I noticed in US there is not a default search/spot move.
I noticed in US there is not a default search/spot move. Only one for places of power. This came up in our first session so I have made a custom move:
Scope out a Situation
When you survey your surroundings to gain understanding roll on Mind. On a 7-9 choose 2. On a 10+ choose 3.
• What is not as it seems?
• Where is the greatest danger?
• What here is useful to me?
• What is the best way in or out?
• Oracle only: What is about to happen?
• I do not bring attention to myself
Thoughts welcome.
Well, believe it or not, I just recently saw for the first time The Crow movie (the original with Brandon Lee).
Well, believe it or not, I just recently saw for the first time The Crow movie (the original with Brandon Lee). And I’m wanting to work on a playbook for Urban Shadows now that Halloween is coming! But what Faction do you think it should be? My first thought was Night, but Wild may fit too, no? #thecrow #urbanshadows
I’m about two sessions into running an Urban Shadows game for four players, and we’re having a blast.
I’m about two sessions into running an Urban Shadows game for four players, and we’re having a blast. However, the rate at which we are accumulating rumors, locations, and NPCs is clearly too much for my brain and poor MC playbook sheet to handle.
My solution was to create a Drive folder with charts to track Rumors and NPCs and a custom Google Map to keep track of the locations. I shared it with my players and encouraged them to add to the map or the sheets as they saw fit and they took to it enthusiastically, adding their characters homes to the map etc.
Below is a link to the folder in Drive (this is a copy of the one we are using). Feel free to steal my charts for templates or to make suggestions for improvements!
Its definitely a work in progress. For example, I still need to go back to my hand written notes for the NPC debts and rumors from the first session and add them to the charts, I’m considering making a separate debt chart, and I plan eventually to make an MC only chart to track Threats. Still, I think it’s pretty useful and I am pleased with my conditional formatting rules to color code the factions 🙂
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1wBqlAwgHNwM0Q4cUpmSGVqMTg&usp=sharing
Hi.
Hi.
Because I think that the Wolf is kinda, well, weak and not fun to play… ok, actually I just don’t like it and neither does my gaming group, but that’s another topic… Anyway I decided to make an alternate version of this archetype.
Classic reluctant werewolf, inspired by Jeckyll/Hyde and similar tropes.
So, if you want a more unwilling werewolf, here is a first version of the playbook (I will update it at the same link):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1zPN1nUnzqTNnBoc0hBYWVINms/view?usp=sharing
It keeps just one move from the original (and gear which I will fix later). I would love some feedback.
Thank you.
Character Sheet Overview
Character Sheet Overview
#OnlinePlay #CharacterSheets
With friendly permission of the authors I can share a character sheet overview for Urban Shadows!
It’s designed to hold up to 4 characters and a few things are done by the sheet itself. After selecting a Archetype, the sheet will enter the corresponding Corruption Move, Intimacy Move and End Move and the debt overview will grab the names of the characters.
There is an extra worksheet with every Archetype Move (Basic only!) for copy & paste.
I believe the rest is self-explanatory if you know the game. The overview won’t replace the actual playbooks or even the core rules itself. It will only make it easier to organize your characters for online gaming!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15-KYh6Bmt7k9N1O39kCmb2CYSiHF8sC2o5FnV1_M-Yc/edit?usp=sharing
So I know people are making all kinds of cool things and I’ve seen a bunch of custom moves in threads as I’ve read…
So I know people are making all kinds of cool things and I’ve seen a bunch of custom moves in threads as I’ve read through! Unfortunately, G+ probably doesn’t offer the best way to keep these things stored for future players who may be interested in it. As such, I’ve put up a Google Document until there’s a better idea for how we might share custom moves!
If you have moves you’d like to add to it, please feel free to do so! I’ll also likely be keeping an eye out and asking people if they’d like to add to the repository.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17mzgjpkOlh8JdrYGMhIOIZhIANrhUFmLIo5CRMWFnQs/edit?usp=sharing
Currently in there: A very cool way for a wizard or other magical practitioner to read from the Book of the Dead.
Alright.
Alright. So my group contains a wizard. Specifically, they are really hooked on the idea of being a necromancer. The beginning bits of this were easy-the sanctum has a knowledgeable servant (a ghost they bound) and a few lovely necromantic themes.
The issue is for when they complete the first items in their sanctum. They obviously want to raise some dead, and here is my preliminary write up of a book of the dead-
When you read from the book of the dead over the bodies of the fallen, roll with Spirit. On a hit, you raise a small horde that will obey your commands- On a 10+, pick 3, on a 7-9, pick two.
-They can serve your will at a distance
-They do not hunger for human flesh
-You don’t take -1 ongoing while they are summoned
-You do not have to mark corruption
On a miss, you summon them, but things go horribly horribly wrong.
I took inspiration from the Ghoul move in the MC book, but was curious if we had any thoughts to iron out the kinks here-I don’t like there are two drawbacks to the wizard (corruption and the -1 ongoing), but was struggling to think of compelling items-and how compelling those are is debatable.
New, not-to-shabby-looking, playtested version of Mage.
New, not-to-shabby-looking, playtested version of Mage. It’s a replacement for Wizard, meant to invoke the fun of open-ended magic. Watch out for paradox! Feel free to use, or let me know if you have any feedback, especially if you try it in your games.
Note: this was designed to support a party of mages, so the Tradition determines the faction. Feel free to leave that out if you only have one.
I also figured out how to use Google Docs to make the character look almost like a real Archetype. I’m happy to share if anyone is interested.
UPDATED VERSION: 6.2 – updated mana rules.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_8U7ClGoQInLXpiN2xWSFd6SlU/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_8U7ClGoQInMUdKcXhReDNjRHc/view?usp=sharing
This is really rough…pretty much just written up quite quickly and probably needs a lot of reworking. Plus I…
This is really rough…pretty much just written up quite quickly and probably needs a lot of reworking. Plus I didn’t do the gear section yet.
Cyborg
Your Implants
Choose two features describing your implants:
Flawless Operation
Low Maintenance
Subtle Modifications
Tactile Sensation
Fully Functional Reproductive Organs
Impressive Looking
Choose two flaws describign your implants:
Glitchy Prototypes
High Maintenance
Obvious Prostheses
No Sense of Touch
More Machine than Person
Kludge-y Appearance
Drama Move: When you bury your emotions, mark corruption.
Intimacy Move: When you share a moment of intimacy – physical or emotional – with someone else both you and the other person may either mark Corruption, or erase one Corruption mark depending on whether you felt the moment of intimacy reconnected either of you with humanity or drove you further away.
End Move: When you die, you can choose to trigger a self-destruct sequence and anybody who does not vacate the area quickly will be caught in the blast.
Corruption Moves:
Feel No Pain: Mark a Corruption to reduce the Harm you suffer by 1 for the rest of the scene.
Electronic Possession: Mark Corruption to temporarily shift your consciousness into a computerized device and control it.
Killing Machine: Mark Corruption to turn a missed Unleash roll into a success once per scene.
Backups: When you die and self-destruct, Mark Corruption to be downloaded into a new body. All Faction marks you had built up will be lost.
Character Creation
Name: (the examples are drawn from film, TV, video games and anime)
Adam, Alex, Armitage, Barrett, Denton, Ed, Eighteen, Federova, Ginga, Jaime, Jenson, Mike, Murphy, Namir, Nove, Steve, Subaru, Victor
Look:
Ambiguous, Female, Male, Transgressing, Robotic
Asian or South Asian, Black, Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino, Indigenous, Middle Eastern, _________________
Trench Coat, Expensive Suit, Military Fatigues, Casual Clothing, No Clothing
Starting Character Stats (Add 1 to one of these)
Blood 1, Heart -1, Mind 1, Spirit 0
Starting Factions (Add 1 to one of these)
Mortality 1, Night 0, Power 1, Wild -1
Intro:
Who are you?
How and why did you become a cyborg?
Why are you in the city?
How long have you been in the city?
Gear
Debts
Someone is connected to how you became a cyborg one of you is fine with the results, one of you regrets the circumstances. You each owe the other a debt.
Someone knows one of your secrets but hasn’t confronted you yet. Decide if you know they know (and the rest of the predictable joke.) You owe them 2 debts.
You did a favor for someone recently, they owe you 1 debt.
Moves:
Weapon Configuration: Whether via having multiple versions of the same implanted weapon, nanomachines rebuilding the weapon from the molecule on up or a bizarre blend of science and magic, you can change the material of your implanted melee weapon. Roll +Mind, on a hit you successfully change the weapon’s material to something else. On a 7-9 choose one of the following as well:
The strain of the change was painful, take 1 Harm (ap).
The weapon is weakened and may break in the course of use.
It takes longer than normal for the weapon to change.
Defensive Measures: You can activate some sort of defense. Roll +Mind.
On a hit choose one:
+1 Armor
+1 Ongoing to resist attacks.
Immunity to one energy type.
On a 7-9 also choose one:
Activating the defense was painful, take 1 Harm (ap).
The defense only lasts for a short time.
The defense attracts unwanted attention.
Social Enhancements: Via expression and biometric readers, pheromone production and other methods, you have an easier time talking to people. Use Mind when Persuading or Figuring someone out.
Flattering Imitation: You can mimic the voice and biometric readings of another person. Mark Corruption in order to alter your physical appearance as well.
Wireless Interface: You can interact with any other computer that has the ability to receive wireless communication. Mark Corruption in order to be able to interface with computers in sight that don’t have a wireless hook up.
Mobility Enhancements: You have a +1 ongoing to any escape attempt.
The First Step: You suffer no damage from falls.
Heads-Up Display: You have a lot of information always posted to your sight. Roll +Mind. On a 10+ you hold 2, on a 7-9 you hold 1. Spend the hold at any time during the scene to do one of the following:
Ask one of the following questions:
Is there any threat that’s not obvious?
Is there anything out of place in the environment?
Who’s likely to attack first?
Create/Discover an opportunity to escape.
Give yourself or someone else +1 Forward on an action.
Basic Advances:
+1 Blood (Max +3)
+1 Spirit (Max +3)
+1 Mind (Max +3)
Add one feature to your cybernetics.
A new Cyborg Move
A new Cyborg Move
A move from another archetype
Change your Faction
Gain a Workshop
Upgraded Advances:
+1 to any stat (Max +3)
+1 to any Faction (Max +3)
Erase a Scar
Remove a downside to your cybernetics
Advance 3 basic moves
Advance 3 basic moves
Add another implanted weapon.
Erase a Corruption Advance
Retire your character to safety
Change to a new archetype.
Here’s the second of my attempts at an open-ended magic system: The Alchemist makes sacrifices to transfer the…
Here’s the second of my attempts at an open-ended magic system: The Alchemist makes sacrifices to transfer the qualities of a host onto a new subject.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hdjqPWRf0ST5QLNQglzK_N3RjaB2JkAp_orGchIiRgE/edit?usp=sharing
Inspired by Mage the Ascension and Full Metal Alchemist.
Also see my other thread for The Mage. What would you add or change?