The Dee Sanction – Page 4 – The Dee Sanction

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

Open

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

Game Gear

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

Update

That Is Not Dead

December 21, 2016

Watching Six Wives with Lucy Worsley at the moment (the final of three episodes tonight) has reminded me that I need to focus on getting a playable version of The Dee Sanction out to the wider world next year. Six Wives focusses on the early 16th century, while The Dee … Continue ReadingThat Is Not Dead

Playtesting

The Princess Deviation

August 20, 2016

Building up to some more playtesting of The Dee Sanction, ready or not. As mentioned before, the game will use the same basic mechanic of needing to roll a 7, but I’ll be testing new approaches to improving the chances of success. Characters track their physical and mental condition with … Continue ReadingThe Princess Deviation

Playtesting

Weapons of Magick and Devilry

October 20, 2015August 17, 2016

The Dee Sanction is a game and setting in a steady state of development. It uses a fast-paced, card-based character generation system to get the game up-and-running in moments. Players take on the roles of outsiders, dabblers, and criminals, given a second chance when recruited as investigators into Queen Elizabeth’s … Continue ReadingWeapons of Magick and Devilry

Playtesting

Under Done or Ober Done

May 19, 2015August 17, 2016

We kicked off a new session last night with the intention for a longer game of The Dee Sanction than I have previously run. Until now most adventures have been one-off sessions or convention slots. The adventures have been run to a 3 – 4-hour timeframe. The one game I … Continue ReadingUnder Done or Ober Done

Setting

Garlands of Deceit

April 27, 2015August 31, 2020

I’m having an interesting time reading about John Dee and his role as an intelligencer within the court of Queen Elizabeth, referenced in the early sections of The Essential Enochian Grimoire: An Introduction to Angel Magick from Dr John Dee to the Golden Dawn. While I was mainly looking for more … Continue ReadingGarlands of Deceit