Matrix Trick: Mirrorshades
Because what’s action/cyberpunk without mirrorshades? Every player brings shades to the table. You only put them on when your character enters the virtual world. When your glasses are on, you should...
View ArticleMatrix: More Music
(And a question: what season (IRL) is the right time to play a Matrix-themed game?) I just remembered that “Down In A Rabbit Hole” by Bright Eyes is perfect telling this kind of story. Probably the...
View ArticleMatrix: Music for a Demiurge Love Story
Dntel feat. Ben Gibbard (so yeah almost the Postal Service) – (This is) The Dream of Evan and Chan This should inspire you for stories in the Matrix, and sad love stories anywhere; it may inspire me to...
View ArticleMatrix hack: Lightweight pacing mechanism
Here’s a rule idea for pacing within missions. It’s simplistic – not much to “game” within it – but it gives some of the paranoid feel when you’re within the Matrix, running a mission. (This is...
View ArticleMatrix: my other lightweight (card-based) pacing mechanism
I’m going to describe this system which I once described to JWalt; it’s kinda of a precursor to the poker-based mechanic I posted earlier. When you’re on a mission, draw a card whenever you’re...
View ArticleMatrix: awesome clothing and spring showers
So yes, I will actually play the Matrix game some time, cobbling together the hacks. I think I have enough for a complete-enough freeform game. Spring might be a good time for it: rainy evenings are...
View ArticleMatrix: Music by the Faint
The Faint are great. Here’s the video for “The Geeks Were Right”. Be careful, it’s a little painful to watch given the seizure-inducing graphics (though I dig the music still). The vibe of the song...
View ArticleMatrix: rules roundup
I’m going to post a few more things to summarize the various hacks I’m stitching together for the Matrix game I’d like to run. This is basically the pitch. Stylesheet: See “Matrix: Unknowable”, the...
View ArticleMatrix: questions and answers
The PCs will pick 3 questions. These should ideally be yes/no questions, and can be about the character’s role in the group, or the character’s relationship to other PCs/NPCs, or the nature of Zion, or...
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