"What is a lyric game?" Wouldn't we all like to know! There might not be much use in trying to define something that, for many, is best left undefined. In their recent article for Dicebreaker [1], Linda H. Codega offers the following heuristic for how to determine if a work might be considered a lyric game: While the genre often defies definition, typically lyric games embody one or more of the following aspects: a removal of the distance between the ‘player’ and the ‘character’, the gamification of everyday experiences, and the reversal of assumptions to impact play . “Lyric games” as a term was coined by John R. Harness in late 2019 but, as it was a definition meant to encompass an emergent genre, many games published before 2019 are now considered lyric. Many lyric games are sold and distributed with anti-capitalist and community-forward priorities - often there will be community copies (copies donated by the author for those experiencing marginalisation or hardship)
I think an undersold aspect of the Hazard Die is its easy flesh out with further d6 tables for each entry of the 6 entries. Then, rolling 1d6 + 1d6 (not too burdensome) the DM has more fully described environment that is also impactful in play. A hall mark of a great prep tool that brings an area "alive" more to the players.
ReplyDeletetotally agree!! :) there can be so much info density with just those two rolls
DeleteGreat post! Also, the way you attribute sources is just... so pleasant.
ReplyDeletethank you!! it's a new citation style i'm trying out for blog posts :)
Deletethank you, really glad to hear! :D and people very often like hazard dice, so don't take my word for it! you should try it out and see if it works for you and your friends :)
ReplyDeletehi, thank you so much! you are totally welcome to put this on links to wisdom :)
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