This is the second in a series of deep dives I’m taking on Invisible Sun, Monte Cook Games’ sprawling, prestige tabletop RPG. If you want to start at the beginning,...
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Clocks: Forged in the Dark’s Underappreciated Killer App
Apocalypse World introduced the word “clocks” to storygaming. Ye olde AW clocks were checklists of escalating narrative events. The MC could tick a slice of that clock and the event...
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Band of Blades and What Even is Forged in the Dark?
Today I offer you three short posts for the price of one. Had an interesting conversation with a prominent indie game publisher/designer recently. It came on the heels of our...
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Band of Blades: Room to Breathe
We had our first full session of Band of Blades last night. It turns out war really is hell. First up was our Commander deciding which mission to take on....
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Band of Blades: Position/Effect Cheat Sheet
After starting our Band of Blades game last week, I realized I needed to get a better explanation of the game’s core transaction into my players’ hands. So I did...