RPGaDAY – Page 3 – the Dee Sanction

Want — RPGaDay #10

August 10, 2020

I don’t know… this post might come across as a bit of a whine, but I want The Dee Sanction to be good. I suppose that might be the source of my procrastination. If you look back, the first post here was in 2014. Oddly enough, it was about a … Continue ReadingWant — RPGaDay #10

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Couple — RPGaDay #7

August 10, 2020

So many couples in The Dee Sanction; I have all sorts of plans for them, which might be another excuse for why I’m taking so long. I suspect not covering any of them in any particular depth from the outset might be the best of all possible solutions to progress! … Continue ReadingCouple — RPGaDay #7

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Tribute — RPGaDay #5

August 10, 2020

If there’s a tribute to be espied from The Dee Sanction‘s development, it would be in the form of the developing role of the Usage Die. The concept appeared notably (but not uniquely) in The Black Hack as an easy mechanism to track consumables without keeping a precise tally. Seeing that … Continue ReadingTribute — RPGaDay #5

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Forest — RPGaDay #6

August 10, 2020

Oddly enough, there’s content here in spite of the odd niche feel of the forest as subject matter. The weird thing about the period covered within The Dee Sanction game is that it’s at a transition point on so many levels. During the 16th century, the rich got richer as … Continue ReadingForest — RPGaDay #6

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Vision — RPGaDay #4

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020

The backdrop of The Dee Sanction is replete with visions, which drive both events and adventures in the progress of the setting. Doctor Dee himself used mathematics and astrology to chart the potentials and divine the future. However, his prognostications didn’t truly come into there own until he paired up with Edward … Continue ReadingVision — RPGaDay #4

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Thread — RPGaDay #3

August 3, 2020August 9, 2020

The thread at the heart of The Dee Sanction is the conceit that witchcraft is okay, providing you’re benefiting in some way. In reality, this is a historical fact and not something that I’ve made up. The court of Queen Elizabeth, for example, was sufficiently in debt that the monarch … Continue ReadingThread — RPGaDay #3

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Change — RPGaDay #2

August 2, 2020August 3, 2020

The real change at the heart of The Dee Sanction has always been in the system. If you look back to the original post on this site, 214, you will see the first mention of the system and the plans for playtesting. That was October 2014. In that iteration, you rolled … Continue ReadingChange — RPGaDay #2

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Beginning — RPGaDay #1

August 2, 2020

Well, where did it all begin? University, as it happens. I didn’t get the grades I’d hope for at A-level. The ABB, or whatever I needed for my first choice university, transformed into a sullen and disappointing BED. As it happened, that qualified me for none of my first choice … Continue ReadingBeginning — RPGaDay #1