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Ex Libris Actual Play
Just posted, there’s a special episode of Orlanth Rex’s Gaming Vexes, including an interview with me and an Actual Play of ‘The Dee Sanction’. The Actual Play is a brief sampler and introductory investigation, currently called Ex Libris. If we start hitting stretch goals in the upcoming Kickstarter (1st November …
Strange — RPGaDay #26
As with Cthulhu Hack before it, I have sought to find something strange through the use of as much original source materials as practical. Thankfully, the existence of contemporary material makes this possible, alongside the commentary of more recent academic considering the prevailing belief in the supernatural through varies lenses. …
Rare — RPGaDay #22
In The Dee Sanction, a clear victory should be rare. Nevertheless, I didn’t want success itself to be rare. When you’re dealing with the supernatural and dabbling in the occult, you’re already dealing with a grey agenda, murky with heresy. The Agents have their own livelihood and service preservation to consider, …
The Sanction of Magic
When Elizabeth Tudor succeeded to the throne in 1558, she found herself under assault from all sides, paying for the arrogant machinations of her father. Henry VIII enraged the Church of Rome and made himself an enemy of Catholicism. But worse, that collapse in solidarity of faith combined with the …