Cinemechanix Design Journal: More Combat Thoughts
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Dynamic Character Sheets
Last week, I talked about the fact that character sheets are inherently incomplete and that it might be a good idea to rethink them. This week I’m going to float a new definition of a character sheet: “A character sheet should describe the relevant traits of a character at a particular point in time and…
American Artifacts
Sorry about missing a couple of weeks–other commitments, plague, pestilence, that kind of things. I’ll try not to let it happen again (much). I’m going to ease back into things with a couple of easy tables of random magical items that you can base your next story around. Conveniently enough, Hex produces two American Artifacts…
Archetype of the Week: The Fool
The fool is a comic relief character who makes the audience laugh by consistently making bad decisions, ignoring social boundaries, and generally acting absurdly. While some fools actively try to be funny, many are blissfully unaware of their shortcomings and flaws. Most fools are good-natured or too inept to be a threat to anyone but…