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Rarer high-magnitude spells?

Posted on 2021 July 31 by njwJuly 31, 2021

Should higher-magnitude spells require longer intervals to cast? As it stands, higher-magnitude spells are rarer to find nodes for, and more dangerous to cast. But perhaps there should also be a set frequency at which they can be cast. In … Continue reading →

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New Traits for Blade & Crown: Quiet

Posted on 2021 January 31 by njwJanuary 31, 2021

Inspired by recent game-play. You are Quiet. Perhaps you speak softly and carry a large sword; or perhaps you don’t have much to say, because you know words only cause trouble. Your quiet may give you gravity, or it may … Continue reading →

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8 Tokens: Playtesting

Posted on 2020 November 30 by njwNovember 30, 2020

A while back, the Weekly Group did what I assume is the first serious playtest of 8 Tokens. (I assume so, anyway, because I haven’t heard any other reports back. If you’ve tried playing it, let me know!) It worked … Continue reading →

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8 Tokens: Character ideas

Posted on 2020 October 31 by njwOctober 31, 2020

I got to do a playtest of 8 Tokens. More about that later, but one specific piece of feedback: I needed to come up with more examples of things to be good at. So, here are a few: Acting convincingly … Continue reading →

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Variation Die: Things to say

Posted on 2020 January 29 by njwJanuary 29, 2020

Another thing I perhaps didn’t clarify enough about the Variation Die in the Blade & Crown rules: You can use your Variation Die roll as inspiration for an original, evocative thing you say. It doesn’t just have to be a … Continue reading →

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Social combat via CMP

Posted on 2019 November 30 by njwNovember 30, 2019

I designed B&C with no specific social combat system. As I’ve mentioned before, I and a lot of other people tend to find social combat rather deprotagonizing. That is not to say, though, that B&C couldn’t have a social combat … Continue reading →

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New Traits for Blade & Crown: Naïve

Posted on 2019 October 14 by njwOctober 14, 2019

Another B&C Trait, not inspired by anything in particular: You are naïve. You tend to assume the purest motives in others, to look at the world with childish simplicity, and to perhaps assume that the way things appear now is … Continue reading →

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A simple RPG: 8 Tokens

Posted on 2019 March 31 by njwOctober 31, 2020

The GM and players agree on a setting and general scenario. Think of a character. Write down three things your character is good at, and one thing your character is really good at. Write each in the form of “[Really … Continue reading →

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A new edition of B&C?

Posted on 2019 January 27 by njwJanuary 27, 2019

Would you be interested in a new edition of Blade & Crown? It’s now been out for more than six years. It’s had some small degree of success. I always wonder, though: would a new edition help it get more … Continue reading →

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High-powered fighting styles?

Posted on 2018 February 25 by njwAugust 21, 2021

I included Fighting Styles in the rules because it seemed like a neat mechanic, and a nice way to get those kind of “I find that Thibault cancels out Capoferro” and “Aha, I see you studied with Heren of Lestul; … Continue reading →

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