Had a thought to add a “table tent” second page to the character sheet. You’d write things people would know about you on the front bit (name, profession, notable qualities, etc) and have a quick-reference for what the various traits stand for on the back bit.
Small Animal Clause
If a die’s result is adjusted by a resident Small Animal in any way before the total is figured, the die’s new result stands. This may interact with the Edge of the World Clause (see below).
Edge of the World Clause
If a die falls off the edge of the table and is not caught before landing, it is lost and may not be counted towards the total of the roll. It is not replaced in the roll (i.e. if rolling 5 dice and one falls, only 4 dice are counted).
Think I’ve come up with something to handle the Gods and such.
Drawing a bit from 7th Sea’s idea of “destiny dice” for a mechanic that might end up horribly clunky, but I’m still kicking this thing into shape anyway.
Namely, at the beginning of every session, a player receives a number of Bazaar Dice, representing their influence/interests/entanglements within Fallen London and the Echo Bazaar. These dice can be added to the pool for any roll, but they are non-replenishing (i.e. if you use a Bazaar Die to assist a roll, it is then used up), excepting GM grants. Any unused Bazaar Dice convert into XP at the end of the session.
Where the Three Gods come into this is that you can “sacrifice” your Bazaar Dice to them, which basically locks the die to the God in question. While this in no way impacts your Bazaar pool except for the loss of that particular die (you get the usual pile of Bazaar Dice at the start of the game, etc), each God is more of a static rating which can be used as a bonus towards actions which fall into line with the God’s purview (which does not reset between play sessions and thus can build up). However, doing so runs the risk of drawing that God’s attentions, which as we all know is often a double-edged blade.
Example: You sit down to play and receive two (2) Bazaar Dice from the GM. During the course of play you decide to gift one of these dice to Storm. Storm now has a rating of one (1) and you have one (1) Bazaar Die left. Further during the course of play, you do something really awesome and the GM gives you another Bazaar Die, bringing your total back up to two (2). You spend a Bazaar Die on a roll, bringing you back down to one (1). Etc.
Primary:
Advanced:
Quirks:
Zodiac:
The Masters of the Bazaar:
Base the statistics around Storm, Stone, and Salt.
Perhaps use a similar system to L5R’s rings-and-traits setup, where you will have a rating for each of the Three, and they have various traits dependant from them (things like combat and bravery for Storm, physical health for Stone, etc).
Classic dice-pool or roll-and-keep?
Would definitely need some sort of reflection of the Menaces and suchlike you can pick up, they’re fully half the fun of the setting. Merits/flaws?
Upon the Sunless Sea
The crew lazed upon the deck, a few playing cards, a few trying to attract a wild zee-bat with a bit of ship’s biscuit. It was a routine journey, if ever such a thing existed on the Unterzee, ferrying wine from London to Venderbight for sale. The false-stars above cast an answering glitter upon the waves as the ship chugged northwards, and her captain considered the horizon in a manner that was not exactly thoughtful, but not exactly anything else, either.
How many times had he made this journey? How many times had his crew been the same during it? Were there any new faces this time? No, no, these were all men and women and others whom he knew, though it could not be said that he knew many of them well. Well enough, one supposed, for the purpose that all bound them together. Seeing the ship from one port to the next.
The candle at his elbow had begun to gutter, the flame dipping and dancing even in the lack of breeze that was upon them. An ending, albeit a small one. As though watching the actions of a stranger, the captain tugged the stump of wax free and flicked it gently overboard, the flame tracing a languid arc down to the water before being swallowed in darkness. A few of the crew that saw it tapped a knuckle to their brow to mark the passing.
One more bit of light, taken by the zee. Goodbye, rest well.
The bat hanging from its perch behind his shoulder yawned, stretched, and chirped softly before returning to its doze. Ahead, he could see the harbor lights of the Tomb Colonies on the horizon.
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