Category: Game Chef 2009

  • Game Chef 2009 Entry: The Miriam Incongruity

    This is my entry into the 2009 Game Chef. – The Miriam Incongruity – http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/966637/The_Miriam_Incongruity.pdf – A child, born on a remote planet, is key to defeating the undead theocracy. A group of protectors must deliver her to safety. – two weeks, intrigue, fleur-de-lis, star, dressed, and zombies

  • The Miriam Incongruity: Artwork

    I’ve been browsing the web for public domain images that I can use in my game. I want a mix of military, religious images and space images. I’ve been pretty lucky to find what I’m looking for. Some I’ve had to do a bit of photoshop work on to make it fit in. Here are…

  • The Miriam Incongruity

    I needed a title for my 2009 Game Chef entry, so I spent a bit of time and came up with The Miriam Incongruity. Miriam is the Hebrew form of Mary. This comes out of the Fleur-de-lis. I taking the medieval religious meaning of “Lily among thorns” from the Song of Solomon and the later…

  • How to Roll the Dice

    Changing Situation Table 1d8 What happens 1 Escalate 2 Reverse Reward 3 Wipes Clean 4 Changes Completely 5 Setback 6 Lost Cause 7 It Worked, but… 8 Complete Escalation Escalations and Complete Escalations The GM plays off the current situation, but makes it harder. Example: While the group is trying to hide from security cameras…

  • Passage of Time during Star Travel

    The passage of time leads to death. Death leads to dust or eternal life as an Undead. Time passes. -From Chant of the King Time The GM tracks the time passed. She does so both for starship days and planetside days. One day on a starship equals five days planetside. As time passes traveling on…

  • Game Chef Situation

    High above Outer Liberty, the Battleship Priest fires her canons across the bows of three Naval Cruisers in a desperate standoff to prevent a Naval carrier from landing a battalion of shock troops. On the surface, a motley group of living, sworn to protect a wild child from the undead, formulate an escape plan. A…