Mage War Era Skyship
A downloadable game
Mage War Era Skyship is a tabletop role-playing game inspired by Chris McDowall's Into the Odd.
The concept started from a post on bksy.
If you want to see earlier drafts, there are blog posts you can look at that will give you a pretty good idea at where I was headed in earlier drafts:
Return of the Mage War Era Skyship
Cover art is by Storn A. Cook.
The PDF is currently Cover + 24 pages.
The character creation is a bit different than Into the Odd, using d66 tables to tie the character to the anti-canonical, outline of a setting.
Magic is doing its best to be magical and combat is without initiative, with all of the dice hitting the table in a tremendous chaotic flurry.
Included are inspirational tables that can be used to create ideas and flesh out parts of the setting - from Mage War weapons caches to bloody vampire festivals. Also included are blank d6 tables with a short half page of advice about how I like to use d6 tables to create adventures and ideas.
Despite the name, it does not yet have rules for battling skyships but that will be in an upcoming draft.
If you still aren't sure if this is for you, please grab a community copy and if you like it, please pay and if not - no worries.
Purchase
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If you are in the midst of economic hardship and/or marginalization please download a free community copy.
Heck, if you just aren't 100% sure this game is for you, grab a community copy. and if you like it, review it or send me the cash. If not - no worries.
Development log
- 2d6 Random Encounter Tables25 days ago
- d6 Tables31 days ago
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I gave this whirl with my group, and I found the ideas translated easily over to a different system. It was fun to watch the world begin to build itself from a series of random rolls, and the ideas inspired by what was coming up.
Thank you for giving it a whirly and taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate it more than I can say. What characters ended up on your table?