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	==Powered by the Apocalypse==		==Powered by the Apocalypse==
	'''[[Powered by the Apocalypse]] (PbtA)''' is the term used to identify games that use the Apocalypse World game engine. In an open letter, [[Awesome\|the creators of Apocalypse World allowed anyone in the world access to make a game using their mechanics.]] With that came a deluge of games, not all of them good. For every game like [[Monsterhearts]] and [[Masks: A New Generation]] which do something unique with the system you get [[Fail\|spinoffs that someone put together in five minutes.]] Since the system is open to anyone there is no quality control. The rules are simple enough that a game designer could crank out several playbooks for specific setting within a few days, because narrative based rpg systems don't really require a lot of balancing and playtesting.		'''[[Powered By the Apocalypse]] (PbtA)''' is the term used to identify games that use the Apocalypse World game engine. In an open letter, [[Awesome\|the creators of Apocalypse World allowed anyone in the world access to make a game using their mechanics.]] With that came a deluge of games, not all of them good. For every game like [[Monsterhearts]] and [[Masks: A New Generation]] which do something unique with the system you get [[Fail\|spinoffs that someone put together in five minutes.]] Since the system is open to anyone there is no quality control. The rules are simple enough that a game designer could crank out several playbooks for specific setting within a few days, because narrative based rpg systems don't really require a lot of balancing and playtesting.

	What does this mean? Well you should [[Awesome\|be able to find or create any setting you want with the Apocalypse World Engine]], but you are going to have to be careful that the playbooks you buy are worth the money.		What does this mean? Well you should [[Awesome\|be able to find or create any setting you want with the Apocalypse World Engine]], but you are going to have to be careful that the playbooks you buy are worth the money.

1d4chan>Eldy: /* Powered by the Apocalypse */

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	==Powered by the Apocalypse==		==Powered by the Apocalypse==
	'''[[Powered By the Apocalypse]] (~~PBtA~~)''' is the term used to identify games that use the Apocalypse World game engine. In an open letter, [[Awesome\|the creators of Apocalypse World allowed anyone in the world access to make a game using their mechanics.]] With that came a deluge of games, not all of them good. For every game like [[Monsterhearts]] and [[Masks: A New Generation]] which do something unique with the system you get [[Fail\|spinoffs that someone put together in five minutes.]] Since the system is open to anyone there is no quality control. The rules are simple enough that a game designer could crank out several playbooks for specific setting within a few days, because narrative based rpg systems don't really require a lot of balancing and playtesting.		'''[[Powered by the Apocalypse]] (PbtA)''' is the term used to identify games that use the Apocalypse World game engine. In an open letter, [[Awesome\|the creators of Apocalypse World allowed anyone in the world access to make a game using their mechanics.]] With that came a deluge of games, not all of them good. For every game like [[Monsterhearts]] and [[Masks: A New Generation]] which do something unique with the system you get [[Fail\|spinoffs that someone put together in five minutes.]] Since the system is open to anyone there is no quality control. The rules are simple enough that a game designer could crank out several playbooks for specific setting within a few days, because narrative based rpg systems don't really require a lot of balancing and playtesting.

	What does this mean? Well you should [[Awesome\|be able to find or create any setting you want with the Apocalypse World Engine]], but you are going to have to be careful that the playbooks you buy are worth the money.		What does this mean? Well you should [[Awesome\|be able to find or create any setting you want with the Apocalypse World Engine]], but you are going to have to be careful that the playbooks you buy are worth the money.

1d4chan>ElMusha at 14:43, 1 February 2021

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	==Mechanics==		==Mechanics==

	There are five stats – '''hard''' (physical strength, intimidation), '''sharp''' (intelligence, perception, insight), '''hot''' (charisma), '''cool''' (stealth, keeping your shit together) ~~and~~ '''weird''' (related to the psychic maelstrom)~~. They go from -1 to +3.~~ '''History''' is ~~an additional~~ stat, ~~which represents~~ the familiarity (~~but~~ not necessarily friendliness) between two player characters. ~~It is used~~ for ~~rolling~~ assist / interfere moves.		There are five stats, ranging from -1 to +3
			* '''hard''' (physical strength, intimidation)
			* '''sharp''' (intelligence, perception, insight)
			* '''hot''' (charisma)
			* '''cool''' (stealth, keeping your shit together)
			* '''weird''' (related to the psychic maelstrom)
			* '''History with (name)''' is used like a stat, representing the familiarity (not necessarily friendliness) between two player characters. Used for assist / interfere moves

	The only rolling mechanic in Apocalypse World is the players using '''moves''', rolling 2d6 and adding appropriate modifiers depending on what sort of moves they’re using. '''Basic moves''' are available to all characters regardless of their [[class\|playbook]], but every playbook has its own special moves. Basic moves cover general player actions – attacking, surveying a situation or a person and such. Playbook moves are more specialised, in line with the role of specific playbooks. They can also be passive bonuses (+1 to a stat), changing what stat you use for a roll, or give you things like gangs and cars.		The only rolling mechanic in Apocalypse World is the players using '''moves''', rolling 2d6 and adding appropriate modifiers depending on what sort of moves they’re using. '''Basic moves''' are available to all characters regardless of their [[class\|playbook]], but every playbook has its own special moves. Basic moves cover general player actions – attacking, surveying a situation or a person and such. Playbook moves are more specialised, in line with the role of specific playbooks. They can also be passive bonuses (+1 to a stat), changing what stat you use for a roll, or give you things like gangs and cars.

1d4chan>NotBrandX at 20:23, 28 September 2020

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1d4chan>NotBrandX: PBtA is a thing now

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PBtA is a thing now

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	==Powered by the Apocalypse==		==Powered by the Apocalypse==
	Powered by the Apocalypse is the term used to identify games that use the Apocalypse World game engine. In an open letter, [[Awesome\|the creators of Apocalypse World allowed anyone in the world access to make a game using their mechanics.]] With that came a deluge of games, not all of them good. For every game like [[Monsterhearts]] and [[Masks: A New Generation]] which do something unique with the system you get [[Fail\|spinoffs that someone put together in five minutes.]] Since the system is open to anyone there is no quality control. The rules are simple enough that a game designer could crank out several playbooks for specific setting within a few days, because narrative based rpg systems don't really require a lot of balancing and playtesting.		'''[[Powered By the Apocalypse]] (PBtA)''' is the term used to identify games that use the Apocalypse World game engine. In an open letter, [[Awesome\|the creators of Apocalypse World allowed anyone in the world access to make a game using their mechanics.]] With that came a deluge of games, not all of them good. For every game like [[Monsterhearts]] and [[Masks: A New Generation]] which do something unique with the system you get [[Fail\|spinoffs that someone put together in five minutes.]] Since the system is open to anyone there is no quality control. The rules are simple enough that a game designer could crank out several playbooks for specific setting within a few days, because narrative based rpg systems don't really require a lot of balancing and playtesting.

	What does this mean? Well you should [[Awesome\|be able to find or create any setting you want with the Apocalypse World Engine]], but you are going to have to be careful that the playbooks you buy are worth the money.		What does this mean? Well you should [[Awesome\|be able to find or create any setting you want with the Apocalypse World Engine]], but you are going to have to be careful that the playbooks you buy are worth the money.
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	In order to avoid breaking the flow of the game by figuring out what the total advantage is, the GM may base it on a hunch after asking the players how prepared and skilled they are, and whether anyone is helping, then considering the difficulty of the task.		In order to avoid breaking the flow of the game by figuring out what the total advantage is, the GM may base it on a hunch after asking the players how prepared and skilled they are, and whether anyone is helping, then considering the difficulty of the task.

	~~==See also==~~
	*[[Dungeon World]]
	*[[Monsterhearts]]

	==External links==		==External links==
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	*[http://apocalypse-world.com/aw-limitedplaybooks.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0ZLVcWROpda02jEXwcDIxuSo_Pl-zaCiW0pTqey6Xt59-2t5UszkR9WGc/ The nine "limited edition" playbooks], Vincent Baker said: "Here, for free, with my blessings."		*[http://apocalypse-world.com/aw-limitedplaybooks.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0ZLVcWROpda02jEXwcDIxuSo_Pl-zaCiW0pTqey6Xt59-2t5UszkR9WGc/ The nine "limited edition" playbooks], Vincent Baker said: "Here, for free, with my blessings."
	*[https://nerdwerds.blogspot.com/2012/12/all-of-playbooks.html nerdwerds], even more playbook options.		*[https://nerdwerds.blogspot.com/2012/12/all-of-playbooks.html nerdwerds], even more playbook options.

	{{lumpley-games}}		{{lumpley-games}}

			{{PbtA-games}}

			[[Category:PBtA games]]

1d4chan>ElMusha: Added infobox

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Added infobox

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			{{Game Infobox
			\|name = Apocalypse World
			\|picture = [[File:Apocalypse_world.jpg\|200px]]
			\|type = [[RPG]]
			\|publisher = [[lumpley games]]
			\|system = Powered by the Apocalpyse
			\|authors = D. Vincent Baker, Meguey Baker
			\|year = 2010
			}}

	A narrativist game by [[lumpley games]].		A narrativist game by [[lumpley games]].

1d4chan>ElMusha: /* Powered by the Apocalypse */ Changed it to the full title, I have a feeling I'll start the page on Masks at some point.

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	==Powered by the Apocalypse==		==Powered by the Apocalypse==
	Powered by the Apocalypse is the term used to identify games that use the Apocalypse World game engine. In an open letter, [[Awesome\|the creators of Apocalypse World allowed anyone in the world access to make a game using their mechanics.]] With that came a deluge of games, not all of them good. For every game like [[Monsterhearts]] and [[Masks]] which do something unique with the system you get [[Fail\|spinoffs that someone put together in five minutes.]] Since the system is open to anyone there is no quality control. The rules are simple enough that a game designer could crank out several playbooks for specific setting within a few days, because narrative based rpg systems don't really require a lot of balancing and playtesting.		Powered by the Apocalypse is the term used to identify games that use the Apocalypse World game engine. In an open letter, [[Awesome\|the creators of Apocalypse World allowed anyone in the world access to make a game using their mechanics.]] With that came a deluge of games, not all of them good. For every game like [[Monsterhearts]] and [[Masks: A New Generation]] which do something unique with the system you get [[Fail\|spinoffs that someone put together in five minutes.]] Since the system is open to anyone there is no quality control. The rules are simple enough that a game designer could crank out several playbooks for specific setting within a few days, because narrative based rpg systems don't really require a lot of balancing and playtesting.

	What does this mean? Well you should [[Awesome\|be able to find or create any setting you want with the Apocalypse World Engine]], but you are going to have to be careful that the playbooks you buy are worth the money.		What does this mean? Well you should [[Awesome\|be able to find or create any setting you want with the Apocalypse World Engine]], but you are going to have to be careful that the playbooks you buy are worth the money.

76.218.230.54: /* Playbooks */

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Playbooks

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	*'''Maestro D’''' – Like hardholder, but you own an establishment, along with the appropriate staff. That could be a bar, a restaurant, an arcade, or something like that.		*'''Maestro D’''' – Like hardholder, but you own an establishment, along with the appropriate staff. That could be a bar, a restaurant, an arcade, or something like that.
	*'''Marmot''' – You’re a marmot detective, sleuthing out crime and criminals. Created as a joke.		*'''Marmot''' – You’re a marmot detective, sleuthing out crime and criminals. Created as a joke.
			*'''Quarantine''' – A person from the military who was in stasis when the Apocalypse happened, awoke from it and lost most of their memories. The stasis facility is still there, ready to be explored, and they get to define something about the apocalypse at the beginning of every session.
	*'''Solace''' – A source of peace and calm in the howling apocalypse. They can grant characters XP if they don’t do any harm for the entire session, and urge other characters and NPCs toward nonviolence. If they’re in the game, the psychic maelstrom manifests as “wolves” (not necessarily actual wolves, more like some sort of eldritch horrors called perversions of birth) that try to hunt The Solace and its companions down.		*'''Solace''' – A source of peace and calm in the howling apocalypse. They can grant characters XP if they don’t do any harm for the entire session, and urge other characters and NPCs toward nonviolence. If they’re in the game, the psychic maelstrom manifests as “wolves” (not necessarily actual wolves, more like some sort of eldritch horrors called perversions of birth) that try to hunt The Solace and its companions down.
	*'''Quarantine''' – A person from the military who was in stasis when the Apocalypse happened, awoke from it and lost most of their memories. The stasis facility is still there, ready to be explored, and they get to define something about the apocalypse at the beginning of every session.		*'''Space Marine Mammal''' – You're a sapient cetacean whose grandparents escaped the Apocalypse by building secret orbital stations and expanding a hidden base on Mars into a functional dolphin colony. You get a walking suit to help you in reclaiming Earth.
	*'''The Space Marine Mammal''' – You're a sapient cetacean whose grandparents escaped the Apocalypse by building secret orbital stations and expanding a hidden base on Mars into a functional dolphin colony. You get a walking suit to help you in reclaiming Earth.
	*'''Touchstone''' – A person with a vision of a better future. Or simply a future – something beyond just surviving day to day. Their moves are focused on ensuring that what they foresaw actually occurs.		*'''Touchstone''' – A person with a vision of a better future. Or simply a future – something beyond just surviving day to day. Their moves are focused on ensuring that what they foresaw actually occurs.