the Dee Sanction

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

RPGaDAY

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

Open

Utility: The Spark

July 27, 2020

With the planned intention of using a reusable system at the heart of The Dee Sanction for other games, I’m building that system – the Utility Roleplaying System – up as a central document. I’m dealing with basic mechanics first; the next section will be the broad brush of character … Continue ReadingUtility: The Spark

Playtesting

Oblivion Index

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020

Not The Dee Sanction, but distinctly supernatural. The first draft of the Oblivion Index, for The Cthulhu Hack, is accessible to Patreons supporters — at Investigators, Dwellers and Bearers tiers— through a recently published post. The core of this one popped into my head quite suddenly. Thankfully, I immediately took notes … Continue ReadingOblivion Index

Playtesting Update

Safety Lies in Fear

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020

I’ve lost patience with myself, because like the true language of angels completion of The Dee Sanction eludes me. Worse yet, my attention has been momentarily drawn away by Safety Lies in Fear – a sort of West Marches-style prequel to the events of the game set in the years … Continue ReadingSafety Lies in Fear

Events Setting

Ossulstone Hundred Claims

November 24, 2019

While The Dee Sanction won’t be tied to London – there’s plenty of potential further afield over the 30 or more years covered within the concept of the game – I do plan to provide greater detail on a fictionalised version of the Ossulstone Hundred. The division of London runs beyond … Continue ReadingOssulstone Hundred Claims

Playtesting

Lost in Translation

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019

Thanks to a very positive run of Lost in Translation at The Kraken, one of my many playtest adventures for The Dee Sanction, I’ve finally managed to get the whole thing down in a first draft. Clearly the moment grabbed me, as 5,000 words just flowed out over the weekend, … Continue ReadingLost in Translation

Game Mechanics Setting

Objects of Desire

August 25, 2018

And so it is, that both the Devil and the angelic Spirit present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice. [ Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī ] Power and objects walk hand in hand. For some, the power imbued within an object arose from association. The very … Continue ReadingObjects of Desire

Game Gear

Character Sheet

July 7, 2018July 7, 2018

The Dee Sanction character sheet. Or, more precisely, another character sheet. In the space of four years – and it has been that long, as I can evidence from the session at Dragonmeet in the dim and distant past – the table has seen a variety of record sheets for … Continue ReadingCharacter Sheet

Setting

Not Bow to History

October 11, 2017July 3, 2018

Cinema does not bow to history. Why should we gamers? When you go to see a film at the cinema, you accept that the studio, writer, director and other associated parties have played their part in confirming the verisimilitude of their film’s historical context and backdrop. No one expect you … Continue ReadingNot Bow to History

The Dee Sanction

Monad Edition coming to Kickstarter in 2025