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Tag: In the Realm of the Nibelungs
A fantasy game in development by Johann Mitland.
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Design Challenges for the Nibelungs
I’m ecstatic to report that the text & layout for In the Realm of the Nibelungs are finished, though publishing may take awhile: I still want to write up my introductory adventure, polish two DM flowcharts and finish a booklet of optional rules. In any case, let me look back on some design challenges: Tackling…
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Speedrunning in the Realm of the Nibelungs
My first playtest for Im Reich der Nibelungen has seen seven sessions so far (and three casualties plus a TPK — more on that in a minute –, so I am happy). Some of the game’s mechanics put time pressure on the players: (a) At the end of every session, the (titular) magical mists envelop…
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Initiative and the one-minute round
I’m using simultaneous initiative (with an action declaration phase) and one-minute combat rounds for In the Realm of the Nibelungs, both a first for me and my group. Combat mostly runs via Swords & Wizardry Continual Light, a D&D ‘retroclone’, albeit with some changes (such as simultaneous initiative). One question which has come up is…
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Gunther must die!
In the Realm of the Nibelungs has begun! My consultation with Ron can be found at Adept Play here. The game is set in 5th century Burgundy (as portrayed in the medieval German epic The Song of the Nibelungs) and uses a ‘homunculus of (old) D&D’ I crafted for this purpose. (I claim that it…
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Die Pädagogik der Volksmärchen
… “the pedagogy of folk tales,” or at least, of playing them. Johann’s game in design, Im Reich der Nibelungen (“in the realm of the Nibelungs”) draws on Germanic folk literature, including twisted forests, lost children, laws of magic, and monsters you can talk to. Its procedures begin with a smoothish hack of older forms…