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Jul. 20th, 2011
So that previous video I posted?
Jul. 20th, 2011 10:56 amYeah.
It was the tasteful one:
Just...wow...and I'm the guy who gives a voice to everything...
Tom
It was the tasteful one:
Just...wow...and I'm the guy who gives a voice to everything...
Tom
I am the Power of Nobilis Reviews
Jul. 20th, 2011 04:10 pmHi,
So I’m a really big fan of the Nobilis role-playing game. I like the premise, I like the way it plays, I love the gorgeous books that have come out to support it. It’s one of my “desert island” games. Some of my best gaming has been in Nobilis.
The short form is that in Nobilis, you play the living embodiment of some aspect of reality. You’re the Power of Fear, or the Power of Cars, or the Power of Fiat Currency, or whatever other concept of reality (called an Estate) you can imagine. You defend and protect your Estate from other Powers who might be opposed to you (either because their Estate is your natural opposite, or because the Power in question just hates your guts), or from the Excrucians (beings from outside Creation who want to undo everything).
The author has released a new edition of Nobilis but I, for some reason, didn’t get in on the limited-edition pre-order so I had to download the PDF. I do hope that there will be another print-run in the near future so I can have a hard copy, but I’ve finished reading through the PDF and now I want to talk about it.
This review is mostly aimed at people who’ve played Nobilis in the past so I’m hiding the bulk of the it behind a cut.
( ”so...let’s talk Nobilis )
So while I think the 2nd edition was probably the high-water mark for the game, there’s a lot to like in the new edition and I hope a print copy comes out soon. The other thing I’ve discovered is that I wouldn’t want to try and run a game using just my iPad.
later
Tom
So I’m a really big fan of the Nobilis role-playing game. I like the premise, I like the way it plays, I love the gorgeous books that have come out to support it. It’s one of my “desert island” games. Some of my best gaming has been in Nobilis.
The short form is that in Nobilis, you play the living embodiment of some aspect of reality. You’re the Power of Fear, or the Power of Cars, or the Power of Fiat Currency, or whatever other concept of reality (called an Estate) you can imagine. You defend and protect your Estate from other Powers who might be opposed to you (either because their Estate is your natural opposite, or because the Power in question just hates your guts), or from the Excrucians (beings from outside Creation who want to undo everything).
The author has released a new edition of Nobilis but I, for some reason, didn’t get in on the limited-edition pre-order so I had to download the PDF. I do hope that there will be another print-run in the near future so I can have a hard copy, but I’ve finished reading through the PDF and now I want to talk about it.
This review is mostly aimed at people who’ve played Nobilis in the past so I’m hiding the bulk of the it behind a cut.
( ”so...let’s talk Nobilis )
So while I think the 2nd edition was probably the high-water mark for the game, there’s a lot to like in the new edition and I hope a print copy comes out soon. The other thing I’ve discovered is that I wouldn’t want to try and run a game using just my iPad.
later
Tom
I am the Power of Nobilis Reviews
Jul. 20th, 2011 04:10 pmHi,
So I’m a really big fan of the Nobilis role-playing game. I like the premise, I like the way it plays, I love the gorgeous books that have come out to support it. It’s one of my “desert island” games. Some of my best gaming has been in Nobilis.
The short form is that in Nobilis, you play the living embodiment of some aspect of reality. You’re the Power of Fear, or the Power of Cars, or the Power of Fiat Currency, or whatever other concept of reality (called an Estate) you can imagine. You defend and protect your Estate from other Powers who might be opposed to you (either because their Estate is your natural opposite, or because the Power in question just hates your guts), or from the Excrucians (beings from outside Creation who want to undo everything).
The author has released a new edition of Nobilis but I, for some reason, didn’t get in on the limited-edition pre-order so I had to download the PDF. I do hope that there will be another print-run in the near future so I can have a hard copy, but I’ve finished reading through the PDF and now I want to talk about it.
This review is mostly aimed at people who’ve played Nobilis in the past so I’m hiding the bulk of the it behind a cut.
( ”so...let’s talk Nobilis )
So while I think the 2nd edition was probably the high-water mark for the game, there’s a lot to like in the new edition and I hope a print copy comes out soon. The other thing I’ve discovered is that I wouldn’t want to try and run a game using just my iPad.
later
Tom
So I’m a really big fan of the Nobilis role-playing game. I like the premise, I like the way it plays, I love the gorgeous books that have come out to support it. It’s one of my “desert island” games. Some of my best gaming has been in Nobilis.
The short form is that in Nobilis, you play the living embodiment of some aspect of reality. You’re the Power of Fear, or the Power of Cars, or the Power of Fiat Currency, or whatever other concept of reality (called an Estate) you can imagine. You defend and protect your Estate from other Powers who might be opposed to you (either because their Estate is your natural opposite, or because the Power in question just hates your guts), or from the Excrucians (beings from outside Creation who want to undo everything).
The author has released a new edition of Nobilis but I, for some reason, didn’t get in on the limited-edition pre-order so I had to download the PDF. I do hope that there will be another print-run in the near future so I can have a hard copy, but I’ve finished reading through the PDF and now I want to talk about it.
This review is mostly aimed at people who’ve played Nobilis in the past so I’m hiding the bulk of the it behind a cut.
( ”so...let’s talk Nobilis )
So while I think the 2nd edition was probably the high-water mark for the game, there’s a lot to like in the new edition and I hope a print copy comes out soon. The other thing I’ve discovered is that I wouldn’t want to try and run a game using just my iPad.
later
Tom