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Gaming Thursday: SW Part 3

March 11, 2021KannikLeave a comment

The playtesting of the Star Wars ruleset for my Aurora Engine continues well.  We’ve all been having a blast in our adventures across the galaxy, and I’ve been steadily tweaking the rules to make things run smoothly or to shift…

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The Aurora RPG Engine – Part 12

November 12, 2020November 30, 2020Kannik1 Comment

We’ve been playtesting the Aurora RPG Engine during our regular Sunday game and it’s been going very well!  (Much smoother than I figured it would, actually, which has been a most pleasant surprise.)  As we play on, I’ve noticed a…

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Gaming Thursday: SW Part 1

March 26, 2020Kannik1 Comment

Alright, here we go!  Time to take the foundation laid out in the Aurora RPG Engine and expand it into the first complete ruleset and campaign setting.  Starting with… Star Wars.

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The Aurora RPG Engine – Part 7

February 26, 2020November 30, 2020Kannik2 Comments

The “Extra Die” Beauty: Creating a Margin of Success Now we get to the key idea that really makes Aurora sing:  After tallying enough dice to reach the target number of 15, any “remaining” dice count (as in counting the…

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The Aurora RPG Engine – Part 3

February 25, 2020November 30, 2020Kannik2 Comments

Base Underpinnings and the Dice Pool At its fundamental level, this is a d6 dice pool system, chosen for the numerous of advantages it brings to the table: First and foremost is the pure visceral aspect of a dice pool. …

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The Aurora RPG Engine – Part 2

February 24, 2020November 30, 2020Kannik2 Comments

Intentions and Advantages of the Aurora RPG Engine Delightfully visceral, with an intuitively graspable chance of success and strong emotional engagement. Uncomplicated and minimal math plus easy handling of modifiers makes for a quick and efficient resolution system. In a…

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Gaming Thursday

April 1, 2021KannikLeave a comment

Check out this illo of the characters from our Aurora Star Wars campaign! L-R:  Pharsah, Lillireelareefia (Lily), FX-807  (Foxbot), and Khayrat. Splendid artwork by Percy!  Twitter / Instagram

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Gaming Thursday: RPG System 9: On Success

May 7, 2015May 2, 2015Kannik1 Comment

Let me continue stalling for time from choosing the dice mechanic for my system by talking about success. No, not the wild success I expect in completing this system, but how the system itself could handle the outcomes of skill…

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Whirlwind Amazingness

October 7, 2014KannikLeave a comment

Wow, what a whirlwind and crazy woo! past 7ish weeks. Back I am from twin vacations (and much preparations beforehand!) and then visits here and work catchings up and more… I went to Burning Man again this year, and it…

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2013 Dances into the Sunset

January 3, 2014Kannik1 Comment

So here we are, with 2013 at an end just a few days ago.  Already.  I know I pretty much say that at the end of every year, but wow did this year ever seem to go by at breakneck…

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