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Clout & Retinue section of the Pun and Paper OSR hack I'm a-writin' is coming along swimmingly

Taking inspiration from th'structure of resource based faction VS faction games like Lords of Waterdeep, Seafall, Everdell, Agricola, but GREATLY simplified

#OSR #OSRforAll #PunAndPaper
October 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
All 450 spells are written.

*What's Left*
Polish off Gear List, Price & Weight
Talismans and Tonics
Clout & Retinue System
Revise, reduce, reframe

*Free Expansions*
Tabletop Tarot Paths
Primordium Magnum Provenances
Manyworld Mayhem Provenance

#PunAndPaper
September 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
#PunAndPaper is tantalizingly close to finished. I have remaining only some sixty spells to write

(I would have 50, but yesterday I took a little old man nap, tell no one)

I'm just under 75,000 words, trying to keep it between 80k-100k - not out to write a great novel, just a fun game #OSR
September 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
Polished off the Cognitive Aspect spells - emotion and memory. As with every magic system I've seen, the mesmer is a *very dangerous individual*

Next is chaos magic, the Discordant Aspect, which I've given a renegade philosopher theme.

#osr #OSRForAll
#PunAndPaper
Spell description for Empty the Mind: Orange cat brain as a spell. Your target has no thoughts, only vibes. Being attacked, damaged, threatened, or jeopardized will break the spell, but until then, the Target cannot take Turns.
August 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
I need to be stopped.

Maybe I'm just wound too tightly?

Hard to tell what makes a guy like me tick.

#osr #osrforall #PunAndPaper
This spell for Pun and Paper is called, "Resolve Temporal Anomaly". It makes wacky time less wacky. The spell description reads: "Temporal anomaly? Not on your watch. Immediately end in effect that alters time."
August 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
Focusing on #PunAndPaper over the weekend yielded good results, and the Photonic and Mechanic spells are written.

I'm in Spatial magic now - time and space. Chronomancy is always the most system-breaking facet of magic, so we'll see if I can navigate it with skill and grace.
August 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
Took a little time to write up some magic Talismans for #PunAndPaper today.

Yes, the ability to shove marble statues or entire armies worth of people into your trousers is WILD. Don't come at me with that "game breaking" nonsense, Pun and Paper is about japes and capers. And dresses with pockets.
This is an item description for the Talisman "Pants, Magic Pants": Not necessarily pants, this leg covering garment has within it a magic pair of pockets. The pockets allow you to store any Object (or Being, if they are willing, or if you successfully Throw them into your pocket) within them, shrinking those objects down to figurines when you attempt to put something in the pocket that is larger. The magic recalls these objects to you. There is a mysterious "Pants Pocket Dimension" within, with its own wonders and dangers. Seriously, very dangerous in there. But while you may go adventuring in your pants, or may go adventuring while wearing your pants, you may not go adventuring in your own magic pocket while wearing your pants. That's just silly.
August 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
Gravitic Aspect spells are written, which marks the midpoint of the spell list for #PunAndPaper.

No unrealistic estimate, but all that needs to happen for the game to be playable is:

-The remaining 225 spells

-Gear List: Armor, Traps, Talismans, Tonics

-Clout & Retinue, the reputation resources
ELEMENTAL VIRATE ASPECTS Aerial. Wind and Weather, Sound and Thunder. Aeromancers or Windsingers are often elusive, standing apart from the world, valuing freedom above all. Theirs is the reverberation of sound, the insubstantial, but also, breath. Corporeal. Flesh and Blood, Life and Health. Sarcomancers and Healers all know theirs is a coin of two sides. Some use the power to mend injury and stave off disease, others to cruelly twist bodies to their purposes. Fluid. Water and Mixture, Slime and Oil. Fluomancers are a friend to alchemists, for their ability to direct, create, and transform liquids. Adaptive, these casters are often tidal in nature - calm one moment, torrential the next. Mineral. Earth and Crystal, Dust and Metal. Geomancers are often very grounded and stable, preferring simple, effective solutions to complicated problems. In fairness, anything you hit with a two ton boulder is less likely to trouble you. Thermal. Fire and Ice, Heat and Cold. Thermomancers sometimes disdain one aspect or the other of their power, preferring to be an icy Cryomancer or fiery Pyromancer. In truth, the combination of both is deadlier by far. Verdant. Plant and Nature, Tree and Flower. Phytomancers are sometimes called Druids, though the term is often misapplied. Their mastery over life that feeds on the sun grants them insights others do not possess. NOMOLOGICAL VIRATE ASPECTS Entropic. Volatile and Oxidative, Caustic and Corrosive. Acetomancers and Sorcaustics wield power over solvents and explosives. Acid is an enemy to alkaline, but both can burn and destroy what they touch. Galvanic. Electricity and Magnetism, Plasma and Fields. Electromancers are not uniformly flashy, but incredibly powerful. They grip a sword with no hilt. When wielding the wild force of lightning, it is easy to make fatal mistakes. Gravitic. Gravity and Mass, Moons and Meteors. Tractomancers and Moonchildren amplify and alter the pull and push of gravity, and can in time draw in even distant objects to mercilessly crush, or bat away boulders like toys. Mechanic. Machine and Artifice, Gear and Spring. Innovators wield a subtle magic, assembling jeweled cogs, springs, motivators, power sources, drive belts, and plated metal into devices that perform whatever task is needed. Photonic. Light and Waveform, Spectrum and Star. Photomancers, sometimes called Laser Wizards, are often as flashy as the name implies. They’ve learned that light can blind, burn, and cut as easily as it can dazzle and amuse. Spatial. Time and Space, Dimension and Duration. Chronomancy is complex and fraught with opportunity for grave errors. There is no “past” to travel back to, no forgiveness for mistakes. But even time and space can be bent. SPIRITUAL VIRATE ASPECTS Arcane. Power and Protection, Magic and Method. Abjurers, Recantants, and Warders, these casters know of the inherent risks of magic, and turn their effort into safe, potent channeling, repelling, and control of most capricious spells. Cognitive. Logic and Emotions, Thought and Skill. Logicians, Sophists, and Theorists debate endlessly the nature of science, thought, ontology, metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, empiricism. Theirs is magic of the mind. Discordant. Bedlam and Opportunity, Passion and Pain. Apostates, Heretics, and Iconoclasts all reject the notion that in tranquil stillness there is truth. They embrace the tumultuous ever-shifting tides of chaos. Harmonious. Order and Peace, Wisdom and Detachment. Ascetics, Hermits, Mystics they are called. They forsake the world without, plumbing the depths within. They seek the transcendent will of creation. Mortal. Soul and Grave, Decay and Death. Necromancy is an answer wrought of fear by mortal magicians to that most ancient and inevitable of hunters, who given time will always find its quarry: Death. Phantasmal. Dream and Illusion, Puzzle and Enigma. Illusionists, Hypnotists, and Mesmers favor spells that seep into one’s dreams, bleeding into a sleeper’s mind until the magic seems more true than reality itself.
July 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
Cast your spells your way

#PunAndPaper #OSR
Pun & Paper is a system that values freedom. Your caster can do what they dare to dream, modifying existing spells or inventing them within the confines of their Aspect and Prestige. Magic should have the feel of risk, a thing you dare to use out of necessity, and perhaps more than a little madness. My imagination as the Lead Dev is a fine source of awesomeness, but with yours in the mix also? Poetry. Your CC will assign the spell you wish to cast a fair Power value, and then, let the dice fall where they may. Once you successfully cast a spell, write it down in your book of spells. Cast it again, but bigger! Cast it again, but weirder. Cut loose! Spell creation also allows you to perform Confabulation, the combination of distinct Aspects you control. Blend Thermal and Fluid to create ice spears, or frosty beers. Blend Phantasmal and Photonic to cast a light show of dreams against the clouds. You are bound only by your imagination, and of course, by the amount of backlash you may eat when you try to cast a disgustingly powerful spell.
May 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
there are times I look at my own design decisions with #PunAndPaper and must admit it's cheese

but "dare you enter my Magical Realm"

not my scene
April 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
I love writing spells

"Create Gemstone" really should be called "Destabilize Local Economy"

#PunAndPaper
#osr #osrforall
April 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
#PunAndPaper is still in development hell, due to my design decisions with the magic system. But I wanted it to be WILD, so

But when it releases, it'll be free as a gift to the ttrpg community. If you'd like to read it, let me know. It handled dungeon crawling pretty well in the prelims.
March 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
Forgive a shameless plug - the free ttrpg system #PunAndPaper I'll release sometime this year features salient exploration of content for developing game hosts and players - Five Room Dungeon principles, personality design, curating for neurodivergent players, the works.

Curious? Lemme know.
March 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
"I do not recommend square based movement, not just because the hypotenuse and side are unequal, but because squares harsh the vibe." #PunAndPaper #OSR #OSRforALL
March 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
Does uuuuh

... does anyone want to help me write some of the 375 remaining spells for #PunAndPaper

My creativity feels as withered as the Lost Left Testicle of Vecna

Writing all these spells as really puts baby in the corner

and nobody puts baby in the corner!
In this animated gif, two Kung Fu masters is battle each other. The one pinned against a wall which is decorated with beautiful painting of a pine shatters a table the other has pinned him with, all set behind text reading "Nobody puts baby in the corner"
March 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
struggle is real

no worries

this artist gonna have some art for you for free when he finish the #PunAndPaper
February 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
I built a system like this into #PunAndPaper, with results based on degree of success or failure if a caster bites off a spell too big to chew, like Mismagic, Witchwither, Wizfizzle, Spellbind, and Catastrocast. Unpredictable spellcasting is more fun.
February 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
Why do puns grant bonuses in #PunAndPaper, you didn't even ask?

Because, dear reader, #ttrpgs are better when they're weird.

If the Troubadour can't seal away the ancient evil by singing "Kiss From a Rose", I DON'T WANT IT
#osr #osrforall
February 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
heard. I'm not great at chess, and put a "please don't expect brilliant, well-balanced strategy in this ttrpg" chapter in #PunAndPaper
January 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
in the time I've been developing #PunAndPaper I've never contacted the author of Old School Hack, the Creative Commons rpg title on which a few of the concepts in my game are based

this seems like a terrible oversight, now. each time I thought to inquire, I said "he's busy, let's not bother him"
January 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
I seem to have made some very excellent progress at a very irresponsible hour with the Trivirate magic system of #PunAndPaper.

I'm entering the final stages - the magic system nearly done and the inventory pared down to essentials and folded in, the system will be playable. Whew.
#OSR #OSRForALL
January 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
unbegnomest.bsky.social
Wrote up this Flowchart dungeon in about an hour, as proof of concept for Pun and Paper's system simplicity. Tell me what you think.
#PunAndPaper
January 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM