Hi all,

I'm working on a Victorian Urban Gothic playset called "Of Silk and Steel Towers." Because I wanted consistency of tone and a strong thematic thrust, I also wrote a new Tilt table based on the Seven Deadly Sins (minus gluttony), and a new Aftermath table based on the tension between Social vs. Personal consequences. And just for kicks, I threw in some optional Aftermath rules that I've called Preordained Fate. These might change the game enough to be considered a hack.

I've gotten positive preliminary feedback from friends with game design experience (Jackson, Hans, and Tayler, if name-dropping boosts my cred :P), and now I'd like to see all this stuff in action. I have some story-game-curious friends who are interested, but I left my experienced story gamer and designer friends in Portland. I'm excited to test the set itself with new or less experienced gamers, but I think the hack needs the critical eye of someone who understands the guts of these kinds of games.

The next playtesting event on this site is after I leave for Brazil. I'm hoping a couple of people can get together either before Christmas or during the first week in January. Anyone interested? Let me know!

- Hannah

I believe the second tuesday of every month there's a Playtest Storygames on Cap Hill.

http://www.storygames...­

Not a bad place to try things out.

Unfortunately, like I said, I'll already be on a plane to Brazil when that next takes place. But thanks!

That sounds like a fun thing. Where were you thinking?

That's what I get for not reading the last paragraph! Curses!

I also think this sounds quite interesting and am available weekdays after 6:30 and weekends anytime.