game design – the Dee Sanction

Dee’s Diary (No 1): Simple Goals

April 30, 2021

I think the suspicion, paranoia and intrigue of old have gone. In 1583, court spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham sent an adept gnostic team to Prague on a mission he didn’t commit to public record. These men journeyed through rough and heretic-infested lands engaged in a task of maximum-security in the … Continue ReadingDee’s Diary (No 1): Simple Goals

RPGaDAY

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

Game Mechanics

Signs of Treachery

October 13, 2014

One aspect of play in 214 revolves around the seamy business of corruption, deceit and treachery. Sometimes, the end justifies questionable means to secure certain success. In Complex 214, you may choose to improve your chances of success by exploiting a mutation, for example, or in The Dee Sanction, your … Continue ReadingSigns of Treachery