Now that you have your Resources, character generation continues with the usual Sanction flow (Sanction, p 13). Roll once for Purpose, Struggle and Influence, or draw three cards (three different suits, 1 – 10). If taking the rolling option, make certain that you do not get the same result as another player, especially for Purpose…
In Dying on the Pass, players take on the role of characters who are chefs, servers, porters, managers, buyers and specialists trying to make one service work while the rest of their lives refuse to remain politely outside. The team juggle the professional with the personal in a high pressure environment where every day brings…
My mind turned back to bigger pictures during the last couple of days, while I tinkered with a few ideas. Then yesterday, mid-shower, something struck me. I like trying odd ideas out. One of the earliest ideas I had for Sanction was a Genre Setup for morning television, called Channel 3, pulling inspiration from The…
Strain is crying out to be a push-your-luck mechanic rather than just a rise or fall gauge. It has to be said that the three prompts of Tact, Loss and Strain have been perfect align in that respect, because in my head, mechanically, they just fit the way that I’ve sketched them out. In coming…
Sanction already has a measure that handles Loss in the Supply Die (Sanction, pp 20 – 21), but the concept has a lot more flexibility than the page of rules outlined allows. In Core, Supply Die is named because you’re dealing with the consumables that someone carries, but which no one cares to track with…
While Tact could be a Resource, there’s room for something with a little more subtly in play. When you want to emulate a specific style or approach, and leave it in the hands of the player as to how they roll with it, you can opt for little currency, of the meta variety. Tact asks…
Secret is a shared six-space gauge representing growing awareness that Aurelia is dead and the Commission’s authority is fraudulent. The gauge assumes that you have four Commissioners. If you have fewer, drop Whisper. If you have more, add Pause before Whisper. The spaces on the gauge are marked, left to right: Whisper → Discrepancy →…
At this point, we have a group of Commissioners of the Last Clemency, continuing the royal mission to solidify peace under the auspices of the almost ratified Accord of Ashes, while covering up for the fact that the Queen is not just sick or indisposed, she’s dead. There’s a weird sense of Symbaroum seeping through…
Player characters are Commissioners of the Last Clemency, carrying royal warrants supposedly issued from the Queen. They travel through a troubled and embattled system to settle disputes, investigate disturbances and resolve local crises before they escalate into open war. Each assignment brings them a petition for mercy: The Commissioners possess enormous authority, but every proclamation…
