Recently I have read Metro:Otherscape and it inspired me an idea for a potential ttrpg for arcanum, replacing mythical themes for magick ones, and noice/cyber themes for technology and going to an arcanum game.
I sense that Otherscape gets the magic vs tech aspect and at the same time gives a lot of creative tag-based freedom.
have any one seen Otherscape? what do you think?
As being an OSR where things must be dificult, and clever thinking and tactical approaches should be rewarded to achieve success, 2d6 bell curve makes 7 the most common roll meaning success with complications. Besides that the character itself usually will add a tag to the roll, making success always more probable than failure. I sense that’s something odd for a OSR.
So I think of making 7- failure, 8-10 partial success and only 11+ total success. Making anyone always take an effort to secure a +1 to try an action, while trying something with “nothing” a great failure.
What are your thoughts?
We all know the crest of the Kingdom of Erathia, the golden griffin in a blue shield. But how would be the coat of arms of the other kingdoms?
I imagine a white unicorn over a green shield for AvLee. A black skull over red or brown for Deyja. The Kreegan Scourge? Nighon? Bracada?