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Shipwright This is a simple procedure for a squire to swear the Oath and become a knight. It requires a seer to lead the ceremony and at least one witness must be present. The squire kneels as the seer gravely states each line of the oath with a small ritual to accompany it. “SEEK THE … Continue reading Mythic Bastionland: Knighting Ceremony
...If you've heard them called social matrix games from this blog and other places, that's fine too. Basically, I'm over bifurcating my brain to make posts for two separate audiences: the OSR/NSR/adventure game types (here) and the storygame/theater kid/writers/storyteller types (on substack). I'm both of those camps, and that "split" is something I've done TO … Continue reading Everything you wanted to know about story games in 17k words, 8 actual plays, and one history video
Shipwright With baby in month three and the holidays here and family in town and work ramping up, time is short. Here are a bunch of topic ideas and short thoughts, bones only. If you like anything I've written, you'll find something for you in here. Onward I got the False Machine Christmas Discount and … Continue reading Disheveled December
A world odd and wayward characters! An unofficial supplement for the RPG sensation Mythic Bastionland featuring a dozen Denizens to thicken the delightful and captivating tapestry of the Realm! Each Denizen offers a unique plot-thread to be woven into the greater story of the Knights' quest! Will the Pilgrim survive her treacherous journey? What is the arcane secret of the … Continue reading Mythic Denizens: A Mythic Bastionland Supplement
Prepare to Cry Edition. A. Shipwright This idea has been fleshed-out into a full-blown supplement. Read more here! In Mythic Bastionland, you travel the world and the myths reveal themselves with each roll of a 1, 2, or 3 on the Wilderness roll. Plot lines unfurl as the final picture is revealed. The order of … Continue reading Mythic Bastionland: Character Omens (ft. Dark Souls)
Shipwright. Y'all can thank Varzival for this one. They pinged me about their excitement for a post about MB from me 🙂 So I deliver. MAPS Having a map players can see is nice. Have minis on said map is every cooler. Push your knights around, see the distance from one place to the next, … Continue reading Mythic Bastionland: Figures on the Map
When talking about the next storygame we wanted to play, my buddy threw out this moment as something that captured his imagination. Watch this to understand where my head is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2fpXACbJ18&ab_channel=AdultSwimEurope Samurai Jack - Jack vs Six Bounty Hunters Let's play in the world of Samurai Jack. It's a world brimming with style, stuffed … Continue reading Gotta get back, back to the past
104 days of summer vacation seems a lifetime away for you and I.... Nevertheless, today we join the boy geniuses of Phineas and Ferb in a social matrix game podcast actual play episode! https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Zl3n0CU44ZzxeR9h5rRIi?si=ByUCZ3QOSXGrINsD4RY51A Is it role-play? Is it improv? Is it just what being in a writer's room is like? I dunno! But I'm … Continue reading “I know what we’re going to do today!”
Crypts and Creatures! "I smite thee with a magic missile! MAGIC MISSILE!" My buddy Kyle Burger and I played a social matrix game, a kind of storygame with incredibly simple rules: Start with the mystery. Set the scene by describing the episode’s problem. Say what happens next. Anyone can add to the story, there’s no … Continue reading A storygame where you forget to roll dice?? (ft. Scooby-Doo)
Listen, I'm a snob in many areas, but especially in how I have fun. If a game is pitched to me as "popular", I'm wary of it. "Everyone's doing it" is one of the fastest ways to get me to cross the street and go the opposite directly. I'm a contrarian. But if you told … Continue reading D&D Essentials Kit changed how I feel about 5e
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