RPGaDAY – Page 2 – the Dee Sanction

Push — RPGaDay #21

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020

The Agents of Dee are always looking to push on and weather the storm, as the system opts to Fail Forward rather than simply to fail (I touch upon the concept in Meet). There is no push mechanic, as such. You can spend Fortune to re-roll a really bad throw, but otherwise … Continue ReadingPush — RPGaDay #21

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Tower — RPGaDay #19

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020

John Dee and towers happen to be a fairly easy match. For one, John was born in the Tower Ward of London, in 1527. Tower Ward is one of five within the Ossulstone division, a large swathe of the capital that stretches south from Finchley to the Thames. The Ward … Continue ReadingTower — RPGaDay #19

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Meet — RPGaDay #18

August 12, 2020August 25, 2020

When I originally wrote The Cthulhu Hack and considered how best to evoke the character expertise found in other games without the need for an endless listing of skills, I chose to focus on how a group of investigators meet and interact. The resilience of those who fight the Mythos lies in … Continue ReadingMeet — RPGaDay #18

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Comfort — RPGaDay #17

August 12, 2020August 17, 2020

Is writing about the reverse of comfort appropriate for this topic? I find little comfort in writing. I find comfort in the research, but when it comes to gathering all that information together and it coalescing on the page, that’s another thing altogether. I find that the idea in my … Continue ReadingComfort — RPGaDay #17

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Dramatic — RPGaDay #16

August 12, 2020August 17, 2020

I like to combine something dramatic with a splash of humour. In a game like The Dee Sanction, sometimes it’s difficult to not see the funny side of a situation. The historical view, on a very basic level, feels like Elizabeth’s Court drowned in charlatans and confidence tricksters for much of … Continue ReadingDramatic — RPGaDay #16

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Frame — RPGaDay #15

August 12, 2020August 15, 2020

Questions over the extent and structure of the frame of heaven begin to bubble to the surface during this period of history, though any acceptance of a heliocentric universe would wait another century. Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, and other astronomers began to posit and chart out theories and principles that … Continue ReadingFrame — RPGaDay #15

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Banner — RPGaDay #14

August 12, 2020August 14, 2020

When considering banner in respect of The Dee Sanction, I suppose the key element would be the use of Dee’s Wax Seal in the header of the site and the covers of the books. While the specific detail of Dee‘s use of the seal is a little vague, in the game … Continue ReadingBanner — RPGaDay #14

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Rest — RPGaDay #13

August 12, 2020August 13, 2020

An Agent must have the equivalent of a full night’s rest (i.e. about 8 hours) to recover all of their Hits—starting characters have 3. Otherwise, they recover a single Hit for every two hours of uninterrupted sleep. However, sometimes rest is insufficient. Some enemies inflict Consequences that are not as … Continue ReadingRest — RPGaDay #13

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Message — RPGaDay #12

August 12, 2020August 13, 2020

Both Dee and Kelley engaged in extended discourse with a multitude of angels, each delivering some form of a message. As a scryer, Kelley would convey the conversation with the angels, while Dee would write it all down. Often, Kelley would be writing things down and Dee needed to translate; … Continue ReadingMessage — RPGaDay #12

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Light — RPGaDay #9

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

It would be fair to say that The Dee Sanction is system light. It isn’t entirely intentional, but I’ve never liked heavy. I mean, I can read hundreds of pages, but can I keep them all inside my head. And would I expect anyone else to do the same? The … Continue ReadingLight — RPGaDay #9