Yesterday I finished The Witness by Jonathan Blow…
… and this was a very brave game to make… it feels like it has no story to drive you along. Instead it drives you along through a willingness to solve puzzles and explore a complex and beautiful world. These puzzles get more and more complicated, not through complex rules, but a collection of simple rules being layered on top of each other.
But how does the title link back to the game itself….?
So I recently picked up ICRPG (Index Card RPG) a RPG book by Runehammer (previously known as Drunkens and Dragons)
It’s currently on it’s 2nd edition, which is an A5 book with about 200 pages with text slightly bigger than DnD writing (or very close).
DnD has a variety of books; Core Rulebooks, Monster Manuals, Campaigns and advanced characters all over it’s 40+ years lifespan (first published 1974).
In ICRPG Core Rules, there are 2 Campaign Settings (Dark Fantasy and Space), 20 Classes and 10 Races (over 2 Campaigns), 29 Monsters and a series of adventure hooks.
Yet I feel, as a GM, I can get more out of this than DnD.
Why?
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OK watching my rig installing updates and I can’t think of something to talk about…
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This is the end of a tough week for writing.
So I started writing about DMC4’s Lady’s long range weapon and combat style and how it is harder to get SSS with her because of her ranged style, then I gained a B rank in close quarters with guns. I then watched several players on SSS runs with Lady so I was proven wrong… then I thought I noticed a pattern as Lady’s actions were long range at close quarters so maybe that’s why it’s SSS.
Then it became apparent that these were 2nd run characters were they had played DC with Dante and Nero and not playing Lady with all the energy gained from previous rounds, then…
…I gave up writing…
