2015-01-08 The Passage of Time

Some interesting links I saw in recent days regarding “YOU CAN NOT HAVE A MEANINGFUL CAMPAIGN IF STRICT TIME RECORDS ARE NOT KEPT” (AD&D 1st ed DMG, page 37).

• Timeliness is next to Godliness. Meaning is created by actions having consequences follow *in time*. You need a definition for how time flows in your campaign for this unfold.
• Time, Resources & Everything. The difference between the Gygaxian Model mentioned above and the Bergsonian Model. The Bergsonian model is where some unit like a *turn* or a *round* is just the opportunity for certain things to happen. The exact length of time doesn’t matter.
• Hazard System v0.2. Like the Bergsonian Model mentioned above, but adding a procedure: Certain turns carry a risk: Roll 1d6 and complications happens on a 1, complications announce themselves on a 2, recovery will be made more difficult on a 3.
• Torchbearer impressions. A game that is all about resource management and the grind. I didn’t like it when we tried it.

Timeliness is next to Godliness

Time, Resources & Everything

Hazard System v0.2

Torchbearer impressions

when we tried it

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