In Rational Magic, meaningful PvP is not to be discouraged, although every table can set their own rules for this. Players may have secret identities and hidden agendas which cause PvP. Players can decide their characters are “turned” to the merits of aligning with a different faction or have been…
The Sassoon Files takes place in the world of 1920s Shanghai. There are two parts of this setting: the historical and the Mythos. This blog post series is about the historical settings... the background which the player characters may know about as they begin their investigations. See Part #1 about The…
There are several factors that prompted me to make a new system for my game. I wrote about this before. As I look back, I realize that some of the reasons why I started with a new system was because I was looking for a Goldilocks solution that was “not…
The Sassoon Files takes place in the world of 1920s Shanghai. There are two parts of this setting: the historical and the Mythos. This blog post series is about the historical settings... the background which the player characters may know about as they begin their investigations. China’s greatest engineering feat…
Rational Magic is a game of investigation, intrigue, and espionage set in a gritty “dystopian fantasy” world; a world that evolved from a traditional sword and sorcery setting. Rational Magic uses the Lore Role-Playing Game (RPG) System, purpose-built for this game. This blog post series shows-off settings and Lore Sheets (link to…
Rational Magic is a game of investigation, intrigue, and espionage set in a gritty “dystopian fantasy” world; a world that evolved from a traditional sword and sorcery setting. Rational Magic uses the Lore Role-Playing Game (RPG) System, purpose-built for this game.This blog post series shows-off Lore Sheets (link to SRD); a…
This blog series is about the pre-made characters that will be included with The Sassoon Files. The Sassoon Files comes with 15 pre-mades of diverse backgrounds and nationalities, but all tied to events and people in the International Settlement and French Concession. Francois du Luc As a young man, Francois…
This blog series is about the pre-made characters that will be included with The Sassoon Files. The Sassoon Files comes with 15 pre-mades of diverse backgrounds and nationalities, but all tied to events and people in the International Settlement and French Concession. My name is Zhang Jing, and I am…
Rational Magic is a game of investigation, intrigue, and espionage set in a gritty “dystopian fantasy” world; a world that evolved from a traditional sword and sorcery setting. Rational Magic uses the Lore Role-Playing Game (RPG) System, purpose-built for this game.This blog post series shows-off Lore Sheets (link to SRD); a…
We are currently looking to commission art pieces for the new Sassoon Files campaign and scenario book. Here is our "Mood Sheet," which consists of historical stock art from 1920s Shanghai.
The Sassoon Files takes place in the world of 1920s Shanghai. There are two parts of this setting: the historical and the Mythos. This blog post series is about the historical settings... the background which the player characters may know about as they begin their investigations. At the beginning of…
The Sassoon Files takes place in the world of 1920s Shanghai. There are two parts of this setting: the historical and the Mythos. This blog post series is about the historical settings... the background which the player characters may know about as they begin their investigations. Sun Yat-sen was born…
Rational Magic April 13, 2018 After the last play test about two months ago , I put the whole game back into "revision mode". I'm would like to find more groups of play-testers to see if the new changes work well. Since the last build of this game, I re-focusing the…
The Sons of the Singularity Google+ Community is here. There is nothing really here yet, but this is main social networking site that will be used with SoS, as well as the campaign / scenario products, such as Sassoon Files and The Round Table campaign. Rational Magic will use it's…
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