Playtest Draft 0.253: Changelog
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Note: all page numbers refer to the PDF version of the game; the EPUB's page numbering will vary depending on which EPUB reader you're using, and the HTML version of course has no page numbers.
Core Rulebook
- Re-organised core rulebook to make room for forthcoming stretch goal content (various pages)
- Widened margins and revised page border art in PDF edition; both should now be friendlier to home printers (all pages)
- Experimental fix for inconsistent left margin on bulleted lists in some EPUB readers (various pages)
- Relocated the Glossary section to precede rather than follow the "Getting Started" chapter introduction; as a side effect, it's now part of the "Summary" chapter instead (pp. 8–10)
- Added glossary entries for "Cerebos", "Gamemaster" and "Traveler", and updated the entry for "Momentum" (pp. 8–10)
- Added a section to the "Getting Started" chapter discussing player safety tools (p. 12)
- Updated the mechanics for the Easy Confidence, Naturalist's Pen, and Tea and Doughcakes Conductor Powers (pp. 16, 18)
- Added player safety notes for secret goals (pp. 24–25)
- Inserted names and page references for which particular Conductor Powers are being demonstrated in each of the "Use a Conductor Power" examples (pp. 28, 39)
- Clarified how solo flashbacks work, especially in GMless games (p. 30)
- Clarified how to break certain kinds of ties in GMless games (pp. 30, 48)
- Added a new section discussing what Danger is and what various Danger levels mean (p. 32)
- Removed an errant reference to forced Trait checks at the ends of Train Action turns when Event Danger is high (p. 34)
- Revised and expanded the rules for how Danger works at Stops, specifically addressing what happens if a Stop's Danger becomes zero as a result of a forced Trait check when leaving the Stop (p. 36)
- Clarified how using a keepsake effect to re-narrate the results of a Trait check works (p. 40)
- Clarified the mechanical effects of partial success on a Trait check (p. 44)
- Modified the discussion of how the Almanac and the Atlas work to reflect stretch goal extensions to the Events and Stops packets (p. 46)
- Expanded options for what happens when your traveler reaches four Damage (p. 48)
- Completed "Random Touchstones" appendix (pp. 70–79)
- Added first-pass version of "Crowdfunding Supporters" appendix (pp. 81–86)
- Miscellaneous typographic fixes (various pages)
Events and Stops
- Added "Hauntings" by Will Mendoza, "Onboard Amenities" by Paul 'Ettin' Matijevic, and "Shadows on the Tracks" by Amelia Gorman to the Events packet
- Added "Lost Aviaries" by Pam Punzalan, "Clearly Cursed Trees" by Natalie Ash, and "Relics and Reclamations" by Paul 'Ettin' Matijevic to the Stops packet
- Updated language of various keepsake powers to match revised wording of Trait check rules
Quick Reference Postcards
- Updated page references throughout "Summary" reference card to reflect revised core rulebook structure
- Updated description of Easy Confidence and Naturalist's Pen Powers of "Adventure!" conductor reference card to match revised Power mechanics in core rulebook
- Updated page reference in Waking Dream Power of "Psychogrit" conductor reference card to reflect revised core rulebook structure
- Updated description of Tea and Doughcakes Power of "All-Ages Fairy Tale" conductor reference card to match revised Power mechanics in core rulebook
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cerebos-the-crystal-city-0.253-events-and-stops.pdf 266 kB
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cerebos-the-crystal-city-0.253-events-and-stops-cards.pdf 213 kB
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cerebos-the-crystal-city-0.253-events-and-stops-cards.zip 25 MB
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cerebos-the-crystal-city-0.253-summary.pdf 276 kB
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cerebos-the-crystal-city-0.253-conductors.pdf 47 kB
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cerebos-the-crystal-city-0.253-character-sheet-printable.pdf 136 kB
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cerebos-the-crystal-city-0.253-character-sheet-fillable.pdf 476 kB
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cerebos-the-crystal-city-0.253.zip 4.3 MB
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Cerebos: The Crystal City
A tabletop game of memory, attachment, and riding the uncanny rails
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Authors | Penguin King Games, ZachRPG |
Tags | Tabletop role-playing game |
Languages | English |
More posts
- Version 1.01: ChangelogNov 01, 2021
- Version 1.0: ChangelogSep 22, 2021
- Playtest Draft 0.254: ChangelogAug 11, 2021
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