I you have some kind of character who gets some kind of natural armor (robots, golems, frankenstein monsters…) and…
I you have some kind of character who gets some kind of natural armor (robots, golems, frankenstein monsters…) and they equipo extra armor… do they add?
Armor is so powerful in this game, and enemies with 2 points of armor are already hard to beat.
Armor 3 seems really hard… but i would like to know the ruling about that.
Game 2 at DunDraCon went well.
Game 2 at DunDraCon went well. Fewer triangles but lots of interactions. Two out of three PCs managed normal advances in play.
It was hard but the Fae removed the banishment device from the city… Into Arcadia where it went off. Oops.
Is there an estimated release for dark streets?
Is there an estimated release for dark streets? In November, you said to expect it at the end of the year, and sadly we’re still waiting.
Game 1 of Urban Shadows at DunDraCon went well. Lots of triangles. Though I seem to have lost my voice.
Game 1 of Urban Shadows at DunDraCon went well. Lots of triangles. Though I seem to have lost my voice.
What’s a thing you wished you’d done more of in your first sessions?
What’s a thing you wished you’d done more of in your first sessions?
For context: I’ve got a first-ever session for everyone involved coming up. I’d like it to turn into a longer-term game. Two of my players are my 20-year regulars who’ve played lots of D&D, White Wolf, GURPS… the other two are relatively newer to RP and have only played d20.
I’m one of those “he’s always the DM” people with lots of experience in lots of systems, but PbtA is a very exciting twist on making a good story and I’m stoked! I don’t know if any of the previous storyteller-ish systems I’ve run have ever focused so tightly on crafting a story experience.
I’m curious, has anyone ever tried any alternative advancement methods to the Faction marking, and how did they work…
I’m curious, has anyone ever tried any alternative advancement methods to the Faction marking, and how did they work out?
This may be entirely intentional, but that “impulse” combined with the Session Intro seem to make the narrative either overcrowded, or cutting chaff that does not even need to be there to begin with; leaving you either constantly littering the world with Threats or truly pretending the unused rumours just didn’t exist. I can see the appeal in that, it creates a city that is utterly overflowing with activity but for MCs and players who don’t like overflow, it can be irritating.
One idea I had is to change the Session Intro move to this:
SESSION INTRO – At the beginning of every session, choose the player of the character you trust the least to spotlight* a Faction for your character. Do this for each player. As a group, tell the MC about a rumour or conflict you’ve heard of and individually, about how your spotlighted Faction relates to it. Roll with that Faction:
On a 10+, you’re prepared for the conflict you laid out: you’ve got a Debt on someone in that Faction; a useful piece of information/equipment; or +1 ongoing when you roll that Faction (until session end), your choice. On a 7-9, you’re neck deep in it: you owe someone in that Faction a Debt, and someone in that Faction owes a Debt to you. On a miss, you’re caught flat-footed, unprepared, or unaware the MC will tell you who is coming at you; or you take -1 ongoing when you roll that Faction (until session end).
*When you make any roll vs. a member of your spotlighted Faction or roll with your spotlighted Faction, mark XP; when you reach 5XP, advance.
Mark Diaz Truman Any plans to do a gaming podcast with you as the MC?
Mark Diaz Truman Any plans to do a gaming podcast with you as the MC?
In the example for “hit the streets”, Veronica rolls a 9 and “can’t get help on a Faction roll”.
In the example for “hit the streets”, Veronica rolls a 9 and “can’t get help on a Faction roll”.
I couldn’t find confirmation elsewhere about that in the rules. All Faction moves, or just hit the streets? Anytime the players roll faction?
Tonight we play the first session.
Tonight we play the first session.
We play in Los Angeles with a Fae in erasmus. A Vamp is an Hollywood’s diva. And an Oracle with a student.
#UrbanshadowsLosAngeles
A question. Can be a faction with one only member?
Hi!
Hi! I’ve only recently bought the pdf, not started playing yet, but I had a question after reading through the playbooks. Is there a reason why every other Archetype’s Faction stats add up to 1, while the Fae’s add up to -1?