant to have the kind of power the other main game lines do.