thread: 2005-08-31 : The Dragon Killer Fishbowl
On 2005-08-31, Vincent wrote:
Creating Runes
To play, you'll need lots and lots of runes. There are four kinds; each player will need many - 5 or more - of each kind. Each rune has two sides, a standing and a fallen, or high and low. You can buy little wooden disks at any craft store, or use popcycle sticks. Mark the standing rune on one side and its fallen on the other.
The runes are:
The Sheaf (of wheat);
The Bull;
The Torch; and
The Eagle.
The Bull is five times the Sheaf. The Torch is twice the Bull, ten times the Sheaf. And the Eagle is five times the bull, 25 times the Sheaf.
To cast runes for resolution, put all your runes (your character sheet will tell you which) into a bowl or cup. Shake them, then cast them onto the table. Separate the standing from the fallen, and find your greatest standing rune. This is the initial cast; resolution will proceed from here, when I get it written.
I'll create both versions of the four runes.
If you don't feel like creating so many little objects, look around your house, you'll find excellent and handy substitutes. Check especially a) in your pockets, b) in the jar beside the back door, and c) between the couch cushions.
This makes Chris go "Cool"
The Runes are evocative, and coins are plentiful. Yay!
This makes XP go "Ah..."
So that's what the "DitV resolution with coins" thing was for. Neat.
This makes NinJ go "Neat numbers."
1,5,10,25. Nice and non-decimal. That makes it good and non-Rational.
This makes AD go "Do you take plastic?"
This makes ecb go "system=color"
wow, that's as cool as it gets. Sounds evocative & easy.
This makes VB go "AD: yes."
AD: I do take plastic, via PayPal.
This makes James go "Bronze tokens"
Heya. I'm looking into making roughly dime-sized bronze tokens for Blood and Bronze. e-mail or PM me on the forge if the possibility of bronze grabs your fancy.
This makes Kevin go "Not the same up here"
I think you mean the Leaf, the Beaver, the Ship and the Moose...
This makes JG go "Coins, Very Cute :)"
Sheaf = Wheat Penny (1)
Bull = Buffalo Nickle (5)
Torch = Roosevelt Dime(10)
Eagle = Standard Quarter (25)
Nice hidden "meaning" while allowing easy use of pocket change for runes!
