For anyone who wants to flip through the pages first, The Bandit Map is also available for purchase at The Source. (You know, the best FLGS in the universe.) They have both the color and the B&W editions. Go check … Continue reading
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The Bandit Map is finally ready to buy! You can buy it in either a B&W printed format, a color printed format or a color PDF. It’s the first official adventure supplement for Blade & Crown. In it, the PCs … Continue reading
Another Trait that came out of a session with the monthly group: You are Oblivious. Little things don’t bother you, and even the big things aren’t that big a deal. It’s not that you’re stupid (which would imply a low … Continue reading
The default for Blade & Crown is definitely on the ‘realistic human’ end of the scale, and that’s as it should be — that’s what I designed it for. But it can work with higher power levels. Traits are critical … Continue reading
With a mechanically grainy game like Blade & Crown, there can be a very large difference between unskilled and skilled. If you don’t have a skill, you might be able to use just your applicable characteristic, so long as the … Continue reading
In Blade & Crown, combat stances are pretty important — so much so that I think they’re nearly essential. In fact, I think their use could be extended. One additional use is in surprise situations. As I stated in the … Continue reading
In my multi-year Blade & Crown campaign, a weird thing happened a couple sessions ago. A player rolled some dice. They then decided to use a Trait. Adding the Trait caused their roll to go down! How did that happen? … Continue reading
My standards for fantasy magic: it should, I believe, be mysterious, powerful and rare. This is my preference in all fantasy RPGs, especially Blade & Crown. As I was designing B&C, the powerful part wasn’t hard to work out. Magic … Continue reading
Just a quick note: John’s new Fate of Tekumel blog is off to a great start! Go check it out if you haven’t yet. … Continue reading
This reliquary is quite heavy and of fairly large size (about Bulk 9), made from a very light-colored but dense material — perhaps ivory or an unusual wood. It is covered with reliefs of major Avatars and exquisite scrollwork. Several … Continue reading