Hey all! I've been playing a clock mage (Custom playbook "The Mage") for some sessions now. Me and the GM has decided to convert the character to a wizard though, so we started writing a spell list for clock spells. What do you think? Constructive criticism or new ideas? I'm thinking maybe there should be some more direct attack spells.

The comments are currently in swedish, but feel free to comment in english.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fOUvzRnlq4U1J2AHdNEqilwjoUaPuAxbcc6L-MYuwWo/edit#

We're wrapping up our latest game of Apocalypse World, and talking about playing Dungeon World next. Looking through the classes, I'm wondering whether a cleric's healing is mandatory for a party, like in D&D? How does one need to approach healing and the need for healing in DW?

Feel free to correct me, I haven't actually played KPFS or IAWA.

If you could argue that Satan is present in Dogs in the Vineyard, that would make it the Perfect Lumpley!

Me and Jonatan are working on a hack with an economy based on favors, represented by holding +bond over someone. When someone you owe come and ask you for something in return, I feel there should be some mechanical weight pushing you to make good on your debt.

Like, you know how seduce/manipulate requires a leverage? Repaying your debt is always a leverage.

So, how would you do this?

I ask in Blood & guts, because I feel this raises questions about player control ("My character would never do that!") and economy and stuff.

There are MC principles for playing, but what about principles for prep?

Despite MC:ing two campaigns and a bunch of one-shots, I still feel like I haven't mastered fronts. I do not sit down and write them after first session, when I do write them they are a bit vague. I'm not entirely sure what exactly I'm aiming for when writing them.

Regarding prep in general, I do not have a clear idea of how to prioritize fundamental scarcity, resources, threat impulses, threat moves, countdown clocks, and stake questions. They all seem good, but all of them is just too much. I have an NPC map, but it is solely organised after group affiliation.

So, what should I keep in mind when doing prep?
What's important?

Ok, so I understand that sieze by force is not supposed to be the catch-all combat move, despite what the book says, (Siezing their meat, p 157) but rather a move to sieze and/or hold an object or a position. Right?

So, a character that just had had enough of Toyota and his crossbike cronies and decides to wipe them out does not necessarily go in with Sieze by force, but a combination of Sieze by force, Acting under fire and Go aggro and just dealing harm according to fiction. Right?

The problem being that to inflict terrible harm or dismay, impress and frighten, you need to sieze by force, which makes it the most sensible move for that character, regardless. Right?

Tell me if I'm right so far.


So, maybe the move should read like this:

Sieze by force
When you try to seize something by force, or to secure your hold on something, roll+hard. On a hit, your opposition yields it to you, or they persist. If they persist, the MC chooses 2 on a 7-9 and 3 on a 10+.
• you advance / they are pushed back
• they suffer terrible harm
• they inflict little harm
• they are impressed, dismayed or frightened

It is more like going aggro in that you state "I want this", and your opposition has to choice of letting you have it or make sacrifices to hold it. (Suffer terrible harm, for instance)

Hey John, could you tell me about ship battles? Is there anything more to it than the battle moves in the ship doc, some overarching structure? Does a tick mean anything more than a turn, like the AW optional battle mvoes?