{"id":14589,"date":"2023-07-12T11:10:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T09:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horribleguild.com\/?p=14589"},"modified":"2023-08-09T11:06:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T09:06:11","slug":"wilderfeast-in-depth-look-1-game-system-core-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horribleguild.com\/us\/wilderfeast-in-depth-look-1-game-system-core-loop\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilderfeast In-Depth Look #1 | Game System & Core Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to Wilderfeast Restaurant<\/strong>! Our tasting menu includes a series of insights into various aspects of the game. In this first course, we will serve up a reduction of the basics of the game<\/strong> system in rules sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Wilderfeast<\/em>, one player is the Guide<\/strong>, this system’s term for the Game Master or GM, who facilitates the game and brings the world to life. The rest are wilders<\/strong>, the protagonists of a story about finding harmony between humanity and nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your character sheet is an evolving personal chronicle, each attribute representing a major moment from your life or a monster you’ve made part of yourself. Every character has levels in Styles<\/strong>, which represent broad approaches to actions, and Skills<\/strong>, which represent the types of actions wilders and monsters perform most.<\/p>\n\n\n

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If a character attempts an action with something at stake, they make a Test<\/strong> using a Style combined with a Skill, such as a Mighty Call<\/em><\/strong> to intimidate a monster into backing away or a Swift Search<\/em><\/strong> to follow tracks in the undergrowth. Wilderfeast features a simple but flexible dice pool system, built around a central idea\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n

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Wilders are both<\/strong>, so they can choose which of their sides to embrace when taking Tests: will you hold back, and stay true to your human side, or go wild, and unleash the monster in you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A common short-term consequence of failing Tests is that you lose Stamina<\/strong>, which represents both your health<\/strong> and your energy<\/strong>. The less Stamina you have, the more dangerous it is to press forward. A more long-term consequence is that you lose Harmony<\/strong>, a shared resource that represents your pack’s relationship with each other and the natural world.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The bulk of gameplay in Wilderfeast<\/em> occurs during Journeys<\/strong>, where you explore wild places and hunt frenzied monsters. Each phase of a Journey reflects your main duties as a wilder: The Trail<\/strong>, when you’re trying to reach a destination, The Hunt<\/strong>, when you’re fighting a frenzied monster, or The Feast<\/strong>, when you’re cooking a meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you’re just using the basic rules to mediate the conversation of the game, that’s called free play<\/strong>, and the only difference between free play and Journeys is that Journeys provide some extra structure on top of the foundation that free play lays.<\/p>\n\n\n

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We hope you enjoyed the first course of our Wilderfeast<\/em> tasting menu! Next time we will serve you appetizers from one of the most iconic parts of the game: The Feast<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to share your Wilderfeast<\/em> experience with other players, don’t hesitate to join our Discord server<\/a><\/strong>! We want to hear your thoughts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you didn’t play the Wilderfeast\u2122<\/em> Quickstart yet, instead\u2026 wait no further! Here’s the link<\/a><\/strong>, just in case you missed it the first time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DOWNLOAD THE QUICKSTART<\/strong>\u00ad<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Remember, Wilderfeast\u2122<\/em><\/strong> is launching on Kickstarter on September 5<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the project on Kickstarter<\/a><\/strong> to be notified when it will go live!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilderfeast\u2122<\/em> is a game by KC Shi, writer for tabletop RPGs such as Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound<\/em>, the Uncaged<\/em> anthology, BEOWULF: Age of Heroes<\/em>, and One More Quest<\/em>. Cover art by Xulia Vicente<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FOLLOW ON KICKSTARTER<\/strong>\u00ad<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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