Another “Discord first” free release.
10 page game made with pen, paper and my typewriter.
Just something for fun to share with folks who might enjoy it.
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@CastleGrief It is! I usually dont give penalty for elves to cross woods and dwarfs to climb mountains and undead dont test for morale etc. But youre a better game designer than myself so of course I am curious to see your take.
One of my players told me I'm very good at balancing encounters
As an anti-balancing advocate on twitter, I am very conflicted and I don't have the heart to tell him that it's all vibes and tables
@mikemearls I think that's true but not the whole truth! You cannot easily perform the physicality of combat at the tabletop, but can perform the sociality of interaction at the tabletop, so the former gets mechanically simulated and the latter gets performatively simulated.
Malice Rising, a new zine series from Castle Grief!
This will be presented in 4 zines, each one filled with a new and unique dungeon level, new quests and overworld developments as both the dungeon and the town react to the PCs impact, new equipment, treasure, magic and more.
Activist: "Your cows are putting carbon into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "Where did they get it?"
Activist: "What?"
Farmer: "The carbon. Where did the cow get it before it put it anywhere."
Activist: "From... eating?"
Farmer: "From eating grass. And where did the grass get it."
Activist: "The soil?"
Farmer: "The air. The grass pulled it out of the air last spring. The cow ate the grass. The cow breathed some of it back out. It went back into the air it came from."
Activist: "But it's still going into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "It's going back. There's a difference between a thing going somewhere and a thing going back. You've described a circle and you're frightened of it."
Activist: "Then just don't have the cow."
Farmer: "The grass still dies in autumn. It rots where it falls. The carbon goes back into the air either way, just without anyone getting fed in the middle."
Activist: "It's not that simple."
Farmer: "It's grass, cow, breath, grass. Or it's grass, rot, air, grass. Same circle, fewer dinners. If that's complicated for you I'd stay away from the water cycle. That one's got clouds in it."
I’m still here! Just now realizing I haven’t posted for a month 😅 Getting a lot done though:
✅ Spell System
✅ Leveling Up
✅ Resting in safe rooms
✅ The Handbook of Players
✅ Weepstone Town planned out
✅ Lots of art! Lots of content!
It’s so hard to keep all the plates spinning (coding, art coordination, social posts, planning) but I’m still here and working hard. So here’s a new room. Wonder what it's for...?