Posted May 05, 2024 by threepwood007
#update #explanation #mechanics #discussion
Hello! It's been awhile, but the time has come to make a fairly major update to The Walled and the Wood and also to prevaricate on these upcoming modifications/enhancements.
First off, the update coming on 5/7 will be present in both the Core Rulebook and the Player's Handbook (the copy of the rules which present the game in a more mysterious "what powers will I possibly achieve" kind of way i.e. not containing the Arts, Rituals, Spirits, Summons, and etc included in the Core). We're making two changes that I think of as fairly major:
The point of the last item was to un-complicate the way I had insufficiently (read: badly) defined the ability for characters to use Arts and their ability to Resist them. This is a narrative system (at least in my opinion though it probably doesn't meet certain expectations) and therefore it is player-focused and interaction-critical. The GR and players are coordinating a narrative. Certain NPC's may deserve to function at the same level as players, but for the most part the roll/role of the player can determine world outcomes when it comes to occult business. Which is ultimately the thing TWW wants to address.
So that's where TWW is at right now. Writing proceeds for the series of adventures using TWW which will be unofficial sequels to The Lady Afterwards, and so I hope you look forward to them. In any event, please re-download your materials as of 5/7/2024~! Other typos and stuff have probably been found since you last grabbed your copies.
Cheers, and dream well.