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SDHSR design: Mechanics
5 Oct 2018

SDHSR design: Mechanics

by The Five Wits Press | posted in: All posts, creator: Jessica, game: Super Destiny High School Rumble!!, medium: articles, medium: RPGs | 0

Time to put some statistics and numbers to our ideas. Powered by the Apocalypse games usually have five basic stats. We’re calling ours Hot, Cool, Spirit, Smart, and Charm. Each will have two basic moves that go off that stat, … Continued

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SDHSR design: Iconic examples of types
1 Oct 2018

SDHSR design: Iconic examples of types

by The Five Wits Press | posted in: All posts, creator: Jessica, game: Super Destiny High School Rumble!!, medium: articles, medium: RPGs | 0

Oh, we’ve decided our system is going to be Powered by the Apocalypse. It just seemed the best fit with a nice simple die mechanic and an easy character generation by checking boxes and circling things. So our types are … Continued

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SDHSR design: Choosing types
27 Sep 2018

SDHSR design: Choosing types

by The Five Wits Press | posted in: All posts, creator: Jessica, game: Super Destiny High School Rumble!!, medium: articles, medium: RPGs | 0

One design element we’re certain of is that each character will have two types, or classes, playbooks, whatever they end up being called. The first type is their high school role and the second is their secret identity/supernatural destiny. Mixing … Continued

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SDHSR design: What should the system look like?
6 Sep 2018

SDHSR design: What should the system look like?

by The Five Wits Press | posted in: All posts, creator: Jessica, game: Super Destiny High School Rumble!!, medium: articles, medium: RPGs | 0

We’ve been working on the principles of what Super Destiny High School Rumble should do and be. We’re not sure yet if we want to base the system on an existing one with an Open Game License or something similar, … Continued

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July 2018 Newsletter
25 Aug 2018

July 2018 Newsletter

by The Five Wits Press | posted in: All posts, medium: articles | 0

You can read it here! Highlights include a new tea for GenCon, microfiction, and sequential story treasure boxes!

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So we’re creating an RPG
22 Aug 2018

So we’re creating an RPG

by The Five Wits Press | posted in: All posts, creator: Jessica, game: Super Destiny High School Rumble!!, medium: articles, medium: RPGs | 0

And it has a name. Super Destiny High School Rumble!! We were hanging out with some of our roleplaying friends after a gaming session and someone said, “Wouldn’t it be great to do an RPG where everyone is anime high … Continued

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