The Hoarder

So, Vincent released a new Apocalypse World playbook: The Hoarder.

For those who're interested, it's part of a rad $10 charity bundle (which also includes Perfect Unrevised, btw): here.

This is one of my favourite playbooks yet. Of all the special-release playbooks (Maestro D', Faceless, Quarantine, Hoarder), I'm most excited about The Hoarder.

I'm a little unthrilled about A Spoonful of Sugar, mostly because I don't get an immediate sense of how to use it - how the mechanics lead into the fiction, or the fiction leads into the mechanics. I guess it's only for use in circumstances where you're bribing the guards in order to help your friend sneak into the fort, etc, etc... but either way it seems like a scene-level move, and not an action-level move.

If I were to play a Hoarder, I'd be tempted to take Acquisitive Eye and Appraising Eye, along with the stat-block that gives me Sharp+2. The idea of simply reducing the world to a collection of objects, of seeing every situation and every opponent as a cache of  valuables... so good.

So, Vincent released a new Apocalypse World playbook: The Hoarder.

For those who're interested, it's part of a rad $10 charity bundle (which also includes Perfect Unrevised, btw): here.

Seems somewhat humourous to release "The Hoarder" in a charity bundle... *laugh*

I'll see what I and my group can do.

How does acquisition of the PDFs work? Is a single person handling the mailing out of them? Are they loaded on an FTP site for download? How does that work?

Elizabeth has them all in a zip file on dropbox.com, and she emails you a link to it.

Right on! Thanks.

More information from the link:

The games are:

    * Mars Colony, by Tim Koppang
    * Polaris, by Ben Lehman
    * Remember Tomorrow, by Gregor Hutton
    * Murderland, by Elizabeth Shoemaker
    * Perfect, Unrevised by Joe McDaldno— along with all the reference sheets
    * Geasa, by Jonathan Lavalee
    * And a special, bundle-only Apocalypse World character class: THE HOARDER,  by D. Vincent Baker

This bundle is only $10 for all six games, so please donate! This offer will only be for a limited time, and all funds go to Karla and her daughter.

The Hoarder really disturbs me, much more than the Brainer or Faceless.   I was going to bring it to my game on Thursday, but I'm not sure I want to give my MC inspiration for new Threats. 

All games I don't own.  I'm totally happy to donate, and have done so.

Just don't let that Hoarder guy stick a fork in my eye.

Love the hoarder!  Now I need a new game in which to try one. (Or to earn that 6th advance)

Just to make sure: both the secretive and the non-secretive Hoarder give +1 Hx to everyone?

I assumed the secretive one would give -1 Hx, but I'll go with the text unless told otherwise.

Both give +1Hx to everyone.

In case anyone here is wondering too, here's psi-harm.

Thanks Vincent!

Just to make sure: both the secretive and the non-secretive Hoarder give +1 Hx to everyone?

I assumed the secretive one would give -1 Hx, but I'll go with the text unless told otherwise.

John, imagine that you had a giant hoard of scavenged things that you spoke to.
Now imagine that you suddenly went silent whenever someone else entered the room.
Imagine you went to great lengths to conceal what your hoard of stuff contained.

Now, imagine how much people just learned about you, by observing this behavior.
Imagine how easy it is for them to help you or hinder you, now.

+1Hx makes total sense.

All games I don't own.  I'm totally happy to donate, and have done so.

Just don't let that Hoarder guy stick a fork in my eye.

He's gonna stick it in one of those crazy mushrooms. That might be an eyeball. When ya eat 'em ya kin see Jesus.

-JC

Yay!