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…
Having finished with The Feed, for the moment, my mind turned to the next trio of prompts. Mercy. Resolve. Privilege. The immediate response was something revolving around royalty and a noble or diplomatic representation given difficult tasks to complete in the wider kingdom, but at the same I didn’t want to head down a road…
The world loves a mystery. More importantly, it loves watching someone else stumble into one. As outlined in the last two posts, in The Feed, the player characters are content creators in the near future, broadcasting every investigation through augmented-reality body mods that stream directly to an audience hungry for the next unexplained event. Most…
Yesterday’s post left me with three Resources that felt as though they belonged together: Charm, Reach, and Burden. They suggested a game where social interaction, reputation, and personal baggage mattered more than fists or firearms. As I let the idea simmer, another thought began to emerge. What if those Resources belonged to a group of…
It was at this time last week that it occurred to me I might have fuel to continue the month, creating new ideas for Sanction Genre Setups. If you take the themes through to 31 August, they chunk up into groups of three with one spare. Would that work? Could it? Was it asking too…
Today, we continue our exploration of Stature and Poise regarding the Players’ exploits under the command of the Master of the Revels. Today’s outline continues with the Lifepath and Abilities, which will allow the players to complete character generation. From here, the business of exploring The Ovation falls to you, though you can influence future…
When I saw the subject for the second and third day, I wondered whether there might be something thematic to associate them. I lay awake, pondering the possibilities, and then it occurred to me that there seemed to be something of the performance about Stature and Poise, so was there a way forward into a…
When I began adapting Sanction to the world and themes of Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf, Discipline was the obvious name for the game’s physical Resource. It didn’t just describe combat ability, but also the notions of control over the body, commitment to training, and focus over action. But what Discipline didn’t do was fit into…
From tomorrow until the end of August, if you occupy the sphere of interest that enjoys tabletop gaming, you may find yourself awash with posts and footage referencing #RPGaDay boreders will be jumping on that train, too, and will focus on matters relating to my own RPG, Sanction. What is Sanction? For those unfamiliar with…
