In 2012, Michael Sullivan posted this essay to the Amber Mailing List. It is reprinted here with his permission, with only some minor formatting changes. I got a couple of requests at ACNW to explain my techniques for running combat, which I kind of uncomfortably demurred from doing because I don’t really think of myself asContinue reading “Running Combat in Amber”
Category Archives: Amber Diceless
The Body In The Library: Intro & Opening Scene
An Amber Cross-Over to Lords of Gossamer and Shadow Author’s Note: This is the second post in a series of blog posts which will set forth a complete adventure for use by Diceless GMs and Players. Today’s installment is the Introduction & Conflict. You can find the first in the series, Overview, posted on theContinue reading “The Body In The Library: Intro & Opening Scene”
An Introduction to Partial Powers
The idea of “partial powers” in Amber Diceless Roleplaying is hardly new. It was an early concept when the game was released in the 90s, probably started by someone named Gideon Weinstein. Many Amber players are probably already familiar with this concept. But since it will come up in other pieces I write, I figuredContinue reading “An Introduction to Partial Powers”
The Body in the Library: Overview
An Amber Cross-Over to Lords of Gossamer and Shadow Author’s Note: This is the first in a series of blog posts which will set forth a complete adventure for use by Diceless GMs and Players. Today’s installment is the Overview. This will be followed by the following chapters: Introduction & Opening, Investigation & Complications, ClimaxContinue reading “The Body in the Library: Overview”
Pit of Vipers
One of the more interesting developments with Amber Diceless, Pit of Vipers is a one shot scenario run at AmberCon and AmberCon Northwest that features a more robust auction setup that builds more story between the characters. The auction itself has been reused multiple times because of the dynamic that it builds. These documents areContinue reading “Pit of Vipers”
In the Beginning – Pondering Attributes in Amber Diceless RPG
Introductory Author’s Note: The focus here is on the Amber Diceless Role Playing Game (ADRPG) published by Phage Press however reference will be made to similar Diceless games such as Lords of Olympus from Precis Intermediary and Lords of Gossamer and Shadow by Rite Publishing which licenses the Amber DRPG system from Diceless by Design.Continue reading “In the Beginning – Pondering Attributes in Amber Diceless RPG”
Why Amber Diceless?
“Amber was the greatest city which had ever existed or ever would exist. Amber had always been and always would be, and every other city, everywhere every other city that existed was but a reflection of a shadow of some phase of Amber. Amber, Amber, Amber … I remember thee. I shall never forget theeContinue reading “Why Amber Diceless?”
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