Worlds Without Master Related Product! Plus Mars!

Worlds Without Master Related Product! Plus Mars!

This is by Rose Bailey, whose excellent short story "Two Swords of Mars" was in issue 4 of WwM. That story was in this setting, now an RPG by Onyx Path. I haven't had a chance to look at it, but it's got that Martian planetary romance I love so much.
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/191678/A-Festival-of-Blades-A-Cavaliers-of-Mars-Jumpstart?hot60=0&src=hnum

I ran a playtest session of SwM before I run it at Gamicon at the end of February. Here’s how it broke down.

I ran a playtest session of SwM before I run it at Gamicon at the end of February. Here’s how it broke down.

The Jovial
Talked about Swords & Sorcery touchpoints. Mentioning Xena helped!
My checklist and the Phases and Tones handouts worked well together
Sample Eidolons were helpful to half of the group
Session Eidolon was very effective
Rogue creation took about a half an hour, right on schedule
The ending was really satisfying for all the players
Afterward, a player said the he loved the game, now that he knew how to play

The Glum
Players often struggled with narration and leading questions
Related to the above, the Threads sheets were sparse
Players were very hesitant to “cut loose” with their Rogues

The Moral
Players need to know the Rogues’ Constraints and Affordances
Emphasize 3rd person narration

The Stymies
Unparalleled is not a good Trick for a Neophyte player or Overplayer

If a game is only going to have 2 dice, they might as well be cool.

If a game is only going to have 2 dice, they might as well be cool. This set of dice from Kickstarter seemed particularly SwM to me.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1422641660/fablestone-dice-bone-origins?ref=category