Category Archives: Rules

YAOSC: Opposition Tracks

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Confanity

Setting sail from Alexandria Once again, I was reading someone else’s thoughts on tabletop RPGs when I was inspired to riff on one of the ideas to my own ends. In this case, it was Justin Alexander’s “Stealthy Thoughts,” and … Continue reading →

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YAOSC: Time to build some magic

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Confanity

Background Recently I’ve been putting renewed thought into my fantasy heartbreaker RPG; in this case, the long-deferred question of how the magic system will actually work. My Magic Monday series has ended up as a sort of catch-all for fantasy RPG … Continue reading →

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Challenge Accepted: The Museum Experience

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Confanity

Once again I’ve found inspiration in a passing comment on someone’s blog; in this case the source is a list of movies the writer found inspiring (for their tabletop RPG play), and the comment is in response to Indiana Jones and … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – God-eaters – Shiranuhi

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Confanity

Shiranuhi (Seafire) Description: Sometimes, on clear nights, pale lights can be seen hovering low over the waters of the bay as if mirroring the stars in the sky. First a pair, known as the “parents,” appear, off over the sea. … Continue reading →

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Setting Idea: The Pious Barbarians

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Confanity

Fantasy literature and gaming are full to the brim with main characters living on the outside of some almost unbelievably advanced civilization that they only catch glimpses of through a handful of its members and artifacts. A few examples, just … Continue reading →

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Actual Cannibal Actual Play

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Confanity

Before you read further, please stop and take a few minutes to watch this video. The song and the amazing stage production that accompany it are lots of fun on their own, of course. But did you know that you … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – YAOSC Combat

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Confanity

Characters adventuring in a fantasy RPG setting are probably going to have to fight, sooner or later. This chapter is about how to handle it when at least one of the characters participating in a scene decides to try to … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Thoughts on Timing

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Confanity

(I picked up YAOSC and tinkered with it in the winter, then put it down… for the whole spring semester. It’s high time I picked it back up for more tinkering, at least for the duration of the summer. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Red Light

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Confanity

Dazayn Lock (Slow; Hold Person) This complicated spell exerts the caster’s will through the Shadow to place a target into a dreamlike state; their minds are trapped as their bodies become sluggish or even immobile. This spell has a base … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Physical magic – I’m’a cut you!

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Confanity

    Hamonnoah Hahd (Embladen; Spirit Sword; Psiblade) Physical adepts of the Fells often fight bare-handed, and when resorting to weapons they often fight with sticks instead of metal weapons. That doesn’t mean they can’t cut things when they need … Continue reading →

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