23 Days of Monkey | Monkey Magic!

23 Days of Monkey, Day 15 Creating Immortals

by Newt | Dec 31, 2016 | 2nd Incarnation Development

Today we look at player Immortal creation. This character generation example follows the new character generation method of five story steps. Each step is played out one to one with the player, and you go round the table doing each step with each player before moving...

23 Days of Monkey, Day 14 Playing the Journey to the West

by Newt | Dec 30, 2016 | 2nd Incarnation Development

One of the persistent misconceptions about the first edition was that it was only suitable for one shot play. Partly this was because I assumed that everyone was familiar with the story of The Journey to the West, which is turns out not to be the case. Most players...

23 Days of Monkey, Day 13 The Rules

by Newt | Dec 29, 2016 | 2nd Incarnation Development

Today I will quickly show you how the game’s rules work. Most actions that the player Immortals attempt can be resolved using common sense; there isn’t any need to use the rules in this book. Simply by talking it through between players, the action will be...

23 Days of Monkey, Day 12 The Ministry of Thunder

by Newt | Dec 28, 2016 | 2nd Incarnation Development

We’ve reached just over the half-way point of our journey to the Kickstarter for Monkey the 2nd Incarnation, which opens in 11 days on 8th January. Time to take a brief look at another stretch goal. The Ministry of Thunder, an adventure book for Monkey:...

23 Days of Monkey, Day 11 Defenders of the Dragon Empire

by Newt | Dec 27, 2016 | 2nd Incarnation Development, TV & FILM

The Pilgrims have started their Journey to the West! They seek the missing scrolls of Buddhist Cannon that will help bring harmony and order to the Dragon Empire. Demons know this and fear this. Not only do they attempt stop the Tripitaka, Monkey, Sandy and Pigsy in...