The Dee Sanction – Page 4 – the Dee Sanction

Dramatic — RPGaDay #16

August 12, 2020August 17, 2020

I like to combine something dramatic with a splash of humour. In a game like The Dee Sanction, sometimes it’s difficult to not see the funny side of a situation. The historical view, on a very basic level, feels like Elizabeth’s Court drowned in charlatans and confidence tricksters for much of … Continue ReadingDramatic — RPGaDay #16

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Frame — RPGaDay #15

August 12, 2020August 15, 2020

Questions over the extent and structure of the frame of heaven begin to bubble to the surface during this period of history, though any acceptance of a heliocentric universe would wait another century. Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, and other astronomers began to posit and chart out theories and principles that … Continue ReadingFrame — RPGaDay #15

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Banner — RPGaDay #14

August 12, 2020August 14, 2020

When considering banner in respect of The Dee Sanction, I suppose the key element would be the use of Dee’s Wax Seal in the header of the site and the covers of the books. While the specific detail of Dee‘s use of the seal is a little vague, in the game … Continue ReadingBanner — RPGaDay #14

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Rest — RPGaDay #13

August 12, 2020August 13, 2020

An Agent must have the equivalent of a full night’s rest (i.e. about 8 hours) to recover all of their Hits—starting characters have 3. Otherwise, they recover a single Hit for every two hours of uninterrupted sleep. However, sometimes rest is insufficient. Some enemies inflict Consequences that are not as … Continue ReadingRest — RPGaDay #13

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Message — RPGaDay #12

August 12, 2020August 13, 2020

Both Dee and Kelley engaged in extended discourse with a multitude of angels, each delivering some form of a message. As a scryer, Kelley would convey the conversation with the angels, while Dee would write it all down. Often, Kelley would be writing things down and Dee needed to translate; … Continue ReadingMessage — RPGaDay #12

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Shade — RPGaDay #8

August 11, 2020

I have spent time digging through bestiaries of all kinds, eking out goblins, ghouls and shades suited to the Tudor Europe setting of The Dee Sanction. As it happens, the business of bugs, as they called them, arises from the subject matter covered in Forest. The waning strength of belief in … Continue ReadingShade — RPGaDay #8

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Stack — RPGaDay #11

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

It felt like an image would suffice for a stack, because there are always books around the house. I enjoy immersing myself in a subject before running a game or writing something new—I find I work better when a certain amount of information is running free throughout my mind. This … Continue ReadingStack — RPGaDay #11

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Forest — RPGaDay #6

August 10, 2020

Oddly enough, there’s content here in spite of the odd niche feel of the forest as subject matter. The weird thing about the period covered within The Dee Sanction game is that it’s at a transition point on so many levels. During the 16th century, the rich got richer as … Continue ReadingForest — RPGaDay #6

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Utility: The Spark

July 27, 2020

With the planned intention of using a reusable system at the heart of The Dee Sanction for other games, I’m building that system – the Utility Roleplaying System – up as a central document. I’m dealing with basic mechanics first; the next section will be the broad brush of character … Continue ReadingUtility: The Spark

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Character Sheet

July 7, 2018July 7, 2018

The Dee Sanction character sheet. Or, more precisely, another character sheet. In the space of four years – and it has been that long, as I can evidence from the session at Dragonmeet in the dim and distant past – the table has seen a variety of record sheets for … Continue ReadingCharacter Sheet