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Magonomia® art and layout preview: Chapter 7
Layout and art placement for Magonomia® Core Rules is really coming together. We’re using a powerful mix of original color and black-and-white artwork, classic public domain fine art by Renaissance and Victorian painters and illustrators, licensed fantasy RPG stock art, and off-the-shelf stock art by Dover Publications (with and without modifications such as added color).
Check out our near-final version of Chapter 7 as an example of how it all comes together!
Magonomia® preview - Layout in progress!
Layout for Magonomia Core Rules started a couple of weeks ago. We have a lot of words to fit into the book so we’re going with a simple layout. I think it looks great and it’s easy to read and navigate. Check out the layout samples of chapters 4 through 6!
Magonomia® Preview: Werewolves!
In Richard Marpole’s excellent (and very warm) review of Magonomia Core Rules, he pointed out the lack of werewolf statistics in the Early Access edition he reviewed. We made a change!
Werewolf, Infernal
Aspects: Fantastic (+6) Possessed by Infernal Rage
Resistant to Nonsilver Weapons
Skills:
Fantastic (+6) Fighting
Good (+3) Athletics, Notice, Physique, Will
Stunts:
Long-Distance Runner: +2 to Athletics Actions related to distance running.
Spells:
Fantastic (+6) Possessed Infernal Rage: The infernal werewolf is a dark magician who voluntarily becomes possessed by a bloodthirsty demon of rage. The Aspect Possessed by Infernal Rage is considered a Haunting (not a Curse), and any attempt to treat it must overcome its Fantastic (+6) Potency. The possession is always active, even when the werewolf is in human form, so it can be Compelled (for example) to make them lose their temper and perhaps reveal a clue that they’re possessed.
Good (+3) Wolfskin Belt. Talisman, Conjuration. 10 minutes onstage preparation. The infernal werewolf uses a dark magic ritual to change shape. At or before the conclusion of the ritual, they strip naked and put on a wolfskin belt. This transforms them into a large, quadrupedal beast. They retain their human intelligence but their Aspect, Possessed by Infernal Rage, comes to the foreground and dominates their actions. The transformation lasts until the werewolf falls asleep or until the next sunrise, whichever comes first.
Stress:
Physical: ooo ooo ooo
Mental: ooo o
Consequences:
Mild _________________________
Moderate _______________________
Equipment:
Vicious teeth, Weapon: 1
This werewolf is a hybrid of sixteenth-century and modern concepts. The modern touch is that the werewolf is Resistant to Nonsilver Weapons. If you’re a folklore purist, simply remove this Aspect. If you retain it, the Aspect doesn’t grant complete immunity to physical attacks: the GM has to Invoke it to aid the werewolf’s Defend Action.
In Renaissance folklore, a werewolf is a dark magician who uses a spell to transform into a four-legged wolf. They do this to take vengeance upon their greatest enemy, but once they made their infernal deal and become Possessed by Infernal Rage, they can’t resist using the spell again to attack the next person they hate or fear, then the next, then the next . . .
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Magonomia® preview - the glossary!
Once again, I was working hard on final edits to Magonomia Core Rules over the weekend so I forgot the promised preview. I’ll take this opportunity to share the Glossary.
Why the glossary?
It’s not as much fun as spells or monsters, but it’s super useful, especially when you are learning the game. Making Magonomia easy to learn is a huge priority for us. We realize the GM has to ask players to learn a new game system, so we’ve applied our design team’s extensive experience (mostly from our day jobs) to making it as easy as possible.
The Magonomia glossary: because this game is designed for players.