Heya! This thread'll be for my compendium classes plus some other little things, as and when I can post them.

First up is a compendium class called the Dragonslayer: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I7BfU7vZ54Y-FChYab3NX21-l99wxfcCaFn4bOILqL0/edit; this one probably needs some work, especially on the Dragoncraft move.

Next is the Barbarian, another CC. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zl9d7Rm7XpjTuUSHuMCQ3tfntS3r9Sw83Evw4xfBiv8/edit. With the news that Sage & Adam are making their own barbarian, this may be redundant, but I think mine has some cool features as well. :)

Following up is another battle based CC, the Grappler. https://docs.google.com/document/d/17hFnhqQBN8IrC7gt_bKtDWfuZ6a50meLnwWjziv5a2M/edit

The next was inspired by one of my players; his ranger is from a band of people who revere and gain mighty connections to wolves. It is called "The Wolfbrother". https://docs.google.com/document/d/19VY3taOnsGL06p_DK8IhmNN95beimReMmvWj4wS3ZO0/edit

Next is not a class or CC, but a new option for players who wish to be werewolves. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JMf2OOcZkrBj-fESSASt8Z1h0tSDM1r5fz3CqyO5sLs/edit; the Number Appearing werewolf is another great take on the concept, but I enjoy mine too and this was a player request.

Next is that old classic, the Dwarven Defender. It is great for dwarven fighters or clerics, or anyone else focusing on defending. https://docs.google.com/document/d/13VaQelv3X6d8fqDsPpJmwkfEZ7ER7MwUH7FJDa7cr1g/edit

Hopefully these are helpful, useful, interesting, or inspiring! Comments, questions, and critiques are very welcome! I'll add more as it comes up.

- Alex

Hey, all!
Wrote up a few new classes; this is the first I'm posting here. This one is called "The Warmage", a master of battle magic and elemental power. In terms of direct damage capacity, it's a better ranged combatant than the ranger, but without the benefits of "Called Shot". They can also function as a decent fighter or wizard as they level up.

They can deal heavy damage at range and even, possibly, in melee, but they're also very vulnerable (with rogue HP and only light armor at first level). It's sort of a "glass cannon" I suppose...

Hopefully people enjoy this or get some use out of it. Feedback is welcome, too!

- Alex

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gIBP89ThCa-AKGrz_evhs7LDTn0DkEkEIL9ThpHeG9k/edit

Hey, everyone!
I just wrote up six new compendium classes for wizards (or anyone else who can cast wizard spells). They focus on specialists in the various arcane schools (divination, enchantment, evocation, illusion, and summoning) as well as those who focus on general spells (those without any school at all).

Each specialist includes a compendium class with three moves, five new spells in the appropriate school (one of each level), and some additional bonus content.

The Arcanist (For general spells)
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=12XCUvpJwc6MgCI-k2xEfmd5-xU5vUkSrsew2_p3Ulkc

The Diviner
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1pzMM4iJntqsyVXjFBXBh-_bgVxESy7dDG00pZ7p2Kq4

The Enchanter
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Db3uwGJ1ExEoeNTnJ_E5furGwWKuSp9w8nYQVlQWB30

The Evoker
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1SzInFMG9GxKRKElFiUutRNgoYYwWAMK6c1ehQhKxaBI

The Illusionist
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1TiJSOdWxHitQrIJNMlOruZK6jzkjq7_516zhg-mi1-c


The Summoner
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1phejEFckR6JRCWcxSJmcKmKclQdpEX-O5dP_OSDX3AY

In Google Drive/Docs, these are laid out pretty nicely on three separate pages each, but they changed to single page when I published them. I'm probably going to turn them into PDFs at some point, and might make a collected single PDF with some bonus content if there's interest in the project.

I hope these will be of some use to someone! I'm also open to feedback on them, since they're generally untested.

Thanks!
- Alex

So! I'd like to try some new cool thing.
Instead of building a whole hack or whatever, just post a single playbook. It can be from something your working on, or else just something you've thought about idly, or else something you made up on the spot (like the example I'll post). It should be recognizable as a "playbook" and should have clear AW ties, but can stray more or less from the basic model (mine doesn't stray very far).

If you'd like, leave a name or two for future posters to use, but it's not required. You can list out the basic moves if you'd like, or just hint at them where appropriate, but don't worry about writing them up - in fact, don't write up more than is necessary for the one playbook.

Post a link or just drop it here, your choice.

This is mostly just for fun, but maybe it'll help people get past mind-blocks on projects they're working on, or else inspire someone to make something cool.

Example (The Speaker of Bones): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-2qaG1vo33ydRflxAsGKrBMGNTA_bmc4zJ786fIeDQQ/edit

Thanks!
- Alex

Myself and Jake (Thnxbrvknight here) played a game over instant message (I'll post logs when I get home later). I had a deck of cards, so I drew mine face-down as normal and drew his face-up (and told him what he drew). I figured this was the easiest solution.

We've both been players and GMs plenty of times, so it was up in the air which would take which book, but he requested the player. We played the game in two parts, since I had to leave my house suddenly.

At the end, we both had a good time. Jake said he was (unexpectedly) wigged out a few times, while I definitely gave myself the wigs. We didn't hit any major problems that I noticed, but Jake can pipe in if he disagrees.

One thing I noticed, Vincent, is that I tended to add a little bit of "color" or "fiction" here and there in ways that weren't explicitly called out on the page I was on. I'm not sure how legit that is! Oh, and at the end, when he died, it says "Describe the moment of the attack" or something like that, but I was totally tempted to insert a little epilogue narration... I didn't, but maybe I should have? It would have "broken" the rules...

The mechanical side of things felt pretty smooth, and I didn't hit any noticeably frustrating loops (as others have). Some of the questions are ambiguous, like when it asks if a player's action could realistically help him survive. Jake said he went to his knees and prayed, and I was like (in my head) "I dunno... could that really help him survive? I'm not sure!", but then (out loud) "Do you feel that ghosts fear prayer? Character, player, either.", and he said that his character really didn't know, but it was his only remaining option, but that he felt that they did, because it reminds them of where they're supposed to be and not where they're stuck. So, that was cool and he survived. But it still feels ambiguous to me.

That's all for now. I may fit in a game later in the week with an RPG newbie, though, and I'll come back with those logs.

Questions, comments, etc?

- AD

I've created a new playbook, as a gift for a friend. I daresay it's the most polished and/or finished I've made, and, while some of the moves might need tweaks here and there to be "perfect", I'm pretty happy with it.

It's for people who are going away or coming back, or who go from place to place. It has some strange and possibly overly good advancement options. It's got, to my knowledge, the first move that relates to and is triggered by you as a player, not your character. It's missing a section on barter and it's not formatted in the Apocalypse World style, but, otherwise, it's complete and playable.

If you'd like a copy, you've got, oh, three or so options:

1) Tell a story here about a time you went somewhere, temporarily or permanently. It needs to be, you know, a story, not just "One time, I went to New Mexico.".

2) Trade me a copy of the Marmot. I see it's floating around and I'd love to get a copy. I'd also accept the Faceless. (Offer only valid for the first of either.)

3) Play a game of AW with me at some point.

Any questions, ask here, please.

Thanks,
- Alex

Edit: The Faceless has been redeemed.

Hey, everyone! I'm planning on running a game (hopefully an ongoing series) tomorrow, but in preparation and excitement I've been writing up things as inspiration comes.

I've got portions of two classes, new racial moves, and some other assorted odds and ends. I'll post them here as I get around to it.

Use and feedback are both much appreciated!

- Alex Davis

Hey all! This is my shot at an unusual view in Apocalypse World: hope. In the form of a gods-honest knight-in-shining-armor. Check it out, please!

{Yeah, hope is Weird in a time like this. This dude over here doesn't despair in every minute? Fuck, what an oddball.}

{Also, yeah, I see this guy with potentially, like, glowing swords and shining eyes and spirits swirling around him and shit, but it's variable. It's a dial, oh, like supernatural stuff in Dogs.}

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The Shining Boy
   They say this fucking apocalypse breaks everyone. They say it steals people's hopes and dreams.
   Well, fuck that. We lot made it through the fucking dark ages, and, fuck, maybe it's a bit darker now.
   Well, let's cut the fucking darkness and despair right where it hurts - let's give it a medievil ass-kicking.
   
Names
   {Needs names}

Look
   Man, Woman, Scarred beyond recognition
   Buff, wiry, crippled
   Cloak, robes, armor
   Piercing eyes, searching eyes, bright eyes
   
Stats (Choose one)
   Cool +1 Hard -2 Hot +1 Sharp +2 Weird +2
   Cool +1 Hard -2 Hot +2 Sharp +1 Weird +2
   Cool +2 Hard -2 Hot +1 Sharp +1 Weird +2
   Cool +2 Hard -2 Hot +1 Sharp +1 Weird +2
   
Moves (Choose either 'A Vision of Power' or 'Living Tank' and one other)
   Archaic: You've got some shit-old weapon and armor, shouldn't work, but maybe the maelstrom likes it, maybe you're just lucky. Your weapon does weird-harm at hand range, messy, and your armor is 2-armor but you take -1 to all rolls made wearing it outside of battle. (See [stat]-harm, below)

   A Vision of Power: When you go aggro, roll+weird. If they suck it up and what they're taking is harm, you do 0-harm, but, hey, they still roll the harm move.

   Hope Floats: When you act under fire, roll+weird. When you take harm and roll the harm move, roll+harm-weird.

   Judgement: When you read a person, roll+weird. Add the following questions:
      - Who have they hurt?
      - How do they view my beliefs?
      - How can I bring them in line with my views?
      - What do they hope for?

   Living Tank: When you seize by force, roll +armor +harm of your weapon.

   Messiah: When you show true kindness to someone, or else offer them hope in some way they believe, or else show mercy when you don't have to, roll+weird to manipulate them and include the 12+ result.

   Not The End: You can talk to, manipulate, and use the dead as though they were alive.
   
Gear
   Fashion appropriate to your looks, mostly old-fashioned
   One old old-fashioned weapon
      - A rusty knife
      - A silver revolver
      - A nasty, brutal axe
      - A heavy, brutal hammer
      - A big-ass sword
         
   One bit of armor, appropriate to your look

   One relic of the before-times
      - A painting of some long-forgotten hero
      - A book of strategy or history or fairy-tales
      - A watch, still working
      - Someone's skull, haunted or not
      - Beautiful designer clothing from New York, Paris, or Milan - perfect condition
      - A first-aid kit
         
   One helper, sidekick, or pet
      - A horse, suitable for riding
      - An advisor, sage and wise
      - A childhood friend, loyal to death
      - A lover, mysterious and tempting
      - A brainer, hocus, saavyhead or other mindfuck-wizard
      - The ghost of someone from before or after the apocalypse, real or in-your-head
   
Hx
   {Needs Hx}

Advancement
   - Get a new Shining Boy move.
   - Get a new Shining Boy move.
   - Get a new Shining Boy move.
   - Get a move from another playbook.
   - Change your hard to +2 but lose two or three Shining Boy moves.
   - Add +1 to any stat, not hard (max +2).
   - Add +1 weird (max +4).
   - If you have "Messiah", change your playbook to Hocus.
   - If you have "A Vision of Power", change your playbook to Hardholder.
   - If you have "Living Tank", change your playbook to Chopper.
   - Get one of the moves "Shining Symbol of Hope", "Crusader", or "Hope Everlasting".
      
Advancement Moves
   Crusader: The MC will ask you about your hopes, beliefs, cause. When you see your hopes challenged and attacked, take +1-forward. When you put yourself at risk or in danger for them, or else sacrifice in their name, mark XP. If you ever give them up, drop your weird to +0, add +1-hard (max +3), lose all Shining Boy moves and change to another playbook.
      
   Hope Everlasting: You never take debilities and never roll the harm move. When your harm would move above 9, roll+weird.
      On a 12+: Die immediately, sorry, but someone with you when you die takes up your cause and assumes this playbook.
      On a 10+: Ignore the harm and keep going, fine and dandy. In fact, heal 1-harm.
      On a 7-9: Ignore the harm and keep going, but roll the harm move after all.
      On a miss: Take the harm and -1-forward.
         
   Shining Symbol of Hope: When someone sees you for the first time, or else sees you in action supporting your beliefs, roll+hot+weird.
      On a 12+: They come to your cause, loyal followers.
      On a 10+: Roll right now to manipulate them. No need to talk to them, even, they just feel it, and your leverage is your approval of them, shown freely.
      On a 7-9: Take +1-ongoing to manipulate them, but take -1-ongoing to do anything else until you turn them to your cause or else they aren't around any more.
      On a miss: They turn on you.
         
Other Stuff
   Weapon Tag - Infectious: When you harm someone with this weapon, make them roll the harm move. On a hit, they're infected and the MC will write up a countdown for them.
      
   Weapons
      - A rusty knife (1-harm hand infectious)
      - A silver revolver (3-harm close reload ap)
      - A nasty, brutal axe (2-harm hand messy area)
      - A heavy, brutal hammer (2-harm hand messy)
      - A big-ass sword (2-harm hand)

   [stat]-harm: If [stat] is positive, you deal damage equal to your stat or the weapon's base harm plus one, whichever's higher. If 0, just deal the weapon's harm. If negative, deal the weapon's harm minus [stat]; if this drops your harm to 0 or less, deal no harm, but they still roll the harm move.

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I don't know how good this is! Is it at all?

- Alex D.