TL;DR – This is a first of three posts describing how to prepare and gamemaster Forged Facets. Forged Facets is designed to be run in two different ways; either by collaboratively playing-to-find-out or by generating an event set to explore. Regardless of what model you choose, or if you create your own, you need to start with the general prep, which is what this post will dive into.
TL;DR – In Forged Facets facets replace much of the numerics found in other games. This is deliberate as the design goals have been to reduce the gap between the fiction created between the Gamemaster and players around the table, and the resolution mechanics.
TL;DR – Forged Facets use arcs and hooks to model character motivations and key elements in the story. Arcs and hooks are addressed during play and can be seen as descriptive statements, formatted as powerful cues for roleplaying and character motivation. They are also designed to create player agency and ties into the experience system.
I almost always start to work on my projects from a conceptual level. I try to find a thread that binds some ideas together or
TL;DR – As the Facets Engine is currently under development and implemented in its first version in Iron Facets, I thought it might be in place to make some comparisons to give a better heritage overview of the system, and what you could expect from it.
Before I start, here’s a little bit about my background. When I started with my game design ventures when I was 19 or 20, I
