Sandboxing : A Nobilis Example
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[...]Read on >>
How to Introduce Nobilis
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[...]Read on >>
[Nobilis] The Four Wild Winds
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[...]Read on >>
Nobilis: Sample of Play and Introduction
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[...]Read on >>
Prepping for Nobilis
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[...]Read on >>
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 [...] Filed under: HERO, Nobilis, RPG Hub, Review, mutants & masterminds, roleplaying
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Of freeform Nobilis and general game mastering
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[...]Read on >>
Now playing and running
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[...]Read on >>
Nobilis Esoterica
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 [...]Read on >>
Non-gaming Website for Gamers: WebUrbanist
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/[...]Read on >>
Five reasons why the Nobilis gam I am playing in is awesome
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[...]Read on >>
