tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post8739815445778815729..comments2023-09-29T10:15:30.305+02:00Comments on Gardens of Hecate: CXCVII. The Third WitchAna Polanscakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00475924332253440189noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-13247344882883505522018-12-10T17:38:13.058+01:002018-12-10T17:38:13.058+01:00Thank you! Indeed, when I started Folda it was muc...Thank you! Indeed, when I started Folda it was much closer to Flesh Eater Courts. However, as I worked on it and thought about it, more and more interesting ideas came to me that pushed it pretty far from that starting point. Now they have very little to do with AoS FEC any more, as I've come up with a different origin story, history, culture, religion and even biology of ghouls and vamps of Folda. Rather than delivering it as a usual info dump, this time I'm trying to convey their backstory through hints and references, to see how that goes.<br /><br />To briefly answer your direct question: Yes, Folda ghouls have a clearly defined and complex social organisation. With family, children, homes. They are born and they perish. Whether they live in between - that's a more complicated philosophical question.Ana Polanscakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475924332253440189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-8291407184713764642018-12-10T17:14:03.862+01:002018-12-10T17:14:03.862+01:00Cheers!Cheers!Ana Polanscakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475924332253440189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-66381673146071727372018-12-10T13:12:16.669+01:002018-12-10T13:12:16.669+01:00Excellent. The story, miniatures, and photography ...Excellent. The story, miniatures, and photography are all great. (Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) https://www.blogger.com/profile/17333928965917754588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-36340611786680056612018-12-09T15:51:06.536+01:002018-12-09T15:51:06.536+01:00Hello, been following the blog for a few years now...Hello, been following the blog for a few years now, and shamefully never commented, but something you said tickled my curiosity to the point I can’t hold up. The ghoul kingdom of folda being inspired by the AOS approach of ghouls. You said the bodies of the fallen will be taken back to their families, it makes me question, how is this kingdom organised? I imagined a court of malformed and inbreed roughly imitating a kingdom, but this “society” being just a layer covering wildness and depravity. But how is it really made ? Do the ghouls have clearly defined social structures ? With family, children, homes ? It tickles me, hopefully we might learn it latter, at least I hope ;) keep it up, this blog is a gold mine of talent and inspiration ! J’ai un chapeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260500768035996347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-58338826817023330302018-12-09T01:37:29.704+01:002018-12-09T01:37:29.704+01:00Fantastic work all round. Fantastic work all round. FourEyedMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161202517627920103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-63030889426198290062018-12-06T14:15:44.453+01:002018-12-06T14:15:44.453+01:00Thank you!Thank you!Ana Polanscakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475924332253440189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-42012030708872834082018-12-06T14:15:30.517+01:002018-12-06T14:15:30.517+01:00Thank you very much! I am most glad you are compel...Thank you very much! I am most glad you are compelled to ask these questions. 'Monsters' are more interesting when they possess a culture and emotions of their own. Everything has more weight.Ana Polanscakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475924332253440189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-37492206184401838002018-12-06T03:24:41.259+01:002018-12-06T03:24:41.259+01:00Excellent! Glad Gianna managed to get some vengean...Excellent! Glad Gianna managed to get some vengeance for poor Vanga. Hopefully she'll be able to complete her again soon.<br /><br />And yeah, that splash of red when Rebecca sees Janos was just perfect.WestRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221228665636182019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-84410361850113217532018-12-05T14:13:05.238+01:002018-12-05T14:13:05.238+01:00I can't be the only one spellbound by the tale...I can't be the only one spellbound by the tale of this grisly little kingdom.<br /><br />I really appreciate the fact that you've introduced us to its foul inhabitants, but have left us to speculate about the nature of their wider existences. Intriguing questions lie unanswered.<br /><br />As an example - what kind of funeral will be held for Janos? What sort of rites would be performed? Who are the fiends who will come to mark his passing? And what sort of afterlife could be expected by such a creature? The mind boggles.Haunchesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-18005491819453274762018-12-05T12:38:47.515+01:002018-12-05T12:38:47.515+01:00Thanks!
I don't know how familliar you are wi...Thanks!<br /><br />I don't know how familliar you are with Malifaux, but I kept the core mechanics - card flipping for RNG, alternating activations with action points, the way models can interact. <br /><br />I got rid of the hiring system and model point costs because all models' rules are custom made. Corpse/scrap markers and scheme markers are gone because they are detrimental for immersion. For instance, if an artificer can use the remains of an ice golem to turn it into metal mechanical spiders, all within under a minute and while standing 10 feet from it IN MELEE COMBAT (true story, btw), that kinda kills the suspension of disbelief... There are a few more changes to rules, such as the way disengagement and interactions while in combat work. And a whole lot of cosmetic changes, because names of many things are closely bound to the Malifaux setting. For instance, 'soul stones' are now 'fate points'. The suits of the deck are not rams, crows, masks and tomes (symbols of first four factions in Malifaux) but those from my own deck: flesh, blood, bone and spirit... <br /><br />It's definitely not an out-of-the-box playable game. It demands preparation and collaboration from the players. Best if there's a GM familliar with the rules who helps the players construct rules for their warbands, and guide the narrative.Ana Polanscakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475924332253440189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-44834961792239778542018-12-05T12:00:36.442+01:002018-12-05T12:00:36.442+01:00Thank you!Thank you!Ana Polanscakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475924332253440189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-36085123745476658672018-12-05T12:00:28.493+01:002018-12-05T12:00:28.493+01:00Thanks!Thanks!Ana Polanscakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475924332253440189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-47928930748098266662018-12-05T11:59:57.318+01:002018-12-05T11:59:57.318+01:00Thanks!Thanks!Ana Polanscakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475924332253440189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-44306839745977604702018-12-05T03:37:39.008+01:002018-12-05T03:37:39.008+01:00Hobby content just doesn't get better than thi...Hobby content just doesn't get better than this. Hot Dice Miniatureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664339729647292792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-83069915053341098132018-12-04T23:02:38.267+01:002018-12-04T23:02:38.267+01:00Absolutely fantastic at so many levels.Absolutely fantastic at so many levels.Suberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005091019027411799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-219811175029209552018-12-04T13:28:12.948+01:002018-12-04T13:28:12.948+01:00Great work, Ana, really atmospheric. I liked the d...Great work, Ana, really atmospheric. I liked the differing filter on two of the pics as well, so one showed more red.<br /><br />Good advancing narrative too - I like to link my games together and often build a scenario based around the events of what happened in the last game.Maurice Mickelwhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05415253943533672436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-90489783689624984132018-12-04T12:59:37.974+01:002018-12-04T12:59:37.974+01:00Cool game! Can I ask about your modified rule set,...Cool game! Can I ask about your modified rule set, how does it work, some "design thoughts" etc? Thanks in advance.andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218077968419753236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-55585755304102808142018-12-04T10:37:00.155+01:002018-12-04T10:37:00.155+01:00A wonderful tale with spectacularly evocative warb...A wonderful tale with spectacularly evocative warbands. I do love a good yarn that leaves one with more questions then answers.<br />Thank you for sharing :DCastigator (Gary)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09177108461264289110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579010104915193980.post-51817983951646748392018-12-04T10:36:27.767+01:002018-12-04T10:36:27.767+01:00Wonderful. This post contains much that I love abo...Wonderful. This post contains much that I love about the hobby all in one go.Mr Saturdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092917415087033316noreply@blogger.com