- Sat Oct 13, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Alexei Othenin-Girard
- Nobilis
- X-card, Lines/Veils, Open Door policy
- 591 (31)
- 6
- 0 of 4
- Created at the table
Description:
Nobilis is a game of intrigue, manners, and creativity, where tremendous power is tempered by strict social codes. Players take on the role of Noble Powers, humans who have been transformed by divine magic into avatars for some specific element of reality. Nobilis is a diceless system, where players’ creativity is paramount.
In “Elegy in the Afternoon,” the players are newly-minted Powers who must brave intrigue and mystery at the funeral for their previous incarnations. If you ever read The Sandman comics and thought “I could do that!” Nobilis is for you.
Tags: Collaborative, Drama, Emotional, Fantasy, Improv, Intrigue, Investigation, LGBTQ themes, Melancholy, Modern, Mystery, Romance, Strong storyline, Suspenseful
Oh my munificent and delightful Powers, how pleased I am to get to meet you.
So, as I mentioned in my note above, I’m going to be taking people through an abbreviated version of the Nobilis 2nd Edition character creation process. This will involve figuring out which Power you’re playing, and a little bit about your character’s background, before we get into game.
In Nobilis, you’ll be taking on the role of a Sovereign Power, a human who has been Empowered by a shard of divine brilliance. You ARE some aspect of reality, and your duty is to protect it against anyone who would see it harmed.
One of the trickiest parts of Nobilis is figuring out which Power you’re playing, so I have provided a list below of possible Powers to get people started. Feel free to choose one from this list if one inspires you, or to suggest a totally different Power.
I’m going to ask that each of my players reach out to me at voxexmachina@gmail.com so that we can talk about some character details. Thanks for spending a bit of extra time with this, I promise it will be worth it!
List of Potential Powers:
The Power of Style
The Power of Peace
The Power of Edges
The Power of Perception
The Power of Mountains
The Power of Books
The Power of Poison
The Power of Insects
Talk to you soon!
Your Hollyhock God,
–Alexei
Hi Vylar ;o)
I love this game!
Hi Alexei! Long time no see!
This looks great. I’m happy to tell you whatever you need for pre-gen stuff. Just let me know.
Hey folks, this is your Hollyhock God, as Nobilis styles its GMs.
Nobilis is a fairly complex game and while I want to do most of our character generation at the table, I want to do a little bit of prep work so that we can hit the ground running when we get to our room. So if you’re interested in this game, note that I’ll be contacting all of my players after they sign up so we can work out a couple of early things about their characters.
Also, note that this is a DICELESS system. I know, weird, but true. I think that Nobilis plays surprisingly well for a diceless game, but it’s definitely not to everyone’s taste.
Thanks, and I can’t wait to attend a funeral with all of you!
–Alexei