Apocalypse World is a storytelling game by Lumpley Games that tells the story of a world in the aftermath of some unknown event- something that destroyed the golden age and left man in a place of blood, sex, and violence. *This is what we’ve got, yes. What are you going to make of it?*
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Are Hit Points in Dungeon World just a nod to D&D?
I'm making a hack of Dungeon World/Apocalypse World- its fantasy based, but very dark fantasy. I was tending towards using the Harm Clock, or something as in your face deadly, but wondered if the Hit ...
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Character advancement across Playbooks
My character was a Hardholder, and once his position was threatened, managed to survive a coup, then took to the badlands, leaving his holding behind. He became a Gunlugger, wandering the wastes as a ...
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Collection of custom Apocalypse World moves, with feedback?
For the Hardholder in my Apocalypse World game, I thought of a custom move and would now like to share it and in particular get feedback on it.
Also, I'd like to see if somebody else has thought of ...
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Stats for character in Apocalypse World
I can't find anywhere how you generate the stats for the characters in Apocalypse World. Is it even part of the rules or can you just write whatever you want. If so, why would I put -2 in something ...
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GMs and MCs, When do you say, 'No,' to your players?
The player that introduced me to DW/AW seems to feel that it's not in the spirit of the rules to tell the players 'no'. I feel that is too extreme, so I want to know, MCs/DMs, do you say 'no' to your ...
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Can a gang die? If so, how?
I was reading through the Harms & Healing chapter and I started to wonder exactly how it works for gangs. The rules as written are crystal clear, but how do we handle the unmentioned specifics?
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How does tremulus handle the Unknown?
In tremulus, a "storytelling game of lovecraftian horror", there exists the concept of framework, a slightly formalized way of describing key points of a scenario. One of the elements of the framework ...
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What's the purpose of Sex?
So, I'm hacking Apocalypse World, and have perused other hacks, and see that there's no analog in other hacks to the specials for the classes, i.e. the effects of sex, or they're just there. So ...
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Is Apocalypse World suitable for long-term campaign?
I've tried many indie RPGs. They are very nice games, but I'm looking for something to develop a long-term campaign.
Is Apocalypse World suitable for it? Or is it good just for an adventure?
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Hx with a PC deliberately taking harm from another PC in Apocalypse World
The Harm section of the book says the following about a player character (PC) taking harm from another character:
When you inflict harm on another player’s character, the other
character gets ...
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How often should players be advancing?
My players are advancing at a rate of about once every one to two sessions. Is this normal, or am I being too nice with more often than not highlighting their major stat?
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How do I handle difficulty in Apocalypse World?
How do I design a peripheral move that essentially says "This regular move is more difficult under this situation"? My normal instincts say to apply a -2 modifier to the roll or something, but that ...
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Is there a list of all player moves in Apocalypse World?
I find myself reading multiple playbooks to see if there are any particular moves from other playbooks that fit my own character. This strikes me as crushingly inefficient.
Is there a list of all ...
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What should I look out for during my first game of Apocalypse World?
I am coming close to playing my first ever game of Apocalypse world. This will mark my first post-apocalypse based RP, and will see me trying to transition from a combat heavy D&D 4e background ...
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What's a good way to design and layout an Apocalypse World playbook?
Pretty much ^ that. I'm writing an AW playbook, and I would not like to start from scratch with regards to the layout and suchlike. Does anyone have any tips/tricks/recommendations?
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Explain How History Works in Apocalypse World
History, or Hx, remains a little perplexing to me. Can you explain how it works, both mechanically and fictionally, in a way that makes sense? I am especially hung up on integrating History changes ...
