Sandboxing : A Nobilis Example

July 2, 2009 from Gamestopica
Filed under: Game Mastering, Nobilis, Other Systems, RPG Hub 
For many years as a GM, I have focus on tightly-plotted campaigns. There is a main villain who initiate the chain of events, and the adventurers respond to them. My storyline include tragic lovers, a crazy mother, a twis[...]
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How to Introduce Nobilis

June 5, 2009 from Gamestopica
Filed under: Game Mastering, Nobilis, Other Systems, RPG Hub 
For ages, I have been trying to get a group for Nobilis (I finally got one by asking on a FLGS forum - the last place I thought off. It’s my fault, really - I thought they were all just into D&D and Warhammer 4[...]
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[Nobilis] The Four Wild Winds

May 15, 2009 from Gamestopica
Filed under: Fluff/Inspiration, Nobilis, Other Systems, Play, RPG Hub 
Within Mythic Earth, four winds blow, from the chancel of four Wildlords. Each of the wind represents an aspect of freedom for the mortal-folk and for the spirits that make up creation. The frigid wind from the north whi[...]
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Nobilis: Sample of Play and Introduction

April 29, 2009 from Gamestopica
Filed under: Nobilis, Other Systems, RPG Hub 
When Hogshead (and Guardians of Order later) went down, so did a couple of Nobilis resources (or maybe my google-fu is too weak to locate them). So I have uploaded here (and please do tell me if I should need to take the[...]
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Prepping for Nobilis

April 27, 2009 from Gamestopica
Filed under: Game Mastering, Nobilis, Other Systems, Play, RPG Hub 
Finally, one of my dreams is coming true - I may be able to GM a game of Nobilis! I have the Big White Book for years, but never had a chance to form a group to play it. I am excited, but at the same time, afraid. The ru[...]
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The Pieces of Gestalt

March 27, 2009 from A Butterfly Dreaming
Filed under: HERO, Nobilis, RPG Hub, Review, mutants & masterminds, roleplaying 
Imagine a world in which personifications of concepts #8212; Archetypes such as Winter, Death, and Determination #8212; existed, having sprung to life in 1989.  Now imagine that, in this world, a fairly large number of [...]
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Of freeform Nobilis and general game mastering

March 10, 2009 from Cogito, ergo ludo
Filed under: Actual Play, Game Mastering, Nobilis, RPG Hub 
As mentioned before, I’m playing in freeformish Nobilis game right now. The GM started it as an investigation: One character’s (Wilhelm-something else Bönn, the power of meanings) daughter (Catherine Blake o[...]
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Now playing and running

March 5, 2009 from Cogito, ergo ludo
Filed under: Nobilis, RPG Hub, roleplaying 
Thunderer (who does not have a blog, yet…) is running mostly ruleless Nobilis as an experiment. I’m playing essentially Identity as detailed by Greywolf (the post includes stats for Mutants and Masterminds, b[...]
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Nobilis Esoterica

February 18, 2009 from Neitherworld Stories
Filed under: Actual Play, Nobilis, RPG Hub 
I suspect that everything about Nobilis is esoterica.br /br /We discussed live-action Nobilis last Tuesday, and decided that a proper resolution system would involve plucking flower petals in a "He loves me. He loves me [...]
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Non-gaming Website for Gamers: WebUrbanist

February 10, 2009 from Neitherworld Stories
Filed under: Inspiration, Nobilis, RPG Hub 
a href="http://weburbanist.com/"WebUrbanist/a is one of my favorite blogs. It is great for:br /br /ulliReal-life a href="http://weburbanist.com/2008/10/13/10-historic-secret-rooms-and-hidden-passages/"dungeon features/a/[...]
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Five reasons why the Nobilis gam I am playing in is awesome

January 22, 2009 from Neitherworld Stories
Filed under: Actual Play, Nobilis, RPG Hub 
In Nobilis:br /olliMy boss is an angel who wears robes with kitschy slogans on them. He is master of those things in the depths from beyond creation, laments the loss of his giant squid, and is responsible for creating a[...]
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