Honors Hand

Honor's Hand - a PBEM Game

Keith — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:33:25 -0700

Honor's Hand PBEM is a play by email (PBEM) Mage game which was set in modern day World of Darkness (well, the Old World of Darkness actually).

In fact that point is so important I'll say it again: this is a game - it is not real. It is based loosely on the real world, so the temptation to make comparisons is compelling but it is fictional nonetheless.

The game itself is closed. No one had time for it (myself included) and so it sort of fizzled out. I have decided to leave much of the games material available on line for archival purposes.

House Rules

Keith — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:28:23 -0700

My house rules are based on the Mage 2nd edition rule set with one or two minor changes to account for the format (PBEM) and to cope with the pre/post Avatar Winds story arc.

Keeping Track of the Game Mechanics

Keith — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:23:24 -0700

Game mechanics such as noting that an action caused two health levels of damage, are important but shouldn't get in the way of the game. Or said another way: they shouldn't break up the readers flow.

Tools of the Game

Keith — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:17:29 -0700

To actually play the game there are a number of tools that players must familiarise themselves with. They are:

How posts to Honor's Hand should be made

Keith — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:11:11 -0700

The following presents an overview for how posts to the game boards should be made:

Introductory Stories

Keith — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:52:38 -0700

The following short stories (or scene descriptions) are the teasers I sent out to get people interested in the game. They introduce The Stranger and describe how he rescues three of the characters.

About Honors Hand

Keith — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:47:02 -0700

All stories must start somewhere, this one starts with a man bringing together a collection of seemingly unrelated individuals. The place is New York City, but it is just a place - any place would have done. The individuals are all dead, or rather they would have been had the man not saved them.

The man, this stranger, understandably feels that he is owed a rather large debt of service and he knows just the way for them to repay it...