tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303141970323768999.post3028069085220080745..comments2024-03-29T06:35:27.222-07:00Comments on Archons March On: Maximum Recursion Depth Poltergeist Form: Bottom of the Bottle Alchemistsemiurgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10613841869525544649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303141970323768999.post-8277541150161533292021-06-01T16:04:27.160-07:002021-06-01T16:04:27.160-07:00I had intended to comment on this sooner; still ad...I had intended to comment on this sooner; still adjusting to my new apartment and getting into a new groove (it takes me a long time with these kinds of things and I sort of shut down for a while 0.o...).<br /><br />I think I will need to spend more time with this to properly "deconstruct" it, but I appreciate that there is clearly substance here to be deconstructed; that, to me, is an important part of a Poltergeist Form.<br /><br />Speaking of substance, there are obvious allusions to substance abuse, but I appreciate that the subtext of the substance abuse is... substantive (maybe this wordplay is both poor and in poor taste, I'm not altogether back to life yet 0.o). The themes of perfectionism / anxiety that can lead to substance abuse, and the kinds of non-linear consequences that can come with substance abuse, and the feelings of incompleteness and toxicity.<br /><br />And as with all your work, it's vivid and well realized, in a way that still feels distinctly you, while following in the general design of MRD.<br /><br />I also really like the Poltergeist Features. All of them are unique, give PCs interesting ways to interact with the world, and are thematic, while being a-mechanical and rolls-light. Only comment would be that the 0th Poltergeist Form should probably be, as written, Nd6 (NATure), but I could imagine rather than it being about the physical threat of poisonous animals, it instead being Wd6 (WISdom), where the toxic vomit is more like, you know, seeing an addled homeless person begging on the train, or a strung out person on the street; a reminder of the failings of society and our complicity in allowing other human beings to just fall apart in front of us and be consumed by their consumption, like more of an existential discomfort.maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303141970323768999.post-51425398890224900882021-05-30T16:20:13.949-07:002021-05-30T16:20:13.949-07:00This is nice one.
As it isn't going to be in a...This is nice one.<br />As it isn't going to be in a book I am starting to collect additional poltergeists in a pdf (for personal use, just so all of them are in the same place). <br />Kyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992025061183651850noreply@blogger.com